Friday Funnies: 10 Misspoken Words

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We all know that person. The one who makes us cringe every time they say a word wrong or mangle it in the process. There are quite a few phrases, but here’s a sampling of ten common terms:



From: 10 Misspoken Phrases

And yes, I admit it. I used to say "irregardless" a lot, until someone came along and threatened to chop my head off if I ever did it again. Fortunately, there are several online dictionaries that include a spoken pronunciation of multisyllabic words if there is ever any doubt.

But how about you? Are there any common phrases or words that drive you nuts? Feel free to share them in the comments!

Comments

[kay-brooke.livejournal.com]

I just saw it again a few minutes ago, which reminded me, but one that gets to me is "emphasize" instead of "empathize." I was seeing it so often that I was starting to wonder if there was an alternate definition of emphasize that I wasn't aware of, but I can't find any evidence of that in any dictionary. So a lot of people I guess really are just misusing it.

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I've always wondered how people can get these things wrong! I've also wondered if those people who say it wrong ever get irritated when they hear it said correctly and thinking they probably should correct that person...

Oh how I would love for that to happen to me!! The golden opportunity to really give them an earful! :)