Supposably, we’re all seriously confuddled about what’s a real word, and what’s made up these days.
According to a new survey, almost three in four (73%) of Brits admits to using made up words, or muddled-up phrases, as part of their everyday language.
You might not notice them in spoken conversation, but they become glaringly obvious when written down. Think ‘different tact’, which should actually be ‘different tack’. Or, ‘for all intensive purposes’, which should actually be ‘for all intents and purposes’.
Also, what you’re currently experiencing is ‘hunger pangs’, not ‘hunger pains’.
Most commonly made-up words
- Conflab (34%)
- Irregardless (21%)
- Supposably (21%)
- Confuddled (17%)
- Alphabeticise (13%)
- Speriodically (11%)
- Seriosity (8%)
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