Has anyone else noticed the recent usage of “weary” in place of wary? As in, “My next-door neighbor has been acting strange lately. I’m weary of him now, because he’s scary.”
I’ve heard this more than once, one time I think maybe even on these very boards.
Lately I’ve noticed “career” in place of “careen”, as in, “The car careered across the road and fell off the embankment.” Sorry, but those words are only synonyms if you change jobs a lot.
Career can also mean speed, at full speed, move rapidly, rush.
From Oxford
It’s precedent, not presidents.
(Sorry, I’ve been overtaken by the inescapable this past week.)
Bah, what do they know? Oxford indeed, hmph. Buncha morons, I tell you.
should of
Makes me cringe, every time.
(And BOY! “should” looks misspelled when you’re trying not to invoke Gaudere!)