Now that’s a horse of a different color!
Taken out of context, that’s a good sig line, IMHO.
Yep! Not that I can speak for all the U.K. Dopers, but in general, I think we in Britain tend to think "normalcy " sounds horrible, while “normality” sounds normal.
Two nations divided by a common language!
I do wonder now, though what word was used before 1849?
I can relate. I hate that people around me -constantly- use “jealous” when they actually mean “envious”.
Okay, now that actually made me burst out laughing. And I can’t even explain it to all the people here who are staring at me, because they don’t speak English.
But that was priceless. 
Oh yes - I detest that one!
Anyone worried about “infer” and “imply” yet?
Normalness. It’s cromulescent.
If something in the past was a lot of crap, would you say that it was bullshat?
My biggest pet peeve used to be “aren’t I?” (watch those conjugations of “to be”!), but lately it has been replaced by “that begs the question”, as in “That begs the question of whether I should go or stay”.
No, it doesn’t. It raises the question of whether you should go or stay. “Begging the question” is stating a premise that presumes the conclusion.
How about politicians (for instance) who claim to “refute” certain allegations, but in fact only “deny” them?
There seems to be a trend of late to quantify nonsense. Time and time again you’ll here someone say “That’s a nonsense!” To which I say harrumph! Are you sure it’s not two nonsenses? Or seven?
Bah. I’m the kind of person who, after reading a book set prior to the '70s, despairs over the fact that “faggot” has taken on such sinister tones in this day and age. Such a good word ruined by such terrible people…
Ya know, immediately after posting, I realized that my words can mean something - heh - sinister themselves. Above, I am referring, of course, to the fact that “faggot” used to refer to kindling, and the “terrible people” are those who would choose to pursue people with a different sexuality than their own.
So is “am’t I” correct? Guess I will stick with “ain’t I.”
These aren’t posts people want to post, if one wants to sound intelligent. Common use IS exactly how words get added to the lexicon. Lexicographers scan media for multiple instances of word use and when it reaches a critical mass it ends up in the Great Book.
“Am I not?” is correct.
When someone says “aren’t I?”, I like to respond with, “Yes! And I are, too!”
Those who would choose to pursue people with a different sexuality than their own are likely to end up mighty disappointed.
But I knew what you meant.
Besides, if we’re going to be complaining about new words, how about the verb “to google”. And the change in the meaning of the word “mouse”.