Word Play

I was not an English major and don’t pretend to be one. The language can get to confusing! Some statements that I hear are confusing to me because I’m not sure if the person is misusing the word, or if I’ve been getting it wrong all my life. 

1. The word biweekly has 2 meanings: occurring every 2 weeks, and occurring twice a week. That is so confusing! How do I know what to do?

2.      Indefinite means not precise or exact. But when sports announcers say someone is out indefinitely it sometimes means they are out for the entire season. To me, being out for the entire season is very precise.

3.      “If I don’t see you, have a nice __________ (birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas).” What if you do see the person? Then should they not have a nice day? Maybe we should say “If I don’t see you to tell you, have a nice _____________”

4.      “If could care less.” You usually mean you couldn’t care less!

I’m sure there will be more to come! Add your own!