NationStates Jolt Archive

Post them.

I'm annoyed when people say "chillax" and also the phrase "I put my life on hold" makes me want to stab the person saying it.

And you?

When people want to axe me a question.

I hate that.

"Chillax" is lame.

"Whatevs" is also lame.

Ill go listen to my little sister and her friends talk, or go hang around a sorority, and Im sure Ill think of more.

Any that are stupid and don't actually make sense.

Obvious example: "I could care less."

Also, anyone who uses "lol" to mean, "I am vaguely amused," or, even worse, "Someone just said something, and I have nothing in particular to add," should pretty much just go die in a hole. :tongue:

anything that has that shizzle shit in it.

i dont know what its all about and i dont want to know.

People who ask where something "is at" make me want to spork their tonsils out.

In the same vein as Poli's comment, I hate it when people mess up common sayings like "take it for granite" or "for all intensive purposes".

I've also noticed a LOT of people saying they're "fustrated" about something. I've heard even intelligent, well-educated people pronounce it that way, which makes me wonder if if they changed the spelling at some point and just forgot to tell me.

"It's always in the last place you look" always gets to me. The same goes for someone speaking text speech (actually saying, out loud, lol for example).

Cool beans. I just want to slap anyone who says that.

Cool beans. I just want to slap anyone who says that.

Cool beans!

Cool beans!

*slaps with a fish*

Cool beans. I just want to slap anyone who says that.

What's wrong with that?

Maybe I'm just used to it because everyone around me says it...

"You feel me?"

Don't like it. I always want to respond, "Uh, we don't really know each other that well to be touching each other."

What's wrong with that?

Maybe I'm just used to it because everyone around me says it...

I can't stand it.

Also anyone who says Holla needs to go.

People who ask where something "is at" make me want to spork their tonsils out.

In the same vein as Poli's comment, I hate it when people mess up common sayings like "take it for granite" or "for all intensive purposes".

I've also noticed a LOT of people saying they're "fustrated" about something. I've heard even intelligent, well-educated people pronounce it that way, which makes me wonder if if they changed the spelling at some point and just forgot to tell me.

it's a moo point (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iObtPBh3NXs)

Overuse of the word "like" is a good one. Also, "irregardless" needs to be illegal, because goddamn.

Also anyone who says Holla needs to go.

Oh, now that we can agree to.

And can someone tell me a place in the world that uses $ for it's currency symbol AND puts it after the number? That's another bad habit for people, putting something like "10$" instead of "$10."

'Sorry I'm late'

You're not sorry at all.

And can someone tell me a place in the world that uses $ for it's currency symbol AND puts it after the number? That's another bad habit for people, putting something like "10$" instead of "$10."

Canada.

Canada.

Seriously? Another reason they bug me I guess...

Canada.

Canadians are adorable.

Canadians are adorable.

The ones I have met were good people.

it's a moo point (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iObtPBh3NXs)

Aw. I can't see the video, but that one is cute enough that I'll forgive it. (Plus, y'know, the whole phrase "moot point" has long since ceased to mean what it ought to mean, so I can't really work up a lot of indignation about people misusing it differently than most people misuse it.)

The ones I have met were good people.

Tell that to the ones I've met.

The ones I have met were good people.

And adorable. I'm not being sarcastic, I love Canadians. With the exception of one show I worked with a Canadian crew, they've all been a special kind of awesome. And even at that show they had something cool going on.

And adorable. I'm not being sarcastic, I love Canadians. With the exception of one show I worked with a Canadian crew, they've all been a special kind of awesome. And even at that show they had something cool going on.

So that was you who worked with the kids in the hall...

In the same vein as Poli's comment, I hate it when people mess up common sayings like "take it for granite"
It's a postmodern metaphor (don't take things for granite, they could turn out to be just diorite), and I'm afraid you're just going to have to live with it because there's no way in Hell we're letting that "D" back in the door.
or "for all intensive purposes".
Well, who cares about the non-intensive ones?

think outside the box/square/circle/whatever.
That phrase really rubs me the wrong way for some reason.

"with all due respect" is another...

"with all due respect" is another...

Yes, this is up there with 'sorry I'm late' and 'no offense', they mean the opposite.

Also, it doesn't bug me but I know it's soon to be followed by trouble...

'Hey, we're good friends right?'

There's no need to say that statement unless you've done something to put that friendship in jeopardy.

'Sorry I'm late'

You're not sorry at all.

You know, I can understand this if it's said by that one guy who never shows up on time, but what if someone who's usually punctual gets held up somehow? I hope you wouldn't be too angry with him...

"we can still be friends right?"

I'm annoyed when people say "chillax"

!

That's the only one I can think of that I'm against for non-political reasons, general grammatical errors excepted.

Aw. I can't see the video, but that one is cute enough that I'll forgive it. (Plus, y'know, the whole phrase "moot point" has long since ceased to mean what it ought to mean, so I can't really work up a lot of indignation about people misusing it differently than most people misuse it.)
What did it used to mean? I mean, what has it ceased meaning that it still ought?

Also, pretty much everything mentioned in the thread so far bugs me, except that it doesn't bother me when people say the opposite of what they mean, unless I know they are doing it just to give me a totally uncaring brush off. If they're doing it just to be polite, I don't mind.

EDIT: And on the subject of common phrases totally fucked up, I hate "like a knife through hot butter." It's supposed to be "a hot knife through butter" to show that something is done very easily due to a special quality or circumstance. You don't need a special circumstance to pass a knife through hot butter -- hell, you could pass your finger through it without excessive mess. You don't need a knife at all, because if the butter's hot, you won't be slicing it. Think about it.

My mom is particularly bothered by "the proof is in the pudding." She claims the proper phrase is "the proof of the pudding is in the eating." I'm not sure that she isn't being too fussy with that one. I see the difference of meaning she's complaining about, but I'm not entirely certain the "wrong" version can't mean something very close to the original. I'm still thinking about that one.

"wassup?"
"boyeeee"
"hat's what SHE said!"

Anything shouted by the mongoloids endemic on both MTV and BET. Also, any lame catchphrases from Sat. Night Live, Will Ferrell movies, or, really, any movies in general.

"Whatup?"
"Yeah, whatever."
"Gimme a break."

But the all time winners are "Like," "Y'know" and "totally." People use those words as punctuation "like totally all the time, y'know." I made the mistake of watching Martha Stewart when I was in a particularly critical mood and realized that every fourth phrase was "y'know." This from the Diva of Perfection - this is a woman who should never let that phrase enter her vocabulary - of course, there was that time in prison...

"hat's what SHE said!"
Don't come to my school, that gets used every other sentence.

"like totally all the time, y'know."
I cringed reading that.

"Tough Nuggets" is starting to bug me too (though I've recently been informed some say "tough biscuits").

Okay the whole "izzle" thing has been around since '92 and it definitely needs to die a quick but painful death.

Canada.

Only Québec. Anglo-Canada puts it in front.

Okay the whole "izzle" thing has been around since '92 and it definitely needs to die a quick but painful death.

No, it just won't die. Izzle needs a long, painful death for the torment it's caused. Even if it's painful, quick makes it a merciful death.

"Tough Nuggets" is starting to bug me too (though I've recently been informed some say "tough biscuits").

I hear that occasionally. Personally, I've always preferred 'suck it up.' Either that or 'Howzabout you quit being such a pussy and stop yer crying.'

"It's not just a job, it's a lifestyle!"

I swear, I hear this about every, and I do mean every fucking job out there. I'm starting to wonder if it actually means anything, or is it just something people say to make them feel better about the crappy jobs they choose to go into.

I hear that occasionally. Personally, I've always preferred 'suck it up.' Either that or 'Howzabout you quit being such a pussy and stop yer crying.'
The latter two are better considering they're a change of pace.

"It's not just a job, it's a lifestyle!"

I swear, I hear this about every, and I do mean every fucking job out there. I'm starting to wonder if it actually means anything, or is it just something people say to make them feel better about the crappy jobs they choose to go into.
It used to mean something, and still does to some people, but mostly it's just crap to make people feel better. When I got my job at a grocery store, I heard it. Two weeks later I was ready to bash my head in.

It used to mean something, and still does to some people, but mostly it's just crap to make people feel better. When I got my job at a grocery store, I heard it. Two weeks later I was ready to bash my head in.

I've heard it from Mc. Donald Workers to Occupational Therapist. I've even heard it in the Trucking Industry.

Comon people, at some point, a job is just a job.

I've heard it from Mc. Donald Workers to Occupational Therapist. I've even heard it in the Trucking Industry.

Comon people, at some point, a job is just a job.

It's over used, there's no getting around that fact. And most of the time, yes, a job is just a job.

It's over used, there's no getting around that fact. And most of the time, yes, a job is just a job.

Now I will admit, there are some jobs where it's a lifestyle, like being a priest, or an elected official.

Now I will admit, there are some jobs where it's a lifestyle, like being a priest, or an elected official.

This is true, but when you work at a dead end job and don't enjoy what you do, it's just a job.

I've heard it from Mc. Donald Workers to Occupational Therapist. I've even heard it in the Trucking Industry.

Comon people, at some point, a job is just a job.

Unless your job was to live in a house full of cameras. Then your job would be a way of life.

I don't like how today's internet users have this slang where than and then are switched. What's up with that?
their usage:
I like product a better then product b.
correct usage:
I like product a better than product b.

their usage:
first person a goes. than person b goes.
correct usage:
first person a goes. then person b goes.

how hard is that? This wouldn't be so annoying if the same people who get those two confused yell at me for accidentally misspelling a word that's difficult to spell. Anpu doesn't like such hypocrasy. Wait, did I spell that right? Anpu doesn't care because that's a hard word to remember. English is a hard language because it keeps breaking its own rules, with an ancient here and a weird there.

Unless your job was to live in a house full of cameras. Then your job would be a way of life.

I don't like how today's internet users have this slang where than and then are switched. What's up with that?
their usage:
I like product a better then product b.
correct usage:
I like product a better than product b.

their usage:
first person a goes. than person b goes.
correct usage:
first person a goes. then person b goes.

how hard is that? This wouldn't be so annoying if the same people who get those two confused yell at me for accidentally misspelling a word that's difficult to spell. Anpu doesn't like such hypocrasy. Wait, did I spell that right? Anpu doesn't care because that's a hard word to remember. English is a hard language because it keeps breaking its own rules, with an ancient here and a weird there.

Accept and Except belong here too. Along with Their, there, and they're, as well as two, too, and to.

Unless your job was to live in a house full of cameras. Then your job would be a way of life.

Ok, then explain how would working at Mc. Donald be a way of life.

Accept and Except belong here too. Along with Their, there, and they're, as well as two, too, and to.

Don't forget Effect and Affect.

Don't forget Effect and Affect.

Shall we just say anything on this list (http://writing2.richmond.edu/WRITING/wweb/conford.html)? Pay special attention to the "through" section, it really irks me.

There are a few that piss me off.

Phased?
Buzzout.
Having a mare.

The latter two are better considering they're a change of pace.

You can also substitute 'fag' for 'pussy', depending on the audience and whether or not anybody is going to bitch at you for saying 'fag' and whether or not you want to deal with that.

Another couple of phrases I wish would die:

'I'm just saying' - I'm not deaf, and if you're talking to me, chances are I'm looking at you(unless you're talking with your mouth full)so you don't need to tell me that is, in fact, you that is talking.

'that's your opinion' - Well, yeah, that goes without saying(you would think, anyway, but apparently not). I'm the one who just said it, so yeah it's my opinion.

'In my humble opinion' - No such thing. Never seen one. Never heard one. Never had one.

'I'm not religious, bit I'm spiritual' - Every time I hear this I want to say 'I'm not honest, but you're really interesting. How about now you tell me all about how special and unique your cats are?'

You can also substitute 'fag' for 'pussy', depending on the audience and whether or not anybody is going to bitch at you for saying 'fag' and whether or not you want to deal with that.

Another couple of phrases I wish would die:

'I'm just saying' - I'm not deaf, and if you're talking to me, chances are I'm looking at you(unless you're talking with your mouth full)so you don't need to tell me that is, in fact, you that is talking.

'that's your opinion' - Well, yeah, that goes without saying(you would think, anyway, but apparently not). I'm the one who just said it, so yeah it's my opinion.

'In my humble opinion' - No such thing. Never seen one. Never heard one. Never had one.

'I'm not religious, bit I'm spiritual' - Every time I hear this I want to say 'I'm not honest, but you're really interesting. How about now you tell me all about how special and unique your cats are?'

What's sad is that I frequently use the first two on that list. The other two however really irritate me. Opinions can't be humble. They're what you believe and thus, can't have emotions. And what's the difference between religious and spiritual anyway?

Opinions can't be humble. They're what you believe and thus, can't have emotions.

It's been my experience that 'in my humble opinion' is generally used by someone who is getting ready to be patronizing, condescending, or some terrible mixture of both.

And what's the difference between religious and spiritual anyway?

There isn't one. This is generally used by people who think claiming to be 'pagan' makes them interesting or who believe in the healing power of crystals and buy 'The Secret' DVDs from Oprah but don't want to be mistaken for anything so gauche and backwards as (horror of horrors) a fundamentalist.

Period the end.:upyours:

Period the end.:upyours:
Yup. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean that grammar doesn't exist.

It's been my experience that 'in my humble opinion' is generally used by someone who is getting ready to be patronizing, condescending, or some terrible mixture of both.
Sadly, it's usually both.

There isn't one. This is generally used by people who think claiming to be 'pagan' makes them interesting or who believe in the healing power of crystals and buy 'The Secret' DVDs from Oprah.
This pretty well sums it up. They just don't like the word religions because they think it ties them to some deity. It just means you believe in some kind of an afterlife (usually) and there's a way to get there.

About 70% of the things people say in meetings at work. Most of it is empty and meaningless and they are just talking because they feel they should, even though they have nothing useful to say.

About 70% of the things people say in meetings at work. Most of it is empty and meaningless and they are just talking because they feel they should, even though they have nothing useful to say.

Beats actually working

"My bad". It just sounds crass.

That and people who insist on writing ect instead of etc, do they really think it's supposed to be Ec Tetera?
There's also the already mentioned "I could care less". Couldn't care less, it's I couldn't care less, unless you really could care less then where you've used it doesn't make any sense!

Any that are stupid and don't actually make sense.

Obvious example: "I could care less."Maybe they mean to say something along the lines of "I could care less, but it is too much of an effort to try", but fail to complete their thought/sentence. :P

"It's always in the last place you look" always gets to me.Well, at least it's truthful. You'd have to be pretty retarded to keep looking after you already found what you're looking for.

'Sorry I'm late'

You're not sorry at all.People that are often late are a pretty sorry bunch, I'd say.

My mom is particularly bothered by "the proof is in the pudding." She claims the proper phrase is "the proof of the pudding is in the eating." I'm not sure that she isn't being too fussy with that one. I see the difference of meaning she's complaining about, but I'm not entirely certain the "wrong" version can't mean something very close to the original. I'm still thinking about that one.I'm going to have to side with your mom here. It makes no sense to say that proof is in the pudding; unless someone has actually written down a proof and shoved it in. But that wouldn't make much sense, except perhaps as a very peculiar birthday surprise for a mathematician.
"Hey, what's this in my pudding? OMG, it's a proof to the Riemann hypothesis!"

Notwithstanding, when enough people use the wrong version, it does take on the meaning of the original, regardless of whether it makes sense.

Chillax -- I hate that phrase. 'Take a chill pill' too. I just find myself wanting to hit people who say those phrases. It's never happened with any other words. There's just something about those two that's... enraging.

And what about youths corrupting words. Thinking they're clever little sods and thinking that no one has ever used irony before them. I remember when I describe something as nice and not have to worry that something might think I thought whatever it was had some worthwhile quality.

'Sup- Can't people just say "What's up?"? Is that so hard to do? Sheesh.

I hate it when people end a sentence with ", so..." It pisses me off, it's like they don't know how to end a sentence while speaking.

Perfect example, "I can't go anywhere this weekend, so..."
Another," I'm stuck on this math problem, so..."

Dammit, people. It's not that hard to end a sentence!

Well, at least it's truthful. You'd have to be pretty retarded to keep looking after you already found what you're looking for.

Sometimes I do this just in order to stave off that phrase.

"It's always in the last place you look?"
"Actually no, I saw it on my desk when I walked in, but I searched the rest of the room just to be sure."
"*strange look*"

Any that are stupid and don't actually make sense.

Obvious example: "I could care less."


I always ask them if they mean "couldn't" care less. Do you know how many people don't know what I am talking about? It's astounding.

"with all due respect" is another...

That's actually a different way of saying "Fuck you, but;"


"hat's what SHE said!"

I'd be annoyed by that too... who drops the first letter in a word?!


Take a chill pill
Sup (I mean, come on, its not original... if you want original say whataryuptoo or pu zaw)
Don't have a cow
Chill
Like
Y'know
and a million more. Sometimes I catch myself using them; it makes me want to apologize.

All internet and texting shorthand. For some reason, it irritates me far more than slang does. Probably because the people I'm around don't use annoying slang and all the annoying language I see is on the internet. How hard is it to write out a proper sentence; why must the assassination of the language continue?!

Any that are stupid and don't actually make sense.

Obvious example: "I could care less."

Also, anyone who uses "lol" to mean, "I am vaguely amused," or, even worse, "Someone just said something, and I have nothing in particular to add," should pretty much just go die in a hole. :tongue:

This.

Actually, many things that annoy me in speech are American phrases:

"I wrote him"
2008 said as "two thousand eight"

And other similar things with missing articles.

And in music, why would you use such ridiculous phrases like "eighth-note" and "quarter-note", when "quaver" and "crotchet" are so much more logical? :p

Innit

Innit

That word makes me want to fly into a murderous rage and painfully kill anyone who says it.

Then when I was in jail I would cut myself and write on the walls: Isn't it! Isn't It! Isn't It.. etc.

In English, the "like" epidemic makes me want to kill someone.

In Spanish, "vale".

Cool beans. I just want to slap anyone who says that.

I agree so completely that my stomach aches with it. Also any of the following which was once once said to me in ONE conversation:

What's up, Chief?
Hot enough for you?
Got you working on slave wages?
Working hard or (can hardly finish the sentence without vomiting) hardly working?

And in music, why would you use such ridiculous phrases like "eighth-note" and "quarter-note", when "quaver" and "crotchet" are so much more logical? :p

That's one area I wouldn't get crotchety about. At least the numerical system offers a minim-um of confusion.

All internet and texting shorthand. For some reason, it irritates me far more than slang does. Probably because the people I'm around don't use annoying slang and all the annoying language I see is on the internet. How hard is it to write out a proper sentence; why must the assassination of the language continue?!

I can actually understand it if somebody is trying to save money on texts by fitting something that would take two messages to write out properly. I mean, I still write it out because I don't think I've ever come close enough to my limit for it to matter, but still. I understand saving money.


I've got a few:
Chillax. It's been said but needs repeating.
Use of the words "gay" and "fag" as insults. I mean, would you say, "that's so black" or "You're such a n*****?"
"Like ohmahgawd!" Ugh.

And then, when I'm at work and I get a call, and the person begins with something like "I'm sorry to take up your time, but..."
Sorry? It's my damn job to help you with your computer problems. If nobody in the department ever called, I probably wouldn't have a job and would have no way to pay rent.

This.

Actually, many things that annoy me in speech are American phrases:

"I wrote him"
2008 said as "two thousand eight"

And other similar things with missing articles.

And in music, why would you use such ridiculous phrases like "eighth-note" and "quarter-note", when "quaver" and "crotchet" are so much more logical? :p

I'm curious: when the time comes, will you say "two thousand and ten", "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten"?

In Spanish, "vale".

I like that phrase, mate. <.<

I'm curious: when the time comes, will you say "two thousand and ten", "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten"?
yes

we already do.

yes

we already do.

Huh? That wasn't a yes or no question.

i hate people who use catchphrases from commercials.

i think the waaaassssuppppp thing has finally faded--the ugliest sounding of all such phrases.

I'm curious: when the time comes, will you say "two thousand and ten", "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten"?

The first or third, preferably the first. Both give a correct description of the number, the middle does not. In the last century it was not a problem as no-one seemed to say "nineteen-hundred ninety-nine" or "one thousand nine-hundred ninety-nine", which would have been equally wrong.

That's one area I wouldn't get crotchety about. At least the numerical system offers a minim-um of confusion.

:) Complaining about 'wrong' phrases is certainly my forte.

I'd be annoyed by that too... who drops the first letter in a word?!
ou just don't get it. hat's not my fault, though.

Huh? That wasn't a yes or no question.
well then

all of the above.

ou just don't get it. hat's not my fault, though.

I lol'd

well then

all of the above.
or were you asking personally? i thought you were asking about americans in general.

I always ask them if they mean "couldn't" care less. Do you know how many people don't know what I am talking about? It's astounding.

Yup. If you COULD care less, obviously you care at least a little bit.

I'd be annoyed by that too... who drops the first letter in a word?!

Thank you, typo nazi. I could care less :p

Thank you, typo nazi. I could care less :p

I'm not a grammar nazi, or a typo nazi. It was just funny to point that out.

I've heard it from Mc. Donald Workers to Occupational Therapist. I've even heard it in the Trucking Industry.

Comon people, at some point, a job is just a job.
Well trucking kinda is a lifestyle. Don't you have to spend several days at a time driving from A to B? The job is what you do all day every day for quite some time.

Innit
"'It' isn't a word, it's short for innit, innit?" - Ali G
I'm curious: when the time comes, will you say "two thousand and ten", "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten"?
A friend of mine insists that I will call it "twenty ten". So I'm going to call it "two thousand and ten" or "twenty fuck you".
i hate people who use catchphrases from commercials.

i think the waaaassssuppppp thing has finally faded--the ugliest sounding of all such phrases.

Successful marketing was successful.

I can actually understand it if somebody is trying to save money on texts by fitting something that would take two messages to write out properly. I mean, I still write it out because I don't think I've ever come close enough to my limit for it to matter, but still. I understand saving money.

In that situation, where you're texting with a cellphone, maybe. However, I find it's most annoying in other circumstances. Especially when it's entirely unnecessary. Is it too difficult to write out full sentences in instant chat? Capitalization aside of course... (I'm inconsistent there myself since I don't always use upper case when necessary, but I still think it's not too much to expect people to spell out the entire word).

In that situation, where you're texting with a cellphone, maybe. However, I find it's most annoying in other circumstances. Especially when it's entirely unnecessary. Is it too difficult to write out full sentences in instant chat? Capitalization aside of course... (I'm inconsistent there myself since I don't always use upper case when necessary, but I still think it's not too much to expect people to spell out the entire word).

Oh, absolutely. Using such shortcuts in pretty much any other situation is unforgivable, really.

This.

Actually, many things that annoy me in speech are American phrases:

"I wrote him"
2008 said as "two thousand eight"

And other similar things with missing articles.

And in music, why would you use such ridiculous phrases like "eighth-note" and "quarter-note", when "quaver" and "crotchet" are so much more logical? :p

so how do you normally say numbers with decimals? Two thousand and eight and fifty two hundredths? I always thought "and" was reserved for number with a decimal. Two thousand eight, is a perfectly good number all by itself, its not like its 2000 + 8, which might be read as "two thousand and eight". I guess what I'm saying is that the eight isn't separate at all, yet you're using and as if its not a normal part of the number.

The ones I have met were good people.

And the all the USians (anyone?:p) Ive known IRL I didnt like. Small groups dont mean anything. Though, Ive had the same experience as you.

soz about the apostrophes, it seems to be a shortcut key I didnt know existed.

And the all the USians (anyone?:p) Ive known IRL I didnt like. Small groups dont mean anything. Though, Ive had the same experience as you.

soz about the apostrophes, it seems to be a shortcut key I didnt know existed.

That's because you never met me, everyone likes SaintB.

think outside the box/square/circle/whatever.
That phrase really rubs me the wrong way for some reason.

It could be a subconcious thing that you aŕe realising that there is no outside of the box, just another box, and its your frustrations at the fact that you will never escape the system.

Or it could just be that you are an intolerant bastard. The latter is my favourite.

Successful marketing was successful.
very

but since i dont watch sports (where most budweiser commercials are played) i had NO idea why people suddenly started burping out "whats up?"

so how do you normally say numbers with decimals? Two thousand and eight and fifty two hundredths? I always thought "and" was reserved for number with a decimal. Two thousand eight, is a perfectly good number all by itself, its not like its 2000 + 8, which might be read as "two thousand and eight". I guess what I'm saying is that the eight isn't separate at all, yet you're using and as if its not a normal part of the number.

British convention is that for decimals, you'd say "two thousand and eight point eight". For fractions, you'd say "two thousand and eight and one eighth". The deminutive form of the denominator belies its fractional nature. It's all about context. When spoken, the context helps you understand what type of number is meant. Written, numerals help.

Post them.

I'm annoyed when people say "chillax" and also the phrase "I put my life on hold" makes me want to stab the person saying it.

And you?

Tight.
Shizzle
Using gay to mean stupid or annoying or otherwise as a slur.
Gypped, for that matter.

"Dropping a deuce." I never heard this phrase before till a couple months ago, and it's extremely annoying.

In fact, most slang that comes out is irritating and annoying. Why can't people just find slang and stick with it rather than coming up with new stuff? GET OFF MY LAWN! *brandishes cane*

British convention is that for decimals, you'd say "two thousand and eight point eight". For fractions, you'd say "two thousand and eight and one eighth". The deminutive form of the denominator belies its fractional nature. It's all about context. When spoken, the context helps you understand what type of number is meant. Written, numerals help.

It can be made understandable, it just seems like you're doing work for nothing, the "and" doesn't really help in understanding what number is meant, and your explanation doesn't give any reason why two thousand eight would be incorrect.

Post them.

I'm annoyed when people say "chillax" and also the phrase "I put my life on hold" makes me want to stab the person saying it.

And you?

I can't stand listening to people who say, "like, you know" at the end of every phrase.

It can be made understandable, it just seems like you're doing work for nothing, the "and" doesn't really help in understanding what number is meant, and your explanation doesn't give any reason why two thousand eight would be incorrect.
Because it sounds silly. There we go.

Also, any bullshit management talk with "solution" in there. Really chafes my biscuits for some reason.

Canadians are adorable.

We totally are.

Because it sounds silly. There we go.

I don't have a problem with that, it does sound silly, but it is how the vast majority of people in the US are taught math, to my understanding.

I don't have a problem with that, it does sound silly, but it is how the vast majority of people in the US are taught math, to my understanding.

Sounds lazy too - are you a slacker Lackadaisical and 2?
;P

I don't have a problem with that, it does sound silly, but it is how the vast majority of people in the US are taught math, to my understanding.

I always assumed that the "and" made it clear beyond doubt that your are talking of one number, 2008, instead of two numbers, 2000 8.

I don't have a problem with that, it does sound silly, but it is how the vast majority of people in the US are taught math, to my understanding.
Aieee! "Math"!

Aye, fair play though if that's just how it's been taught. We says "two-thousand and eight", "two thousand point eight", and "two thousand and an eighth". And we say a quarter rather than a fourth, which is a strange fraction I see thrown around by Americans from time to time.

Any that are stupid and don't actually make sense.

Obvious example: "I could care less."
I have a friend who says "supposedovly" and SPELLS it that way in her emails to me. Also a colleague who types things "peak her interest".
But the all time winners are "Like," "Y'know" and "totally." People use those words as punctuation "like totally all the time, y'know." I made the mistake of watching Martha Stewart when I was in a particularly critical mood and realized that every fourth phrase was "y'know." This from the Diva of Perfection - this is a woman who should never let that phrase enter her vocabulary - of course, there was that time in prison...
I'm really really bad at that. I have tried to prune them from my vocabulary but it's really really hard. (I'm also really really bad at repeating really even though you shouldn't, and adding parenthetical phrases when they aren't needed.)
I agree so completely that my stomach aches with it. Also any of the following which was once once said to me in ONE conversation:

What's up, Chief?
Hot enough for you?
Got you working on slave wages?
Working hard or (can hardly finish the sentence without vomiting) hardly working?
I loathe those people.

I like that phrase, mate. <.<

It's fine until it becomes a verbal crutch.

I sat on an AVE from Sevilla to Madrid next to a woman who must have said "Vale" at least 350 times over the course of an hour and 15 minute phone call... By the end of the ride, I had an absolutely uncontrollable urge to punch something.

I have a friend who says "supposedovly" and SPELLS it that way in her emails to me.

Supposedly is one of the most often fucked up words I know of... "supposably" is the most frequent to my notice.

Unless your job was to live in a house full of cameras. Then your job would be a way of life.

I don't like how today's internet users have this slang where than and then are switched. What's up with that?


Accept and Except belong here too. Along with Their, there, and they're, as well as two, too, and to.
Those are not slang. Those are errors. They should always be corrected, but there are so many of occurrences, they are just overwhelming.

Using too many Three Letter Acronyms in a sentence. The computer world is choked with them. Now they are making Acronyms using other three letter Acronyms.

Just about anyone who uses surfing terms who doesn't surf ( It is hard hearing that from someone in an Armani suit )

Most wall street saying when the person doesn't even have clue ( Back when the Bubble burst) Which one the one between your ears?

Quasi-Social for one but pretty much any word with Quasi in the beginning. Neo is another one. Way over used.

It's fine until it becomes a verbal crutch.

I sat on an AVE from Sevilla to Madrid next to a woman who must have said "Vale" at least 350 times over the course of an hour and 15 minute phone call... By the end of the ride, I had an absolutely uncontrollable urge to punch something.

LOL! I guess every language has its crutch. In English it's 'like' and 'um'. In Spanish it's 'vale' and 'entonces'.:tongue:

That word makes me want to fly into a murderous rage and painfully kill anyone who says it.

Then when I was in jail I would cut myself and write on the walls: Isn't it! Isn't It! Isn't It.. etc.
I feel your pain. You're not alone. *pats SaintB's shoulder*

I agree so completely that my stomach aches with it. Also any of the following which was once once said to me in ONE conversation:

What's up, Chief?
Hot enough for you?
Got you working on slave wages?
Working hard or (can hardly finish the sentence without vomiting) hardly working?
How long did it take to clean up the murder scene from that one?

Use of the words "gay" and "fag" as insults. I mean, would you say, "that's so black" or "You're such a n*****?"

This, oh a thousand times, THIS.^^ I have actually verbally smacked down snotnosed teens for saying that around me.

Because it sounds silly. There we go.

Also, any bullshit management talk with "solution" in there. Really chafes my biscuits for some reason.
The bolded slang phrase is annoying me. :p

when people say "Ya'reet?" instead of "you alright?" I dunno why, it just pisses me off...

Oh, and aluminum IT'S ALUMINIUM PEOPLE! (not slang but it bugs me)

And MANY more which it will take me waaaay to long to list...

The bolded slang phrase is annoying me. :p
Och c'mon :p

Would you prefer "rubs me the wrong way", "pisses me off" or indeed "twists ma melons, man"?

I can't even do it justice phonetically spelling it

All ight

All right?

Sup

It is not What's up anymore.

People who ask where something "is at" make me want to spork their tonsils out.

Then don't come to Michigan, ending phrases with prepositions is a hallmark of our accent.

Words and phrases that annoy me

Chillax
Hella
Thrown under the bus
The fam (when meaning "the family)
Preggers
Think outside the box
Summat
We're pregnant

There are more but that's all I can think of at the moment.

I can't even do it justice phonetically spelling it

All right?
What's wrong with saying "y'alright?", it's just people trying to be friendly.

A loo min num

A loo min ee um sound like it is radio active or something

Och c'mon :p

Would you prefer "rubs me the wrong way",
Yes.

"pisses me off"
Yes.

or indeed "twists ma melons, man"?
No, wise-ass. :p

One thing that does actually annoy me is people bitching about the dialects or colloquialisms of other countries. That's not "slang that annoys." It's just being snobby about foreigners. Thus, I don't like it when Americans bitch at how the British say/write things, and vice versa.

Americans have their own style of bloated, flabby, official-speak. So do the British, with their own style of brain-numbingly meaningless verbiage. British bullshit is actually not more correct than American bullshit.

Also, to another poster, it's "aluminium" among British speakers. It's "aluminum" among American speakers. Anyone with a brain is able to figure out we're all talking about the same metal. Learn to cope.

Then don't come to Michigan, ending phrases with prepositions is a hallmark of our accent.

Words and phrases that annoy me

Chillax
Hella
Thrown under the bus
The fam (when meaning "the family)
Preggers
Think outside the box
Summat
We're pregnant

There are more but that's all I can think of at the moment.

really good ones.

What does that even mean Thrown under the bus?


Think outside the box. I didn't know I was thinking inside the box. Beside how do you know it wasn't a circle or a triangle?

Yes.

Yes.
Those phrases should be thrown under the bus.
No, wise-ass. :p
Damn, thought you might have been a Happy Mondays fan or something.
Americans have their own style of bloated, flabby, official-speak. So do the British, with their own style of brain-numbingly meaningless verbiage. British bullshit is actually not more correct than American bullshit.
I'm not entirely sure about that, to be quite honest.
Also, to another poster, it's "aluminium" among British speakers. It's "aluminum" among American speakers. Anyone with a brain is able to figure out we're all talking about the same metal. Learn to cope.
Aye, it's Al good :tongue:

I feel your pain. You're not alone. *pats SaintB's shoulder*

Oh good, for a while I wondered if I was insane. You just proved that beyond the shadow of a doubt. Thanks, I feel secure again :D

Och c'mon :p

Would you prefer "rubs me the wrong way", "pisses me off" or indeed "twists ma melons, man"?

Those "Grind my gears!"

really good ones.

What does that even mean Thrown under the bus?


Think outside the box. I didn't know I was thinking inside the box. Beside how do you know it wasn't a circle or a triangle?
"Thrown under the bus" enjoyed a brief moment in its original form, "To throw someone in front of a bus", meaning, when trouble is coming (as in being held accountable for a bad idea), one person sets the other person up to take the brunt of the blame/punishment. The visual analogy of the oncoming bus is meant to underscore how big and obvious the coming trouble was, and thus, the heinousness of pushing the other guy out to take the hit while you got away without a scratch.

How throwing in front of a bus got changed to throwing under a bus is something I can't explain, unless it's just down to a general population of fucking morons. "Under the bus" means nothing and doesn't even suggest anything as a visual analogy.

LOL! I guess every language has its crutch. In English it's 'like' and 'um'. In Spanish it's 'vale' and 'entonces'.:tongue:

Linguistically, these words provide a valuable service. The phenomenon is called speech disfluency. Another related phenomenon is the discourse marker. For example, "well": "I got fired, well, for slacking". They hold rhythmic information that is also communicated to those listening. They also hold emotional information in some circumstances, especially when said with hesitation.

Those phrases should be thrown under the bus.


Where's my gun? *searches closets*

I hate guys who add ", you know?" to every sentence, you know?

A variant is ", you know what I mean?", which is even dumber.

By instance: "I'm European, you know what I mean?"

Where's my gun? *searches closets*
Aww :(

Linguistically, these words provide a valuable service. The phenomenon is called speech disfluency. Another related phenomenon is the discourse marker. For example, "well": "I got fired, well, for slacking". They hold rhythmic information that is also communicated to those listening. They also hold emotional information in some circumstances, especially when said with hesitation.

Be that as it may, there's nothing more annoying than listening to someone say 'like' or 'um' 15 times or more in the course of a conversation.

I hate guys who add ", you know?" to every sentence, you know?

That is habit. It is hard to break. It only slight better than ehhh

As in that sound you may make when your brain is processing or pausing in a speech. If you ever have listen to speech by French Canadian the number ehhhhs is almost painful. The person is searching for the right words very tough to break.

Jay Leno does this all the time which is why it probably stuck around.

What does that even mean Thrown under the bus?

Getting screwed over by somebody. Real world example:

Me: I need someone for guard duty
Matt: John hasn't had it in two weeks
Me: Ok, you're it John
John: Thanks for throwing me under the bus, Matt

I've only ever heard it from other soldiers but I'm told that normal people actually say it in other parts of the country.

Be that as it may, there's nothing more annoying than listening to someone say 'like' or 'um' 15 times or more in the course of a conversation.

Well, that's misuse of the phenomenon probably caused by their brain operating slower than their mouth :P

Well, that's misuse of the phenomenon probably caused by their brain operating slower than their mouth :P

I agree there. :tongue:

Anytime someone asks me if "I'm working hard, or hardly working?" I always answer with this phrase: If I grabbed you by the throat, would you be breathing hard, or hardly breathing?

Be that as it may, there's nothing more annoying than listening to someone say 'like' or 'um' 15 times or more in the course of a conversation.

Right

Like , um, ehhh and you know are all equal. Really tough to break. You want to convey the message that you are not done speaking but are searching for the right words. Even though the brain tells you Don't say anything um or ehhh usually slip out.

"Thrown under the bus" enjoyed a brief moment in its original form, "To throw someone in front of a bus", meaning, when trouble is coming (as in being held accountable for a bad idea), one person sets the other person up to take the brunt of the blame/punishment. The visual analogy of the oncoming bus is meant to underscore how big and obvious the coming trouble was, and thus, the heinousness of pushing the other guy out to take the hit while you got away without a scratch.

How throwing in front of a bus got changed to throwing under a bus is something I can't explain, unless it's just down to a general population of fucking morons. "Under the bus" means nothing and doesn't even suggest anything as a visual analogy.

Thank you for that!

So you are setting that person, the one under the bus, up for a fall? I had a feeling it had something to do with sacrifice.

Right

Like , um, ehhh and you know are all equal. Really tough to break. You want to convey the message that you are not done speaking but are searching for the right words. Even though the brain tells you Don't say anything um or ehhh usually slip out.

Yes, I know. I think that happens with every language. When I'm taking Japanese at uni, when I'm searching for words to carry the conversations with the professor, I tend to use 'ano' and 'eto' while the words come to me. Of course, Japanese isn't my native tongue, but I tend to speak Spanish as flawlessly as I can. It denotes some sort of illiteracy, at least in my peer group and work group, to speak using crutches like 'entonces' (then) or similar words.

Yes, I know. I think that happens with every language. When I'm taking Japanese at uni, when I'm searching for words to carry the conversations with the professor, I tend to use 'ano' and 'eto' while the words come to me. Of course, Japanese isn't my native tongue, but I tend to speak Spanish as flawlessly as I can. It denotes some sort of illiteracy, at least in my peer group and work group, to speak using crutches like 'entonces' (then) or similar words.

Well said

Yes they are crutches. Either you are searching for polite words instead of calling the person an "ignorant idiot" you are searching for another phrase or the language is not your native tongue or the phrase that you know in your first language doesn't really convey the same message when translated. With the last one being the hardest.

There are lot of phrases that just do not translate.

Thank you for that!

So you are setting that person, the one under the bus, up for a fall? I had a feeling it had something to do with sacrifice.
Yes, but it's an immediate sacrifice, as when the boss storms into your work area shouting, "What idiot did THIS!?!" and you point to your co-worker and say, "Oh, Bob initiated that," instead of standing together as a team or just keeping your mouth shut and letting Bob fend for himself. The sacrifice becomes a betrayal when you add, "I have to admit I had questions about it, but Bob didn't consult me."

But with the original version corrupted, the meaning is no longer clear, so now "to throw under a bus" is used as a vague catch-all for any time anyone does something not supportive of someone else. Now it is vague to the point of meaninglessness, and it is used way too much.

I hate also 'amen' and 'praise the lord' guys. :)

Well said

Yes they are crutches. Either you are searching for polite words instead of calling the person an "ignorant idiot" you are searching for another phrase or the language is not your native tongue or the phrase that you know in your first language doesn't really convey the same message when translated. With the last one being the hardest.

There are lot of phrases that just do not translate.

Indeed. Many phrases that make sense in a certain language, lose all meaning when translated.

I hate also 'amen' and 'praise the lord' guys. :)

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

Yeah, i hate those too ;)

Yeah, i hate those too ;)

So do I. But I use them when I am trying to get a point across in a not so serious manner.

So do I. But I use them when I am trying to get a point across in a not so serious manner.

I think Halle-fucking-lujah has a certain ring to it that I kind of like when I hear it being used in a conversation.:D

I think Halle-fucking-lujah has a certain ring to it that I kind of like when I hear it being used in a conversation.:D

Bonus points if its used in the same tone of voice as an evangelist?

Indeed. Many phrases that make sense in a certain language, lose all meaning when translated.

It can be weirder. Here, we borrow words from English, words that don’t exist in English. :)

Things like: 'walking dinner'

A former colleague, from Bristol UK, saw it on an invitation and he was almost shocked. He thought he had to hunt for his food, while it is nothing more as a buffet. :)

Be that as it may, there's nothing more annoying than listening to someone say 'like' or 'um' 15 times or more in the course of a conversation.

When I'm in a particularly bad mood, I'll go to one of my larger classes, where no one knows me, and jot down the number of times someone says "like" in what is supposed to be intelligent conversation, then innocently pass the count to them at the end. The worst I ever recorded was 143 in a 2-hour discussion.

There were a few kids back when I was at school who never used anyone's name, but instead greeted anyone by saying 'Alright, mush?'.

So. Damn. Annoying.

Bonus points if its used in the same tone of voice as an evangelist?
Nah. Deadpan delivery of that phrase is crucial.

Nah. Deadpan delivery of that phrase is crucial.

That makes me sad :(

That makes me sad :(
Well, I'm sure you wacky Americans might enjoy it more enthusiastically said.

Well, I'm sure you wacky Americans might enjoy it more enthusiastically said.

Halle-fucking-lujah!

so how do you normally say numbers with decimals? ...

British convention is that for decimals, you'd say "two thousand and eight point eight". ...

This.

It can be made understandable, it just seems like you're doing work for nothing, the "and" doesn't really help in understanding what number is meant, and your explanation doesn't give any reason why two thousand eight would be incorrect.

"Incorrect" is slightly strong, "wrong" in a subjective sense is better, I just dislike the convention and the way it and others influence British English, especially from things like films (really can't stand the word 'movie'). It doesn't seem to have the right meaning for what it is trying to convey, and, in this country, you might get a funny look for using it, as well as using "and" for decimals.

I'm curious: when the time comes, will you say "two thousand and ten", "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten"?I've already heard someone refer to the upcoming year as "twenty-oh-ten". Like, you know, whatever.

Personal peeve is the misuse of "literally", like a Senator who said "This issue has me literally torn in two" (don't I wish!)

"You're smart enough to know that..."

That I just can't stand, because it's invariably used to explain some concept that's obviously wrong.

"With age comes wisdom."

No. No it doesn't. Not even close. People become closed-minded and ignorant when they get older, not more 'wise'.


Everything else has been covered already, so I won't go into detail.

Stadin slangi. Seriously, it's the worst slang in the history of Finnish.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki_slang

Aieee! "Math"!

I was going to put something in about math vs. "maths" (whatever that is...) too, but theres no need to delve further into the quagmire of American vs British English.

Personal peeve is the misuse of "literally"...
I fully concur.

I've also noticed a LOT of people saying they're "fustrated" about something. I've heard even intelligent, well-educated people pronounce it that way, which makes me wonder if if they changed the spelling at some point and just forgot to tell me.My roommate says "flustrated." Drives me nuts.

Personal peeve is the misuse of "literally", like a Senator who said "This issue has me literally torn in two" (don't I wish!)

That literally grinds my gears.

Count me among those who hate "chillax" (why on earth wouldn't you just say "chill"?) and let me also add to the list the pervasive Internet misuse of "tbh" as a punctuation mark.

Not one that really bothers me but is interesting is "close the lights" or "open the lights" meaning to turn on or off. It apparently can be used for any electronic device. Along the same lines is using "dice" for a single die.

My roommate says "flustrated." Drives me nuts.

There is a librarian in the downtown library that says "libary". I want to choke her.

Good to see you! Is the weather pissing you off as well?

There is a librarian in the downtown library that says "libary". I want to choke her.

Good to see you! Is the weather pissing you off as well?Absolutely!

One word, one that I have no idea where it popped up from is retarted. What the f**k is a retart? A retarded tart? Seriously anyone who calls someone a retart needs putting down.

There are a fair number of people in Leicester who seem to be unable to say 'little' so they say 'lickle' instead. They tend to also be the people who say 'skelington' instead of 'skeleton'.

Can't stand "legit", or "chillax either.

But I do like using zetta, that's been fun for me lately. :)

It can be weirder. Here, we borrow words from English, words that don’t exist in English. :)

Things like: 'walking dinner'

A former colleague, from Bristol UK, saw it on an invitation and he was almost shocked. He thought he had to hunt for his food, while it is nothing more as a buffet. :)

I know. I grant thee the Weirdest NSGer Award 2009. You've earned it.:wink:

Count me among those who hate "chillax" (why on earth wouldn't you just say "chill"?) Because the point is not merely to convince the other person to chill, but also to display what social group you want to count yourself under. (Also one of the reasons why teens invent and use more retarded language than any other group of people.)

I've already heard someone refer to the upcoming year as "twenty-oh-ten". Like, you know, whatever.

*agony* This is why I drink.

When I'm in a particularly bad mood, I'll go to one of my larger classes, where no one knows me, and jot down the number of times someone says "like" in what is supposed to be intelligent conversation, then innocently pass the count to them at the end. The worst I ever recorded was 143 in a 2-hour discussion.

I've been known to correct English speaking tourists when they come to visit. I know I shouldn't do that, but I can be a perfectionist like that sometimes.:tongue:

Txt speak just pisses me off u no?

Vengeance time!

Hood, not bonnet. Trunk, not boot. My car coesn't wear clothing. And it's a sedan, not a saloon. There isn't any whisky for sale inside. *grumbles at the British habit of trying to reinstate imperialism via vocabulary* Oh, and ALUMINUM! ALUMINUM! ALUMINUM! ALUMINUM! :p

Can't stand "legit", or "chillax either.

But I do like using zetta, that's been fun for me lately. :)
Yo yo yo, too legit to quit, fo' shiiiiiiiiiizi.

These may already have been mentioned. If so, well then I guess that means at least one other person feels the same way.

-I hate it when people say literally when they STILL mean figuratively, because somehow this is supposed to be even greater emphasis.

"He was so pissed off at me, his head LITERALLY exploded!"
"You mean he's dead?"
"What? no.. he's fine.. why?"
"You said his head literally exploded..."
"Well you know what I mean... I was just saying he was real mad..."
"Well then his head didn't LITERALLY explode, did it?"

-I hate it when people say "I could care less!" When what they really mean to imply is that they don't care at all, which means what they ought to be saying is "I couldn't care less!"

(Assuming, of course, that the numerical value of how much they care is expressed as a Natural number.)

-I hate it when people use the word "tight" when they mean "good."

"Man, that movie was TIGHT!"

Tight? Like... a tight pussy??? Is that the idiomatic origin for the word "tight" as a good thing?

-I hate it when people say "die" when referring to more than one, and "dice" when they mean only one. Newsflash: "die" is singular, "dice" is plural.

"Can I have that dice over there?"
"You want just the one, or all of those?"
"Just one."
"So you want me to pass you the die."
"Yeah."

"Roll the die to see how many hits."
"But I fired six shots."
"Yeah, so roll six die."
"You mean dice."
"Whatever!"

I've already heard someone refer to the upcoming year as "twenty-oh-ten". Like, you know, whatever. This. It makes me want to scream at people, especially the juniors. It is NOT Twenty-OH-ten. It is TWENTY-TEN. I want to stab people when they say it incorrectly.

Or when they abbreviate it it to just OH-TEN. NO. Just NO. I absolutely cannot stand it. It makes my ears weep, and my eyes bleed.

Oh, and "surreal" doesn't mean the same as "annoying".

I only know one person who thinks it does, but I have to see her every Friday and.....it makes me have violent thoughts.

I've been known to correct English speaking tourists when they come to visit. I know I shouldn't do that, but I can be a perfectionist like that sometimes.:tongue:

Uh oh...

It irritates me when people say "nucular" when they mean "nuclear."

-I hate it when people say "die" when referring to more than one, and "dice" when they mean only one. Newsflash: "die" is singular, "dice" is plural.
Dice is both, unfortunately.

(ref: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dice )

Dice is both, unfortunately.
NO! One die, two dice. Get it straight or we will be forced to reach through the screen and strangle you.

Txt speak just pisses me off u no?

Oh, yes! For example, when some goes on ranting about their BFF or go on saying LOL when they're having a conversation with you.

It irritates me when people say "nucular" when they mean "nuclear."

Bush broke me. I can't say it correctly now unless I try. Also I say that people "misunderestimate" me and I often claim to be "the decider".

Bush broke me. I can't say it correctly now unless I try. Also I say that people "misunderestimate" me and I often claim to be "the decider".

One has to wonder if Americans should refer to their language as a before Bush and an after Bush English. :p

NO! One die, two dice. Get it straight or we will be forced to reach through the screen and strangle you.Look, argue with Merriam-Webster (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dice), not me.
I'd be happy to advocate that dice as singular be deprecated (in as much as my opinion matters to the world), but as it is it has an entry as singular and plural.

Although, come to think of it, I wouldn't mind seeing how you'd be forced to reach through the screen.

NO! One die, two dice. Get it straight or we will be forced to reach through the screen and strangle you.

Seconded. Otherwise the use of "dice" to refer to the singular means that the error has become so ubiquitous that it's become accepted, and I refuse to acknowledge it.

Bush broke me. I can't say it correctly now unless I try. Also I say that people "misunderestimate" me and I often claim to be "the decider".

I wish I could say that Bush was the only one, too. I remember back in the 80's Dennis Miller did a stand-up act in which he pointed out the phenomenon of congresspeople on C-SPAN saying "nucular" and wondered whether they should really be voting on this stuff when they can't even pronounce it right.

I gots a contribution:
"At the end of the day," as in, "At the end of the day, what matters is that you're wearing a shiny pair of pants." It is an entirely unnecessary phrase, and it always makes me think they're going to say, "Whatever happens, I think we can all agree that at the end of the day, I'm going to go home, get really drunk and beat my wife."

One has to wonder if Americans should refer to their language as a before Bush and an after Bush English. :p

Kinda like the "before" and "after" Clinton definitions of "sexual relations"

Kinda like the "before" and "after" Clinton definitions of "sexual relations"

Do not misunderestimate me, partner.:D

Do not misunderestimate me, partner.:D

Rarely is the question asked, 'is our children learning?'.

Look, argue with Merriam-Webster (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dice), not me.
Curse you Merriam-Webster!
I wouldn't mind seeing how you'd be forced to reach through the screen.
Don't tempt me :p

Rarely is the question asked, 'is our children learning?'.

Lmao!:D

Lmao!:D

Someday, I'm going to memorize all the bushisms over the years and hold an entire conversation only using things G.W. has said.

Seconded. Otherwise the use of "dice" to refer to the singular means that the error has become so ubiquitous that it's become accepted, and I refuse to acknowledge it.Yeah, cause it hasn't been used that way since the 14th century... :rolleyes:

Yeah, cause it hasn't been used that way since the 14th century... :rolleyes:

There's nothing wrong with the 14th Century.

I've already heard someone refer to the upcoming year as "twenty-oh-ten". Like, you know, whatever.

Personal peeve is the misuse of "literally", like a Senator who said "This issue has me literally torn in two" (don't I wish!)

I fully concur.
Yes, yes yes, a million times over. (Not literally-- you see, I only typed it thrice)


Oh, yes! For example, when some goes on ranting about their BFF or go on saying LOL when they're having a conversation with you.

Ye gods, this commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nIUcRJX9-o) drove me insane every time I saw it.

Someday, I'm going to memorize all the bushisms over the years and hold an entire conversation only using things G.W. has said.

That would be a conversation to record and remember.

Is it lupus?

Oh, and "surreal" doesn't mean the same as "annoying".

I only know one person who thinks it does, but I have to see her every Friday and.....it makes me have violent thoughts.
Quite. And anyone using "ironically" in any fashion other than what was intended ought to be hung, drawn and quartered in the town square, for all to see.

Ye gods, this commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nIUcRJX9-o) drove me insane every time I saw it.

Oh oh! The cell phone commercial! I hated it.

Oh, and "surreal" doesn't mean the same as "annoying".

I only know one person who thinks it does, but I have to see her every Friday and.....it makes me have violent thoughts.

Quite. And anyone using "ironically" in any fashion other than what was intended ought to be hung, drawn and quartered in the town square, for all to see.
Yes, thank you, both of you. These also drive me up one wall and down the other.

Quite. And anyone using "ironically" in any fashion other than what was intended ought to be hung, drawn and quartered in the town square, for all to see.

Literally!

Someday, I'm going to memorize all the bushisms over the years and hold an entire conversation only using things G.W. has said.

Well, there already is a poem entirely of Bushims:


I think we all agree, the past is over.
This is still a dangerous world.
It's a world of madmen and uncertainty
and potential mental losses.

Rarely is the question asked
Is our children learning?
Will the highways of the Internet become more few?
How many hands have I shaked?

They misunderestimate me.
I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity.
I know that the human being and the fish can coexist.
Families is where our nation finds hope, where our wings take dream.

Put food on your family!
Knock down the tollbooth!
Vulcanize society!
Make the pie higher! Make the pie higher!

I find the phrase "Back in the day...." highly annoying when used by anyone under the age of 35.
I grew up "back in the day". Guess what, we all lived in caves and dinosaurs roamed the earth. I was there the day we invented dirt. Well, we really didn`t invent it. Before we named it dirt, we called it "dried up dinosaur crap". That didn`t roll off the tongue as well.

Well, there already is a poem entirely of Bushims:

I find the phrase "Back in the day...." highly annoying when used by anyone under the age of 35.
I grew up "back in the day". Guess what, we all lived in caves and dinosaurs roamed the earth. I was there the day we invented dirt. Well, we really didn`t invent it. Before we named it dirt, we called it "dried up dinosaur crap". That didn`t roll off the tongue as well.
You both totally cracked me up. :D Thanks.

Especially these bits:

"I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity."

And

"I was there the day we invented dirt."

*snortlaugh*

I find the phrase "Back in the day...." highly annoying when used by anyone under the age of 35.
I grew up "back in the day". Guess what, we all lived in caves and dinosaurs roamed the earth. I was there the day we invented dirt. Well, we really didn`t invent it. Before we named it dirt, we called it "dried up dinosaur crap". That didn`t roll off the tongue as well.

Back in the day, we weren't ageist. We respected everyone regardless of age.

Is it lupus?

Nope. Its lycanthropy

You both totally cracked me up. :D Thanks.


Literally? :tongue:

What did it used to mean? I mean, what has it ceased meaning that it still ought?

A "moot" is a discussion. A "moot point" used to mean "a point to be discussed." Nowadays, it appears to mean "a point not worth discussing."


And in music, why would you use such ridiculous phrases like "eighth-note" and "quarter-note", when "quaver" and "crotchet" are so much more logical? :p

I am entirely in favor of people actually using "hemidemisemiquaver," because it is just so absurdly fun to say. Hemidemisemiquaver! Hee! :tongue:


Personal peeve is the misuse of "literally", like a Senator who said "This issue has me literally torn in two" (don't I wish!)

OH YE GODS YES. I have to "literally" restrain myself from "literally" ripping people's heads off when they do that.

Oh, and "surreal" doesn't mean the same as "annoying".

I only know one person who thinks it does, but I have to see her every Friday and.....it makes me have violent thoughts.

A friend of a friend, an aspiring stand-up comedian, had a rather good bit about the overuse of "surreal." As I recall, it was something like, "Do not tell me, 'Oh, I ran into Bob the other day just by chance - it was so surreal!' unless Bob TURNED INTO A SHEEP AND STARTED MELTING." :D

"Cold as balls."

Considering that part of your body is generally the warmest part of your exterior, it makes absolutely no sense to say that.

There's nothing wrong with the 14th Century.
Wut :D

It was a pretty lame century, as things go.

Tight.
Shizzle
Using gay to mean stupid or annoying or otherwise as a slur.
Gypped, for that matter.

"Dropping a deuce." I never heard this phrase before till a couple months ago, and it's extremely annoying.

In fact, most slang that comes out is irritating and annoying. Why can't people just find slang and stick with it rather than coming up with new stuff? GET OFF MY LAWN! *brandishes cane*
Every instance of linguistic evolution came about when one generation wanted to be able to hold a conversation with their peers without any nearby adults understanding them.
Vengeance time!

Hood, not bonnet. Trunk, not boot. My car coesn't wear clothing. And it's a sedan, not a saloon. There isn't any whisky for sale inside. *grumbles at the British habit of trying to reinstate imperialism via vocabulary* Oh, and ALUMINUM! ALUMINUM! ALUMINUM! ALUMINUM! :p
*murders*
IT'S WHISKEY DAMN IT!
Ye gods, this commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nIUcRJX9-o) drove me insane every time I saw it.
http://www.iggdawg.com/pics/idk_my_bff_jill.jpg
"Cold as balls."

Considering that part of your body is generally the warmest part of your exterior, it makes absolutely no sense to say that.

Maybe they mean snowballs.......

A "moot" is a discussion. A "moot point" used to mean "a point to be discussed." Nowadays, it appears to mean "a point not worth discussing."

I thought it meant particularly an abstract or academic point, meaning one that is not referring to a situation in real life. Thus, when an issue is rendered "moot" that means there is no longer anything real at stake in its outcome. Example: "Moot court" is an academic exercise that is identical as much as possible to a real court proceeding, except that nothing is really at stake in it.

Maybe I'm wrong about that?

I believe the original (read: correct) version of the expression is:

"Cold as the balls on a brass monkey."

No, I don't know the origin of that, but I prefer it to the alternative version:

"Cold as a witch's tit," which has a kind of historical-literary quality to it but is mean to witches, as opposed to just being vulgar about a knick-knack.

I thought it meant particularly an abstract or academic point, meaning one that is not referring to a situation in real life. Thus, when an issue is rendered "moot" that means there is no longer anything real at stake in its outcome. Example: "Moot court" is an academic exercise that is identical as much as possible to a real court proceeding, except that nothing is really at stake in it.

Maybe I'm wrong about that?

I think we're both right and are just discussing different shades of meaning, although I may have to dig out my dictionary to be sure - it's been ages since I had the whole "moot point" issue explained to me.

Anyway, my general point is that people not infrequently use "it's a moot point" to mean "there's no reason for further discussion on the subject," which doesn't actually make any etymological sense at all. "It's a moot point" meaning "it's up for discussion, but not really important" does seem to make sense. :)

I think we're both right and are just discussing different shades of meaning, although I may have to dig out my dictionary to be sure - it's been ages since I had the whole "moot point" issue explained to me.

Anyway, my general point is that people not infrequently use "it's a moot point" to mean "there's no reason for further discussion on the subject," which doesn't actually make any etymological sense at all. "It's a moot point" meaning "it's up for discussion, but not really important" does seem to make sense. :)
True. I never took "moot" to mean not worth discussing at all, unless the discussion is a practical one in which the desired end result is a real world effect or action. You won't get that on a moot issue, and if getting results is very important, then you might drop the moot issue and go on to non-moot ones. (What's the antonym to "moot"?)

To me, the appropriate use of "it's a moot point" would be, say, you're discussing the likely outcome of a horse race. Then something causes the race to be cancelled. Now your discussion has been rendered moot because, since that race is never going to happen, there is no way to know whose prediction of the outcome would have turned out to be correct.

I don't like the word 'tranny'. As a word, its merely an abbreviation, and I suppose it could be used innocently enough in error. However, I've only ever heard it be used in a derogatory manner by people who want to be offensive...so there's a word I don't like much.

"Cold as balls."

Considering that part of your body is generally the warmest part of your exterior, it makes absolutely no sense to say that.

My parents always said it was "butt ass cold" outside, whatever that means. I've never heard anyone else say it, so it must be something they came up with.

Irregardless.
Ya know?
Back in the day.
WhatEVah.
That's hot.
From the gecko (it's GET-GO, ferchrissakes).
Supposably.
Persay. (it's per se.)
And etc. (it's just et cetera.)
Comon. It's two words, Come and On.

I don't like the word 'tranny'. As a word, its merely an abbreviation, and I suppose it could be used innocently enough in error. However, I've only ever heard it be used in a derogatory manner by people who want to be offensive...so there's a word I don't like much.

Here "tranny" means a car's transmission.

tru dat

That's hot.


I used that one just today!

...

In the context of "Wait, that's hot, don't touch it or you'll burn your hand."

hella-mad-peachy keen

"My bad". It just sounds crass.

That and people who insist on writing ect instead of etc, do they really think it's supposed to be Ec Tetera?
There's also the already mentioned "I could care less". Couldn't care less, it's I couldn't care less, unless you really could care less then where you've used it doesn't make any sense!
My answer to, "My bad," is "Yes, it is."

i have a case of the mondays.

That word makes me want to fly into a murderous rage and painfully kill anyone who says it.

Then when I was in jail I would cut myself and write on the walls: Isn't it! Isn't It! Isn't It.. etc.
Bit of an overreaction, innit?

Bit of an overreaction, innit?

So it really is true that Kats enjoy torturing things.

i have a case of the mondays.
You're twistin ma melon, man.

A "moot" is a discussion. A "moot point" used to mean "a point to be discussed." Nowadays, it appears to mean "a point not worth discussing."
That's a mute point.

My roommate says "flustrated." Drives me nuts.
Except if she's flustered AND frustrated, it makes sense. ;)

Except if she's flustered AND frustrated, it makes sense. ;)

That's like that moderately bothersome hungry+angry about it= 'hangry' thing...

Not one that really bothers me but is interesting is "close the lights" or "open the lights" meaning to turn on or off. It apparently can be used for any electronic device. Along the same lines is using "dice" for a single die.
Hmm, could it be from the time when people had gas lights, and had to open the gas valve and close the gas valve?

Bit of an overreaction, innit?

No, no its not :mad:

"It's always in the last place you look" always gets to me. The same goes for someone speaking text speech (actually saying, out loud, lol for example).

To be fair, I think the concept that's trying to be expressed is that you always find it in the least obvious place, i.e. the place that you think of after you've looked everywhere else.

In any case, I've been inspired to start deliberately misusing some of these in RL, dropping humanity's collective IQ another point for all intensive purposes.

Not that it was really much from the gecko, but I could care less since it's all a moo point by now, so I'd better chillax. Literally!

Hat's what she said anyway. She was worried for my blood pressure, see?

And that's just a taste

To be fair, I think the concept that's trying to be expressed is that you always find it in the least obvious place, i.e. the place that you think of after you've looked everywhere else.

In any case, I've been inspired to start deliberately misusing some of these in RL, dropping humanity's collective IQ another point for all intensive purposes.

Not that it was really much from the gecko, but I could care less since it's all a moo point by now, so I'd better chillax. Literally!

Hat's what she said anyway. She was worried for my blood pressure, see?

And that's just a taste

I have a sudden urge to feed most of humanity to bears. Which must mean your plan is working! :eek:

I believe the original (read: correct) version of the expression is:

"Cold as the balls on a brass monkey."

No, I don't know the origin of that, but I prefer it to the alternative version:

"Cold as a witch's tit," which has a kind of historical-literary quality to it but is mean to witches, as opposed to just being vulgar about a knick-knack.
"Freeze the balls off a brass monkey" is the phrase. And despite people trying to say it has anything to do with cannon balls or such -- it's been a vulgar way to say "very cold" for a very long time. (Not unlike my complaint, many years ago, when walking around on a December night in a too-thin jacket, that I was 'freezing my fucking tits off'... which is now an in-joke amongst my friends alluded to simply by saying "clunk, clunk".)

Any slang that I dont currently use is repugnant to me......

So it really is true that Kats enjoy torturing things.
:D But of course.

No, no its not :mad:
Awwww. :fluffle:

"Freeze the balls off a brass monkey" is the phrase. And despite people trying to say it has anything to do with cannon balls or such -- it's been a vulgar way to say "very cold" for a very long time. (Not unlike my complaint, many years ago, when walking around on a December night in a too-thin jacket, that I was 'freezing my fucking tits off'... which is now an in-joke amongst my friends alluded to simply by saying "clunk, clunk".)
That doesn't make any sense.

I mean the part about freezing the balls off a brass monkey, not the part about your fucking tits. That I believe. :p

I have never heard the brass monkey phrase as you present it, but I heard it extensively in MY version from my grandparents and great aunts and uncles and all their little friends and all the cops and construction workers and cab drivers who were their contemporaries in the neighborhood. Since they were The Greatest Generation (tm), I'm going to assume they invented it and were right. After all, they were around when dirt got invented.

Think about it. Why the hell would you bother freezing the balls off a brass monkey, when they can be reasonably assumed to be fucking cold to begin with, on account of they're brass? The whole joke of that remark is the implied suggestion that one would have copped a feel on a brass monkey's balls to see how cold they are.

Peruse at your leisure.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=freezing+the+balls+off+a+brass+monkey&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=

Peruse at your leisure.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=freezing+the+balls+off+a+brass+monkey&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=
That page won't open for some reason, but it hardly matters. You, it and the horse you both rode in on can all go to hell. I say it's "cold as the balls on a brass monkey" and that's final.

EDIT: Now it opens. All those established experts can kiss my brass monkey where it counts, too. :p

When its cold we usually do the scooby doo bit....My RAlls are Rucking REezing Raggy!!! lol..

:D But of course.


And over the internet, we don't even have the great and terrible powers of catnip to level the playing field.

*hides*

That doesn't make any sense.

I mean the part about freezing the balls off a brass monkey, not the part about your fucking tits. That I believe. :p

I have never heard the brass monkey phrase as you present it, but I heard it extensively in MY version from my grandparents and great aunts and uncles and all their little friends and all the cops and construction workers and cab drivers who were their contemporaries in the neighborhood. Since they were The Greatest Generation (tm), I'm going to assume they invented it and were right. After all, they were around when dirt got invented.

Think about it. Why the hell would you bother freezing the balls off a brass monkey, when they can be reasonably assumed to be fucking cold to begin with, on account of they're brass? The whole joke of that remark is the implied suggestion that one would have copped a feel on a brass monkey's balls to see how cold they are.

What can I say? I'm gay for simian primates made of copper and zinc!

That doesn't make any sense.
Most colloquialisms don't. The Balls on a brass monkey could be quite warm if, for instance, a whole lot of people were fondling them, or if they were applying flame to the metal testes. Not all roses are red. Polar bears would have to travel thousands of miles to find some woods in which they could shit. Why is it so much more certain that God made apples than any other sort of fruit?
Think about it.
This argument, and a lot of this thread, is evidence of why you probably shouldn't.

Most colloquialisms don't. The Balls on a brass monkey could be quite warm if, for instance, a whole lot of people were fondling them, or if they were applying flame to the metal testes. Not all roses are red. Polar bears would have to travel thousands of miles to find some woods in which they could shit. Why is it so much more certain that God made apples than any other sort of fruit?

This argument, and a lot of this thread, is evidence of why you probably shouldn't.
Well, your explanation is certainly evidence of it.

Well, your explanation is certainly evidence of it.
I'm always glad to be the negative example.

I can't stand it.

Also anyone who says Holla needs to go.Holla there you cool beans.

It irritates me when people say "nucular" when they mean "nuclear."

You're not a friend of Arnie?