The bad grammar or complete word misuse used by some members of my family. Examples:
... I 'seen' this new snow on TV ... ('saw')
... it's a 'mute' point ... ('moot')
... 'irregardless' of what you say... ('regardless' or 'irrespective')
I could list a hundred more...
Of those, there's the number one conversational pet peeve of mine, supplied by my brother:
Every word or sentence he wants to emphasize, he ends with "quote-unquote". If you talk to him for five minutes on any subject, you'll hear it a dozen times. I find it so distracting after a while that I can't even concentrate on listening to him any longer. :darnkids:
Ahhh.... Glad I got that off my chest! Very therapeutic. :P
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