I have never heard anyone do it, so it has not been something that I have needed to think about. I am pedantic about language, so I would notice such a thing. I have heard a part of the addenda to your question, the misuse of unique has become ubiquitous. People use it to mean special or different. There are many common abuses of language and reason, some more irritating that others. One of my most disliked is the addition of a superfluous “personally” as in in “Personally I think…”