Misuse of words

[Bazile]

What misuse of words do you frequently hear .

I have just heard someone state that they 'writ' it down - instead of 'wrote' it down

[sandyRoe]

Pacific instead of specific

[yogasun]

People talking about prostrate cancer

[sandyRoe]

Using opaque when they mean pellucid.

[Bazile]

I was at a Church Christening yesterday - someone said ' orgasim ' instead of
' organism '

[jake-the-peg]

"Misuse" is a strong word it often surprises you sometimes these things are older than you expect and have just fallen out of fashion in some areas of the world.

I don't know if you've ever enoucountered the phrase "do the needful" especially amoung Indians

Turns out first documented use in 1709 in the Tatler

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_the_needful

Similarl writ - was once in common use but is now rather archaic

You still see it in fossilised form as "Holy writ" or in the legal term

[sandyRoe]

whata mistaka to maka :-)

[jake-the-peg]

LOL at prostrate cancer though!

[sandyRoe]

'Do the needful' is still in common usage in bars in Belfast. Translates as: 'Get the drinks in'.

[chaptazbru]

Should of instead of Should have and could of instead of could have ..

[Kiki-frog]

Mr Frog once overheard someone in a cafe ask the waitress, 'Can I get a cup of tea?' and he butted in and said, 'No, you can't get a cup of tea. But I'm sure the waitress will get one for you.'

He's so embarrassing to be with sometimes.

[McMouse]

"Carpool tunnel syndrome" always amuses me.

[yogasun]

Yes chaptaz - loads of people write should of, would of etc, drives me mad. I am definitely becoming more intolerant!!

[venator]

I often describe people who deserve it as meretricious. They unfailingly think they are being praised, and I have never had any comeback.

My father in law had a Ford Angela, and his favoirite shade of paint was Mangolia...

[mrs_overall]

The ones that drive me mad are "sangwich" and "liccle"

My late mum was once talking about a relative who had a "stimulated fur coat"

[Kiki-frog]

My late great aunt used to be a great fan of Princess Grace of Meccano

[MarkRae]

Fulsome, much beloved of journalists, doesn't mean what many people think either.

"If I've hurt your feelings, I'll make a fulsome apology."
"I'd rather a sincere one, if you don't mind..."

[sunny-dave]

Respite Care - I know several (ex) colleagues who always call it Rest Bite ...

[Baldric]

My OH invented a new car-related word, WINDSCREEPERS.

[Traci66]

Mixing up learn and teach, it drives me mad.

[Bazile]

'Windowscreen' instead of 'windscreen' of a vehicle