for different reasons but in much the same way, i've quit both using and griping about the misuse of both "hopefully" and "beg the question." it still bugs me to hear them misused, especially as i only ever hear them misused, and never EVER hear them used properly.
couple nights ago at my poker game one of the other guys asked the table "does anybody else get uncomfortable using the word bitch? like, it just feels gross to use it." i agree, but because the opening was right there, i replied "shut up, ya cunt." i believe that's the first time i've ever spoken that word in public, and while everybody lauged at my joke of extraordinary speed and craftsmanship, i felt pretty disgusted with myself. i think it's the misogyny inherent to those specific words. i've started calling people assholes and dicks when they act like assholes and dicks, regardless of gender.
but it'll be a cold dark day in hell when i stop using the F word. it's an integral part of my vocabulary.
[i fixed an errant forward-slash, weallrite choop?]