Words you find annoying.

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If anyone has ever visited Wisconsin, I don't recommend it, there is a common word there, known as "Bubbler". At first you'll be like, wtf, a "Bubble-maker", but no, the stupid people of Wisconsin prefer to call a "Water Fountain" a "Bubbler". How dumb is that? There is no resemblence in a Water Fountain of Bubbles being made. Dam that word.
 
Probably best that we don't get onto "office speak".

Oh, OK then.

Most hated officeisms:
Efficiency savings/Headcount review (why can't they just say "Redundancy"?)
Sanity Check
Customer Focus (my customer is a ****ing *******)
Process/Procedure

Actually, my biggest problem with the office is that in this wonderful country of ours, you cannot sack someone for being unable to do their job...
 
Originally posted by GilesGuthrie


Actually, my biggest problem with the office is that in this wonderful country of ours, you cannot sack someone for being unable to do their job...
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:lol: Tee hee. Get in line bubba. Our labour laws are so stringent that there has to be at least 3 written warnings in a month, followed by counselling, followed by a review period to see if things have changed. Only then can you legally give someone the sack.

EDIT: I must point out that while we are still pointing out words that have a high irritational value, one must not go flame someone when they use it - it is important to draw the line between sarcasm and lugheadedness.

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Originally posted by GilesGuthrie
Probably best that we don't get onto "office speak".
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See - this is what ticks me off about it. I did a fairly classical Economics degree, majoring in accounting, just before 'Commerce' degrees became fashionable.

Synergy was a genuine business concept - the idea that a merger between two companies might realise benefits that would make the union greater than the sum of the two entities - 2+2=5, if you will.

Then, sometime in the 90's, it got hijacked, and now every cloned business leader spews it out as a matter of course. It's right up there with 'pro-active'.
 
Originally posted by vat_man
See - this is what ticks me off about it. I did a fairly classical Economics degree, majoring in accounting, just before 'Commerce' degrees became fashionable.
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Cool, i did economics too, although i stayed away from the Accounting. Just goes to show, the gift of the gab > education.
 
Originally posted by Mike Rotch
Cool, i did economics too, although i stayed away from the Accounting. Just goes to show, the gift of the gab > education.
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Didn't have the maths to keep up with Eco - should have paid more attention through the last two years of high school. Shame - quite enjoyed it.
 
Originally posted by vat_man
Didn't have the maths to keep up with Eco - should have paid more attention through the last two years of high school. Shame - quite enjoyed it.
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Didnt know what was potting with Accounting, so cut my losses before my they cut me.

T'is never too late you know.....
 
Originally posted by Mike Rotch
Didnt know what was potting with Accounting, so cut my losses before my they cut me.

T'is never too late you know.....
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Ahhh - 12 years later. I'm really not that interested in work, rather work on my running and my golf!
 
Just about all popular words used by white kids trying to be black, including "dawg", over-use of "fo' shizzle" (I use it sometimes in jest, but I'd like to stab the face off of people who use it in every sentence), all other overuse of the "izzle"/"eezy"-bonics words/phrases, phat, tight, overuse of yo, and I'm sure there's a few others that I missed, but thinking with all the pressure and infection and sickness and pain in my head causes more pain and I uh...I forgot where I was going with this, I'll shutup now.
 
Originally posted by Talentless
What the hell does w00t mean?
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Origination was, if I remember correctly, a few years ago on one of the online shooter games. It's meant to express feelings of happiness and/or joy, like a substitution of cool, good, or something. Like for instance "I got $20. w00t w00t".

My head still hurts really bad.
 
Also, another thing that gets on my nerves which is not quite words, but rather the pronouncinfdasieiwnf (can't even think of the word for it damn I feel terrible) by "dirty South" rappers, which has caught on into a trend, even up north. If I hear "thurrrrrrr" one more time I'm going to have to kill someone.
 
People who say like as every other word. And whatever. And, espically, text message language in anything other than text messages. LEARN TO SPELL! :mad: :banghead:
 
"Crisp", especially when used as a breathless adjective used to describe an audio system's treble reproduction. Usually used by people who think that overly sizzly treble is a sign of high fidelity.
 
People who spell "definitely" with an "a", making it "definately". It's an epidemic.

People who apostrophize when they're meant to pluralize, i.e.: "Honda's" instead of "Hondas". Livid.

The word "Today" actually irks me for some reason. I just find it condescending and warrantly unnecessary most of the time.

My name when used in contexts such as websites or Unix applications (or smarmy snake-oilers) who flash it in my face because they think it'll put me at ease... Or off my guard. Well, news is: it doesn't, kids! Leave me alone and don't try and make like you know me.




Also, "Pedant". I hear that one a lot.
 
Irregardless. It's not a word. The word is regardless.

Orientated. Also not a word; the real word is oriented.

Simular instead of similar.

I toldly hate those words.
 
Congradulations. I can't believe how many poeople write that. Have they never seen "Congrats!" on a card? Or maybe it has to do with the fact that it was probably a graduation card, and they are just confused?
 
Duke - "orientated" is a word, "oriented" is an American creation. By the way "toldly"? ;)

Things that annoy:

Misuse of apostrophes. Touched on already by Atomic Wedgie, but it's so annoying it's worth another mention.
Deliberately misspelled trade names eg Kwik Save.
People who pronounce "amateur" with a "ch" sound instead of a "t".
That thing where people make quotation marks with their fingers when speaking.

Words I really like:

Flange - sounds dirty but isn't.
Tussock - my all-time favourite word!
 
Originally posted by chris100575

Flange - sounds dirty but isn't.
Tussock - my all-time favourite word!
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I like "Pessary", for some reason. Pretty meaningless, but it sounds important.

"Cellar Door" just doesn't get the chills going, though.
 
Originally posted by milefile
Congradulations. I can't believe how many poeople write that. Have they never seen "Congrats!" on a card? Or maybe it has to do with the fact that it was probably a graduation card, and they are just confused?
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What about Congraduation?
 
I like the word minutia. I use it whenever I'm fairly confident the person to whom I am speaking will have the slightest idea what I'm talking about.


[color=E0E4E0]...as in the minutia of my pedantry...[/color]
 

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