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Post by Katie on Nov 3, 2021 12:21:37 GMT
Agreeance is not a word, people!
My boss said it in a meeting recently, and now a radio broadcaster just said it. These are well educated people…come on!!
Ok, rant over. Anything making you irrationally angry lately?
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Post by stingfan on Nov 3, 2021 12:31:16 GMT
Most recently...The local radio station posted on their Facebook page that a freeze warning is in affect. It's effect. I get more annoyed by this sort of thing when it comes from sources like that - newspapers, TV stations, radio stations, etc. I expect more from these outlets than from regular joes.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2021 12:49:18 GMT
Agreeance is not a word, people! My boss said it in a meeting recently, and now a radio broadcaster just said it. These are well educated people…come on!! Ok, rant over. Anything making you irrationally angry lately? It actually is a word although rather obsolete nowadays The term “agreeance” is the obsolete form of “agreement,” referring strictly to the “state of agreement,” does exist and is linguistically recognized as a word. It was derived from the French term agréance that was first used in the mid-1500s and disappeared towards the 19th century. It is less likely suitable nor applicable in contemporary English and would utterly raise some eyebrows when used colloquially. Nevertheless, it may be sporadically observed in historical or legal texts wherein authors deliberately use a more precise form of language in representing thoughts. LINK |
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Post by Katie on Nov 3, 2021 13:08:31 GMT
Oops…I guess I stand corrected! In my 50 years I have never heard the word used until this past year. I guess we really do learn something new every day. 😊
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Post by gillyp on Nov 3, 2021 14:42:10 GMT
Agreeance is not a word, people! My boss said it in a meeting recently, and now a radio broadcaster just said it. These are well educated people…come on!! Ok, rant over. Anything making you irrationally angry lately? It actually is a word although rather obsolete nowadays The term “agreeance” is the obsolete form of “agreement,” referring strictly to the “state of agreement,” does exist and is linguistically recognized as a word. It was derived from the French term agréance that was first used in the mid-1500s and disappeared towards the 19th century. It is less likely suitable nor applicable in contemporary English and would utterly raise some eyebrows when used colloquially. Nevertheless, it may be sporadically observed in historical or legal texts wherein authors deliberately use a more precise form of language in representing thoughts. LINKWell colour me obsolete because I still use it! |
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Post by oh yvonne on Nov 3, 2021 14:48:35 GMT
Okay yeah, I hear it plenty and I never thought it *wasn't* a word.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2021 14:52:36 GMT
I hear "agreeance" more from European work colleagues than American work colleagues. My Irish colleague and I are always in conversations around proper usage of English when we put various copy pieces together. It reminds of grade school English and my 4th grade teacher constantly saying "English is the hardest language to learn because there are so many exceptions".
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Post by monklady123 on Nov 3, 2021 15:08:12 GMT
I'm at school today, subbing in four different classrooms (all different grades) while those same-grade teachers go to a training in the building. I'm on lunch now. One of my morning teachers, 4th grade, said in her plans "thankfully we have less students this year than two years ago."  Less vs. fewer is one of my major pet peeves. |
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Post by gar on Nov 3, 2021 15:45:54 GMT
I feel the same about the word normalcy. I use normality and didn’t know normalcy was actually a word until I googled it fairly recently. It still sounds ‘new’ to me and not quite correct.
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Post by scrapmaven on Nov 3, 2021 15:48:54 GMT
Alls is NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT a word. Stop saying it. Just stop. The word is all!
Also, it's not Joe and I's relationship. It's my relationship w/Joe. For goodness sake, it's called grammar. Use it! That felt good.  |
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Post by sassyangel on Nov 3, 2021 16:02:36 GMT
At and least are two separate words. Not one blended word.
As is each and other.
😂 I feel better now.
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Nov 3, 2021 16:03:04 GMT
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Post by sassyangel on Nov 3, 2021 16:07:04 GMT
I would *never* point mine (or any) out to someone. I just personally grit my teeth, but I know grammar isn’t everyone’s strength. *Unless* they said something like “your dumb” because how can you not in that instance? 😂🥴 |
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Post by greendragonlady on Nov 3, 2021 16:15:38 GMT
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Post by Gennifer on Nov 3, 2021 16:23:04 GMT
I'm at school today, subbing in four different classrooms (all different grades) while those same-grade teachers go to a training in the building. I'm on lunch now. One of my morning teachers, 4th grade, said in her plans "thankfully we have less students this year than two years ago." Less vs. fewer is one of my major pet peeves. Did you use her marking pen to grade it? |
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Post by voltagain on Nov 3, 2021 17:06:49 GMT
I feel the same about the word normalcy. I use normality and didn’t know normalcy was actually a word until I googled it fairly recently. It still sounds ‘new’ to me and not quite correct. Normality sounds wrong to me! Normalcy is the "right" word lol |
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Post by wasil on Nov 3, 2021 17:28:01 GMT
A close family member used the word “functionable” several times before I could no longer stop myself and told her that I had never heard that before and didn’t think it was a word. I was shocked a few days later to read a blog and they used the word “functionable.” I still think it’s not a real word and that “functional” is correct.
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Post by melanell on Nov 3, 2021 17:29:43 GMT
This part of the article describes me very well: “If an introvert says ‘This is distracting me, these 20 misspellings’ they are not necessarily trying to be critical … We are so attuned to these errors we are no longer getting the message.” Sometimes I attempt to read a message board or Facebook post, or even an online article, and there are enough mistakes (whether in spelling or grammar or simply typos) that it does completely distract me. I rarely point them out to people. But I do notice them. I also have a terrible time when people opt out of using paragraphs. But that's due to vision issues, not grammar obsession.  For me, it's typos where I struggle. (And I do apologize because I often don't bother to correct them all, particularly on Facebook.) I have two types of typos that plague me. First, I miss the shift button when capitalizing certain letters mid sentence. I notice "i" and "b" are my worst for some reason. When talking about myself, I often wind up saying "i", and if your name starts with a "B", there's a good chance that I'll type something such as "Thanks, barb!" or "Happy birthday, betty!" My other issue is the timing of hitting the space bar, mostly with small words. I often split the word "the", for instance. "I'm going tot he store after work today." And that one doesn't always even get picked up by spellcheck since, lik ein this example, both "tot" and "he" are spelled properly. (And LOL, I absolutely did NOT purposely just do the very same thing with "like" and "in" in that sentence. It was truly a mistake.  ) |
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Nov 3, 2021 17:32:57 GMT
I use agreeance, normality, and another one; orientated. I believe the US version is oriented, but we don't use that here.
<- Another introverted jerk, although I don't correct people to their faces unless they ask for my input. I do sit on my sofa growling at the TV, "FEWER not LESS", "the team/family IS not ARE" and "for John and ME not I". My poor DH.
Did anyone else spot the deliberate mistake in that article? lol
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Post by MichyM on Nov 3, 2021 17:44:07 GMT
Most recently...The local radio station posted on their Facebook page that a freeze warning is in affect. It's effect. I get more annoyed by this sort of thing when it comes from sources like that - newspapers, TV stations, radio stations, etc. I expect more from these outlets than from regular joes. Oops, effect and affect are the ones I can struggle with. I think i get it right most of the time but i often have to take a beat and think for a sec. The rest of them I think I’ve got down! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2021 17:51:42 GMT
It actually is a word although rather obsolete nowadays The term “agreeance” is the obsolete form of “agreement,” referring strictly to the “state of agreement,” does exist and is linguistically recognized as a word. It was derived from the French term agréance that was first used in the mid-1500s and disappeared towards the 19th century. It is less likely suitable nor applicable in contemporary English and would utterly raise some eyebrows when used colloquially. Nevertheless, it may be sporadically observed in historical or legal texts wherein authors deliberately use a more precise form of language in representing thoughts. LINKWell colour me obsolete because I still use it!  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2021 17:58:34 GMT
The one that bugs me the most these days is the use of wonder when they mean wander. Your dog didn't wondered off; they wAndered off.
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Post by tentoes on Nov 3, 2021 18:15:02 GMT
Does the word "BETROOM" (instead of BEDROOM) bother anybody else? The hair on the back of my neck stands up when I hear it.
can you tell I watch renovation shows?
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Post by joelise on Nov 3, 2021 19:17:24 GMT
It actually is a word although rather obsolete nowadays The term “agreeance” is the obsolete form of “agreement,” referring strictly to the “state of agreement,” does exist and is linguistically recognized as a word. It was derived from the French term agréance that was first used in the mid-1500s and disappeared towards the 19th century. It is less likely suitable nor applicable in contemporary English and would utterly raise some eyebrows when used colloquially. Nevertheless, it may be sporadically observed in historical or legal texts wherein authors deliberately use a more precise form of language in representing thoughts. LINKWell colour me obsolete because I still use it! Me too! I think it was used many times in the legal papers for my divorce! |
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Post by oh yvonne on Nov 3, 2021 19:42:39 GMT
the one I notice a lot lately is when people say "all of the sudden" when its "all of a sudden". IDK why that seems to be catching on lately. All of the sudden doesn't even sound right.
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Post by gottapeanow on Nov 3, 2021 20:47:18 GMT
Professional editor and writer here, in the industry for 12+ years. I live and die by Merriam-Webster Dictionary and by the Chicago Manual of Style. "Agreeance" is not there. At all. So I would not use it in writing except in informal conversation. (Informal conversation is kind of no-holds barred, IMO.) According to MW, "functionable" is not a word either. But "normalcy" is definitely in there. As an aside, this article about adding words to the dictionary — 455 words in October! — might interest some of you. www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/new-words-in-the-dictionaryLisa |
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Post by nine on Nov 3, 2021 21:20:50 GMT
I just looked it up. Agreeance - the state of agreeing.
I’ve heard it used several times, like ‘he is in aggreance with the terms of the contract.’
does that help you or does it just made you more mad?
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Post by monklady123 on Nov 3, 2021 21:29:52 GMT
I'm at school today, subbing in four different classrooms (all different grades) while those same-grade teachers go to a training in the building. I'm on lunch now. One of my morning teachers, 4th grade, said in her plans "thankfully we have less students this year than two years ago."  Less vs. fewer is one of my major pet peeves. Did you use her marking pen to grade it? No, lol. But in the 2nd grade I did correct that teacher's spelling of my last name which she had written on the white board with the morning message.  |
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Nov 3, 2021 21:39:00 GMT
Professional editor and writer here, in the industry for 12+ years. I live and die by Merriam-Webster Dictionary and by the Chicago Manual of Style. "Agreeance" is not there. At all. So I would not use it in writing except in informal conversation. (Informal conversation is kind of no-holds barred, IMO.)
According to MW, "functionable" is not a word either. But "normalcy" is definitely in there. As an aside, this article about adding words to the dictionary — 455 words in October! — might interest some of you. www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/new-words-in-the-dictionaryLisa Technical writer chiming in here. I use the same sources you cited above professionally. I totally agree with you about informal conversation. Interesting article. TFS! I'm forever correcting other people's grammar, spelling, & typos (sometimes only silently..or under my breath, with gritted teeth, LOL). DH and I both have been known to shout back at the tv upon hearing egregious grammar mistakes. ("It's fewer, not less!" is a very common one, LOL.) A person I work with overuses hyphens all the time. They put hyphens in tons of places they don't belong...even in professional communications. I don't have oversight to correct them in most of those instances unfortunately; instead I just cringe when I read them. This person commits many other grammar offenses as well. When they ask me directly to edit/proof something they've written (rare), I'll correct them but otherwise I have to let a lot of it go. <<cringe>> |
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Post by Katie on Nov 3, 2021 22:12:23 GMT
I just looked it up. Agreeance - the state of agreeing. I’ve heard it used several times, like ‘he is in aggreance with the terms of the contract.’ does that help you or does it just made you more mad? LOL - it makes me mad, although I understand now I am in the wrong. I’ll do my best to get used to it. Uggghhh. |
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