I just heard a person on a local public radio show discussing a court ruling:

“That case was based around . . .”

No, that case was based on . . .

By the way, the case wasn’t based off of . . . either.

Along with the misuse of “literally,” we have “definite” and “exact.” And, “think.”

I heard a woman on a sports talk show today. She was talking about a fan who had promised to eat poop if such and such happened. Evidently, it happened.

She asked, “Will he eat poop now?”

Then, she answered her own question: “I think, it’s definitely, a possibility.”

There’s also a lot of “I think so and so is exactly right.” When one says, “I think,” these days, isn’t it kind of a qualifying statement? In other words, “I’m not positive, but . . .”

Can you say, “I’m not sure, but I think so and so is exactly correct?”

Mind you, I don’t have a problem with, “I think so and so is right.”

Some folks, even if they actually are smart, try to sound even smarter. You know, learned, literate, or erudite (three syllables, folks).

Perhaps that explains why I keep hearing “processes” (the plural, not the verb) pronounced “prah-sess-eeez.”

I looked it up. It’s “prah-sess-iz.”