Rhetorical Disfluencies that I Hate

[gestyr]

Woodint that be "fusterating"?

R = Aurah
H = Haych
Z = Zed

Never have understood the connection to those pronunciations of letters.

Zed is the British-English name for the letter "z".

 

[skinydipper]

I, myself, may or may not have a problem with this, as of yet.

But I digress.

 

[erock2112]

Expresso.

 

[JonW]

I think I'll sit back and read this while I drink my EXPRESSO.


Edit - are you kidding - two people with the same one at the same time!!

 

[DeafSmith]

myself and a couple buddies.......

myself...

 

[Joemama474]

Maybe this is just a Michigan thing, but I keep hearing "un-thaw" when what they mean is "thaw". Did anyone mention "whole 'nother"?

 

[JonW]

How about "hot water heater"?

 

[skinydipper]

Maybe this is just a Michigan thing, but I keep hearing "un-thaw" when what they mean is "thaw". Did anyone mention "whole 'nother"?

Unloosen.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Zed is the British-English name for the letter "z".

Which is why they don't sell Lay-Zed-boys in the UK....The name just don't not work no it don't!

 

[Pilgarlic]

"suffice it to say"
"in point of fact"
"literally" (when it isn't)
"unique" (when it isn't)

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

"literally" (when it isn't)

Oh yeah!!! THAT ONE!!!!! It literally makes me puke all over the place and literally poo my pants!!

 

[Fletch78]

David Cross references?

 

[gestyr]

I get annoyed when the word decimate is used instead of annihilate.

 

[Pilgarlic]

Oh, yeah, and then there's "archetypical" and "prototypical"! Not to mention "penultimate"... chuckling...

 

[curlyfat]

"For all intensive purposes" instead of "intents and purposes."

That one just literally drives me crazy.

 

[olllllo]

Free Frawl.

Yes. Really.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Just about everything in Webster's dictionary pisses me off. Multiple acceptable spellings for just about anything under the sun. I would take an axe (Ax) to that book.

 

[olllllo]

What would you ax that book?

 

[shecky]

I am also not quite sure if it's a regional thing or what but a large amount of family from Upstate NY say "onbelievable". Not sure if it counts or not. But I know many people who say it.

A lot of upstaters, at least those I've met, love "pritnear." Makes me nuts.

I have many that are grating to me. It must be because I'm a writer, specifically a sports writer so these are up there:

"bottom line"
"it is what it is" (no ****, thanks for pointing that out)
"we have to play a perfect football game" -- makes sense given that you're playing football and not baseball
"that's a great golf shot" -- golf commentators say this constantly. What, is he supposed to hit a jump shot instead?

 

[KayaBrew]

"For all intensive purposes" instead of "intents and purposes."

That one just literally drives me crazy.

Damn! I thought I had a good one to add to the list. Here's a few annoyances from my ****** boss:

He likes to refer to a "drawer" (as in desk drawer) as a "drawww". Stupid, and it drives me nuts.

Batteries are pronounced by him as "battries". Also f*cking stupid. He's trying to convince me he was brought up speaking that way, even though me and his own father rip on him for it.

I realize that in certain parts of the country those words are routinely pronounced the way he does, but not in Northeastern NY.
He might as well say "warsh" instead of "wash". (Not that there's anything wrong with that)

He uses the word "caveat" a lot, but insists that it's pronounced "caveet". Effing retard.

Last but not least, he likes to pronounce the word "bidet" (you know, the european butt-washer) the way it is written. What a *******.

I should be the boss.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

What would you ax that book?

I'd ax it if it's being for reel.

 

[shecky]

I should be the boss.

Not with English like this, you shouldn't.

He's trying to convince me he was brought up speaking that way, even though me and his own father rip on him for it.

 

[KayaBrew]

Not with English like this, you shouldn't.

you got me! but I'm drinkin', thus my post Drunken Ramblings forum!

 

[Ashz]

How about the phrase, "I don't disagree.". Feels a bit passive aggressive, but I can see it makes sense in very rare circumstances.

 

[klyph]

In a manner of speaking, it is neither here nor there.

 

[olllllo]

We used to have a log book in my days working for the county.

The most cliched of log entries

06/27/1981 16:25:00 At this time, [x] happened.

No, at some other point in time *******.

 

[Dwain]

A lot of upstaters, at least those I've met, love "pritnear." Makes me nuts.

It's "purtnear"

 

[cheezydemon3]

"irregardless" - You hear news people and politicians say this. It's "regardless". Not IRregardless

+2

+1,000,000 I hate this one!!!!!

How bout probly instead of probably
or
fith instead of fifth.

i heart this thread

I love you all. See my previous rants on irregardless......


NOTATED. (please stand back)

UNLESS SOMETHING IS IN DIFFERENT TEXT AND IN THE MARGIN OR EXTREME BOTTOM OF THE PAGE........IT IS PHUCKING NOTED.

I hear otherwise intelligent ******** use this one.


That must be why it bothers me SO freaking much........it is spreading like MINT in an otherwise nice garden.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Are you gonna tell me
I KILLED this thread?????


chalk up one more. Where is that thread killa thread?

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Yep! you killed it deader than a sketch on SNL.