Comments on: The Inigo Montoya Guide to 27 Commonly Misused Words

By: Greg Holbert

Greg Holbert — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:22:37 +0000

People using words incorrectly gives me a small brain aneurism and a freaky eye twitch. Glad someone else is as anal as I am about this stuff. Great post!

By: Jaison Williams

Jaison Williams — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:38:03 +0000

A few of these words do also mean what people “incorrectly” use them as..

By: Bill Davis

Bill Davis — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:02:04 +0000

Actually “impact” is legit as a transitive (as well as intransitive) verb, albeit somewhat vague as to specific sense (but “affect” is very generic, as well).

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:27:52 +0000

Please add “impact” to you list of misused words. People use it when the mean affect. And personally, I always have to check when using affect and effect.

By: F. Armstong Green

F. Armstong Green — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:56:21 +0000

You are quite right. Begging the question is a logical fallacy (petitio principii) where the conclusion of an argument is assumed in one of the premises. It is a circular argument. In a valid syllogism the conclusion cannot be one of the premises.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:20:20 +0000

No offense, but I believe the Georgia Yankee has misused the word “significant.” What are the
universities signifying?

By: susanne Jerome

susanne Jerome — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:09:39 +0000

re misused words I would like to pose the question to those who say beg the question when they should say ask or pose the question. How long have you been abusing the English Language? That is Begging the question!

By: Melwyk

Melwyk — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:55:06 +0000

“anybody want a peanut?”

You can never go wrong with The Princess Bride! And of course, proper grammar. The fewer/less conundrum is one which gets me going…I can’t help correcting that one, even if it is my boss using it incorrectly. My primary pedantic flaw

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By: Nick Cobb

Nick Cobb — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:25:13 +0000

I literally died laughing…

Really, did you?!

One that winds me up is when people confuse the words barter and haggle!