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Re: Words/phrases I wish would go away
« Reply #700 on: October 06, 2018, 07:38:01 PM »
Its*

Well, that's embarrassing.

Just blame auto-correct, no one has to admit to there mistakes anymore.

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« Reply #701 on: October 07, 2018, 08:45:29 AM »
Its*

Well, that's embarrassing.

Just blame auto-correct, no one has to admit to there mistakes anymore.

I saw what you did their.

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« Reply #702 on: October 07, 2018, 09:31:25 AM »
Its*

Well, that's embarrassing.

Just blame auto-correct, no one has to admit to there mistakes anymore.

I saw what you did their.
They're is no there their anymore.

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« Reply #703 on: October 08, 2018, 05:09:36 AM »
People don't seem to know how to use the word to and too.

I went to the store and spent too much money.

NOT

I went to the store and spent to much money.

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« Reply #704 on: October 08, 2018, 08:35:27 AM »
People don't seem to know how to use the word to and too.

I went to the store and spent too much money.

NOT

I went to the store and spent to much money.
My phone auto corrects all "to"s to "too" nowadays, which is super annoying and I don't catch half the time.  It also auto corrects all "but"s to "butt"s so my phone is basically making me seem like a 12 year old boy with poor grammar skills whenever I text anyone.

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« Reply #705 on: October 08, 2018, 08:44:17 AM »
People don't seem to know how to use the word to and too.

I went to the store and spent too much money.

NOT

I went to the store and spent to much money.
My phone auto corrects all "to"s to "too" nowadays, which is super annoying and I don't catch half the time.  It also auto corrects all "but"s to "butt"s so my phone is basically making me seem like a 12 year old boy with poor grammar skills whenever I text anyone.
That's ducking annoying.

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« Reply #706 on: October 11, 2018, 06:50:20 PM »
Lockout, as in "the schools are on lockout due to an armed gunman in the vicinity."  That's the way the news was phrasing the story yesterday.

I could see "lockdown", or "lock-in" (the kids are locked in until everything is clear, but "lockout"?  That reads to me as if the kids are locked out of the buildings.


Maybe it's just counterintuitive to me.  But I'd also like the word to go away because it's beyond ridiculous that the concept is even something I should have to worry about as a parent of students, a parent of a teacher's aide and of a school staff member, and a wife of a teacher/sometimes volunteer first responder.

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« Reply #707 on: October 11, 2018, 07:01:00 PM »
Lockout, as in "the schools are on lockout due to an armed gunman in the vicinity."  That's the way the news was phrasing the story yesterday.

I could see "lockdown", or "lock-in" (the kids are locked in until everything is clear, but "lockout"?  That reads to me as if the kids are locked out of the buildings.


Maybe it's just counterintuitive to me.  But I'd also like the word to go away because it's beyond ridiculous that the concept is even something I should have to worry about as a parent of students, a parent of a teacher's aide and of a school staff member, and a wife of a teacher/sometimes volunteer first responder.

I think they used the wrong word.  Lockout is a labour term - unions go on strike, management does lockouts and brings in scab labour.
 
The schools were on lock-down.

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« Reply #708 on: October 17, 2018, 03:17:20 PM »
Oh, no, this is not a misusage. The terminology is very specific. Lockdown and lockout mean different things and trigger different behaviors on the part of the students and school staff. The staff and the kids are trained on the terminologies and behaviors to follow the specific words. We have videos, posters, drills. It's all rather serious and not talked about flippantly.

(Because god forbid we just have some serious gun control laws and keep our children safe in their schools by keeping guns and murderers out of the schools.)

Here, I just took a picture of the poster on my classroom wall for you.

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« Reply #709 on: October 17, 2018, 05:49:35 PM »
Oh, no, this is not a misusage. The terminology is very specific. Lockdown and lockout mean different things and trigger different behaviors on the part of the students and school staff. The staff and the kids are trained on the terminologies and behaviors to follow the specific words. We have videos, posters, drills. It's all rather serious and not talked about flippantly.

(Because god forbid we just have some serious gun control laws and keep our children safe in their schools by keeping guns and murderers out of the schools.)

Here, I just took a picture of the poster on my classroom wall for you.

I had never heard lockout used this way - holy cow.

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Re: Words/phrases I wish would go away
« Reply #710 on: October 18, 2018, 08:52:15 AM »
Using the word 'conversate' instead of conversation. UGH!


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Re: Words/phrases I wish would go away
« Reply #711 on: October 18, 2018, 10:16:53 AM »
Using the word 'conversate' instead of conversation. UGH!

Conversation is a noun.
Converse is a verb.
Conversate is bullshit.

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« Reply #712 on: October 18, 2018, 10:20:21 AM »
"commentate" makes me go similarly crazy. Commenting is not good enough, you have to commentate. Fancy!

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« Reply #713 on: October 18, 2018, 10:24:53 AM »
When someone starts a sentence with "I mean, …" when it is their first time sharing their thought and haven't been asked or prompt for further clarification, I find it toally unnecessary. I'm not sure how prevalent this is, but I have a group of friends who begin sharing thoughts with "I mean" when no clarification was needed. I've been finding it annoying.

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« Reply #714 on: October 18, 2018, 10:26:53 AM »
literally (which is literally used incorrectly most of the time)
Ironic  (also used incorrectly with high frequency)
Irregardless

Annoying phrases
I can't even
It is what it is
Any sentence starting with "honestly"
Just sayin'
Could care less
No offense but

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« Reply #715 on: October 18, 2018, 01:10:11 PM »
"commentate" makes me go similarly crazy. Commenting is not good enough, you have to commentate. Fancy!
Explicate. I have actually seen this in professional literature. I find it pretentious af.

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« Reply #716 on: October 18, 2018, 02:23:58 PM »
I'm too intellectual to refer to something, I reference it instead.

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« Reply #717 on: October 19, 2018, 06:47:37 AM »
I'm too intellectual to refer to something, I reference it instead.

Actually, this brings up an annoying problem with the English language. We are taught as elementary schoolers that it's improper to end a sentence with a preposition, but then we have copious phrasal verbs consisting of a verb+preposition that are functionally inseparable. For example, "put" does not mean the same thing as "put up" which also does not mean the same thing as "put up with". So, we get fun jokes mocking the stupid rules, such as "The rule which forbids ending a sentence in a preposition is the type of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put."

Your comment reminded me of this problem, because using the word "reference" instead of "refer to" is a handy way of avoiding a phrasal verb altogether. To me, it sounds far more conversational to say "Who did you reference?" vs. "To whom did you refer?", and no on can jump on your case for ending a sentence in a preposition, as they might if you said "Who did you refer to?"

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« Reply #718 on: October 19, 2018, 07:30:09 PM »
Actually, this brings up an annoying problem with the English language. We are taught as elementary schoolers that it's improper to end a sentence with a preposition, but then we have copious phrasal verbs consisting of a verb+preposition that are functionally inseparable. For example, "put" does not mean the same thing as "put up" which also does not mean the same thing as "put up with". So, we get fun jokes mocking the stupid rules, such as "The rule which forbids ending a sentence in a preposition is the type of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put."
I see we listen to the same podcasts. Carry on, good Sir.

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« Reply #719 on: October 19, 2018, 07:34:37 PM »
People just need to loose the attitude. You don't know my life!!

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« Reply #720 on: October 21, 2018, 11:47:08 AM »
Was watching a TV show that sells things. The host of the show took a call from a buyer. The host asks "have you bought this item before?" Person on the phone says "Yes, I have botten them before."

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« Reply #721 on: October 21, 2018, 12:54:02 PM »
Was watching a TV show that sells things. The host of the show took a call from a buyer. The host asks "have you bought this item before?" Person on the phone says "Yes, I have botten them before."

Geesh.  I hope someone corrected his spelling of "boughten".

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« Reply #722 on: November 02, 2018, 05:44:13 PM »
FTFY

I find it insulting when someone modifies what I write, and then implies that I was wrong, instead of that they have a different take on the situation or that they want to be funny.  It's not funny to tell someone that their opinion is wrong. 

cue someone "fixing" something in this statement.  Thanks.

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« Reply #723 on: November 12, 2018, 02:29:19 PM »

Many mispronounce "Realtor."

They say "Realator."

I wish their mispronunciation would go away.

What can't they pronounce the word correctly?

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« Reply #724 on: November 12, 2018, 02:34:37 PM »


Many mispronounce "realtor."

They say "realator."

I wish their mispronunciation would go away.

What can't they pronounce the word correctly?

It's a lost cause when those within the industry pronounce it that way! Is it correct to capitalize Realtor? I've seen it that way. We don't really say Lawyer or Crane Operator in written communication.

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« Reply #725 on: November 12, 2018, 02:36:10 PM »


 The weirdest mispronunciation I have heard was intestines, pronounced with a long I for the second i, so it rhymed with vines. This was an actual doctor who pronounced it that way.

I have heard this mispronunciation more than once.

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« Reply #726 on: November 12, 2018, 02:40:22 PM »
"Needs done" or any variant of that pattern.  "These dogs need walked."  "The grass needs mowed."

Awful.

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« Reply #727 on: November 12, 2018, 02:45:45 PM »


Many mispronounce "realtor."

They say "realator."

I wish their mispronunciation would go away.

What can't they pronounce the word correctly?

It's a lost cause when those within the industry pronounce it that way! Is it correct to capitalize Realtor?I've seen it that way. We don't really say Lawyer or Crane Operator in written communication.

Yes.
 I misspelled it.


The stylebook says Realtor is supposed to be capitalized. ... "Realtor: The term real estate agent is preferred. Use Realtor only if there is a reason to indicate that the individual is a member of the National Association of Realtors."

Realtor is a trademark — that's why it's capitalized - Mail Tribune
mailtribune/news/since.../realtor-is-a-trademark-amp-8212-that-s-why-it-s-capitalize...

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« Reply #728 on: November 12, 2018, 02:50:40 PM »
People don't seem to know how to use the word to and too.

I went to the store and spent too much money.

NOT

I went to the store and spent to much money.

I've read too many misuses of "lose" and "loose" and  "effect" and "affect."

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« Reply #729 on: November 12, 2018, 03:14:20 PM »


Many mispronounce "realtor."

They say "realator."

I wish their mispronunciation would go away.

What can't they pronounce the word correctly?

It's a lost cause when those within the industry pronounce it that way! Is it correct to capitalize Realtor?I've seen it that way. We don't really say Lawyer or Crane Operator in written communication.

Yes.
 I misspelled it.


The stylebook says Realtor is supposed to be capitalized. ... "Realtor: The term real estate agent is preferred. Use Realtor only if there is a reason to indicate that the individual is a member of the National Association of Realtors."

Realtor is a trademark — that's why it's capitalized - Mail Tribune
mailtribune/news/since.../realtor-is-a-trademark-amp-8212-that-s-why-it-s-capitalize...

Thanks, @John Galt for the clarification. I'd always wondered why it was sometimes capitalized and sometimes not.

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« Reply #730 on: November 12, 2018, 07:40:05 PM »


 The weirdest mispronunciation I have heard was intestines, pronounced with a long I for the second i, so it rhymed with vines. This was an actual doctor who pronounced it that way.

I have heard this mispronunciation more than once.

Lots of people say it that way.  It may be a regional variation.  All the biologists I know use the hard I at the end.

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« Reply #731 on: November 13, 2018, 01:59:52 AM »
My guess is that the Realtor/real-a-tor pronunciation is a result of the same linguistic quirk that brings us nuclear/nu-cue-lar.

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« Reply #732 on: November 13, 2018, 06:56:17 PM »
The word "tireless" gets to me because I take it too literally. I saw a communication using the word "relentless" today and  I much preferred. Most "tireless" pursuits are not literally tireless -- people get tired but keep at it anyway. Relentlessly.

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« Reply #733 on: November 14, 2018, 05:52:38 PM »
The word "tireless" gets to me because I take it too literally. I saw a communication using the word "relentless" today and  I much preferred. Most "tireless" pursuits are not literally tireless -- people get tired but keep at it anyway. Relentlessly.

Such word precision.  Love it!

And it reminded me - I hate the "give 110%" thing.  You can't give more than 100%.  100 % is everything.
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« Reply #734 on: November 14, 2018, 08:33:15 PM »
Totally agreed, RetiredAt63. Especially with a number like 110%, unlike, say, 1000% which is clearly hyperbole. The expression giving a 110% is one of my pet peeves.

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« Reply #735 on: November 14, 2018, 08:53:10 PM »
Quote
The word "tireless" gets to me because I take it too literally. I saw a communication using the word "relentless" today and  I much preferred. Most "tireless" pursuits are not literally tireless -- people get tired but keep at it anyway. Relentlessly.

This word substitution is only sometimes appropriate. For instance a kayak is a tireless vehicle, but not necessarily relentless.

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« Reply #736 on: November 15, 2018, 07:34:38 AM »
Not a word/phrase, but when I wear my lawyer cap I get a visceral reaction to missing Oxford commas.

Also i.e. and e.g. are not interchangeable.

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« Reply #737 on: November 15, 2018, 10:50:49 AM »
Not a word/phrase, but when I wear my lawyer cap I get a visceral reaction to missing Oxford commas.

Also i.e. and e.g. are not interchangeable.

Ah, Oxford commas.  In the song black magic woman, is the woman black and magic, or is she a woman of unknown colour who practices black magic?

i.e. and e.g., I found this goodie
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/know-your-latin-i-e-vs-e-g/

I had to google SWAK.  Personally I like the Spinners and Weavers Association of Korea, for my area it could be Spinners and Weavers Association of Kingston.  ;-)

And of course as a biologist, my gut reaction is that Latin should be italicized, so they are not i.e. and e.g., they are i.e. and e.g.

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« Reply #738 on: November 15, 2018, 06:09:06 PM »
Good point, EvenSteven. I don't have a problem with tireless objects, I have a problem with humans said to have tirelessly fought for a cause. In most every case, they were relentless in their endeavours despite being tired, even exhausted at times.

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« Reply #739 on: November 15, 2018, 07:45:59 PM »
Good point, EvenSteven. I don't have a problem with tireless objects, I have a problem with humans said to have tirelessly fought for a cause. In most every case, they were relentless in their endeavours despite being tired, even exhausted at times.

He's trying to be funny punny?

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« Reply #740 on: November 17, 2018, 10:15:25 AM »
There's a pronounciation one that has always bothered me:

homogenous


Some people insist in using the pronunciation "homo-genius" rather than ho-mo-gen-us".  This has always bothered me.

But homogenEous is a word!  According to the OED, homogenEous is the correct, older way and "homogenous" is the "erroneous" version.  (Though of course language evolves and so forth -- it does seem homogenEous has precedent.)

Homogenous is also a real word, but it historically it has been used in biology to describe organisms with a common ancestor.

By the way, I had no idea about this before, and I think I always used the two interchangeably! :-)  Just got curious and looked it up.

Fascinating. I had no idea that homogenous and homogeneous were alternate spellings of the same word, much less that homogenous used to be a word with a different meaning altogether.

Here's one I assume we can all agree on: People should stop saying "nukular" when what they mean is "nuclear".


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« Reply #741 on: November 17, 2018, 10:25:55 AM »
I've read a few posts (not on this site) in which the correct word was "tenet" but "tenant" was used instead.

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« Reply #742 on: November 18, 2018, 12:20:28 PM »
I've read a few posts (not on this site) in which the correct word was "tenet" but "tenant" was used instead.

Oh I've seen "MMM tenants" used a number of times here. That spelling is only applicable if one might be a rent paying member  of the MMM HQ.

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« Reply #743 on: November 19, 2018, 12:41:39 PM »

I've read a few posts (not on this site) in which the correct word was "tenet" but "tenant" was used instead.

I live in an urban area where there are unfortunately, way too many murders.  I've seen on more than one occasion, a notice of an upcoming 'Visual" (vigil).   This is what happens when people don't read or see words in written form.

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« Reply #744 on: November 19, 2018, 01:15:42 PM »

I've read a few posts (not on this site) in which the correct word was "tenet" but "tenant" was used instead.

I live in an urban area where there are unfortunately, way too many murders.  I've seen on more than one occasion, a notice of an upcoming 'Visual" (vigil).   This is what happens when people don't read or see words in written form.
https://www.reddit.com/r/boneappletea

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« Reply #745 on: November 19, 2018, 08:06:38 PM »

I've read a few posts (not on this site) in which the correct word was "tenet" but "tenant" was used instead.

I live in an urban area where there are unfortunately, way too many murders.  I've seen on more than one occasion, a notice of an upcoming 'Visual" (vigil).   This is what happens when people don't read or see words in written form.
https://www.reddit.com/r/boneappletea

Oh my. I could only take a bit, that is just . . . . . . .

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« Reply #746 on: November 20, 2018, 01:08:37 AM »
a new phrase has started being used at work from management over recent weeks -
 
"we are a 'no surprises' organisation"
"one of our core values is 'no surprises'
"there are 'no surprises' in our team"

I'm over it already...can't stand the corporate BS...

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« Reply #747 on: November 20, 2018, 02:57:29 AM »
a new phrase has started being used at work from management over recent weeks -
 
"we are a 'no surprises' organisation"
"one of our core values is 'no surprises'
"there are 'no surprises' in our team"

I'm over it already...can't stand the corporate BS...

"A heart that's full up like a landfill, A job that slowly kills you, Bruises that won't heal"
"I'll take a quiet life, a handshake of carbon monoxide. No alarms and no surprises, please."

I think they're trying to tell you something...
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« Reply #748 on: November 20, 2018, 04:27:55 AM »
She's trying to 'pin' the baby on me.

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Re: Words/phrases I wish would go away
« Reply #749 on: November 20, 2018, 07:27:37 AM »

Here’s another thing... it’s very particular.  Sometimes people over annunciate all of the letters in ‘Important’, especially the center ‘T’. It seems to mostly be upper class white women over 35... but that’s just a total random observation.  There are at least two people on regular podcasts that I listen to who do it and it ruins the whole episode when I hear them over annunciating that ‘T’...

Funny you should say this.  Lately I've found myself pronouncing important this way, and I really have no idea why!  I am over 35 too.  Hmmm.   Although it's not the typcial pronunciation, it is apparently the correct pronunciation, according to the dictionary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu9Kb4oN3EQ