# Acceptable English grammar/semantics that you hate

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 23, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceptable-english-grammar-semantics-that-you-hate/1001984 "2024-05-23T20:21:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceptable-english-grammar-semantics-that-you-hate/1001984/261 "2024-07-07T16:27:33Z")

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One that bugs me is the use of “reticent” to mean “reluctant”. I’ve seen/heard it so much that I assume it’s now considered correct.

And another peeve is leaving the -ed off of bias when one means “biased”. I usually assume the person saying it that way does not read much and is going by what they (mis)hear. I’m not so sure this has become normal yet but I’m afraid it will.

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