Wordie: Penultimate: Comments

Comment by mollusque, 20 days ago

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:01:22 +0000

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:53:34 +0000

People who use the word penultimate properly hold a special place in my heart.

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:18:59 +0000

One of wife's favourties.

Wed, 23 May 2007 13:24:15 +0000

The use of literally to mean figuratively makes me lose a little more faith in humanity every time I hear it.

Mon, 21 May 2007 11:28:03 +0000

Likewise on both accounts, with extra cringes for the recent fad of belligerent used as a synonym for drunk/intoxicated. *huuuhg*

Mon, 21 May 2007 11:06:51 +0000

Yes! AAAAAARGH! I literally cringe when I hear that. ;-)

Mon, 21 May 2007 09:42:19 +0000

Literally, when whatever's being described is the exact opposite of literal.

Mon, 21 May 2007 09:24:34 +0000

And the first (just out of curiosity)?

Mon, 21 May 2007 09:14:19 +0000

That's got to be the second-worst language mistake I hear people make all the time.

Sun, 20 May 2007 01:04:18 +0000

Meaning "next to last" not "super ultimate" as people often seem to assume.