Simple factual errors that drive you nuts

[bouv]

@Superfluous_Parentheses

Are you complaining about the incorrect use of “decimated”, “intensive” or where the Mayas wiped out by something else?

edit: I assume it’s the latter.

It’s three things.

1. People tend to say “for all intensive purposes” when it should be “for all intents and purposes,”
2. As you mentioned, decimated is used wrong (means to reduce by 1/10.)
3. Using “peoples” instead of “people” cause it sounds “cooler” or something.