Mistakes Your Mouth Makes
Yes, let's just blame it on your mouth. Your brain knows the right thing, but your mouth - so defiant and unruly - just goes and saying things however it pleases. Rude. Let's have a Come-To-Jesus with your mouth today to help it get its act together.
Starting off, make today the last day you say "irregardless" however. It my greatest fear that so many people are going to start saying the word incorrectly that Webster will add the incorrect usage to the dictionary and then all hope will be lost. All. Hope. Lost.
It's one thing when "sexting" gets added, but "literally" now meaning "figuratively" is literally a tragedy. Talk how you want to talk with your friends and family, but at work, especially in written communications, kindly get your shit together.
So how about, instead of using or pronouncing a word incorrectly, you learn the correct way? Below are several sites that have lists of the wrongs and rights so you can get your mouth in shape.
Ready? And go:
17 Misused and Made-Up Words That Make You Rage via Buzzfeed
10 Words You Mispronounce That Make People Think You're An Idiot via PrimerMagazine
10 Common Words You May Be Mispronouncing via Buzzfeed
50 Incorrect Pronunciations That You Should Avoid via Writing Daily Tips
10 Words And Phrases You're Probably Saying Wrong via LifeHack.org
25 Common Phrases That You're Saying Wrong via LifeHack
Words Can Make You Look Stupid via BabyFoodForCreatives
Thanks to all my friends who know how much these types of things annoy me and so thoughtful have shared many of these links with me. You are literally the best.
