Not “peaked,” but “piqued.”
March 23rd, 2008
This is a peak:

This is “pique”:

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So, nothing “peaks” your interest. Believe me when I tell you that your interest was not “peaked.” It was piqued.
Now that that’s straightened up, please feel free to resume your normal activities.
(Image of Annapurna from Alpine Visions.)
March 23rd, 2008 at 5:58 pm
I have a tendency to use more commas than necessary when I write, but my interest is never, ever ‘peaked’. Ever. You’ve just touched on one of my biggest grammatical pet peeves, second only to ‘alot’.
Happy Easter!
March 23rd, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Happy Easter to you, Kris.
It bugs me A LOT when people write “alot.”
Another peeve: my cell phone has a menu option in the text-message section that says “Cleanup inbox.” They mean “CLEAN UP inbox” . . . *sigh*.
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:10 pm
I can think of a number of these hiccups that drive me insane, i.e.,
1. “X begs the question” when the speaker means “X raises the question”
and
2. misuse of “i.e.” versus “e.g.” (see above :)
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Oh, you are a sly one, Mark . . .
January 14th, 2010 at 11:13 am
I mostly deliver these vs. catching them. :) My wife really doesn’t like it when the period is outside the end quotation mark. REALLY doesn’t like it.