Words and phrases I hate

[peterj]

OMG
RDWHAHB
SWMBO
Interwebs
Guesstimate
In it of itself
Spittin' image
Oh snap!

Yes! All of these! Especially SWMBO ... lame.

Plus:
"What had happened was" and pronouncing espresso as expresso. Unless there is some newly invented fast paced coffee out there, just say it how it's spelled!

 

[ColoHox]

I second the shortening complaint...besty, vaca, totes, those just hurt.

And it's not just the silly colloquialisms that get me. Words such as creamy, moist, thick and patty are chalkboard-scratching cringe-worthy.

 

[HoppyDaze]

What about how the abbreviate the word "victim" with "vic" in CSI as if they are saving time doing it, or it's a complicated word to get out....

 

[patthebrewer]

I'll throw one out that is that is very Jersey (it's NEW Jersey thank you). The phrase "Not for nothin, but......" I hear this phrase ad nauseum, around here.

 

[ColoHox]

Oh, and "seen." As in, "I seen him drinkin' a Coors Lite yesterday."

 

[whoaru99]

Then there is the usage of "unthaw" while the person is describing the act of thawing something.

Sorta like "hot water heater"...

Dunno about everyone else but I have a cold water heater or just plain water heater.

 

[kombat]

"Speaks to."

As in, "the large number of protesters really speaks to the public outrage over the mayor's plan ..."

What's "speaking" and what's it "speaking to?" Why not "illustrates?" "Exemplifies?"

 

[kombat]

From a cashier: "That's gonna be $5.28." Okay, but what is it now?

Haha, so true. Reminds me of unnecessarily verbose cop-speak. "I'm gonna need you to go ahead and step out of the car." "OK, I'll just sit here in my car until then. Any idea how long it will be?"

 

[CGVT]

Athleticism.

What? Athletic ability was too cumbersome?

And while I'm bashing sports announcers...

"He caught the ball at its highest point"

Ahhh...no he didn't. If he had caught the ball at its highest point he would have jumped about 60 feet in the air.

Smurfin' Knuckleheads

 

[kombat]

Then there is the usage of "unthaw" while the person is describing the act of thawing something.

Heh, guilty as charged. For some reason, I was raised using "dethaw" to refer to the act of allowing meat to thaw out. I make a conscious effort to use the correct terminology now, but every once in a while, I slip up and accidentally say "dethaw," and my wife acts like I just ran my fingernails down a chalkboard.

 

[HeadyKilowatt]

"Preggers," when used by adults. If you are over the age of 10, you are grown-up enough to say the word "pregnant."

 

[kombat]

What about how the abbreviate the word "victim" with "vic" in CSI as if they are saving time doing it, or it's a complicated word to get out....

Or, much more rarely, the opposite problem. As a computer nerd, it grates on me when people are dictating a web address to someone else, and they start out with "double-you double-you double-you dot ..."

It's 3 times as many syllables as just saying what the double-you's stand for ("World Wide Web"), and 99% of the time, they're unneeded anyway! You can just leave them off, it'll still work.

"What's that website?" "Double-you double-you double-you" (*pauses for me to write it down*)....

"Yeah... I got that part, thanks for wasting 3 seconds of my life. Can we pick it up at the relevant part of the URL please?"

 

[CGVT]

"Preggers," when used by adults. If you are over the age of 10, you are grown-up enough to say the word "pregnant."

On the same theme. "We're pregnant'

No We are not. She is pregnant. My work is done here

 

[worksnorth]

Wouldn't unthaw be the act of freezing.

Yes exactly!!!!

 

[kombat]

On the same theme. "We're pregnant'

No We are not. She is pregnant.

^^^This

I know it's self-evident with a "traditional" couple, but what about a lesbian couple? "Congratulations! But which one of you is actually pregnant?"

You wouldn't say that with cancer, would you? "My wife and I have bad news, guys. We have cancer." "Wow, BOTH of you??? Simultaneously?? What a horrible coincidence!"

 

[CreamyGoodness]

haha, you totally just equated fatherhood to cancer

 

[WesleyS]

I completely agree with the shortening words thing. Most of the time it doesn't even save time and 100% of the time it is annoying.
Also, the different variations of "Holy ____!"
Such as:
Holy guacamole
Holy macaroni
Holy mackerel
Holy balls
I've heard all of those and many more and it's just annoying.

 

[SharonaZamboni]

To be honest, you know, I'm not gonna lie to you, seriously. You know what I mean?

 

[Kahler]

"All's I know is..."
"convo" for conversation
using 'Then' and 'Than' imporperly
epic ...oh i hate that one.

 

[HoppyDaze]

fail! and PKU

 

[ColoHox]

fail! and PKU

You hate Phenylketonuria?

 

[Squ1rrel75]

SWIM...

just shut up, everyone knows it WAS you

 

[tservice]

sup

 

[Lgaddy44]

Baby Mama

This has to be the most horrible word/phrase that sets me off. It is now so common that professional types, even newscasters use it when referring to the mother of a child. Is ignorance really so common (and "cool") that we have to dumb it down to this level? Yes, we are obviously becoming Idiocracy.

Please, at least say, baby's mama, if that's the best you can do.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Furthering Lgaddy's comment I will reiterate that people for a long time seem to have taken pride in ignorance, and it has to stop. I know almost nothing about professional sports, but I'm not proud of the fact that I can't hold a conversation on the topic.

When people giggle and proudly say they dont know how to "work a computer", or do laundry, or any number of other things, they are implying that ignorance is "cool" (and somehow interesting).

Everytime Dear Margo laughs that she doesnt know anything about the computer she is using I want to strap her to the blade of a helicopter.

 

[Golddiggie]

"Like us on Facebook"
"follow us on twitter"

Oh hell yeah!!

"Did you hear" when referring to something in print.

Recruiters that have an Indian accent (not talking about Native American here, talking about the 'aimpoint' variety) that you can barely understand them. Plus they say 'thank you' so freakin much it makes me want to reach through the phone and bitch slap them into next month.

No, I don't have any issues... :cross::cross::fro:

How about "check your local listings..." WTF? Can't say what day/time it will be on?

 

[WesleyS]

Baby Mama

This has to be the most horrible word/phrase that sets me off. It is now so common that professional types, even newscasters use it when referring to the mother of a child. Is ignorance really so common (and "cool") that we have to dumb it down to this level? Yes, we are obviously becoming Idiocracy.

Please, at least say, baby's mama, if that's the best you can do.

Yes! I can't stand that. Also baby daddy is unfortunately used as well.
Also Creamy mentioned his wife calls breakfast "brekky", which by the way, I think is grounds for divorce. But it made me think of "wakey wakey eggs and bakey."
I want to slap someone when I hear that.

 

[Dan]

Just saying. This thread literally blew my mind. Lordy. At the end of the day it doesn't matter how you do it, just get er done. This thread rocks!

 

[Golddiggie]

Just saying. This thread literally blew my mind. Lordy. At the end of the day it doesn't matter how you do it, just get er done. This thread rocks!

There's your sign...

 

[delta]

I get annoyed whenever I hear someone say "would of" or "should of"; it's even worse if they take the time to type it.