Word use that drives you up the wall!

[WildBill]

hillfighter,

Of course, I'm often irritated, it's part of my job as a practicing curmudgeon.

Now, get off my lawn!

?? Practicing?? I thought you were already a professional.

[jmra]

hillfighter,

Of course, I'm often irritated, it's part of my job as a practicing curmudgeon.

Now, get off my lawn!

?? Practicing?? I thought you were already a professional.

[Oldgringo]

"hate".... It seems, more and more, that if one disagrees with someone or their agenda, one is pronounced to be guilty of "hate". The words "hate" and "disagreement" are not automatically synonymous.

Right on target Oldgringo.

By the same/similar token, "racist" is another word frequently misused.

Add "homophobic" to the list of misused accusations of the misunderstood minority.

[RogueUSMC]

hillfighter,

Of course, I'm often irritated, it's part of my job as a practicing curmudgeon.

Now, get off my lawn!

?? Practicing?? I thought you were already a professional.

'Professional' just means you get paid to do it...it doesn't mean you are any good at it...

[WildBill]

hillfighter,

Of course, I'm often irritated, it's part of my job as a practicing curmudgeon.

Now, get off my lawn!

?? Practicing?? I thought you were already a professional.

'Professional' just means you get paid to do it...it doesn't mean you are any good at it...

I don't know how much Abraham gets paid, but he is worth every cent!

[nightmare]

'Professional' just means you get paid to do it...it doesn't mean you are any good at it...

Just look at the Tennessee Titans.

[Dadtodabone]

council- a body of persons brought together for advice, governing, etc.
counsel- advice, opinion given to another
consul- official appointed by one country to oversee its interest in another country
console- give comfort

[WildBill]

Saw vs. seen.

[puma guy]

site vs. sight
of vs. have eg. "would of"

Those make me want to yell an old Pulp Fiction/Samuel Jackson quote about English...

I would of posted that if I hadn't saw it was already here on the sight.

[Oldgringo]

If "folk" is more than one, how many is "folks"?

[Abraham]

Any word effluvia emanating out of Obama...

[Oldgringo]

Any word effluvia emanating out of Obama...

[Dadtodabone]

If "folk" is more than one, how many is "folks"?

Less than "folk", when "folk" is used as an adjective.
As an adjective, folk encompasses all the inhabitants of a race or land, their culture, tradition, or history.
As a noun "folk" and [always] "folks" is a subset of a larger group.