I have to mention your misuse of the word “disinterested” as in, “Same old Spurs — they looked disinterested for a few months.” It means unbiased, not uninterested. People misuse it frequently, which grates on me, I guess because I’m a nerd. (Editor’s note for other “nerds” out there: The ESPN.com copy desk reports that while “disinterested” does mean “unbiased” as an adjective, when used as a verb the word does actually mean “not interested.”)
I enjoy learning common misuses of common words, like this one that appeared in a recent Simmons column. One of my favorites that you see all the time is the misuse of the word “factoid”.
