Antonyms we never use

[democracyindanger]

Stretch your vocabulary legs.

We use "hapless"--but never "hapful"

[Solon]

1. One word as a double negative...

if you say "Irregardless" does that mean you regard it higher than "regardless"?

[grannylib]

4. Oh I HATE it when people say 'irregardless!' hate it hate it hate it!

And the other one that gets me is 'orientated.' I am in charge of doing orientation with new hires where I work, and people are ALWAYS saying "when you get done orientating him/her..." Last time someone said that to me, I couldn't stand it any more, so I said, 'Sure, I can do that. I hope I am representating the company in a way that you would find appropriate." I got a funny look but that was it...went right over his head. grrrrrrrrrrr.

[grannylib]

2. Insightful but not insightless....'lacking insight' instead

peaceful but not peaceless...
wanton but not wantoff...ok sorry I am tired, going to bed soon!

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

3. So much we can do with -less

"Reckless" but not "reckful"

"Feckless" but not "feckful"

"Ageless" but not "ageful"

Also "discombobulated" (my personal favorite word) but not "combobulated"

[grannylib]

5. let's be a little more formal, here...'discomROBERTulated,' please...

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

7. I like it!

[democracyindanger]

9. hehe--you are tired

[NightTrain]

6. "Cocksure" but not "cockunsure."

[Dave Reynolds]

8. We are disgruntled, but never gruntled.

[fallout]

12. that made my day nt

[NightTrain]

10. Better pissed off than pissed on!

:P

[GoddessOfGuinness]

11. We use submarine, but not supermarine

prohibit, but not conhibit.

[HawkerHurricane]

13. No supermarine?

What's this, then?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

18. I knew I should've

put together models when I was a kid! :P

[HawkerHurricane]

22. For the record...

Supermarine was a airplane company making seaplanes, and very famous for it's racing seaplanes in the 1930's. When the winds of war started blowing, the Royal Air Force asked them to make fighter planes; they adapted one of thier racing seaplanes into a land based fighter plane, the Spitfire.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

24. Thanks for the history lesson!

:yourock:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

20. When I read Goddess's post I KNEW you'd chime in

For the record, I LIVED for 1:72 WWII fighter models when I was 9-15. That, and Matchbox cars.

[tuvor]

14. When was the last time you raveled something?

Especially when it was your fault for unraveling it in the first place?

[Left Is Write]

23. Actually, "ravel" and "unravel" mean the same thing.

[Hardrada]

15. We can make malaprops

But not aprops!

[Hardrada]

16. Are marriages of white racists

cegination?

[NightTrain]

17. You never hear about a person coming "hinged" now, do you?

[KitchenWitch]

19. disgruntled but not gruntled

[skypilot]

21. Feckless but not feckful

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[GoddessOfGuinness]

25. You take the highway and I'll take the lowway

:D