Why must everything that I do be regarded as a copy of what Joe has done? If I make a sketch of a woman smiling am I copying Leonardo da Vinci? If I make a list of my top favorite things in a genre, am I copying David Letterman? No. There's no copying there.

I've been using the term "royally" for ages now. Joe just used it in a blog post. Does that mean he envies me and is stealing my phrases? No. He just picked it up and thought it sounded good. I don't care, why should I? I'm not so self-concious of my image to think that somebody else using a phrase of mine is going to destroy me.

This is what annoys me.