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To: Anaxagoras who wrote (1730)	1/16/1999 5:11:00 PM
From: E	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4710

I shall continue to use this thread for Pet Peeves, though many of them aren't peeves to me, really, they're just very interesting. I have a feeling the following hilarious abuse, which your cynic/pessimist example reminded me of, may have been discussed here already, possibly by me, even. But maybe not: the use of 'ironical' as a synonym for 'coincidental,' as in, "They arrived at the same time! How ironical!" I've forgot whether single quotes are for word-words or concept-words, and in fact I've even forgotten if those are your categories! OH NO! And the worst of it is, I'm too lazy to look for it! EDIT: I am going with this simpler rule of yours, which I found easily: To use a word, just use it. To mention it, enclose it in single quotes.