K-sky gets it right

I endorse k-sky’s Tuesday Hatred of Word Nerds.

6 responses to “K-sky gets it right”

  1. Di Kotimy says:

    Yeah, pretty much always.

  2. T-Mo says:

    Okay, this has me wondering if “really” will be the next adverb at which the word nerds will tilt. Does it not derive from “real”, as “literally” derives from “literal”? Real-ly. As in, “something that exists in the real”. Why, then, do we use it interchangeably with “very” and other intensifiers?

    Innocent party guest: “I really don’t like this conversation.”

    Aggressive party guest: “Why do you say, ‘really’? Would you ever say the reverse, that you ‘virtually’ don’t like something?”

    Wisecracking bystander: “Really?”

    Word nerd points can be scored anywhere and everywhere!

  3. T-Mo says:

    P.S. K-sky, I’m FB friends with Sarah Miller. I could easily direct her attention toward your post, if you care.

  4. josh k-sky says:

    That would be neat, T-Mo. I love the looming “really” horizon.