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Tell that to the Irish!!!!
Ant <who has a an Irish friend called Colm who he thought was called Collin for about 3 months until i saw his name written down!>
Jargon Pet Peeves
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Tell that to the Irish!!!!
Ant <who has a an Irish friend called Colm who he thought was called Collin for about 3 months until i saw his name written down!>
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I have another one.........when people call their computer a "puter." My puter isn't working right now. My puter is old. I need to install an antivirus program on my puter............you know what that sounds like???? 
Dee
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I have another one.........when people call their computer a "puter." My puter isn't working right now. My puter is old. I need to install an antivirus program on my puter............you know what that sounds like????
Dee
Gee, Dee, I never looked at it that way. Note to self: stop using the word 'puter.
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I hate it when people say "supposebly" instead of "supposedly".:banging:
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There are loads of these irritating space-fillers (that's what they are---people use them while they search for the rest of what they're trying to say). Here are some of my pet peeves:
"To tell the truth" This is really bad, because one can infer that this person doesn't normally tell the truth, but this time he/she is making a special exception just for you.
"At this point in time" By the time this phrase escapes the lips, that 'point in time' is gone. NOW is a concise and perfectly usable word.
"At the end of the day" A favorite of English-speaking politicians. I wonder if they've ever thought of how this gets translated into another language and how dopey it makes them sound.
"If you will". I always have the urge to shout: If I will WHAT? This meaningless phrase is truly a space-filler substitute for "Uh" or "Um"
"Consensus of opinion" A total redundancy, because consensus is an opinion shared by a group.
"Nucular" The correct pronunciation is NU-CLEE-AR
"Suffice it to say" and "In a nutshell" Usually followed by a thousand or more word ramble, these phrases are a mockery of what follows.
"To tell the truth" This is really bad, because one can infer that this person doesn't normally tell the truth, but this time he/she is making a special exception just for you.
"At this point in time" By the time this phrase escapes the lips, that 'point in time' is gone. NOW is a concise and perfectly usable word.
"At the end of the day" A favorite of English-speaking politicians. I wonder if they've ever thought of how this gets translated into another language and how dopey it makes them sound.
"If you will". I always have the urge to shout: If I will WHAT? This meaningless phrase is truly a space-filler substitute for "Uh" or "Um"
"Consensus of opinion" A total redundancy, because consensus is an opinion shared by a group.
"Nucular" The correct pronunciation is NU-CLEE-AR
"Suffice it to say" and "In a nutshell" Usually followed by a thousand or more word ramble, these phrases are a mockery of what follows.
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Okay, I'll pipe in with a few of mine......
"Sorry about that".........I can't believe I still hear people say that.
"Excuse me" instead of saying "What did you say?"
"Spot-on"
"Betroom instead of bedroom"
"Noooooah", instead of "No"................42
"Sorry about that".........I can't believe I still hear people say that.
"Excuse me" instead of saying "What did you say?"
"Spot-on"
"Betroom instead of bedroom"
"Noooooah", instead of "No"................42
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My husband says: Chicargo...
It takes all of my love & dedication to our marriage not to smack him around while yelling: "THERE IS NO DAMN R IN CHICAGO!!!"
It takes all of my love & dedication to our marriage not to smack him around while yelling: "THERE IS NO DAMN R IN CHICAGO!!!"
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Ok. Fine you win... But it is still a stupid word that is overused in my industry...
I guess in 200 years someone will defend bling as a real word
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Do you let us Brits off for pronouncing it Chicargo? It can't really be helped with an English accent!
Ant
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For you Ant, anything... for a man who was raised in Detroit, absolutely not!
Awww thanks!
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KW, you just make me laugh so hard!!!
Dee
Oh Dee ... thank you so much... I'm so glad that my bad grammer & terrible spelling still allows you to enjoy my small attempts at humor & to bring joy on my favorite board... (you'd be shocked at the PMs I get about my inability to spell on this board...teehee...)
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"defiantly"? So passionate...
ah...but this one's spelled "coop".
Did you mean "acceptable" instead of "expectable"? Also, I've never thought of this particular mis-speak as self-centered--that's a bit of a stretch for me. Most times poor grammar of this nature is simply a result of failure to learn the language properly as opposed to willful self-importance.
I guess one of the things that bugs me is people who don't use adverbs properly. "He took me serious" instead of saying the correct "seriously", or "Drive careful" instead of "carefully"...ugh...
OOPs! Maybe to many beers and not checking spell check - but this was not a spelling pet peeve anyway. I 'spose "oops" will bug someone (or 'spose) but we are not talking either. Seems like now that all these "issues" are coming up the more I hear them.
I am surprised at some of the "qualms" some have with some of these. Particularly ones where the "user" would be only showing effort to create interest or validate meaning, etc.... I thought I was a snob Not saying anyone is or even that they shouldn't be, just surprised there were so many.
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A local one for Philly, PA:
Saying "Aca-me" for our local "Acme" supermarket. Two syllables, please, not three!
My husband keeps saying "Febuary" instead of "February," and he's an educated college grad with a master's degree in Information Science (terrible speller, though , and he tends to mutter things when he's talking).
My mom used to purposely use double negatives in sentences, fully knowing that I was probably going to correct her afterwards. I really felt that she just wanted to get my reaction.
Saying "Aca-me" for our local "Acme" supermarket. Two syllables, please, not three!
My husband keeps saying "Febuary" instead of "February," and he's an educated college grad with a master's degree in Information Science (terrible speller, though
, and he tends to mutter things when he's talking).My mom used to purposely use double negatives in sentences, fully knowing that I was probably going to correct her afterwards. I really felt that she just wanted to get my reaction
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