Words or phrases people say that drive you insane?

[Hawkeye]

Mine:

I've siad it once I'll say it again: I hate it when people confuse Astronomy with Astrology. Those are two very different things!

And one more is: This has my skin crawling- when people say "These ones" or "those ones"

WTH? No no no - why can you not just say something like: Why do you not try THESE out? The ONES here happen to be very good.

Grrrrr

 

[Shimmer]

supposably.
aks. (ask)
expresso.
What it do?
git r dunnn.
mis-using the I/me pronouns.
there/their/they're misuse (online).
idk
where r u?
b4
y?
baby momma
baby daddy
baby mama drama
whuddupcuz?

 

[Bernadette]

I'm with Shimmer on "aks" instead of ask.

I really don't like when people say "You know." or "You know what I mean?" at the end of every sentence. Speak with some conviction!

A friend of mine brought around this girl last summer that kept saying "gnar gnar" as in gnarly and it filled me with incredible rage, along with everyone else I know.

I can't stand when people that have never been to southern California, or people on tv try to talk like "surfers" and say things like "surfs up dude" and "totally bra." I've lived three blocks from the beach in San Diego 99% of my life and no one here says those things! Grrr.

There is some word that my brother always ads an "s" to and my boyfriend does it somestimes too and it really bugs me. I'll remember it later.

 

[*Stargazer*]

Anything at all remotely grammatically incorrect from anyone that is older than a middle schooler. I have a mental red pen that works overtime.

 

[MxAxC-_ATTACK]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawkeye WTH? No no no - why can you not just say something like: Why do you not try THESE out? The ONES here happen to be very good. Grrrrr

because that doesn't make any sense. ..I said that sentence out loud and honestly,it sounds confusing to me.
I dunno.
I do agree however that "these ones" sounds .. well.. stupid.
I say "these" or "This one"


I cant stand when people say :
"Late" Instead of Later.
acrost. instead of across.
may-sure instead of Measure.

I agree with Bernardette too with the "you know" thing.. Some people take it to the extreme
Girls that use the world "Like" 20 times in once sentence. It sounds cliche but IT HAPPENS

or when people say "Olden days" or "olden Times"

 

[*Stargazer*]

Also, the insertion of random letters into words they don't belong in. Like Shimmer's "expresso" example.

And "these ones" is my mother's biggest pet peeve. Because it's redundant.

 

[Ms. Z]

I agree with both of you on "aks"

OK, here goes...

• He/she loveded it.
• I will throw you w/this (they mean: I will throw this at you)
• I dated someone who said, "Yes thats better, but this is betterer" I almost pulled my hair out trying to get him to understand that if something is better than the other, it's the best (did I make sense?). For example: This is good, this is better and this is the best. He still insisted he was right.....dumped him.
• it no matter (ex co-worker)
• "I have my friend". How old are you? It's 2007, no one says that anymore. And besides, its never been my friend, I get horrible PMS!
• people who say, my baby/child is 3 going on 4. Why do people feel they have to explain that? Is their some strange condition where people just skip a few years?

 

[claresauntie]

"I'm going to the Walmarts."

How many Walmarts will you be visiting?

 

[Beauty Mark]

I hate poor grammar and mispronunciation, as well as general misuse of words. Here are some other gems I can't stand:

"Young professional"- It's the new cliche phrase that my friends use. It annoys me, because what does it mean and why does that make something worthwhile?

Anyone who slips in a foreign phrase or word to sound cultured: Sure, there are some great foreign phrase that are a part of the English language, but using words that have perfectly suitable equivalents in English seems ridiculous. It especially bothers me when the person doesn't really know the language

Generally, anyone who uses words and doesn't know what they mean or how to use them properly: I once worked with a girl who said "galls" when she meant gall. She meant it in the noun sense, too. It annoyed me to no end, particularly because she thought that she was so smart.

 

[Corien]

I hate all the text speak going on on some boards. For example:

lmao i find it hard 2 read im sure evri 1 does bt no1 can get enuf lmao



I actually copied that from another board, so I didn't make this up

 

[MxAxC-_ATTACK]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZLoves2Shop [*]people who say, my baby/child is 3 going on 4. Why do people feel they have to explain that? Is their some strange condition where people just skip a few years? [/list]

I really hate that.
I also hate when people say "Oh shes 37 Months old!".. you can stop counting in months after the first year in my opinion.

 

[xbeatofangelx]

saaaallllllllllll mon, when its pronounced the L

and coupon, when its pronounced Q-pon.

but I enjoy pronouncing things wrong on purpose, like quesadillas, and gnome (with a hard g)

 

[*Stargazer*]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corien I hate all the text speak going on on some boards. For example: lmao i find it hard 2 read im sure evri 1 does bt no1 can get enuf lmao

No matter what board I am on, if I come across a post written like that or lacking paragraph form, capitalization and punctuation, I skip reading it and move on to the next post. I don't need to give myself a headache just trying to decipher what someone is trying to say.

 

[MxAxC-_ATTACK]

Quote:

Originally Posted by xbeatofangelx but I enjoy pronouncing things wrong on purpose, like quesadillas, and gnome (with a hard g)

hahaha!! I do that too.. with Jalapeños ..Or words with silent letters at the beginning like knock, or gnome(mentioned above) but only sometimes. with friends and being silly. aka-People who will understand.

 

[..kels*]

aghhh when i ask my friend what we should do/where we should eat she always says "i'm easy!!".. AKA she doesn't care & i can decide. it drives me NUTS!! i've never met anyone besides her who thinks it's appropriate to say that in general conversation.

 

[Annie]

- Like someone already said, adding "s" to the end of words that are not plural. I have two friends who do this, and I swear, if I hear "Annie, can I borrow your makeups?"(NO!) or "I'm going somewheres tonight", I am going to explode. One of those friends also refers to a phone as "tefalone"

- When people say "I did good" instead of "I did well."

- The misuse of the word "ignorant. Similarly, the use of the word "crucial" to mean intense or crazy.

-Expresso (admittedly, I used to do this, but now that I know better, I hate hearing other people doing it).

- Following up every statement you make in class with "...I guess?" There is a kid in my English class that does this every time supplies an answer, and everytime I want to shake him and yell "You are intelligent! You got the answer right! Stop second guessing yourself!"

 

[Shimmer]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MxAxC-_ATTACK I really hate that. I also hate when people say "Oh shes 37 Months old!".. you can stop counting in months after the first year in my opinion.

Actually, developmental charts run by the month until 3 or 4 years of age.
And the development of a child is so rapid, there's a vast difference between a newly turned three year old, and a three year old about to be four.

 

[Bernadette]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MxAxC-_ATTACK acrost. instead of across.

Ah this was the one I was trying to think of! For some reason I thought it was something else. My god this bugs me to no end. "Acrost" is not a word!!!

 

[moonrevel]

My biggest thing is using "hook up" to refer to having sex. Maybe I'm just getting old, but, in my day, when I "hooked up" with a friend at the mall, I met her at the mall, I didn't have sex with her at the mall. Consequently, I cringe when people use that term.

 

[Kimberleigh]

You'uns...As in "you'uns going to the mall?" It's an evil more ridiculous than version of "ya'll". "Ya'll" is kind of endearing; you'uns? Not so much.