observe
A word that’s mistaken used by people, where they actually mean observant, but they don’t know what they’re doing.
He said he was observative, but he meant he was observant. He didn’t know what he was doing.
She said she was observative, but she meant she was observant. She didn’t know what she was doing.
He said he was observative, but he meant he was observant. He still didn’t know what he was doing.