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Thursday, September 2, 2010

What words set your teeth to chattering? Where has our language gone?

I know that language is always evolving. New words are created. Old words seem to fade away. Maybe it is because I am getting older but sometimes hearing the misuse of a word can really irritate me. The one phrase that use to drive me crazy when I taught was "You is a lame". I would make my teeth chatter. I found myself correcting the word use of a slang term. "It's, you ARE lame." I wonder if it looked as silly to someone watching as it did while played out in my head.

Your turn. What words set your teeth to chattering?

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