Words, words, glorious words

[tarotgal]

This week's questions from thefridayfive:

1) What word irks you everytime you hear someone say it?
Many things that are grammatically incorrect bug the heck out of me... like when people say Anyways or mix-up I and me. But what pisses me off the most is when people say Lay when they should say Lie. It really annoys me. Sometimes when I see it in fics I don't give feedback specifically because I'm too anoyed by it! Which is probably a good thing, as my feedback would probably consist of "You idiot! He's lying down not laying an egg!" $%^&*#
I also hate when people use "How are you doing?" as a greeting instead of as a question. If you don't actually care how a person is doing, don't freaking ask them! Just say hello!

2) What is your favorite word?
thefridayfive has asked this before, and I cannot recall giving a good answer then, either. I feel that I really should have a word that I love more than all others... but I cannot think of one/decide on one.

3) What does it mean?
NA

4) What word do you say far too often?
I think it's a toss-up between Sorry, Fuck, and Shite. Wait, can you have a toss-up when three things are involved? Hmm. I don't know. Hope using 'toss-up' incorrectly doesn't irk any of you out there! ;-)

5) Name three words you think other people overuse:
Like, Paradigm, and Would

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

You hang out with more intelligent people than I do, heck, if my friends overused paradigm, I'd be pretty damn amused. Like, yes, like is overused. But wow, that annoys me to no end, when people ask how you are as a greeting, and then don't stick around/listen/care about the response. Wtf? Good answers, I share most of your sentiments. Lie and lay, never gave that one much thought though, although I can see how it annoys you. Cheers!
~A