Irregardless

[ohiobrewtus]

Wow, that went right over my head. The irony here is incredible!

Don't you mean ironing?

Oh the ironing!

 

[menschmaschine]

Me speak bad English? That's unpossible! (Ralph Wiggum)

 

[Klainmeister]

This is a fantastic thread, but i must ask...what's with everyone using the word "mensch"?

Können Sie deutsch?

 

[TheBrewPig]

I don't know if its been said already, but I hate it how people tend to write loose instead of lose. For example... I've been going to the gym to loose a few pounds.

I guess if the weight was loose, you could LOSE it quicker.... *******!!

/rant

 

[EvilTOJ]

Klainmeister, look at the person's username above your last post. There's your answer!

 

[arturo7]

Misuse of the word peruse often sets me off on a rant.

It means to study or review in detail. Quite the opposite of the way it is often employed to mean scan.

Quick perusal is an oxymoron!

(I sure hope there are no grammatical flaws in this post!)

 

[cheezydemon]

Excellent point my good man, which reminds me......
WARY!!!!!!!!!! - to be suspicious of, cautious about...

WEARY - means you are fu*king tired a$$holes!!!!!

I hate when people say they are weary of or LEERY of something when they mean wary.

Anyone have a line on leery? I know to leer is to smile in a condescending way, or to gape at someone. I am pretty sure it doesn't mean wary.

 

[Bobby_M]

I suppose a lot of misuse (my own included) has to do with doing more talking than reading and writing. Spoken english gets lax really quickly.

Idiocracy makes me laugh out loud and cry a little bit at the same time.

"I remember a time when reading and writing was NOT just for ****"

 

[e lo]

I hate when people say they are weary of or LEERY of something when they mean wary.

Anyone have a line on leery? I know to leer is to smile in a condescending way, or to gape at someone. I am pretty sure it doesn't mean wary.

The word they're using is leery (also spelled leary), which means doubtful or suspicious of.

Edit: The OED has it first appearing in 1718, and then first appearing used to mean "careful" in 1911.

 

[cheezydemon]

The word they're using is leery (also spelled leary), which means doubtful or suspicious of.

Edit: The OED has it first appearing in 1718, and then first appearing used to mean "careful" in 1911.

AHH! Thanks. In that case, it is way too close to wary and people are mixing the two to come up with weary which already meant something else entirely.

 

[Klainmeister]

Klainmeister, look at the person's username above your last post. There's your answer!

....oh......


/facepalm

 

[the_bird]

I hate when people say they are weary of or LEERY of something when they mean wary.

Anyone have a line on leery? I know to leer is to smile in a condescending way, or to gape at someone. I am pretty sure it doesn't mean wary.

leery

One entry found.

leery
Main Entry: leery Variant(s): also leary \&#712;lir-&#275;\ Function: adjective Date: 1896 : suspicious, wary —often used with of<leery of strangers>

I'm, uh... speechless.

Maybe I'll head on over to m-w.com and peruse the definition of "ironic"

 

[niquejim]

When I saw the word in the thread title, I thought "oh man, he'd better be ranting about how irregardless isn't a word, or I'm going to call him a cock!" Thankfully, you are not, cheezydemon.

For me, something that really chaps my wookie is the way you Easterners say the word Oregon. It's OR-a-GHEN. Say it slow; ORYGUN.

NOT OR A GONE!

THERE'S NO MOTHER#%&TING "e" ON THE END OF IT, YOU SONS OF A @(!@*LESS GOAT!!!! I LIVE HERE YOU DON'T I WIN U SUCK!!


Ahhhhh. Much better now.

I always pronounced it OR-a-GHEN.
After this "THERE'S NO MOTHER#%&TING "e" ON THE END OF IT, YOU SONS OF A @(!@*LESS GOAT!!!! I LIVE HERE YOU DON'T I WIN U SUCK!!"


Go...... Or a Gone!!!!

 

[EvilTOJ]

I will destroy you. Oh yes. Oh yes.

 

[gruntingfrog]

I hate when I hear people say something like, "We need to leverage our position..."

LEVERAGE IS A NOUN! You apply leverage to lift a heavy object. You don't leverage it up.

What bothers me is that it's used this way simply to make the speaker sound more intelligent when simpler (correct) words suffice. Any time you hear someone use leverage as a verb or are tempted to use it yourself, simply replace the word with "use" or "exploit" depending on the context.

Don't quote M-W.com at me either. While I understand that a dictionary records usage and not a list of "real" words, it's still improper for a noun to be used as a verb. I didn't put on a shirt today. I shirted myself. HEHEHE, I said, "shirted."

Just because one business big wig says it in a meeting and his cronies follow suit doesn't make it right.

On the business-speak obfuscation subject, I actually heard the following said in a meeting.

We need to leverage our synergistic implementation strategies to overcome the lack of cooperation inherent in the current situation.

What a pompous ass. I think this would have been a much clearer message. "In the future, we need to work together better."

 

[menschmaschine]

What bothers me is that it's used this way simply to make the speaker sound more intelligent when simpler (correct) words suffice.

Yeah, I think that's what's really at the core of this thread. I had a boss once who took every opportunity for that. He didn't have a college degree (not that there's anything wrong with that) in an environment where everyone else did and his job qualifications really required one (political promotion). So, he had a chip on his shoulder about it. He always tried to use big words and phrases to sound intelligent. He would always call hydrochloric acid, "muriatic acid", because he thought it sounded more official. The funniest thing is watching people like that get caught. In one big meeting, he kept throwing around the acronym GIS. One person genuinely asked what that stands for. He began to explain it with out stating what GIS actually stood for. The questioner then said, "but what does it stand for?"... Deer in headlights. Then someone else answered the question.:cross:

 

[cheezydemon]

That's one thing I try to remember, is not to try and sound smarter than you actually are. Which is easy for me since I am a genius....

 

[mrfocus]

We need to leverage our synergistic implementation strategies to overcome the lack of cooperation inherent in the current situation.

That's quite redundant. "We really need to work together, cause in the past we've s*cked at it."

 

[beergears]

Oh, a new one, somewhat old by now... "action item"..!!

http://professionalsuperhero.com/

Edit: I still s*ck at adding links... arrgh

 

[cheezydemon]

Just had to re-visit this farging thread. Someone else said irregardless today...........

Again: If "Irregardless" means SUPER REGARDLESS!!(durr) then irreversible means....*you guessed it* Thuper FARGING Reversible!!

And irrelevent means....The most Farging Relevent thing EVER!!!!!!

and irreconcileable differences means that "Our problems aint nothin sweetie!!! We's as happy as 2 thuper irresistable.....*oh wait*"

 

[menschmaschine]

I saw a good one on Family Guy on Sunday... "a whole 'nother". Stewie was President and banned the use of that expression. I laughed when I saw it, but then I thought, "I think I've said that!":cross:

 

[cheezydemon]

I have been told by more than a few people that I would love that show....It seems really good!

I am sorry to say that I saw the southpark episode about the manatese(If you have seen it, great, if not, I can't possibly explain), and it ruined me on family guy forever. Those south park guys are accidental geniuses.

Good to see you again mensch.

BTW I met a guy named Mentch, and I said "that's german, right?" He was impressed.

 

[menschmaschine]

He must be a cousin- one letter removed. (OK, that was bad!)

 

[cheezydemon]

Lol, I get you. You probably are related. Due to my job, privacy laws prohibit any further info, but trace the family tree to KY.

 

[k1v1116]

Ive read the thread as carefully as possible, so I'm sorry if I've missed it but no one mentioned "carmel" vs. caramel. As I understand it carmel is a place in IN I think and caramel is burnt sugar. "nuculer" pisses me off too.

 

[Sir Humpsalot]

Just had to re-visit this farging thread. Someone else said irregardless today..........

Can somebody please repost that hot english teacher chick again? :drool:

 

[cheezydemon]

It's probably on youtube still.

 

[wildwest450]

 

[cheezydemon]

lol. Does she cover proper use of the pre-fix "irre"?