Does someone using the wrong terminology make you mad?

[jefehbk]

My sister will tell you she has a good ideal. She is 29 and does not know the difference between idea and ideal, and I have corrected her for years. She will tell me she doesn't care what I say, she calls it an ideal.

Pics of sis?

[91CoupeMike]

When people refer to overhead cam engines as modular.

[talisman]

It's amusing and sometimes mildly irritating that with all of the technology at one's fingertips these days, people continue to misspell and use incorrect terminology on a daily basis. I think it's a true sign of level of intelligence and laziness.

We have a neighborhood Facebook group and one individual in particular cracks me up just about every time she posts. Her family must still be on some high since "movin' on up" because she finds a way to drop the fact that they live on a cul de sac in to almost every post she makes. The funny thing is, our neighborhood has several cul de sac's, one of which I live on (see what I did there), so it's not really that big of a deal. What's even funnier, she is hell bent that she lives on a "coltasac". Our coltasac this, my coltasac that, coltasac, coltasac. People will lay down responses that casually include the correct spelling of the term every time she does it and it does no good whatsoever. She just keeps on about her coltasac. That's the kicker. Even with repeated correction, people continue typing and speaking like heathens. It's comical that people are so adamant to broadcast their ignorance to the world via the internet and social media on a daily basis.

Add me to the group and I'll ask her what the hell a coltasac is..

[jluv]

It never pisses me off, but I do find it silly. I find it just as silly that people actually get pissed off about stuff like this.

[Rreemo]

We've got a guy at work that tries to speak above his ethnic background a lot...it doesn't piss me off, I actually find myself feeling embarrassed/sorry for him at times, though.

Things like....

"Persussions" in place of repercussions.
"Antilates" in place of analyze.
"Corporate" in place of cooperate
"Assimilate" in place of simulate

I do however get a little irritated when people incorrectly use the word seen....

"I was at Home Depot yesterday and I seen a hot water heater that was on sale, but I couldn't find a VIN number on it anywhere."

[The King]

I do however get a little irritated when people incorrectly use the word seen....

"I was at Home Depot yesterday and I seen a hot water heater that was on sale, but I couldn't find a VIN number on it anywhere."

As Denny pointed out, this could be made worse by...

"So, I was at Home Depot yesterday and I seen a hot water heater that was on sale, but I couldn't find no VIN number on it anywhere.

[dcs13]

Irregardless,.

Pun intended ?

[krazy kris]

3/4 race cam

[BLAKE]

It doesn't make me angry, but I reserve the right to judge the intelligence level of the person that can't or refuses to get a handle on the language.

[BP]

I like to ask people with diesels what kind of gas mileage they get.

[Cooter]

I like to ask people with diesels what kind of gas mileage they get.

I catch myself saying gas pedal for the sake of efficiency vs. accelerator

[Chili]

I cringed a little the other day after hearing someone tell another to "engage the clutch by pushing in the pedal".. Wasn't mad though.

[BP]

I cringed a little the other day after hearing someone tell another to "engage the clutch by pushing in the pedal".. Wasn't mad though.

Depending on the situation that could be the correct terminology. Take a riding mower for instance, you might push down the pedal to engage a clutch.

[Chili]

Depending on the situation that could be the correct terminology. Take a riding mower for instance, you might push down the pedal to engage a clutch.

Of course I meant a car, Mr. Technical! It was someone being taught how to drive a manual transmission car.

The funniest part was the follow up question: "Which one is the clutch pedal?" (from a girl in her mid-twenties, that has been driving auto-trans cars since 16).