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<p>I’ll bite–what’s the difference?</p>
<p>Another one (I think I may be a curmudgeon) is the creeping ‘of’ . “I would of gone to the movies but…” instead of 'I would’ve gone…" It sounds the same but I am seeing people writing it as a separate word rather than using the proper contraction. </p>
<p>I must mention the mixing of eager and anxious. Almost no one says “I was so eager to get to the party, I…” Now everyone uses ‘anxious’ instead. But ‘eager’ means pleasurable anticipation and anxious means you are prey to anxiety…although come to think of it, I have been to a few parties like that.</p>
<p>My pet peeve is a simple one. </p>
<p>“a lot”</p>
<p>Not alot or allot.</p>
<p>Another one is “moreso.” It’s the same sort of mistake as “alot” only more so.</p>
<p>I worked with someone who would say:
“Nip it in the butt”. </p>
<p>Worse, my current boss means to say “et cetera” but it comes out “et ceteret” argh.
even worse she repeats it and says “et ceteret, et ceteret” at the end of nearly every sentence. Make me wonder why she makes more that 2x me. </p>
<p>I don’t like it when the newspapers refer to a car crash as an “accident”. We really have no idea if the crash was accidental or not. </p>
<p>I had never heard the word “Yous” until I moved to PA. I swore then my children would never use that word and they don’t. at least around me.</p>
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<p>This one drives me nuts! I hear it so often these days, I fear it will become accepted usage :(</p>
<p>Another one: “I could care less.” instead of “I couldn’t care less.”</p>
<p>Have you ever called advertisers to let them know of grammatical mistakes in their ads or on their signs / trucks? I have, under the guise of “I know you’d want to know about this … someone must have made a mistake and I know you’ll want to correct it!” LOL.</p>
<p>“I could care less” and “I couldn’t care less” seem to be regionalisms–meaning the same thing.</p>
<p>“Ice tea” and “iced tea” also seem to be regionalisms. (And for those of you who don’t like “ice tea”–do you also call it “iced cream”?)</p>
<p>ellenemope - good catch!! I think you know I left the ’ out of one of them. Thanks for the laugh.</p>
<p>On the politics board, a poster - and I think he/she was serious, not kidding - write that the conversation about one particular political issue was “whining down”. Truer words were never spoken.</p>
<p>Speaking of which, what’s this new word “whinging”? Seems to be interchangeable with “whining” based on context. Is it pronounced the same way? Is this another British usage or spelling that is invading?</p>
<p>I love whining down. I wish people would stop whining up, though I suppose this thread could be considered a long whine. Whinging is used a lot in Australia. Not sure about Britain.</p>
<p>“Whinging” has come into public usage from Harry Potter. I know it’s in the current movie, for example.</p>
<p>One of my favorite “zingers” is “Want some cheese with that whine?”</p>
<p>I am in awe of the linguist who first coined “Visualize whirled peas”.</p>
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<p>Yes, whinging is another British import. I first heard of it in British writing perhaps 15 years ago. It’s a contraction of whining and cringing.</p>
<p>Is it pronounced just like whining, or does it rhyme with cringing?</p>
<p>In my professional life I work with school librarians, academic and public librarians. I recently had a response from a librarian thanking me for my patients.</p>
<p>“Whinging” is fairly common in British writing these days. When I lived in England years ago I never heard it. It seems to have come mostly from the north of England, where perhaps more archaic usages linger on. </p>
<p>Here’s a link that includes pronunciation (like hinge):</p>
<p>[whinge</a> - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary](<a href=“http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whinge]whinge”>Whinge Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster)</p>
<p>Whirled peas? I can visualize that more easily than world peace.
My Catholic classmates were convinced that “pax tecum” was “passe tes cornes” (pass your horns).</p>
<p>Bookmama: Did you sign yourself Dr. Bookmama by any chance? Maybe the librarians thought that you sent your clients to the library, you know:“Mens sane in corpore sano.” :)</p>
<p>“Waiting on.”
Also, “utilize.”</p>