I couldn't figure out what to blog about yesterday - or, rather, how to narrow down all of the different ideas that I want to cover.
And then, I was watching TV in the evening and heard *really* common error that I see ALL of the time on messageboards. One of the things I plan to tackle in this blog are commonly misspelled or confused words.
It's not unusual to see something like this: "The commercial really peaked my interest."
Can anyone spot the error?
When we're trying to say that our interest has been stirred, we should be using the word piqued.
"Peak" as a verb means to bring to the greatest point of development, as in "Sales peaked during the holiday season."
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THIS IS ONE OF MY LANGUAGE PET PEEVES!!!!!!!
Thank you for the information no 'pique my interest'. I, regretfully admit, I began my search expecting it to be either 'peeked' or 'peaked'. A new discovery was awaiting me!
Thank you again!
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