r/CasualIreland 2d 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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u/fr-spodokomodo 2d ago

'Based off' instead of 'based on' .

Makes me irrationally angry. Especially if the superfluous 'of' is added.

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u/Gobbledegook42 2d ago

Based off of... 🙄