Author Topic: irritating sayings or words. (Read 3321 times)

powderman · « **on:** February 06, 2011, 04:16:19 AM »

One that gets under my skin is SNOW SHOWERS. Until well after I moved here from ILL I had never heard that term. Rain showered, snow flurried. Used to be it either rained, sleeted, or snowed, but now we have snow showers.
Another is immigrant, when truth is illegal criminal.
Terminate fetus, instead of kill a baby.
Agressive drivers, instead of stupid, morons, should not be on the road.
All the different names for FAKE.
No problem, instead of you are welcome.
Have a good one. Good what???
Heading for Church in a bit, later. POWDERMAN.

Pat/Rick · « **Reply #1 on:** February 06, 2011, 10:22:17 AM »

They just gotta report it so it makes ya feeeeeel good.The new utopia. No anguish, no strife.

The Hermit · « **Reply #2 on:** February 06, 2011, 04:52:07 PM »

When the clerk dumps all your change in your hand and says "here you go" instead of thank you, thats irritating.

The Hermit

Spanky · « **Reply #3 on:** February 06, 2011, 05:01:13 PM »

"Unthaw"... as in "I took the meat out of the freezer to unthaw"

Spanky

PowPow · « **Reply #4 on:** February 06, 2011, 05:03:28 PM »

Quote from: powderman on February 06, 2011, 04:16:19 AM

...Have a good one. Good what???...

Here its "have a goot one". can't even pronounce good.

I think an appropriate response to that should be "I had a good one this morning after my coffee".

dickttx · « **Reply #5 on:** February 07, 2011, 03:00:21 AM »

"Veggies" and "Green" make me see red.

Old Fart · « **Reply #6 on:** February 07, 2011, 03:16:15 AM »

powderman · « **Reply #7 on:** February 07, 2011, 05:19:30 AM »

Really burns my butt when I'm handed my change ON TOP of the receipt. The receipt does not go in my billfold, it goes in the BAG. POWDERMAN.

briarpatch · « **Reply #8 on:** February 07, 2011, 05:56:19 AM »

Any name in the current penal syst--I mean administration.

dks7895 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 07, 2011, 06:15:31 AM »

irregardless... man I hate it when someone says it. It's the whole double negative deal. Does it have regard or not?

The proper word is regardless... meaning without regard.

Old Syko · « **Reply #10 on:** February 07, 2011, 07:03:12 AM »

Quote from: powderman on February 07, 2011, 05:19:30 AM

Really burns my butt when I'm handed my change ON TOP of the receipt. The receipt does not go in my billfold, it goes in the BAG. POWDERMAN.

Irregardless

of what others think, the receipt does NOT go in the bag. It goes in my hand so that I can double check it before I leave the register. Put it in the bag and everyone will have to wait on you to dig it out and hand it to me.

Heather · « **Reply #11 on:** February 07, 2011, 07:37:33 AM »

Oh wow, you probably really don't want my opinions because I have a lot of them.

Now I am not a member of the language police. I was raised here in the south and words like ain't, ya'll, and fixin to are perfectly acceptable forms of speaking, but....."Hay" is a staple crop in our community and NOT a way to address your elders. "Yeah" is never an acceptable answer to ANYTHING your mother asks you. Most everything that can be done in "just a minute mom" can be done now.

"Sleep like a baby" No thank you! I don't want to wake up every two hours hungry and laying in my own feces.

"You want to have your cake and eat it too" Why is that a bad thing? Why would I want cake if I couldn't eat it!

mirage1988 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 07, 2011, 08:21:24 AM »

"whatever..."
Whatever is what people say when they have nothing to add to a conversation, but feel the need to get in the last word.

Heather- good ones!

powderman · « **Reply #13 on:** February 07, 2011, 08:35:11 AM »

OLD SYKO. Then the receipt should be handed to the customer seperately after change is given.
HEATHER. GOOD ones. Bring em on. How about when it's 100 deg ouside and they say a COOL front is coming in, bringing the temp down to 98 ?? POWDERMAN.

Shu · « **Reply #14 on:** February 07, 2011, 08:49:44 AM »

Is it hot enough for ya.
But it's a dry heat.
When it gets above 105 degrees it sure is heck hot enough for me and the dry heat above 105 is still miserable. When it rains for a bit in July or August and the next day its 110 it certainly isn't a dry heat. It's miserable.
Here when it's 110 a cool front means 105 and it is noticably different.

Old Syko · « **Reply #15 on:** February 07, 2011, 08:55:00 AM »

Heather, no problem here with ain't, y'all, and the like. Hay, i figger if ya don't like it or understand it, we probably ain't gonna have a long conversation anyhow.

I do have one pet peeve though. Asked is pronounced just as it is spelled. It ain't axed.

Want to see something axed, I'll go get one of my old double bits and ax it for ya. Don't believe me! Just ax.

Powderman, now ya got it. Hand them to me separately so I can put my change away, but don't stick it in the bag like you got something to hide.

lakota · « **Reply #16 on:** February 07, 2011, 09:00:18 AM »

Quote from: Old Syko on February 07, 2011, 08:55:00 AM

Heather, no problem here with ain't, y'all, and the like. Hay, i figger if ya don't like it or understand it, we probably ain't gonna have a long conversation anyhow.

I do have one pet peeve though. Asked is pronounced just as it is spelled. It ain't axed. Want to see something axed, I'll go get one of my old double bits and ax it for ya. Don't believe me! Just ax.

Powderman, now ya got it. Hand them to me separately so I can put my change away, but don't stick it in the bag like you got something to hide.

HA HA! " AXE & AXED" I axed a question, let me axe you sumpin. Yep that one really gets under my skin. I also dont like it when someone EXSCAPES from prison. I live on EARTH not "EARFFF" The road is smooth not SMOOVE.

dks7895 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 07, 2011, 09:38:53 AM »

Birfday is another one of those...

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #18 on:** February 07, 2011, 10:41:35 AM »

Swimps , deers , PC , wintery mix , PETA , learn ya , Let the cold in ( imposible with out mechanical help) , eats , Civil War, ..........

Heather · « **Reply #19 on:** February 07, 2011, 11:05:10 AM »

Acceptable forms of answering a question to ANY ADULT by a child.

Yes mam, yes sir, yes please, no mam, no sir, or no thank you.

Unacceptable forms of answering a question by children IMHO.

Yes, no, yeah, nah, uh huh, nope, sure, not a problem, whatever, yeppers, noppers, or any nodding or shrugging!

Being someone who works with other peoples children on a regular basis this REALLY bothers me that parents don't teach their children this anymore. Another thing that really bothers me is to be speaking to someone face to face and them say LOL when they hear something funny. By saying LOL and not actually laughing I take that as an insult. Maybe it is just me, but I think emotions should be expressed with emotions and not letters!

DDZ · « **Reply #20 on:** February 07, 2011, 12:09:07 PM »

Its just not you Heather that believes emotions should be expressed with emotions and not letters. I really believe that, and I bet many others do also.

I think words and sayings are common in different parts of the country, but where they may be common, probably sound odd in other areas.
One time I had met a couple of guys from Ohio, when doing some training for the company I work for. We were talking about hunting, and I mentioned something about jaggers. They got a blank stare on their faces, so I stopped talking and said "whats wrong". They said "whats jaggers"? I was dumb founded that they didn't know what jaggers were. So I explained that jaggers is any brush that has thorny growth on, and hence they jag you when you walk through them. I'm sure there are other parts of the country that never used the term jaggers, but around here it is common, and everyone knows what they are.

Some other words that might sound strange to someone else is words like, crick instead of creek. Worshed the clothes instead of washed. You kids go "red-up" your room. "Dippy eggs", "Gum-bands", "Kum-mere" when calling your dog or the kids. Hey, yenz guys coming over. Or what yinz doing tonight. Why are you wearing a babushka. I have used all these words when talking and never think twice about them when someone else says them. They just fit with the slang in this area. Although I have got corrected many times from saying worshed instead of washed.
One time my parents were visiting relatives in California, and they were talking to some people that lived there, that they met on some hiking trail. One of them said to my Mom are you from around Pittsburgh, and my Mom said yes how did you know that. The lady said from the way you talk. I never knew Western Pa. had its own slang but I guess it does.

GRIMJIM · « **Reply #21 on:** February 07, 2011, 01:24:33 PM »

Quote from: Spanky on February 06, 2011, 05:01:13 PM

"Unthaw"... as in "I took the meat out of the freezer to unthaw"

Spanky

Wouldn't you put it back in the freezer to unthaw it?

I hear a lot of "Ebonics" aroung here and that agravates the heck out of me. Too many to list, axe a question as was mentioned before, finabe as in I finabe goin to the store, I can only assume it is short for I am fixin to be going to the store but I'm not quite sure.

kynardsj · « **Reply #22 on:** February 07, 2011, 01:42:54 PM »

Anything to do with ebonics makes me want to scream. I'm country and if you hear me talk it's obvious. Ain't, fixin and other words like them are part of my everyday vocabulary. But although I was raised country I was raised right, yes sir, yes mam, no sir, no mam, please and thank you are said to everyone including young folks the age of my grandchildren. One of the best compliments I ever received was from an elderly gentleman in a grocery store when I let the lady behind me with a few items get in front of me as I had a buggy load. Yeah I call them buggys. In the exchange I said yes mam and some other things and the gentleman said to me " You're country aren't you, can tell by your manners" I thanked him and gave the credit to my Mom and Dad. I'm not knocking city folk, just praising country folk.

Spirithawk · « **Reply #23 on:** February 07, 2011, 01:55:31 PM »

Hot Water Heater. If the water is hot then why heat it? It should be Cold Water Heater!

kenfred · « **Reply #24 on:** February 07, 2011, 02:01:47 PM »

"Enjoy your meal".

I will decide that, thank you.

PowPow · « **Reply #25 on:** February 07, 2011, 02:14:34 PM »

Quote from: Spirithawk on February 07, 2011, 01:55:31 PM

Hot Water Heater. If the water is hot then why heat it? It should be Cold Water Heater!

Should be just "Water Heater" because no matter if the water in it is hot or cold, when it turns on, it will heat the water.

Buford · « **Reply #26 on:** February 07, 2011, 03:00:35 PM »

I hate, loathe, and despise the overuse of the word "issues"! If you have a problem with a car, motorcycle, firearm or anything important - say what the problem is and save time. If something fails to feed, fire, start or preforms poorly - say it! As far as I am concerned "issues" is better left to women. Please be specific.

Spirithawk · « **Reply #27 on:** February 07, 2011, 03:15:28 PM »

Quote from: PowPow on February 07, 2011, 02:14:34 PM

Quote from: Spirithawk on February 07, 2011, 01:55:31 PM
Hot Water Heater. If the water is hot then why heat it? It should be Cold Water Heater!

Should be just "Water Heater" because no matter if the water in it is hot or cold, when it turns on, it will heat the water.

Yep, you're right!

Flynmoose · « **Reply #28 on:** February 07, 2011, 03:33:03 PM »

STATE WORKER, an oxymoron if there ever was one!!
Same with GOVERNMENT WORKER!! When?
FM

PowPow · « **Reply #29 on:** February 07, 2011, 03:38:59 PM »

ditto on "issues".
Issues (like November Field & Stream) don't keep me awake at night, but problems at work do.

another is "going forward.."; an MBA way of saying "from now on...".