Author Topic: irritating sayings or words. (Read 3323 times)

powderman · « **Reply #30 on:** February 07, 2011, 03:41:45 PM »

Another irritating thing is to answer the phone and the 1st thing that you hear is, WHOS THIS?

Like they don't know who they called??? POWDERMAN.

Land_Owner · « **Reply #31 on:** February 07, 2011, 04:39:18 PM »

How many times lately have I stopped myself in mid-conversation to listen to myself speaking horribly! I used to Pride myself on what I believed to be technically correct language. I am slipping badly.

Each of you have "hit the nail on the Proverbial head" in so many of your posted words and sayings.

The words, names, and some phrases that currently gall me deeply are:

"Green"; "Going Green"; "Global Warming"; "Al Gore"; "Barack Hussein Obama"; "Nancy Pelosi"; "Harry Reid"; "Cap and Trade"; "carbon offsets"; "carbon footprint"; "Democrats"; "Liberals"; "Socialists"; "Muslims"; "Terrorists"; "Extremists"; "Welfare"; "Social Security"; "Medicare/Medicaid"; "ObamaCare"; "Exclusions"; "Entitlement Generations [and PLURAL too dammit!!!]"; "United Nations"; "George Soros"; "William (Bill) Jefferson Clinton"; "Hillary Rodham Clinton"; "Gun Ban"; "Anti-gun"; "Sarah Brady"; "Jim Brady";

I think I will quit at that list for now...anybody want to play a rousing game of Bulls**t Bingo?

MGMorden · « **Reply #32 on:** February 07, 2011, 05:51:09 PM »

When people say that they "could care less". It's "couldn't care less". Just think about it for a second and you'll realize just how dumb it sounds to say that you "could care less"

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hunt-m-up · « **Reply #33 on:** February 08, 2011, 01:51:46 AM »

Supposably, it's ideas not ideals, breafast, Valentimes

Our 5 year old son has speech problems that we're working on, but he said "pease" and "kank you" before he could put a sentence together. What happened to being polite?
Women customers should not be referred to as "guys" by servers at restaurant or anyone else in the service industry.

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #34 on:** February 08, 2011, 01:54:22 AM »

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.

Well in reality its a hot water heater/storage tank.So in effect everytime it cuts on to maintain temp it is heating hot water . On demand heaters are exceptions. There are heaters that don't take the temp above what would be considered hot water. There are heaters that make super hot water or even steam.
But on a drawing WH in most cases stands for wall hydrant not water heater so I guess back in the day they added the H to WH to signify water heater not wall hydrant .

gypsyman · « **Reply #35 on:** February 08, 2011, 02:04:23 AM »

I personally don't have a problem with to many words or phrase's. But this topic reminds me of when my mother was alive. When she went thru a checkout at a store, and the clerk would tell her,''Have a nice day'', her reply was, don't tell me what kind of a day to have!! I'll have a lousy day if I want to. gypsyman

Stillkickin · « **Reply #36 on:** February 08, 2011, 03:56:11 AM »

Misuse of the word, "need," sticks me in the ear like a nail. If you "need" something, you benefit from attaining it. It is good for you. You gain something that you require or that would be bad for you if you didn't get it. You "need" food. You "need" money.

To say about a murderer, "He 'needs' to die" is a joke. It certainly would not be good for him to die. It might be good for everybody else if he did, in which case one should say, "We need for him to die."

powderman · « **Reply #37 on:** February 08, 2011, 04:00:09 AM »

Gun buy back. Ya can't buy it back if ya never owned it. To, and too, two different words and meanings. HEH, William is the worst at that. I never heard of eating dinner at supper time til I got in high school with the city kids. YEP, idea and ideal are misused often by some folks. POWDERMAN.

Stillkickin · « **Reply #38 on:** February 08, 2011, 04:04:14 AM »

Oh, and smoke is vented through a "chim-knee"------not a "chim-lee",

.....and the game that's played in the Super Bowl is "football," not "foobah".

.....and the dividers between stalls in a restroom are "partitions," not "petitions".

45-70.gov · « **Reply #39 on:** February 08, 2011, 04:13:07 AM »

''you get what you pay for''

as if it were writen in stone
you can never find a deal or get ripped off if this were true

but people say that every time you get a deal that is not perfect

if you have ever used this expression
please come forth and explain what you mean
we will not hold it against you...but we understand ....
if you want to remain anonymouse

blind ear · « **Reply #40 on:** February 08, 2011, 06:05:16 AM »

You have a blessed day! ear

gypsyman · « **Reply #41 on:** February 08, 2011, 06:17:57 AM »

45-70, would you consider it a deal, if you paid .04 a gallon less for gas, but your car got 3mpg less, because it was an ethynal blend?
I understand where your coming from. Here again, we're having a play on words. If buying something costs you more in the long run because it was cheaper, is it still a bargain? There are certain things I look at, and it might cost me a little more when I inatially buy something, but, because it serve's me better, or lasts longer, it's a deal, as compared to trying to save money in the first case. gypsyman

lakota · « **Reply #42 on:** February 08, 2011, 11:27:51 AM »

Working as a paramedic in inner cities for 15 years I have heard my share of ebonics to describe medical problems

"Done fell out" Shortened to D.F.O. by care providers is to pass out. to lose consciousness.

"dominoe pain" "Abomimable pain" is abdominal pain

"smilin might jesus" is spinal meningitis

Those are the only ones I can remember right now that are suitable to post in a family oriented forum.

Not medical related but I always heard people talking about getting their wig busted. That means they are getting a haircut.

BBF · « **Reply #43 on:** February 09, 2011, 08:34:24 AM »

assume= to look like or pretend to be
presume= to consider something to be

Fathers addressing their son as "buddy"

PowPow · « **Reply #44 on:** February 09, 2011, 09:25:57 AM »

Quote from: scatterbrain on February 09, 2011, 08:34:24 AM

Fathers addressing their son as "buddy"

There are times that I call my son "buddy".
There are times that I address him by his full name.
He completely understands the difference in circumstances.

Of course, "buddy" probably has varied meanings depending on where you are.
Back in Lower Alabama, if you ever heard someone call another person "buddy", a fight was probably about to happen.

powderman · « **Reply #45 on:** February 09, 2011, 10:58:58 AM »

FREE, no purchas necessary, details inside. How many cereals or other things have this on them?? Makes me want to rip the box open for details since no purchase is necessary. Aside from the word LOVE, free is probably the most misused word in the world. POWDERMAN.

MGMorden · « **Reply #46 on:** February 09, 2011, 11:04:16 AM »

Quote from: scatterbrain on February 09, 2011, 08:34:24 AM

Fathers addressing their son as "buddy"

That one irks me too, but what's worse is children addressing their parents and/or grandparents by their first names. My cousin's children both do that (they're 8 and 14) and it drives me up the wall. I don't say anything as they're not my children and it's not my place, but it's still annoying.

Being from the south, even "dad" and "mom" sound a little strange, but not disrespectful like the names. My parents are "daddy" and "momma" - no matter how old I get. Their parents were "daddy" and "momma" to them until the day they died too.

OH, and while we're on that subject, by the REVERSE token, it also irks me when someone calls their inlaws "mom" or "dad". Every time I've heard it done it's always been from someone up north (sorry to our members up there

), but to my ears it is a complete and blatant disrespect to your actual parents. Those people put in the time to raise you. They are the ONLY people that get those titles.

/rant off

lakota · « **Reply #47 on:** February 09, 2011, 11:07:49 AM »

I think that if my father would have ever addressed me as buddy it would have meant that I was in trouble!

Spirithawk · « **Reply #48 on:** February 09, 2011, 05:58:11 PM »

Quote from: MGMorden on February 09, 2011, 11:04:16 AM

Quote from: scatterbrain on February 09, 2011, 08:34:24 AM
Fathers addressing their son as "buddy"

That one irks me too, but what's worse is children addressing their parents and/or grandparents by their first names. My cousin's children both do that (they're 8 and 14) and it drives me up the wall. I don't say anything as they're not my children and it's not my place, but it's still annoying.

Being from the south, even "dad" and "mom" sound a little strange, but not disrespectful like the names. My parents are "daddy" and "momma" - no matter how old I get. Their parents were "daddy" and "momma" to them until the day they died too.

OH, and while we're on that subject, by the REVERSE token, it also irks me when someone calls their inlaws "mom" or "dad". Every time I've heard it done it's always been from someone up north (sorry to our members up there ), but to my ears it is a complete and blatant disrespect to your actual parents. Those people put in the time to raise you. They are the ONLY people that get those titles.

/rant off

I totally agree. A kid calling their parents by name is ridiculous and, to me, insulting. As to inlaws, I really think it's a matter of respect and love when my daughter-in-law calls me dad. Now "dad" is quite differant than "father" in my mind. I don't think I'd feel right if she called me father.

Goatwhiskers · « **Reply #49 on:** February 10, 2011, 03:01:49 AM »

Two that really get me that I hear on the news almost every day: In reference to a collision between a car and pedestrian, they'll say "the driver ran him over." Huh! What ever happened to grammer? Also, "the criminal pleaded guilty." Past tense of the verb plead is PLED. My old English teacher was really hard on us back in the day, but we learned that which is not even taught in schools today. Goatwhiskers

powderman · « **Reply #50 on:** February 10, 2011, 03:13:09 AM »

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I totally agree. A kid calling their parents by name is ridiculous and, to me, insulting. As to inlaws, I really think it's a matter of respect and love when my daughter-in-law calls me dad. Now "dad" is quite differant than "father" in my mind. I don't think I'd feel right if she called me father.

SPIRITHAWK. I totally agree. Another irritating thing is the newscasters and the paper wil say, when theres a bad wreck, caused by snow, ice, rain, etc. Almost all are really caused by folks driving too fast for conditions. POWDERMAN.

GH1 · « **Reply #51 on:** February 10, 2011, 08:18:38 AM »

Quote from: dks7895 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.

That was going to be my gripe but you beat me to it. I think the non-word "irregardless" is a result of people confusing the word "regardless" and "irrelevant". But it's still wrong, kind of like saying,"I'm not doing nothing."
GH1

nw_hunter · « **Reply #52 on:** February 11, 2011, 04:39:43 AM »

How about..........I gave it 101%. Or, "On a scale of one to ten, I give it an eleven.

powderman · « **Reply #53 on:** February 11, 2011, 04:48:03 AM »

Quote from: nw_hunter on February 11, 2011, 04:39:43 AM

How about..........I gave it 101%. Or, "On a scale of one to ten, I give it an eleven.

YEP, I agree, 110%. POWDERMAN.

cpileri · « **Reply #54 on:** February 11, 2011, 09:02:57 AM »

Do written "words" count?

One of my least favorites is :ROFLMAO.
Yeah, sure. Like, is that what the person is actually doing?
Nevermind the online vulgarity.
Even ROFL is kind of annoying- same reason: are you actually on the floor?

Maybe I'm just getting old and humorless.

C-

Old Syko · « **Reply #55 on:** February 11, 2011, 09:18:56 AM »

Quote from: GH1 on February 10, 2011, 08:18:38 AM

Quote from: dks7895 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.

That was going to be my gripe but you beat me to it. I think the non-word "irregardless" is a result of people confusing the word "regardless" and "irrelevant". But it's still wrong, kind of like saying,"I'm not doing nothing."
GH1

Everyone knows the proper phrasing should be "I ain't doin nuthin."

Irregardless, the point gets made.

Shu · « **Reply #56 on:** February 11, 2011, 09:24:44 AM »

Irregardless and imflammable are both in the dictionary. What a messed up language we have.

Unfortunately irregardless is the same as saying regardless, no matter how irritating.
Unfortunately imflammable does mean flammable, you wouldn't guess how I figured that one out.

hunt-m-up · « **Reply #57 on:** February 11, 2011, 07:10:21 PM »

Quote from: nw_hunter on February 11, 2011, 04:39:43 AM

How about..........I gave it 101%. Or, "On a scale of one to ten, I give it an eleven.

Or when politicians say they are going to "redouble" their efforts...seems like their effort was only half-a$$ed in the first place so they have a lot of ground to make up.

I worked with a guy who would say at some point during a phone conversation with a customer, "I'll be honest with you..."
So we finally asked him at what time during the conversation did he decide to tell the truth.

cwlongshot · « **Reply #58 on:** February 12, 2011, 12:04:06 AM »

LOL guys!!! VERY refreshing to read that I am not alone in my opinions!!!

IR-regardless is one of my long time annoyance words... (I just realised my spell checker has it's correct spelling. As if it was a actual word!!!

)

CW

jhm · « **Reply #59 on:** February 12, 2011, 01:09:40 AM »

I just jerk when I hear them say ( we have a live WITNESS! ) I berlieve that the dead one might tell a different story, Jim