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 NOUS333
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 Words people don’t know well enough 
#25797715 - 02/07/19 06:33 PM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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Need ideas for an essay I’m writing
What are some words people generally use wrong or that are perceived totally wrong. For ex Facism or even psychedelics.
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: NOUS333]
#25797748 - 02/07/19 06:49 PM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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Awesome is a good one. It does not mean good necessarily.
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: NOUS333]
#25797753 - 02/07/19 06:51 PM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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Literally and definitely.
Possibly most superlatives, too
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: NOUS333] 2
#25797754 - 02/07/19 06:53 PM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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Envy Jealousy
imply infer
effect affect
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: Crazy_Horse]
#25797765 - 02/07/19 06:59 PM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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effect affect
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: MorphinTime]
#25797824 - 02/07/19 07:29 PM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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if the majority of people use a lexeme to mean a certain thing, then they're using it correctly. this is the case with "could care less" and "literally"
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: morrowasted]
#25797874 - 02/07/19 08:04 PM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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Plethora - an OVERABUNDANCE of something. Not just 'plentiful'.
Also my favorite word is confluence. I just like how it sounds.
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: illustrain]
#25797921 - 02/07/19 08:47 PM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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I should clarify. Not words that are used wrong grammatically but in regard to definition
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: illustrain]
#25797923 - 02/07/19 08:48 PM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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Decimate is a pretty popular one.
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: morrowasted]
#25797944 - 02/07/19 09:01 PM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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Quote:
morrowasted said:
if the majority of people use a lexeme to mean a certain thing, then they're using it correctly. this is the case with "could care less" and "literally"
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: MorphinTime]
#25798217 - 02/07/19 11:20 PM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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Love!
Love is a current, not an emotion. The term love is commonly used when the words compassion and admiration are most appropriate, although they need conjoining words to work in a proper phrase. Even though not linguistically correct, i do however feel that it's okay for one to say "I love you" to someone who one is immersed in the current ov love with(not necessarily intimate/sexual but most frequently so). I hate when people use 'love' to say things like "I love brussels sprouts" though. I may even be guilty ov that on occasion but i've been consciously trying to avoid it for some time now.
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: morrowasted] 1
#25798231 - 02/07/19 11:25 PM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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Quote:
morrowasted said:
if the majority of people use a lexeme to mean a certain thing, then they're using it correctly. this is the case with "could care less" and "literally"
English isn’t a democracy
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: koods]
#25798234 - 02/07/19 11:27 PM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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I hate words.
I'm a math guy.
My English teachers hated me & my math teachers loved me.
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: PumpJackTeX]
#25798243 - 02/07/19 11:33 PM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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Quote:
TexXx said:
my math teachers loved me.
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: koods] 1
#25798246 - 02/07/19 11:35 PM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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edit: Flaming
Edited by LogicaL Chaos (02/08/19 04:09 AM)
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: PumpJackTeX]
#25798249 - 02/07/19 11:39 PM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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How about the word THE.
People use that word wrong most of the time, and it accounts for something like 6% of all written english language.
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: NOUS333]
#25798277 - 02/07/19 11:58 PM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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The difference between jail and prison
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: HamHead]
#25798280 - 02/08/19 12:01 AM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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In which ways is "the" so often used improperly? I think if anything that most communicating in English get that right.
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: PumpJackTeX]
#25798485 - 02/08/19 03:04 AM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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Quote:
TexXx said:
edit: Flaming
No wonder your English teachers edit: Subtle flaming
Edited by LogicaL Chaos (02/08/19 04:10 AM)
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Re: Words people don’t know well enough [Re: lavod]
#25798499 - 02/08/19 03:23 AM (2 years, 25 days ago) |
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Quote:
lavod said:
Love!
Love is a current, not an emotion. The term love is commonly used when the words compassion and admiration are most appropriate, although they need conjoining words to work in a proper phrase. Even though not linguistically correct, i do however feel that it's okay for one to say "I love you" to someone who one is immersed in the current ov love with(not necessarily intimate/sexual but most frequently so). I hate when people use 'love' to say things like "I love brussels sprouts" though. I may even be guilty ov that on occasion but i've been consciously trying to avoid it for some time now.
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