A person might be illiterate if they went to a certain school in the area. I believe I saw the word in the Merriam Webster dictionary. The word is Pittilliterate. It can be used like this - Ankles need braked.Not unique to Pittsburgh, but that is part of "Pittsburghese". Drove me nuts for years after moving here. I though everyone was illiterate.
Not in my world....Except when it is. Shaved ice and shave ice are both concepts that exist.
Friggin A. Really?Fricken (or frickin)- It's not really a word. Be a man and buy the vowel u.
Irregardless is a word. Not complicated. It's in the dictionary. You can say it's redundant in its meaning or means the exact same thing as regardless. You can say it's nonstandard or irregular. You can say it's awkward and doesn't read well. Those would all be opinions and are valid.
But it is a word.
This makes my head hurt. So the dictionary is now just conforming to the lowest common denominator.Didn't think this was a word either, but clearly Webster has given up on challenging made up or blended words.
History and Etymology for irregardless
probably blend of irrespective and regardless
Laughed out loud because it made me think of this...cracks me up no matter how many times I watch itThe second is my biggest pet peeve. My daughter and I have a game called “Idiot Spelling Bee”. She found some website with stupid kid names with parents who bend the rules of phonics. She then has me try to spell them. I’m a pretty great speller. I have spelled 0% right. We used to play a lot but we have passed many, many hours during the pandemic with this game.
If you name your kid “Knaghtahleigh” (and I’m not kidding), you deserve to get punched in the face. It’s also why we started only writing “Love, Emily”on Valentines in elementary school. Because I won’t acknowledge your kid’s name.
Talk about a lose cannonDon't be such a looser.
It seems as though sangwich was like the word used most often where I grew up. I hated it also axe for ask.Worked with a guy years ago who said sangwich. I think samwich would have been preferable.
Are you from the Philly area? Seems like a Philly area thing.I used to say 'melk' but a cute girl slapped that out of me. Now I don't like it when other people mispronounce milk.
I LOVE that video! I’ve watched it so many times and it’s still funny... my name is also Denise. So it’s even funnier!Laughed out loud because it made me think of this...cracks me up no matter how many times I watch it
pronouncing names
“Peenalized” instead of penalized
Okay...my #1. How is even possible to mess up? And even if its a spellcheck gaffe....at least correct this.Lose and loose are used incorrectly every single day on social media.
It is: I couldn't care less"I could care less" is great when used properly. It let's a person know you have the capacity to not give more of a damn about whatever it is being disgust, but either due to the persons personality or the subject you aren't investing the time and energy (or lack there of). You are just moving on.