"Logistical"

posted by Jeff | Wednesday, August 22, 2007, 10:51 AM | comments: 4

You know, "logistical" is frequently used incorrectly. "Logistics" generally refers to the process of moving stuff around, like trucks, trains and ships. Before UPS and FedEx, it was specifically used as a military term. So "logistical" actually means "having to do with logistics," which is not the right use of the word.

Most of the time, people mean "logical."

Sorry, pet peeve. :) I used to work for a group of magazines dealing in logistics.

Comments

Neuski

August 22, 2007, 3:51 PM #

My Pet Peeve: "I'm not very computer illiterate."

Carrie

August 22, 2007, 3:54 PM #

Mine would be "supposably". Not an example of the wrong use of the word, mind you, just a completely wrong word.

Eric

August 22, 2007, 6:46 PM #

"Irregardless" is mine - this is not a word.

This is a case of a non-word that through decades of use has moved into the general vocabulary and will probably be a "real" word eventually.

Don't get me started on the pronunciation of the words "moot" and "nuclear".

Jeff

August 22, 2007, 7:18 PM #

I think I mentioned that "noone" bothers me. :) Sounds like something you do with your special partner in the afternoon.