It ain't a word, stupid.

The state of the English language today is such that within ten years, we will all have reverted back to hooting and grunting to communicate.  Think I’m exaggerating?  Well, when I see LOL and OMG becoming mainstays, I know it’s only a matter of time before we’re once again wearing animal skins and terrified of that wavy orange stuff that burns when you touch it.

I think my biggest bitch is how lazy people have gotten.  Words are created out of thin air because they’re (not their) just a tiny bit shorter.  The worst offender?  “Snuck.”  THIS IS NOT A WORD, FOLKS!  How do I know this?  Because my Oxford English Dictionary tells me so.  Honestly, it sounds like something you do when you need to reel in a booger that’s hanging out of your nose instead of the past tense of “sneak.”  If you watch older TV shows and movies, everyone says “sneaked”, not “snuck.”  Look at it this way.  Take the word “peek.”  The boy peeked around the corner.  Hid did not "puck" around the corner.  Or how about “leak?”  The air leaked out of the tire.  It did not "luck" out of the tire.  Snuck sounds pretty dumb now, huh?  Know why?  BECAUSE IT’S NOT A WORD!  Jeez...

Now here’s a simple question for you…what’s a drug?  Medicine, yes.  Absolutely.  It is not the past tense of “drag” no matter how many people use it that way.  The past tense of “to drag” is “dragged.”  Not terribly difficult, is it?  Need proof that it’s illogical and oh-so wrong to use "drug" and not "dragged?"  Try this - The dog “wagged” his tail.  He didn’t “wug” it.  The tired runner “lagged” behind.  He didn’t “lug” behind.  The bratty kid "nagged" his mother.  He didn't "nug" her.  See where I’m going?  Although “drug” is a word (unlike snuck), it is not to be used in the way you are using it.  And when you do use it that way, you’re shining a million-watt spotlight on your ignorance.

I'll bring you some of my other major pet peeves soon.  Need to get my blood pressure under control first...