When people use words that aren't even words...

[Kim&Chris]

It drives me crazy.

My supervisor is extremely well spoken, educated, classy. Yet today I heard her tell someone that she took her son to the "liberry" this weekend.

WTH?

I've also heard her say "supposebly".

That stuff makes me CRINGE.....

 

[INDISMOM]

Couple of my favorites:

EXspecially
alls
Illinoisss -- hello! the "s" is silent!

 

[Melissa M]

I think there was a Friends episode about "supposebly" once.

I'm guilty of using "sammich".

 

[lyzziesmom]

I hate when people do that!

This one is not really a made up word, but more of a mispronunciation: You know the restaurant and pepper "Chipotle"? I know this one can be difficult, but I have told my mom at least 20 times how it's pronounced (Chip-oat-lay) and she still insists on calling it "Chip-ole-tee". I'm sure I have a ton of other examples, I just can't think of any right now.

 

[shirleyb]

I had a highly educated woman who worked for me once who used words that are really words, but used them incorrectly. We have a mezzanine in our plant, but she always called it the Byzantine, for some reason.

 

[Frantasmic]

Well, as often as some people use it, boughten ought(en) to be a word.

 

[rayelias]

My big pet peeve is "Conversate".

Yet today I heard her tell someone that she took her son to the "liberry" this weekend.

One of my favorite lines on Scrubs is when Janitor is talking with Sloppy Joe guy who calls it the "liberry." Janitor corrects him, "It's pronounced 'libRARy.'" Later in the scene, Janitor is very upset and Sloppy Joe guy notes that his face is "red as a StrawbRARy!" Cracks me up!!!

 

[Steffi]

Instead of breaKfast, DH says "breafast". Leaves out the "K" every single time. You'd think it'd get less irritating after 15 years, wouldn't you?

Another irritating one: I "seen" that movie or whatever. It's have seen or saw, Darling Husband, please say it correctly once before I die!

 

[BamaTigger]

These are some I have heard alot

"I am going to THE WAL-MARTS"
VALENTIME'S DAY
"I saw a TUNNEL cloud when that tornado hit"

and we have a plant here called AMERICAN BUILDINGS....well, the folks here call it AMERICAN BUILDERS.

IT DRIVES ME NUTZ!

 

[mytwotinks]

I am guilty of frigerator (refrigerator) and crowns (crayons).

My kids always say "for tend" you know like, is that for tend or for real?

 

[ckay87]

NU-CLE-AR. Just how it's spelled. Our president can't even get this one right. It's really not very difficult.

It is NOT

Nu-ku-lar

Not even kind of.

 

[rgf207]

I notice people saying "for all intensive purposes" when it is actually "TO all intents and purposes"

 

[NMAmy]

It drives me crazy.

My supervisor is extremely well spoken, educated, classy. Yet today I heard her tell someone that she took her son to the "liberry" this weekend.

We recently turned our living room into a library--my great-niece (who is 2) was fascinated with it on her last visit. She'd turn around and announce, "I'll be in the liberry." Her dad kept saying, "Are liberries like strawberries or raspberries?" Ah, well, she'll get it eventually!

It does annoy me when adults talk like that, though. I really hate supposably.

 

[rayelias]

Oooh. A couple more that drive me bonkers.

Picsture (Picture)

and

Salat (Salad)


And, BamaTigger, you mentioned one of my biggies... Valentimes Day!!


And a minor annoyance (but forgivable because many people don't know the difference) is Cinderella's Castle (it's actually Cinderella Castle).

 

[JVL1018]

My husband says supposably and it drives me nuts--but it IS actually a word, after all.

From M-W

supposable
One entry found for supposable.


Main Entry: sup·pos·able
Pronunciation: s&-'pO-z&-b&l
Function: adjective
: capable of being supposed : CONCEIVABLE
- sup·pos·ably /-blE/ adverb


I HATE when people say "heighth" insteda of height.

 

[lyzziesmom]

Oooo, I've got another one! I hate when people "loose" things. When you don't know where something you lose it. You lose games. You do NOT cause them to become wiggly.

 

[Evil Genius]

Ax for ask
punkins for pumpkins

 

[Melissa M]

birfday for birthday

 

[orljustin]

NU-CLE-AR. Just how it's spelled. Our president can't even get this one right. It's really not very difficult.

It is NOT

Nu-ku-lar

Not even kind of.

Dang, you beat me to it. I can't ever take him seriously when I hear that. Even though I've read articles about Texas dialect and things.

Bush: Iran, you can't have nukular facilities.

Iran: Hee-hee. He said nukular.

 

[Laura]

Irregardless should be regardless.
Also "kyoopon" instead of "coupon".

Just another that gets my goat: concerning is a word, but it means "regarding", not "of concern".