It’s dis-sect not die-sect. As an A&P professor once told us, “If you say die-sect you’ll be die-sappointed with your grade.”
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okay!!!!!!!!!!!! wrote:
They're words and not phrases, but the incessant abuse of "literally" and "ironic" drive me crazy.
The definition of "literally" has actually now been updated such that this usage is now correct:10 -
Ms. Fidditch wrote:
My dear, not only is it "champing at the bit," it's "stamping grounds" and not "stomping grounds."
Perhaps the solecism that bothers me most in recent years: "one of the only." NO--instead, it could be:
"only one"
"the only one"
"one of a few"
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Literally is extremely popular with elementary schoolers these days - 4th and 5th grade. My daughter started using it incessantly, and my husband and I gave her quite a hard time about it.
"Mute" point is one of my favorites.
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English speaker wrote:
Buck naked.
The mispronunciation of especially really bothers me. I have been hearing people say frutation istead of fruition.
What's the matter with "buck naked"?
I mean, it's not exactly literary, but it's a well known phrase. Or are you complaining about butt naked being used instead?
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Webber Mirriamam wrote:
"escape goat"
and while not quite the same, the word "forte" (pronounced 'fort', something you are good at) which has now simply "for-tay". Idiots just won that one and I think even dictionaries have given up.
Interesting. I have always said "forte" because I only knew the word from music (meaning loud). I can't really imagine saying "fort" at this point.
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arunnerinwa wrote:
Webber Mirriamam wrote:
"escape goat"
and while not quite the same, the word "forte" (pronounced 'fort', something you are good at) which has now simply "for-tay". Idiots just won that one and I think even dictionaries have given up.
Interesting. I have always said "forte" because I only knew the word from music (meaning loud). I can't really imagine saying "fort" at this point.
Looks like Webster definitely puts "for-tay" as the preferred pronunciation:
It is annoying when dictionaries give up. For example, the word decimate used to mean "to kill 10% of" (which is actually quite a lot). However, everyone misused it, and now the primary definition has been officially changed:
But M-W still has it right:
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English speaker wrote:
Buck naked.
The mispronunciation of especially really bothers me. I have been hearing people say frutation istead of fruition.
Really? The only person I've ever heard say frutation instead of fruition is Galen Rupp.
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How do you pronounce "flaccid"?
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I'm a pedant, two wrote:
For all intensive purposes
Hold down the fort
Supposively
Hang fire
What's wrong with hold down the fort? What is it supposed to be?
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arunnerinwa wrote:
Webber Mirriamam wrote:
and while not quite the same, the word "forte" (pronounced 'fort', something you are good at) which has now simply "for-tay". Idiots just won that one and I think even dictionaries have given up.
Interesting. I have always said "forte" because I only knew the word from music (meaning loud). I can't really imagine saying "fort" at this point.
I too came from a musical background, but I found it easy to make the switch in pronunciation. (One of my students clued me in, actually.) Fortay for music and fort for a strong point were easy to acquire, to my surprise.
But--as I also tell my students--if you correctly pronounce "forte" (strong point) as one syllable, about half your listeners (including those interviewing you for a job) will think you're ig'nant. Fortunately, it's English and you can just about always find a synonym. "Strength" or "strong point" works fine.
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Here's a mispronunciation that comes up less often but still bothers me: primer.
A primer (rhymes with timer) is a prep coat you put on a surface before applying paint.
A primer (rhymes with trimmer) is a basic textbook.
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Pine Time wrote:
It’s dis-sect not die-sect. As an A&P professor once told us, “If you say die-sect you’ll be die-sappointed with your grade.”
The preferred American pronunciation is die-sect:
The preferred UK pronunciation is dis-sect:
I know it's cooler to have an English accent, but pretending to prefer Brit pronunciations as an American is a bit pretentious.
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Just sayin'... wrote:
arunnerinwa wrote:
Interesting. I have always said "forte" because I only knew the word from music (meaning loud). I can't really imagine saying "fort" at this point.
I too came from a musical background, but I found it easy to make the switch in pronunciation. (One of my students clued me in, actually.) Fortay for music and fort for a strong point were easy to acquire, to my surprise.
But--as I also tell my students--if you correctly pronounce "forte" (strong point) as one syllable, about half your listeners (including those interviewing you for a job) will think you're ig'nant. Fortunately, it's English and you can just about always find a synonym. "Strength" or "strong point" works fine.
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Here's a mispronunciation that comes up less often but still bothers me: primer.
A primer (rhymes with timer) is a prep coat you put on a surface before applying paint.
A primer (rhymes with trimmer) is a basic textbook.
Yes, I know all about primer and always say it correctly. However, 90% of people don't and probably think I am the ignorant one.
Interestingly, M-W lists for-tay as correct but then adds this:"In forte we have a word derived from French that in its "strong point" sense has no entirely satisfactory pronunciation. Usage writers have denigrated \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯr-tē\ because they reflect the influence of the Italian-derived forte entry 2. Their recommended pronunciation \ˈfȯrt\, however, does not exactly reflect French either: the French would write the word le fort and would pronounce it more similar to English for. So you can take your choice, knowing that someone somewhere will dislike whichever variant you choose."
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Just sayin'... wrote:
I too came from a musical background, but I found it easy to make the switch in pronunciation. (One of my students clued me in, actually.) Fortay for music and fort for a strong point were easy to acquire, to my surprise.
But--as I also tell my students--if you correctly pronounce "forte" (strong point) as one syllable, about half your listeners (including those interviewing you for a job) will think you're ig'nant. Fortunately, it's English and you can just about always find a synonym. "Strength" or "strong point" works fine.
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Here's a mispronunciation that comes up less often but still bothers me: primer.
A primer (rhymes with timer) is a prep coat you put on a surface before applying paint.
A primer (rhymes with trimmer) is a basic textbook.
I had an anatomy professor that emphasized the pronunciation of Primer repeatedly. It must have been a pet peeve.
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When people confuse "less" and "fewer". Fewer is used with reference to discrete, countable things, e.g., people. Less is used with reference to measurable but not countable things, e.g., water.
I most often see this mistake when people say "less" instead of "fewer" rather than vice versa. "Less people" is particularly grating on the ears.
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Finance Bro wrote:
When people confuse "less" and "fewer". Fewer is used with reference to discrete, countable things, e.g., people. Less is used with reference to measurable but not countable things, e.g., water.
I most often see this mistake when people say "less" instead of "fewer" rather than vice versa. "Less people" is particularly grating on the ears.
America is rife with obesity. Most Americans should be less people.
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It's shocking to me how many people misuse "I" instead of "me", even in television/media.
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Dutch Sprinter wrote:
"try and" bugs me the most. It is "try to". You can't "try and win". You can "try to win."
This is an idiom, right ?
Looked it up and yes it is: .This post was edited 11 minutes after it was posted. Reason provided: reference added20 -
arunnerinwa wrote:
I'm a pedant, two wrote:
For all intensive purposes
Hold down the fort
Supposively
Hang fire
What's wrong with hold down the fort? What is it supposed to be?
"Hold down the forte" (pronounced for-tay)
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I love the concept of an eggcorn:
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