Comments on: Top 40 Vocabulary Pet Peeves

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:41:27 +0000

You seem to have “founder” and “flounder” backwards (#25)

Dictionary dot com:
foun·der
2 [foun-der] Show IPA
verb (used without object)
1.
(of a ship, boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink.
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floun·der
1 [floun-der] Show IPA
verb (used without object)
1.
to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
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So, yes, I’m afraid my cruise ship DID founder and sink to the bottom of the Caribbean Sea. (Think of the insurance payout!)

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:19:05 +0000

“Occur” (#20) does not MEAN “an action taking place that is accidental or unforeseen” or else you would say, “Uh Oh, I was just driving along and had an OCCUR.”

Maybe you should say what “MEAN” means. . . . .

By: abish

abish — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:50:48 +0000

This list is a travesty.

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:07:29 +0000

But each sunset is unique! Like every snowflake.