Terms and phrases you loath

Singular Intellect · Post by **Singular Intellect** » 2008-03-01 11:53pm

Korto wrote:"24/7"

Why? Why don't you just fuck off home, put your feet up, and have a bloody rest?

My computer sits at home all day, but it doesn't relax and doesn't have feet either...you could say it's operating 24/7.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2008-03-02 12:03am

Hey, I just remembered, Maddox wrote an article on this subject.

Ma Deuce wrote:"I could care less" I find this abomination actually seems more common than the proper phrase, causing me no end of infuriation.

Well, it can appropiate if it's not being used as a substitute for "I don't care", though hardly anyone uses it that way. I like to append "...barely" at the end of it.

Grandmaster Jogurt · Post by **Grandmaster Jogurt** » 2008-03-02 03:29am

General Schatten wrote:Buffalo... I hate the word buffalo when it's used in a similair fashion to 'bullshit'. For example: Don't buffalo me!

What the fuck does it even mean?

"Buffalo" as a verb means to verbally bully, I believe. First time I heard it was from the sentence composed entirely of the word "buffalo".

Checking the dictionary, the verb can mean either to confuse or to intimidate with shows of power.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2008-03-02 03:50am

Hmmm, a phrase that I hate ... Oh yeah ... "Support the troops". We all know what it actually means; it means "Worship the Army and anything it does."

Zixinus · Post by **Zixinus** » 2008-03-02 04:24am

"42", as in the supposed answer to any question in the universe in the HHGTTG books, when used by idiots on the internet who actually think it's funny.

Do you mind if it is used in stories? For example, the AI's depression is called "error 42"? Would you find that funny, given appropriate build-up?

andrewgpaul · Post by **andrewgpaul** » 2008-03-02 08:58am

In the UK, get around the "ATM MAchine" thing by calling them "cash machines". Of course, we still have PIN numbers.

Big Orange · Post by **Big Orange** » 2008-03-02 02:36pm

Adrian Laguna wrote:
Big Orange wrote:One official term that always bugged me and sounded stupid was "Shot to death".
Why? If you say a person "got shot" it doesn't imply they died, in fact, it often implies they survived. "Shot to death" clarifies that the person was shot and didn't make it. If you want something stupid, try "died of complications from gunshot wounds".

The best term would "shot dead"; more kurt and to the point. I also think the term "you'll be hung by the neck until dead" sounds similarily as redundant as "shot to death", when "death by hanging" somehow has a better ring to it.

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2008-03-02 02:38pm

The constant and repetitive use of "You know what 'ah mean?" Five times in three minutes is just...argh

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2008-03-02 05:10pm

Big Orange wrote:The best term would "shot dead"; more kurt and to the point. I also think the term "you'll be hung by the neck until dead" sounds similarily as redundant as "shot to death", when "death by hanging" somehow has a better ring to it.

The reason they say "hung by the neck until dead" is because in olden times, they'd sometimes hang people until they were dying, but not dead, and then drop them back on the ground.

Ma Deuce · Post by **Ma Deuce** » 2008-03-02 06:12pm

Zixinus wrote:Do you mind if it is used in stories? For example, the AI's depression is called "error 42"? Would you find that funny, given appropriate build-up?

It can be used effectively in certain stories, however as far as I'm concerned there is no way to make it funny in real-life casual conversations or internet discussions, and anyone who tries is only making a fool of themselves.

Adrian Laguna wrote:Well, it can appropiate if it's not being used as a substitute for "I don't care", though hardly anyone uses it that way.

Exactly. I personally have never, ever, heard it used as anything but a substitute for "I don't care".

Terralthra · Post by **Terralthra** » 2008-03-02 10:56pm

"Prolly."

NomAnor15 · Post by **NomAnor15** » 2008-03-02 11:39pm

Ma Deuce wrote:"I could care less" I find this abomination actually seems more common than the proper phrase, causing me no end of infuriation.

Yes! I have a friend who says that all the time, and I always think "couldn't care less, damn it, couldn't". Never say anything though. Maybe I should.

Ryushikaze · Post by **Ryushikaze** » 2008-03-03 12:42am

Edi wrote:#5 "My opinion is just as valid as yours!" - Generally used by whiny fucks when they just got their ass handed to them in an argument. Applicable only when the discussion is subjective in nature anyway (e.g. who likes what music).

I found that the best response to that has almost always been "but my facts/ evidence trump them both."

Big Orange wrote:"Jeremy Clarkson is pretty hard left."

If by "would be akin to Stalin if he was allowed into power, then I can see that one being true. Otherwise, how the hell does one arrive at THAT conclusion?

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2008-03-03 01:20am

Frankly, I loathe (yes, it's spelled with a trailing "e") all of the phrases common in so-called "ebonics" dialect and "ghetto" fashion, but if you say that in public then people assume you're a racist. Sorry black inner-city people, but when you use "ebonics", you sound stupid.

Phrases like "know what ahm saaaayin" just make people sound like they haven't got two brain cells to rub together.

Hawkwings · Post by **Hawkwings** » 2008-03-03 01:21am

NomAnor15 wrote:
Ma Deuce wrote:"I could care less" I find this abomination actually seems more common than the proper phrase, causing me no end of infuriation.
Yes! I have a friend who says that all the time, and I always think "couldn't care less, damn it, couldn't". Never say anything though. Maybe I should.

I use "I could care less" as a remark to a person regarding some subject that I don't care about but am devoting my attention to, and that person says that I'm not devoting enough attention to it, and I want to convey the meaning that "Hey, I'm doing you a favor by actually paying attention to this thing instead of doing something else that I would rather be doing."

generator_g1 · Post by **generator_g1** » 2008-03-03 11:42am

"Verbal diarrhea"

Somebody in my old class in college described himself as having such (being talkative).

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2008-03-03 12:11pm

"Dreadnaught"...

It isn't even a fucking word.

"Dreadnought", meaning "to fear nothing", that's a word.

Turin · Post by **Turin** » 2008-03-03 12:48pm

The use of the word "anymore" to mean "now" or "nowadays." As in the thing an idiot coworker said at a meeting I was at this morning: "That's the way we do this anymore." That doesn't even begin to make any sense, and I hear it all the time.

Civil War Man · Post by **Civil War Man** » 2008-03-03 01:07pm

Homeland, and all its derivations (including Mother- and Fatherland).

"There's nothing civil about war." - used by Confederate apologists who also use one of the following:

War Between the States
War of Northern Aggression

For the second of those, I reserve the right to call it the War of Southern Treason.

lance · Post by **lance** » 2008-03-03 01:14pm

Turin wrote:The use of the word "anymore" to mean "now" or "nowadays." As in the thing an idiot coworker said at a meeting I was at this morning: "That's the way we do this anymore." That doesn't even begin to make any sense, and I hear it all the time.

I have only heard that used with things that don't happen. Like 'we don't do that anymore. ' Using it to describe how things are seems moronic.

People calling themselves smart asses really pisses me off. If those people weren't huge jackasses it might not have bothered me.

Raesene · Post by **Raesene** » 2008-03-03 02:06pm

Postings written in regional dialects, especially in higher-quality newspaper forums because people want to be oh-so-original and show how individual they are.

There is a reason why the written form of a language is standardized.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2008-03-03 02:41pm

The phrase I hate more than any other that hasn't yet been mentioned: "You can't judge a book by its cover."

Really? I can't? Have you SEEN a book cover lately? Its got a title, a picture of what happens in the book, and a plot summary on the back, with a few book reviews. I'm pretty sure they're designed TO help me judge them.

Larz · Post by **Larz** » 2008-03-03 03:12pm

"Yes, um..."

For some reason this really just bothers me when I answer the phone at work. I don't add "Can I help you?" at the end of greeting, so I'd rather not they add "Yes, um..." to the beginning of theirs.

"Uh, um, uuuhhh, em, well, you know, uh, hmm... uh..."

Shut up and think it out. I can't fathom why these people think they need to continue to make slack jawed sounds for my benefit.

"You know..."

Apparently if I did know what they where talking about I wouldn't need to be talking with them about it. It really bugs me when folks just give up trying to find the word they're looking for and simply leave it as that.

Jim Raynor · Post by **Jim Raynor** » 2008-03-06 10:33pm

"Cussing"

It's bad enough when you're some civility whore who gets upset over a mere choice of words (is there any REAL difference between "screw" or "fuck?"). But what I can't stand are the idiots who think that cursing is so beyond the pale that they can't even bring themselves to say the word cursing. Whenever I hear "cussing," it's INVARIABLY from some backward fundie moron big on supposed manners or "values."

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2008-03-06 10:48pm

Frank Hipper wrote:"Dreadnought", meaning "to fear nothing", that's a word.

Nope it means, "a warm garment of thick cloth". It also means "most powerful battleship of its kind" thanks to British rush-building a half-assed "all big gun" battleship because they wanted to be the first to do so.

Thanks to Merriam-Webster