The most over/misused words in the English language (1 Viewer)

[platters]

stunning

I went to Lightning Bolt last night.

Oh yeah, what were they like?

Stunning.

 

[Super Dexta]

clever clogs

babelfish gives me that back as 'Intelligent obstacle'.

:heart:

 

[snakybus]

clever does indeed clog

who inserted the tag "turnip = underused"?

funny

 

[Froog]

clever does indeed clog

who inserted the tag "turnip = underused"?

funny

me.
"that concert was like, totally turnip wasn't it?"
"don't ask me mate, i was turniped last night."

 

[lympog]

On a school report one year my English teacher wrote
"you need to pull you socks up....litterally"

do you often come on to your english teacher?

- leigh

oi oi oi
enough of that - you ought to know i'm beyond mocking boyo!!

leigh

 

[pissypants]

Literally

yeah that's up there.

"It was so hot in there I was literally on fire!!"
No you weren't.*

*unless you are a fireman referring to your last call-out

 

[Scientician 0.8]

when people call a design a "solution"

aaarrrgh

Any solution other than final solutions or crossword solutions should be banned.

 

[nlgbbbblth]

'weird'

 

[therealjohnny]

Any solution other than final solutions or crossword solutions should be banned.

and saline solutions too? they have their uses

 

[coast to coast]

Clearly the most misused word ever is "ironically". Its rare that anything that follows that word reflects irony.

(I've only just started reading so I assume this will be mentioned before here.)

 

[coast to coast]

Literally followed by a metaphor has me literally jumping out of my skin with rage.

Irregardless when people mean regardless (not the same as flammable and inflammable).

A business one but people say "I will action that", taking away "actions" from a meeting, etc...

Except when Jamie Redknapp says "he is literally on fire"... I generally get a giggle out of that.

 

[ann post]

flavor flav is big time

human gremlin anyone?

 

[Unicron]

Clearly the most misused word ever is "ironically". Its rare that anything that follows that word reflects irony.

(I've only just started reading so I assume this will be mentioned before here.)

Ironically, no.

 

[robitusson]

"whatever"

The most meaningless yet annoying phrase ever.

 

[Lili Marlene]

"there was this joke in Family Guy where...."

 

[timbot]

yeah that's up there.

"It was so hot in there I was literally on fire!!"
No you weren't.*

*unless you are a fireman referring to your last call-out

I thought of another use of literally that drives me mad, even though it is gramatically correct. When someone tells you a mundane story that features a line like:
"And there I was, literally only standing in the queue..."

Well, I hardly thought that this highly ordinary story was an allegory did I?

 

[dowel]

Eh and Em
In so much as...
the crux of the situation
what I mean to say is...
kinda
awesome
the fact of the matter is...
- Can all go away

 

[classic seanc]

I have literally posted on the internet.

 

[Anthony]

Eclectic

 

[snakybus]

Surreal

- What was the meeting with your ex like?
- Oh, it was all a bit surreal.
- You felt like you were in a dream? Were there melting clocks?
- Melting clocks? Are you all right? Uh, no....just she didn't really want to talk
- And did this result in fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions?[SIZE=-1][/SIZE]
- What are you on about? She was just pissed off about something I suppose.
- So...just a bit uncomfortable, then?
- Yeah, I s'pose
- Maybe a bit weird?
- Yeah. You eating that burger?