Words or phrases people say that drive you insane?
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*Stargazer*
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"We are pregnant" kills me. If "we" are pregnant, why am *I* the only one with a rapidly expanding ass, heartburn and excruciating rib pain? Why am *I* the only one who has to randomly stop what I'm doing to barf for no good reason? "We" sure as hell aren't pregnant.
Holly
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I hate when people make up names for things. Like at work I always have people asking me where the deoderant is, or what would be good for their like 7 year old daughter, but they say "Where's the pit sticks?" "I need some stinkum for my daughter" I mean WTFFFFFFF its DEODERANT. Half the time I don't know what you're asking for!!
MxAxC-_ATTACK
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hahaha!! "hes not cheese" .thats hilarious, Im going to have to look that guy up. Is he a comedian?
Originally Posted by Emma_Frost
I heard George Carlin complaining about that... " When I ask how old your toddler is, I don't need to know in months. "27 Months." "He's two," will do just fine. He's not a cheese. And I didn't really care in the first place " |
hahaha!! "hes not cheese" .thats hilarious, Im going to have to look that guy up. Is he a comedian?
Peaches
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I still don't get it! I must be stupid. I think that one would be bordering on pedantic. But yeah. I'll leave it.
| Originally Posted by Beauty Mark
It's a moral thing. You can be "good" or "bad." It's also an adjective vs. adverb thing. Technically, you can account for yourself that way, although most people mean that they're doing well. |
I still don't get it! I must be stupid. I think that one would be bordering on pedantic. But yeah. I'll leave it.
SChotgurrl
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That Boo Got Shot had me laughing soooooo hard!! If you like that one you should see this one. It's also on ebaum's world and it's called "Ghetto Delta." It basically entails just about every single annoyance we've mentioned in this thread!!!
http://ebaumsworld.com/2006/06/ghettodelta.html
http://ebaumsworld.com/2006/06/ghettodelta.html
Beauty Mark
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I'll try one last time
If you say you're good, you are saying that you're well-behaved. LIke if you say, "What a good kid!" you're commenting on behavior vs. state of being.
If you say you're well, you are doing fine (emotionally/physically). Normally, when someone asks how you are, they're more interested in how you're physically/emotionally doing than if you're an upright citizen
| Originally Posted by Peaches
I still don't get it! I must be stupid. I think that one would be bordering on pedantic. But yeah. I'll leave it. |
I'll try one last time
If you say you're good, you are saying that you're well-behaved. LIke if you say, "What a good kid!" you're commenting on behavior vs. state of being.
If you say you're well, you are doing fine (emotionally/physically). Normally, when someone asks how you are, they're more interested in how you're physically/emotionally doing than if you're an upright citizen
MACForME
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I must join in.
Some things I hear that are just maddening:
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*I gots it!
*We's goin'-
*I's is- or - We's is, what happened to I am or We are?
*She done got preganant (preg A nant) did we forget its pregnant?
*Its My birFday (when yo mama done birf'd you?)
*wuzzgood ma?
*My car was stoled / Someone stoled it. Oh, so your car was stolEN? Or someone stole it? UGHHHHHH!!!!
*Its worser-
*We's droved to da bar. We's? Droved?
Yes, I live in NJ, and the worst thing about it is everyone thinks we say JOISEY.. We don't. We do have obvious accents.. The only place that has an issue with the letter R is New England.
Some things I hear that are just maddening:
Ahem:
*I gots it!
*We's goin'-
*I's is- or - We's is, what happened to I am or We are?
*She done got preganant (preg A nant) did we forget its pregnant?
*Its My birFday (when yo mama done birf'd you?)
*wuzzgood ma?
*My car was stoled / Someone stoled it. Oh, so your car was stolEN? Or someone stole it? UGHHHHHH!!!!
*Its worser-
*We's droved to da bar. We's? Droved?
Yes, I live in NJ, and the worst thing about it is everyone thinks we say JOISEY.. We don't. We do have obvious accents.. The only place that has an issue with the letter R is New England.
Katura
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Anyone who add's "Your mom.....blah blah blah" as a come back.
"That's what she said" In response to ANY comment about something being large/big/etc. My boyfriend does that every once in awhile, and it drives me nuts.
"Like" 5 times per sentence. I had a class my senior year of highschool, and we always got on this girls case about it. She raised her hand one day and I swear she blurted out 'like" 16 times before she was done. My friend and I then started a tally for everytime she said it.
Aks - ask. I mean seriously?!
My boyfriend says WARSH.
Him:"I'm going to WARSH my car today!"
Me: "What exactly does WARSHING mean?? Are you going to go to WARSHINGTON DC afterwards?!?!"
Over use of LOL, LMAO, BRB, ROFL, ...etc. in AIM, boards, whatver. I just get tired of it.
"What up ma?!" Who is ma? What's wrong with what's up or what's going on?
Anyone who says shorty, shawty, or anything of the similar meaning a good looking girl. Sounds dumb.
I notice when things are spelled incorrectly like it's my job...and it drives me nuts when I make a mistake.
When people do not understand the difference between two, to, too, there, their, they're, write, right, bored, board...etc.
I have friends who constantly email me with "I'm board" and I'm thinking, oh really?! When did that happen???
I could go on and on...and I probably will later.
"That's what she said" In response to ANY comment about something being large/big/etc. My boyfriend does that every once in awhile, and it drives me nuts.
"Like" 5 times per sentence. I had a class my senior year of highschool, and we always got on this girls case about it. She raised her hand one day and I swear she blurted out 'like" 16 times before she was done. My friend and I then started a tally for everytime she said it.
Aks - ask. I mean seriously?!
My boyfriend says WARSH.
Him:"I'm going to WARSH my car today!"
Me: "What exactly does WARSHING mean?? Are you going to go to WARSHINGTON DC afterwards?!?!"
Over use of LOL, LMAO, BRB, ROFL, ...etc. in AIM, boards, whatver. I just get tired of it.
"What up ma?!" Who is ma? What's wrong with what's up or what's going on?
Anyone who says shorty, shawty, or anything of the similar meaning a good looking girl. Sounds dumb.
I notice when things are spelled incorrectly like it's my job...and it drives me nuts when I make a mistake.
When people do not understand the difference between two, to, too, there, their, they're, write, right, bored, board...etc.
I have friends who constantly email me with "I'm board" and I'm thinking, oh really?! When did that happen???
I could go on and on...and I probably will later.
medusalox
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I am guilty of saying both of those. However, I only use them at totally inappropriate times, after totally inappopriate sentences. I also use them together...."That's what your mom said."
It probably irritates the hell out of everyone I talk to. I should really stop doing that.
| Originally Posted by Katura
Anyone who add's "Your mom.....blah blah blah" as a come back. "That's what she said" In response to ANY comment about something being large/big/etc. My boyfriend does that every once in awhile, and it drives me nuts. |
I am guilty of saying both of those. However, I only use them at totally inappropriate times, after totally inappopriate sentences. I also use them together...."That's what your mom said."
It probably irritates the hell out of everyone I talk to. I should really stop doing that.
Beauty Mark
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"A whole nother"- It should another whole, even though that I don't care for the sound of that. I prefer "entirely different", but YMMV
MiCHiE
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This drives me so nuts!!! It's really annoying on MySpace or anywhere on the internet, really....Seeing crap like, "They can't see me.....There blind!!!" just kills me! How the hell do you have the whole alphabet in front of you as you type and you still can't pick the right letters?!?! And, I hate how people cover it up and dismiss it as, "It's online.....who cares?". The people that have to read it and think you're a dummy 'cause you can't spell everyday words.
| Originally Posted by Katura
When people do not understand the difference between two, to, too, there, their, they're, write, right, bored, board...etc. |
This drives me so nuts!!! It's really annoying on MySpace or anywhere on the internet, really....Seeing crap like, "They can't see me.....There blind!!!" just kills me! How the hell do you have the whole alphabet in front of you as you type and you still can't pick the right letters?!?! And, I hate how people cover it up and dismiss it as, "It's online.....who cares?". The people that have to read it and think you're a dummy 'cause you can't spell everyday words.
mzcelaneous
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| Originally Posted by macslut
Preggers. As in "we are preggers." Folks, we are adults. "We are pregnant." or "I am pregnant". The latter is my favorite as it saounds like the woman still has an identity away from her husband. |
- Gawd, I HATE that! Preggers? Sounds like some time of orientation. And "we're" pregnant? No. Just 'cause the guy contributed to half of the fetus doesn't mean he's pregnant too. The woman is pregnant, not the couple.
I hate prego too. No, I am not a spaghetti sauce brand.
- It annoys me when people forget the apostrophe in a word or type two words for one word & vice versa: "your self", "alot", "youre", "theyre", "any ways" (when they mean anyway), etc.
- All variations of the term of endearment, baby which includes: "Beb", "Beh", "Behb", "Buh", & "Babes"
moonrevel
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I'll add a bit more here, if I may, to make this good/well thing as clear as mud on every level of the argument.
Grammatically, "good" is either a noun or an adjective (a modifier of a noun), while "well" is either an adjective or an adverb (which modifies a verb/action). Saying something like "shoes are good" is correct, because "good," used here to mean desirable, directly modifies "shoes" via a linking verb, "to be" (conjugated here as "are"). However, if you like how the shoes fit, you would say, "the shoes fit well." "Well" modifies the verb "fit," not the shoes themselves. Saying "the shoes fit good" makes no sense because "good," as an adjective, cannot modify a verb/action (cannot modify the verb "fit").
The biggest problem with saying something like "I am doing good" is that the only way "good" makes sense in this sentence is as a noun, because it cannot modify the verb "doing" as an adjective. If you tell someone that you are "doing good," you are telling them that you are doing something beneficial for society like curing cancer or feeding the homeless (which are "goods" performed for the common welfare), because "good" can only be a noun here. It is not modifying the noun "I," so when you say "I am doing good," you think that you are modifying "I," but you are not. You are techically using it as a noun, saying you are doing something.
You say you are "doing well" because "well" is an adverb and can modify the verb "doing," thus "well" describes the quality of the "doing" or "feeling," or whichever similar verb you use. You can also say "I am well," because "well" can also be an adjective, modifying "I" via the linking verb "am," much like "good" modified the shoes above.
The point that Beauty Mark is making about saying "I am good" is more a question of the meaning of "good" itself. "Good" in this sense is, in fact, grammatically correct, as it is doing its job as an adjective and modifing "I" via the linking verb "am." However, it's the definition of "good" that is the problem. "Good" as an adjective to modify a person usually refers to them being morally upright, well-behaved, or benevolent, so if you say that you are good, you are technically saying that you are a "good person," not that you feel fine. "Well" is a description of health, which is what someone is inquiring after, essentially, when they are asking you how you are doing. They don't generally want to know if you are benevolent when they ask you that.
I hope that helped someone.
| Originally Posted by Beauty Mark
I'll try one last time
If you say you're good, you are saying that you're well-behaved. LIke if you say, "What a good kid!" you're commenting on behavior vs. state of being. If you say you're well, you are doing fine (emotionally/physically). Normally, when someone asks how you are, they're more interested in how you're physically/emotionally doing than if you're an upright citizen |
I'll add a bit more here, if I may, to make this good/well thing as clear as mud on every level of the argument.
Grammatically, "good" is either a noun or an adjective (a modifier of a noun), while "well" is either an adjective or an adverb (which modifies a verb/action). Saying something like "shoes are good" is correct, because "good," used here to mean desirable, directly modifies "shoes" via a linking verb, "to be" (conjugated here as "are"). However, if you like how the shoes fit, you would say, "the shoes fit well." "Well" modifies the verb "fit," not the shoes themselves. Saying "the shoes fit good" makes no sense because "good," as an adjective, cannot modify a verb/action (cannot modify the verb "fit").
The biggest problem with saying something like "I am doing good" is that the only way "good" makes sense in this sentence is as a noun, because it cannot modify the verb "doing" as an adjective. If you tell someone that you are "doing good," you are telling them that you are doing something beneficial for society like curing cancer or feeding the homeless (which are "goods" performed for the common welfare), because "good" can only be a noun here. It is not modifying the noun "I," so when you say "I am doing good," you think that you are modifying "I," but you are not. You are techically using it as a noun, saying you are doing something.
You say you are "doing well" because "well" is an adverb and can modify the verb "doing," thus "well" describes the quality of the "doing" or "feeling," or whichever similar verb you use. You can also say "I am well," because "well" can also be an adjective, modifying "I" via the linking verb "am," much like "good" modified the shoes above.
The point that Beauty Mark is making about saying "I am good" is more a question of the meaning of "good" itself. "Good" in this sense is, in fact, grammatically correct, as it is doing its job as an adjective and modifing "I" via the linking verb "am." However, it's the definition of "good" that is the problem. "Good" as an adjective to modify a person usually refers to them being morally upright, well-behaved, or benevolent, so if you say that you are good, you are technically saying that you are a "good person," not that you feel fine. "Well" is a description of health, which is what someone is inquiring after, essentially, when they are asking you how you are doing. They don't generally want to know if you are benevolent when they ask you that.
I hope that helped someone.
MACreation
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I hate when people say, "payback's a bitch"......after you do something to offend them or upset them, but not so much. It's kinda dramatic and overexaturated. They say that a lot where I live.
