Seymour Flops
Diamond Member
My pet peeve is "I could care less," which should be "I couldn't care less" to indicate that I care so little that less care is impossible. But that is an old one. Here are two more recent ones that grate on my last nerve:
1) "Congress is now ran by Republicans." No, it is now run by Republicans. "This has became a joke." No it has become a joke. "All the best men have been took." They are taken. Worse is "tooken," but you don't hear that much.
Makes as much sense as saying "The dishes have already been did."
2) "These predictions are based off the data." No they are based on the data.
It reminds me of the Karate instructor in "Napoleon Dynamite" who said "First off . . . Second off . . . "
1) "Congress is now ran by Republicans." No, it is now run by Republicans. "This has became a joke." No it has become a joke. "All the best men have been took." They are taken. Worse is "tooken," but you don't hear that much.
Makes as much sense as saying "The dishes have already been did."
2) "These predictions are based off the data." No they are based on the data.
It reminds me of the Karate instructor in "Napoleon Dynamite" who said "First off . . . Second off . . . "