Resiliency instead of resilience?
Complancency instead of complacence?
2006-08-30 11:02:49 · 8 answers · asked by Nightwalker 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Symmetrical instead of symmetric?
2006-08-30 11:07:21 · update #1
because common sense isn't common
2006-08-31 09:34:45 · answer #1 · answered by babybro35 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Best solution I can offer is grammar is not a priority in language today. The amount of people my age (I'm 22) who don't even know what an adverb is is staggering. So most people probably don't fully realize that the suffix is not needed.
2006-08-30 18:05:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
These are not really examples of unnecessary suffixinginginging :), but horrendous coinages all the same:
'Tangibilise' - courtesy of my boss, as in: 'we need to tangibilise our targets'
'Irregardless' - why say 'regardless', when you get to exercise your lungs just that teensy-weensy bit more by saying the longer word?
If grammar's not going (sorry, 'goingifying') to hell in a handbasket, it's at least going to heck.
Sigh.
2006-08-31 06:57:59 · answer #3 · answered by Bowzer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
people add these suffixes because they actually don't know any better, no one tries to look like a dumb a*s on purpose, if you aren't told you wouldn't know and when you hear someone do this, tell them better.
2006-08-30 18:07:44 · answer #4 · answered by Voni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because the public school system doesn't teach grammar anymore?
2006-08-30 18:05:23 · answer #5 · answered by laura_ghill 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dunno. But I hate it when people say:"supposabley" instead of supposedly. Also, when they add: "-ality" to a word that surely doesn't need it. Like "verticality". Also - "You know?" &" like" with every three words! I'm an English Grump!
2006-08-30 18:12:34 · answer #6 · answered by Da Bomb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that they think that the more syllables there are, the smarter they seem. They're wrong, of course.
2006-08-30 21:50:09 · answer #7 · answered by kitten lover3 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The one that drives me nuts...
Conversate!
What ever happened to "converse"?
2006-08-30 18:06:53 · answer #8 · answered by Fighter of Foo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋