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Words and phrases I hate

Discussion in 'Drunken Ramblings and Mindless Mumbling' started by reinstone, Jan 2, 2013.

 

  1. CGVT

    Senior Member

    Posted Feb 2, 2013
    I am from Michigan, my wife is from North Carolina, we live in Alabama. My 10 year old came home from school one day and had a list of homonyms. One example was win and when both being pronounced win. I showed it to my wife and she couldn't see a problem...

    It isn't anything I hate, but I did find it funny
     
  2. OCBrewin

    Well-Known Member  

    Posted Feb 2, 2013
    Is this serious? I understand accents, but actually teaching words to the contrary of Webster's Dictionary seems wrong. How do they say 'fin' or 'hen'? Not trying to be rude or anything, just boggles my mind a bit....
     
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  3. JuanMoore

    Supporting Member  

    Posted Feb 2, 2013
    You've obviously never been to the deep south.
     
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  4. CGVT

    Senior Member

    Posted Feb 2, 2013
    When I lived in New Jersey I heard a mother bitching because they sent homonyms home and they had a picture of a frog and dog . She said that frog and Dooo-awg don't sound anything alike.

    Much worse, IMO because that is the most obnoxious, fingernails on chalkboard accent known to man.

    BTW, I'll bet most of the people in Orange County California pronounce the short "a" word Dad as Daaaad
     
  5. HoppyDaze

    Supporting Member  

    Posted Feb 2, 2013
    I feel you guys. The Johnny come lately obnoxious fan is the worst. That being said I graduated from Montana State and am also a big Duck fan. I grew up in Oregon and spent my youth going to games and watching them on the tube. There's no way some fvckin frat boy that made it through (alumn) for fours has a better fan claim as me. Oh and if you you want to know how MSU is doing, I can tell you... Perineal top 5 playoff team winning the big sky a lot lately. Google Travis Lulay, hell of a player, better drinker... :)
     
  6. Marauder

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 2, 2013
    I'm from NJ, and I also hate that accent. It gets worse the farther north you get and closer to New York, but it's down near me as well, to some degree. I never used to hate it but I was stationed in few other states for a long time, and when I moved back home last year I was disgusted by that accent and the terrible driving. (Both of which I never noticed before I left,)

    And yes a lot of people say that stupid yous
    Yous guys ready? You is the plural of you and needs no S, and I know teachers don't teach this one, but it develops anyway.

    Again homebrewtalk is a wealth of information as I have always wondered about them teaching accents in school. I once asked a friend from Rhode Island if they just leave the R out completely when teaching the ABCs to children there. He had no answer...
     
  7. OCBrewin

    Well-Known Member  

    Posted Feb 2, 2013
    Haha, yeah, you're basically correct. But its usually preceded by 'like, ummm, like' or 'totally'..... Damn... I knew I shouldn't have put OC in my username.... Not even from here - born and raised in San Diego and here for work now.

    I guess the accent down there is just the typical stoned surfer with a lot of 'dude' interjections.

    Back on topic, I hate double negatives. Also, especially annoying is the use of the word 'seen' in the present tense, like "we seen that car....."
     
  8. cheezydemon3

    Banned

    Posted Feb 2, 2013
    Zombie apocalypse?????

    Methinks the OP is epically over-sensetive.

    Irregardless is the mother of all douche words for me.
     
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  9. Billy-Klubb

    HBT Berry Puncher  

    Posted Feb 2, 2013
    I don't know why y'all doubt the Zombie Apocalypse. it's happening and I'll be ready. y'all will think Will Smith was unprepared in I Am Legend.
     
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  10. Qhrumphf

    Stay Rude, Stay Rebel, Stay SHARP  

    Posted Feb 2, 2013
    When I first moved to Jersey from the PNW a little more than 10 years ago, I got no end of crap for actually pronouncing "water" correctly (instead of "wooodah" or however they expect you to say it). Then I moved down this way. DC area's so full of transplants that there's no real accent for anything, you go further out into VA, and I much prefer the NY/NJ accent to that obnoxious southern one.
     
  11. mgortel

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 2, 2013
    "Two cars got together....."

    A local traffic chick uses this term to explain an accident....WTF.....cal it a crash...accident....WTF.....is this polically correct to say "Two cars got together....."...dumbest effing thing I ever heard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Really pi$$es me off.......
     
  12. Pappers_

    Moderator Staff Member  

    Posted Feb 2, 2013
    My current grammatical pet peeve is the use of 'no problem' instead of 'you're welcome.' Sometimes its appropriate, but it seems to be much over used.
     
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  13. cheezydemon3

    Banned

    Posted Feb 2, 2013
    I am not saying it has happened, lol. I just wonder why it offends.
     
  14. WesleyS

    Banned

    Posted Feb 2, 2013
    I'm guilty of that.
     
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  15. Billy-Klubb

    HBT Berry Puncher  

    Posted Feb 3, 2013
    so am I. a lot.
     
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  16. morticus

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 3, 2013
    "This beer is really sessionable". I really wish some people would learn the real meaning of what a session beer is before they call a beer sessionable.
     
  17. mgortel

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 3, 2013
    No doubt...with you on that one!
     
  18. Yesfan

    Well-Known Member  

    Posted Feb 3, 2013
    One I just thought of.

    "snob"


    Why is it that when someone is educated about something, they are looked at as a snob? Just like everyone else, I have my opinions on some things. The problem I have is, when I don't agree with what the mainstream likes, I'm labeled a snob. This hobby is a prime example of what I'm talking about. When I'm talking about beer to the average drinker, I'm labeled a snob because some of the brands I like they have never heard (or worse) I like 'such & such brand' over their precious BMC beer.

    I'm not a beer connoisseur nor claim to be one, but don't hate on me because I think Bud Light or Miller Lite suck. Hey if that's all you have in your fridge, I'm not afraid to drink it. It's still beer and nothing goes better with good times than a nice cold beer.
     
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  19. jonemack

    New Member

    Posted Feb 3, 2013
    My brother says "you know what I mean?" several times during the course of a conversation . Listen dip-wad, if I don't know what you mean I'll ask you to explain
     
  20. Pappers_

    Moderator Staff Member  

    Posted Feb 3, 2013
    I'm amused that you've been a member here for six months and your first and only post is to complain about your brother :tank:
     
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  21. Marauder

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 3, 2013
    Ahhh brotherly love haha
     
  22. mannye

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 3, 2013
    Yes! And this is coming from someone that grew up in Queens.

    I am also amazed at our apparent disdain for "You're welcome" Even on NPR. No one ever says it. Ever. Thank you for being on the show is answered by "thank you for having me" or "no problem." Go ahead. Listen to NPR and tell me I'm wrong.
     
  23. iaefebs

    Banned

    Posted Feb 3, 2013
    One of my pet peeves also. I think the scale is sliding more towards "you're welcome" in this area, but I still get the "no problem" about 1/4 of the time. A couple years ago it was 3/4 of the time.
     
  24. WesleyBrewViking

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 4, 2013
    I don't like this phrase unless it's in reference to having sex on an elevator. :D
     
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  25. WesleyBrewViking

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 4, 2013
    Hey, Vern?
     
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  26. gratus fermentatio

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 5, 2013
    "Social justice," there's no such thing. It's a pinko codeword for redistribution of wealth & rights.
    "African-American," or any other hyphenated American. Either you're American, or you're not. Color & origin are not & should not be issues; but assholery & duchebaggery are.
    Regards, GF.
     
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  27. dbrewski

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 6, 2013
    "orientated" instead of oriented.
     
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  28. Rainman667

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 6, 2013
    Gah! That and 10AM "in the morning"
    All I can think is "are you sure? You didn't mean 10AM at night, or 10PM in the morning?"
     
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  29. mpride1911

    Well-Known Member  

    Posted Feb 6, 2013
    1. Orientated really bothers me too, and the Army cannot stop saying it.
    2. It actually is a word and means literally to face the east. (The Orient)

    But the Army likes to put "...ize" at the end of everything too, which I think is worse. I've never been able to figure why we go to the range to zero our weapon but we zeroIZE our radio. Ruggedized is another. I was once told to be careful because the coyotes were domestitized.
     
  30. bobbrews

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 7, 2013
    What does PWLIHTRA stand for?
    People Who Like Inventing Hard To Remember Acronyms :)

    I hate when the abbreviations we use are more difficult to remember than the phrases themselves.

    Example: SWMBO, ROTFLMAO, SMH
     
  31. cheezydemon3

    Banned

    Posted Feb 7, 2013
    I hate "OH! Sorry! It was the furthest thing from my mind!".....as if that contitutionalizes an excuse.(;))


    My response is "Really, so what you told me that you would do, was the least important thing that existed, as far as you were concerned.......Well, then f**k you too."
     
  32. CreamyGoodness

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 7, 2013
    "Actually the furthest thing from my mind was Yasser Arafat wearing a bustier, codpiece and monicle... making this the second furthest thing from my mind"
     
  33. cheezydemon3

    Banned

    Posted Feb 7, 2013
    Ok I give up Creamy, what is that?
     
  34. DavetheDog

    Active Member

    Posted Feb 7, 2013
    What you said and also when they say "Listen" before giving the opinion. Everytime I hear that, I think to myself, "Don't tell me what to do [email protected]!"

    Also, it drives me crazy when people say something along the lines of, "I'm gonna get me a whatever."
     
  35. HoppyDaze

    Supporting Member  

    Posted Feb 7, 2013
    "no worries"
     
  36. KayaBrew

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 8, 2013
    I hate the word "redouble". As in, "We need to redouble our efforts..."

    Drives me crazy.
     
  37. CGVT

    Senior Member

    Posted Feb 8, 2013
    Would that be quadrupling?
     
  38. michael_mus

    Banned

    Posted Feb 8, 2013
    Can I put a vote in for hating the word "Hate" ? It's over used. I remember a time when, if you said "I hate you", MF'ers cried.
     
  39. Leadgolem

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 9, 2013
    The furthest thing from my mind is my body....
     
  40. HoppyDaze

    Supporting Member  

    Posted Feb 9, 2013
    It seems like a lot of you folks hate words or phrases because you take them literally when they aren't supposed to be. Worse than my wife on the rag...
     
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