Words I hate (2018-02-15)

• anymore 

As in, "It’s ridiculous, anymore, where you actually..."

Another weird regional phrasing that hurts my brain.

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Words I hate (2017-12-19, again)

• quantative

Goddamn, another one in the same day? You mean "quantitative." Or maybe even "qualitative." 

Words I hate (2017-12-19)

• equivalate

Now that's a new one. What happened to "liken?"

Words I hate (2017-04-01)

• can't

No, I'm not trying to be inspirational here, and this isn't an April Fools thing. I hate the fact that "can" and "can't" sound exactly the same when spoken aloud, and especially in recordings.

Words I hate (2017-02-23)

• origional (original)

I've seen this misspelling plenty of times, often in otherwise well-crafted sentences. "Origion" isn't even a word, but "origin" is!

Words I hate (2016-11-22)

• tchotchke (also: tzotchke)

So damn hard to spell. Good god.

Words I hate (2016-08-03)

Learn the difference between implying and inferring, will you? Idiots.

http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/imply.html

Words I hate (2016-06-10)

Connote, not "connotate."

Words I hate (2015-03-09)

• intriguing

Why is that so freaking hard to spell? Go on, you try it. 

Words I hate (2014-06-11)

• conversate

The word is "converse," you morons!

Words I hate, Part I

• whilst

Goddamn what a stupid word.