peeve
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Pet Peeve: Oddly stylized proper nouns Example: “Godspeed You! Black Emperor and moe. were among the performers.”
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2015
Pet Peeve: Using entitled as a synonym for titled Example: “Have you read the new Jonathan Franzen book entitled Purity?”
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2015
No. 12: Pelt Peeve: Prudence counsels a woman whose female co-worker’s hairy chest is the talk of the office.
From Slate • Dec. 27, 2011
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The Sound and the Fury: Synonyms for "Anger"
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