tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post3560799082761484938..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: These Words Aren't Words (and if they are, they shouldn't be)Darrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-59716342045243341432016-06-11T21:59:46.916-07:002016-06-11T21:59:46.916-07:00Actually, I believe one is graduated from high sch...Actually, I believe one is graduated from high school, in an even older usage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-52067296794048632592016-06-10T11:37:03.315-07:002016-06-10T11:37:03.315-07:00One does not graduate high school, one graduates F...One does not graduate high school, one graduates FROM high school.<br />Conversate is not a word, converse is. You have a conversation, but you don't conversate. (similar to orient/orientation)<br />Don't get me started on pronouns. Oof.socalmikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-8950466441690261742016-06-10T11:28:36.993-07:002016-06-10T11:28:36.993-07:00All of these are literally painful.All of these are literally painful.Auntie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777983027361603449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-13008793144406371052016-06-10T09:32:10.275-07:002016-06-10T09:32:10.275-07:00All of these are painful.All of these are painful.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-80415575606425991412016-06-09T16:07:14.517-07:002016-06-09T16:07:14.517-07:00My pet peeve is the use of "alleged" in ...My pet peeve is the use of "alleged" in news reports about crimes.<br />Understandably, the press is cautious in their reporting, but <br />"Here is the video of the alleged killer with his alleged victim being allegedly shot by the alleged gun." It's like insert 'alleged'<br />as the operative adjective in any narrative which may involve legal proceedings, per our network team of alleged lawyers....BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388509941702241290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-49213424263322093122016-06-09T10:56:16.507-07:002016-06-09T10:56:16.507-07:00"Bring/take"--current usage is exactly t..."Bring/take"--current usage is exactly the opposite of what they mean.<br />"I promise you" said to mean "honest, I am telling the truth" when they are NOT!<br />Something happens "on accident" instead of "by accident." Have no idea where this started but it drives me crazy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-79086921307560592752016-06-08T19:28:17.201-07:002016-06-08T19:28:17.201-07:00How about conversated? How about conversated? Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17707546070150567842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-45752951057561862792016-06-08T17:05:32.669-07:002016-06-08T17:05:32.669-07:00Orientated likewise drives me nuts. And I see this...Orientated likewise drives me nuts. And I see this word used on official documents all the time.<br />What also puzzles me is how the rules for spelling have changed. <br />And then I've already ranted here about the removal of cursive writing from the curriculum.<br />I predict in 20 years most people will simply use emoticons to communicate and reading will become something like soothsaying.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-49887360018462745022016-06-08T14:23:12.079-07:002016-06-08T14:23:12.079-07:00The one that really annoys me is the new verb &quo...The one that really annoys me is the new verb "to gift". What is wrong with "to give"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-86758473124773676122016-06-08T14:21:55.280-07:002016-06-08T14:21:55.280-07:00FYI, "orientated" is a British usage.FYI, "orientated" is a British usage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-33786153328065593482016-06-08T13:02:40.848-07:002016-06-08T13:02:40.848-07:00-"Freshmans" drives me crazy, especially...-"Freshmans" drives me crazy, especially when I hear it from college graduates in education.<br /><br />-How can everything in life be "amazing"?<br /><br /><br /><br />ObieJuanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17135679404217625842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-72661471324781508102016-06-08T12:01:41.912-07:002016-06-08T12:01:41.912-07:00Misuse of reflexive pronouns always makes me cring...Misuse of reflexive pronouns always makes me cringe. Also, for the life of me, I can't figure out why some people misuse "me" and "I". Don't they teach about direct and indirect objects any more?PeggyUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-24094103497984901822016-06-08T07:37:06.051-07:002016-06-08T07:37:06.051-07:00I heard the chief of police on Los Angeles, when c...I heard the chief of police on Los Angeles, when commenting on a video of potential police misconduct, say that the video "is not conclusitory." <br /><br />Please, don't let that become a word!Auntie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777983027361603449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-56434372484905315112016-06-08T04:46:32.343-07:002016-06-08T04:46:32.343-07:00I think that should be incidences of disconduct at...I think that should be incidences of disconduct at school.<br /><br />Irregardless of that, have a nice day.<br /><br />RichardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-34192238988825472282016-06-08T04:27:48.289-07:002016-06-08T04:27:48.289-07:00Absolutely!
Why do people insist on using the dro...Absolutely!<br /><br />Why do people insist on using the droll word "midshipman" when the perfectly good word "squid" conveys a more exact meaning to describe the same entity.Steve USMA '85https://www.blogger.com/profile/01098957060650513905noreply@blogger.com