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re: What’s a word that people use that annoys you even though it’s technically valid?

Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:46 pm to
Posted by atxfan
Member since Jul 2004
4217 posts
Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:46 pm to
Pronouncing processes as pro-sess-eez instead of prah-sess-uhz like a normal person.
Posted by TBubba
Not sure
Member since Sep 2007
1242 posts
Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:47 pm to
Hate reachout.
Love reacharound.
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
21496 posts
Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:47 pm to
Webster bowed down to the idiots and put irregardless in the dictionary.
Posted by thumperpait
Member since Nov 2005
4010 posts
Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:48 pm to
The word like. It's way over used in the younger crowd.
Posted by Stinger_1066
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Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:48 pm to
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Posted by magildachunks
Member since Oct 2006
36592 posts
Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:48 pm to
"Passion"



I hate how people use it to describe "love" of something.

"Our passion for Customer service."



Passion is just strong emotions. Hate is passion too.
Posted by Stinger_1066
On a golf course
Member since Jul 2021
3265 posts
Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:50 pm to
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"Happy Monday"

Seriously, STFU.


Sounds like you have a "case of the Mondays".
Posted by Horsemeat
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Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:50 pm to
The overuse of the word 'literally' by millennials and gen z. For a while there millennials were using 'astounding' in the wrong context in order to sound smart, thankfully that fad died off.
Posted by W2NOMO
Member since Jul 2025
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Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:50 pm to
Have a blessed day
Living my best life.
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
21496 posts
Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:50 pm to
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The word like. It's way over used in the younger crowd.



Not technically valid.

People incorrectly using the word "literally" so much when they actually meant something figuratively has also now added a new definition to "literally" in Webster:

quote:

Merriam-Webster includes a secondary definition for "literally" meaning "in effect" or "virtually". This acknowledges its popular use as an exaggerating intensifier. It acts like saying something "almost" happened. For example, saying "I literally died laughing" means you laughed very hard, not that you actually passed away



frick Webster!
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
135243 posts
Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:50 pm to
"Actually"

"Literally"
This post was edited on 7/8/26 at 1:52 pm
Posted by jose
Member since Feb 2009
29749 posts
Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:52 pm to
More things that annoy you

I'm going to add Mimi
Posted by LCA131
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Member since Feb 2008
77528 posts
Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:52 pm to
Curate and its other forms. -ed, -ing...

"Our showroom is filled with curated choices"...

Diaf
Posted by bamaguy17
Member since Jul 2022
1296 posts
Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:54 pm to
This isn’t one word but I heard the phrase “crawl, walk, run” and I wanted to punch the guy. As in, “for this project to be successful we have to crawl, walk, run”. Then, “this goes back to the crawl, walk, run I mentioned earlier “. JFC
Posted by Hennigan
Member since Jan 2020
1465 posts
Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:58 pm to
I'm not sure if these are legitimate, but adulting and gifted (given is even more concise). Weird.
Posted by Boomer Rick
Member since Apr 2021
415 posts
Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:58 pm to
Literally when they pretty much just mean very.
Posted by tWildcat
Verona, KY
Member since Oct 2014
20266 posts
Posted on 7/8/26 at 2:02 pm to
When people say “Merch” instead of “Merchandise”.
Posted by chinhoyang
Member since Jun 2011
26202 posts
Posted on 7/8/26 at 2:04 pm to
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Webster bowed down to the idiots and put irregardless in the dictionary.


Dictionary editors used to be steadfast in refusing to approve words that were improper. Now, they seem to just give in to the uneducated masses.
Posted by SoFlaGuy
Fort Lauderdale
Member since Apr 2020
3446 posts
Posted on 7/8/26 at 2:04 pm to
Happy Friday Eve.
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
26137 posts
Posted on 7/8/26 at 2:09 pm to
The World Cup announcers using British English way of using plural / singular version of has / have when talking about soccer teams.

"England have advanced to the quarterfinals"

"Belgium have scored yet again on this lazy American defensive effort"

I've always ever said and heard "has" in those situations except for soccer announcers using "have"
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