We have had threads like this before. Maybe it's time for another one.
regimen v regiment:
Using regiment when regimen should have been used is very common even among educated people.
regiment - A permanent unit of an army typically commanded by a colonel and divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions: "two or three miles inland a highly experienced artillery regiment had established a defensive position".
regimen - A prescribed course of medical treatment, way of life, or diet for the promotion or restoration of health: "a regimen of one or two injections per day".
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April 03, 2017, 05:11 PM
Kskelton
Supposedly vs supposebly
Supposedly: according to what is generally assumed or believed (often used to indicate that the speaker doubts the truth of the statement). "the ads are aimed at women, supposedly because they do the shopping"
Supposebly: NOT A WORD! Stop using it people!
Sorry not sure if this belongs here, but reminded me of people that use this word.
A clip is a fragment of a video scene or a quick haircut.
A magazine is a soft bound printed group of similar articles.
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April 04, 2017, 12:13 PM
PASig
Moot and Mute
A co-worker uses the term "it's a mute point" occasionally and I don't have the heart to correct him.
April 04, 2017, 12:20 PM
erj_pilot
Your and You're It's and Its There and Their and They're
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
April 04, 2017, 01:03 PM
RichN
quote:
Originally posted by PASig: Moot and Mute
A co-worker uses the term "it's a mute point" occasionally and I don't have the heart to correct him.
Boss's kid?
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April 04, 2017, 01:47 PM
YellowJacket
rein vs reign
rein - a long, narrow strap attached at one end to a horse's bit, typically used in pairs to guide or check a horse while riding or driving.
reign - hold royal office; rule as king or queen.
People often type "free reign" or "reign it in" which makes a little bit of sense, but is technically incorrect. A horse with free rein is free to go wherever he wants.
I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log.
April 04, 2017, 02:19 PM
6guns
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April 04, 2017, 03:45 PM
f2
quote:
Originally posted by Jim Shugart: We have had threads like this before. Maybe it's time for another one.
regimen v regiment:
Using regiment when regimen should have been used is very common even among educated people.
regiment - A permanent unit of an army typically commanded by a colonel and divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions: "two or three miles inland a highly experienced artillery regiment had established a defensive position".
regimen - A prescribed course of medical treatment, way of life, or diet for the promotion or restoration of health: "a regimen of one or two injections per day".
And last - cavalry vs. Calvary - I'll let you look that one up yourselves . .
April 04, 2017, 05:57 PM
erj_pilot
Thought of another:
"I" vs. "Me"
Incorrect usage: Bill came over to see Harry and I. Harry and me are going over to see Bill.
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
April 04, 2017, 07:26 PM
Mboroman
Some good ones, so far.
Don't forget the ever popular lose vs loose.
I blame the internet for this one. It seems the more that people misuse it, the more people think that's the correct way to do it.
For the love of God, people, one team in a competition will lose. Folks lose their keys or sometimes their minds.
Screws come loose. Pets get loose. Clothes can be too loose.
Geez, where did some people go to school?
April 04, 2017, 08:21 PM
2Adefender
Sale vs. sell. Just look in the classifieds.
"I would like to sale my 1911."
Drives me crazy. So does loose vs. lose.
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April 04, 2017, 08:53 PM
jhe888
"Begs the question" does not mean "suggests the question."
It means that a statement assumes the thing to be shown to be true. "Chocolate is healthful because it's good for you."
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything.
April 04, 2017, 08:56 PM
SigJacket
Rouge and rogue.
-- I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is.
Originally posted by Kskelton: Supposedly vs supposebly
Supposedly: according to what is generally assumed or believed (often used to indicate that the speaker doubts the truth of the statement). "the ads are aimed at women, supposedly because they do the shopping"
Supposebly: NOT A WORD! Stop using it people!
Sorry not sure if this belongs here, but reminded me of people that use this word.
GAAAAAA!!! I hate this. It is fingernails-on-a-blackboard to me. I have a friend who uses this non-word all the time and it makes me want to slap the slobber out of her.
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Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II.
April 04, 2017, 09:25 PM
jhe888
Conversate is confused as an actual English word.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything.
April 04, 2017, 09:35 PM
2012BOSS302
Regardless A person having no regards. The word has a suffix .less at the end which indicates without. So regardless is a person without regards.
irregardless is not a word
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April 05, 2017, 05:26 AM
egregore
quote:
Originally posted by YellowJacket: rein vs reign ...
Thank you. I hate that.
April 05, 2017, 06:25 AM
PASig
quote:
Originally posted by SigJacket: Rouge and rogue.
I saw this a lot online when the movie first came out and found this on social media:
