"Mortified" - FGS it means embarrassed/humiliated

[originallyfromLA]

And not desperately upset as most of MN seem to think!

This should be in chat! If anyone can move it?? I'm on my phone on the app so can't see how to report.

I’m mostly curious as to why this is in Arts and Crafts

Wrong board. You must be mortified

I was hoping this would be about a nude art project gone wrong and you were mortified. Oh well 🤦‍♀️

TAAT

And wonderfully ironic.

Oh xpost. There should be three dots at the bottom of each post and touching them should bring up options including report.

How mortifying

I've never seen anyone using it in the wrong way but I don't hang out in Arts and Crafts

OP, thanks for the report - we're sure you're pretty mortified about all this

We've now shifted the thread over to Chat, as requested.

HTH

I agree op, also think a lot of people get mixed up.with mortified and horrified.

Arts and Crafts

You get ‘em told OP, those arty, crafty bastards getting their meanings mixed up. Gets right on my tits!

Thank you OP!

I see it used wrongly all the time and was starting to doubt myself.

It drives me mad!

And while we’re at it hence means consequently, so “ why “ does not need to be added. It’s not

hence why we moved house,

It’s

Hence we moved house

Can I also add that “Myself” is a reflexive pronoun and not an odd substitute for “me”.

Thank

I feel better now

The one that irritates me is ‘defiantly’ when they mean ‘definitely’ . Arrrgh!

I hate ‘to myself’ ‘for yourselves’ etc too!

Using ignorant when they mean rude!

DH has form for this and it makes me so cross!

Mortified misuse drives me bonkers! DH and BIL both use it wrongly and every time they do I ask them why they were embarrassed at the thing they were actually horrified at. They generally look really confused and are like "What? I wasn't embarrassed "

Oh why can’t the English learn...to speak! I know that song was about elocution but I think it applies just as well this this situation.

My boss says 'hence because'. Rage inducing.

Using “Ignorant” to mean “ignoring someone in a rude manner” is apparently a legitimate alternative regional usage.

Love this thread. Made me laugh out loud again. Happy sigh.

When I rule the world, everyone will have to read the dictionary daily (in the appropriate language). The Concise Oxford dictionary (the one in two volumes) will be required reading in all English speaking countries.

I’ve come across ignorant meaning rude as a use in Lancashire, some ‘incorrect ‘ usages are often regional colloquialisms.
That said, I find glottal stops annoying. Bo-ul, wor-a...and mispronunciations like Mafs

Yes yes yes OP.

Everyone is either "mortified" or "fuming."