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Old 03-15-2012, 04:11 AM
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Originally Posted by bloocar
Wow, yes so many of them bother me also. One that I have heard recently is "We were conversating", HUH? Do you mean talking? The text message short cuts, people are not going to know how to spell anymore (no problem I guess since all we are going to have to do is speak and the computer will type it for us). Another thing that has been bugging me is the blended words like: Skort for shorts/skirt or what we use to call coulottes (sp), pleather for patent leather, plarn for plastic yarn, shrug? not sure what this is for shoulder rug??? Oh, and the one that is everywhere, on TV and even professionals saying "Me and my friend" instead of my friend and I. Sorry folks, got a little carried away!
I'm pretty sure a shrug is not short for anything but goes back quite a ways. I have heard it all my life to mean a wrap that sits on the shoulders.

I got an email from my bank the other day, titled something like "More power to We, the Savers." Aaaaarrggh...
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