PSA: The word is FAZE, not PHASE

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tragic that we lost the irregardless battle.

defanitely

Defiantly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tragic that we lost the irregardless battle.

We also lost decimate and bemused

and le’s not forget disinterested and enormity

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tragic that we lost the irregardless battle.

We also lost decimate and bemused

and le’s not forget disinterested and enormity

let’s

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All the "ons" really annoy me.

Waiting on line.
I dropped it on accident.
I'm on my period.

I think these are regionalisms so I try not to hate them as much as plain old errors. But “lying on me” rather than “lying about me” drives me nuts.

And what about "hating on" or "loving on" something? When did that happen? Also, my fitness instructor sometimes tells us to "grab on our weights." I really dislike that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is how I feel about Awe vs Awww

Ex: SM post of adorable child or pet—Comments: “Awe!!”

Also "whoa" vs "woah."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trouper vs. Trooper!

If you are complimenting someone on his tenacity, you may call this person a trouper, NOT a trooper!

I met a young child with the nickname Trooper because, Mom explained, that was the nickname given to him in PICU; “the nurses said he was a real trooper (sic).” Guess parents never thought to check the correct spelling.


Trouper originates from one who is part of a theatre troupe and thus realizes the show must always go on. Trooper originates from the designation given to soldiers and police officers, who are also no strangers to difficult conditions in the line of duty.

Doesn't this last bit undermine your argument, though? So on on the one hand, you have "troupers" who know the show must go on. On the other hand you have "troopers" who struggle through adversity as well. Frankly I think you've made an excellent argument for both variants being acceptable if you're trying to compliment someone for being tenacious.

[Anonymous]

addicted/addictive. please

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:"Supposibly" vs "supposedly." And this one is my MIL's fav. Ugh.
Comprise does not need the "of."
fulsome
bemused
fortuitous
Tortuous

https://www.dictionary.com/e/supposedly-vs-supposably

It hard to really buy this give the complete lack of real world examples...

Probably because even if "supposably" is [i]a word, it has never been used correctly in the entire history of spoken English...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tragic that we lost the irregardless battle.

We also lost decimate and bemused

and let’s not forget disinterested and enormity

Good ones. Along with fulsome mentioned earlier.