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Words You Discovered You Had Been Misusing
Posted on 5/5/17 at 9:19 am
Posted on 5/5/17 at 9:19 am
I've misused several words over the years, but the most recent one I discovered was the word Laconic. I always thought it was a synonym for lazy. It actually means...
la·con·ic
l?'känik/Submit
adjective
(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.
My mistake.
What are some words you've misused over the years?
la·con·ic
l?'känik/Submit
adjective
(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.
My mistake.
What are some words you've misused over the years?
This post was edited on 5/5/17 at 9:23 am
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Posted on 5/5/17 at 9:21 am to PurpleandGold Motown
incentiveise - not a word
Posted on 5/5/17 at 9:22 am to PurpleandGold Motown
implication
no
stop
no
stop
This post was edited on 5/5/17 at 9:23 am
Posted on 5/5/17 at 9:22 am to PurpleandGold Motown
Nimrod
Posted on 5/5/17 at 9:31 am to PurpleandGold Motown
Clitoris
Posted on 5/5/17 at 9:52 am to PurpleandGold Motown
For a while I thought "penultimate" meant extra, super ultimate.
pe·nul·ti·mate
[p?'n?lt?m?t]
ADJECTIVE
last but one in a series of things; second to the last:
"the penultimate chapter of the book"
pe·nul·ti·mate
[p?'n?lt?m?t]
ADJECTIVE
last but one in a series of things; second to the last:
"the penultimate chapter of the book"
This post was edited on 5/5/17 at 9:54 am
Posted on 5/5/17 at 10:11 am to Gings5
quote:Delores.
Clitoris
Posted on 5/5/17 at 10:14 am to Mossive
quote:
incentiveise - not a word
Not when you spell it that way.
Posted on 5/5/17 at 10:49 am to Mossive
quote:
incentiveise - not a word
no, but "incentivize" is
Posted on 5/5/17 at 10:51 am to PurpleandGold Motown
Trepidacious
Posted on 5/5/17 at 10:54 am to PurpleandGold Motown
I've been fishing my whole life.
Sometimes I refer to myself as a master baiter.
Not sure if that's the right way to use that term.
Sometimes I refer to myself as a master baiter.
Not sure if that's the right way to use that term.
Posted on 5/5/17 at 11:09 am to PurpleandGold Motown
quote:
What are some words you've misused over the years?
For years, I misused the word "peruse", thinking it meant to skim in a cursory manner. I later found out that it means exactly the opposite, to scrutinize or study in great detail.
Like a lot of people, I also misused "hopefully" for a long time, using it as more or less interchangeable with "I hope", as in "Hopefully, LSU will win the game tonight". I later found out that its only proper use is as an adverb meaning full of hope, as in "We are looking forward to the game hopefully".
This post was edited on 5/5/17 at 11:16 am
Posted on 5/5/17 at 11:45 am to Nuts4LSU
quote:
For years, I misused the word "peruse", thinking it meant to skim in a cursory manner. I later found out that it means exactly the opposite, to scrutinize or study in great detail.
It can be used correctly either way and since most people use it in place of "skim" you should go back to your old way
Posted on 5/5/17 at 12:01 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Comprise.
It means "make up," Not "made up of." It is incorrect to say that the United States is comprised of 50 states. You either say that 50 states comprise the United States or that 50 states compose the United States.
Impact when used as a verb it does not mean the same as "affect" or "have an impact"; it means "stop up." Like an impaction.
It means "make up," Not "made up of." It is incorrect to say that the United States is comprised of 50 states. You either say that 50 states comprise the United States or that 50 states compose the United States.
Impact when used as a verb it does not mean the same as "affect" or "have an impact"; it means "stop up." Like an impaction.
Posted on 5/5/17 at 12:04 pm to Cold Drink
Using continuous where continual is more appropriate. I think a lot of people do this.
Posted on 5/5/17 at 12:18 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
I think the word that I most frequently see used incorrectly is literally.
Posted on 5/5/17 at 8:02 pm to atxfan
Evacuating someone else can be quite different than evacuating yourself.
Posted on 5/5/17 at 8:34 pm to LSUTigerSport
Nauseous. The FBI Director told Congress this week that the email issue made him nauseous.
Wrong. nauseous refers to something that causes a feeling of sickness.
nauseated refers to the actual sensation of sickness.
He should have said it made him nauseated. I had this wrong myself for years.
My uncle set me straight. He said, "You being nauseous is making me nauseated."
Wrong. nauseous refers to something that causes a feeling of sickness.
nauseated refers to the actual sensation of sickness.
He should have said it made him nauseated. I had this wrong myself for years.
My uncle set me straight. He said, "You being nauseous is making me nauseated."
Posted on 5/5/17 at 8:49 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
I am impressed with the sheer volume of people that can't tell the difference between the usage of the word "rein" and the word "reign". "Reins" are the straps that you use to control the horse when horseback riding.
Posted on 5/5/17 at 9:57 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
I have to think about belie (contradict; give false impression) and betray (reveal unintentionally) to keep from getting them confused.
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