Here's Yet Another Bad Practice That Makes Me Wince Every Time I See It:
when people use setup as a verb, when they should write set up -- two words.
Other things are similar, but not quite as ubiquitous. E.g. "everyday", as in the ridiculous "floss your teeth everyday".
And WTF is up with "albeit"? Last Saturday was bizarre. I read like half a dozen articles (both on line and in print) in a row, and every single one used the word "albeit". The RNG in the Matrix needs a good thump, or something.
Re:Verbs vs. adjective
jdporter on 2002-07-15T17:26:29
Well certainly they don't think about it in those terms, because most people don't know what "parts of speech" means!
But if one would take that angle to justify using "setup" as a verb -- well, that's just wrong, plain and simple.
Re:Verbs vs. adjective
petdance on 2002-07-15T18:33:48
But that's my point: If they think of it and realize that "set up" is the verb and "setup" is the noun, it wouldn't be a problem.
E.g. "everyday", as in the ridiculous "floss your teeth everyday".
I blame Buddy Holly.
Re:Everyday
jdporter on 2002-07-15T19:16:05
Well, apparently he had sense enough to write "every way" as two words... That makes me think that the "everyday" spouge predates Holly.
:-)
