In an occasionally cited but unpublished account written in 1958, the authors explore the uses and misuses of the term serendipity since the word's first appearance in 1754 — playing particular attention to the importance of the concept in intellectual discovery. (science.sciencemag.org)
For one, the prevalent misuse of the term «walking simulator» to characterize these games not only carries a tone of sly condescension by some but misattributes the act of walking as a perfunctory, emotionless action to be simulated rather than identify these games» treatment of it as a complex and meaningful form of expression. (killscreen.com)
The misuse of the term Generation X started almost immediately after Coupland's novel was published. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)