u/positiveaura1258

▲ 178 r/PetPeeves

When people use the word "itch" as a verb.

This has to be one of my number 1 pet peeves. I hate when some people say "I itched it" instead of "I scratched it" I know these days lots of people do say I "itched" it, but it's not grammatically correct and it sounds like nails on a chalkboard to me. The word 'itch' is a noun and 'scratch' is the verb used as an action to that noun.

EDIT: To clarify, I mean specifically when people use the word itch to describe the act of relieving a physical irritation on their body.

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u/positiveaura1258 — 16 hours ago