What mispronounced popular expression annoys you the most?

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These expressions get used all the time, and are often so mangled that they are either completely nonsensical and/or contradictory. Which ones particularly bother you?

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"Irregardless of."

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"expresso" espresso

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"Should of" instead of "Should have"

So common I've seen it in news articles. Sad.

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Nuke-u-lar. Jeez.

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Duck Tape, Duct Tape

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Acronyms: Repeating a word that is in the acronym

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"Y'all" instead of "You"

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"Guesstimate"

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'You's"

As in 'You's guys" or "All of you's". Is this an Ontario only thing?

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"Acrossed"

Instead of across. "I drove all acrossed Idaho before I realized I left the stove on."

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"principle" for "principal"

Financial institutions, business newspapers, resumes, real estate brochures...you see this one everywhere, describing loan repayme... [show more]

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Over-Exaggerated

As if there is a proper amount to exaggerate.

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I have not done nothing

Any double negative really

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Excetera, instead of Etcetera (Etc.)

Et Cetera, which is Latin for "and the rest." Pisses me off when people pronounce it EXcetera, or EKcetera. UGH! :-)

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Anyways instead of anyway

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"Doable"

It's not mispronounced, but it annoys me to no end that people use it ALL THE TIME, in the stead of possible.

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"Fustrated" instead of "Frustrated"

What do they have against that first "r"?

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This topic was started by Torziah Torziah has 46,490 Grupie Points on March 19th, 2006. 195 grupies have voted on one or more of the 61 answers.

Tags: annoying, language, mispronounced, most, popular, words

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