A friend of mine uses "generally" instead of "genuinely" and it requires all of my self control not to correct them every time.
My girlfriend always uses effective when she means efficient. I tried to explain the difference several times, but I gave up.
Same, except "weary" and "wary."
I'm both weary and wary of people who confuse those words.
There was a time when language pedants just used Latin so they wouldn't be bothered how living languages change all the time.
Modern pedants prefer the "old man shakes fist at cloud" style of bemoaning change they notice in the world.
this post was submitted on 21 Aug 2025
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