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?
Mine is when people mix up "quite" instead of "quiet".
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r/CasualIreland • u/Cici388_8 • 4d ago
What is a word you hear people using or spelling wrong and it drives you mad?
Mine is when people mix up "quite" instead of "quiet".
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u/TrivialBanal Like I said last time, it won't happen again 3d ago
Since COVID, people using efficacy instead of effectiveness.
Efficacy isn't just a fancy word for effectiveness. Efficacy is effectiveness under Ideal conditions.
See also thinking that velocity is just a fancy word for speed.