People keep using the word "egregious", which does not mean what they often think it means. According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary: * e·gre·gious ( \i-ˈgrē-jəs\ IPA: /ɪˈɡriː.dʒəs/ or /əˈɡriː.dʒi.əs/) adj. 1 archaic : distinguished 2 : conspicuous; especially : conspicuously bad : flagrant . Latin egregius, from e- + greg-, grex herd * e·gre·gious·ly adverb * e·gre·gious·ness noun