Pedants Corner is just the right place for me because I get so cross when in almost every book I read, some by leading authors, I hear words used incorrectly.
Prodigal does NOT mean 'returning' but profligate, spendthrift, throwing your money about like a man with no arms. (and how does that work btw?) 
Brackish water is a mixture of salt and fresh, as in an estuary for instance, but is so often used as if it means dirty.
And so many more.
I know language changes and there are many words we use now which have reversed their meaning, 'sophisticated' for instance, but ti still make me wild.
Anyone else got a pet peeve word?
Thread, not threat, for goodness sake!
BradfordLass72
Pedants Corner is just the right place for me because I get so cross when in almost every book I read, some by leading authors, I hear words used incorrectly.
When reading I see words being used incorrectly.
I know language changes and there are many words we use now which have reversed their meaning, 'sophisticated' for instance, but ti still make me wild
Pardon me if I cant take your thread too seriously, though obviously I was drawn in enough to post. 
Are we allowed to mention pronounciation?
Oh, dear! 
Nonnie The "No problem" thing is even more annoying when I'm on the phone complaining to a company about something, eg. Vodafone, and the customer service person keeps saying "No problem" (it may not be a problem to you but it is to me). The other day I phoned a company and he asked for my name, and I said Mrs Sparkle, and he answered "No worries" . 
It was an apostrophe /possessive wasn’t it mcem ?
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