Petty peeve du jour

Apr 04, 2014 18:41

The current Word is "kyrptonite," have you noticed? Everything is "noun kryptonite" for example an article in Book Riot: "Genre Kryptonite: When Authors Read Audiobooks ( Read more... )

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melchar April 5 2014, 01:06:48 UTC
It annoys the heck out of me, too. Because to -me- kryptonite is deadly terrible poison, so I see some clueless headline where it is used - and interpret it as a terrible negative thing. Then my brain breaks as I read someone misusing it as ... good? ... somehow and it makes NO sense.

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threeoutside April 5 2014, 01:14:32 UTC
Yes! I'm not the only one? Yes! That! Thank you!

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