Alright, I have to get into this now with a couple of my peeves.
"Momentarily" means "for a moment," not "in a moment." When you say, " I will return momentarily," you said that you will return, but only for a moment.
On the cliche front, when you feel like you are unecessary or even unwanted, you feel like a "fifth wheel," not a "third wheel." Usually, third wheels add stability and navigability. Often, fifth wheels live in the trunk.
And, please, for crying out loud, please stop with all the "I think," "in my opinion," and the like when making an argument. Those phrases are fine when you want to express your preference, the fact that you do not have a strong position, or you are just speaking casually. However, if you do not feel strongly enough about an argument to simply state it, then you should rethink it before letting it out. On the other hand, if you believe that anyone cares more about your argument because you were so clear that it was, in fact,
your argument, you are just wrong.
On apostrophes, plurals, and possessives:
Apostrophes are never approproprite for a simple plural noun, e.g., "I went looking at car's, last night."
If a singular, possessive noun end with an "s," an apostrophe-s is appropriate, e.g., "Texas's state flower is the bluebonnet." Yes, I am aware that nearly noone follows that rule anymore, and that even style guides have come to say that a mere apostrophe is acceptable, but that is merely the case of the rules giving in to the poor usage, just like finding "irregardless" in the dictionary. Ending merely with an apostrophe often leaves the reader or, much more often, the listener wondering if the noun is plural or singular.
Finally, here is one that is not so much a peeve for me as an FYI for everyone else. If you have an example that illustrates your statement very well, you have a "case
on point," rather than a "case
in point." Talk to anyone that has done any legal research or ever argued before a court about that one.
TL
And, I bet I start using "rocket surgery" enough to drive everyone around me stark, raving mad.
