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Title: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sayonara925 on October 15, 2015, 08:20:11 PM
like
"...and whatnot"

or
"supposably"


Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: englyn on October 15, 2015, 08:26:16 PM
"Aks" instead of "ask". Aargh.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Chrissy on October 15, 2015, 08:27:11 PM
"I'd just assume" instead of "I'd just as soon".
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: firewalker on October 15, 2015, 08:43:15 PM
The "F" word in any form as a verb, noun or whatever.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: psinguine on October 15, 2015, 08:58:13 PM
Well the other day I suggested my brother and his wife check out the local second hand store. It's a town full of retirees and otherwise well-to-do people, so most stuff there is pretty fantastic. Their reply was just: That's not really our scene.

I found that pretty irksome.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LaineyAZ on October 15, 2015, 08:58:47 PM
That sucks.

and business buzzwords, newest being "let's level set"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: HPstache on October 15, 2015, 10:13:11 PM
"irregardless" (regardless, or irrespective)
"de-thaw" or "un-thaw" (what, you're going to freeze it again?)
"for all intensive purposes" (for all intents and purposes)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: sheepstache on October 15, 2015, 10:17:38 PM
Premises pronounced "premiseez."

It's not a greek suffix. Stop trying to make a greek suffix happen.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: pdxvandal on October 15, 2015, 10:59:35 PM
Supposively (instead of supposedly)

Libary (library)

State of the art
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: GreenSheep on October 15, 2015, 11:05:54 PM
"I know, right????!!!"

"I could care less." (Which means the opposite of what you think it means.)

"lay" instead of "lie," as in "You lay down, and I'll get you a blanket." Lay, in the present tense, is a transitive verb and requires an object. You lay an egg. Or you lay down yesterday. But you lie down today.

Most Americans (I would guess) only speak one language. We should at least try to do a decent job of it.

I could go on indefinitely... but with respect for the forum, here is a financially relevant one:
"Retire early?! But what would you DO???" (Not a grammatical thing, but just something people say that drives me insane. There's no way I'll run out of things to do when I'm retired.)

On the other hand, I was on the receiving end of the Grammar Police not long ago when an octogenarian corrected me when I said "okay" and complained that young people today are too lazy to say two whole words: "all right," which is more correct in her mind. She was a retired English teacher. My argument was that language changes; for example, we don't all speak like Shakespeare anymore, but that doesn't make our English less correct than his. "Okay" seems perfectly acceptable to anyone under 80. Now I don't know how to decide what's grammatical ignorance and what's just me being an old fart before my time in the face of gradual changing of the language.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: calimom on October 15, 2015, 11:07:07 PM
"reach out"

"circle back"

" 'eck'cetera"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: sixup on October 15, 2015, 11:44:30 PM
I'm kind of getting tired of the word "awesome".

Not all things can be awesome. Only a few truly awesome things should be described as awesome.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: okits on October 16, 2015, 01:31:46 AM
"Try and" instead of "try to".

+1 for "could care less".  Nonsensical!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Kalergie on October 16, 2015, 01:33:39 AM
"Treating myself to a xxx." Especially when preceded by complaints about the lack of money.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: h82goslw on October 16, 2015, 05:53:48 AM
"reach out"



+1000000000
I have a friend who says this ALL the time.   He's always "reaching out" to someone for this and for that.  Can't quite figure out why he likes that phrase so much. 
As someone who is bilingual and talks for a living, I am constantly analyzing what people say and how they say it.  People are really fascinating if you take the time to observe.  I just need to stop getting so annoyed at those who "Reach Out"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Bardo on October 16, 2015, 05:56:31 AM
"Veggie," by anyone over seven years old.

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: southernhippie on October 16, 2015, 06:22:42 AM
"you know donald trump makes a lot of good points"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MandalayVA on October 16, 2015, 06:27:01 AM
"Veggie," by anyone over seven years old.

To that I would add:

Tummy
Yummy/yum
Icky
Yucky
Om nom nom/noms
Brekky
Din-din
"I have to tinkle"/"I have to go to the little girls' room"

Words and phrases I just hate in general:

Hubby/hubs (because I guarantee that if Hubby referred to his wife as "wifey" there would be bloodshed)
Preggo/preggers
"We're pregnant!"  No.  SHE'S pregnant.  Say "we're expecting."
Deets (details)
The overuse of "awesome" and "epic"

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Jack on October 16, 2015, 06:34:36 AM
Obligatory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc

(The video itself doesn't irk me; it's great. The stuff the video is about irks me.)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LiveLean on October 16, 2015, 06:43:00 AM
"Could care less" instead of "couldn't care less." If you could care less, then it's possible for you to care less.

And the total abuse and overuse of the word "literally."

If you "literally drop the kids off at the pool every day," you better have children who are involved in competitive swimming. Otherwise you're "literally taking a poop" every day.

I also hate the mindset of "I hate Mondays" and "hump day" and "Thank God it's Friday" and "I can't wait for the weekend." If your job is so miserable, why don't you redesign your life to do something else so you can enjoy more than 2/7ths of your life?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: sheepstache on October 16, 2015, 06:43:20 AM
I'm kind of getting tired of the word "awesome".

Not all things can be awesome. Only a few truly awesome things should be described as awesome.

Ditto 'fascinating.'

"I watched a 6-minute video about [something]. It was fascinating."

Yeah. Sounds like you're super fascinated.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Psychstache on October 16, 2015, 06:46:31 AM
I'm kind of getting tired of the word "awesome".

Not all things can be awesome. Only a few truly awesome things should be described as awesome.

Sounds like someone didn't read the instructions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StTqXEQ2l-Y

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LiveLean on October 16, 2015, 06:49:36 AM
I hate all corporate speak slang that sneaks into our language. Unless you're pointing a remote control at my TV while I'm watching a sports event, you're not a freakin' "game changer." Thankfully "at the end of the day" seems to be at the end of its decade-long run. But I'm still sick of people who "reach out" and "connect" and have a "brain dump."

I also hate the false pleasantries that have crept into email. "I hope you had a good weekend" or "Enjoy the rest of your Thursday" or "Hope you are well." Good grief. We've never even met in person and even if we're close, get to the point already!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: sheepstache on October 16, 2015, 06:52:04 AM
I also hate the mindset of "I hate Mondays" and "hump day" and "Thank God it's Friday" and "I can't wait for the weekend." If your job is so miserable, why don't you redesign your life to do something else so you can enjoy more than 2/7ths of your life?

Complaining about the weather.

Not the thing where people talk about the weather to have something to talk about. And not just when people are physically uncomfortable in the moment because of it. But when they seem genuinely upset about the fact that it is hot/cold outside.

Like, there are places with different weather. You can move.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: The_path_less_taken on October 16, 2015, 06:53:58 AM
The list is too long to type.

Literally.  ;-0

"Say wwwwhhhhaaatttt?"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: teen persuasion on October 16, 2015, 07:11:51 AM
Thank you muchly! "Muchly"?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: runningthroughFIRE on October 16, 2015, 07:34:16 AM
When getting home from working late and greeting my (retired/disabled) neighbors sitting in the courtyard:  "You've only got about 30-40 more years of this to go, hahaha!"

I don't know how to respond other than to smile awkwardly.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Schaefer Light on October 16, 2015, 07:36:48 AM
I also hate the mindset of "I hate Mondays" and "hump day" and "Thank God it's Friday" and "I can't wait for the weekend." If your job is so miserable, why don't you redesign your life to do something else so you can enjoy more than 2/7ths of your life?
I say all of those things and probably will until the day I retire.

I hate all corporate speak slang that sneaks into our language. Unless you're pointing a remote control at my TV while I'm watching a sports event, you're not a freakin' "game changer." Thankfully "at the end of the day" seems to be at the end of its decade-long run. But I'm still sick of people who "reach out" and "connect" and have a "brain dump."

I also hate the false pleasantries that have crept into email. "I hope you had a good weekend" or "Enjoy the rest of your Thursday" or "Hope you are well." Good grief. We've never even met in person and even if we're close, get to the point already!
I completely agree with this.  Hence the reason I'll continue to say things like "thank God it's Friday" until the day I retire.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: halfshellmeijin on October 16, 2015, 07:45:12 AM
And/or

mainly because there is a word for that already, and the word is "or". "Or" means one, the other, or both. If you want to specify you can only have one of the following you say "either a or b". If someone comes into my house, and I say would you like something to eat or drink. It is assumed they could have both. At least, I don't think people who hear me offer hospitality that way think that I am an asshole for limiting them to either one or the other. So clearly, "or" still has the same functional meaning as "and/or".
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: katesilvergirl on October 16, 2015, 07:46:57 AM
"My bad."


Also, just yesterday I realized I say "awesome" too much. Gotta curb that.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: HipGnosis on October 16, 2015, 07:49:39 AM
When getting home from working late and greeting my (retired/disabled) neighbors sitting in the courtyard:  "You've only got about 30-40 more years of this to go, hahaha!"

I don't know how to respond other than to smile awkwardly.
I immediately see two answers to that;
1) Not the way I'm doing it...
2) And how many more years do you have to go??
Ok, 3;
3) at least I'm not wasting away sitting around
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Gone Fishing on October 16, 2015, 07:55:53 AM
"Laxadaisical" instead of Lackadaisical- I am sure they are thinking it is related to relaxed.

"I could care less."-  I'm pretty sure they mean "I couldn't care less".  I even hear this in movies and TV from time to time.

Corporate buzzwords abound, but I try (with much success) to block them out of my mind, lest they enter my vocabulary.  I notice it is much worse at the larger offices.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Geostache on October 16, 2015, 08:06:32 AM
I'm sure I have many, but my #1 phrase is "...and things of that nature." what things? what nature? Ugh. I want to punch people in the face when they say that. It's turned into a qualifier, akin to "you know?"

Punch people in the face? Yes. It irks me that much. Of course my misophonia might have something to do with it...
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: ooeei on October 16, 2015, 08:15:13 AM
I second "for all intensive purposes."

"Laxadaisical" instead of Lackadaisical- I am sure they are thinking it is related to relaxed.

I always thought it was a combination of "lax" and "lackadaisical."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: SomedayStache on October 16, 2015, 08:20:05 AM
"I'm just curious about why <insert their critique of your method/idea/product here>"

Don't know why, but anytime someone starts a conversation off with the "I'm curious" line I get instantly annoyed and defensive.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Gone Fishing on October 16, 2015, 08:23:02 AM
I second "for all intensive purposes."

"Laxadaisical" instead of Lackadaisical- I am sure they are thinking it is related to relaxed.

I always thought it was a combination of "lax" and "lackadaisical."

By golly (does that irk anyone?), I think you are right! I just figured "lax" was a lazy pronunciation of relaxed, but apparently (had to look it up) it is an actual word.  You learn something new every day!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Gone Fishing on October 16, 2015, 08:38:40 AM
"I'm just curious about why <insert their critique of your method/idea/product here>"

Don't know why, but anytime someone starts a conversation off with the "I'm curious" line I get instantly annoyed and defensive.

Most people that start a conversation with "I'm curious" are nosey as hell, and/or (sorry!) trying to nail you with something.

We've got a lady at the office who thinks it is her job to keep tabs on everyone.  She always says, "I didn't see you and I was worried! Just wanted to make sure you were alright!".  Yeah, sure...
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: 2ndTimer on October 16, 2015, 08:56:03 AM
Nuculer.  Guaranteed to make you sound like a scientific ignoramus.  Also renumeration instead of remuneration.  Guaranteed to make you sound like a financial ignoramus.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: sheepstache on October 16, 2015, 09:27:33 AM
"I'm just curious about why <insert their critique of your method/idea/product here>"

Don't know why, but anytime someone starts a conversation off with the "I'm curious" line I get instantly annoyed and defensive.

"You're overthinking this."

Translation: I just want to do things my way without justifying a reason why.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: GreenSheep on October 16, 2015, 09:27:38 AM
So many great ones here!

+1 for hubby and preggers. Ugh. Those words make it sound like people are playing house and are not actually adults yet.

Last time I met with my financial advisor (I have since moved on to Vanguard!), I literally (yes, truly literally) counted the number of times he said "at the end of the day" in our one-hour conversation. 14 times. FOURTEEN. (I had nothing better to do than count since it was not at all a conversation; it was just him talking at me.)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: sheepstache on October 16, 2015, 09:29:56 AM
State of the art

"bleeding edge"

I understand what they're saying, but as a metaphor...the bleeding edge is the wrong edge to be on.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Cpa Cat on October 16, 2015, 09:32:01 AM
People around here say "WaRshington" instead of "Washington" sometimes. I don't understand why. The worst is when the people aren't even from the region, they're just doing it to fit in. I just want to stop them and say: "No. There's no excuse for that."

Lately I've been catching myself say "y'know" a lot. It makes me want to punch myself in the face.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: irishbear99 on October 16, 2015, 09:35:54 AM
The ones that give me fits are:

- "Irregardless" - that's not a word. It's just "regardless."
- "Libery" - there's an "R" in there, people!
- "See what I'm saying?" - No, but I do hear what you're saying.

And the one that nearly sends me into convulsions every time:

- Nuclear - It's spelled n-u-c-L-E-A-R. Why do people think it's pronounced nookular?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: oldladystache on October 16, 2015, 09:39:57 AM
Tax return - the form you send the government
Tax refund - the money they send you
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on October 16, 2015, 09:41:37 AM
"Veggie," by anyone over seven years old.
I don't mind "veggie" so much but when I see people type "veges" instead of "veggies" it makes me a little twitchy. (And I'm not sure why - there is certainly an argument that it's a more correct abbreviated/diminutive form of "vegetable.")
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Hank Sinatra on October 16, 2015, 09:44:23 AM
All of the above mentioned along with....

"fer se"  when they mean "per se"

Saying "then" when they mean "than". eg I have more then I used to"

Saying "Would of" when they mean "would have" eg  "I would of quite but I needed the money"

For some reason the last two have  exploded in popularity the past five or so years.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sailor Sam on October 16, 2015, 09:46:41 AM
When people use impactful as an adjective. I understand it's a language shift that's here to stay. It bothers me that people use it in place of effect/affect, because they can't figure out the rules. Argh.

The phrase 'take this offline' also makes me roll my eyes.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Shinplaster on October 16, 2015, 09:53:22 AM
Starting a conversation with "To tell the truth", or "truthfully".  I always assume everything I'm going to hear after this is a lie.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Hank Sinatra on October 16, 2015, 09:54:25 AM
And another thing. I realize this is probably a case of language shift as someone mentioned above, because it seems to be in general use by everyone at all education levels. But as an old guy it just makes be want to tell people to get a haircut! To wit:

The word "disrespected." "He disrespected  his co-workers"  This is the most made-up, bohunk use of a word I have ever heard. I consider it worse than "irregardless"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: irishbear99 on October 16, 2015, 10:01:03 AM
The phrase 'take this offline' also makes me roll my eyes.

Yup, that one for sure. Also, "I'll shoot you an email" gets an eyeroll from me every time.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: AlwaysLearningToSave on October 16, 2015, 10:01:44 AM
"ek cetera" instead of et cetera.   
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: AlwaysLearningToSave on October 16, 2015, 10:17:00 AM
And another thing. I realize this is probably a case of language shift as someone mentioned above, because it seems to be in general use by everyone at all education levels. But as an old guy it just makes be want to tell people to get a haircut! To wit:

The word "disrespected." "He disrespected  his co-workers"  This is the most made-up, bohunk use of a word I have ever heard. I consider it worse than "irregardless"

I don't get this one.

Do you feel it should only be used as a noun or adjective and not a verb?  Or do you have a problem with the lack of descriptiveness, or what?  For example, the following examples seem perfectly acceptable to me, though some of them are clumsier than others:  "He disrespected his coworkers when he made disparaging comments about them."  Versus "He made disrespectful comments about his coworkers."  Versus "He made comments about his coworkers that showed disrespect."

I've never been irritated by this.  But now that you pointed it out once, I am forever going to notice when people use it as a verb and be irritated that I notice. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: AlwaysLearningToSave on October 16, 2015, 10:20:45 AM
Obligatory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc

(The video itself doesn't irk me; it's great. The stuff the video is about irks me.)

+1 to this.  Love it. 

For those who didn't follow the link to find out what it is, it is a link to Weird Al's song "Word Crimes."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: AlwaysLearningToSave on October 16, 2015, 10:29:33 AM
Use of the passive voice in writing.  Except where it is necessary because the subject of the verb is unknown or purposefully irrelevant.  It is especially annoying where the author has the audacity to actually include the subject of the verb in the sentence while still using passive voice.  "The ball was thrown to her by him."  Incorrect!  "He threw the ball to her." 

It seems people use the passive voice in an effort to sound formal.  At best they end up making a sentence that is hard to read.  At worst, they create ambiguity that results in confusion or the need for followup communications. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: runningthroughFIRE on October 16, 2015, 10:36:40 AM
When getting home from working late and greeting my (retired/disabled) neighbors sitting in the courtyard:  "You've only got about 30-40 more years of this to go, hahaha!"

I don't know how to respond other than to smile awkwardly.
I immediately see two answers to that;
1) Not the way I'm doing it...
2) And how many more years do you have to go??
Ok, 3;
3) at least I'm not wasting away sitting around
That's what I say to closer friends when these things are brought up, but that line of conversation with my neighbors would lead to "because I'm not making the same stupid choices you did when you were my age".  Nice people, but they complain about money being tight and I've heard enough stories from them to know they did it to themselves.

All of the above mentioned along with....

"fer se"  when they mean "per se"

Saying "then" when they mean "than". eg I have more then I used to"

Saying "Would of" when they mean "would have" eg  "I would of quite but I needed the money"

For some reason the last two have  exploded in popularity the past five or so years.
Are you actually hearing it being said, or seeing it written?  If someone says this I assume they're lazily saying "would've" (and I'm guilty of this).  If it's actually being written then they deserve a slap.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: bsmith on October 16, 2015, 10:47:35 AM
"Lacksadaisically" instead of lackadaisically



Quote
Supposively (instead of supposedly)

Libary (library)

State of the art

There's a funny episode of "My Name is Earl" with a guy who is corrected for saying "libary" and then says "strawbRerry". Stupid, but I laughed.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: parkette on October 16, 2015, 10:55:31 AM
"And... Walah!" NO. It's "Voilą." With a V. I heard this often while in Australia.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on October 16, 2015, 11:23:52 AM
Saying "Would of" when they mean "would have" eg  "I would of quite but I needed the money"

Are you actually hearing it being said, or seeing it written?  If someone says this I assume they're lazily saying "would've" (and I'm guilty of this).  If it's actually being written then they deserve a slap.

I've seen would of/should of/could of written in actual professional books by real authors, and actual articles in respectable publications. So aggravating.

I agree with the comment about excessively using passive voice, too. I do some proofreading/editing at my job and I have to unravel and rewrite some seriously insane sentences because one of our writers likes to combine passive voice, run-on sentences, and odd ordering of clauses.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: lauraah on October 16, 2015, 11:34:12 AM
"Treating myself to a xxx." Especially when preceded by complaints about the lack of money.

+1

Also, "I'm going to buy ________, I deserve it." as though the comfortable middle class lifestyle these people live is so burdensome they're entitled to a little extra.  Nevermind that these people have no worries about food, shelter, healthcare, and by any reasonable measure of prosperity, they are beyond blessed.  I think it bothers me so much because it's expressing a feeling of entitlement/slight resentment when all I see are things they should be grateful for.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Schaefer Light on October 16, 2015, 11:57:30 AM
Using the word barbecue as a verb.  Barbecue is a noun meaning pork (or in some areas beef) cooked in a certain way.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Hank Sinatra on October 16, 2015, 11:59:58 AM
All of the above mentioned along with....

"fer se"  when they mean "per se"

Saying "then" when they mean "than". eg I have more then I used to"

Saying "Would of" when they mean "would have" eg  "I would of quite but I needed the money"

For some reason the last two have  exploded in popularity the past five or so years.
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Are you actually hearing it being said, or seeing it written?  If someone says this I assume they're lazily saying "would've" (and I'm guilty of this).  If it's actually being written then they deserve a slap.
[/quote]

You have  a point. I sort of got too involved with it. SPEAKING it is OK. It's really just idiomatic speech. Even I, myself, say "I woulda" "I shoulda" in casual conversation. But I see this  "I would of" in place of "I would HAVE" in writing A LOT these days.  But if I slapped them I would be the one to go to jail.  Go figure!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: AlwaysLearningToSave on October 16, 2015, 12:02:18 PM
And/or

mainly because there is a word for that already, and the word is "or". "Or" means one, the other, or both. If you want to specify you can only have one of the following you say "either a or b". If someone comes into my house, and I say would you like something to eat or drink. It is assumed they could have both. At least, I don't think people who hear me offer hospitality that way think that I am an asshole for limiting them to either one or the other. So clearly, "or" still has the same functional meaning as "and/or".

This is a hard one for me because I don't think it is universally assumed that the use of the word "or" with out a modifier showing exclusivity necessarily implies that it encompasses both.  Lots of people use "or" without a modifier assuming it to express a dichotomy when it is in fact [EDIT FOR CLARITY: they do not realize it is] unclear whether it expresses a mutually exclusive dichotomy.  So while I dislike "and/or," I at least appreciate the author's effort to give clarity to the author's intent and I prefer the use of "and/or" to the ambiguous use of an unmodified "or." 

I'm guilty of using and/or in informal communications in an attempt to be clear that I mean "one, the other, or both."  When I am drafting a contract, I will take care to draft a provision to be clear without using "and/or."  But when I'm writing an email about a relatively unimportant subject, I will use "and/or" to be appropriately clear without having to take the time and effort to write a sentence with indented subsections. 

EDIT TO ADD:  If I used the unmodified "or" intending it to mean "one, the other, or both" but the recipient did not know and could not discern whether I meant to use the term inclusively or exclusively from the context, then I failed to communicate clearly.  I would rather use "and/or" than fail to communicate clearly.  Whatever the proper rule is, enough people use incorrectly that you cannot use an unmodified "or" and assume you will be understood.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Hank Sinatra on October 16, 2015, 12:10:59 PM
I think I mentioned this maybe on another thread. 

"Most everyone owns a cell phone"

What does that mean? "most everyone?"  They mean either "most people own a  cell phone" or Almost everyone owns  a cell phone.  "MOST everyone conveys no information other than the speaker thinks he or she is saying "most people" as far as I can gather.

This is another one along with "he disrespected such and such", that is in common usage among even the educated Speaking Class ie TV communicators, journalists and similar types.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: yuka on October 16, 2015, 12:25:49 PM
Starting a conversation with "To tell the truth", or "truthfully".  I always assume everything I'm going to hear after this is a lie.

I think of this one as meaning some mix of "everything up to this point was at least partially deceitful" and "Yeah, I'm being a jerk, but it's not fair for me to have to keep repressing it."

At the opposite end of this, I have something one of my professors says which I think is hilarious. I used to have some friends who would say "that's whats up" to indicate that they were excited about something. Now I have a 65-year old signals professor with a stutter and an Italian accent, and he finishes most statements with "and that's-a what's oop" the way some people would say "there you have it" or "okay?"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MrMoogle on October 16, 2015, 12:31:02 PM
I saw "FYSA" a while back in a mass email, I had to google it, this is what came up:
http://tachesdhuile.blogspot.com/2011/01/learn-to-speak-pentagon-lesson-2.html

In talking about FYI and FYSA:
Quote
While each indicates "you should know about this, though I don't expect you to take action as a result," the latter expression carries an additional connotation: "I am a douchebag who has worked in the Pentagon too long to write like a normal human."

Made my day.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cube.37 on October 16, 2015, 12:49:29 PM
The ones that give me fits are:

- "Irregardless" - that's not a word. It's just "regardless."
- "Libery" - there's an "R" in there, people!
- "See what I'm saying?" - No, but I do hear what you're saying.

And the one that nearly sends me into convulsions every time:

- Nuclear - It's spelled n-u-c-L-E-A-R. Why do people think it's pronounced nookular?

Quick note on the "see what I'm saying." People tend to be stronger learners in one-two of the following categories: auditory, kinesthetic or visual. Someone who is more auditory tends to learn best when the medium is sound - ex. teacher speaking, music playing. The same person is also more likely to communicate using words like hear, versus kinesthetic using words like feel, and visual using words like see. For example, a kinesthetic-prone person will say something like "i feel like i understand" or "you feel me?" Versus someone who is visual, who'd say something more like "i see" or "see what I'm saying?"

This can be useful if you're giving a presentation, and plan on talking for a majority of the time. If you're half-way through and you've noticed the key decision maker says words with visual learning cues like "I see," then there is a good chance he is a strong visual leaner - you will want to pull out those charts and make use of your ppt.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: GuitarStv on October 16, 2015, 12:58:31 PM
The phrase 'take this offline' also makes me roll my eyes.

Yup, that one for sure. Also, "I'll shoot you an email" gets an eyeroll from me every time.

I believe it's legally required to point one (or both) index fingers in the shape of a gun while saying that you'll 'shoot an email'.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: irishbear99 on October 16, 2015, 01:14:00 PM
The ones that give me fits are:

- "Irregardless" - that's not a word. It's just "regardless."
- "Libery" - there's an "R" in there, people!
- "See what I'm saying?" - No, but I do hear what you're saying.

And the one that nearly sends me into convulsions every time:

- Nuclear - It's spelled n-u-c-L-E-A-R. Why do people think it's pronounced nookular?

Quick note on the "see what I'm saying." People tend to be stronger learners in one-two of the following categories: auditory, kinesthetic or visual. Someone who is more auditory tends to learn best when the medium is sound - ex. teacher speaking, music playing. The same person is also more likely to communicate using words like hear, versus kinesthetic using words like feel, and visual using words like see. For example, a kinesthetic-prone person will say something like "i feel like i understand" or "you feel me?" Versus someone who is visual, who'd say something more like "i see" or "see what I'm saying?"

This can be useful if you're giving a presentation, and plan on talking for a majority of the time. If you're half-way through and you've noticed the key decision maker says words with visual learning cues like "I see," then there is a good chance he is a strong visual leaner - you will want to pull out those charts and make use of your ppt.

All this time I thought it was just people being linguistically lazy. Thank you for educating me. I literally see what you're saying (typing). :)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Silverwood on October 16, 2015, 01:21:02 PM
Reading these make me not want to talk to anyone.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: sheepstache on October 16, 2015, 01:24:43 PM
And/or

mainly because there is a word for that already, and the word is "or". "Or" means one, the other, or both. If you want to specify you can only have one of the following you say "either a or b". If someone comes into my house, and I say would you like something to eat or drink. It is assumed they could have both. At least, I don't think people who hear me offer hospitality that way think that I am an asshole for limiting them to either one or the other. So clearly, "or" still has the same functional meaning as "and/or".

This is a hard one for me because I don't think it is universally assumed that the use of the word "or" with out a modifier showing exclusivity necessarily implies that it encompasses both.  Lots of people use "or" without a modifier assuming it to express a dichotomy when it is in fact [EDIT FOR CLARITY: they do not realize it is] unclear whether it expresses a mutually exclusive dichotomy.  So while I dislike "and/or," I at least appreciate the author's effort to give clarity to the author's intent and I prefer the use of "and/or" to the ambiguous use of an unmodified "or." 

I'm guilty of using and/or in informal communications in an attempt to be clear that I mean "one, the other, or both."  When I am drafting a contract, I will take care to draft a provision to be clear without using "and/or."  But when I'm writing an email about a relatively unimportant subject, I will use "and/or" to be appropriately clear without having to take the time and effort to write a sentence with indented subsections. 

EDIT TO ADD:  If I used the unmodified "or" intending it to mean "one, the other, or both" but the recipient did not know and could not discern whether I meant to use the term inclusively or exclusively from the context, then I failed to communicate clearly.  I would rather use "and/or" than fail to communicate clearly.  Whatever the proper rule is, enough people use incorrectly that you cannot use an unmodified "or" and assume you will be understood.

halfshellmeijin is incorrect. 'Or' can be inclusive or exclusive. It depends on context. Therefore 'or' does not equal 'and/or.'

If I offer someone food or drink, they don't think I'm limiting them to one or the other. But if a menu says a dish comes with chicken or beef or shrimp, it doesn't mean I can order it with all three for the same price. If I can pass a test or fail it, it doesn't mean I can do both.

If halfshellmeijin wants to say they're irritated by the use of 'and/or' because it's clunky and could be explained by other cues or because people redundantly use it in situations where it's obvious ('would you like food or drink'), that would make more sense.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shotgunwilly on October 16, 2015, 01:26:57 PM
"fleek"
"doe"
Any slang term that replaces "th" with a D.

And my absolute worst... "Bae"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MrMoogle on October 16, 2015, 01:35:21 PM
And/or

mainly because there is a word for that already, and the word is "or". "Or" means one, the other, or both. If you want to specify you can only have one of the following you say "either a or b". If someone comes into my house, and I say would you like something to eat or drink. It is assumed they could have both. At least, I don't think people who hear me offer hospitality that way think that I am an asshole for limiting them to either one or the other. So clearly, "or" still has the same functional meaning as "and/or".

This is a hard one for me because I don't think it is universally assumed that the use of the word "or" with out a modifier showing exclusivity necessarily implies that it encompasses both.  Lots of people use "or" without a modifier assuming it to express a dichotomy when it is in fact [EDIT FOR CLARITY: they do not realize it is] unclear whether it expresses a mutually exclusive dichotomy.  So while I dislike "and/or," I at least appreciate the author's effort to give clarity to the author's intent and I prefer the use of "and/or" to the ambiguous use of an unmodified "or." 

I'm guilty of using and/or in informal communications in an attempt to be clear that I mean "one, the other, or both."  When I am drafting a contract, I will take care to draft a provision to be clear without using "and/or."  But when I'm writing an email about a relatively unimportant subject, I will use "and/or" to be appropriately clear without having to take the time and effort to write a sentence with indented subsections. 

EDIT TO ADD:  If I used the unmodified "or" intending it to mean "one, the other, or both" but the recipient did not know and could not discern whether I meant to use the term inclusively or exclusively from the context, then I failed to communicate clearly.  I would rather use "and/or" than fail to communicate clearly.  Whatever the proper rule is, enough people use incorrectly that you cannot use an unmodified "or" and assume you will be understood.

halfshellmeijin is incorrect. 'Or' can be inclusive or exclusive. It depends on context. Therefore 'or' does not equal 'and/or.'

If I offer someone food or drink, they don't think I'm limiting them to one or the other. But if a menu says a dish comes with chicken or beef or shrimp, it doesn't mean I can order it with all three for the same price. If I can pass a test or fail it, it doesn't mean I can do both.

If halfshellmeijin wants to say they're irritated by the use of 'and/or' because it's clunky and could be explained by other cues or because people redundantly use it in situations where it's obvious ('would you like food or drink'), that would make more sense.

People should just start using XOR to mean either but not both.  :P
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Silverwood on October 16, 2015, 01:37:23 PM
In other news,

I was telling a coworker all  about my hairloom tomato plants. 
The H is silent. hEirloom lol 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: AlwaysLearningToSave on October 16, 2015, 01:53:33 PM
And my absolute worst... "Bae"

I know!  Where does that word even come from? 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Gone Fishing on October 16, 2015, 01:58:35 PM
"fleek"
"doe"
Any slang term that replaces "th" with a D.

And my absolute worst... "Bae"

Dude, where are you from?  I have never even heard those words!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Gone Fishing on October 16, 2015, 02:04:00 PM
In other news,

I was telling a coworker all  about my hairloom tomato plants. 
The H is silent. Heirloom lol

I do like plenty of HERBS and spices in my cooking, but I guess it is okay because according to Dictionary.com, the British still say it that way!  Although, I do not like a bunch of dudes named Herbert in my food.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/herb
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: a-scho on October 16, 2015, 02:09:29 PM
like
"...and whatnot"

or
"supposably"


I broke up with a guy after a few dates because he said "and whatnot" at the end of every statement he made..................and whatnot.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: margarita on October 16, 2015, 02:20:04 PM
"meh"
"buddy" (especially when said to a complete stranger)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: yuka on October 16, 2015, 02:57:59 PM
And/or

mainly because there is a word for that already, and the word is "or". "Or" means one, the other, or both. If you want to specify you can only have one of the following you say "either a or b". If someone comes into my house, and I say would you like something to eat or drink. It is assumed they could have both. At least, I don't think people who hear me offer hospitality that way think that I am an asshole for limiting them to either one or the other. So clearly, "or" still has the same functional meaning as "and/or".

This is a hard one for me because I don't think it is universally assumed that the use of the word "or" with out a modifier showing exclusivity necessarily implies that it encompasses both.  Lots of people use "or" without a modifier assuming it to express a dichotomy when it is in fact [EDIT FOR CLARITY: they do not realize it is] unclear whether it expresses a mutually exclusive dichotomy.  So while I dislike "and/or," I at least appreciate the author's effort to give clarity to the author's intent and I prefer the use of "and/or" to the ambiguous use of an unmodified "or." 

I'm guilty of using and/or in informal communications in an attempt to be clear that I mean "one, the other, or both."  When I am drafting a contract, I will take care to draft a provision to be clear without using "and/or."  But when I'm writing an email about a relatively unimportant subject, I will use "and/or" to be appropriately clear without having to take the time and effort to write a sentence with indented subsections. 

EDIT TO ADD:  If I used the unmodified "or" intending it to mean "one, the other, or both" but the recipient did not know and could not discern whether I meant to use the term inclusively or exclusively from the context, then I failed to communicate clearly.  I would rather use "and/or" than fail to communicate clearly.  Whatever the proper rule is, enough people use incorrectly that you cannot use an unmodified "or" and assume you will be understood.

halfshellmeijin is incorrect. 'Or' can be inclusive or exclusive. It depends on context. Therefore 'or' does not equal 'and/or.'

If I offer someone food or drink, they don't think I'm limiting them to one or the other. But if a menu says a dish comes with chicken or beef or shrimp, it doesn't mean I can order it with all three for the same price. If I can pass a test or fail it, it doesn't mean I can do both.

If halfshellmeijin wants to say they're irritated by the use of 'and/or' because it's clunky and could be explained by other cues or because people redundantly use it in situations where it's obvious ('would you like food or drink'), that would make more sense.

People should just start using XOR to mean either but not both.  :P

Or, in situations like the aforementioned "chicken or beef or shrimp", we could use "chicken NAND beef NAND shrimp". We'll have also broken spoken language, because there's no way you can hear the difference between and and nand.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Heather in Ottawa on October 16, 2015, 05:26:59 PM
(https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/i_could_care_less.png)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Heather in Ottawa on October 16, 2015, 05:29:23 PM
My husband: "heaven abid" (forbid)
I think it sounds ridiculous, but I've given up on trying to get him to think about whether that makes any sense. It's just how he learned to say it, I guess.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: clarkfan1979 on October 16, 2015, 06:35:43 PM
Anytime someone tries to assume something about me or tell me to buy something.

I bet you would like "x"

You should buy "x"

About 99% of the time they are wrong.

If they like it so much, they should buy it.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: fattest_foot on October 16, 2015, 07:45:25 PM
I'm going to give 110%.

Or really anything higher than 100%.

That's not how percentages work.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: bsmith on October 16, 2015, 08:03:40 PM
Agreed, although you CAN give 110% of what you gave yesterday, if you slacked some.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Oldsmobile on October 16, 2015, 08:46:43 PM
It is what it is.

I detest this phrase for multiple reasons.  I consider it to be the equivalent of whatever.  My tendency is to discount people who use these phrases instead of doing things like thinking, or making a positive step toward changing it.

An ex-girlfriend said it frequently instead of doing anything to improve her situation.  We didn't last long.

Someone in my chain of command at work likes to use this also--instead of implementing solutions, he throws out that phrase. 

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: GreenSheep on October 16, 2015, 09:00:59 PM
"low and behold" (there's no "w")

"The problem is is that" or "The question is is that" (Why, WHY do people repeat the word "is"???)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: GreenSheep on October 16, 2015, 09:02:28 PM
Starting a conversation with "To tell the truth", or "truthfully".  I always assume everything I'm going to hear after this is a lie.

I was taught never to say this in a job interview (or really ever) because it implies that ONLY RIGHT NOW am I telling the truth; unless I preface my thought with "honestly" or "truthfully" or "to tell you the truth," I'm always lying.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Megma on October 16, 2015, 10:18:32 PM
All of the above mentioned along with....

"fer se"  when they mean "per se"

Saying "then" when they mean "than". eg I have more then I used to"

Saying "Would of" when they mean "would have" eg  "I would of quite but I needed the money"

For some reason the last two have  exploded in popularity the past five or so years.

The correct contraction of "would have" being "would've" sounds very much like "would of" when it's spoken, so when people say it, it doesn't bother me BUT when some one writes it wrong it irritates me. Of is not a verb! I also have a very clear memory of learning about this specific thing in elementary school, so screwing it up to me means that you are an adult who isn't educated to even middle school level...

However nothing is worse than people saying "less" instead of "fewer." Countable and uncountable nouns is not that complicated. I see this ALL the time in advertising and it drives me crazy.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: TheBuddha on October 16, 2015, 10:35:27 PM
Wow, I'm surprised so many of my pet peeves have made it into the thread already.

+1 to all of these:

"buddy" (especially when said to a complete stranger)

"very unique"

People around here say "WaRshington" instead of "Washington" sometimes. I don't understand why.

I don't know what dialect that is, but my grandmother used to say that too. She also "warshed" dishes.

" 'eck'cetera"

And the total abuse and overuse of the word "literally."

Nuculer.  Guaranteed to make you sound like a scientific ignoramus.

And my own:

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: sheepstache on October 16, 2015, 10:44:03 PM
Anytime someone tries to assume something about me or tell me to buy something.

I bet you would like "x"

You should buy "x"

About 99% of the time they are wrong.

If they like it so much, they should buy it.

People who narrate me. If I were feeling charitable I'd say they're doing that communication technique of re-phrasing what the person just said to show that they're listening and understand. But it gets weird when it's a. constantly wrong, or b. too much of a guess.
Me: It's a position with a lot of customers so you'd need to keep a cool head while making people happy.
Person: You're looking for someone to lay down the law.
Me: Well, no, I mean we do want the person to be self-directed, but it's more on the service side. We can't give special favors, but there are a lot of big personalities who we can't afford to offend.
Person: They need to be taken down a notch.
Me: Er...[more explanation]
Person: [acting nettled]
Like, some people just aren't good at comprehending things, but it feels like if they would just take a break from trying to tell you what you're saying, they might actually hear what you're saying.

Me: I'll have the chocolate cake please
Guy: You're a woman who likes sensual things.
Um, okay? It's like, if you already know me and want to say my lines for me, I don't even really need to be here.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: bigstack on October 16, 2015, 10:49:19 PM
for those complaining about "I could care less"...

do some research...it is like sarcasm based in yiddish...
also sayings like these are idioms.


get over it....and before you blow a gasket replying ..oy vey... "I could care less..."

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: stephQ on October 17, 2015, 12:12:29 AM
"punkin" instead of "PUMPkin"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: oneday on October 17, 2015, 01:30:32 AM
Nuculer.  Guaranteed to make you sound like a scientific ignoramus.  Also renumeration instead of remuneration.  Guaranteed to make you sound like a financial ignoramus.

I honestly didn't know the word was actually remuneration.  Mind. Blown.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Spiffsome on October 17, 2015, 03:08:13 AM
People who 'action' items. "I'll action that issue right away."

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on October 17, 2015, 03:19:21 AM
+1 to "veggies" (and, in a lesser way, "veg") but especially when people say "I'm a veggie" when they mean vegetarian. It really enrages me! You are neither five nor a vegetable.

On a similar note, when people say "I'm not a vegetarian, I'm a carnivore". YOU ARE AN OMNIVORE, DUMBASS. I have heard people use it jokingly ("I hate so many vegetables I'm practically a carnivore!") but many people seriously use it to describe non-vegetarian diets.

Also, "I'm a vegetarian but I eat fish". Er, no. We have a word for that already: pescatarian. (Even worse is "I'm a vegetarian but I eat chicken" - WTF?!

ETA: Also when people separate their sentences with "..." instead of ". " E.g. "How are you...did you see the rain earlier...it was really coming down...good thing I brought my umbrella...see you at the park later." There's one particular woman who does it on a professional Facebook group I'm in - drives me mad!!!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sailor Sam on October 17, 2015, 03:36:24 AM
for those complaining about "I could care less"...

do some research...it is like sarcasm based in yiddish...
also sayings like these are idioms.


get over it....and before you blow a gasket replying ..oy vey... "I could care less..."

I might be all alone here, but I can't tell if you're being sarcastic, or honestly upset. Poe's Law is biting me hard. Please clarify.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Nudelkopf on October 17, 2015, 06:12:17 AM
And another thing. I realize this is probably a case of language shift as someone mentioned above, because it seems to be in general use by everyone at all education levels. But as an old guy it just makes be want to tell people to get a haircut! To wit:

The word "disrespected." "He disrespected  his co-workers"  This is the most made-up, bohunk use of a word I have ever heard. I consider it worse than "irregardless"
Ummm... We use this all the time with our students. E.g. "You're being disrespectful". Or is it the disrespected part?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: h82goslw on October 17, 2015, 06:12:59 AM
"fleek"
"doe"
Any slang term that replaces "th" with a D.

And my absolute worst... "Bae"

Dude, where are you from?  I have never even heard those words!

If I didn't have multiple teenage kids in my house I would never know those words either.  Bae is a very popular word now. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Nudelkopf on October 17, 2015, 06:17:22 AM
"fleek"
"doe"
Any slang term that replaces "th" with a D.

And my absolute worst... "Bae"

Dude, where are you from?  I have never even heard those words!

If I didn't have multiple teenage kids in my house I would never know those words either.  Bae is a very popular word now. 
I'm pretty sure they're common even amongst not-teenagers. Pretty much anyone who uses the internet, right?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: AlwaysLearningToSave on October 17, 2015, 06:19:30 AM
People who narrate me. If I were feeling charitable I'd say they're doing that communication technique of re-phrasing what the person just said to show that they're listening . . .
. . .
Like, some people just aren't good at comprehending things, but it feels like if they would just take a break from trying to tell you what you're saying, they might actually hear what you're saying.

At least when they narrate back completely missing the point, you know that they are being dense. Worse is when they say "yes, I understand" and you later find out they in fact had know idea what you were saying/meaning.

I often narrate back to my clients to ensure I understand their problem, concerns, and particular details. For me it is less of a tool to ensure comprehension and more of a tool to ensure I have received the complete and accurate story. Many times narrating back reveals details that the client did not communicate clearly or communicate at all.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: rockstache on October 17, 2015, 06:25:06 AM
I hate when people end sentences with prepositions.

Example: I wonder where she went to.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: AlwaysLearningToSave on October 17, 2015, 06:32:10 AM
I hate when people end sentences with prepositions.

Example: I wonder where she went to.

But sometimes a preposition is a perfectly good word to end a sentence with.

:-)

I hate that, too.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: bigstack on October 17, 2015, 06:55:26 AM
for those complaining about "I could care less"...

do some research...it is like sarcasm based in yiddish...
also sayings like these are idioms.


get over it....and before you blow a gasket replying ..oy vey... "I could care less..."

I might be all alone here, but I can't tell if you're being sarcastic, or honestly upset. Poe's Law is biting me hard. Please clarify.
i was smiling/laughing the entire time I was typing...knowing I was gonna cause a fuss.

This whole thread amuses me... I don't get mad at people and the things they say , as long as they can communicate effectively, and that is partly on my shoulders(the listener) of being smart enough to translate their meaning.

every utterance is a word.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Bardo on October 17, 2015, 07:11:15 AM
"Veggie," by anyone over seven years old.
I don't mind "veggie" so much but when I see people type "veges" instead of "veggies" it makes me a little twitchy. (And I'm not sure why - there is certainly an argument that it's a more correct abbreviated/diminutive form of "vegetable.")

"Veg" is UK slang for vegetables.  As just a diminutive I would argue that it is less obnoxious than "veggie", which is part of the girly/baby talk trend.  Myself, I'm a grown man, so saying something like "veggie" would be no more appropriate than calling a cow a "moo-moo". 

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Bardo on October 17, 2015, 07:13:24 AM
Wow, I'm surprised so many of my pet peeves have made it into the thread already.

+1 to all of these:

"buddy" (especially when said to a complete stranger)

"very unique"

People around here say "WaRshington" instead of "Washington" sometimes. I don't understand why.

I don't know what dialect that is, but my grandmother used to say that too. She also "warshed" dishes.

" 'eck'cetera"

And the total abuse and overuse of the word "literally."

Nuculer.  Guaranteed to make you sound like a scientific ignoramus.

And my own:

  • "Google" as a verb meaning "search the internet for ___". Not everyone uses Google, I've been Google-free for ~7 years now. Just say "search" or "look up".
  • "Amount of [countable noun]" or "less [countable noun]"

Interesting.  May I ask what it is about "googling" that bothers you?

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sailor Sam on October 17, 2015, 07:40:03 AM
every utterance is a word.

Every utterance is a phoneme. In fact, the very thing some of this thread protests is a behavioral tick in phonemic restoration (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonemic_restoration_effect) in either the speaker of the listener. The smallest unit of sound that carries a meaning in language is called a morpheme.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: tallen on October 17, 2015, 08:50:21 AM
Wow, I'm surprised so many of my pet peeves have made it into the thread already.

+1 to all of these:

"buddy" (especially when said to a complete stranger)

"very unique"

People around here say "WaRshington" instead of "Washington" sometimes. I don't understand why.

I don't know what dialect that is, but my grandmother used to say that too. She also "warshed" dishes.

" 'eck'cetera"

And the total abuse and overuse of the word "literally."

Nuculer.  Guaranteed to make you sound like a scientific ignoramus.

And my own:

  • "Google" as a verb meaning "search the internet for ___". Not everyone uses Google, I've been Google-free for ~7 years now. Just say "search" or "look up".
  • "Amount of [countable noun]" or "less [countable noun]"

Interesting.  May I ask what it is about "googling" that bothers you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbk4Bvic5jA
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Turnbull on October 17, 2015, 09:35:04 AM
I think everyone in the football industry (at least coaches and anyone talking about it on TV) is required to say the word "football" as much as possible. I don't watch much football at all but it drives me crazy when I do. If you watch any games this weekend pay attention to how often it's said when a simple "ball" or "game" or "team" or "field" or "player" would suffice.

Commentator during the game: "That number 21 is a real football player. This football team has a lot of potential this year."
Sideline reporter after the game: "Coach, your football team really had a great comeback tonight!"
Coach: "Yeah, I'm really proud of this football team. We've got a lot of young football players but they really came together tonight for the win."

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: RetiredAt63 on October 17, 2015, 10:45:32 AM
I use the internet a lot, and have no idea what any of these mean.

"fleek"
"doe"
Any slang term that replaces "th" with a D.

And my absolute worst... "Bae"

Dude, where are you from?  I have never even heard those words!

If I didn't have multiple teenage kids in my house I would never know those words either.  Bae is a very popular word now. 
I'm pretty sure they're common even amongst not-teenagers. Pretty much anyone who uses the internet, right?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: GreenSheep on October 17, 2015, 10:48:17 AM
"Where are you at?" The word "at" is completely unnecessary here.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: APowers on October 17, 2015, 11:03:56 AM
"It's what makes a Subaru, a Subaru."

This is terrible, and I don't know how it's survived proofreaders so long.

Grammar. It's what makes a sentence, a sentence.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: bigstack on October 17, 2015, 11:11:05 AM
every utterance is a word.

Every utterance is a phoneme. In fact, the very thing some of this thread protests is a behavioral tick in phonemic restoration (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonemic_restoration_effect) in either the speaker of the listener. The smallest unit of sound that carries a meaning in language is called a morpheme.

ut·ter·ance
ˈədərəns/
noun
a spoken word, statement, or vocal sound.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: TheBuddha on October 17, 2015, 11:13:40 AM
Interesting.  May I ask what it is about "googling" that bothers you?

The assumption that everyone uses Google.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: bigstack on October 17, 2015, 11:58:02 AM
Interesting.  May I ask what it is about "googling" that bothers you?

The assumption that everyone uses Google.

MS or Yahoo employee?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: TheBuddha on October 17, 2015, 12:11:11 PM
Interesting.  May I ask what it is about "googling" that bothers you?

The assumption that everyone uses Google.

MS or Yahoo employee?

Seriously?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: mozar on October 17, 2015, 12:38:00 PM
Honestly? When someone starts a sentence with "honestly."

Fewer/less get me.

Also, is it just me? But when I was growing up we used to say a light was lit. Since when is a light lighted? I can't even ... :-)

Then there are speed humps. Why can't we call them speed bumps anymore? It sound vaguely sexual whenever I have to say "watch out for the speed hump mom."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: simmias on October 17, 2015, 12:46:44 PM
I hate when people end sentences with prepositions.

Example: I wonder where she went to.
That's the sort of bloody nonsense up with which I will not put.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Etihwdivadnai on October 17, 2015, 01:08:11 PM
"I'm just curious about why <insert their critique of your method/idea/product here>"

Don't know why, but anytime someone starts a conversation off with the "I'm curious" line I get instantly annoyed and defensive.

My response would be: "If you were a cat, then I would recommend stopping right there because ..."

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: bigstack on October 17, 2015, 01:29:14 PM
Interesting.  May I ask what it is about "googling" that bothers you?

The assumption that everyone uses Google.

MS or Yahoo employee?



Seriously?

just joking around... :)
I did have a friend that was a yahoo employee and people kept tell him to google it and that made him realize they lost the war.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sailor Sam on October 17, 2015, 01:29:54 PM
Also, is it just me? But when I was growing up we used to say a light was lit. Since when is a light lighted? I can't even ... :-)

The smoking lamp is always lighted! Though I admit I haven't heard 'lighted' working it's way into casual language. It would give me pause to hear it anywhere on dry land. 

Then there are speed humps. Why can't we call them speed bumps anymore? It sound vaguely sexual whenever I have to say "watch out for the speed hump mom."

This made me snort inappropriately loud in a very quiet place. Thank you!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: teen persuasion on October 17, 2015, 02:11:16 PM
It drives me crazy when people say something is "5 times lower" to mean a reduction by 1/5.  No, 5 times lower would be negative 4 (times whatever they are talking about).
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: synonym on October 17, 2015, 02:28:02 PM
I'm amusedby the popularity of 'real quick'. Let me get you some coffee real quick. Could you fix that bug for me real quick.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cheddarpie on October 17, 2015, 02:51:08 PM

+20 for "irregardless"

"Frankly,..." followed by something not at all frank and usually passive-aggressive

"Realator" instead of "realtor"

"Less" instead of "fewer"

And so many more. These kind of things make it so hard for me to not punch people in the face. Literally. ;)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: NoraLenderbee on October 17, 2015, 02:52:59 PM
for those complaining about "I could care less"...

do some research...it is like sarcasm based in yiddish...
also sayings like these are idioms.


get over it....and before you blow a gasket replying ..oy vey... "I could care less..."


Thank you. "I could care less" is like "My heart bleeds for you." It's sarcasm.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Duchess on October 17, 2015, 03:03:48 PM
I'm amusedby the popularity of 'real quick'. Let me get you some coffee real quick. Could you fix that bug for me real quick.


Particularly because the phrase is being used as an adverb and most adverbs have '-ly' at the end. You don't do something 'quick' but 'quickly'.

It may be my preference for British English but I dislike it when people use 'that' rather than 'who', for example, 'It was Paul that stole the apple' versus 'It was Paul who stole the apple'. See http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/who-versus-that

Oh, which reminds me of another bugbear: Using 'e.g.' or 'i.e.' outside of parentheses, and using the two interchangeably. In a normal sentence outside of parentheses 'e.g.' should be 'for example' and 'i.e.' should be 'that is'.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: justajane on October 17, 2015, 03:15:16 PM
Somewhat related. I can't stand it when someone starts telling you a story he or she has already told you or telling you about a newsstory you've already read. You politely interrupt them to say, "Oh, yeah, you've already told me that." Or, "Yeah, I read about that...." And they STILL tell it to you. This happens to me pretty regularly.

I sometimes say "at the end of the day." I'll stop now.

I've made my peace with literally.

I do hate the word moist, but that's just the sound of it, nothing grammatically wrong with it.

People don't say them too often, but I despise hashtags if they aren't on Twitter. Use a sentence, damn it. You're not clever. You're annoying.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: sheepstache on October 17, 2015, 03:48:54 PM
It is what it is.

I detest this phrase for multiple reasons.  I consider it to be the equivalent of whatever.  My tendency is to discount people who use these phrases instead of doing things like thinking, or making a positive step toward changing it.

An ex-girlfriend said it frequently instead of doing anything to improve her situation.  We didn't last long.

Someone in my chain of command at work likes to use this also--instead of implementing solutions, he throws out that phrase.

I actually have good associations with it. I hear it from people who mean that they don't like something but there's no use bitching about it. For example: Working for a boss when you really wish your FI date would hurry up and come sucks, but it is what it is.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: mozar on October 17, 2015, 06:43:08 PM
Your welcome Sailor Sam!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Shinplaster on October 17, 2015, 07:47:26 PM
Heard this tonight.   "With all due respect".   Usually followed by words that are anything but respectful.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: NV Teacher on October 17, 2015, 08:15:53 PM
Using "seen" for "saw".  I seen a movie last night.  Drives me nuts.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: FLA on October 17, 2015, 09:03:47 PM
"irregardless" (regardless, or irrespective)
"de-thaw" or "un-thaw" (what, you're going to freeze it again?)
"for all intensive purposes" (for all intents and purposes)

the first and last are in my top ten

as well malefeessense (IDK how they spell it but this is what they sound like)

Schadenfreude used the exact opposite of what it is and mispronounced

prostate vs postrate, unless you have a problem with your prostate, you can call it the wrong thing and that's ok by me.  When nurses mix it up, yeah, no.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Michael792 on October 17, 2015, 09:10:13 PM
Couple people mentioned nuculer. I say that, because I grew up in a dialect where hard e's aren't used very much and I've grown into feeling weird if they're in front of another vowel sound. So saying nuclear is actually a bit more effort physically and on a psychological level. Maybe I should stop, though I don't think of it or use the word often. (Also, how the fuck [sorry to the guy complaining about that one. I'm Army, and it's a word perfectly normal to us] do you pronounce often? I've pronounced it both of the common ways and been lambasted by others near me at different times.)

Also, saying things like Wa(r)shington is a symptom of a particularly rhotic dialect, and while I make fun of many family members for it, it seems fairly normal to me. That's just because I grew up around it.

Ok, now on to what ...irks me.
1. Irk. It sounds weird. Stop.
2. Those D replacements for "th"
3. Bae, or any of the more popular teenage words that mean nothing. (In my head, I normally refer to it as ghetto, but I'm not sure that's entirely accurate.        Anyone care to clarify that one for me?)
4.When anyone in the military attempts to be motivated or overly positive about completely shit situations. Like all of 2ID and 3ID working environments over the past couple of years. It's all fuck fuck games, and anyone with half a brain in the unit can figure that out. Unfortunately, it seems the mental capacity of many is not up to that task...or they just love the Army so much they can deal with the bullshit. For me, it just makes the day even worse than it already is. (There's a lot of pessimism and baggage on my part, so it may have something to do with that. I just have the constant urge to flip everyone off and walk into the ocean, until their last sight of me is me flipping them the fuck off.)
5. My coworkers with absolutely no concept of fiscal responsibility. I truly believe that with the decisions in spending they make, they could run the US government just as badly and irresponsibly as does the US government!
Lots of others, but I don't want to write a novel in which I complain the whole time. Adieu.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: TheBuddha on October 17, 2015, 10:02:05 PM
So saying nuclear is actually a bit more effort physically and on a psychological level.

That's understandable. One trick would be to think of it as two separate words: "new clear".

I noticed that George Noory on Coast to Coast AM used to say "nucular" every time, but now he says "nuclear" about half the time, so he's actively working on it.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sojourner on October 18, 2015, 12:50:01 AM
"With that being said,_______"

When someone says it multiple times in the same conversation, it irks.

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on October 18, 2015, 02:34:25 AM
You're welcome, Sailor Sam!

FIFY
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: OneDollarAtATime on October 18, 2015, 07:01:44 AM
"It is what it is."

That one's always irritated me.  It's pretty much the same answer as 'Because'...which isn't an answer.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: TheBuddha on October 18, 2015, 10:38:05 AM
Starting an answer to someone's question with "So....". It sounds like you're ignoring the question. Clark Howard is the absolute worst offender. He starts nearly every sentence with the word "so". I can barely listen to the podcast anymore.

Also: "right?" For some reason this usually goes along with "so...". When some people speak all I can hear is "So [...] right? So [...] right? Right? Right?" It drives me crazy.

I've seen people starting sentences with "so" on Reddit, in which case they can't even use the excuse that it's a verbal tic! They purposely typed it out on their keyboard.
 

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: FLA on October 18, 2015, 10:43:44 AM
"It is what it is."

That one's always irritated me.  It's pretty much the same answer as 'Because'...which isn't an answer.

you reminded me of how much I hate "when God closes the door, he opens a window", unfortunate to have heard this a zillion times in hospice by patient's not very close friends and family. That is one of the least helpful of things you can say and I had to sit on my hands and hold my tongue, when I wanted to say, "who the hell are you? You don't show up ever to help, you have no clue what the family and patient are truly experiencing. But you do show up for a tearful goodbye and stupid platitudes, so you can say you were here?", followed not by a face punch but at least a good smack on the head.  Luckily, holding my tongue and sitting on my hands worked, lol. 

I had a soon-to-be widow once tell me God does open the window, he does it way up high, so you can jump out of it and be with your husband.  Sob. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: justajane on October 18, 2015, 10:48:19 AM
I can't stand this online phenomenon: "Insert statement. Said no one ever."

In general, I seem less bothered by what people say to me in person than most of you are and more bothered by trends of speech and communication I see online.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: FLA on October 18, 2015, 10:48:29 AM
and this: 'Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end."

even though John Lennon said this, it irks me because it's not always ok in the end. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: justajane on October 18, 2015, 10:52:40 AM
@FLA, People seem to say the dumbest stuff when someone has died or is dying. I mean, how hard is it to just say, "I'm so sorry."?

I can't stand, "He's in a better place." Of course it's okay to say, "He's not suffering anymore." This is probably true and comforting if your loved one was in pain, but anything theological is IMO out of line.

The other one that is so stupid is when people say, "He died doing what he loved," which is usually reserved for people dying doing something risky. I guess it's okay if they were doing something heroic like fighting in a war or doing relief work. But BASE jumping? It just irks me.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: FLA on October 18, 2015, 10:55:00 AM
Reading these make me not want to talk to anyone.

+1
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cavewoman on October 18, 2015, 11:17:51 AM
The stupid things people say when a person is grieving could be our own topic. I get that people are uncomfortable and don't know what to say, but the cliches! Stop and think. What does it mean when you tell someone that everything happens for a reason? Or that God has a plan? Really?! You want to tell a widow that her husband died for a reason that might be God's plan?! Sounds like the quickest way to make someone an atheist.

I feel like I got a bit worked up over that. Whew!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: FLA on October 18, 2015, 11:20:21 AM
@FLA, People seem to say the dumbest stuff when someone has died or is dying. I mean, how hard is it to just say, "I'm so sorry."?

I can't stand, "He's in a better place." Of course it's okay to say, "He's not suffering anymore." This is probably true and comforting if your loved one was in pain, but anything theological is IMO out of line.

The other one that is so stupid is when people say, "He died doing what he loved," which is usually reserved for people dying doing something risky. I guess it's okay if they were doing something heroic like fighting in a war or doing relief work. But BASE jumping? It just irks me.

+1 

a 28 yr old co-worker jumped out of planes all the time, she was certified to teach others so she knew what she was doing.  All the time meaning almost every weekend. Well, her parachute didn't open once and she died.

The things people said, OMG. If I had a quarter for everyone who said she died happy doing what she loved, I wouldn't have to be frugal, this was even said by several speakers and the priest at her funeral. And "she's in a better place".  What 28 year old would be happy she died doing what she loved?  She was friggin' 28, she didn't belong in a "better place".  Yes, her choice to do risky things led to her death but that did not mean "splat on the concrete" was a better place.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: nobodyspecial on October 18, 2015, 11:22:48 AM
I hate when people end sentences with prepositions.

Example: I wonder where she went to.
That is something up with which I will not put
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: FLA on October 18, 2015, 11:30:34 AM

Stop and think. What does it mean when you tell someone that everything happens for a reason? Or that God has a plan? Really?! You want to tell a widow that her husband died for a reason that might be God's plan?! Sounds like the quickest way to make someone an atheist.

I feel like I got a bit worked up over that. Whew!

People occasionally say to me, "what do I say to them?" before visiting the patient and spouse. I'd tell them, "I am sorry you are going through this. I want to help, think about what would be most helpful and I will call you in a few days to find out what works for you." And then really make that call and be prepared with suggestions. It's common to say "what can I do to help", spouse exhausted, says, "IDK," so they don't get help. Almost anything you can think of that is not a platitude is better than one of them.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Bob W on October 18, 2015, 11:33:33 AM
Got, gonna, git, going to,  gitin, gotta git going.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Kris on October 18, 2015, 11:42:42 AM
I hate when people use 'myself' when they mean 'me' or 'I'.  I think they think it sounds more erudite:

"Harry came with Gina and myself."

Ugh.

No.

"Myself" is for reflexives. "I saw myself in the mirror."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: tallen on October 18, 2015, 11:46:10 AM
Got, gonna, git, going to,  gitin, gotta git going.

I'm guilty of using gotta and gunna (=going to) in casual conversation and even in texts :(
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cavewoman on October 18, 2015, 12:18:53 PM

Stop and think. What does it mean when you tell someone that everything happens for a reason? Or that God has a plan? Really?! You want to tell a widow that her husband died for a reason that might be God's plan?! Sounds like the quickest way to make someone an atheist.

I feel like I got a bit worked up over that. Whew!

People occasionally say to me, "what do I say to them?" before visiting the patient and spouse. I'd tell them, "I am sorry you are going through this. I want to help, think about what would be most helpful and I will call you in a few days to find out what works for you." And then really make that call and be prepared with suggestions. It's common to say "what can I do to help", spouse exhausted, says, "IDK," so they don't get help. Almost anything you can think of that is not a platitude is better than one of them.
I suggest to the bereaved to designate a close friend (but someone outside of the immediate circle of grief) to direct all those well meaning people who want to help.
It's a rare time when people really will help, they just don't know how or don't want to be in the way. But little things like house cleaning, getting someone's car washed, dry cleaning, picking up prescriptions, can be a huge help. And you can only fit so many lasagnas and deli trays in a fridge, plus it's a time when they rarely feel like eating anyway.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sojourner on October 18, 2015, 12:23:34 PM
I hate when people use 'myself' when they mean 'me' or 'I'.  I think they think it sounds more erudite:

"Harry came with Gina and myself."

+1

Maybe I'll try to start an annoying trend of people saying "Plus one" in conversation.  Or maybe it's already out there.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: FLA on October 18, 2015, 12:48:12 PM
I can't stand my kids cursing but DS is 18 and a man, so he can keep cursing and find out how far he gets at work, etc. He has taken to saying, "Jesus Christ, you don't get it!" Or similar.

So now when he says Jesus Christ, I stand up and look around the place we are having lunch and excitedly say, "where? where? I don't see him!" A couple once overheard us and said, "he's in the bathroom, there's a huge line," lol. 

or I tell him no need to be so formal when addressing me, Jesus is fine. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: TheBuddha on October 18, 2015, 12:55:39 PM
The word "experience". It's everywhere and I don't know why.

I recently saw a sign in a restroom, "We strive to provide a clean restroom experience". *Facepalm* Why not just, "We strive to provide a clean restroom"?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: radtek2112 on October 18, 2015, 01:10:37 PM
When people pronounce social security "sosal security". You don't say sosal media or ice cream sosal do you?

A second to "I know, right?"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Letj on October 18, 2015, 04:30:05 PM
When people don't know when to use an vs a like in "I would like a ice cream cone".
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dee on October 18, 2015, 05:29:50 PM
Re: A / An -- I tend to say "a accident" rather than "an accident" and it's become a bit of running joke with my partner. I think it's the only word I do it with.

Many of my linguistic pet peeves have already made their way into this thread (e.g. "veggies") but two that haven't yet appeared:

Not pronouncing the "s" in certain plurals like "2 beer" or "2 pair".
 
Saying someone "is" a certain condition rather than having that condition, as in, "He is ADD" / "I am OCD."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: o2bfree on October 18, 2015, 05:52:44 PM
"Excuse me," when said for no good reason. Like when I'm going into the break area to use the microwave, and someone is there taking their food out. They see me and say, "Oh, excuse me!" I want to say, "Why, did you fart or something?" The assumption on their part seems to be that I'm outraged that I can't IMMEDIATELY do my thing, GOD FORBID I should have to wait 30 seconds.  Makes me feel like an ogre.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on October 18, 2015, 06:10:33 PM
The assumption on their part seems to be that I'm outraged that I can't IMMEDIATELY do my thing, GOD FORBID I should have to wait 30 seconds.  Makes me feel like an ogre.

I'm still vaguely uneasy about something like this at the grocery store a week or two ago - I arrived at the escalator at the same moment that another woman did (with her partner in tow). I made a little gesture and said "go ahead," so she smiled back and went on the escalator. Then the guy who was with her followed, but turned to me and apologized as he walked past.

I can't figure out why he thought he had to apologize! I keep thinking I must have accidentally given them a mean look and now I feel bad about it.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: NoraLenderbee on October 18, 2015, 06:15:40 PM
"It is what it is."

That one's always irritated me.  It's pretty much the same answer as 'Because'...which isn't an answer.

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Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Tom Bri on October 18, 2015, 06:35:10 PM
Using 'consumer' for 'person'. Excuse me? Is that all I am, an eater?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: FLA on October 18, 2015, 07:21:05 PM
obstensivebly 


try, just try, to not use the big words when you know not what they mean or how to say/spell them

this was my boss's favorite "word" and it was clear she did not know really what it meant because it was never used properly. Enough years of this, people are silently weeping clown tears trying to choke back laughter and desperately trying not to catch anyone's eye
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: bigstack on October 18, 2015, 08:15:54 PM
Something I just noticed... when you search a word on Google ... I knew it gave a definition.... I had no idea it would give a timeline of usage in books. Thought that was pretty cool.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: the_gastropod on October 18, 2015, 08:30:23 PM
1. "We should error on the side of caution". Error is a noun, not a verb. You err on the side of caution.
2. "Football is worst than soccer". Worse, dammit!
3. "I want grilled cheese an tomato soup". Dude. It's "and". Just spell it out. It's amazing how many people do this.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: englyn on October 18, 2015, 08:43:22 PM
Now I want a toasted cheese sandwich and tomato soup!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on October 19, 2015, 02:21:52 AM
I hate when people use 'myself' when they mean 'me' or 'I'.  I think they think it sounds more erudite:

"Harry came with Gina and myself."

Ugh.

No.

"Myself" is for reflexives. "I saw myself in the mirror."

I do actually correct people on this one sometimes. Like a bank employee who says: "Just fill in the form and return it to myself." Me: "Return it to ME."

It's all Alan Sugar's fault.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: GreenSheep on October 19, 2015, 05:06:53 AM
Austin Powers: "Allow myself to introduce... myself."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67E42LQsU24
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Adram on October 19, 2015, 06:10:32 AM
And/or

mainly because there is a word for that already, and the word is "or". "Or" means one, the other, or both. If you want to specify you can only have one of the following you say "either a or b". If someone comes into my house, and I say would you like something to eat or drink. It is assumed they could have both. At least, I don't think people who hear me offer hospitality that way think that I am an asshole for limiting them to either one or the other. So clearly, "or" still has the same functional meaning as "and/or".

What the hell... "Or" does not mean both. This really irks me.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: justajane on October 19, 2015, 06:34:29 AM
And/or

mainly because there is a word for that already, and the word is "or". "Or" means one, the other, or both. If you want to specify you can only have one of the following you say "either a or b". If someone comes into my house, and I say would you like something to eat or drink. It is assumed they could have both. At least, I don't think people who hear me offer hospitality that way think that I am an asshole for limiting them to either one or the other. So clearly, "or" still has the same functional meaning as "and/or".

What the hell... "Or" does not mean both. This really irks me.

This is interesting. I've never thought of this before. I think halfshellmeijin is technically correct, but language does evolve. And in this case, I think people use and/or to remove the ambiguity of whether the intention is either/or or both. I don't imagine someone would use it in the case above regarding eating or drinking, since it is clear that the host is offering both. But in other cases it might not be as clear, and as long as it is not formal writing, I don't see the problem.

I'm glad you all brought this up, because while I don't use this construction myself, I am an editor and have left it in technical dissertations before. Its main problem is that it is stilted. In the future, I might find ways to fix it.

But regardless, do people actually say and/or that often? It seems like it would be written more.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: teen persuasion on October 19, 2015, 07:25:00 AM
And/or

mainly because there is a word for that already, and the word is "or". "Or" means one, the other, or both. If you want to specify you can only have one of the following you say "either a or b". If someone comes into my house, and I say would you like something to eat or drink. It is assumed they could have both. At least, I don't think people who hear me offer hospitality that way think that I am an asshole for limiting them to either one or the other. So clearly, "or" still has the same functional meaning as "and/or".


What the hell... "Or" does not mean both. This really irks me.

In common usage most people think of "or" as meaning one of two choices, but in logic "or" means simply that at least one of the choices is "true".  "And" means that both choices are "true".  "Xor" is used to designate one and only one choice is "true".
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LiveLean on October 19, 2015, 08:40:38 AM
Starting a conversation with "To tell the truth", or "truthfully".  I always assume everything I'm going to hear after this is a lie.

I believe it was the movie Ruthless People where Danny DeVito's character said, "I never trust anyone who says 'frankly' because I assume they must be BSing me the rest of the time.

He had a more memorable scene in that movie about how to deal with wrong number phone calls.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: StashthatCash on October 19, 2015, 09:15:52 AM
I hate when a company says their culture is "Work hard, play hard."  Absolutely hate it....
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: nobodyspecial on October 19, 2015, 09:48:26 AM
In common usage most people think of "or" as meaning one of two choices, but in logic "or" means simply that at least one of the choices is "true".  "And" means that both choices are "true".  "Xor" is used to designate one and only one choice is "true".
Yes but it is really annoying to have to ask a computer scientist if they want:  tea OR coffee AND NOT nothing
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Chranstronaut on October 19, 2015, 09:52:34 AM
I hate when a company says their culture is "Work hard, play hard."  Absolutely hate it....

Hah, this is what my company says.  What they really mean is, "Work 60 hour weeks all year long, have an open bar at the Christmas Party."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: sheepstache on October 19, 2015, 11:22:07 AM
Starting a conversation with "To tell the truth", or "truthfully".  I always assume everything I'm going to hear after this is a lie.

I believe it was the movie Ruthless People where Danny DeVito's character said, "I never trust anyone who says 'frankly' because I assume they must be BSing me the rest of the time.

That was Other People's Money. Also a terrific movie.


And/or

mainly because there is a word for that already, and the word is "or". "Or" means one, the other, or both. If you want to specify you can only have one of the following you say "either a or b". If someone comes into my house, and I say would you like something to eat or drink. It is assumed they could have both. At least, I don't think people who hear me offer hospitality that way think that I am an asshole for limiting them to either one or the other. So clearly, "or" still has the same functional meaning as "and/or".

What the hell... "Or" does not mean both. This really irks me.

This is interesting. I've never thought of this before. I think halfshellmeijin is technically correct, but language does evolve. And in this case, I think people use and/or to remove the ambiguity of whether the intention is either/or or both. I don't imagine someone would use it in the case above regarding eating or drinking, since it is clear that the host is offering both. But in other cases it might not be as clear, and as long as it is not formal writing, I don't see the problem.

I'm glad you all brought this up, because while I don't use this construction myself, I am an editor and have left it in technical dissertations before. Its main problem is that it is stilted. In the future, I might find ways to fix it.

But regardless, do people actually say and/or that often? It seems like it would be written more.
In common usage most people think of "or" as meaning one of two choices, but in logic "or" means simply that at least one of the choices is "true".  "And" means that both choices are "true".  "Xor" is used to designate one and only one choice is "true".
Yes but it is really annoying to have to ask a computer scientist if they want:  tea OR coffee AND NOT nothing

No, again,"or" can mean and/both to regular people. If I say "I want an email list of all the people who are on the MMM forum or the Bogleheads forum" and you come back to me with a list that's missing people because they're on both forums so you assumed I didn't want them, I will look at you like you're crazy.
That is 'inclusive or".
'Exclusive or' is when it's one or the other but not both. If you have one dollar, you can spend it at Starbucks or put it in your IRA. Obviously in that context, you can do one or the other but not both.

Regular english uses BOTH, with the same word. Logic and computer science make a distinction and call them different things.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: thurston howell iv on October 19, 2015, 12:14:40 PM
I shocked by the amount of annoying things people say! 
I have only a few to contribute:

1. When people start an answer with SO.
2. The word AMAZING
3. Using "like" continuously (my niece does this- makes me crazy)
4. Seriously?!??! Also after every sentence. Sometimes at the beginning of a sentence.
5. Honestly?!? (same tone as above- sort of valley girl)
6. ebonics (all of it and all the other made up slang- know I mean? (Trevor Noah does a bit on this in one of his specials)
7. public speakers who use: like, um, and um, uhhh, I mean,  etc.
8. "realtor" spoken as real-a-tor (by ACTUAL realtors! ) Ugh.
9. "I mean, right?"  (huh?)
10.  dude, bro, brah
11. for realz? (anything misspelled on purpose with other letters added - lately lots of "z's") lolz, haz cheeseburger, etc.
12. hoon
13. righteous, dude
14. all the stupid abbreviations- "what evs"
15. "mind blown" and the accompanying hand gesture- (sofa-king stupid.)
16. Not spoken as much as written- all the internet/text acronyms (WTF?= why the face?- Phil Dunphy on Modern Family) LOL= Lots of love - my mom (when she sent a text condolence to someone who had recently lost a family member) -- That one cracks me up every time. Yes, I'm evil.

 
I'm sure I could go on and on but, this is what I have thus far.


Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: RetiredAt63 on October 19, 2015, 12:33:19 PM
The thing with "I could care less" is that it should end with "?" not "."  As in, "I could care less?" in a sarcastic questioning tone, to imply that there is no way I could care less. Just not in me. Definitely cannot care less.  Of course this doesn't work well written down, it needs the voice and the curled lip and the raised eyebrow to go with it.

Off Topic Grammar Nazi has even more of these "goodies" if you would care to visit.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: bacchi on October 19, 2015, 12:35:34 PM
I plan to renumerate the invoices tonight.
I will remunerate the invoices tonight.

One and/or the other works. So both work, irregardless.

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Hank Sinatra on October 19, 2015, 12:43:42 PM
Thurston jogged my memory:

1) Awesome. Whatever it is, in most cases it's likely just regular. At best it might be pretty good.  It's like "far out!" was, back in the early 70's. Nothing I saw was ever out that far.

2) Jewlery (Jew-la-ree) instead of Jewelry  This one is in the same category as "nuclear" and "nucular"

3) Calvary when they mean Cavalry. The  Cavalry comes to rescue. On HORSES. Calvary is mentioned in The Bible as a hill where The Crucifixion supposedly took place. Totally unrelated.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on October 19, 2015, 12:44:53 PM
4. Seriously?!??!
5. Honestly?!?
9. "I mean, right?"
11. for realz?

With all of these on your list, I'm surprised you left off 'Really??'  My brother and a good friend both picked that up while they were living in California in the 2000s and now my mom has picked it up from my brother and uses it constantly.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: iwasjustwondering on October 19, 2015, 12:55:11 PM
Use of the passive voice in writing.  Except where it is necessary because the subject of the verb is unknown or purposefully irrelevant.  It is especially annoying where the author has the audacity to actually include the subject of the verb in the sentence while still using passive voice.  "The ball was thrown to her by him."  Incorrect!  "He threw the ball to her." 

It seems people use the passive voice in an effort to sound formal.  At best they end up making a sentence that is hard to read.  At worst, they create ambiguity that results in confusion or the need for followup communications.

Passive voice is deliberately vague.  It's used by people who share information only grudgingly.  They have miserly souls and don't want to share too much information, even if sharing doesn't cause them any harm.  These same people are the ones who use "they" to refer to an individual, because heaven forfend they let the listener know the sex of the person in question.  "I was in the library and someone came up to me.  They asked where the bathroom was." 

It's also used to create a bit of confusion in the corporate world.  "Mistakes were made" is the classic example here.  If there's no subject, then there's no one to blame. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: thurston howell iv on October 19, 2015, 01:05:32 PM
4. Seriously?!??!
5. Honestly?!?
9. "I mean, right?"
11. for realz?

With all of these on your list, I'm surprised you left off 'Really??'  My brother and a good friend both picked that up while they were living in California in the 2000s and now my mom has picked it up from my brother and uses it constantly.


Hmm. I must have forgotten that one. I was visiting my 17 year old niece a few months ago and it was "seriously" every other word. Not so much on the "really" - DW says that a lot.

Now that I think of it another thing that irks me is the piss- poor spelling (I know, I know it's a thread for annoying sh*t people say but, really?) see what I did there? :)  Sometimes I'll get a text from one of the kids and I literally cannot decipher wtf they're trying to say! I must be getting old.  I'm not an English major and I'm sure I screw up a lot but at least I can make myself understood.


Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on October 19, 2015, 02:24:08 PM
It really irks me when people try to correct me for using "one" instead of "you". This used to happen at school all the time. (Especially translating from the French "on peut" - one can vs you can.) I don't use it often, but sometimes it is the most appropriate word!

I do probably use the passive more than most. I like it. Not in a weaselly corp-speak way, but I just find it pleasant.

I am also irked by people failing to use the subjunctive for "If I were" vs "If I was". Pet peeve from French and Spanish lessons at school. It's so delicious! "The mood of possibility!" Surely one would want to use it as often as possible!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: nobodyspecial on October 19, 2015, 02:24:32 PM
11. for realz?

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Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: o2bfree on October 19, 2015, 03:09:13 PM

Stop and think. What does it mean when you tell someone that everything happens for a reason? Or that God has a plan? Really?! You want to tell a widow that her husband died for a reason that might be God's plan?! Sounds like the quickest way to make someone an atheist.

I feel like I got a bit worked up over that. Whew!

People occasionally say to me, "what do I say to them?" before visiting the patient and spouse. I'd tell them, "I am sorry you are going through this. I want to help, think about what would be most helpful and I will call you in a few days to find out what works for you." And then really make that call and be prepared with suggestions. It's common to say "what can I do to help", spouse exhausted, says, "IDK," so they don't get help. Almost anything you can think of that is not a platitude is better than one of them.
I suggest to the bereaved to designate a close friend (but someone outside of the immediate circle of grief) to direct all those well meaning people who want to help.
It's a rare time when people really will help, they just don't know how or don't want to be in the way. But little things like house cleaning, getting someone's car washed, dry cleaning, picking up prescriptions, can be a huge help. And you can only fit so many lasagnas and deli trays in a fridge, plus it's a time when they rarely feel like eating anyway.

Good advice!

There's a book titled, "How to Say It: Choice Words, Phrases, Sentences, and Paragraphs for Every Situation" that covers this and many other potentially awkward situations. I've brought it to work a couple times when someone's loved one has died unexpectedly, and people found it really useful.

I think it's tactless when someone or someone's family member survives an accident or illness and the person says, "God was watching out for me/him!" Like God didn't give a d*mn about other people who've suffered and died in similar situations. "Your kid survived cancer? That's great! Mine died. I guess God didn't care about him."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Cwadda on October 19, 2015, 04:38:47 PM
Quote
And YES to "less" vs "fewer." I loved it when Stannis corrected (under his breath) someone who made that mistake in GAME OF THRONES.
Less cake. Fewer crumbs.

I still get annoyed by you're, your, there, their, and they're because this gets taught in 3rd grade. And I don't want to call people out on it because it's a jerk move.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: EngineerMum on October 19, 2015, 05:05:31 PM
Using the word barbecue as a verb.  Barbecue is a noun meaning pork (or in some areas beef) cooked in a certain way.

Not in Australia. Here barbeque is the cooking apparatus on which you undertake the cooking, the method of cooking, the event at which that kind of cooking provides the meal, the meal cooked in this fashion, but almost never the specifically the meat. Oh and you can definitely barbeque things other than beef and pork - chicken, fish, vegetables, seafood, lamb, even certain kinds of cheese are all in the realms of possibility.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: GreenSheep on October 19, 2015, 06:18:55 PM
I am also irked by people failing to use the subjunctive for "If I were" vs "If I was". Pet peeve from French and Spanish lessons at school. It's so delicious! "The mood of possibility!" Surely one would want to use it as often as possible!

Yes!! I forgot about this! It appears to be becoming mainstream, which makes me sad.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: tofuchampion on October 19, 2015, 08:40:51 PM
I work at a hospital as a CNA. There is another CNA on the opposite shift who, when doing shift-change rounds, will say to the patient, "We're shift-changing!" No. We're *changing shifts.* And she always says it before I can get in first with the correct version.

+1 to "with Bob and I," etc. This seems to be a fairly recent phenomenon - I only started noticing it a couple of years ago.

"Might could," "Used to could," etc.

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of NC's current slogan is "Live Fearless," and every time I see one of their ads, I mentally change it to "fearlessly."

Adults (patients at work, usually) who use words like "potty," "tinkle," etc.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: accolay on October 20, 2015, 03:53:55 AM
-Super

-The difference between lecturn and podium.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MustachianAccountant on October 20, 2015, 04:34:01 AM
People who use "DH, DW, DS," etc. on forums to talk about their family members.
Dear Husband? Really?
I'd like to smack the person who started that.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: 2lazy2retire on October 20, 2015, 05:57:07 AM
"reach out"

"circle back"

" 'eck'cetera"

+1000 to "reach out" - not like they are saving someone in distress
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: AmandaS1989 on October 20, 2015, 06:06:19 AM

"Might could," "Used to could," etc.

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of NC's current slogan is "Live Fearless," and every time I see one of their ads, I mentally change it to "fearlessly."

Adults (patients at work, usually) who use words like "potty," "tinkle," etc.

Oh I hate it all of these too. It makes me want to grind my teeth when I hear that 'used to could. And I change the 'live fearless' to 'fearlessly' too. Grown adults using baby words is so annoying. How can you take a grown person seriously if they still say 'tinkle' or 'potty'?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: kpd905 on October 20, 2015, 06:09:37 AM
I hole-hardedly agree, but allow me to play doubles advocate here for a moment. For all intensive purposes I think you are wrong. In an age where false morals are a diamond dozen, true virtues are a blessing in the skies. We often put our false morality on a petal stool like a bunch of pre-Madonnas, but you all seem to be taking something very valuable for granite. So I ask of you to mustard up all the strength you can because it is a doggy dog world out there. Although there is some merit to what you are saying it seems like you have a huge ship on your shoulder. In your argument you seem to throw everything in but the kids Nsync, and even though you are having a feel day with this I am here to bring you back into reality. I have a sick sense when it comes to these types of things. It is almost spooky, because I cannot turn a blonde eye to these glaring flaws in your rhetoric. I have zero taller ants when it comes to people spouting out hate in the name of moral righteousness. You just need to remember what comes around is all around, and when supply and command fails you will be the first to go. Make my words, when you get down to brass stacks it doesn't take rocket appliances to get two birds stoned at once. It's clear who makes the pants in this relationship, and sometimes you just have to swallow your prize and accept the facts. You might have to come to this conclusion through denial and error but I swear on my mother's mating name that when you put the petal to the medal you will pass with flying carpets like it’s a peach of cake.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: 2lazy2retire on October 20, 2015, 06:14:03 AM
It is what it is.

I detest this phrase for multiple reasons.  I consider it to be the equivalent of whatever.  My tendency is to discount people who use these phrases instead of doing things like thinking, or making a positive step toward changing it.

An ex-girlfriend said it frequently instead of doing anything to improve her situation.  We didn't last long.

Someone in my chain of command at work likes to use this also--instead of implementing solutions, he throws out that phrase.

 this on sticks in my head, many years back on a first trip to the US a baggage guy pretty much relieved us of our bags to "help" us to check-in at the airport, all the cash I had on me was $1, on handing it over his comment was "It is what it is"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: 2lazy2retire on October 20, 2015, 06:23:11 AM
I think everyone in the football industry (at least coaches and anyone talking about it on TV) is required to say the word "football" as much as possible. I don't watch much football at all but it drives me crazy when I do. If you watch any games this weekend pay attention to how often it's said when a simple "ball" or "game" or "team" or "field" or "player" would suffice.

Commentator during the game: "That number 21 is a real football player. This football team has a lot of potential this year."
Sideline reporter after the game: "Coach, your football team really had a great comeback tonight!"
Coach: "Yeah, I'm really proud of this football team. We've got a lot of young football players but they really came together tonight for the win."



Oh yeah - multiply that 100 times when you know they are not really playing football in the first place, also Americans talking about visiting Europe
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: bigstack on October 20, 2015, 06:39:16 AM
I hole-hardedly agree, but allow me to play doubles advocate here for a moment. For all intensive purposes I think you are wrong. In an age where false morals are a diamond dozen, true virtues are a blessing in the skies. We often put our false morality on a petal stool like a bunch of pre-Madonnas, but you all seem to be taking something very valuable for granite. So I ask of you to mustard up all the strength you can because it is a doggy dog world out there. Although there is some merit to what you are saying it seems like you have a huge ship on your shoulder. In your argument you seem to throw everything in but the kids Nsync, and even though you are having a feel day with this I am here to bring you back into reality. I have a sick sense when it comes to these types of things. It is almost spooky, because I cannot turn a blonde eye to these glaring flaws in your rhetoric. I have zero taller ants when it comes to people spouting out hate in the name of moral righteousness. You just need to remember what comes around is all around, and when supply and command fails you will be the first to go. Make my words, when you get down to brass stacks it doesn't take rocket appliances to get two birds stoned at once. It's clear who makes the pants in this relationship, and sometimes you just have to swallow your prize and accept the facts. You might have to come to this conclusion through denial and error but I swear on my mother's mating name that when you put the petal to the medal you will pass with flying carpets like it’s a peach of cake.
:)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MandalayVA on October 20, 2015, 06:54:18 AM
Now that I think of it another thing that irks me is the piss- poor spelling (I know, I know it's a thread for annoying sh*t people say but, really?) see what I did there? :)  Sometimes I'll get a text from one of the kids and I literally cannot decipher wtf they're trying to say! I must be getting old.  I'm not an English major and I'm sure I screw up a lot but at least I can make myself understood.

My oldest niece is like that.  Once she sent me a text that was so hideously misspelled and punctuated I asked her if she'd had a seizure while she was writing it. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: h82goslw on October 20, 2015, 08:27:36 AM
Well done KPD905....well done.  Or should it be done good? 😀
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: teen persuasion on October 20, 2015, 08:36:53 AM
I hole-hardedly agree, but allow me to play doubles advocate here for a moment. For all intensive purposes I think you are wrong. In an age where false morals are a diamond dozen, true virtues are a blessing in the skies. We often put our false morality on a petal stool like a bunch of pre-Madonnas, but you all seem to be taking something very valuable for granite. So I ask of you to mustard up all the strength you can because it is a doggy dog world out there. Although there is some merit to what you are saying it seems like you have a huge ship on your shoulder. In your argument you seem to throw everything in but the kids Nsync, and even though you are having a feel day with this I am here to bring you back into reality. I have a sick sense when it comes to these types of things. It is almost spooky, because I cannot turn a blonde eye to these glaring flaws in your rhetoric. I have zero taller ants when it comes to people spouting out hate in the name of moral righteousness. You just need to remember what comes around is all around, and when supply and command fails you will be the first to go. Make my words, when you get down to brass stacks it doesn't take rocket appliances to get two birds stoned at once. It's clear who makes the pants in this relationship, and sometimes you just have to swallow your prize and accept the facts. You might have to come to this conclusion through denial and error but I swear on my mother's mating name that when you put the petal to the medal you will pass with flying carpets like it’s a peach of cake.

I always have the captioning enabled on my TV, to help me catch details if I couldn't quite hear them.  Live captioning often makes me laugh with the crazy phrases that are substituted because they sound similar.  It would be terrible to be completely deaf and have to rely on CC for news, etc.

I read an e-book that was reminiscent of the above, but not intentionally!  I could only guess that the author dictated it into a voice recognition program, and never looked again.  I should have known better than to continue reading when the first paragraph contained "shall" instead of the obviously intended "shawl": "She wrapped her shall around her shoulders."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on October 20, 2015, 09:21:43 AM
I read an e-book that was reminiscent of the above, but not intentionally!  I could only guess that the author dictated it into a voice recognition program, and never looked again.

I read an e-book that substituted "Cod" for "God" every time it came up in the text, which was pretty hilarious in almost every context.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Juslookin on October 20, 2015, 10:04:08 AM
I shocked by the amount of annoying things people say! 
I have only a few to contribute:

1. When people start an answer with SO.
2. The word AMAZING
3. Using "like" continuously (my niece does this- makes me crazy)
4. Seriously?!??! Also after every sentence. Sometimes at the beginning of a sentence.
5. Honestly?!? (same tone as above- sort of valley girl)
6. ebonics (all of it and all the other made up slang- know I mean? (Trevor Noah does a bit on this in one of his specials)
7. public speakers who use: like, um, and um, uhhh, I mean,  etc.
8. "realtor" spoken as real-a-tor (by ACTUAL realtors! ) Ugh.
9. "I mean, right?"  (huh?)
10.  dude, bro, brah
11. for realz? (anything misspelled on purpose with other letters added - lately lots of "z's") lolz, haz cheeseburger, etc.
12. hoon
13. righteous, dude
14. all the stupid abbreviations- "what evs"
15. "mind blown" and the accompanying hand gesture- (sofa-king stupid.)
16. Not spoken as much as written- all the internet/text acronyms (WTF?= why the face?- Phil Dunphy on Modern Family) LOL= Lots of love - my mom (when she sent a text condolence to someone who had recently lost a family member) -- That one cracks me up every time. Yes, I'm evil.

 
I'm sure I could go on and on but, this is what I have thus far.

I read the entire thread looking for seriously, and all I kept thinking was, "Seriously, how has no one mentioned seriously?!" ha!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: thurston howell iv on October 20, 2015, 10:18:18 AM
I just remembered catching a clip of an episode of "The Office" (American version). The young guy corrects Dwight (Rainn Wilson's character) explaining that it's Fringe Benefits and not French Benefits (Not sure why but,  that made me laugh).
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: AmandaS1989 on October 20, 2015, 10:35:27 AM
+1 for your username
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: bacchi on October 20, 2015, 11:03:10 AM
I hole-hardedly agree, but allow me to play doubles advocate here for a moment. For all intensive purposes I think you are wrong. In an age where false morals are a diamond dozen, true virtues are a blessing in the skies. We often put our false morality on a petal stool like a bunch of pre-Madonnas, but you all seem to be taking something very valuable for granite. So I ask of you to mustard up all the strength you can because it is a doggy dog world out there. Although there is some merit to what you are saying it seems like you have a huge ship on your shoulder. In your argument you seem to throw everything in but the kids Nsync, and even though you are having a feel day with this I am here to bring you back into reality. I have a sick sense when it comes to these types of things. It is almost spooky, because I cannot turn a blonde eye to these glaring flaws in your rhetoric. I have zero taller ants when it comes to people spouting out hate in the name of moral righteousness. You just need to remember what comes around is all around, and when supply and command fails you will be the first to go. Make my words, when you get down to brass stacks it doesn't take rocket appliances to get two birds stoned at once. It's clear who makes the pants in this relationship, and sometimes you just have to swallow your prize and accept the facts. You might have to come to this conclusion through denial and error but I swear on my mother's mating name that when you put the petal to the medal you will pass with flying carpets like it’s a peach of cake.

Bravo! I often use malapropisms in conversation for fun. You've given me many more to use.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: FLA on October 20, 2015, 11:28:16 AM

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of NC's current slogan is "Live Fearless," and every time I see one of their ads, I mentally change it to "fearlessly."

Adults (patients at work, usually) who use words like "potty," "tinkle," etc.

that build board would drive me nuts

+1 and I hate when healthcare workers call Attends "diapers", how about maintaining some patient dignity? 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: bsmith on October 20, 2015, 02:46:29 PM
"I'm weary of that" when they mean that they are leery of it.

"He smells musty" when they mean he smells musky.

"I'm flustrated" when they mean frustrated.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on October 20, 2015, 02:54:35 PM
"I'm weary of that" when they mean that they are leery of it.

I always thought 'weary' was a misspelling/mishearing of 'wary.' But now that you say that, I realize that wary and leery are very similar in meaning, and "weary" is a perfect amalgamation of the spelling of those two words...
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: nobodyspecial on October 20, 2015, 03:00:37 PM
"I'm weary of that" when they mean that they are leery of it.

I always thought 'weary' was a misspelling/mishearing of 'wary.' But now that you say that, I realize that wary and leery are very similar in meaning, and "weary" is a perfect amalgamation of the spelling of those two words...
Perhaps they are also weary of it?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: bsmith on October 20, 2015, 03:02:22 PM
"That situation is so fraught."

Fraught with WHAT? I'm on the edge of my seat wondering.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: tofuchampion on October 20, 2015, 03:37:09 PM
"I'm weary of that" when they mean that they are leery of it.

I always thought 'weary' was a misspelling/mishearing of 'wary.'

So did I! It could go either way, I guess.

My husband used to call a padlock a "paddle lock.". No idea where that came from.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: AlwaysLearningToSave on October 20, 2015, 03:48:09 PM
Most forms of comparison in advertising:

"25% fewer calories!" 
Than what?  Your equivalent non-diet product?  Your competitor's product?

"33% more!"
Than what?  A previous packaging size that's not even available anymore? 

"50% off!"
Of what?  The "full" price that no one ever pays?

Etc...


Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: iwasjustwondering on October 20, 2015, 04:09:28 PM
I just remembered catching a clip of an episode of "The Office" (American version). The young guy corrects Dwight (Rainn Wilson's character) explaining that it's Fringe Benefits and not French Benefits (Not sure why but,  that made me laugh).

LOL.  I used to work with a guy who had the most awesome malapropisms.  The classic was when he referred to the current governor of New York as Mario Cuomo.  OK, it's a mistake you could make, except that my coworker worked in public policy. It was literally his job to get these things right. 

So I emailed him back and said, I think you mean Andrew Cuomo, Mario's son, who is now the current governor.  He emailed me back and said, "Oops!  I guess it was a fraudulent slip."  LOLOL.  He just couldn't get anything right.  Total asshole, too. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dee on October 20, 2015, 06:15:46 PM
Another good one on the The Office (American) is where Micheal insists that they color greens and not collard greens because (condescendingly) don't you know green is a color?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Bendigirl on October 20, 2015, 08:27:00 PM
You have to think "outside the box".  I would like to think that when you ponder something that your thoughts are not confined.  It is also very overused!

this is something I had to look up.  It drives me crazy when people say it happened ON accident.  After I researched this I found that the younger generation (35 and under) use this and it is a normal term.  It makes this older lady cringe every single time.  I say it happened by accident.  My very well educated son said this the other day and I just glared at him.  It sounds so very wrong to me.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: tallen on October 21, 2015, 01:10:05 AM
It drives me crazy when people say it happened ON accident.  My very well educated son said this the other day and I just glared at him.  It sounds so very wrong to me.

I'm sure he just said it on accident and didn't mean to upset you ;)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on October 21, 2015, 01:28:42 AM
You have to think "outside the box".  I would like to think that when you ponder something that your thoughts are not confined.  It is also very overused!

this is something I had to look up.  It drives me crazy when people say it happened ON accident.  After I researched this I found that the younger generation (35 and under) use this and it is a normal term.  It makes this older lady cringe every single time.  I say it happened by accident.  My very well educated son said this the other day and I just glared at him.  It sounds so very wrong to me.

Where's the logic there? Is it that it's "on purpose" so it must be "on accident"?

I suspect that some of these things are originated and perpetuated by television shows. (E.g. "Myself" and The Apprentice) - either by idiots or as a joke.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: dalegendman on October 21, 2015, 04:02:48 AM
Hyperboles.

No, this isn't the "coolest thing you've ever seen." it's a mildly interesting Internet time-waster that you'll talk about for ten minutes until a slightly more interesting Internet time-waster comes along.

No, this isn't the "worst thing ever," your life isn't over, it's a tiny speed bump on the gold-and-diamond-paved road that is your life that you won't even remember in a week.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: oatsmagoats on October 21, 2015, 06:03:23 AM
Just reading this thread makes me uncomfortable.  One for me is "Anyways..."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: thurston howell iv on October 21, 2015, 08:09:18 AM
I just remembered catching a clip of an episode of "The Office" (American version). The young guy corrects Dwight (Rainn Wilson's character) explaining that it's Fringe Benefits and not French Benefits (Not sure why but,  that made me laugh).

LOL.  I used to work with a guy who had the most awesome malapropisms.  The classic was when he referred to the current governor of New York as Mario Cuomo.  OK, it's a mistake you could make, except that my coworker worked in public policy. It was literally his job to get these things right. 

So I emailed him back and said, I think you mean Andrew Cuomo, Mario's son, who is now the current governor.  He emailed me back and said, "Oops!  I guess it was a fraudulent slip."  LOLOL.  He just couldn't get anything right.  Total asshole, too.


Fraudulent Slip!  I love it. I need to use that one. haha

BTW, is it only me or is it weird that most of the country stands IN line while New Yorker's (and I'll guess a few other north easterners) stand ON line? 


Also, thought of something else that Irks me. The use of " Artisanal" for everything.... Apparently, I'm not the only one because David Rees from National Geographic's "Going Deep" series started an Artisanal Pencil Sharpening Company. http://www.artisanalpencilsharpening.com/  (enjoy!)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MandalayVA on October 21, 2015, 08:59:49 AM
Just reading this thread makes me uncomfortable.  One for me is "Anyways..."

Along with its bastard sibling "anyhoo," which I hear WAY too much these days.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: yuka on October 21, 2015, 09:25:38 AM
You have to think "outside the box".  I would like to think that when you ponder something that your thoughts are not confined.  It is also very overused!

this is something I had to look up.  It drives me crazy when people say it happened ON accident.  After I researched this I found that the younger generation (35 and under) use this and it is a normal term.  It makes this older lady cringe every single time.  I say it happened by accident.  My very well educated son said this the other day and I just glared at him.  It sounds so very wrong to me.

Where's the logic there? Is it that it's "on purpose" so it must be "on accident"?

I suspect that some of these things are originated and perpetuated by television shows. (E.g. "Myself" and The Apprentice) - either by idiots or as a joke.

"On accident" is terrible, and I think you're right that it follows from "on purpose". Interestingly, after "on purpose" spawned "on accident", it devolved into "purposely", in which we take a noun and beat it into adverbial submission. This is made worse by the fact that the perfectly good "deliberately" is already available.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: NoraLenderbee on October 21, 2015, 05:39:05 PM
Most forms of comparison in advertising:

"25% fewer calories!" 
Than what?  Your equivalent non-diet product?  Your competitor's product?

"33% more!"
Than what?  A previous packaging size that's not even available anymore? 

"50% off!"
Of what?  The "full" price that no one ever pays?

Etc...

We have a 16-ounce bottle of sunscreen. On the label in big letters, it says, "100% MORE!!!"

In small letters: "than the standard 8-ounce container."

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: bsmith on October 21, 2015, 06:20:19 PM
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Hyperboles.

No, this isn't the "coolest thing you've ever seen." it's a mildly interesting Internet time-waster that you'll talk about for ten minutes until a slightly more interesting Internet time-waster comes along.

No, this isn't the "worst thing ever," your life isn't over, it's a tiny speed bump on the gold-and-diamond-paved road that is your life that you won't even remember in a week.

Tiny Details Exaggeration Syndrome. We hates it.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: rocketpj on October 21, 2015, 06:24:44 PM
I used to have a boss that could string meaningless buzzwords into a 5 minute monologue.  A couple of us called it 'squid ink' as she would launch one whenever somebody asked a question she didn't want or know how to answer.

"Learnings" - there is a special place in hell for people who use this atrocity.

I did a Masters in Political Science which focused on political psychology and opinion formation.  So I am now completely unable to read any of the major newspapers or watch television news, because it all feels like manipulation to me (pro tip - it is manipulation).  Ditto about 95% of what any politicians say, especially in the context of a political campaign (we just had one here in Canada).

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dee on October 21, 2015, 06:25:19 PM
Oh, and thanks, kpd905, for the really fun post. I especially liked my mother's mating name.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sojourner on October 25, 2015, 01:19:19 PM
"Socialize"

"Bob, I will socialize your concern up the chain and see if anything can be done."

Use is spreading quickly around the organization lately.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sojourner on October 25, 2015, 01:24:14 PM
I hole-hardedly agree, but allow me to play doubles advocate here for a moment. For all intensive purposes I think you are wrong. In an age where false morals are a diamond dozen, true virtues are a blessing in the skies. We often put our false morality on a petal stool like a bunch of pre-Madonnas, but you all seem to be taking something very valuable for granite. So I ask of you to mustard up all the strength you can because it is a doggy dog world out there. Although there is some merit to what you are saying it seems like you have a huge ship on your shoulder. In your argument you seem to throw everything in but the kids Nsync, and even though you are having a feel day with this I am here to bring you back into reality. I have a sick sense when it comes to these types of things. It is almost spooky, because I cannot turn a blonde eye to these glaring flaws in your rhetoric. I have zero taller ants when it comes to people spouting out hate in the name of moral righteousness. You just need to remember what comes around is all around, and when supply and command fails you will be the first to go. Make my words, when you get down to brass stacks it doesn't take rocket appliances to get two birds stoned at once. It's clear who makes the pants in this relationship, and sometimes you just have to swallow your prize and accept the facts. You might have to come to this conclusion through denial and error but I swear on my mother's mating name that when you put the petal to the medal you will pass with flying carpets like it’s a peach of cake.
Classic.  Bravo.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Kris on October 25, 2015, 01:27:32 PM
"Socialize"

"Bob, I will socialize your concern up the chain and see if anything can be done."

Use is spreading quickly around the organization lately.

Ugh, I've never heard that.

Makes me want to never leave the house again out of fear that I will encounter it.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: RysChristensen on October 25, 2015, 04:20:22 PM
Ath-uh-lete (Athlete)
HARRIS-ment (noooooooooooo!) and I finally heard a tv character say "HARRISed", so I guess I can look forward to that devolving as well...
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: bsmith on October 26, 2015, 07:27:00 AM
Ma-toor instead of ma-choor. Sounds pretentious.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on October 26, 2015, 08:01:16 AM
Ma-toor instead of ma-choor. Sounds pretentious.

For what?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Schaefer Light on October 26, 2015, 08:26:51 AM
Ma-toor instead of ma-choor. Sounds pretentious.
Or ama-toor istead of ama-choor.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: RunHappy on October 26, 2015, 08:32:27 AM
"I won't consider...."
"...not even an option"
"hate with every fiber of my being"
"completely out of the question"

I can understand if these were in response to being asked to smuggle drugs or something illegal or morally objectionable, but they are usually it is in response to things like minivans, renting instead of buying (esp when you can't afford), cutting down on Starbucks, etc.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: HazelStone on October 26, 2015, 08:46:01 AM
When getting home from working late and greeting my (retired/disabled) neighbors sitting in the courtyard:  "You've only got about 30-40 more years of this to go, hahaha!"

I don't know how to respond other than to smile awkwardly.

Tell them with an eat-shit grin "You only have 5 or 10 years to go!"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Rollin on October 26, 2015, 08:51:04 AM
"Veggie," by anyone over seven years old.

I'm not even sure I have heard the word that is supposed to replace it in the last six months!

My addition is "at the end of the day", and my kids and their friends using "like."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: HazelStone on October 26, 2015, 09:01:11 AM
I had a boss that referred to a problem middle-aged men get as "prostrate" problems. No, you fall prostrate before the Lord (to use an example familiar to him). The reason your friend has to go to the urologist is prostate problems.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: runningthroughFIRE on October 26, 2015, 09:47:10 AM
I had a boss that referred to a problem middle-aged men get as "prostrate" problems. No, you fall prostrate before the Lord (to use an example familiar to him). The reason your friend has to go to the urologist is prostate problems.
I saw something similar posted to my facebook the other day.  It was a picture of a sign that said "Shoplifters will be prostituted".
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Kris on October 26, 2015, 09:50:44 AM
"Advanced notice."

And while we're at it, often "advance notice" or "advance warning" is kind of weird, as well.  I mean, notice of something that is going to happen is pretty much always given in advance, yes? But at least that is only (arguably) repetitive. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: dunny on October 26, 2015, 10:31:12 AM
"Are we good?"  after pissing somebody off
Not pronouncing the "you" sounds in news, opportunity, and many more, as in "nooz" for "opportoonity"
"chase lounge" for "chaise longue"
Misuse of "which" and "that"  "Which" is properly used for a descriptive clause.  "That" is used for a restrictive clause.
"snuck" instead of "sneaked"
"real" instead of "very" as in "I'm real hungry."
"I'm more laid back than you are." to discount one for mentioning something that could go wrong, implying that one is "anal".  Also used to invalidate somebody who is enthusiastic about his or her topic.
The phrase "laid back" in general.  To me it is the opposite of "badass", which is not a good thing.
Speaking of a house having "views" instead of "a view"
"artesian" for "artisanal"
"anal" as a general put down for anyone who is well organized.
"I am a big picture person" as an excuse for not being able to execute a plan.
"I was/she was/they were traumatized."  referring to a small incident or events that happened to other people, in particular complete strangers.  Nowadays everyone as PTSD.
"I don't research, I analyze" implying that the speaker's job is more important and research is "anal"
"infer" for "imply"  "To imply" is to hint at something, but "to infer" is to make an educated guess. The speaker does the implying, and the listener does the inferring.
"gravatas"
"Firstly/Secondly/Most importantly…" instead of "First/Second/Most important…" 
Using my name frequently in introductions or general conversation.  It feels patronizing.  If said by a salesperson, I don't want to buy.
Being addressed as "young lady" by men, often younger than me. 
"Can I put you on pause" (rude)
"Too much information" (rude)
Making a "T" sign with hands to stop the flow of conversation, especially if someone is passionate about their topic.
"fer" for "for", "yer" for "your"
Any mention of what a person cannot eat or what diet program they are on or the food likes and dislikes of themselves, their children, their spouse.
"Relax." "You worry too much." "Everything will turn out fine." as a put down for making a simple plan.
"senior citizen"
My all time favourite:  "intrical" for "integral"



Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: UnleashHell on October 26, 2015, 10:42:22 AM
People trying to imitate my accent. I was born in England and lived there for 30 years. I have an English accent (don’t even get started on the regional varieties of that). Now I live in Florida its becomes a reason for people to talk to me (really, you think I want to engage in conversation because you recognize an English accent and you went to England for 3 day 30 years ago?) but it gets worst.
People seem to think that’s it’s totally acceptable to imitate my accent to my face and pretend they sound English. You don’t. You never will. You now sound like the bastard child of Dick Van Dyke and he spoke with the English accent of a dysfunctional oyster. I’m not impressed, your friends aren’t impressed not even your mother would be impressed. You sound stupid and what you have done is incredibly rude.
Would you do that to someone with a Japanese accent? Or a German accent? Or a Jamaican accent? Of course you would! So what the fuck makes you think that the rules change for an English accent?

I have a woman at work who does this to me and no matter how many times I tell her to stop all she does is go away and practice some more and try again. Lovely person but this is a serious flaw in her character. And no – I will not attempt an American accent because I don’t want to embarrass myself or anyone around me.

Oh and Herb – has 4 letters. Use them all!!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: tofuchampion on October 26, 2015, 11:04:46 AM
I sometimes hear people refer to laser eye surgery as "Lasix." No, Lasix is a strong diuretic that will have you peeing every 20 minutes. Lasik is the eye surgery.

I hate people adding an S to store names. It's Aldi, not Aldi's. Belk, not Belk's. This might be a southern thing.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: zephyr911 on October 26, 2015, 11:07:00 AM
"irregardless" (regardless, or irrespective)
"de-thaw" or "un-thaw" (what, you're going to freeze it again?)
"for all intensive purposes" (for all intents and purposes)
Un-loosen xD
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: zephyr911 on October 26, 2015, 11:14:30 AM
"bleeding edge"

I understand what they're saying, but as a metaphor...the bleeding edge is the wrong edge to be on.
That phrase is an intentional play on "leading edge", a joke about the pitfalls of emerging technology.
Unless, of course, you're hearing it used by the uninitiate with no sense of irony. (Kill them)

I saw something similar posted to my facebook the other day.  It was a picture of a sign that said "Shoplifters will be prostituted".
This too sounds intentional, and hilarious if you ask me.

People trying to imitate my accent (etc)
You sound really angry about a lot of basic human behavior. Have you considered the possibility that you just don't like... people?


Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: sixup on October 26, 2015, 11:18:07 AM
4. Seriously?!??!
5. Honestly?!?
9. "I mean, right?"
11. for realz?

With all of these on your list, I'm surprised you left off 'Really??'  My brother and a good friend both picked that up while they were living in California in the 2000s and now my mom has picked it up from my brother and uses it constantly.

"Really" isn't a punchline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUJFuRoWyW
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on October 26, 2015, 11:49:08 AM
Not pronouncing the "you" sounds in news, opportunity, and many more, as in "nooz" for "opportoonity"

This must be a regional thing because I don't think I've ever heard anyone say anything but "nooz" or "opportoonity" unless I was in a foreign country.

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"I'm more laid back than you are." to discount one for mentioning something that could go wrong, implying that one is "anal". 

"anal" as a general put down for anyone who is well organized.

"I don't research, I analyze" implying that the speaker's job is more important and research is "anal"

I'm starting to get the idea that you have some ongoing issues with some co-workers ;-)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: UnleashHell on October 26, 2015, 11:49:26 AM

People trying to imitate my accent (etc)
You sound really angry about a lot of basic human behavior. Have you considered the possibility that you just don't like... people?

Nope. not true.
I haven't met most of them :D
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on October 26, 2015, 11:53:15 AM
People trying to imitate my accent. I was born in England and lived there for 30 years. I have an English accent (don’t even get started on the regional varieties of that). Now I live in Florida its becomes a reason for people to talk to me (really, you think I want to engage in conversation because you recognize an English accent and you went to England for 3 day 30 years ago?) but it gets worst.

I'm American but spent a year in the UK a few years back. I remember a friend of mine (a woman who was about 19 at the time) and all of her British friends were going on about how well she could do an American accent. So of course I asked to hear it... and she sounded basically like she was trying to be John Wayne. It was so bizarre!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: zephyr911 on October 26, 2015, 12:05:58 PM

Nope. not true.
I haven't met most of them :D
You and BeardedMan should get together...
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: runningthroughFIRE on October 26, 2015, 12:11:36 PM
"bleeding edge"

I understand what they're saying, but as a metaphor...the bleeding edge is the wrong edge to be on.
That phrase is an intentional play on "leading edge", a joke about the pitfalls of emerging technology.
Unless, of course, you're hearing it used by the uninitiate with no sense of irony. (Kill them)

I saw something similar posted to my facebook the other day.  It was a picture of a sign that said "Shoplifters will be prostituted".
This too sounds intentional, and hilarious if you ask me.

People trying to imitate my accent (etc)
You sound really angry about a lot of basic human behavior. Have you considered the possibility that you just don't like... people?
They might not have been on the bleeding edge before...but they are now. *holds up severed head of coworker*
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: UnleashHell on October 26, 2015, 12:19:27 PM
People trying to imitate my accent. I was born in England and lived there for 30 years. I have an English accent (don’t even get started on the regional varieties of that). Now I live in Florida its becomes a reason for people to talk to me (really, you think I want to engage in conversation because you recognize an English accent and you went to England for 3 day 30 years ago?) but it gets worst.

I'm American but spent a year in the UK a few years back. I remember a friend of mine (a woman who was about 19 at the time) and all of her British friends were going on about how well she could do an American accent. So of course I asked to hear it... and she sounded basically like she was trying to be John Wayne. It was so bizarre!

Exactly - I wouldn't dream of doing it? Whats their game plan here?

I don't get it.  I understand people commenting on it if its unusual for the area you live in (annoying though it can be I do understand and am pretty good about it) but to try to imitate it? I don't understand  people.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on October 26, 2015, 12:32:24 PM
I don't get it.  I understand people commenting on it if its unusual for the area you live in (annoying though it can be I do understand and am pretty good about it) but to try to imitate it? I don't understand  people.
The worst was when a friend of mine visited me when I was living in the UK and started slipping into a bad fake British accent here and there. I asked what she was doing and she claimed that she just couldn't help it, after being surrounded by British people for a whole day, she just picked up the accent. (I personally thought she was full of shit, but...)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: UnleashHell on October 26, 2015, 01:26:47 PM

The worst was when a friend of mine visited me when I was living in the UK and started slipping into a bad fake British accent here and there. I asked what she was doing and she claimed that she just couldn't help it, after being surrounded by British people for a whole day, she just picked up the accent. (I personally thought she was full of shit, but...)

I've seen that happen before. I think that's an subconscious attempt to fit in. Even I do it when I visit my relatives in Liverpool!!

Its the standing in front of someone and copying their accent I don't understand.




anyway back on topic - i'm still going  with Herb.


Her.
Herb.
Herbert.

Why the Erb? when did the H get lost?

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: NoraLenderbee on October 26, 2015, 02:35:51 PM
"Arguably" when used as a weasel word to hedge a statement that doesn't need to be hedged. Used an awful lot by sports commentators. "He's arguably one of the best quarterbacks in the league." "They're arguably the top team in their division." As anyone who's been on a debate team knows, anything is arguable.

"Iconic"--very popular now to mean big, famous, well-known, important, dominant, archetypal, etc., etc. Especially when used with a qualifier. "The most iconic restaurant in New York!"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sojourner on October 26, 2015, 05:31:11 PM

anyway back on topic - i'm still going  with Herb.


Her.
Herb.
Herbert.

Why the Erb? when did the H get lost?

Blame it all on this guy:

@ 0:42
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4_xaYynY
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: yuka on October 26, 2015, 10:31:11 PM
I had a boss that referred to a problem middle-aged men get as "prostrate" problems. No, you fall prostrate before the Lord (to use an example familiar to him). The reason your friend has to go to the urologist is prostate problems.
I saw something similar posted to my facebook the other day.  It was a picture of a sign that said "Shoplifters will be prostituted".

I guess that's one way to recuperate theft costs...
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: sheepstache on October 26, 2015, 10:32:20 PM
"bleeding edge"

I understand what they're saying, but as a metaphor...the bleeding edge is the wrong edge to be on.
That phrase is an intentional play on "leading edge", a joke about the pitfalls of emerging technology.
Unless, of course, you're hearing it used by the uninitiate with no sense of irony. (Kill them)


I thought it was a play on "cutting edge." As in, temporally, the bleeding edge comes after the cutting edge. And yes, the first time I read it was definitely someone using it unironically; perhaps that has poisoned me against it in later uses where I should have given the speaker the benefit of the doubt.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: yuka on October 26, 2015, 10:48:30 PM
Not pronouncing the "you" sounds in news, opportunity, and many more, as in "nooz" for "opportoonity"

This must be a regional thing because I don't think I've ever heard anyone say anything but "nooz" or "opportoonity" unless I was in a foreign country.



That's entirely regional. It's called yod-dropping, and all of England and US fall somewhere on the continuum. I've read that in Welsh English 'brewed' is distinct from 'brood', instead being pronounced 'bryooed'. On the other hand, supposedly in East Anglia they yod-drop everything; 'music' and 'fuse' are 'moozic' and 'fooze'. In the US, we probably have more yod-dropping than the average English dialect. If I hear someone say 'nyooz' without an accompanying British accent I'll think they're a little pretentious; 'opportyoonity' in American accent, even more so.

I don't get it.  I understand people commenting on it if its unusual for the area you live in (annoying though it can be I do understand and am pretty good about it) but to try to imitate it? I don't understand  people.
The worst was when a friend of mine visited me when I was living in the UK and started slipping into a bad fake British accent here and there. I asked what she was doing and she claimed that she just couldn't help it, after being surrounded by British people for a whole day, she just picked up the accent. (I personally thought she was full of shit, but...)

I met an Israeli guy once who had spent a summer driving across the US, and he said they mostly listened to country on the radio. So I found a song he knew and had him sing it. The result sounded to me like a Russian accent trying to imitate a Southern US accent. "Roke me maam-a like a wag-own wheel"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: dorothyc on October 27, 2015, 12:34:03 AM
"I'll ping him", instead of "I'll call him"

I have a colleague who says both supposably, differentuate and irregardless, and pronounces the car name Sky-on.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: mrcheese on October 28, 2015, 01:10:36 AM
"Make due" instead of "make do"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: sunday on October 28, 2015, 01:38:07 AM
Trigger warnings. If you're so fragile that reading something upsetting online reduces you to a sad, bumbling heap if yourself, and you don't know better to forego the sites this is most likely to happen at, maybe you're not ready to be on the internet.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on October 28, 2015, 03:09:15 AM
Trigger warnings. If you're so fragile that reading something upsetting online reduces you to a sad, bumbling heap if yourself, and you don't know better to forego the sites this is most likely to happen at, maybe you're not ready to be on the internet.
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Eh, I don't know... I think trigger warnings are excessive at the moment and used either for the slightest thing (the word "rape" is used once in an article so OMGZ TRIGGER WARNING!!!) or for things where it ought to be totally obvious (if a documentary is called "Rape and Violence in Modern Day Britain" do you REALLY need a trigger warning?) Also, you'd hope that if an article starts mentioning rape and you feel uncomfortable you can just stop reading then and there.

However, sometimes graphic descriptions and (particularly) photos do come out of nowhere and a discreet "Warning: graphic images of rape/anorexia/murder/whatever" can be appropriate if it would not be obvious from the title/description. I do think it safe to assume that if someone were traumatised by something they would check out a description before blithely clicking 'play' as they must come across stuff all the time. Also, for films it's often mentioned already To give an analogous example, I am afraid of vomit but I don't need a trigger warning. If someone starts coming across as really drunk onscreen or ends up in a hospital I close my eyes and ears until it has gone away because I can tell it's coming.

So yes, I would do away with a lot of poncey trigger warnings warning you about nothing when it ought to be obvious, but they do have their place sometimes.

I would do away with a lot of trigger warnings t
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: FLA on October 28, 2015, 04:34:28 AM
 
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LOL.  I used to work with a guy who had the most awesome malapropisms.  The classic was when he referred to the current governor of New York as Mario Cuomo.  OK, it's a mistake you could make, except that my coworker worked in public policy. It was literally his job to get these things right. 

So I emailed him back and said, I think you mean Andrew Cuomo, Mario's son, who is now the current governor.  He emailed me back and said, "Oops!  I guess it was a fraudulent slip."  LOLOL.  He just couldn't get anything right.  Total asshole, too.
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that is funny! fraudulent, lol.  I'd take zombie Mario back for 6 months, school the boy a bit
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: FLA on October 28, 2015, 04:44:52 AM
"he don't got that"  he does not have that

"he don't walk no more"  he doesn't walk anymore

"he ain't dead, but he don't look good, he ain't shit in a week or eat nothin', his wife ain't happy"  too stupid for translation

all from an aide who went back to be an LPN who came out still speaking that way.  How do you write papers when that is the way you speak?  She's not stupid and a great employee but....

If my nurse speaks poorly, I double and triple check everything.   
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: yuka on October 28, 2015, 07:54:22 AM
Trigger warnings. If you're so fragile that reading something upsetting online reduces you to a sad, bumbling heap if yourself, and you don't know better to forego the sites this is most likely to happen at, maybe you're not ready to be on the internet.
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Eh, I don't know... I think trigger warnings are excessive at the moment and used either for the slightest thing (the word "rape" is used once in an article so OMGZ TRIGGER WARNING!!!) or for things where it ought to be totally obvious (if a documentary is called "Rape and Violence in Modern Day Britain" do you REALLY need a trigger warning?) Also, you'd hope that if an article starts mentioning rape and you feel uncomfortable you can just stop reading then and there.

However, sometimes graphic descriptions and (particularly) photos do come out of nowhere and a discreet "Warning: graphic images of rape/anorexia/murder/whatever" can be appropriate if it would not be obvious from the title/description. I do think it safe to assume that if someone were traumatised by something they would check out a description before blithely clicking 'play' as they must come across stuff all the time. Also, for films it's often mentioned already To give an analogous example, I am afraid of vomit but I don't need a trigger warning. If someone starts coming across as really drunk onscreen or ends up in a hospital I close my eyes and ears until it has gone away because I can tell it's coming.

So yes, I would do away with a lot of poncey trigger warnings warning you about nothing when it ought to be obvious, but they do have their place sometimes.

I would do away with a lot of trigger warnings t

Similarly, I don't think there are many places outside of 4chan's /b/ where people try to sneak gore or gratuitous violence on unsuspecting users. That seems to be a relic of the internet ca. 2000-2008, in that stretch of time when the internet hadn't apparently matured enough to handle all the bandwidth they were starting to get.

And for me, it's foot binding. Any descriptions or images of that criminal process of mutilation and handicapping make me feel sick; just like you, I know to get out when I see it coming.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: kite on October 28, 2015, 09:34:56 AM
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people who just suffered some awful tragedy.

I understand praying to God, Yahweh, Jehovah, Allah, Flying Spagehetti Monster, Wadjet or one of a litany of saints or deities; even though saying so can be dicey.  But a prayer is generally worship or an ask.  What are they asking of the people who just suffered some awful tragedy?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: OlyFish on October 28, 2015, 02:11:20 PM
"Just wanted to let you know". Almost always followed by something unimportant that I did not need to know.

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: oneday on October 30, 2015, 01:01:56 AM
"Buh-in" pronounced as two syllables, instead of button. Heard it on the radio today. Gah!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: KiwiSonya on October 30, 2015, 01:47:58 AM
'No offence', which usually follows a truly offensive remark.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Torran on October 30, 2015, 05:55:15 AM
Trigger warnings. If you're so fragile that reading something upsetting online reduces you to a sad, bumbling heap if yourself, and you don't know better to forego the sites this is most likely to happen at, maybe you're not ready to be on the internet.

I couldn't agree more. It drives me crazy. Everyone walking on egg-shells and being so ridiculously, achingly careful about highlighting 'trigger warnings', so that someone reading something won't have to feel the slightest bit of negative emotion... just... yuk. If they can't handle it, they should know better than to be on the internet reading articles/blogs/other things about a topic that upsets them.
Grrr.

Also people saying pacific instead of specific. All lazy speech. Nucular instead of nuclear. People who don't make an effort to speak clearly. USE YOUR VOICE people. I answer phones all day at work and can't stand people who just half-ass their side of the conversation.

Woah, I really hate people.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Torran on October 30, 2015, 05:56:46 AM
'I couldn't agree more'. Nearly slipped up myself there. Haha.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: dude on October 30, 2015, 06:50:22 AM
I hole-hardedly agree, but allow me to play doubles advocate here for a moment. For all intensive purposes I think you are wrong. In an age where false morals are a diamond dozen, true virtues are a blessing in the skies. We often put our false morality on a petal stool like a bunch of pre-Madonnas, but you all seem to be taking something very valuable for granite. So I ask of you to mustard up all the strength you can because it is a doggy dog world out there. Although there is some merit to what you are saying it seems like you have a huge ship on your shoulder. In your argument you seem to throw everything in but the kids Nsync, and even though you are having a feel day with this I am here to bring you back into reality. I have a sick sense when it comes to these types of things. It is almost spooky, because I cannot turn a blonde eye to these glaring flaws in your rhetoric. I have zero taller ants when it comes to people spouting out hate in the name of moral righteousness. You just need to remember what comes around is all around, and when supply and command fails you will be the first to go. Make my words, when you get down to brass stacks it doesn't take rocket appliances to get two birds stoned at once. It's clear who makes the pants in this relationship, and sometimes you just have to swallow your prize and accept the facts. You might have to come to this conclusion through denial and error but I swear on my mother's mating name that when you put the petal to the medal you will pass with flying carpets like it’s a peach of cake.

Holy shit, I just laughed my ass off at this!  Goddamn, that was funny!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: wkumtrider on October 30, 2015, 11:12:06 AM
"That being said...."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: yuka on October 31, 2015, 03:17:38 AM
I just saw a new one today. While spending my average far too much time reading blogs, I found 'rampid'. I can picture what was going through the writer's head: "I want to use that phrase I hear people say, something like 'grown rampind' or 'rampid' or 'rampant'... None of those sound like words, but I guess 'rampid' looks the most like what I hear."

People who try to use familiar, clever phrases instead of thinking through meanings are like people who use complex equations without any interest in the underlying derivation.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: dorothyc on October 31, 2015, 08:16:32 AM
"Just sayin'"

{some inanimate object} "I'm looking at you". The latter usually on blogs rather than directly overheard.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: horsepoor on October 31, 2015, 09:26:40 AM
"We don't want to exasperate the situation."  Said by someone with a law degree.  I'm exasperated by your attempts to use the word exacerbate.

Also, "flush out the details."  The phrase is flesh out; I want nothing to do with anything you might be flushing.

Also, the word wheelhouse has become way too overused lately.  We were watching a cooking competition show and it was said about every two minutes.

Dialogue.  As in, "we should dialogue about that issue later."  Can't you just say talk, or have a conversation?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Monocle Money Mouth on October 31, 2015, 09:29:31 AM
For some reason, it bugs me when people use dh and dw instead of just writing husband or wife. I'm also not a fan of shortening appetizer to apps or sandwiches to sandos. I've seen that on a couple of restaurant menus.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: TheBuddha on October 31, 2015, 10:37:28 AM
Also, "flush out the details."  The phrase is flesh out

+1
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: aschmidt2930 on October 31, 2015, 10:50:36 AM
"I could care less" when trying to express that one could not care less.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Rezdent on October 31, 2015, 12:03:15 PM
"Nip it in the butt"
This started with one coworker who said it often during meetings, but others have picked it up and continue spreading it.
I heard it so many times I finally confronted the coworker and told her that it is "nip it in the bud", and refers to pruning a plant before it flowers.

She replied that when she says it, she means it as a reference to a dog biting someone's butt.

I guess her version is just a little more aggressive.

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sojourner on October 31, 2015, 12:14:09 PM
I've been corrected saying "reiterate".

Coworker said "iterate" is the proper use.  "Reiterate" is re-redundant.

I hear "reiterate" often, so actually I'm not sure if it's right or wrong.  Now I just avoid saying it.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: nobodyspecial on October 31, 2015, 12:41:29 PM
Also, "flush out the details."  The phrase is flesh out
Perhaps it's a hunting metaphor?
Flush out the details and then kill them!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on October 31, 2015, 12:51:20 PM
Coworker said "iterate" is the proper use.  "Reiterate" is re-redundant.

That just gave me a flashback to my co-worker who would pronounce iteration as eye-iteration. Like he thought the I was two syllables, somehow. Baffling.

I don't think I've ever heard someone say "iterate" with the same meaning as "reiterate"...  Iterate, to me, is more a mathematical/science thing describing a repeating sequence, while reiterate is to repeat something that was said.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Kris on October 31, 2015, 12:56:39 PM
I hate it when people get criterion vs. criteria wrong.

Criterion is singular. Criteria is plural.

"One criteria for the project..."  Grrr, no! One criterion! Many criteria!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Turkey Leg on October 31, 2015, 01:53:19 PM
The "F" word in any form as a verb, noun or whatever.
+1000
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: nobodyspecial on October 31, 2015, 03:15:24 PM
The "F" word in any form as a verb, noun or whatever.
I'm a nuclear physicist. Was showing a visiting American our new NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) research center and explaining that we don't call it that anymore - because we have to avoid the N word.

He was slightly shocked, we were confused - then we understood which N word we both meant.

 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: RetiredAt63 on October 31, 2015, 03:37:35 PM
Does anyone take Latin any more?

The character Data on one of the Star Treks - data is plural, datum is singular.  But Data was a singular being with a plural name.  Wince.

I hate it when people get criterion vs. criteria wrong.

Criterion is singular. Criteria is plural.

"One criteria for the project..."  Grrr, no! One criterion! Many criteria!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: nobodyspecial on October 31, 2015, 04:40:01 PM
The character Data on one of the Star Treks - data is plural, datum is singular.  But Data was a singular being with a plural name.  Wince.
Perhaps we were royalty?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Kris on October 31, 2015, 05:32:40 PM
Does anyone take Latin any more?

The character Data on one of the Star Treks - data is plural, datum is singular.  But Data was a singular being with a plural name.  Wince.

I hate it when people get criterion vs. criteria wrong.

Criterion is singular. Criteria is plural.

"One criteria for the project..."  Grrr, no! One criterion! Many criteria!

Yup.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: sixup on November 01, 2015, 10:49:42 AM
"...but I digress." When spoken.

Written is not so bad I guess, but when spoken it just sounds pretentious and unnecessary. Oh thank you for the heads up, I had no clue you had veered off from your original point.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: yuka on November 01, 2015, 02:06:01 PM
"...but I digress." When spoken.

Written is not so bad I guess, but when spoken it just sounds pretentious and unnecessary. Oh thank you for the heads up, I had no clue you had veered off from your original point.

That one doesn't bother me so much. I hear it as "sorry, I've wandered off topic and now realize that. I'll be jumping suddenly back to the matter at hand, so expect the jarring change of subject."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on November 01, 2015, 02:41:05 PM
"...but I digress." When spoken.

Written is not so bad I guess, but when spoken it just sounds pretentious and unnecessary. Oh thank you for the heads up, I had no clue you had veered off from your original point.

I think the opposite - it's clearly more suited to being a casual spoken aside than to being written down. Writing makes it too weighty which makes it pretentious. Speaking makes it what it is: a quick verbal pointer.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: tofuchampion on November 01, 2015, 08:34:12 PM
I hate it when people get criterion vs. criteria wrong.

Criterion is singular. Criteria is plural.

"One criteria for the project..."  Grrr, no! One criterion! Many criteria!

I have never heard a yoga teacher use vertebra/vertebrae correctly. They always say things like, "roll up slowly, one vertebrae at a time." It drives me nuts.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: TheBuddha on November 01, 2015, 09:33:57 PM
I hate it when people get criterion vs. criteria wrong.

Criterion is singular. Criteria is plural.

"One criteria for the project..."  Grrr, no! One criterion! Many criteria!

Along the same lines, phenomenon vs. phenomena.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: calimom on November 01, 2015, 09:42:41 PM
"Needless to say" ~ and then they say it anyhow.

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: a-scho on November 01, 2015, 10:50:45 PM
 I have a friend who is guilty of saying nip it in the butt, butt naked, and hefeweizen pronounced as hefewhyzen.

A former boss held a meeting once where he ended his blathering with, "Well, this all does not matter anymore. The point is mute." He used the word twice within a couple of minutes so I know it was not by mistake.

During my first Bikram yoga class, the instructor said, "This particular pose is great for your semicolon."  He also said this more than once.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: dorothyc on November 02, 2015, 06:22:36 AM
I have a friend who is guilty of saying nip it in the butt, butt naked, and hefeweizen pronounced as hefewhyzen.

A former boss held a meeting once where he ended his blathering with, "Well, this all does not matter anymore. The point is mute." He used the word twice within a couple of minutes so I know it was not by mistake.

During my first Bikram yoga class, the instructor said, "This particular pose is great for your semicolon."  He also said this more than once.

Well, he was half right. ;)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Kris on November 02, 2015, 06:27:41 AM
I hate it when people get criterion vs. criteria wrong.

Criterion is singular. Criteria is plural.

"One criteria for the project..."  Grrr, no! One criterion! Many criteria!

Along the same lines, phenomenon vs. phenomena.

Yes! I heard that used incorrectly not long after I wrote this post.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sojourner on November 02, 2015, 08:16:24 AM
After you express your concern to someone...

"Better get used to it."
"Better learn to live with it."
"Grow some thicker skin."
"Suck it up."
"You gotta learn to go with the flow."
"Take it with a grain of salt." (huh?)

They only increase your frustration.  I'm sure there are others.

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on November 02, 2015, 08:36:37 AM
After you express your concern to someone...

"Better get used to it."
"Better learn to live with it."
"Grow some thicker skin."
"Suck it up."

For about 6 months after I moved to NYC, every time something bad or annoying happened to me the response was "Welcome to New York!" And not even NYC-centric things, but just stuff like the cable company not showing up on time for their appointment. The hell does that have to do with being in New York? Are NYCers so egocentric that they think cable companies are perfect everywhere but here?

I am about ready to punch the next person who says it to me.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sojourner on November 02, 2015, 09:01:01 AM
For about 6 months after I moved to NYC, every time something bad or annoying happened to me the response was "Welcome to New York!"
My buddy told a story upon return from a China trip.

He and his family group were in line (queue) to board the plane.  As the line was moving and they got near the gate, an Asian guy swoops in out of nowhere and cuts them in the line.  My friend asked him "Dude, did you really just cut in front of us?"  He ignores my friend.  The Chinese airline agent sees this but didn't seem to care and took the guy's ticket and let him board the plane.  The guy turns to my friend and says "Welcome to Asia!".
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: WranglerBowman on November 02, 2015, 11:02:56 AM
MacDonalds = McDonalds
Axe = Ask
Ima = I'm going to
Ebonics in general
SOME New York Accents, the ones who ad "r's" to everything. ie Agendar = Agenda, I used to think this was a speech impediment one guy at our office had, but when I met another New Yorker who sounded like this I realized it was just an accent...(mind blown)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: NoraLenderbee on November 02, 2015, 01:28:09 PM

For about 6 months after I moved to NYC, every time something bad or annoying happened to me the response was "Welcome to New York!" And not even NYC-centric things, but just stuff like the cable company not showing up on time for their appointment. The hell does that have to do with being in New York? Are NYCers so egocentric that they think cable companies are perfect everywhere but here?



Yopu know how many New Yorkers it takes to change a light bulb? One to change the bulb, and seven to shake their heads and say, "Only in New York."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Kalergie on November 03, 2015, 11:48:31 AM
Passengers in the back row refusing to fasten their seatbelts because "it's not important on the back seats". such blatant disregard to simple physics makes me lose my mind!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Orvell on November 03, 2015, 11:52:32 AM
Passengers in the back row refusing to fasten their seatbelts because "it's not important on the back seats". such blatant disregard to simple physics makes me lose my mind!
... Is that a thing? Omg that's ... wow.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Kalergie on November 03, 2015, 11:58:40 AM
Passengers in the back row refusing to fasten their seatbelts because "it's not important on the back seats". such blatant disregard to simple physics makes me lose my mind!
... Is that a thing? Omg that's ... wow.

Yes, it is. Usually, I don't like to lecture other people without being asked but every time I hear that (which is a lot), I go all Isaac Newton on them!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: StockBeard on November 03, 2015, 12:21:52 PM
People who incorrectly spell "voila"

"viola" means "[he/she] raped" or "[he/she] infringed" in French. "voila" means "and that's it". Just an FYI to anyone who thinks it's ok to mix their letters.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: JLee on November 03, 2015, 12:40:06 PM
People who incorrectly spell "voila"

"viola" means "[he/she] raped" or "[he/she] infringed" in French. "voila" means "and that's it". Just an FYI to anyone who thinks it's ok to mix their letters.
But most of us aren't French. :P
Quote
The viola (/viˈoʊlə/; Italian pronunciation: [ˈvjɔːla]) is a bowed string instrument. It is slightly larger than a violin in size and has a lower and deeper sound than a violin.

And then there's "wah-la" (and variants). Which I have actually seen.

*weeps for humanity*
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: GuitarStv on November 03, 2015, 01:01:35 PM
Passengers in the back row refusing to fasten their seatbelts because "it's not important on the back seats". such blatant disregard to simple physics makes me lose my mind!
... Is that a thing? Omg that's ... wow.

Yes, it is. Usually, I don't like to lecture other people without being asked but every time I hear that (which is a lot), I go all Isaac Newton on them!

Agreed!  Imagine the protests that would exist if we took some of the most vulnerable people in society (children) and then forced them daily into large group transportation without providing them seatbelts.

:P
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Kalergie on November 03, 2015, 01:52:21 PM
Passengers in the back row refusing to fasten their seatbelts because "it's not important on the back seats". such blatant disregard to simple physics makes me lose my mind!
... Is that a thing? Omg that's ... wow.

Yes, it is. Usually, I don't like to lecture other people without being asked but every time I hear that (which is a lot), I go all Isaac Newton on them!

Agreed!  Imagine the protests that would exist if we took some of the most vulnerable people in society (children) and then forced them daily into large group transportation without providing them seatbelts.

:P

How that has been allowed is a mystery to me....
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: calimom on November 03, 2015, 02:16:29 PM
People who incorrectly spell "voila"

"viola" means "[he/she] raped" or "[he/she] infringed" in French. "voila" means "and that's it". Just an FYI to anyone who thinks it's ok to mix their letters.
But most of us aren't French. :P
Quote
The viola (/viˈoʊlə/; Italian pronunciation: [ˈvjɔːla]) is a bowed string instrument. It is slightly larger than a violin in size and has a lower and deeper sound than a violin.

And then there's "wah-la" (and variants). Which I have actually seen.

*weeps for humanity*

Say Lah Vee 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: synonym on November 03, 2015, 02:36:28 PM
or as the french say, "That's life"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: NoraLenderbee on November 03, 2015, 04:13:27 PM
Passengers in the back row refusing to fasten their seatbelts because "it's not important on the back seats". such blatant disregard to simple physics makes me lose my mind!

Like the folks who think it's safer to go without seat belts in a car, because if there's an accident, they'll be "thrown clear." Yeah, clear through the windshield and into the asphalt.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: KiwiMust on November 03, 2015, 04:54:03 PM
I don't drink coffee but something that I hear often (and even see on cafe signage) is expresso instead of espresso. Could be a New Zealand thing, I am just glad I don't spend much time in cafes, otherwise I am sure I would be irked far more than I am.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: DaMa on November 03, 2015, 05:23:03 PM

I also hate the false pleasantries that have crept into email. "I hope you had a good weekend" or "Enjoy the rest of your Thursday" or "Hope you are well." Good grief. We've never even met in person and even if we're close, get to the point already!

Apparently false pleasantries are now required.  If your email is direct and concise you may be thought rude or offensive.

"Guesstimate"
It's like nails on chalkboard.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: yuka on November 03, 2015, 05:50:14 PM

I also hate the false pleasantries that have crept into email. "I hope you had a good weekend" or "Enjoy the rest of your Thursday" or "Hope you are well." Good grief. We've never even met in person and even if we're close, get to the point already!

Apparently false pleasantries are now required.  If your email is direct and concise you may be thought rude or offensive.

"Guesstimate"
It's like nails on chalkboard.

The problem is that those people really want to use punctuation faces, but they can't because that's unprofessional. Lacking that, they say stupid things like "Have a good mid-morning!" Æ\_(ツ)_/Æ

On that note, people need to learn to write emails properly. The first paragraph should always say what one wants, and pandering isn't a good reason to make an exception.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on November 04, 2015, 01:19:10 AM
People who incorrectly spell "voila"

"viola" means "[he/she] raped" or "[he/she] infringed" in French. "voila" means "and that's it". Just an FYI to anyone who thinks it's ok to mix their letters.

This makes me want to let loose with a harpoon!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MandalayVA on November 04, 2015, 07:44:39 AM
"Easy peasy."  What the fuck is "peasy?"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: TheBuddha on November 04, 2015, 12:31:05 PM
I don't drink coffee but something that I hear often (and even see on cafe signage) is expresso instead of espresso. Could be a New Zealand thing, I am just glad I don't spend much time in cafes, otherwise I am sure I would be irked far more than I am.

I've heard "expresso" here in the States too.

Along the same lines, hearing "ex etera" for "et cetera" drives me crazy.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: JLee on November 04, 2015, 01:38:25 PM

I also hate the false pleasantries that have crept into email. "I hope you had a good weekend" or "Enjoy the rest of your Thursday" or "Hope you are well." Good grief. We've never even met in person and even if we're close, get to the point already!

Apparently false pleasantries are now required.  If your email is direct and concise you may be thought rude or offensive.

"Guesstimate"
It's like nails on chalkboard.

I've noticed that (pleasantries) on conference/meeting calls.  2-3 minutes of utter BS that nobody gives any fucks about before we can start to be (but not really) productive.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sojourner on November 04, 2015, 11:43:25 PM
"Easy peasy."  What the fuck is "peasy?"

And what the fuck does WTF mean?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Kalergie on November 05, 2015, 03:47:29 AM
"Easy peasy."  What the fuck is "peasy?"

And what the fuck does WTF mean?

"Well That's Fabolous"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Friar on November 05, 2015, 04:52:48 AM
"Easy peasy."  What the fuck is "peasy?"

It's the essential ingredient in a lemon squeezy.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Schaefer Light on November 05, 2015, 11:54:50 AM
"Easy peasy."  What the fuck is "peasy?"
I hate that one, too.  It sounds ridiculous.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: dorothyc on November 05, 2015, 01:38:38 PM
"Easy peasy."  What the fuck is "peasy?"
I hate that one, too.  It sounds ridiculous.

It's quite a common linguistic phenomenon known as reduplication. Other examples are hoi polloi, argy bargy, spit spot, bric a brac, and there are many others.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: sheepstache on November 05, 2015, 01:48:06 PM
"Easy peasy."  What the fuck is "peasy?"

It's the essential ingredient in a lemon squeezy.

Which is a traditional beverage in Japanesey culture.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: oneday on November 05, 2015, 06:00:48 PM
I learned a new one today, hopefully I don't see it again anytime soon.

Physical year...as in "July 1st is the start of the new physical year for some companies".

I'm pretty sure she meant fiscal...
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: GreenSheep on November 05, 2015, 09:30:29 PM
Redundancy... as in "ATM machine" or "return back" or "revert back"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Kris on November 05, 2015, 09:51:33 PM
"Easy peasy."  What the fuck is "peasy?"
I hate that one, too.  It sounds ridiculous.

It's quite a common linguistic phenomenon known as reduplication. Other examples are hoi polloi, argy bargy, spit spot, bric a brac, and there are many others.

There is a fantastic movie called In The Loop, which some of you have no doubt seen. They riff on "easy peasy, lemon squeezy" to great effect:

http://youtu.be/7mAFiPVs3tM
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: calimom on November 05, 2015, 10:27:48 PM
Redundancy... as in "ATM machine" or "return back" or "revert back"

PIN number; HIV virus
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: TheBuddha on November 05, 2015, 11:13:12 PM
Redundancy... as in "ATM machine" or "return back" or "revert back"

PIN number; HIV virus

The hoi polloi.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: 2Cent on November 06, 2015, 01:30:05 AM
Nr. one annoyance. "I can't ..." when someone just doesn't feel like doing it or worse "It's impossible" in a context where it is very possible, but a rule or policy says it should be done differently. So many bureaucrats hide behind Impossible when they just don't feel like being helpful in a non-standard situation.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Jappe on November 06, 2015, 05:38:35 AM
I laughed at the physical year :D

My annoyances in the english (spoken) language:
- This is the best thing ever. -> When overly used. Someone who says it every 5 minutes and if it's online it's mostly in caps as well.
- Best thing since sliced bread -> dumbest expression in the English language. If sliced bread is the #1 (or now #2) on your top list of inventions... ^^
- "It's like Sophie's Choice" when having to pick between vanilla or chocolat icecream -> yeah except that it's not. (And take stracciatella, it's the best of the two combined).
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: GuitarStv on November 06, 2015, 06:09:30 AM
- "It's like Sophie's Choice" when having to pick between vanilla or chocolat icecream -> yeah except that it's not. (And take stracciatella, it's the best of the two combined).

Exactly!  Sophie didn't have to choose between her truest, dearest, love and vanilla. . .
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Turnbull on November 06, 2015, 06:56:54 AM
"Narrative" when someone just means "story." Sounds so pretentious and you can't get away from it in the media these days.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MandalayVA on November 06, 2015, 07:04:46 AM
My annoyances in the english (spoken) language:
- This is the best thing ever. -> When overly used. Someone who says it every 5 minutes and if it's online it's mostly in caps as well.

And usually proceeded by OMG, with "ever" being spelled "evar."  As in OMG BEST THING EVAAAAAAAR!!!!11!!!11!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: BTDretire on November 06, 2015, 08:39:40 AM
I don't get it.  I understand people commenting on it if its unusual for the area you live in (annoying though it can be I do understand and am pretty good about it) but to try to imitate it? I don't understand  people.
The worst was when a friend of mine visited me when I was living in the UK and started slipping into a bad fake British accent here and there. I asked what she was doing and she claimed that she just couldn't help it, after being surrounded by British people for a whole day, she just picked up the accent. (I personally thought she was full of shit, but...)

 I moved from North U.S. to Southern U.S. 21 years ago, I notice I've picked
some of the Southern speech.
But apparently not to much, because I have had people say I have an accent,
and then pick the Northern state I came from!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: NoraLenderbee on November 06, 2015, 12:10:00 PM
"Easy peasy."  What the fuck is "peasy?"
I hate that one, too.  It sounds ridiculous.

It's quite a common linguistic phenomenon known as reduplication. Other examples are hoi polloi, argy bargy, spit spot, bric a brac, and there are many others.

Willy-nilly, dilly-dally, hocus-pocus.

Actually, "hoi polloi" is not reduplication. It's Greek and it means "the masses" or "the great unwashed."


The hoi polloi.

Right. :)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: sheepstache on November 06, 2015, 12:28:02 PM
"Easy peasy."  What the fuck is "peasy?"
I hate that one, too.  It sounds ridiculous.

It's quite a common linguistic phenomenon known as reduplication. Other examples are hoi polloi, argy bargy, spit spot, bric a brac, and there are many others.

Willy-nilly, dilly-dally, hocus-pocus.

Actually, "hoi polloi" is not reduplication. It's Greek and it means "the masses" or "the great unwashed."


Then there's shilly-shally which I believe derives from "will I? shall I?", in other words, dithering.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: runningthroughFIRE on November 06, 2015, 01:07:17 PM
"Easy peasy."  What the fuck is "peasy?"
I hate that one, too.  It sounds ridiculous.

It's quite a common linguistic phenomenon known as reduplication. Other examples are hoi polloi, argy bargy, spit spot, bric a brac, and there are many others.

Willy-nilly, dilly-dally, hocus-pocus.

Actually, "hoi polloi" is not reduplication. It's Greek and it means "the masses" or "the great unwashed."


Then there's shilly-shally which I believe derives from "will I? shall I?", in other words, dithering.
My parents say "coulda, shoulda, woulda" (could have, should have, would have)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Schaefer Light on November 06, 2015, 01:24:30 PM
"Easy peasy."  What the fuck is "peasy?"
I hate that one, too.  It sounds ridiculous.

It's quite a common linguistic phenomenon known as reduplication. Other examples are hoi polloi, argy bargy, spit spot, bric a brac, and there are many others.
I don't say any of those things.  I think they all sound silly.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: BrandonP on November 06, 2015, 02:15:19 PM
Hubby
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: tofuchampion on November 06, 2015, 07:41:54 PM
Passengers in the back row refusing to fasten their seatbelts because "it's not important on the back seats". such blatant disregard to simple physics makes me lose my mind!

Like the folks who think it's safer to go without seat belts in a car, because if there's an accident, they'll be "thrown clear." Yeah, clear through the windshield and into the asphalt.

I know someone who thinks this. She's a nurse and her husband is an EMT. Some people are just that dumb.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: horsepoor on November 06, 2015, 09:53:53 PM
I learned a new one today, hopefully I don't see it again anytime soon.

Physical year...as in "July 1st is the start of the new physical year for some companies".

I'm pretty sure she meant fiscal...

Oh, that reminded me of a coworker who ALWAYS said clinometer when he meant kilometer.  We were working on a project that dealt in lots of clinometer scale data for over a year...
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Jon_Snow on November 07, 2015, 08:16:54 AM
My god, so many people so EASILY irked.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Kris on November 07, 2015, 08:36:32 AM
My god, so many people so EASILY irked.

I always find it amusing when people come to a thread whose subject is clearly marked, merely to leave a smug, above-it-all comment.

I imagine them clicking out of the thread with a superior little smile, convinced of their own superiority, buoyed by a wave of self-satisfaction as they go about the rest of their day.

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Jon_Snow on November 07, 2015, 08:41:48 AM
My god, so many people so EASILY irked.

I always find it amusing when people come to a thread whose subject is clearly marked, merely to leave a smug, above-it-all comment.

I imagine them clicking out of the thread with a superior little smile, convinced of their own superiority, buoyed by a wave of self-satisfaction as they go about the rest of their day.

Wow...lol.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Kris on November 07, 2015, 09:25:24 AM
Not said, but written:

When people write "Awe!" when they mean "Aww!"

"Woah!" instead of "Whoa!"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: calimom on November 07, 2015, 10:33:50 AM
Hubby

Wifey.  The Wife.  Hubster.  Hubs.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Tom Bri on November 08, 2015, 04:43:16 PM
I hear 'physical year' for 'fiscal year' almost every day at work. The first few times I heard it I was confused, but now I just reply with the info they want.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: johnny847 on November 08, 2015, 06:12:08 PM
I hear 'physical year' for 'fiscal year' almost every day at work. The first few times I heard it I was confused, but now I just reply with the info they want.

From the Grammar Nazi thread

Friend of a friend got an email saying he was busy because it was the end of their physical year.

So....they're done with all physical activity for the year? They plan on vegetating for the rest of the year?

I propose that "physical year" become an official term.  Definition: The period of time between the beginning of one's New Year's Resolution to exercise more, and the moment when one officially abandons said resolution.

Therefore, the end of the "physical year" for most people would be... January 2.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: TheBuddha on November 22, 2015, 12:08:50 AM
People saying someone "shook" their head yes, instead of "nod".
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: alsoknownasDean on November 22, 2015, 04:51:26 AM
There is a special place in hell reserved for those who write "should of" instead of "should've", you know, a contraction of "should have".

Sent from my LG-D855 using Tapatalk
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: runningthroughFIRE on November 22, 2015, 01:00:48 PM
People saying someone "shook" their head yes, instead of "nod".
I thought shaking your head means a negative response (side to side), while nodding means an affirmative response (up and down)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on November 22, 2015, 02:40:57 PM
People saying someone "shook" their head yes, instead of "nod".
I thought shaking your head means a negative response (side to side), while nodding means an affirmative response (up and down)

(https://i.imgur.com/3Gpey.jpg)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: o2bfree on December 01, 2015, 09:01:20 AM
"We'll be there between 12 and 4."

Yeah, right. I took the day off and they didn't show up. No call, either.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on December 01, 2015, 09:26:22 AM
"We'll be there between 12 and 4."

Yeah, right. I took the day off and they didn't show up. No call, either.

I had Verizon tell me they would show up to my office between noon and 8PM one time. I started calling around 7:30... "they're on their way" "they're almost there" etc. Kept me stringing along until almost 9. Never showed.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: mbl on December 01, 2015, 09:36:58 AM
"We're pregnant"

Make no mistake about it, when labor begins, only one of you is going to feel like you're trying to push a watermelon through a garden hose.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: GuitarStv on December 01, 2015, 01:27:22 PM
"We're pregnant"

Make no mistake about it, when labor begins, only one of you is going to feel like you're trying to push a watermelon through a garden hose.

There's an awful lot more to raising a child than the few hours of pushing at birth.  If you want fathers to treat pregnancy and all baby related chores/experiences as 'something only for women', this is a great mindset to have.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on December 01, 2015, 01:32:34 PM
"We're pregnant"

Make no mistake about it, when labor begins, only one of you is going to feel like you're trying to push a watermelon through a garden hose.

There's an awful lot more to raising a child than the few hours of pushing at birth.  If you want fathers to treat pregnancy and all baby related chores/experiences as 'something only for women', this is a great mindset to have.

Sure, but then you say something like "We're expecting" or "we're going to be parents". Pregnancy has a specific meaning, that of a baby growing in a womb. Ain't got no womb, ain't gonna be pregnant.

ETA: Would it make sense if the father-to-be said "I'm pregnant"? No. So it can't be "we're pregnant" either.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: GuitarStv on December 01, 2015, 01:58:52 PM
"We're pregnant"

Make no mistake about it, when labor begins, only one of you is going to feel like you're trying to push a watermelon through a garden hose.

There's an awful lot more to raising a child than the few hours of pushing at birth.  If you want fathers to treat pregnancy and all baby related chores/experiences as 'something only for women', this is a great mindset to have.

Sure, but then you say something like "We're expecting" or "we're going to be parents". Pregnancy has a specific meaning, that of a baby growing in a womb. Ain't got no womb, ain't gonna be pregnant.

ETA: Would it make sense if the father-to-be said "I'm pregnant"? No. So it can't be "we're pregnant" either.

Meh?  Seems pedantic to me.  You know what is meant by the statement, and it's an indication that the father is excited and engaged.  Kinda mean spirited to try to take that away.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: NoraLenderbee on December 01, 2015, 02:28:01 PM
"We're pregnant"


That irks me, too. "We" are expecting, we're having a baby, we're starting a family, we're starting a wonderful journey--but this particular physical situation is happening to only one of the two people involved. I don't think it's dissing the father to notice that he is not actually co-pregnant.

  You know what is meant by the statement, and it's an indication that the father is excited and engaged.  Kinda mean spirited to try to take that away.

Well, this is a thread about things that mildly annoy us. It's not mean-spirited to feel irked. When a couple tells me, "We're pregnant," I don't criticize them for using the wrong pronoun. I congratulate them sincerely, and maybe mentally roll my eyes a little.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: ghsebldr on December 01, 2015, 05:38:39 PM
"it is what it is"  huh?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Silverado on December 01, 2015, 05:51:20 PM
I don't drink coffee but something that I hear often (and even see on cafe signage) is expresso instead of espresso. Could be a New Zealand thing, I am just glad I don't spend much time in cafes, otherwise I am sure I would be irked far more than I am.

Wheel of Fortune allowed the ex pronunciation since it is so common
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: goatmom on December 02, 2015, 09:59:15 AM

Health Care Provider

Can't we have doctors and nurses anymore? 


I have to agree that I don't like the "we're pregnant."  I prefer to have a husband announce proudly that his wife is pregnant.  I guess at this point in the parenthood timeline she deserves more attention.  I don't think that at any point in the nine month journey did my husband ever feel pregnant or experience the discomfort/physical changes/fatigue/mood swings I was experiencing.


Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sojourner on December 02, 2015, 10:40:24 AM
I don't think that at any point in the nine month journey did my husband ever feel pregnant or experience the discomfort/physical changes/fatigue/mood swings I was experiencing.

Goat gestation...sounds gruffrough.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Landlord2015 on December 02, 2015, 01:51:01 PM
That some people say you are racist or NAZI if you say that you are against taking refugees to your country.

My political party in Finland is second biggest party and 100% against refugees that come to the country! We are however neither NAZI or racist.

I can prove it. Despite what race my political party says welcome IF a foreigner is for example a well educated doctor that is highly needed as workforce in my country.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Vic99 on December 02, 2015, 02:05:47 PM
It has chemicals in it.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sanne on December 02, 2015, 02:18:32 PM

"I could care less." (Which means the opposite of what you think it means.)


https://youtu.be/om7O0MFkmpw (David Mitchell about "I could care less")
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on December 02, 2015, 02:32:02 PM
It has chemicals in it.

I liked that commercial for some frozen-dinner manufacturer that boasted of their meals being made only with "real ingredients."

WTF does that even mean? It's not imaginary? I mean, technically arsenic or E. coli could be a "real ingredient."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: GreenSheep on December 02, 2015, 05:12:31 PM
Oh, the chemical thing. Yes! People, WATER is a chemical. And if you drink enough of it in a short enough period of time, it will kill you. :-o


On the other hand, as if I needed any more reasons to make my own food...

Hershey's "Genuine Chocolate Flavor"
Kraft Single "American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on December 02, 2015, 05:57:38 PM
Hershey's "Genuine Chocolate Flavor"

As opposed to... counterfeit chocolate flavor?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on December 03, 2015, 01:24:32 AM

"I could care less." (Which means the opposite of what you think it means.)


https://youtu.be/om7O0MFkmpw (David Mitchell about "I could care less")

Very much enjoyed this!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: asauer on December 03, 2015, 05:59:10 AM
"orientate" instead of orient
"I am in agreeance" instead of I agree

Ugh!!!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: reginna on December 03, 2015, 07:25:00 AM
"It's all good"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: clarkfan1979 on December 03, 2015, 03:11:50 PM
You need to spend to save.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: lbmustache on December 03, 2015, 05:06:24 PM

Health Care Provider

Can't we have doctors and nurses anymore? 


I thought health care provider referred to the company providing the services (e.g. Blue Cross). Googling it looks like it's used for both but primarily in the way you are referring to. Never knew that till today...
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: stlbrah on December 03, 2015, 09:21:05 PM
"I'll see what I can do" - just have a spine and say no if the answer is no.

"[Well] there ya go" - I don't even really understand this, haven't heard it as much in the past few years but it was popular for a while.

"This is true" when referring to something that someone else said.

+1 for Wifey. and... DH/DW... lol
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Jessamine on December 05, 2015, 05:58:03 AM
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of NC's current slogan is "Live Fearless," and every time I see one of their ads, I mentally change it to "fearlessly."

This actually sounds okay to me.  "Fearless" is being used as an adjective to describe the implied subject "you" rather than as an adverb modifying "live", similar to "live free [from tyranny, captivity, etc.] or die."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sojourner on January 06, 2016, 06:31:13 PM
"adverse" v "averse"
as in "risk adverse"

Came across that one a couple times recently.  If you've been using these incorrectly... well, there's an impotent distinction.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MMMaybe on January 06, 2016, 06:53:31 PM
For about 6 months after I moved to NYC, every time something bad or annoying happened to me the response was "Welcome to New York!"
My buddy told a story upon return from a China trip.

He and his family group were in line (queue) to board the plane.  As the line was moving and they got near the gate, an Asian guy swoops in out of nowhere and cuts them in the line.  My friend asked him "Dude, did you really just cut in front of us?"  He ignores my friend.  The Chinese airline agent sees this but didn't seem to care and took the guy's ticket and let him board the plane.  The guy turns to my friend and says "Welcome to Asia!".

Hah! I live in Asia and this happens all the time. I keep an eye out for those trying to muscle in. Sometimes it is dealt with by a "accidental" sharp elbow or a timely blocking movement. If they get around that, I will either tell them to wait their turn or I will step up and start my business quite deliberately. No QJ's (queue jumpers) get around me :)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: GreenSheep on January 06, 2016, 09:48:53 PM
"advanced" notice... unless you mean state-of-the-art, cutting-edge, or precocious notice
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: FausseBourgeoise on January 06, 2016, 11:34:48 PM
Many of these fall into the category of eggcorns http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/ (http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: FLA on January 07, 2016, 04:30:59 AM

Also, the word wheelhouse has become way too overused lately.  We were watching a cooking competition show and it was said about every two minutes.


using wheelhouse when it makes no sense in the context of the conversation and you realize the person has no idea what wheelhouse means.  Then I stop listening because I am trying to guess what they think it means.

"totes" for totally, especially when totally was already too big of an exclamation for the conversation. 

"me and you, we are imsipatical."  simpatico, how hard is that? and you're Italian for Pete's sake!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MandalayVA on January 07, 2016, 05:30:45 AM
I have written elsewhere regarding my hatred of "totes," "deets," "rezzies," "restos," etc.

When someone believes he/she has made some sort of witty observation and ends the sentence with "amirite?" (am I right?) It's all I can do not to reach through the screen and punch them in the face.

Living in a southern city and working in a department that is almost evenly racially divided, I have to deal with cracker talk on one side and Ebonics on the other--and most of these people are ostensibly college educated.  If I had a dollar for every time I've heard "ain't" or various double negatives around here I would have FIREd a long time ago.

And another misunderstood word--I'm sure you've all heard/read the phrase "he/she was a real trooper."  No.  It's trouper.  This is as prevalent as "loose" for "lose."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: gt7152b on January 07, 2016, 06:50:57 AM

"I could care less." (Which means the opposite of what you think it means.)


https://youtu.be/om7O0MFkmpw (David Mitchell about "I could care less")

Weird Al's take on "I could care less" plus several other irksome "word crimes."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: PhrugalPhan on January 07, 2016, 07:02:54 AM
It has chemicals in it.

I liked that commercial for some frozen-dinner manufacturer that boasted of their meals being made only with "real ingredients."

WTF does that even mean? It's not imaginary? I mean, technically arsenic or E. coli could be a "real ingredient."
Add to that "Natural Ingredients".    If it was organic they would say so I'm sure, so what's the alternative?   "Unnatural Ingredients"?   Is that something from a Harry Potter movie?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: TheBuddha on January 07, 2016, 01:47:42 PM
On food packaging: "Natural flavor with other natural flavors."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sojourner on January 07, 2016, 02:14:38 PM
We're in "unchartered territory" here.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MMMaybe on January 08, 2016, 05:04:28 AM
"That's so cliche"

I wait for the final d...and it is not forthcoming.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: esq on January 08, 2016, 05:12:32 PM
I plan to renumerate the invoices tonight.
I will remunerate the invoices tonight.

One and/or the other works. So both work, irregardless.

Oh no you DIT-ent.                   ^^^^^^^^^

Aside from the above, which, I believe, thankfully is fading from young people's crap load of shit they say to each other within earshot of teachers, something I haven't seen mentioned:  Cooks that have to minimize what they're doing by saying JUST.  (Because the thing they're "just" doing might be too much trouble otherwise, amiright?)

"I'm JUST going to throw these lovely peppercorns into this pot of boiled kangaroo." 

"I'm JUST going to add a little of this delicious juicy x to this y."

"I'm JUST going to flip this over while we wait for our other little piddly thing over here."

JUST. JUST. JUST. 

Just poke my eye out, will you please?

At work, the ebonics spoken around me by people with multiple Master's degrees and PhD's is unsettling at best.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: esq on January 08, 2016, 05:24:24 PM
I knew there was more:

Here in Texas, people put "the" in front of store and place names:  "The Walmart", "The Chuck E. Cheese".

Also, my town's name has a silent "H", and is pronounced "Umble", like the old "Humble Oil Company".   As a result of this, preachers here will say "Umble theyself".

And apropos to nothing, a one time thing I saw written today  in the Help Wanted section:  "Verbal Tutors".  You know, as opposed to those nonverbal tutors who probably aren't very helpful.

My supervisor at work will say, "On tomorrow, we will be starting such and such."

Back in the 90's, "fast track" was a stupid, overused buzzword.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: johnny847 on January 08, 2016, 05:36:46 PM
I knew there was more:

Here in Texas, people put "the" in front of store and place names:  "The Walmart", "The Chuck E. Cheese".


That would be fine by me if that's the only one in town.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on January 08, 2016, 06:11:27 PM
When someone believes he/she has made some sort of witty observation and ends the sentence with "amirite?" (am I right?) It's all I can do not to reach through the screen and punch them in the face.

(Because the thing they're "just" doing might be too much trouble otherwise, amiright?)

Oh dear. Well, I guess we're used to facepunches around here.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: esq on January 08, 2016, 06:13:44 PM
I knew there was more:

Here in Texas, people put "the" in front of store and place names:  "The Walmart", "The Chuck E. Cheese".


That would be fine by me if that's the only one in town.

In Houston there's 38275639 Walmarts at last count.  :D
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: JLee on January 08, 2016, 08:21:25 PM
I saw this again today, which reminded me I should post it in this thread.

Example- "I'd recommend XYZ over ABC, but I'm bias."

Biased!. Agh.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LeRainDrop on January 08, 2016, 10:09:21 PM
"between you and I" - The object of the preposition "between" should be "me."

"should of," "could of," and "would of" instead of "should have," "could have," and "would have"

"then" instead of "than" - e.g., I would rather give up a kidney then lose my mother.

After answering someone's question, they say, "I was just asking."  Then I always think to myself, "I was just answering."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: enki on January 08, 2016, 10:44:33 PM
"Guesstimate"


When I come close to needing that word I prefer "uneducated guess"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: esq on January 09, 2016, 11:24:18 AM
When someone believes he/she has made some sort of witty observation and ends the sentence with "amirite?" (am I right?) It's all I can do not to reach through the screen and punch them in the face.

(Because the thing they're "just" doing might be too much trouble otherwise, amiright?)

Oh dear. Well, I guess we're used to facepunches around here.

Guess we need to get more used to irony.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Mmm_Donuts on January 10, 2016, 06:11:19 AM
It irks me to no end when people say or write "X doesn't jive with Y"

Eg. "My views don't jive with society's rules."

The word is JIBE. Jive is a type of dance. Jibe means "is similar or compatible with."

When I hear jive used this way I want to say, Well your views don't do the tango with society either...
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MandalayVA on January 10, 2016, 06:13:14 AM
When someone believes he/she has made some sort of witty observation and ends the sentence with "amirite?" (am I right?) It's all I can do not to reach through the screen and punch them in the face.

(Because the thing they're "just" doing might be too much trouble otherwise, amiright?)

Oh dear. Well, I guess we're used to facepunches around here.

Well, to be fair esq spelled "right" correctly.  :D
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: BlueHouse on January 26, 2016, 06:18:20 AM
Not said, but written in these very forums:

A person admits to not knowing much about the subject, then proceeds to give an example, and uses a made up specific value (such as a salary for a specific job), then writes "I don't know if that's accurate, YOU could look it up quite easily".

(Yeah, so could you, poster!)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sojourner on January 26, 2016, 09:31:01 PM
Heard Apple's Tim Cook say "exspecially" a bunch of times on today's earnings conference call.

I was getting exspecially irked each time he said it.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: runningthroughFIRE on January 27, 2016, 09:14:05 AM
Heard Apple's Tim Cook say "exspecially" a bunch of times on today's earnings conference call.

I was getting exspecially irked each time he said it.
I had a professor in college who would pronounce "question" as "quest eon".  It only started bothering me about 1.5 weeks into the course when I first noticed it, and then I couldn't help but notice it every time he asked if anyone had any quest eons.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: hypocrispy on January 27, 2016, 09:48:36 AM
"Irregardless" when they actually mean "Regardless".

The one that tops the list and makes me visually cringe every time I hear it is when people pronounce Illinois as IlliNOISE or ELLEnois. It's ILL-ANNOY, which I find accurately describes my home state anyhow.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LeRainDrop on January 27, 2016, 07:24:13 PM
The one that tops the list and makes me visually cringe every time I hear it is when people pronounce Illinois as IlliNOISE or ELLEnois. It's ILL-ANNOY, which I find accurately describes my home state anyhow.

Quote from: Alice Cooper
Actually, it's pronounced "mill-e-wah-que" which is Algonquin for "the good land."

:-)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: redcedar on January 27, 2016, 08:07:00 PM
Refer back

Revert back

Hot water heater

Ending a questions with or...... Or so......

Instead of asking a simple question like "did you do x", someone says " I didn't know if you had time to do x" followed by a long pause.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Little Nell on January 27, 2016, 09:19:33 PM
"Easy peasy."  What the fuck is "peasy?"
I hate that one, too.  It sounds ridiculous.

It's quite a common linguistic phenomenon known as reduplication. Other examples are hoi polloi, argy bargy, spit spot, bric a brac, and there are many others.
Hoi polloi is not reduplication. Hoi is the Greek definite article (masculine, plural, nominative) and polloi is the adjective "many."
So "the hoi polloi" redundant, because it means "the the many."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: SugarMountain on January 28, 2016, 01:39:27 PM
Using the word barbecue as a verb.  Barbecue is a noun meaning pork (or in some areas beef) cooked in a certain way.

Sorry, it's also a verb: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/barbecue?s=t
"
verb (used with object), barbecued, barbecuing.
5.
to broil or roast whole or in large pieces over an open fire, on a spit or grill, often seasoning with vinegar, spices, salt, and pepper.
6.
to cook (sliced or diced meat or fish) in a highly seasoned sauce.
verb (used without object), barbecued, barbecuing.
7.
to cook by barbecuing or to entertain at a barbecue:
If the weather's nice, we'll barbecue in the backyard."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: soccerluvof4 on January 28, 2016, 02:58:26 PM
"Irregardless" when they actually mean "Regardless".

The one that tops the list and makes me visually cringe every time I hear it is when people pronounce Illinois as IlliNOISE or ELLEnois. It's ILL-ANNOY, which I find accurately describes my home state anyhow.



There was a debate on this a year or so ago but regardless , irregardless is acceptable ! lol  though not liked by many.


one of mine is " you can afford it grab the tab" So now i say i am on a fixed income pay your own share!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: BlueHouse on January 29, 2016, 02:38:01 PM
"Irregardless" when they actually mean "Regardless".

The one that tops the list and makes me visually cringe every time I hear it is when people pronounce Illinois as IlliNOISE or ELLEnois. It's ILL-ANNOY, which I find accurately describes my home state anyhow.
There was a debate on this a year or so ago but regardless , irregardless is acceptable ! lol  though not liked by many.
Emphasis mine.
Acceptable to whom?  It is identified as substandard English in any proper dictionary I've ever used.  They acknowledge that its use exists, but that is not acceptance.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: SeaEhm on January 30, 2016, 01:52:26 PM
I didn't peruse the thread, but people using peruse without context makes me giggle.

;P
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: szmaine on January 30, 2016, 07:45:32 PM
"Irregardless" when they actually mean "Regardless".

The one that tops the list and makes me visually cringe every time I hear it is when people pronounce Illinois as IlliNOISE or ELLEnois. It's ILL-ANNOY, which I find accurately describes my home state anyhow.
There was a debate on this a year or so ago but regardless , irregardless is acceptable ! lol  though not liked by many.
Emphasis mine.
Acceptable to whom?  It is identified as substandard English in any proper dictionary I've ever used.  They acknowledge that its use exists, but that is not acceptance.

I had trouble with that one for a very long time. Drove my mother nuts,  but then again she drives me nuts by frequently starting a sentence with "Actually"  or inserting it in a sentence for no reason, as in "I went to the store and, actually, I looked at some shirts that were on sale."  It's like a tic or something.

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: szmaine on January 30, 2016, 08:06:15 PM
I hate when people end sentences with prepositions.

Example: I wonder where she went to.

They'd drive you nuts in Newfoundland..very common, especially outside of "town".

Where's he to?
What's she at?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: BlueHouse on February 01, 2016, 07:51:59 AM
I hate when people end sentences with prepositions.

Example: I wonder where she went to.

They'd drive you nuts in Newfoundland..very common, especially outside of "town".

Where's he to?
What's she at?

Man:  Doc, I'm having trouble getting it up in the bedroom.  My wife is threatening divorce.
Doc:  I have a cure for you.  When you're ready to get romantic, just count out loud slowly "one, two, three" and then you'll have an erection that lasts.  But you can only use this method once per week. 
Man:  Great Doc, and when I'm done, what do I do?
Doc:  When you're done, simply count out loud :"One, Two, Three, Four" and then the erection goes away until the next week.
...
Man goes home.  That night, in bed, at the appropriate time, he counts out slowly "One, Two, Three" and magically, he gets the expected results. 
Then his wife asks: "What'd you say "One Two Three" for? 

And THAT is why you should never end a sentence with a preposition. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Schaefer Light on February 01, 2016, 08:25:30 AM
Using the word barbecue as a verb.  Barbecue is a noun meaning pork (or in some areas beef) cooked in a certain way.

Sorry, it's also a verb: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/barbecue?s=t
"
verb (used with object), barbecued, barbecuing.
5.
to broil or roast whole or in large pieces over an open fire, on a spit or grill, often seasoning with vinegar, spices, salt, and pepper.
6.
to cook (sliced or diced meat or fish) in a highly seasoned sauce.
verb (used without object), barbecued, barbecuing.
7.
to cook by barbecuing or to entertain at a barbecue:
If the weather's nice, we'll barbecue in the backyard."
It's not a verb in North Carolina.  We call that ^ grilling.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: BlueHouse on February 01, 2016, 08:55:27 AM
I don't know why it gets on my nerves so much, but I hate it when people "drop the g" when speaking.

Thanksgivin'
Puddin'
Grillin'
 
Ugh.  Hate it!  Once I didn't hire someone because she mentioned that she loved "Puddin'" 
gross. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Fluffy Clouds on February 01, 2016, 10:22:37 AM
Not a phrase or specific word - but I'm tired of the gloss of humanitarianism and martyrdom that young people put on everything now.  I don't actually care that you do volunteer work, capitalism is okay with me.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on February 01, 2016, 10:24:09 AM
I don't know why it gets on my nerves so much, but I hate it when people "drop the g" when speaking.

I don't mind it so much when speaking, but when people write it like that (not as in, e.g., your post, but on an everyday basis) it makes me crazy.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on February 01, 2016, 11:23:03 PM
Not a phrase or specific word - but I'm tired of the gloss of humanitarianism and martyrdom that young people put on everything now.  I don't actually care that you do volunteer work, capitalism is okay with me.

I also hate this because 99 times out of 100 it really is only a gloss. Ask them about any of the more complex issues behind whatever cause they are into and they don't have a clue. And they invariably carry on buying the latest iPhone or Primark clothes without even thinking about it.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LadyMaWhiskers on February 01, 2016, 11:52:20 PM
+1 to "chemicals"
I'd rather not clean my floors with anti-matter

+10 to we're pregnant. No you're not.
Imagine a small child needed an explanation. Daddy is not pregnant. Daddy is the daddy to the baby mommy is pregnant with. Gender non-conforming folks aside, dudes are not pregnant! I like expecting. It's old-timey and sweet.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: FrogStash on February 03, 2016, 03:02:33 PM
"I'm just curious about why <insert their critique of your method/idea/product here>"

Don't know why, but anytime someone starts a conversation off with the "I'm curious" line I get instantly annoyed and defensive.

Most people that start a conversation with "I'm curious" are nosey as hell, and/or (sorry!) trying to nail you with something.

We've got a lady at the office who thinks it is her job to keep tabs on everyone.  She always says, "I didn't see you and I was worried! Just wanted to make sure you were alright!".  Yeah, sure...

So Close, I really enjoy your posts so I'm sorry to use your post as an example of my irk....

"****'ve got" really bugs me.  The 've is short for have, which often means the same as got.  You probably wouldn't say "We have got a lady...."  I even catch myself saying it but am trying to stop.  I really noticed, and began hating it, while reading children's books to my kids.  Boynton books are great, but have a bunch of "I've got's" in them.  Some are required for rhyming and I let that slide.  The rest I read as "I have."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on February 03, 2016, 03:51:16 PM
"****'ve got" really bugs me.  The 've is short for have, which often means the same as got.  You probably wouldn't say "We have got a lady...."  I even catch myself saying it but am trying to stop.  I really noticed, and began hating it, while reading children's books to my kids.  Boynton books are great, but have a bunch of "I've got's" in them.  Some are required for rhyming and I let that slide.  The rest I read as "I have."

Have is an auxiliary verb in this case, not a redundancy. I think it's pluperfect (past perfect?) but don't quote me on that, it's been a while since I was in school...

I've finished writing the report.
You've run this race before.
We've got this lady in our office.
etc.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: radtek2112 on February 03, 2016, 07:21:56 PM
The ladies at work (in their 30's) start out sentences with "I feel like..." instead of "I think...".  I'm not sure why it bugs me. Anyone else hear this?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LadyMaWhiskers on February 03, 2016, 11:19:54 PM
The ladies at work (in their 30's) start out sentences with "I feel like..." instead of "I think...".  I'm not sure why it bugs me. Anyone else hear this?

Both are wildly unnecessary. We coax this out of writing in students, but I think ( :) ) we add it it to speech to moderate aggression. It's a way of acknowledging that one's own assertions are not the same as TRUTH. I think ( :) ) both "I think" and "I feel like" do this. I have also noticed the gender-differntial. And for one to drop them entirely and state one's own assertions as fact is either super ballsy or mind-of-winter robotic, both of which men tend toward more.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: TheBuddha on February 04, 2016, 12:56:54 AM
The ladies at work (in their 30's) start out sentences with "I feel like..." instead of "I think...".  I'm not sure why it bugs me. Anyone else hear this?

YES. This bugs the hell out of me, in cases where it's clearly a matter of thought and not emotion. I think (feel?) people do it out of a sense of intellectual insecurity, because thoughts can be wrong, and challenged, but everyone is entitled to their feelings/opinion.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on February 04, 2016, 04:57:57 AM
People taking about our brains being "programmed" or "wired" to do something.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MandalayVA on February 04, 2016, 06:42:49 AM
Adding an "r" on a word that ends in a vowel.  "Idea" is "idear", "Oreo" is "Oreor," etc.  I think this is a Virginia thing because I've never heard it anywhere else.  Alas, Mr. Mandalay is guilty of this.  "I have an idear--I mean, an IDEA," said while giving me an apologetic glance.  :D
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LadyMaWhiskers on February 04, 2016, 07:00:06 AM
Adding an "r" on a word that ends in a vowel.  "Idea" is "idear", "Oreo" is "Oreor," etc.  I think this is a Virginia thing because I've never heard it anywhere else.  Alas, Mr. Mandalay is guilty of this.  "I have an idear--I mean, an IDEA," said while giving me an apologetic glance.  :D

They do this in a Boston too. My sister is Christina and I am Jennifer. Our grandmother said our names with the same ending sound. I like it, because of that association.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Two9A on February 04, 2016, 07:22:29 AM
People taking about our brains being "programmed" or "wired" to do something.
To be fair, there's a grain of truth in that: remodelling of synaptic connections, or "rewiring" between neurons, is how the brain learns. Simulated brains and neural networks in software use the same technique.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: johnny847 on February 04, 2016, 08:26:28 AM
When people say mom or dad in a conversation when they're talking about their mom or dad, instead of saying "my mom" or "my dad".

It's as if we're siblings or something... when we're clearly not.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sojourner on February 04, 2016, 08:49:31 AM
Adding an "r" on a word that ends in a vowel.  "Idea" is "idear", "Oreo" is "Oreor," etc.  I think this is a Virginia thing because I've never heard it anywhere else.  Alas, Mr. Mandalay is guilty of this.  "I have an idear--I mean, an IDEA," said while giving me an apologetic glance.  :D
^^
This.  Aargh.

The Brits do this as well.  How is it that so many people do this?  It's baffling.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: BlueHouse on February 04, 2016, 01:53:49 PM
The ladies at work (in their 30's) start out sentences with "I feel like..." instead of "I think...".  I'm not sure why it bugs me. Anyone else hear this?

Related... "I'm thinking I want to ...."
"I'm wanting to change the color "
"I'm hoping to have..."

Blech.  I want to.  I hope to.  Just say it.  So many unnecessary words.  If you were really thinking, you could have made a more concise sentence!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: oneday on February 04, 2016, 02:40:19 PM
Has this one been posted yet? "Take and..." As in "I'm going to take and pour the last of the milk in your cup." Someone who used to be in my life, about 7 years ago, would say things like that. Today I found myself *thinking* that. Argh!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cerat0n1a on February 04, 2016, 04:00:25 PM
Adding an "r" on a word that ends in a vowel.  "Idea" is "idear", "Oreo" is "Oreor," etc.  I think this is a Virginia thing because I've never heard it anywhere else.  Alas, Mr. Mandalay is guilty of this.  "I have an idear--I mean, an IDEA," said while giving me an apologetic glance.  :D
^^
This.  Aargh.

The Brits do this as well.  How is it that so many people do this?  It's baffling.

It's a well studied linguistic phenomenon dating back hundreds of years (look up "R insertion" if you're interested.) Relates to the corresponding split between rhotic and non-rhotic R in British English, which was first noted around the 17th century. (Basically, Scots and many North Americans pronounce the 'r' in e.g. "world"; most English or Australian speakers don't.)

The simple linguistic rule that people who do this follow is that any word ending with a schwa sound followed by a word that starts with a vowel, we have an 'r' in there. So "my idea is" sounds like "my idea ris" when pronounced by someone who's English. Some people then go further and always say "idear", even at the end of a sentence.

For some reason, the American pronunciation of water with a 'd' sound instead of a 't' seems to annoy many people here.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Chaplin on February 04, 2016, 05:03:31 PM
YES. This bugs the hell out of me, ...

Whoa there Bhuddha. So much anger. Ever consider meditation?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Chaplin on February 04, 2016, 05:10:19 PM
Possibly covered already, if so I apologize:

"Please be informed that..." (If you simply said it, I'd be informed.)
"This letter/email/smoke signal is to inform you that..."
"I just wanted to thank so-and-so" (How about "Thank you so-and-so.")

All the variations of "I just wanted to..." when the thing could just be done.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on February 05, 2016, 06:10:48 AM
The ladies at work (in their 30's) start out sentences with "I feel like..." instead of "I think...".  I'm not sure why it bugs me. Anyone else hear this?

I find myself doing this as well sometimes. It's definitely an attempt to moderate my assertiveness. If I disagree completely with someone and am putting forward pretty much the exact opposite idea, I'll say "I don't know, I feel like..." as an attempt to soften the blow and attribute some insecurity and feelings-based-illogic to my thoughts, even though I'm damn well sure that I'm right and they're wrong. It stops people getting on the defensive and makes them more receptive.

I do catch myself using it at inappropriate moments, though, and have to say, "I feel-- I mean, I think that...."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Sojourner on February 05, 2016, 08:39:46 AM
Adding an "r" on a word that ends in a vowel.  "Idea" is "idear", "Oreo" is "Oreor," etc.  I think this is a Virginia thing because I've never heard it anywhere else.  Alas, Mr. Mandalay is guilty of this.  "I have an idear--I mean, an IDEA," said while giving me an apologetic glance.  :D
^^
This.  Aargh.

The Brits do this as well.  How is it that so many people do this?  It's baffling.

It's a well studied linguistic phenomenon dating back hundreds of years...

"Coca cola" becomes "Coker Coler".  WTH?

I say corrective speech therapy for everyone who does this.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LeRainDrop on February 06, 2016, 11:03:47 AM
Adding an "r" on a word that ends in a vowel.  "Idea" is "idear", "Oreo" is "Oreor," etc.  I think this is a Virginia thing because I've never heard it anywhere else.  Alas, Mr. Mandalay is guilty of this.  "I have an idear--I mean, an IDEA," said while giving me an apologetic glance.  :D
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This.  Aargh.

The Brits do this as well.  How is it that so many people do this?  It's baffling.

It's a well studied linguistic phenomenon dating back hundreds of years (look up "R insertion" if you're interested.)

Ah, interesting stuff!  In the NYC and New England areas, it's the "hypercorrective intrusive r" -- http://dialectblog.com/2011/09/10/intrusive-r/  I grew up outside Boston, and my family did not have that pronunciation, but in recent years, it has somehow crept into my dad's speech.  It drives me crazy when he says, "I have no idear."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Tom Bri on February 06, 2016, 12:09:14 PM

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Ah, interesting stuff!  In the NYC and New England areas, it's the "hypercorrective intrusive r" -- http://dialectblog.com/2011/09/10/intrusive-r/  I grew up outside Boston, and my family did not have that pronunciation, but in recent years, it has somehow crept into my dad's speech.  It drives me crazy when he says, "I have no idear."
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Interesting to me that so many on this board of intelligent, well-traveled people find dialects and accents so very annoying. Do you also look down on foreigners?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LeRainDrop on February 06, 2016, 12:20:35 PM

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Ah, interesting stuff!  In the NYC and New England areas, it's the "hypercorrective intrusive r" -- http://dialectblog.com/2011/09/10/intrusive-r/  I grew up outside Boston, and my family did not have that pronunciation, but in recent years, it has somehow crept into my dad's speech.  It drives me crazy when he says, "I have no idear."

Interesting to me that so many on this board of intelligent, well-traveled people find dialects and accents so very annoying. Do you also look down on foreigners?

I'm the one you quoted.  I don't look down on it.  I just wonder why my dad suddenly changed his pronunciation after 60 years of his life.  Seeing as the first 30 years of my life, he spoke one way, it sounds very weird to hear him speak another way.  Also, I said that learning the history of the dialects is "interesting" because it genuinely is of interest to me -- as in, I am enjoying learning about it.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Tom Bri on February 06, 2016, 12:33:13 PM

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Interesting to me that so many on this board of intelligent, well-traveled people find dialects and accents so very annoying. Do you also look down on foreigners?
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I'm the one you quoted.  I don't look down on it.  I just wonder why my dad suddenly changed his pronunciation after 60 years of his life.  Seeing as the first 30 years of my life, he spoke one way, it sounds very weird to hear him speak another way.  Also, I said that learning the history of the dialects is "interesting" because it genuinely is of interest to me -- as in, I am enjoying learning about it.
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Yeah, I was feeling a bit snarky when I typed that. Sorry if it was TOO snarky. But it does amaze me what negative attitudes people have towards regional accents. I'll admit to finding NY/NJ/Chicago accents unpleasing to my ear, but I try not to assume people speaking that way are unintelligent or uneducated. That wasn't implied by your post, but it certainly was by quite a few of the posts above, and I finally got tired of it and let loose on you. Sorry!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cerat0n1a on February 06, 2016, 01:42:50 PM
Interesting to me that so many on this board of intelligent, well-traveled people find dialects and accents so very annoying. Do you also look down on foreigners?
Preface to Pygmalion, George Bernard Shaw, 1916 includes the line.

It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman hate or despise him.

Seemingly still true 100 years later ;-)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: kite on February 13, 2016, 11:40:04 AM

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Ah, interesting stuff!  In the NYC and New England areas, it's the "hypercorrective intrusive r" -- http://dialectblog.com/2011/09/10/intrusive-r/  I grew up outside Boston, and my family did not have that pronunciation, but in recent years, it has somehow crept into my dad's speech.  It drives me crazy when he says, "I have no idear."

Interesting to me that so many on this board of intelligent, well-traveled people find dialects and accents so very annoying. Do you also look down on foreigners?

I'm the one you quoted.  I don't look down on it.  I just wonder why my dad suddenly changed his pronunciation after 60 years of his life.  Seeing as the first 30 years of my life, he spoke one way, it sounds very weird to hear him speak another way.  Also, I said that learning the history of the dialects is "interesting" because it genuinely is of interest to me -- as in, I am enjoying learning about it.

Speech changed at 60?
A hearing test may be in order.  Sometimes people start talking differently because something IS different.  Over age 60, it's very common to have some loss.
Now for a friendly neighborhood PSA:   Protect your hearing.   Like with a liver, original equipment is free.  Replacements if needed are very expensive.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: August on February 14, 2016, 06:40:01 AM
"oftentimes"

That's not a real word.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Parizade on February 14, 2016, 08:59:00 AM
"oftentimes"

That's not a real word.

Merriam Webster disagrees:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oftentimes
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Nobodys Fault But Mine on February 14, 2016, 11:02:01 AM
Most of mine have been listed.  Here are my two that remain:

-- when people say "these ones" instead of "these" or "this one";

-- the phrase, "gone viral". I'm not sure why it bugs me so badly, but it does.


Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Cougar on February 14, 2016, 12:57:23 PM

"offen", there's actually a T in "often".

and "way". way is a word used for direction, the lost word of much is generally what they should be using.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: johnny847 on February 14, 2016, 04:01:40 PM

"offen", there's actually a T in "often".

and "way". way is a word used for direction, the lost word of much is generally what they should be using.

Do you mean "offen" in written text or spoken? Because you know the t is silent right?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: NoraLenderbee on February 15, 2016, 11:07:41 AM
There's a T in "listen," too, but I've never heard anyone say "lis-ten." The T is silent, as in "often."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cerat0n1a on February 15, 2016, 02:50:57 PM
There's a T in "listen," too, but I've never heard anyone say "lis-ten." The T is silent, as in "often."

Interesting, I've never noticed anyone miss the T in "often", other than upper-class people in old newsreels, who say "awfen." I must listen more carefully. Presumably you pronounce soften and softener similarly, without a T.  A lot of consonant clusters lost their middle consonant in 17th century English - raspberry is an example.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: johnny847 on February 15, 2016, 05:00:20 PM
There's a T in "listen," too, but I've never heard anyone say "lis-ten." The T is silent, as in "often."

Interesting, I've never noticed anyone miss the T in "often", other than upper-class people in old newsreels, who say "awfen." I must listen more carefully. Presumably you pronounce soften and softener similarly, without a T.  A lot of consonant clusters lost their middle consonant in 17th century English - raspberry is an example.

Maybe that's a UK thing. I can't recall the last time I've heard that in the US.

Furthermore if I Google for pronunciation of often, I get auditory clips with a silent t.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Gin1984 on February 15, 2016, 05:11:56 PM
There's a T in "listen," too, but I've never heard anyone say "lis-ten." The T is silent, as in "often."

Interesting, I've never noticed anyone miss the T in "often", other than upper-class people in old newsreels, who say "awfen." I must listen more carefully. Presumably you pronounce soften and softener similarly, without a T.  A lot of consonant clusters lost their middle consonant in 17th century English - raspberry is an example.

Maybe that's a UK thing. I can't recall the last time I've heard that in the US.

Furthermore if I Google for pronunciation of often, I get auditory clips with a silent t.
I'm from California and live in NY and I rarely hear the silent t, I mostly hear of-ten.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: oneday on February 15, 2016, 07:52:31 PM
There's a T in "listen," too, but I've never heard anyone say "lis-ten." The T is silent, as in "often."

Interesting, I've never noticed anyone miss the T in "often", other than upper-class people in old newsreels, who say "awfen." I must listen more carefully. Presumably you pronounce soften and softener similarly, without a T.  A lot of consonant clusters lost their middle consonant in 17th century English - raspberry is an example.

Maybe that's a UK thing. I can't recall the last time I've heard that in the US.

Furthermore if I Google for pronunciation of often, I get auditory clips with a silent t.
I'm from California and live in NY and I rarely hear the silent t, I mostly hear of-ten.

I'm a California native & currently in California.  I say & generally hear others say "offen" "sofen" and "lissen". I would not bat an eye if somebody pronounced the T in often, but soften/softener might make me do a double-take.  However, pronouncing the T in listen would just be weird.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: AvisJinx on February 16, 2016, 10:13:53 AM
A few comments in this thread remind me of an old dialect quiz I came across on the NY Times website: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=1& (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=1&)

The question "Could you do me a favor?" before the actual favor is revealed irks me to no end. Tell me what you want first, then I'll tell you if I can or I'm willing to do said favor.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: dogboyslim on February 16, 2016, 10:28:22 AM
"that's a mute point"

My blood boils with rage!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: ruthiegirl on February 16, 2016, 10:42:08 AM
May be a local thing, but I hear 'needs cleaned' a lot. 

'This grill needs cleaned.'  'The bathroom needs cleaned.' 

My teeth clench every time. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: RetiredAt63 on February 16, 2016, 03:54:27 PM
Silent t - I grew up English in Quebec, soften and softener are soffen and soffener, often is offen. Often with a t sounds odd, soften with a t sounds odder. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LeRainDrop on February 16, 2016, 08:25:19 PM
A few comments in this thread remind me of an old dialect quiz I came across on the NY Times website: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=1& (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=1&)

Aw, that quiz nailed where I grew up!

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The question "Could you do me a favor?" before the actual favor is revealed irks me to no end. Tell me what you want first, then I'll tell you if I can or I'm willing to do said favor.

"Can I ask you a question?"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Adventures With Poopsie on February 16, 2016, 08:52:28 PM
"Anythink"

"Nothink"

"Somethink."

There is no k, there is a g.

Drives me crazy. May just be an Australian thing, but it really irritates me.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: JLee on February 17, 2016, 08:05:17 AM
"Anythink"

"Nothink"

"Somethink."

There is no k, there is a g.

Drives me crazy. May just be an Australian thing, but it really irritates me.

I don't think I've ever heard that before. I'm curious if I'll notice if/when I visit Australia.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: pbkmaine on February 17, 2016, 08:21:44 AM
I have a neighbor with horrible grammar and diction. But she's such a dear person and so smart in so many other ways that It does not bother me. Knowing her has made me more tolerant of the verbal foibles of others.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MandalayVA on February 17, 2016, 08:27:03 AM
I have a neighbor with horrible grammar and diction. But she's such a dear person and so smart in so many other ways that It does not bother me. Knowing her has made me more tolerant of the verbal foibles of others.

The ones that really drive me crazy are the ones with horrible grammar and diction ... and college degrees.
Title: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: pbkmaine on February 17, 2016, 08:37:04 AM
English is a tough language. It is amazing to me that it has become a lingua franca. Instead of adapting foreign words to its own structure, it brings them in whole, giving us many ways to spell a sound. If you are not a visual learner, that causes problems. There are constant mixups with "they're", "their", and "there", for example. German has its own problems - "Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung" for "speed limit", anyone? - but if you understand a few basic rules, at least you can SPELL it.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Slowdown on February 17, 2016, 09:03:57 AM
Silent t - I grew up English in Quebec, soften and softener are soffen and soffener, often is offen. Often with a t sounds odd, soften with a t sounds odder.
I learned English in school in Germany. We had to say "offen" because that was the correct British pronunciation, according to our teachers. So I pronounced it "often" because American seemed to be so much cooler than British English.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Slowdown on February 17, 2016, 09:27:10 AM
German has its own problems - "Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung" for "speed limit", anyone?

Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung? Zulässige Höchstgeschwindigkeit? Most people just call it "Tempolimit".
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: FrogStash on February 17, 2016, 12:29:16 PM
Adding an "r" on a word that ends in a vowel.  "Idea" is "idear", "Oreo" is "Oreor," etc.  I think this is a Virginia thing because I've never heard it anywhere else.  Alas, Mr. Mandalay is guilty of this.  "I have an idear--I mean, an IDEA," said while giving me an apologetic glance.  :D
^^
This.  Aargh.

The Brits do this as well.  How is it that so many people do this?  It's baffling.

I think "The Brits" do it to separate words when one ends in a vowel and the next begins with a vowel.  I'm not saying it's correct, but it is what it is ;)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: TheBuddha on February 17, 2016, 11:31:53 PM
Adding an "r" on a word that ends in a vowel.  "Idea" is "idear", "Oreo" is "Oreor," etc.  I think this is a Virginia thing because I've never heard it anywhere else.  Alas, Mr. Mandalay is guilty of this.  "I have an idear--I mean, an IDEA," said while giving me an apologetic glance.  :D
^^
This.  Aargh.

The Brits do this as well.  How is it that so many people do this?  It's baffling.

I think "The Brits" do it to separate words when one ends in a vowel and the next begins with a vowel.  I'm not saying it's correct, but it is what it is ;)

Not only do they add an "r" where there isn't one, they also neglect to pronounce it when it's actually there ("Mother" -> "Mutha"). Madness!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on February 17, 2016, 11:45:50 PM
Not only do they add an "r" where there isn't one, they also neglect to pronounce it when it's actually there ("Mother" -> "Mutha"). Madness!

I've even seen a British person use the silent R when describing how to pronounce something that had no R in it. I can't remember what the name was, but it was something along the lines of saying that "Xena" is pronounced "Zee-nur." That struck me as particularly strange.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cerat0n1a on February 18, 2016, 06:20:05 AM
I think "The Brits" do it to separate words when one ends in a vowel and the next begins with a vowel.  I'm not saying it's correct, but it is what it is ;)

You'll irk a lot of people by equating English and British ;-) The Scots (and some English people, eg rural/older speakers from North Lancashire, or Devon/Cornwall) definitely do pronounce Rs in the "correct" places.

How many of you pronounce the middle-r in governor or surprise? Seems to me that at least some North American speakers will at least drop that one. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: RetiredAt63 on February 18, 2016, 06:27:26 AM
Dialects for the win.  I do say r in governor and surprise.  I checked with DD and she says the t in often.

The Ottawa Valley has its own bits and pieces.   I know someone who is reasonably well educated and definitely bright, and she says "youse" for you - and no-one blinks.  I gather it is common around here, if your family has been here a few generations.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Hank Sinatra on February 18, 2016, 07:15:20 AM
I need to chime in on this one .  I come from Pennsylvania. Philly to be exact. There we say (or at least when I was growing up and learned to talk) "often" as awffen and omit the "t". Some old people however would pronounce the "t". Dialect shift? However not to many miles away in Pennsylvania there are people who say the "t" all the time.

I grew up also saying Wednesday  as "Wenz-day". But in that same area of Pa. that says Off-ten" they clearly say "Wed'ns-day" or sometimes "wed'nsdee". The way you'd say "didn't."  When I first heard it I thought the guy was just doing a jokey little riff on English spelling they way we all do. Through, threw. "Bow" can be rhyme with "cow" or rhyme with "Joe" etc
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: RetiredAt63 on February 18, 2016, 07:47:42 AM
Well, "bow" changes depending on meaning.   Bow as Joe is something you tie with ribbon, or pull the string of to shoot an arrow, bow as cow means bending at the waist.

Wednesday - how lazy am I feeling?  Lazy ="Wenz-day". Paying attention to enunciation =  "Wed'ns-day

I need to chime in on this one .  I come from Pennsylvania. Philly to be exact. There we say (or at least when I was growing up and learned to talk) "often" as awffen and omit the "t". Some old people however would pronounce the "t". Dialect shift? However not to many miles away in Pennsylvania there are people who say the "t" all the time.

I grew up also saying Wednesday  as "Wenz-day". But in that same area of Pa. that says Off-ten" they clearly say "Wed'ns-day" or sometimes "wed'nsdee". The way you'd say "didn't."  When I first heard it I thought the guy was just doing a jokey little riff on English spelling they way we all do. Through, threw. "Bow" can be rhyme with "cow" or rhyme with "Joe" etc
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: mak1277 on February 18, 2016, 08:17:47 AM
Haven't read the entire thread, so apologize for repeats:

I know this one's been mentioned, but it's so bad I have to +1 it: "could care less"....grrr...

The other one that bothers me a lot is the use of "ask" as a noun (e.g., My ask of you is...). 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cerat0n1a on February 18, 2016, 10:00:38 AM
The other one that bothers me a lot is the use of "ask" as a noun (e.g., My ask of you is...).

It appears as a noun in 10th century Anglo-Saxon law books, in pretty much exactly the modern sense (i.e. a request, or thing being asked). (And before anyone starts on the "aks" vs "ask" thing, the verb 'ax' meaning "ask" is there in Beowulf, the oldest surviving poem in "English"...)

I think you can pin this on the Aussies though. "A big ask" seemed to be a common Australian phrase used in sports commentaries & interviews way back in the 1980s.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Hank Sinatra on February 18, 2016, 10:11:36 AM
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Well, "bow" changes depending on meaning.   Bow as Joe is something you tie with ribbon, or pull the string of to shoot an arrow, bow as cow means bending at the waist.


Yes we know. But nobody was talking about that.

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Wednesday - how lazy am I feeling?  Lazy ="Wenz-day". Paying attention to enunciation =  "Wed'ns-day

Incorrect due to a lack of knowledge of regional speech patterns. But we'll let you slide. But now you know.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: GreenSheep on February 18, 2016, 11:49:19 AM
Misuse of the word "mortified." It does not mean "scared" or "terrified," yet I hear people say things like, "I'm mortified of spiders" all the time. Classic case of attempting to look smart by using a word you're not smart enough to use and therefore broadcasting your stupidity. Kind of like attempting to look rich by driving a car you can't afford.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: mak1277 on February 18, 2016, 11:56:25 AM
The other one that bothers me a lot is the use of "ask" as a noun (e.g., My ask of you is...).

It appears as a noun in 10th century Anglo-Saxon law books, in pretty much exactly the modern sense (i.e. a request, or thing being asked). (And before anyone starts on the "aks" vs "ask" thing, the verb 'ax' meaning "ask" is there in Beowulf, the oldest surviving poem in "English"...)

I think you can pin this on the Aussies though. "A big ask" seemed to be a common Australian phrase used in sports commentaries & interviews way back in the 1980s.

Whether it's correct grammar or not is not relevant...the use of "ask" as a noun just bugs me. :-)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cerat0n1a on February 18, 2016, 01:15:25 PM
Whether it's correct grammar or not is not relevant...the use of "ask" as a noun just bugs me. :-)

I had a meeting at work today where the phrase "my ask of you" was used at least 10 times...
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: FrogStash on February 18, 2016, 01:35:06 PM
I think "The Brits" do it to separate words when one ends in a vowel and the next begins with a vowel.  I'm not saying it's correct, but it is what it is ;)

You'll irk a lot of people by equating English and British ;-) The Scots (and some English people, eg rural/older speakers from North Lancashire, or Devon/Cornwall) definitely do pronounce Rs in the "correct" places.

How many of you pronounce the middle-r in governor or surprise? Seems to me that at least some North American speakers will at least drop that one.

That's why I put quotation marks around "The Brits".  I was using the term from the post I quoted and am thus attempting to distance myself from the offending party.  Cheers.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: synonym on February 18, 2016, 02:43:53 PM
This thread always makes me think of the concept of a Shibboleth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth), the use of pronunciations and dialects as markers of belonging or otherness, with historically some pretty unpleasant effects
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: RetiredAt63 on February 18, 2016, 06:38:49 PM
Sorry, I don't understand why you say we weren't talking about bow's two pronunciations?  You brought it up.  Are there people who use the pronunciations and meanings in a different way?
And Wednesday - I hear both in the same region.  My region is not your region.  Only linguists have a chance of knowing and recognizing regional dialects.  Where is Henry Higgins when we need him?

Of course, if I hear someone say "Close the light, I'm going to the dep by BMW and will be back toute suite, ciao" I know exactly where I am.


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Well, "bow" changes depending on meaning.   Bow as Joe is something you tie with ribbon, or pull the string of to shoot an arrow, bow as cow means bending at the waist.


Yes we know. But nobody was talking about that.

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Wednesday - how lazy am I feeling?  Lazy ="Wenz-day". Paying attention to enunciation =  "Wed'ns-day

Incorrect due to a lack of knowledge of regional speech patterns. But we'll let you slide. But now you know.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LeRainDrop on February 18, 2016, 08:53:08 PM
"between you and I" => *cringe*
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cerat0n1a on February 19, 2016, 01:25:56 AM
"between you and I" => *cringe*

It's probably grammatically wrong, sure, but OTOH, Shakespeare uses it in the The Merchant of Venice.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on February 19, 2016, 01:53:32 AM
"between you and I" => *cringe*

It's probably grammatically wrong, sure, but OTOH, Shakespeare uses it in the The Merchant of Venice.

Is it a dramatic device to make the character who says it sound like a pompous fool?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cerat0n1a on February 19, 2016, 04:14:04 AM
Is it a dramatic device to make the character who says it sound like a pompous fool?

People have been debating it for hundreds of years - I see that it even has a Wikipedia entry. According to wikipedia, Charles Dickens, Graham Greene, Mark Twain, Samuel Pepys all would've been in LeRainDrop's bad books too :-)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Between_you_and_I

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cheddarpie on February 19, 2016, 02:41:25 PM
The one that always gets me this time of year is the difference between "tax return" and "tax refund." The "return" is the document you file with the IRS; the "refund" is the money you get back. So many people talking about getting a big "tax return" drives me kookoo!

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: johnny847 on February 19, 2016, 03:17:33 PM
The one that always gets me this time of year is the difference between "tax return" and "tax refund." The "return" is the document you file with the IRS; the "refund" is the money you get back. So many people talking about getting a big "tax return" drives me kookoo!

Hey man, maybe they work for the IRS and receive long ass tax returns ;)

But yes lots of people aren't aware of the distinction.


Here's another distinction most people aren't aware of. Direct vs non-stop flights. They are NOT the same thing. A non-stop flight is exactly what you think it means - it gets from A to B without any stops. A direct flight means it goes from A to B, but makes a stop (or several) at C, without a plane change (so you don't get off the plane).
Southwest does this, but I don't think this is a common occurrence for most other domestic airlines.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LeRainDrop on February 19, 2016, 05:26:54 PM
Is it a dramatic device to make the character who says it sound like a pompous fool?

People have been debating it for hundreds of years - I see that it even has a Wikipedia entry. According to wikipedia, Charles Dickens, Graham Greene, Mark Twain, Samuel Pepys all would've been in LeRainDrop's bad books too :-)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Between_you_and_I

Yup, if folks started talking like Shakespeare or Chaucer or whatever in regular conversion, that would irk me, too!  :-)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: BlueHouse on February 22, 2016, 01:53:51 PM
I really hate the term disposable income. 

Why can't people either call it savings or discretionary spending? 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: BlueHouse on February 22, 2016, 01:55:19 PM
"Anythink"
"Nothink"
"Somethink."

There is no k, there is a g.

Drives me crazy. May just be an Australian thing, but it really irritates me.

"Hungred" (Hundred)
"Sangwich" (Sandwich)
When did it become so difficult to pronounce a "d"? 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: GreenSheep on February 22, 2016, 02:30:49 PM
"Anythink"
"Nothink"
"Somethink."

There is no k, there is a g.

Drives me crazy. May just be an Australian thing, but it really irritates me.

"Hungred" (Hundred)
"Sangwich" (Sandwich)
When did it become so difficult to pronounce a "d"?

Along the same lines (laziness)...
Sandwich --> sando
Conversation --> convo
Vacation --> vacay

These drive me insane. It's not a big deal to pronounce (or write) the entire word.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cerat0n1a on February 22, 2016, 04:13:16 PM
Along the same lines (laziness)...
Sandwich --> sando
Conversation --> convo
Vacation --> vacay

These drive me insane. It's not a big deal to pronounce (or write) the entire word.

Best steer clear of Australia then... They have "arvo" (afternoon), "garbo" (the man who collects bins from outside your house), "footy" (football) and many more in daily use.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Widget on February 22, 2016, 10:24:58 PM
"At least"
(not in a numerical context).

I'm trying to get myself to stop saying this.  When someone is going through a hard time, or even just complaining about something that truly isn't that bad, I have a tendency to say "Well, at least ______" and fill in the blank with a scenario that could be worse.  It's just a lack of empathy, so I'm trying to find a better way to relate and show that I understand their position.  As a naturally non-empathetic person, it's a challenge, but one way I'm working to improve myself.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: AlwaysLearningToSave on February 23, 2016, 08:51:56 AM
I really hate the term disposable income. 

Why can't people either call it savings or discretionary spending?

Because if people called it something other than disposable income, they might get confused and think that they can do something with it other than just throw it away.  [end sarcasm]
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: NoraLenderbee on February 23, 2016, 01:27:38 PM
People who drop entire syllables because they can’t handle R’s in the middle of words.

Tare-ism (terrorism)
Deteriyate (deteriorate)
Woyers (Warriors—pronounced to rhyme with “lawyers”) There’s a California basketball team called the Warriors and I cannot stand to listen to sportscasters talk about them.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: BlueHouse on February 23, 2016, 06:51:21 PM
People who drop entire syllables because they can’t handle R’s in the middle of words.

Tare-ism (terrorism)
Deteriyate (deteriorate)
Woyers (Warriors—pronounced to rhyme with “lawyers”) There’s a California basketball team called the Warriors and I cannot stand to listen to sportscasters talk about them.
Is this a regional thing?  I've heard this before, but can't remember where. 

I hear a lot of the Maryland accent around here, and it's just turble (Terrible)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: ghsebldr on February 23, 2016, 07:16:50 PM
"So"
 Why do so many people start their sentences with the word so. Seems to be a replacement for starting your sentence with "like". I've noticed a lot of So's coming from writers, politicians and the financial gurus. It's like they use that word as a filler while they think up a reply to a question.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: woopwoop on February 23, 2016, 07:30:53 PM
Both are wildly unnecessary. We coax this out of writing in students, but I think ( :) ) we add it it to speech to moderate aggression. It's a way of acknowledging that one's own assertions are not the same as TRUTH. I think ( :) ) both "I think" and "I feel like" do this. I have also noticed the gender-differntial.
The gender difference is huge. I never realized until I took a linguistics class that assigned transcription of a conversation. Every girl would preface her sentences with "I was just thinking that..." or something similar. I've tried to claw it out of myself but it's one of those things like bad kerning or the FedEx arrow: once it's pointed out to you, you'll notice it forever.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: 3Mer on February 24, 2016, 09:40:24 AM
"Word!"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: NoraLenderbee on February 24, 2016, 10:51:33 AM
People who drop entire syllables because they can’t handle R’s in the middle of words.

Tare-ism (terrorism)
Deteriyate (deteriorate)
Woyers (Warriors—pronounced to rhyme with “lawyers”) There’s a California basketball team called the Warriors and I cannot stand to listen to sportscasters talk about them.
Is this a regional thing?  I've heard this before, but can't remember where. 

I don't know. I live in CA, but I hear this on national radio shows as well as local ones. It seems widespread.

Quote
I hear a lot of the Maryland accent around here, and it's just turble (Terrible)

Yeah, I really enjoy listening to people from Bawlamer, as well as Fluffya (Philadelphia).
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: JLee on February 24, 2016, 10:55:43 AM
"Anythink"
"Nothink"
"Somethink."

There is no k, there is a g.

Drives me crazy. May just be an Australian thing, but it really irritates me.

"Hungred" (Hundred)
"Sangwich" (Sandwich)
When did it become so difficult to pronounce a "d"?

Along the same lines (laziness)...
Sandwich --> sando
Conversation --> convo
Vacation --> vacay

These drive me insane. It's not a big deal to pronounce (or write) the entire word.

Heh that reminds me - 'staycation.' I'm not sure why, but that is just...ugh. Not a word.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: mak1277 on February 24, 2016, 11:03:27 AM
"Anythink"
"Nothink"
"Somethink."

There is no k, there is a g.

Drives me crazy. May just be an Australian thing, but it really irritates me.

"Hungred" (Hundred)
"Sangwich" (Sandwich)
When did it become so difficult to pronounce a "d"?

Along the same lines (laziness)...
Sandwich --> sando
Conversation --> convo
Vacation --> vacay

These drive me insane. It's not a big deal to pronounce (or write) the entire word.

Heh that reminds me - 'staycation.' I'm not sure why, but that is just...ugh. Not a word.

Oxford Dictionary of English would not agree with you.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MandalayVA on February 24, 2016, 11:28:19 AM
"Word!"

Especially when uttered by middle-aged white people.  :D

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on February 24, 2016, 11:51:29 AM
"Word!"

Especially when uttered by middle-aged white people.  :D

My dad is 70, and likes to occasionally imitate/mock/whatever his younger family members by saying something is "cool." Except he thinks only "valley girl" types say "cool" so when he says it he does this weird nasal voice and pronounces it like "kew-ull." And he has been making this little joke for a solid 20-25 years now. Aargh.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: JLee on February 24, 2016, 11:55:56 AM
"Anythink"
"Nothink"
"Somethink."

There is no k, there is a g.

Drives me crazy. May just be an Australian thing, but it really irritates me.

"Hungred" (Hundred)
"Sangwich" (Sandwich)
When did it become so difficult to pronounce a "d"?

Along the same lines (laziness)...
Sandwich --> sando
Conversation --> convo
Vacation --> vacay

These drive me insane. It's not a big deal to pronounce (or write) the entire word.

Heh that reminds me - 'staycation.' I'm not sure why, but that is just...ugh. Not a word.

Oxford Dictionary of English would not agree with you.

Fine, then it's been a word for seven years.

Any words invented by comedians within the last decade or two don't deserve to be words. Humph.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Kaspian on February 24, 2016, 12:37:54 PM
Ersh... The two which slay me most are "chillaxing", and "that's the way I roll".  I have no comment as to why exactly--just incredibly cheesy, dated expressions said by people I usually don't want to know. 

I also can't believe we still have managers, CEOs, and people like that who say, "think outside the box," during meetings.  I put my head on the desk when that happens.  "Dude, you are so far inside the box you have no idea!"

Another:  "Get our ducks in a row."  ...Don't.  Just, fucking please, don't. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: TheBuddha on February 24, 2016, 04:31:37 PM
"So"
 Why do so many people start their sentences with the word so. Seems to be a replacement for starting your sentence with "like". I've noticed a lot of So's coming from writers, politicians and the financial gurus. It's like they use that word as a filler while they think up a reply to a question.

I think they think it's required of them. I've actually heard a person start a sentence without "so", stop, go back, and begin again with "so". It's even creeping into text, which makes no sense at all if it's just filler while someone thinks of a response.


My new one: replacing the word "market" with the word "space".
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: yuka on February 24, 2016, 07:28:10 PM
When I see 'vacay', I can recognize what's intended, but I always need a minute to recognize 'vaca' as 'vacation' rather than 'cow', which is how I interpret it.

People who drop entire syllables because they can’t handle R’s in the middle of words.

Tare-ism (terrorism)
Deteriyate (deteriorate)
Woyers (Warriors—pronounced to rhyme with “lawyers”) There’s a California basketball team called the Warriors and I cannot stand to listen to sportscasters talk about them.

Tare-ism (and Tare-ists) was definitely a common pronunciation in Harrisburg area PA where I grew up. As an eight-year old, I remember wondering who this Terrace was who attacked New York.


"oftentimes"

That's not a real word.

Merriam Webster disagrees:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oftentimes

I think the occasional returns to dictionaries, especially online ones, are misguided. Dictionaries are undemocratic and reactionary; in recent history they've also been quick to change. So, it seems you should either embrace an older dictionary (go look at a ~1950 dictionary sometime) or embrace everyday use. Deferring to an online dictionary as an authority is like saying "everyone should speak like they did 3-5 years ago."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: BlueHouse on February 24, 2016, 08:18:39 PM
Griege. Meaning a grayish beige.

Uh, we already have a name for that color and it's called taupe. Stop making up new words unless they ar win some way funny, please.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MandalayVA on February 26, 2016, 09:41:49 AM
Griege. Meaning a grayish beige.

Uh, we already have a name for that color and it's called taupe. Stop making up new words unless they ar win some way funny, please.

Griege has been around for a while, sorry; it comes from the textile industry.  It's just that Pinterest's picked up on it.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Fluffy Clouds on February 29, 2016, 02:43:04 AM
I keep hearing "Mylanta" to express amazement, which makes me feel embarrassed for the person speaking.

I just looked it up in Urban Dictionary, it seems to have originated on the television show "Full House"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LeRainDrop on March 05, 2016, 07:47:59 PM
I keep hearing "Mylanta" to express amazement, which makes me feel embarrassed for the person speaking.

I just looked it up in Urban Dictionary, it seems to have originated on the television show "Full House"

I hadn't heard that term being used, but it looks like you're right that it originated from the Full House series.  I think the recent release of Fuller House on Netflix may have led to that term's revival -- I just saw an episode where they use it.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LeRainDrop on March 08, 2016, 08:57:42 PM
I's instead of my.  Example: David and I's house.  Huh?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: oneday on March 09, 2016, 10:53:36 AM
When "st" is pronounced as "sht", such as in shtreet (street) or shtraight (straight).  Argh!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: BlueHouse on March 11, 2016, 04:26:31 AM
When "st" is pronounced as "sht", such as in shtreet (street) or shtraight (straight).  Argh!
Southern affect!  So common in southeast you'd think they were all speech impaired -- or country singers.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: JoRocka on March 11, 2016, 09:44:05 AM
" i just want to tone up"

FFS

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MandalayVA on March 14, 2016, 04:15:25 PM
Something I've noticed in the past couple of months--"shut the fuck up" now has a sanitized version, "shut the front door."  Said with the same inflection.  I first heard it from James Corden during a Car Karaoke segment I saw on YouTube, now I've heard it about ten times since then. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LeRainDrop on March 14, 2016, 07:59:06 PM
Something I've noticed in the past couple of months--"shut the fuck up" now has a sanitized version, "shut the front door."  Said with the same inflection.  I first heard it from James Corden during a Car Karaoke segment I saw on YouTube, now I've heard it about ten times since then.

That one's been around for a long time.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtcXaiJF7ts
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: teen persuasion on March 14, 2016, 08:00:20 PM
Something I've noticed in the past couple of months--"shut the fuck up" now has a sanitized version, "shut the front door."  Said with the same inflection.  I first heard it from James Corden during a Car Karaoke segment I saw on YouTube, now I've heard it about ten times since then.

Not exactly new - I first heard this in the "Princess Diaries" movie, which was 15 years ago.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LeRainDrop on March 14, 2016, 08:09:25 PM
Something I've noticed in the past couple of months--"shut the fuck up" now has a sanitized version, "shut the front door."  Said with the same inflection.  I first heard it from James Corden during a Car Karaoke segment I saw on YouTube, now I've heard it about ten times since then.

Not exactly new - I first heard this in the "Princess Diaries" movie, which was 15 years ago.

Are you sure that was in The Princess Diaries?  I thought the repeated saying there was "shut up" and Julie Andrews responded, "I beg your pardon."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: teen persuasion on March 14, 2016, 09:26:02 PM
Something I've noticed in the past couple of months--"shut the fuck up" now has a sanitized version, "shut the front door."  Said with the same inflection.  I first heard it from James Corden during a Car Karaoke segment I saw on YouTube, now I've heard it about ten times since then.

Not exactly new - I first heard this in the "Princess Diaries" movie, which was 15 years ago.

Are you sure that was in The Princess Diaries?  I thought the repeated saying there was "shut up" and Julie Andrews responded, "I beg your pardon."

It's been a long time since I've last watched the movie, maybe I AM mixing up the phrases.  Wasn't there an ad campaign using "shut the front door" also?  Can't remember quite what it was promoting, cookies, maybe.  The whole family kept using the phrase.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LeRainDrop on March 14, 2016, 09:46:09 PM
Something I've noticed in the past couple of months--"shut the fuck up" now has a sanitized version, "shut the front door."  Said with the same inflection.  I first heard it from James Corden during a Car Karaoke segment I saw on YouTube, now I've heard it about ten times since then.

Not exactly new - I first heard this in the "Princess Diaries" movie, which was 15 years ago.

Are you sure that was in The Princess Diaries?  I thought the repeated saying there was "shut up" and Julie Andrews responded, "I beg your pardon."

It's been a long time since I've last watched the movie, maybe I AM mixing up the phrases.  Wasn't there an ad campaign using "shut the front door" also?  Can't remember quite what it was promoting, cookies, maybe.  The whole family kept using the phrase.

Yes - Oreos!  That's the video I posted:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtcXaiJF7ts
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on March 15, 2016, 01:15:24 AM
I've heard "shut the front door" a few times, but to mean "gasp, no way, that can't be true", not to actually mean "shut the fuck up".
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MandalayVA on March 15, 2016, 09:53:32 AM
I've heard "shut the front door" a few times, but to mean "gasp, no way, that can't be true", not to actually mean "shut the fuck up".

The inflection is the same.  I'm also from New Jersey so the first thing I thought when I heard it was "clean version of 'shut the fuck up.'"  :D
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: JLee on March 15, 2016, 02:24:47 PM
I've heard "shut the front door" a few times, but to mean "gasp, no way, that can't be true", not to actually mean "shut the fuck up".
Yep.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: rocketpj on March 15, 2016, 04:26:58 PM
This has probably come up somewhere upthread, but:

"Learnings'. 

I had a boss who would talk about sharing our 'learnings' from this or that.  I honestly wanted to scream.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Elle 8 on March 15, 2016, 06:10:23 PM
When "st" is pronounced as "sht", such as in shtreet (street) or shtraight (straight).  Argh!

This!!!  I hate this!  I never used to hear it but now I hear it ALL THE TIME.  Not just 'st' but the 's' sound in general.  I first noticed it in the word 'groceries' being pronounced 'grosheries'.  Now I'm hearing it in all kinds of words with the 's' sound.  It drives me crazy!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Elle 8 on March 15, 2016, 06:14:55 PM
Oh, and not a grammar or pronunciation thing, but I hate it when someone asks me, "How was work?"  I don't want to talk about work when I'm not there; I don't even want to think about it.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LaineyAZ on March 15, 2016, 06:16:20 PM
Not knowing the difference between "weary" and "wary."   Just saw an email from attorney today saying she was "weary" of the opposing counsel's proposal ...
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: bkmnky72 on March 16, 2016, 12:17:48 AM
Last year: "disrupt"

This year: "game changer"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Friar on March 16, 2016, 02:03:24 AM
I've heard "shut the front door" a few times, but to mean "gasp, no way, that can't be true", not to actually mean "shut the fuck up".

Yes, although "shut the fuck up" can be used to the same effect.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Friar on March 16, 2016, 02:08:30 AM
Last year: "disrupt"

This year: "game changer"

My boss likes to throw out the latest buzzwords. So much so that within our team we derived our own list:

- Disruptivation: disruptive innovation
- Blamestorming: communally deciding who is at fault for a wrongdoing

If I remember any others I'll jot them down
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: runningthroughFIRE on March 16, 2016, 10:15:41 AM
When "st" is pronounced as "sht", such as in shtreet (street) or shtraight (straight).  Argh!

This!!!  I hate this!  I never used to hear it but now I hear it ALL THE TIME.  Not just 'st' but the 's' sound in general.  I first noticed it in the word 'groceries' being pronounced 'grosheries'.  Now I'm hearing it in all kinds of words with the 's' sound.  It drives me crazy!
I just realized I do the grocery thing.  You're suggesting to pronounce it like "grow-sir-ees"?  Maybe it's a midwest thing, but I've never heard it pronounced differently.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cerat0n1a on March 16, 2016, 10:27:17 AM
When "st" is pronounced as "sht", such as in shtreet (street) or shtraight (straight).  Argh!

This!!!  I hate this!  I never used to hear it but now I hear it ALL THE TIME.  Not just 'st' but the 's' sound in general.  I first noticed it in the word 'groceries' being pronounced 'grosheries'.  Now I'm hearing it in all kinds of words with the 's' sound.  It drives me crazy!
I just realized I do the grocery thing.  You're suggesting to pronounce it like "grow-sir-ees"?  Maybe it's a midwest thing, but I've never heard it pronounced differently.

I've never heard anyone say anything other than "grow-sir-eeze" - are you saying that in the midewest people say "grow-shir-eeze"?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cerat0n1a on March 16, 2016, 10:33:31 AM
Not one that "irks" me, but one which made me LOL, particularly as it came from a rather snobby American wine merchant.

"Claret," an English word, pronounced as "Claray", like a French word, rather than with a 't' at the end.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: runningthroughFIRE on March 16, 2016, 10:49:52 AM
When "st" is pronounced as "sht", such as in shtreet (street) or shtraight (straight).  Argh!

This!!!  I hate this!  I never used to hear it but now I hear it ALL THE TIME.  Not just 'st' but the 's' sound in general.  I first noticed it in the word 'groceries' being pronounced 'grosheries'.  Now I'm hearing it in all kinds of words with the 's' sound.  It drives me crazy!
I just realized I do the grocery thing.  You're suggesting to pronounce it like "grow-sir-ees"?  Maybe it's a midwest thing, but I've never heard it pronounced differently.

I've never heard anyone say anything other than "grow-sir-eeze" - are you saying that in the midewest people say "grow-shir-eeze"?
Well I'm from specifically northwest Ohio (there's a noticeable difference between northern and southern Ohio in some regards), and I've always heard/pronounced it "grow-shreeze".  It isn't uncommon to hear "grow-shir-eeze", if I'm understanding this right, when making an effort to enunciate but when someone is speaking quickly the word is typically pronounced with only two syllables e.g. "I'm going to the 'grow-shree' store" or "I need to buy 'grow-shreeze'".

Edited to add: The Midwest observation was because I've only ever lived long-term in northern Ohio, central Ohio, eastern Pennsylvania, and now northern Indiana.  I've never noticed anyone pronouncing it in a way I would consider strange (and now I'm thinking I'm the one saying it strangely lol)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: mak1277 on March 16, 2016, 10:50:41 AM
When "st" is pronounced as "sht", such as in shtreet (street) or shtraight (straight).  Argh!

This!!!  I hate this!  I never used to hear it but now I hear it ALL THE TIME.  Not just 'st' but the 's' sound in general.  I first noticed it in the word 'groceries' being pronounced 'grosheries'.  Now I'm hearing it in all kinds of words with the 's' sound.  It drives me crazy!
I just realized I do the grocery thing.  You're suggesting to pronounce it like "grow-sir-ees"?  Maybe it's a midwest thing, but I've never heard it pronounced differently.

I've never heard anyone say anything other than "grow-sir-eeze" - are you saying that in the midewest people say "grow-shir-eeze"?

More like two syllables.  "grow-shrees"  I'd wager that more than 75% of people I know (including myself) say it that way. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Parizade on March 16, 2016, 11:11:49 AM

"oftentimes"

That's not a real word.

Merriam Webster disagrees:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oftentimes

I think the occasional returns to dictionaries, especially online ones, are misguided. Dictionaries are undemocratic and reactionary; in recent history they've also been quick to change. So, it seems you should either embrace an older dictionary (go look at a ~1950 dictionary sometime) or embrace everyday use. Deferring to an online dictionary as an authority is like saying "everyone should speak like they did 3-5 years ago."

"Oftentimes" is standard English and has been part of the language since the 14th century.
http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/09/oftentimes.html
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: oneday on March 16, 2016, 02:52:15 PM
When "st" is pronounced as "sht", such as in surgery (street) or shtraight (straight).  Argh!

This!!!  I hate this!  I never used to hear it but now I hear it ALL THE TIME.  Not just 'st' but the 's' sound in general.  I first noticed it in the word 'groceries' being pronounced 'grosheries'.  Now I'm hearing it in all kinds of words with the 's' sound.  It drives me crazy!
I just realized I do the grocery thing.  You're suggesting to pronounce it like "grow-sir-ees"?  Maybe it's a midwest thing, but I've never heard it pronounced differently.

I've never heard anyone say anything other than "grow-sir-eeze" - are you saying that in the midewest people say "grow-shir-eeze"?

Here in CA, people tend to pronounce it " gross-reez"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: teen persuasion on March 16, 2016, 05:41:11 PM
When "st" is pronounced as "sht", such as in surgery (street) or shtraight (straight).  Argh!

This!!!  I hate this!  I never used to hear it but now I hear it ALL THE TIME.  Not just 'st' but the 's' sound in general.  I first noticed it in the word 'groceries' being pronounced 'grosheries'.  Now I'm hearing it in all kinds of words with the 's' sound.  It drives me crazy!
I just realized I do the grocery thing.  You're suggesting to pronounce it like "grow-sir-ees"?  Maybe it's a midwest thing, but I've never heard it pronounced differently.

I've never heard anyone say anything other than "grow-sir-eeze" - are you saying that in the midewest people say "grow-shir-eeze"?

Here in CA, people tend to pronounce it " gross-reez"

Fascinating!  Never heard the "sh" version before.

People tend to say either "gro-sir-eeze" or "gro-sreeze" here (WNY).
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Jtrey17 on March 16, 2016, 07:48:46 PM
Ugh! Corporate speak! My ears are bleeding!

I can't stand hearing pivot. As in, we're going to pivot you to a new product. Also stand up. As in, you need to stand-up this project. I ask myself wtf when I hear either of these words, which is all.the.damn.time.
Last year: "disrupt"

This year: "game changer"m


My boss likes to throw out the latest buzzwords. So much so that within our team we derived our own list:

- Disruptivation: disruptive innovation
- Blamestorming: communally deciding who is at fault for a wrongdoing

If I remember any others I'll jot them down
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Tigerpine on March 16, 2016, 08:06:45 PM
I hate it when people talk about "bandwidth" when they really mean "resources," be that time, personnel. or whatever.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Icecreamarsenal on March 17, 2016, 04:13:15 PM
When I see 'vacay', I can recognize what's intended, but I always need a minute to recognize 'vaca' as 'vacation' rather than 'cow', which is how I interpret it.

People who drop entire syllables because they can’t handle R’s in the middle of words.

Tare-ism (terrorism)
Deteriyate (deteriorate)
Woyers (Warriors—pronounced to rhyme with “lawyers”) There’s a California basketball team called the Warriors and I cannot stand to listen to sportscasters talk about them.

Tare-ism (and Tare-ists) was definitely a common pronunciation in Harrisburg area PA where I grew up. As an eight-year old, I remember wondering who this Terrace was who attacked New York.


"oftentimes"

That's not a real word.

Merriam Webster disagrees:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oftentimes

I think the occasional returns to dictionaries, especially online ones, are misguided. Dictionaries are undemocratic and reactionary; in recent history they've also been quick to change. So, it seems you should either embrace an older dictionary (go look at a ~1950 dictionary sometime) or embrace everyday use. Deferring to an online dictionary as an authority is like saying "everyone should speak like they did 3-5 years ago."
Uh what? I don't understand what's going on here. How are dictionaries undemocratic and reactionary? Are they changing definitions en masse?
I know they've been adding words.
Take a look at a 1950s dictionary and don't refer to online dictionaries?
I keep rereading your last paragraph and it's a whole mess of crazy.
Could you please explain?
Are you saying English should be spoken as it was in the 1950s?
Sincerely confused here.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Chaplin on March 17, 2016, 08:27:37 PM
Starting sentences or answers to questions with "I mean..."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: TheBuddha on April 06, 2016, 10:29:32 AM
Saying "robbery" in situations where "burglary" would be the correct word.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: mrcheese on April 06, 2016, 11:30:23 PM
typing "reign in" instead of rein in.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: oneday on April 07, 2016, 03:29:26 PM
When my husband says "I'll look into it/that".  We both know the chances that he will even do a cursory internet search on the topic is next to zero; just drop the charade already!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: dorothyc on April 09, 2016, 09:44:05 AM
On TV last night, an announcer on the Hollywood Today show said someone was on the red carpet with "her latest boo". She meant "beau".
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: oneday on April 09, 2016, 11:28:50 AM
On TV last night, an announcer on the Hollywood Today show said someone was on the red carpet with "her latest boo". She meant "beau".

I don't know.  People seem to call their lovers "boo" these days.  Maybe it's a mispronunciation of beau, but maybe it originates somewhere else.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: JLee on April 09, 2016, 09:27:20 PM
On TV last night, an announcer on the Hollywood Today show said someone was on the red carpet with "her latest boo". She meant "beau".

I don't know.  People seem to call their lovers "boo" these days.  Maybe it's a mispronunciation of beau, but maybe it originates somewhere else.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=boo
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Elle 8 on April 10, 2016, 07:07:13 AM
I've been hearing this on a specific commercial lately:  'pure'.  I've always heard it and pronounced it as rhyming with 'cure' or 'sure'.  On this commercial they pronounce it 'peeure', with an 'ee' sound running into the to 'u' sound.  Is this new or a regional thing?  I'm in the northeast.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: BlueHouse on April 10, 2016, 07:54:05 AM
I've been hearing this on a specific commercial lately:  'pure'.  I've always heard it and pronounced it as rhyming with 'cure' or 'sure'.  On this commercial they pronounce it 'peeure', with an 'ee' sound running into the to 'u' sound.  Is this new or a regional thing?  I'm in the northeast.


I'm not a big fan of hearing the 'h' pronounced in "when", or "white". I always imagine a burst of hot air ejecting from the speakers mouth when they say these words.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: RetiredAt63 on April 10, 2016, 10:21:49 AM
I'm not a big fan of hearing the 'h' pronounced in "when", or "white". I always imagine a burst of hot air ejecting from the speakers mouth when they say these words.
but "when" without the h is "wen" = Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst

"white" without the h is wite as Old English =  a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime. or a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
    or "wight" as     a supernatural being, as a witch or sprite.    any living being; a creature.
   or Wight as in Isle of Wight.

In other words, keep the h where it belongs!   ;-)

Pee-ure for pure, on the other hand - ick.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cerat0n1a on April 11, 2016, 01:29:35 AM
I'm not a big fan of hearing the 'h' pronounced in "when", or "white". I always imagine a burst of hot air ejecting from the speakers mouth when they say these words.

That's how all English speakers would've said it a few hundred years back. They still do in Scotland.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Cyaphas on April 11, 2016, 02:10:31 AM
"it's like..." and then they never finish the sentence.
"Ya know?" in some cases 5-10 times in a paragraph.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: BlueHouse on April 11, 2016, 05:35:06 AM
I'm not a big fan of hearing the 'h' pronounced in "when", or "white". I always imagine a burst of hot air ejecting from the speakers mouth when they say these words.
but "when" without the h is "wen" = Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst

Yuck!  wHen you put it that way, I will just have to conform. Consider me changed.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: RetiredAt63 on April 11, 2016, 08:49:23 AM
Sorry about the yuck factor.  I am sure people would get "when" if you said "wen" from the context, but if they actually knew the word "wen" it might freak them out a bit.

I'm not a big fan of hearing the 'h' pronounced in "when", or "white". I always imagine a burst of hot air ejecting from the speakers mouth when they say these words.
but "when" without the h is "wen" = Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst

Yuck!  wHen you put it that way, I will just have to conform. Consider me changed.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: mak1277 on April 11, 2016, 09:01:48 AM
Sorry about the yuck factor.  I am sure people would get "when" if you said "wen" from the context, but if they actually knew the word "wen" it might freak them out a bit.

I'm not a big fan of hearing the 'h' pronounced in "when", or "white". I always imagine a burst of hot air ejecting from the speakers mouth when they say these words.
but "when" without the h is "wen" = Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst

Yuck!  wHen you put it that way, I will just have to conform. Consider me changed.

Come on, now...if the listener knows the word "wen" then I'm sure they're smart enough to figure out when you are and aren't using it.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: JoRocka on April 11, 2016, 09:21:06 AM
A few comments in this thread remind me of an old dialect quiz I came across on the NY Times website: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=1& (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=1&)

The question "Could you do me a favor?" before the actual favor is revealed irks me to no end. Tell me what you want first, then I'll tell you if I can or I'm willing to do said favor.

I'm wildly amused at this- I grew up in CA- but I was born in Va- went to school in VA and now I live in NJ- and i'ts really interesting to see the differences of where my style of speaking fits.  It had me pegged for mostly the SoCal- but a few things I recognized instantly as North East things- like hoagie- we don't have subs in NJ- we have hoagies LOL.


I'm catching up and having fun on this thread-(I'm guilty of a few of these- I saw "so" quite a lot- as well as 'literally')

Only two things- that apparently really bother me a metricFUCKLOAD-
 when people say "I'm sorry" for something they did not do.  (happens a lot when someone runs into a woman- she apologizes- social conditioning- something I notice I do and it really intrinsically bothers me)

And

"deep dive" in a work setting (or any setting unless you're a god damn scuba diver)- no- I will not deep dive with you- you sound fucking stupid. 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Miss Piggy on April 11, 2016, 08:15:17 PM
A pet peeve of mine: preventative. Why the extra syllable? What's wrong with preventive?

And another: orientated. Again, why the extra syllable?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: TheBuddha on April 11, 2016, 10:59:56 PM
And another: orientated. Again, why the extra syllable?

Yeah, it's weird. But that's the correct way to say it in England.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cerat0n1a on April 12, 2016, 12:51:00 AM
And another: orientated. Again, why the extra syllable?

Yeah, it's weird. But that's the correct way to say it in England.

Both forms are correct, but the longer -ate is definitely more common here. It's a back formation from orientation, I suppose.

My dad used to get annoyed about commentate and commentator, when there is the perfectly good English word "comment", but I think that battle was lost at least 50 years ago...
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Miss Piggy on April 12, 2016, 09:35:16 AM
My dad used to get annoyed about commentate and commentator, when there is the perfectly good English word "comment", but I think that battle was lost at least 50 years ago...

Oh, my. I think I might lose it if I heard someone say "commentate." 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on April 12, 2016, 11:42:19 AM
My dad used to get annoyed about commentate and commentator, when there is the perfectly good English word "comment", but I think that battle was lost at least 50 years ago...

Oh, my. I think I might lose it if I heard someone say "commentate."

But surely commentating is a word? To commentate is to narrate sport as it happens, usually on the radio. The person who does this is a commentator.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Shinplaster on April 12, 2016, 12:13:01 PM
I'm not a big fan of hearing the 'h' pronounced in "when", or "white". I always imagine a burst of hot air ejecting from the speakers mouth when they say these words.
but "when" without the h is "wen" = Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst

I wonder if anyone has told Chaz Dean that his fancy/schmancy Hollywood hair products are named after a tumor?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: JoRocka on April 12, 2016, 12:28:36 PM
I'm not a big fan of hearing the 'h' pronounced in "when", or "white". I always imagine a burst of hot air ejecting from the speakers mouth when they say these words.
but "when" without the h is "wen" = Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst

I wonder if anyone has told Chaz Dean that his fancy/schmancy Hollywood hair products are named after a tumor?

that's TOTALLY what I thought when I saw "wen*

Also- the family guy where Stewie and Brian are discussing Chool WhhhhIp.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: BlueHouse on April 12, 2016, 01:03:33 PM
And another: orientated. Again, why the extra syllable?

Yeah, it's weird. But that's the correct way to say it in England.
Yep, that bugged me too.  But don't they also mispronounce AND misspell "Aluminum".  :)

I didn't like acclimate / acclimatize, but then I looked it up and found there might actually be a distinction (on the interwebs anyway, for what that's worth)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Chaplin on April 12, 2016, 06:08:25 PM
But surely commentating is a word? To commentate is to narrate sport as it happens, usually on the radio. The person who does this is a commentator.

Who narrates? The narratator of course!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: nobodyspecial on April 12, 2016, 09:51:04 PM
But don't they also mispronounce AND misspell "Aluminum".  :)
No, The British spell and pronounce it the way the rest of the world, and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemists, spell and pronounce it.

However, in return we were forced to spell  <shudder> Sulfur </shudder>
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cerat0n1a on April 13, 2016, 02:22:14 AM
But surely commentating is a word? To commentate is to narrate sport as it happens, usually on the radio. The person who does this is a commentator.

Indeed - there is now, and it would feel a bit weird to call them anything else. A few decades ago, it was a neologism. Many of the complaints on this thread are about people using new words (or continuing to use old ones...)

I find it quite interesting how quickly new words come in and how slowly other things change. I grew up in a town where in the 1970s kids used thee, thou and thy to close family and other children at primary school, at least a couple of hundred years after it went out of usage in standard English. The southern English long "a" in words like "bath" or "grass" started in Victorian London and has taken ~150 years to spread to most of England.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: esq on May 23, 2016, 06:31:17 PM
Can we talk about the word "non-negotiable"?

Obama started using it, as an adjective, of course, because that's what it is.

Then my principal thought it would be a good idea to change it into a noun:  "Staff meeting at 5 pm Monday.  This is a non-negotiable."  Used it throughout the year, except for the last 6 weeks or so; probably because we haven't one of her stupid-ass meetings.

On accident.
On tomorrow.
Ugh.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: nobodyspecial on May 23, 2016, 10:16:41 PM
The only way to deal with it is to extend it yourself, try "the meeting is non-negotiablizory"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: alsoknownasDean on May 24, 2016, 03:07:48 AM
On TV last night, an announcer on the Hollywood Today show said someone was on the red carpet with "her latest boo". She meant "beau".

I don't know.  People seem to call their lovers "boo" these days.  Maybe it's a mispronunciation of beau, but maybe it originates somewhere else.

Don't they call them 'bae' as well? Honestly that sounds dumb.

Why do some people pronounce 'specific' as 'pacific'?

Also, people using 'most' when they mean 'almost', such as 'most everything'. It just seems weird. Is it an American thing? I've not heard/seen it used here.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on May 24, 2016, 04:57:33 AM
Also, people using 'most' when they mean 'almost', such as 'most everything'. It just seems weird. Is it an American thing? I've not heard/seen it used here.

I think it is an American thing, but I find it rather cute and quaint.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: esq on May 24, 2016, 08:32:28 AM
The only way to deal with it is to extend it yourself, try "the meeting is non-negotiablizory"

Yeah.  They'd probably just steal it from me and use it in the next email. :D
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: BlueHouse on May 24, 2016, 01:24:30 PM
Is there a correct way to use "I haven't" vs. "I've not"? 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: SyZ on May 24, 2016, 02:10:13 PM
"I think"

I know it's what you think, because you're the one saying it

Just say it
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Warlord1986 on May 24, 2016, 02:17:43 PM
"You don't understand because you don't have....(kids, debt, whatever)."

I don't understand having kids because I don't have any yet. But nine times out of ten having kids has nothing to do with the challenge or the action required to resolve it.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: sparky28 on May 24, 2016, 02:21:35 PM
'telephonic call'
'endeavor to'
'I myself am included in this equation'
When people copy a hyperlink and don't make it clickable

Pretty much anything one of my managers says - speaking indirectly to avoid irritating anyone irritates me.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Miss Piggy on May 24, 2016, 02:22:58 PM
"hack" anything
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: shelivesthedream on May 24, 2016, 02:56:52 PM
'telephonic call'
'endeavor to'
'I myself am included in this equation'
When people copy a hyperlink and don't make it clickable

Pretty much anything one of my managers says - speaking indirectly to avoid irritating anyone irritates me.

For several years my mother used to email me links, mostly to eBay items (which had long strings of random numbers and letters). Eventually I realised that she didn't know how to copy and paste from the URL bar and was typing the entire URL manually into the email. My head just about exploded.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: cerat0n1a on May 24, 2016, 03:41:11 PM
Is there a correct way to use "I haven't" vs. "I've not"?

Both are correct, but "I haven't" is much, much more common usage.

I think in Britain, it's a little bit of a regional marker. I'm from the north of England and would sometimes say "I've not" and "I'll not", whereas most people in the south of England would always say "I haven't" and "I won't."

Have is a funny one anyway. We can say "I have a dog" although it would be more usual to say "I have got a dog". Using a contraction with the lexical rather than auxiliary form of have sounds old-fashioned. For example "I haven't a dog" sounds odd, but this form is still used in set phrases e.g. "I haven't a clue" is used in British English.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Greenback Reproduction Specialist on May 24, 2016, 03:56:35 PM
Isnt this a bunch of peachy people lol

The only one that really bothers me is "I can't"

I'm freakin living proof that if I can do it, you can too, get off your ass man!
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: JoRocka on May 25, 2016, 02:24:16 PM
"hack" anything

OMFG- THIS.

I hate when people say "life hack" or I found this cool "hack" for doing X.

no you didn't. it's not a fucking hack. you fucking nitwit.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Greenback Reproduction Specialist on May 25, 2016, 04:52:45 PM
Selfie... and YOLO....

Makes my cringe just typing them.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Miss Piggy on May 25, 2016, 05:02:44 PM
"hack" anything

OMFG- THIS.

I hate when people say "life hack" or I found this cool "hack" for doing X.

no you didn't. it's not a fucking hack. you fucking nitwit.

How do you really feel?  ;)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Cellista on May 25, 2016, 07:18:35 PM
"Wait on" to express that you are waiting for something to happen.

No.  If you are waiting "on" [someone], you are a server in a restaurant or a salesclerk in a store. 

If you anticipate an event, you are waiting "for" it to happen.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: pbkmaine on May 25, 2016, 07:25:33 PM
I don't like it when people reply: "Perfect!" to something I've said. Nothing is perfect.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MissNancyPryor on May 25, 2016, 07:35:41 PM
I am very sick of everything being "amazing."

Consecutive consonants are a problem for some so they become "fusstrated."

We should solve our bad language habits "sooner than later."

   -urp- 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MissNancyPryor on May 25, 2016, 07:45:00 PM
And how can I forget "could of" and "should of"
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: simmias on May 25, 2016, 07:54:13 PM
"Begs the question."  99% of the time I hear it it's being used incorrectly.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: WranglerBowman on May 26, 2016, 10:26:32 AM
"My question is..."  You don't have announce that you have a question before you ask it, just f'ing ask it!

Indians (India) like to use "shall" a lot.  "I shall be late to work this morning", "I shall attend your meeting today at 3".  I actually think this is humorous but if I use "shall" they look at me like they don't understand what I'm saying or I'm ignorant, not sure which one.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: kite on May 26, 2016, 10:30:39 AM
Shaming.
Privelege.
Inequality.
Cultural appropriation. 

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: chesebert on May 26, 2016, 11:24:23 AM
"that's a mute point"

My blood boils with rage!

don't you meant "moot"? What is a "mute" point?

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: chesebert on May 26, 2016, 11:36:27 AM
I found myself using y'all in my conversation from time to time (more often lately) and I irk me! I have nothing to do with Texas, never lived there, no friends from there, no ties to the damn state whatsoever...where did this "y'all" come from??

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dollar Slice on May 26, 2016, 11:39:02 AM
"that's a mute point"

My blood boils with rage!

don't you meant "moot"? What is a "mute" point?

I feel like you're missing how this thread works :-)  Yes, it should be "moot." That's why it makes his blood boil when people say "mute."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: UnleashHell on May 26, 2016, 11:46:34 AM
Is there a correct way to use "I haven't" vs. "I've not"?

Both are correct, but "I haven't" is much, much more common usage.

I think in Britain, it's a little bit of a regional marker. I'm from the north of England and would sometimes say "I've not" and "I'll not", whereas most people in the south of England would always say "I haven't" and "I won't."

Have is a funny one anyway. We can say "I have a dog" although it would be more usual to say "I have got a dog". Using a contraction with the lexical rather than auxiliary form of have sounds old-fashioned. For example "I haven't a dog" sounds odd, but this form is still used in set phrases e.g. "I haven't a clue" is used in British English.

Its all messed up. I was dragged all around the UK but mostly in the south. Parents from Different sides of the penines with one an RAF brat to boot.
Bath vs barth
my sister vs our kid
hi vs all right luv.


throw in over a decade of NE USA and now SE USA its no wonder my kids vocab is all over the place!! Especially as the other side is a Sussex/Danish mix....

YEars ago a mix was when someone from the village married someone from the market town...

Aluminium vs aluminum is always a fun one.  Yes my American friends - the reason we say it differently is because a) you are wrong and b) it has a different spelling....
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: chesebert on May 26, 2016, 12:03:03 PM
"that's a mute point"

My blood boils with rage!

don't you meant "moot"? What is a "mute" point?

I feel like you're missing how this thread works :-)  Yes, it should be "moot." That's why it makes his blood boil when people say "mute."

never heard anyone using "mute"; thought it was a typo :)
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: calimom on May 26, 2016, 10:54:21 PM
"that's a mute point"

My blood boils with rage!

don't you meant "moot"? What is a "mute" point?

I feel like you're missing how this thread works :-)  Yes, it should be "moot." That's why it makes his blood boil when people say "mute."

+1
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: RentSeeking on May 27, 2016, 11:06:48 AM
"Wait on" to express that you are waiting for something to happen.

No.  If you are waiting "on" [someone], you are a server in a restaurant or a salesclerk in a store. 

If you anticipate an event, you are waiting "for" it to happen.

I'll be honest, sometimes the ambiguity may be apt when we're referring to a client.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: yuka on May 28, 2016, 04:36:33 PM
I found myself using y'all in my conversation from time to time (more often lately) and I irk me! I have nothing to do with Texas, never lived there, no friends from there, no ties to the damn state whatsoever...where did this "y'all" come from??

There's nothing wrong with yearning for an informal, explicitly plural second person pronoun where none exists. Or, in this case, using the one that does. It's helpful in some situations to defuse or prevent tension, or just to help people feel included.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: rockstache on May 28, 2016, 04:54:36 PM
I know this is a southern thing, but it drives me bonkers to hear adults (usually women) refer to their father as "daddy." In my neck of the woods people quit using Daddy and Mommy around the time they start middle school, so it's kind of icks me out when I hear it. I think it's supposed to be affectionate but it always sounds to me like they're just trying to be cute.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: hdatontodo on May 28, 2016, 07:45:27 PM
Irks me when people post local food  reviews on FB and use cutesy words like dee-lish and yummy. Tell me the pizza has a crispy crust and the sauce tastes fresh. Tell me the Peruvian chicken was properly cooked and tasted great due to a good combination of spices.

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Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: MandalayVA on May 28, 2016, 09:38:12 PM
Irks me when people post local food  reviews on FB and use cutesy words like dee-lish and yummy. Tell me the pizza has a crispy crust and the sauce tastes fresh. Tell me the Peruvian chicken was properly cooked and tasted great due to a good combination of spices.

Oh, God, I loathe "yummy" with the fury of a thousand suns.  Then again, I think I mentioned that earlier in this thread.  :D
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Ladychips on May 28, 2016, 09:57:12 PM
I know this is a southern thing, but it drives me bonkers to hear adults (usually women) refer to their father as "daddy." In my neck of the woods people quit using Daddy and Mommy around the time they start middle school, so it's kind of icks me out when I hear it. I think it's supposed to be affectionate but it always sounds to me like they're just trying to be cute.

Must be a southern thing... my 77 year old daddy still refers to his father as daddy.  Perhaps it's similar to the familiar in Spanish.  In my world, it's a term of love and affection, not cuteness
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Shinplaster on May 29, 2016, 09:43:01 AM
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This.  I don't care what app or device you (general you, not specific you) use, and I'm tired of reading it.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: LeRainDrop on May 29, 2016, 10:42:59 AM
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This.  I don't care what app or device you (general you, not specific you) use, and I'm tired of reading it.

I have one friend who changed hers to say, "Sent from my rotary phone."  I thought that was pretty clever.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: esq on May 30, 2016, 09:23:16 AM
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This.  I don't care what app or device you (general you, not specific you) use, and I'm tired of reading it.

I have one friend who changed hers to say, "Sent from my rotary phone."  I thought that was pretty clever.

Love this.  Running with the idea.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: esq on May 30, 2016, 09:35:22 AM
I know this is a southern thing, but it drives me bonkers to hear adults (usually women) refer to their father as "daddy." In my neck of the woods people quit using Daddy and Mommy around the time they start middle school, so it's kind of icks me out when I hear it. I think it's supposed to be affectionate but it always sounds to me like they're just trying to be cute.

My teenagers never refer to their father as daddy in conversation.  But they still call him Daddy.  They still call me Mama, but refer to me as their mother.

When I first moved to Texas from NY, I didn't get the "Daddy" thing.  Used to it now; no biggie.  It's just a thing they do down here; a term of endearment.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: iris lily on May 30, 2016, 09:38:38 AM
I am irked by these being shortened:

Master's degree to Masters

Invitation to  invite

I know this is petty, but they set my teeth on edge.

Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: big_owl on May 30, 2016, 03:15:45 PM
When parents refer to their children as kiddos.  That annoys me.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: oneday on May 31, 2016, 09:48:31 PM
When someone says they "upped" something.  "The bank upped my credit limit."  What's wrong with "raised" or "increased"?
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Faraday on May 31, 2016, 10:25:35 PM
"... if you will..."
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: richyf on June 01, 2016, 04:39:44 AM
Using 'THIS' to emphasis that you are agreeing with a quote .... even though you have included the quote  in your reply.

e.g.

'I really hate it when...
THIS!!!... I totally agree!...'
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Warlord1986 on June 01, 2016, 08:25:52 AM
I know this is a southern thing, but it drives me bonkers to hear adults (usually women) refer to their father as "daddy." In my neck of the woods people quit using Daddy and Mommy around the time they start middle school, so it's kind of icks me out when I hear it. I think it's supposed to be affectionate but it always sounds to me like they're just trying to be cute.

No. My father is my daddy. When he is cranky, he is the the Daddy-Beast. I'm not trying to be cute, he is simply my daddy.

Fight me.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Dicey on June 01, 2016, 08:48:04 AM
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This.  I don't care what app or device you (general you, not specific you) use, and I'm tired of reading it.

I have one friend who changed hers to say, "Sent from my rotary phone."  I thought that was pretty clever.
Mine had a plug for my provider, which pissed me off. I know I could have deleted the line, but I had more fun changing it from "Sent from my XXXXXX Smart Phone " to "Sent from my XXXXXX Not-So-Smart Phone".
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Ladychips on June 01, 2016, 09:16:30 AM
After I reacted to the 'daddy' thing, I regretted it.  This is a thread about what irks people...not about justifying the words we say.  What difference does it make that someone I don't know doesn't like what I call my father?  And lots of perfectly reasonable things irk me.
 
But then Warlord1986 made me LOL and so I regret nothing! 
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: Faraday on June 01, 2016, 11:06:54 AM
I know this is a southern thing, but it drives me bonkers to hear adults (usually women) refer to their father as "daddy." In my neck of the woods people quit using Daddy and Mommy around the time they start middle school, so it's kind of icks me out when I hear it. I think it's supposed to be affectionate but it always sounds to me like they're just trying to be cute.

No. My father is my daddy. When he is cranky, he is the the Daddy-Beast. I'm not trying to be cute, he is simply my daddy.

Fight me.

This is a cultural norm that's not well understood outside the culture. A burden southerners often have to bear. I totally get his "Fight me" reference. :-)  Some things are not negotiable. Only unconditional surrender is acceptable.
Title: Re: The things people say...that irk you
Post by: rockstache on June 01, 2016, 11:45:15 AM
I know this is a southern thing, but it drives me bonkers to hear adults (usually women) refer to their father as "daddy." In my neck of the woods people quit using Daddy and Mommy around the time they start middle school, so it's kind of icks me out when I hear it. I think it's supposed to be affectionate but it always sounds to me like they're just trying to be cute.

No. My father is my daddy. When he is cranky, he is the the Daddy-Beast. I'm not trying to be cute, he is simply my daddy.

Fight me.

This is a cultural norm that's not well understood outside the culture. A burden southerners often have to bear. I totally get his "Fight me" reference. :-)  Some things are not negotiable. Only unconditional surrender is acceptable.

Hey, you can call him whatever you want, that's your prerogative. I can think it's weird/juvenile - that's mine.