Word use that drives you up the wall!

[Abraham]

...and I say twitter dweebs are: "Hashtag Ineloquent"

[bayouhazard]

That seems redundant.

[WildBill]

That seems redundant.

Repetitiously redundant!

[Abraham]

"Free gift" is redundant.

I grit my teeth when I hear or read it.

Free gift, arrggghhhh!

[Oldgringo]

"Free gift" is redundant.

I grit my teeth when I hear or read it.

Free gift, arrggghhhh!

How're your teeth holding up?

[Abraham]

For reasons I can't understand, what with all the gritting and grimacing I do - They look Mah-Vel-Ous!

Well, except for their color, what with strong cigars (sadly, I quit them) and coffee, they have certain golden gloss...

[tbrown]

Some people pay good money for gold teeth.

[Oldgringo]

Some people pay good money for gold teeth.

I had an abscessed, crowned molar pulled a few weeks ago and the dentist asked if I wanted it to try and sell it. I was staggered by the question. Once I regained my cool, I asked, "...to whom..."?

What does this have to do with word usage?

[WildBill]

We had a yankee neighbor when we lived outside Disneyworld (imagine that) some 30 years ago who would say, "I'm going to "Wal-Marts" or "K-Marts"". Where does the "s" come from? Another one is "anyways" where does that "s" come from?

There is an excesssss of ssssses. They used to be a dime a dozen, but now they are a dollar a gross.

[gringo pistolero]

We had a yankee neighbor when we lived outside Disneyworld (imagine that) some 30 years ago who would say, "I'm going to "Wal-Marts" or "K-Marts"". Where does the "s" come from? Another one is "anyways" where does that "s" come from?

There is an excesssss of ssssses. They used to be a dime a dozen, but now they are a dollar a gross.

How long did that take? 20% inflation in one year is bad but a 20% increase spread over a few decades...

[MasterOfNone]

We had a yankee neighbor when we lived outside Disneyworld (imagine that) some 30 years ago who would say, "I'm going to "Wal-Marts" or "K-Marts"". Where does the "s" come from? Another one is "anyways" where does that "s" come from?

There is an excesssss of ssssses. They used to be a dime a dozen, but now they are a dollar a gross.

How long did that take? 20% inflation in one year is bad but a 20% increase spread over a few decades...

That's actually deflation:
A dime a dozen = 12/10 cents = 1.2/cent
A dollar a gross = 144/100 cents = 1.44/cent

I attribute the reduction in price to computers. It is much cheaper to type and "s" than to type set one.

[iAmSam]

Ivey League schools

The irony. It hurts.

[WildBill]

We had a yankee neighbor when we lived outside Disneyworld (imagine that) some 30 years ago who would say, "I'm going to "Wal-Marts" or "K-Marts"". Where does the "s" come from? Another one is "anyways" where does that "s" come from?

There is an excesssss of ssssses. They used to be a dime a dozen, but now they are a dollar a gross.

How long did that take? 20% inflation in one year is bad but a 20% increase spread over a few decades...

That's actually deflation:
A dime a dozen = 12/10 cents = 1.2/cent
A dollar a gross = 144/100 cents = 1.44/cent

I attribute the reduction in price to computers. It is much cheaper to type and "s" than to type set one.

Bytes are more available than metal type so the market is flooded to exesss.

[WildBill]

How about shrimps? I see that on the menu at many Asian restaurants.

[MasterOfNone]

How about shrimps? I see that on the menu at many Asian restaurants.

The word "shrimps" is insulting. They prefer to be called "little crustaceans."