I only use the word aggravate to mean “make worse.” When I hear people use it to mean “annoy,” I always, always, always, notice it and make a small mental translation.<\/p>\n
But, although this is true, I want you to know that I’m not “correcting.” I’m “translating.” That’s because I know that aggravate has been used to mean annoy for over 300 years and it’s not about to stop doing so any time soon.<\/p>\n
I’m translating from standard, fairly legit (if informal) English into weeklyrob. So I’m not saying that you’re wrong. I’m just explaining the twitch you see. Yes, I’m talking to you.<\/p>\n
[By the way, I make a similar translation when people say “like” to mean “as though,” instead of “similar to”. As in: “She was acting like (-as though-) she was the big queen of the world.” I sometimes use it that way, and when I hear myself do it, I self-translate.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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