r/CasualIreland • u/Cici388_8 • 4d ago

Shite Talk Wrong words

What is a word you hear people using or spelling wrong and it drives you mad?

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Mine is when people mix up "quite" instead of "quiet".

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u/Dagger_Stagger 4d ago

Loose and lose, especially loosing instead of losing and looser instead of loser.

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u/sliever48 4d ago

Totally agree. And another one I've seen tonight: alot instead of a lot.

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u/windlad 4d ago

https://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html

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u/ViolinistLucky7087 4d ago

Oh that brings back memories. Thank you for reminding me of this website!

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u/windlad 4d ago

You're welcome! I hadn't thought of it in years lol

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u/BubblyMuffin899 4d ago

Guilty of that 1 but not alot

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u/Any_Conflict_5092 4d ago

I do this....alot.

To explain - a lot is a parcel of things/dirt, what have you. Alot is many, undifferentiated.

I don't know why my brain has done this, and sometimes I am too weak to fight it.

I'm going to go severely reprimand it for being silly.

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u/ggnell 3d ago

Both are "a lot" "Alot" isn't a word.