Words you find annoying.

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Originally posted by neon_duke
A surprising number of people say "supposably" instead of "supposedly", which sounds stupid.

I also hear people say "taken for granite" instead of "taken for granted". I've even seen that written!
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:lol: supposably :lol:
 
Originally posted by Der Alta
"Like" and "Dude"

Like Dude, I went over there, Dude, and it was like way to cool dude, ya get me?

Listening to the raido this morning there was an interview with a student at a local high school and she used "like" so often I lost count.

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ughl...u gotta listen to my 15 year old sister talk a out something that interests her. better yet, u gotta listen to her when she's on caffeine and talking about something. She normally talks too fast to understand but on caffeine...HOLY CRAP...nobody can keep up with what she's saying. Combine that with her saying "like" for every 2nd word she says and she sounds like a tape recorder set to fast forward...it's scary.
 
My niece used to say "like" all the time. Then her whole family took to putting the "loser L" on their foreheads any time anybody said it, and they have actually all cured themselves of the habit.
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Every time I talk to my brother on the phone the first thing out of his mouth is "Dude!" But he's to old to correct. He'd get, like, offended.
 
Pwnage, really tikcs me off, is it so hard to reach for the O? IS IT? no its not!
 
The way president Bush says... "Nucular".
 
The word "disconnect" when used as a noun with the first syllable emphasized, meaning something like schism. They mean to be saying disconnection.
 
Originally posted by danoff
The way president Bush says... "Nucular".
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Actually, Harry Truman invented that. And yes, I hate it to pieces.
 
Don't forget how he says terror too. It sounds like terrrr.
 
"That's mighty white of you."

I hate that statement both because I don't really understnad it and most people that say it can't really tell me what it's supposed to mean either.

Is it a derogatory remark?
 
I'm on post duty, stud67 says awesom is annoying, I say dude is annoying, Chevy Nova II says dude also. we all go to the same school and I am the only one who can post, I'm no \t insane I am just helping out.
 
Yeah it's derogitory. Foolish white folk.

No the word/phrase I hate the most is when ANYONE not just black people say

"it's cause i'm black, huh?"
 
Originally posted by boombexus
"That's mighty white of you."

I hate that statement both because I don't really understnad it and most people that say it can't really tell me what it's supposed to mean either.

Is it a derogatory remark?
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i've only used that one or 2 times...and the best explanation i have for it is... you're being too white?

things up north are VERY multi-cultural, so we poke fun at a few of our asian and pakistani friends saying they're "too white to be Canadian" simply because they act like white people rather than like themselves...
 
Originally posted by neon_duke
A surprising number of people say "supposably" instead of "supposedly", which sounds stupid.
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That annoyed me too until I looked it up and it saw to my astonishment that supposably works in most cases where people use it.
 
J/K means just kidding. It is the most awesomest thing ever. You are instantly upgraded to number one on my list of 'coolest people of all times and peoples' if you use j/k in one of your posts. j/k :D:D:D:D:):):););):banghead::banghead:

I hate how sports broadcasters don't have a complete grasp of the English language. They're getting paid to talk and they can't even do it well. "If I was..."

Ugh, I hate it.

I also heard some ditzy chick on the radio pronounce "macabre" phonetically. Abso****inglutely stupid.

I also hate the word abso****inglutely.
 
I hate when people say "conversate" instead of "converse". Man I hate that.
 
For some reason, i tend to hate people who carry handkerchiefs. Theres something about someone carrying around a snotty old rag that makes me want to slap them repetitively.
 
My european carryall is full of handkerchiefs.

My hovercraft is full of eels.
 
Originally posted by milefile
I hate when people say "conversate" instead of "converse". Man I hate that.
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Some people make up words by concatenating (ahem, adding) extra suffixes to them.

I hate the term proactive. It's a meaningless prefix, "pro-" means "support, for" which is largely what the context of "active" means. Thus:

I'm taking a proactive stand against terrorism. = I'm for-for against terrorism.
 
Reminds me of ATM machine.

Automatic teller machine machine.
 
The English language is notable for being redundant. It just sounds better, doesn't it?
 
Originally posted by milefile
Reminds me of ATM machine.

Automatic teller machine machine.
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Indeed. Let us add:

PIN Number (Personal Identification Number number)
LDV Vans (Leyland-Daf Vans vans)

A cartoon called "Dilbert" (it's an office comedy. Of sorts) has a mysterious entity known as "The TTP Project". The "TTP" within "The TTP Project" stands for "The TTP Project"... An infinitely nested tautology. Marvellous :D
 
Originally posted by Famine
A cartoon called "Dilbert" (it's an office comedy. Of sorts) has a mysterious entity known as "The TTP Project". The "TTP" within "The TTP Project" stands for "The TTP Project"... An infinitely nested tautology. Marvellous :D
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Pure Dilbert. Yeah, not the funniest cartoon when you're 16, but by the time you've permanently burned 5-10 years of office nonsence into your brain, it starts to make sence.

I'm finding the word "noobie" being used in all sorts of non-computing contexts lately, sports announcers, talk radio, adults aged 45-65...not terribly annoying, but approaching over-use.
 
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