I get lots of blank stares when I tell people, "Don't worry; time heals all wounds. You'll be feeling goodly again before you know it!"
Most people I know don't use "impact" when they mean "affect"; they use "effect".
Grey, I don't think it's fortuitous that you help us with these questions, although I do think we're fortunate.
Hell, I'm ecstatic when someone writes that they were "losing" in the last inning instead of...well, you know.
Perhaps one day usage standards will be again be encouraged--perhaps even required. You may think I say that hopefully, but the truth is I could care less irregardless.
Gold star, Publius!
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