Horrible/horrid

[find_sam at hotmail.com]

Hi all :) As we seem to be currently discussing what we dislike about 
other people's use of the English language, I have a little rant of 
my own.

Ever since reading Terry Pratchett's 'Hogfather', I absolutely cannot 
stand it when people use the word 'horrid'. Why not just use 
horrible? According to my dictionary, they both mean pretty much the 
same thing, except horrid is a little more colloquial. I feel 
horrible just using the word horrid, even in a rant. I don't mean to 
offend anyone, but the use of the word horrid always seems to 
pretentious to me... 'oh, it's horrid weather'. 

Every so often my sister and I have this argument, as she is (for 
some strange reason) in support of this horrible word. My reply is 
always: 'I think the word horrid is terrid'. After all, if horrid is 
a legitimate word derived from horrible, then shouldn't terrid be a 
legitimate word derived from terrible? That's logical, isn't it?

I hate that word horrid!

--> Sam