Words and phrases I hate

[Spicemon1972]

You can say that it may be easy to you, because you have studied it. to the people who have not studied it or get a advanced degree in it, its not that easy. but speaking from experience I can tell you this vast majority of the people who I have met with PhDs and master's degrees are brilliant at what they have studied, but seem to be completely lost when it comes to a lot of common sense things.

Ok - I will submit. Rocket science is hard enough to be considered.
It's rare that I get to be a math/science geek in my everyday life, but I get it and humbly defer.
2% at Wal-Mart? I'd say that was an exceptional Wal-Mart. At my local one, I wouldn't go higher than 1% including myself.

 

[TangoHotel]

That's the way the cookie crumbles...

No (smashes a cookie) THIS is how a cookie crumbles. THAT was an unfortunate turn of events.

 

[harrke]

Yep, Newtonian physics works great, when you're travelling less than 20,000 mph and only have to worry about gravity from one planet. Unfortunately, rocket science doesn't adhere to those restrictions, so calculus and relativity are required.

Just to clarify, Sir Isaac Newton invented the Calculus so that he could explain the Physics. At least it's not rocket surgery!

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

You can have your cake...and eat it too!
What else do you do with a cake? I never did understand that one.

 

[BinghamtonEd]

You can have your cake...and eat it too!
What else do you do with a cake? I never did understand that one.

The original saying is "You can't have your cake and eat it, too." This makes more sense, kind of like saying you can't have the best of everything. Somewhere along the line people started saying it with "can" instead of "can't", to imply you can have the best of both worlds. Fair enough, but if you haven't heard the original saying, this "can" version doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

 

[glick]

When everyone is sitting around talking about sports and they refer to their favorite team as we (We picked his guy up/we are going to beat the crap out of what ever team).......you are not part of the team. You are not going to beat any other team, your going to sit on the couch drink beer and watch other people play a game.

I also find this annoying! There is no "we" or "us" or "my team," unless you are on the team or own it!!

 

[Shakybones]

"Stop, no, and don't"

 

[MaxStout]

"Irregardless" Someone foolishly created a double-negative here, when they probably intended to say "regardless."

"I could care less" The correct phrase is "I couldn't care less," meaning they are at the highest point of apathy. If they say "I could care less," then they aren't very apathetic, and the statement doesn't have much impact.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

I'm one of a few who still like "I could care less." To me there is a ... at the end. Implying "Man, I COULD care less about something, but I cant even be bothered to think WHAT that would be"

 

[DrunkleJon]

"Stop, no, and don't"

Those words are great, you just have them out of order. It is supposed to be "No, don't stop!"

 

[VApatriot]

Those words are great, you just have them out of order. It is supposed to be "No, don't stop!"

Punctuation matters with this order especially if it's like: No! Don't! Stop!

The phrase that bugs me is "low hanging fruit", hear it at work from time to time, all I can think is "yeah, I got your low hanging fruit right here"

 

[user 107007]

Punctuation matters with this order especially if it's like: No! Don't! Stop!

The phrase that bugs me is "low hanging fruit", hear it at work from time to time, all I can think is "yeah, I got your low hanging fruit right here"

Smuggling a pair of plums to work are you?

 

[Cathedral]

"Irregardless" Someone foolishly created a double-negative here, when they probably intended to say "regardless."

"I could care less" The correct phrase is "I couldn't care less," meaning they are at the highest point of apathy. If they say "I could care less," then they aren't very apathetic, and the statement doesn't have much impact.

I prefer to think of it as the lowest point of sympathy. My highest point of apathy is reserved for things like, say, catholicism. My lowest point of sympathy is for things such as, "OMG im so toatally fat."

 

[cheezydemon3]

"Irregardless" Someone foolishly created a double-negative here, when they probably intended to say "regardless."

"I could care less" The correct phrase is "I couldn't care less," meaning they are at the highest point of apathy. If they say "I could care less," then they aren't very apathetic, and the statement doesn't have much impact.

Been said, but I wouldn't read this whole bloated thread either!

That said, we are on the same page.

Those 2 are the WORST.

Only one I will add is:

"Do you mind?" "YEAH! SURE! Go ahead.No problem"


.....so you do mind but you are taunting me and effing with me?

The right answer is "NO! Why would I mind? Go ahead. No problem"

 

[beaksnbeer]

Hey, know what? or Guess what? Followed by endless blather.

 

[drainbamage]

Only one I will add is:

"Do you mind?" "YEAH! SURE! Go ahead.No problem"


.....so you do mind but you are taunting me and effing with me?

The right answer is "NO! Why would I mind? Go ahead. No problem"

That reminds me, are there any haters of the phrase "no problem" in here? I've been told the phrase is impolite, but have yet to hear a good explanation as to why.

The only explanation I've gotten is:

"Well, if someone is asking you to do something or thanking you for doing something, and you respond 'no problem', you're implying it really was a problem."

HUH? Sure, I always say the exact opposite of what I mean. No, I didn't have a problem doing you a favor, hence why I said "no problem" instead of "hell no, get lost". Maybe it's more casual than "you're welcome", but still...

 

[WhoZiT]

Paradigm shift & Shifting paradigms.... I prefer double-clutching 4 nickels to either of those phrases...

I had an instructor in college that used 'Paradigm Shift' frequently. One day before class, I waited outside with 2 rolls of nickels, and gave them out to select class mates - four each. The first time he mentioned 'Paradigm' in a lecture, well I think you can figure out the rest. Fortunately for my GPA, he was very good natured about getting pelted with nickels in the middle of a lecture.

You should have given everyone two dimes instead of four nickels. "Here's a pair 'o dimes for ya!"

Pun intended.

 

[mpc88]

Using "am" when they really mean "I'm" but for some reason can't get to spell it right...

 

[mpc88]

Punctuation matters with this order especially if it's like: No! Don't! Stop!

The phrase that bugs me is "low hanging fruit", hear it at work from time to time, all I can think is "yeah, I got your low hanging fruit right here"

lmao!!!!!

 

[WhoZiT]

Goat

How about goatse? I hate that one.

 

[WhoZiT]

"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.......

 

[WhoZiT]

I worked several years in IT and one of the words that I despise the most is:

administrate

You're an administrator. You are part of an administration. You administer things.

It might be considered an actual word these days, but that doesn't change how I feel. I loathe the word.

 

[GuldTuborg]

Punctuation matters

Punctuation, schmunctuation...

Oh, wait...maybe punctuation does matter.

 

[MaxStout]

Punctuation, schmunctuation...

 

[cheezydemon3]

This thread is to long to read. I am going too a smaller thread...................



That one is from right HERE on this wonderful damned site.

Is it really to hard too get those 2's right????

 

[GuldTuborg]

Honestly, you all should just give up on the whole apostrophe thing. I'm convinced there are fewer than 10 people in the whole world who know how to use them correctly in English. Sad, but true.

 

[harrke]

Hey, know what? or Guess what? Followed by endless blather.

I tortured my kids when they would say this.

"Dad, Guess what?"

Me, "you're a girl."

"No, not that."

Me, "You're not a girl?"

"Yes."

Me, "I guessed right."

 

[GuldTuborg]

Don't know if I should post the image here, but I'm providing a link. Probably not safe for young kids and work, if you work in a stuffy place.

 

[DrunkleJon]

WIth that, I might as well put these here

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/irony
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apostrophe
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/ie
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/literally
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/spines_speech

Hell, anything from the Oatmeal, but these are the words and phrases ones.

 

[Pappers_]

That reminds me, are there any haters of the phrase "no problem" in here? I've been told the phrase is impolite, but have yet to hear a good explanation as to why.

The only explanation I've gotten is:

"Well, if someone is asking you to do something or thanking you for doing something, and you respond 'no problem', you're implying it really was a problem."

HUH? Sure, I always say the exact opposite of what I mean. No, I didn't have a problem doing you a favor, hence why I said "no problem" instead of "hell no, get lost". Maybe it's more casual than "you're welcome", but still...

I think 'no problem' is a poor substitute for 'you're welcome.' No problem lacks grace - I didn't think that having the waitress serve me dinner was a problem, but I still thanked her. You're welcome acknowledges that I thanked her - thanks for the thanks. No problem also implies that I didn't need to thank her - that the whole politeness exchange was unnecessary.

No problem is fine if its a really serious matter. Say a friend calls and asks me to take him to the emergency room and is apologizing for having to ask, its appropriate to assure him that it was no problem, that your friendship is too important to worry about that.

But imho no problem is generally a poor (and annoying) substitute for you're welcome.