Annoyingly misused words?

[VGStrife]

Ooh, ooh, I've got another.

I hate RAS syndrome.

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

 

[Jon Shannow]

When people say "he was hung to death"
It's hanged, people are hanged

 

[Blemontea]

"Gay" and "Epic"
Gay meant Happy now it means homosexual but for some reason someone from the KKK decided to use it as in insult and it was then picked up by Gay Fearers who thought calling someone the thing they fear the best insult they can throw.
and Epic is so overly used for non epic material that its almost nol(Is that how its spelled?) and void.

 

[Baby Eater]

the word "gay" as an insult. it insults gays, linguists, the speaker's intelligence but not the actual person being insulted

For me it's when people say 'Homophobic'. Practically every time I hear someone say that, it's being wrongly used. I don't even bother to correct people any more.

it means people who discriminate or otherwise disrespect others for being gay, right? what do people you know use it to mean?

"Phobic" means a fear of something. "Homophobic" is used to mean a fear of homosexuals. However, "homo" means "same" so it really means fear of the same.

 

[Jon Shannow]

And all past/present/future mix ups (They may say "I writ that" not "I wrote that" and the suchlike)

ALSO THIS! Writ, drawed, sleeped...THESE ARE NOT WORDS! I can only forgive non-english speakers for words like this.

Writ is a word but it doesn't mean what the majority of people who right it think it does.
Writ
?noun
1.
Law .
a.
a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act.
b.
(in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
2.
something written; a writing: sacred writ.

 

[Brownie101]

Bet. It's perfectly good word, it's just that nearly everyone I know says things like "I bet you!" in place of beat. It's not hard to remember. The past/present/future tenses of it all start with it. "I will beat you." "I am beating you." "I beat you."

 

[Vitagen]

When people refer to a coincidence as ironic, even when it's not remotely ironic.

 

[kikon9]

A friend of mine overuses the word "Ponce" and uses it to refer to gay people. This annoys me to a great deal.

 

[Mr.Squishy]

"Should of". "Youre and idiot". etc.
Makes me RAAAAAGE!

 

[tjcross]

the word "gay" as an insult. it insults gays, linguists, the speaker's intelligence but not the actual person being insulted

i agree with you there since gay was at one point use to express happiness (the flinstones theme: we'll have a gay old time) and knowing that fact plus the fact i have the same respect for a homosexual as any other "average" human being makes me want to correct and beat every single person who uses it negatively i also hate the misuse of use as completely free people since the law exists we are made to follow rules and regulations (most i don't mind) therefor we are not free people.

 

[eljawa]

Irony. Just talk to a hipster. youll hear it too much

 

[Para199x]

I've seen way too many people use "ignorant" as meaning "Stupid", or "Unintelligent". It means uneducated in something, that's all.

Ignorant means to not know something, what annoys me is when people say ignorant and mean arrogant.

 

[David Bray]

Seriously, I hate it when people don't know the meaning of irony as well.

Yep. This. Namely the song called Ironic which contains little to no irony.

 

[A Pious Cultist]

The word kill.

Murder is an even more serious assault and can have bystanders go into shock.
At the young age of 11 my sisters use the word kill in sentences
like, "Oh, I'm going to kill her!"
it's just vile and unnecessary.

To be fair murder victims don't exactly survive to witness people making light of the horrific act that was performed upon them.

Just sayin'

(Also brownie points to WHOMEVER > uses something from this post as their most misused word)

 

[EeveeElectro]

People who use 'FML' for no real reason. I've seen...
Lost my make-up bag, want to cry, fml.
Not getting Subway tonight, fml.
Can't be bothered to go to work, fml.

And my favourite:
'I'm going out tonight fml!'
I don't think she knew what it meant, but didn't want to be left out.

 

[Buizel91]

People who use 'FML' for no real reason. I've seen...
Lost my make-up bag, want to cry, fml.
Not getting Subway tonight, fml.
Can't be bothered to go to work, fml.

And my favourite:
'I'm going out tonight fml!'
I don't think she knew what it meant, but didn't want to be left out.

FML means Fuck My Life

Don't ask how i know <.<

 

[Mr Shrike]

The word "hate".

I don't think people understand how strong a word it is.

...and I really hate that.

 

[Buizel91]

A friend of mine overuses the word "Ponce" and uses it to refer to gay people. This annoys me to a great deal.

This annoys me.

One of the only misuses i hate, i get used to hearing the others, i live in Middlesbrough after all...

 

[Hap2]

Anarchy. It is not a synonym for chaos, stop using it as such and read a damn book on the subject.

Also, people who mix up the words 'lose' and 'loose'. To lose one's money is to no longer possess it and it is unintentional. To loose one's money is to throw it away, almost literally, on purpose.

 

[EeveeElectro]

People who use 'FML' for no real reason. I've seen...
Lost my make-up bag, want to cry, fml.
Not getting Subway tonight, fml.
Can't be bothered to go to work, fml.

And my favourite:
'I'm going out tonight fml!'
I don't think she knew what it meant, but didn't want to be left out.

FML means Fuck My Life

Don't ask how i know <.<

I know I've met lots of people who don't know what it meant.
"It means fuck my life? I thought it meant fuck me lightly/fuck me laughing/fanks my love!"