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[Dejah Thoris]

I know it's a word, but I have real issues with "envision". That and "envisage". They're just ugly, ugly words.

If they're ugly, fuck 'em!  I'm all for making up your own words, anyway.  And, infact (heh), some people can get away with using the wrong words and other people can't.  I know it's not fair, but that's just the way it is.

[The King of Carrot Flowers]

My sister says the "t" at the end of "nougat". It's a small thing, but it makes me want to smash her face in.

That's pretty common in America; even I do it (we say it like "nooggit"). If I'm actually paying attention, though, I'll say it properly.

"writ", instead of wrote or written.

Technically, "writ" can be used as the past participle of "write", but that usage is rather archaic. Now it's mostly used as a noun which means "a written order".

Furthermore, I don't know of anyone who has made this mistake, but it seems likely that someone has:
It is spell "participle", not "particible" or any other variation.

Also, I really hate it when people say "past" in the place of "passed".

[.]

I have a friend who says 'presumptive' instead of 'presumptious'. It drives me insane.

[The King of Carrot Flowers]

I have a friend who says 'presumptive' instead of 'presumptious'. It drives me insane.

Wiktionary seems to think "presumptive" is a word, but I'm not so sure...

Also, the word is "presumptuous".

EDIT: I have reason to believe that "presumptive" is a word.
But I kinda understand why it drives you insane.

[.]

I have a friend who says 'presumptive' instead of 'presumptious'. It drives me insane.

Wiktionary seems to think "presumptive" is a word, but I'm not so sure...

Also, the word is "presumptuous".

EDIT: I have reason to believe that "presumptive" is a word.
But I kinda understand why it drives you insane.

Sorry, my hands naturally typed 'tious' as it is alot more common that 'tuous'
Doe 'presumptive' mean the same thing?

[marie_x]

insinuative

alright is also NOT a word

[caddy]

alright is also NOT a word

It is, in fact, a word.  It just depends on when you use it while writing, as it's more of a colloquial term.  Now, if you want to say you do not like the fact that it is a word, then that's fine, but it is a word.

Alright, definition.

[marie_x]

alright is also NOT a word

It is, in fact, a word.  It just depends on when you use it while writing, as it's more of a colloquial term.  Now, if you want to say you do not like the fact that it is a word, then that's fine, but it is a word.

Alright, definition.

Excuse my wrong-ness. Haha, yes, it is informally and widely used, I will accept that.

[Rob]

I heard a radio announcer say, "conversate" the other day.

[The King of Carrot Flowers]

I have a friend who says 'presumptive' instead of 'presumptious'. It drives me insane.

Wiktionary seems to think "presumptive" is a word, but I'm not so sure...

Also, the word is "presumptuous".

EDIT: I have reason to believe that "presumptive" is a word.
But I kinda understand why it drives you insane.

Sorry, my hands naturally typed 'tious' as it is alot more common that 'tuous'
Doe 'presumptive' mean the same thing?

It can mean "presumptuous" or "presumed", as in "a presumed/presumptive course of action" or "a presumptive person".

[.]

I have a friend who says 'presumptive' instead of 'presumptious'. It drives me insane.

Wiktionary seems to think "presumptive" is a word, but I'm not so sure...

Also, the word is "presumptuous".

EDIT: I have reason to believe that "presumptive" is a word.
But I kinda understand why it drives you insane.

Sorry, my hands naturally typed 'tious' as it is alot more common that 'tuous'
Doe 'presumptive' mean the same thing?

It can mean "presumptuous" or "presumed", as in "a presumed/presumptive course of action" or "a presumptive person".

Thanks.
Though it's still going to aggravate me when she says it...

[CeeGBee]

I have a friend who says 'presumptive' instead of 'presumptious'. It drives me insane.

Wiktionary seems to think "presumptive" is a word, but I'm not so sure...

Also, the word is "presumptuous".

EDIT: I have reason to believe that "presumptive" is a word.
But I kinda understand why it drives you insane.

Sorry, my hands naturally typed 'tious' as it is alot more common that 'tuous'
Doe 'presumptive' mean the same thing?

It can mean "presumptuous" or "presumed", as in "a presumed/presumptive course of action" or "a presumptive person".

Thanks.
Though it's still going to aggravate me when she says it...

Similar but not the same....

Presumptuous refers to an inappropriate assumption about something.
-That guy who brought a box of condoms on the first date?  Presumptuous...

Presumptive suggests a reasonable assumption, but one that hasn't been confirmed "officially"...
-The guy who's been the owner's right-hand man for the last 20 years?  Since the boss is 90
 years old and has said he'll retire soon, that guy's the presumptive new boss.

Short version: 
"presumptive" - fair assumption,  "presumptuous" - bad assumption.

also....
INSINUATIVE - a word (actually, a pretty cool one, imho.)

[Captain Oblivious]

i really dislike when people say
"aluminum"
"cousint" (possibly a dialect thing for cousin)

and when people leave out t's or h's

[CeeGBee]

i really dislike when people say
"aluminum"

That's actually the standard spelling/pronunciation in America... 

I say al-yoo-min-ium when I want to sound pretentious.

[Captain Oblivious]

I know it's the proper American word, but here it is aluminium, and anything other pisses me off.

YOU BUTCHERED THE LANGUAGE!!
lol.