> On 22/06/2011 12:14 PM, Mike the Elder wrote:
>> Invisible<voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>>> For some reason, it really *really* annoys me when people write "i.e."
>>> when they /obviously/ meant "e.g."
>>>
>>> Apparently some people think these mean the same thing.
>>
>> Just ONE irritation... for a WHOLE day?
>
> I've just had to sit through a bunch of procedure documents with this
> mistake repeated multiple times.
>
> Curiously, I found this to be less annoying than the bad technical
> decisions in the procedures. (Oh, well, it's not like anybody consulted
> *my* opinion when they drafted the plan...)
>
>> (Mine are the use of the non-words "irregardless" and "nuke-u-ler" by
>> supposedly
>> educated people such as public officials and broadcasters.)
>
> I used to be annoyed by "orientated" when it should of course be
> "oriented".
>
> I am now of course even more annoyed to discover that not only is
> "orientated" a genuine word that does actually exist, but that it's even
> the *preferred* word to use in British English. *sigh*
>
>> Have a nice (i.e. pleasant) day. (e.g. Spend time with good friends,
>> eat tasty
>> and nourishing food and avoid all contact with chihuahuas.)
>
> Well, I'm going to go _dance with myself_ tonight. And hopefully no dogs...

You know that's a euphemism, right?

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