[amazinglygraceless]

Devastate and decimate.

Devastate = to lay waste to, to completely destroy, to overwhelm

Decimate = to reduce by exactly 10 percent

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[sherryrn2001]

Prostrate and prostate....

Prostrate - stretched out on the ground face down in adoration or submission

Prostate - a firm partly muscular partly glandular body that is situated about the base of the male urethra that secretes an alkaline viscid fluid

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[spiderhider]

Devastate and decimate.

Devastate = to lay waste to, to completely destroy, to overwhelm

Decimate = to reduce by exactly 10 percent

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Dictionary.com begs to differ with your explanation of decimate

dec'i�mate
[-meyt]

-verb (used with object)
-mated, -mating,
null. to destroy much of

Related forms:
dec�i�ma'tion, dec'i�ma�tor, noun

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[_StephenBB81]

Devastate and decimate.

Devastate = to lay waste to, to completely destroy, to overwhelm

Decimate = to reduce by exactly 10 percent

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Now I do kinda agree with you, but also disagree, I could be wrong but I believe decimate was a method used by the romans when killing treasonous soldiers they killed 1 in 10 people to set an example.

It later came to mean killing a large portion of a population. which could also be devastating to those having it done to them,

[xxtrrublexx]

Ignorant and arrogant.

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[middbrew]

Imbecile and Illiterate

Imbicile = a dunce, blockhead, and or dolt.

Illiterate =having or demonstrating very little or no education.

[SCrid2000]

Ask - to pose a question
Axe - a tool to remove people who pose questions.

[SCrid2000]

Imbecile and Illiterate

Imbicile = a dunce, blockhead, and or dolt.

Illiterate =having or demonstrating very little or no education.

Illiterate means you can't read or write...

[middbrew]

Illiterate means you can't read or write...

Yes, that is one of the meanings. It also means a lack of knowledge about the topic area of discussion. One of the reasons there can be a lack of knowledge is because the person can't read.

[middbrew]

Ask - to pose a question
Axe - a tool to remove people who pose questions.

Glad to see I'm not the only one that hates when people use the word axe to mean ask.

[BigBadWulf]

Yes, that is one of the meanings. It also means a lack of knowledge about the topic area of discussion. One of the reasons there can be a lack of knowledge is because the person can't read.

That definition is ignorant, but yeah....... I know. Nobody axed me

[T�nis]

It irritates me when people use "they" when they should be using "he" or "it."

Example

Incorrect: RIM is a terrific company! They make secure smartphones.

Correct: RIM is a terrific company! It makes secure smartphones.

Example

Incorrect: Advise your co-worker to use a password but tell them not to forget it.

Correct: Advise your co-worker to use a password but tell him not to forget it.

(In English, when gender is not known, the proper pronoun to use is he/him.)

[trucky]

Fill: I don't fill so good today.

Feel: You gonna feel your tank full today Bubba?

[SCrid2000]

It irritates me when people use "they" when they should be using "he" or "it."

Example

Incorrect: RIM is a terrific company! They make secure smartphones.

Correct: RIM is a terrific company! It makes secure smartphones.

Example

Incorrect: Advise your co-worker to use a password but tell them not to forget it.

Correct: Advise your co-worker to use a password but tell him not to forget it.

(In English, when gender is not known, the proper pronoun to use is he/him.)

Actually corporations are people too

Fill: I don't fill so good today.

Feel: You gonna feel your tank full today Bubba?

What if Bubba really is gonna feel his tank?
Mechanophilia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[T�nis]

Actually corporations are people too

They are "persons," but in my example above, the corporation is a single entity. It would make sense to say, "RIM and Apple are terrific! They make wonderful clever-phones." But it's not correct to use "they" when talking about one or the other. "He" doesn't work either.

[trucky]

Pill: Bobby Sue, are you gonna pill them apples or not?

Peel: I need a peel for muh headache.

[SRR500]

I can't stand it when people speak in text shorthand.

OMG! Is not interchangeable with "Oh my gosh" when one is speaking aloud. The list goes on and on...

[omniusovermind]

Ask - to pose a question
Axe - a tool to remove people who pose questions.

oh snap! lol

[amazinglygraceless]

My biggest is the misuse of "there", "they're" and "their"

Followed by "though" and "thou" If you constantly make this mistake, PLEASE STOP! (hint:
you live in Philadelphia )

[JustPlainJef]

One phrase that always bugs me is "similar but different." By definition, similar means they have minor differences.

Also, when people say "Can I...." when they mean "May I...." I coach softball, and I hear all the time "Can I go to the bathroom?" My answer has become "I don't know, can you?"

[DocDRM]

Can't tolerate "Well, then we will have to agree to disagree." The only thing I am agreeing to is you haven't listened closely enough to the facts I am presenting to you. If you choose to disagree, it is without my agreement.

[T�nis]

I don't particularly like "same difference." And "agree to disagree" is ridiculous. Another one I think is a bit corny is "Let's see if we can't [insert some action here e.g. 'get this done']."

[trucky]

fire: Isn't it a bit fire to be drivin all the way to Bubba's house tonight?

far: Bobbie Joe Jim's house caught far and burnt right flat to the ground.

[SRR500]

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

[JustPlainJef]

10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling - The Oatmeal

That's a classic..... I should save all of these for easy reference.....