Another pet hate... I have seen this one 6 or 7 times in the last few months.
"they took the basic tenants of evolution"
That's "tenets", dammit. Why has it suddenly become "tenants" all over the place?
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Because people can't tell the difference between a word meaning "residents" and a word meaning "principles."
But this could lead to a lot of pedantic fun: "I see your tenants of ID and serve them with an eviction notice."
;-D
The reason WHY is laziness.
The reason WHY is spell-check.
The reason WHY is people who hear a word and say, I think, "I'll use that word!" without checking it's spelling or meaning......like an educated people. Unfortunately, many of these people are English and Journalism majors. Masters, bachelors, etc.
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