"Per say"

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I've just seen it on here yet again.
It should be 'per se', borrowed from the Latin.

All be it - albeit

Of instead of off. Or the other way around. I see it ALL the time! 😵‍💫

@sashh

Why do we say words are 'borrowed from' Latin when they are Latin?

Because in linguistics they are called 'loan words' and they do not always correspond to the meaning in the original language eg panini is Italian for sandwichES, it is the plural of pannino and has nothing to do with grilled sandwiches.

When the words take on a slightly or not so slightly different meaning they become, "false friends" because we think we know the meaning in the original language.

Ect isn’t a word or an abbreviation of anything... logically it should autocorrect to the correct “etc”

ECT is electro convulsive therapy.

I hate to be pedantic (actually, no I love it, really), and I agree with your thoughts, but PANINI is Italian for bread rolls, not sandwiches.

@Tlollj

On suite I saw the other day.

Fun fact -en suite doesn't mean anything in French....

They call it une salle de bain attenante!

@ElizabethG81 Maybe they meant 'piscine de resistance?'

[quote HelpfulBelle]@ElizabethG81 Maybe they meant 'piscine de resistance?' [/quote]

"A couple that bug me are using insure instead of ensure (I think I've lost the battle on that one) and using I instead of me."

I was transcribing a couple of documents from the 1860s the other day, and they used the spelling 'insure' where I would use 'ensure', so maybe the battle was lost long ago! 😁

@RustyBear

"A couple that bug me are using insure instead of ensure (I think I've lost the battle on that one) and using I instead of me."

I was transcribing a couple of documents from the 1860s the other day, and they used the spelling 'insure' where I would use 'ensure', so maybe the battle was lost long ago! 😁

Oh dear. It's obviously a very long drawn out death then.

'Off of'
'Out the window/ door etc'

Why was 'of' stolen? Both make me wince.