Words and phrases I hate

[Subsailor]

Well, actually you all didn't follow the helpful clicky-able link I included for you all.
"DST was first adopted to replace artificial lighting so they could save fuel for the war effort in Germany during World War I at 11:00pm (23:00) on April 30, 1916. It was quickly followed by Britain and many countries from both sides, including the United States. Many countries reverted back to standard time post-World War I, and it wasn’t until the next World War that DST would make its return to many countries in order to save vital energy resources for the war." DST was not started to do any of that. It was designed to save power so that the fuel could be used to keep the war machine rumbling. Basically the idea was to allow people to minimize the amount of power used for lighting since there would be daylight during the hours that everyone is awake and at home. This is also one of the reasons that DST dates have been shifted in recent years. Well, the energy saving reasons, not for war.

I hate DST! Here in Alaska, it really has no effect yet we adhere to it. Even with the adjustments in the winter I go to work when it's dark and I come home when it's dark. I misss the whole 5 - 6 hours of daylight we have because it's freaking winter up here. Now the reverse is tru for the summer, i love the 20 - 21 hours of daylight we get.
How about my friends in Barrow? DST does nothing for them. Once the sun sets in late November it doesn't really rise until early February.

 

[dkwolf]

You aren't actually getting any more time though.

You aren't actually GETTING it though, are you?

You go to work. You have to have the lights on at work. No difference. But you get off work, go home, and have 3 hours of daylight where you can go outside with your family, grill supper, play catch in the yard, the kids can go off to the neighbors house and play kickball in the back yard, and then it gets dark, so you have to go inside and turn on the lights, probably turn on the TV, etc.

Daylight savings time goes into effect, and shifts the entire day one hour. You get off an hour earlier in the solar day, and now you have FOUR hours at home to spend outside -- an extra hour you're not using energy to light the inside of your home.

No, you're not getting any more daylight, there's still X amount of hours in the day, and Y of those are naturally illuminated by the sun. What DST does is shift YOUR day to allow you to make better use of the naturally lit hours.

 

[DrunkleJon]

You aren't actually GETTING it though, are you?

You go to work. You have to have the lights on at work. No difference. But you get off work, go home, and have 3 hours of daylight where you can go outside with your family, grill supper, play catch in the yard, the kids can go off to the neighbors house and play kickball in the back yard, and then it gets dark, so you have to go inside and turn on the lights, probably turn on the TV, etc.

Daylight savings time goes into effect, and shifts the entire day one hour. You get off an hour earlier in the solar day, and now you have FOUR hours at home to spend outside -- an extra hour you're not using energy to light the inside of your home.

No, you're not getting any more daylight, there's still X amount of hours in the day, and Y of those are naturally illuminated by the sun. What DST does is shift YOUR day to allow you to make better use of the naturally lit hours.

In theory that makes sense. Working a 8-5 job I leave home in the dark and return in the dark during the shortest part of winter. Oddly enough though, if the goal is to give more at home light time why not do it all year around? Its not like we need it to be sunshiny and all at 4:30 in the dead of summer.

 

[hogwash]

Related to the "hops" vs. "hop" thing, I hate it when people say "Steeler game" or whatever team they are going to watch. As in, "hey, are you going to watch the Cowboy game?" No, actually because I'm not aware of any football game where there is only one person playing. However I WILL watch the Broncos game or the Redskins game.

 

[kombat]

Related to the "hops" vs. "hop" thing, I hate it when people say "Steeler game" or whatever team they are going to watch. As in, "hey, are you going to watch the Cowboy game?" No, actually because I'm not aware of any football game where there is only one person playing. However I WILL watch the Broncos game or the Redskins game.

Along the sports-team-name theme, I don't like when a sports team has a name that is not the plural form of a noun.

Teams should have names like Pistons, Bruins, Islanders, Flyers, Tigers, Mets, etc.

Teams should NOT have names like Avalanche, Heat, Galaxy, etc.

 

[Brulosopher]

Whilst... especially when used by Americans. Give me a break.

 

[jhoneycutt]

In theory that makes sense. Working a 8-5 job I leave home in the dark and return in the dark during the shortest part of winter. Oddly enough though, if the goal is to give more at home light time why not do it all year around? Its not like we need it to be sunshiny and all at 4:30 in the dead of summer.

Ad see for folks like me it doesn't matter at all what time the sun is up because I'm asleep the whole time. It only matters that I'm at work from 9 at night till 6 in the morning.

 

[hogwash]

Whilst... especially when used by Americans. Give me a break.

Good one, and "methinks", boy I hate when someone uses that one!

 

[jhoneycutt]

Good one, and "methinks", boy I hate when someone uses that one!

Methinks someone needs a chill pill whilst someone else rdwhahb lol.

 

[WesleyS]

Methinks someone needs a chill pill whilst someone else rdwhahb lol.

Head, exploded!

 

[DoubleAught]

My new one is the over use of the phrase "called an audible" especially when it's used anywhere outside of a football game...

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

We deal with an organization at work and their catchphrase seems to be "reach out to you" as in "we just wanted to reach out to you and ask you how you came up with this figure."

You're not reaching out to us, you're asking a question. That annoys me to no end.

 

[boydster]

We deal with an organization at work and their catchphrase seems to be "reach out to you" as in "we just wanted to reach out to you and ask you how you came up with this figure."

You're not reaching out to us, you're asking a question. That annoys me to no end.

Very similar to this, but different: I used to work in sales for a company where a large number of reps would start conversations almost exclusively with some variation of "Hey buddy, just wanted to touch base..."

We're not buddies. This isn't baseball. Do you really only have one line to start a conversation with?

 

[smccarter]

Synergy... Synergistic... Synergism....

S y n e r ..... g y

 

[smccarter]

Respect is NOT a verb......

There is no way to disrespect anyone. You can show disrespect, you can be disrespectful, but you absolutely CANNOT disrepect anyone.

 

[smccarter]

Awesome... totally awesome.

Shadddupp you effing yuppie.

 

[TxBrew]

I too dislike synergy.

 

[smccarter]

Back in the day....

What? You're 15.

I'm being judgemental. And trying to be humorous.

 

[GrogNerd]

Awesome... totally awesome.

Shadddupp you effing yuppie.

I use "awesome" all the time, but never "totally"


not young, not urban, professional, but not yuppie

 

[Brulosopher]

"Right?!"

Ugh, I hate it, almost as much as neglecting to use personal pronouns (usually typed in texts or social networks). For example:

"Love it!"

Urrgghhhh

 

[Wrecked]

Metrosexual and manscaping


Discuss!

 

[jhoneycutt]

Metrosexual


Discuss!

Just go ahead and admit it, your a closet HOMOsexual. We all know it and can see it. Yep I dislike that word too.

 

[CGVT]

Pretty Awesome.

There are no degrees of awesome.

Either something is awesome or it is not awesome.

Nothing is pretty awesome

 

[JoeyChopps]

Pretty Awesome.

There are no degrees of awesome.

Either something is awesome or it is not awesome.

Nothing is pretty awesome

I don't know. Five guys burgers are pretty awesome.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Pretty Awesome.

There are no degrees of awesome.

Either something is awesome or it is not awesome.

Nothing is pretty awesome

What if someone is both pretty and awesome?

 

[CGVT]

I don't know. Five guys burgers are pretty awesome.

Nope. Can't be. They are either awesome or they are not. I would say not, though. The Grand Canyon is awesome. The Pacific Ocean is awesome. God speaking to you from behind a burning bush is awesome. Hamburgers are not awesome.

What if someone is both pretty and awesome?

A person can be pretty. A person can be awesome. Nothing can be pretty awesome

 

[hogwash]

"Signage"

Can't we just call them signs?

 

[CGVT]

Price point.

"I can't afford it at that price point"

WTH is wrong with "at that price"?

 

[drainbamage]

"Signage"

Can't we just call them signs?

Haha, I use this one on a daily basis at work. I don't really mind it, yet "verbiage" drives me up a wall.

 

[CGVT]

On a daily basis.

Stop it.

What is wrong with "I use that daily at work"?