The Dictionary of American Diction: Number 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Performance reviews are done in February.  There will be a monitory review in August depending on Written review.  (from an employee handbook)

 

  "...a taught and compelling drama..." 

 

  "i can fax a resume later today if this doesnt do threw."  (from an employment application via email)

 

  "Hello, Want to know what's going on on your PC while you're out of it?" (spam advertising surveillance software)

 

  "I'm the first person in my family that's ever went to college."

 

  "I like the insurance industry, so I'm going to college to major in actual science."

 

  "That fact hasn't been authentisized."

 

  "The employee was rolling tires off the truck, I was helping employee by knocking down" (that doesn’t sound very helpful - from an accident report)

 

  "I need to find out some financual information about that company."

 

  "I think Steve is horning all the paper clips."  (I believe you mean hording, but then again, I don't know Steve all that well.)

 

 

 

 

 

Dictionary of American Diction                                        CautionaryTale.com