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What if I tell you that most of the words you use in everyday life might not actually mean what you think they meant? And that you’ve probably been misusing quite a few of them?
Don’t believe me? Okay then.
I’m sure you know how to use the word data. Or to be more correct, I’m sure you think you know how to use the word data.
Data is actually the plural form of the singular word ‘datum’, which has been misused to such an extent that it is now an acceptable word in everyday conversation. There are many such words in the ever evolving English language that are wrongly used interchangeably.
1) Literally
Definition: in a literal manner or sense; exactly.
It’s funny how most people seem to use the word in its exact opposite sense, in order to convey the magnitude of the situation or emphasize on it. So the next time you’re ‘literally’ having a cardiac arrest, you better be on your way to the emergency room!
2) Electrocute
Definition: kill (someone) by electric shock.
