I’ve been coming to this site for months, and this is the best topic ever! My wife calls me the “Pronunciation Nazi” because just about every issue mentioned above sets me off.
Novice 1027 you rock!! My biggest pet peeve of all of these mentioned above is “orientated” instead of oriented.
2 others:
1) lacks-adaisical for lackadaisical
(It’s not “lacks”, like “Hey dude, I’m lacks (relax)…”
2) supposebly for supposedly
My old boss did that!! And for someone with a freakin’ MBA, I expect more. That drove me insane.
