Quibble. Wince. Cringe.

[madamesilverspurs]

Just heard a professional broadcast journalist use the word "coronated." This was scant moments after another professional spoke about how a voter is "orientated" toward a certain candidate. A while back there was a sign, carried by a teacher, that read "Teachers Teach. Administrators Administrate."

Dad would have made us write the word "crowned" 500 times, and he'd have grounded us until we were properly "oriented"; we'd have been disowned for repeated egregious failures to "administer" the English language with appropriate care.




Yeah, I know, picky picky picky. But sheesh.

[Scuba]

1. My parents were both children of school teachers....

... and I'm eternally grateful.

[randome]

2. I cringe, too.

But the language is changing even more rapidly due to the Internet. We have to make adjustments, too.

[JohnnyLib2]

3. son of teacher agreeing

Although, I'm becoming grateful when words include vowels....

[enlightenment]

4. According to a rather

amusing article that was in the Daily Fail a week or so ago, attention to those details means you have officially reached middle age!

I'm right with you - words are a terribly thing to waste in such an egregious fashion.

Here's the article - it's written from the British male perspective, but much rings true for all:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2086556/Mid-life-madness-Men-wanting-machine-gun-teenagers-drop-Sprite-cans-pavement--screaming-fewer-Radio-4.html

[bemildred]

5. Shudder. nt

[LiberalEsto]

6. We've become ignorantated

by the quasi-educacated