BengalMom

When did "invite become a noun? Invite is a verb -- you *invite* a friend to a party. You do that by sending an *invitation*, not an invite!!!!

back2ca

I am shocked that no one has mentioned, "alot". I think that has must be the most frequently misspelled word/two words I see.

007Sen10r

I think the word 'you' is used too much in essays. When a person is talking to an audience they are not supposed to say 'you' it makes the essay seem like the reader's at fault.

It is possible to write an essay to people and make a point without jabbing them in the face with a 'you'!

geedean

the word maverick was a main focus of my common app essay... although it was to poke fun at it

pandareta

Yeah... it's supposed to be "a person", not "you". Essays written in the second-person make me uncomfortable.

Serafina

I hate the word 'passion,' as if it's some concrete term on CC. I also hate it more when people go, "Nope, I don't see any passion from you. Got something like world domination?"

MissPickwickian

This year, the religious have made a point of saying that their religions are not religions. It is starting to annoy me:
"Christianity is not a religion. It is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ."
"Islam is not a religion. It is a way of life."
"Buddhism is not a religion. It is a consciousness."

I'm not some raving atheist who hates the sentiment, but I really wish that this linguistic trend would die. A religion is an organized system of belief in the supernatural. Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism (as well as Hinduism and Sikhism and Judaism) are "religions", and there is no use in denying the fact.