tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post1489504306222111568..comments2023-10-25T05:20:10.712-07:00Comments on Speak Schmeak: More misused wordsLisa Braithwaitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515770110437411408noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-49475499148386992002007-07-11T18:14:00.000-07:002007-07-11T18:14:00.000-07:00Good one, Bernita. I think you already saw my rece...Good one, Bernita. I think you already saw my recent post about "voila". . .<BR/><BR/>I watch the Tour de France every year and Bob Roll, one of the commentators, stubbornly continues to call it the Tour "day" France, even though he's been a part of the event as a rider and commentator for many years. It's part of his kooky personality, but it still drives me NUTS!Lisa Braithwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203279973932837403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-75682362073818226992007-07-11T09:52:00.000-07:002007-07-11T09:52:00.000-07:00Misuse of foreign language phrases such as writing...Misuse of foreign language phrases such as writing <I> per se </I> as persay.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-45718533712773994912007-07-09T23:00:00.000-07:002007-07-09T23:00:00.000-07:00Ah, RCL, that one is hilarious! Keep 'em coming, p...Ah, RCL, that one is hilarious! Keep 'em coming, people! You know I have to have my bad grammar fix!Lisa Braithwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203279973932837403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-79864295932915600242007-07-09T20:11:00.000-07:002007-07-09T20:11:00.000-07:00Suite. A bedroom suite is the FURNITURE. It is pro...Suite. A bedroom suite is the FURNITURE. It is pronounced "sweet". I hate it when people say, "suit", as in, "We went to Rooms to Go to buy a bedroom SUIT." Grrrr.<BR/><BR/>(Thanks for asking, Lisa! Now where'd i put that blood pressure medication . . .)Roswell Card Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183320710220596303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-11621296502869827722007-07-09T19:14:00.000-07:002007-07-09T19:14:00.000-07:00Oh, "a whole nother" drives me INSANE! Thanks for ...Oh, "a whole nother" drives me INSANE! Thanks for reminding me. :-)Lisa Braithwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203279973932837403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-88734129925357072202007-07-09T18:02:00.000-07:002007-07-09T18:02:00.000-07:00Well, these are neither usage nor pronunciation pr...Well, these are neither usage nor pronunciation problems, but since you're talking language pet peeves, here are two of mine. Reporters on the local newscasts are frequently guilty of both.<BR/><BR/>1) "a whole nother"<BR/>My husband laughs when he hears this because he knows the next words out of my mouth will be "Nother is NOT a word!" shrieked hysterically at the TV.<BR/><BR/>2) "The suspect has been locked up."<BR/>Oh, pity the poor criminal who has clearly been victimized here. Wouldn't it be a whole lot more professional and even-handed for the reporter to say "The suspect has been arrested"?AnnaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165262424206620956noreply@blogger.com