|
Post by Mikie on Jan 23, 2019 18:02:43 GMT -5
These words and phrases are so overused they're annoying. Used by people with a limited vocabulary *ducks for cover*.
1. Awesome. 2. Amazing. 3. Oh my God! (OMG). 4. Like (and I’m like, and you’re like, and he’s like, and I'm all, and.......like). 5. Seriously? 6. I know, right? 7. Epic. 8. Gone viral. 9. Alot (non-word). 10. Wait. What?
11. Text speak abbreviations used in e-mails and message boards (LOL!). 12. Pet Peeve.
What else?
|
|
|
Post by filledeplage on Jan 23, 2019 18:04:11 GMT -5
At the end of the day...
|
|
|
Post by kds on Jan 23, 2019 20:12:04 GMT -5
"Get off my lawn"
A phrase I see a lot when I post an opinion about how classic pop culture is far better than today's
|
|
Departed
Former Member
Posts: 0
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2019 21:18:34 GMT -5
I love the way Leni says "OM Gosh!" as opposed to "oh my god" or "omg." I always thought it was cute.
My biggest, number one pet peeve when it comes to language is people throwing around words they dont understand for dramatic effect. Not everyone who says something offensive is a Nazi. And unless the policy in question involves giving workers control over the means of production, its not socialist. Twisting the meaning of words makes having productive dialogue impossible.
Snowflakes. Its such a stupid put down, and in my experience, the people saying it tend to be more uptight and policing of others' ideas than those they criticize. I dont see this exclusively in politics either.
Millennials getting blamed for killing industries/businesses, patronizing articles examining us like a foreign species as opposed to just, you know, asking what we're about. "Participation trophies" even though we never asked for, nor handed out the damn trophies. And honestly, I dont like the term "millennial" either. I prefer Gen Y.
Guesstimate. No, its either a guess or estimate. Conflating the two dilutes the meaning of both. In high school, some teachers used the word "quest" as opposed to test or quiz and thought they were so clever for it.
Irregardless.
"Should of" or any similar phrase ending in "of" when they mean "have."
|
|
|
Post by kds on Jan 24, 2019 8:11:03 GMT -5
Here's a major pet peeve of mine - beer snobs
I love beer. I love most any kind of beer, except for the super trendy IPAs and sour beers which I think taste like a dirty dish rag. I can enjoy a cold Natural Light as well as a craft microbrew.
I also think that this is a great time for beer, with so many choices. However, the rise of craft beer / microbrews also has a downside - the pretentiousness and douchebaggery that sometimes comes with it.
Some people who drink craft beers act like they're better than people who don't. It's true. I've been at a bar with a certain family member, and when I ordered a Miller Lite, that person said "I don't know how you can drink that garbage." Some craft beer drinkers act like they're so high and mighty, and that their tastes are so much more refined. Excuse me for not wanting to pay $7 for a beer at a bar, or $12 for a sixer at the liquor store.
They want to act like beers like Budweiser are for "hillbillies" or "white trash."
Like what you like. Dislike what you don't like, but don't be a dick.
|
|
|
Post by filledeplage on Jan 24, 2019 8:33:40 GMT -5
Here's a major pet peeve of mine - beer snobs I love beer. I love most any kind of beer, except for the super trendy IPAs and sour beers which I think taste like a dirty dish rag. I can enjoy a cold Natural Light as well as a craft microbrew. I also think that this is a great time for beer, with so many choices. However, the rise of craft beer / microbrews also has a downside - the pretentiousness and douchebaggery that sometimes comes with it. Some people who drink craft beers act like they're better than people who don't. It's true. I've been at a bar with a certain family member, and when I ordered a Miller Lite, that person said "I don't know how you can drink that garbage." Some craft beer drinkers act like they're so high and mighty, and that their tastes are so much more refined. Excuse me for not wanting to pay $7 for a beer at a bar, or $12 for a sixer at the liquor store. They want to act like beers like Budweiser are for "hillbillies" or "white trash." Like what you like. Dislike what you don't like, but don't be a dick. It may not be my favorite beverage, but a good BudLight is a good way to avoid an OUI, and you can always tell the beer snobs what to kiss.
|
|
|
Post by kds on Jan 24, 2019 8:36:43 GMT -5
Here's a major pet peeve of mine - beer snobs I love beer. I love most any kind of beer, except for the super trendy IPAs and sour beers which I think taste like a dirty dish rag. I can enjoy a cold Natural Light as well as a craft microbrew. I also think that this is a great time for beer, with so many choices. However, the rise of craft beer / microbrews also has a downside - the pretentiousness and douchebaggery that sometimes comes with it. Some people who drink craft beers act like they're better than people who don't. It's true. I've been at a bar with a certain family member, and when I ordered a Miller Lite, that person said "I don't know how you can drink that garbage." Some craft beer drinkers act like they're so high and mighty, and that their tastes are so much more refined. Excuse me for not wanting to pay $7 for a beer at a bar, or $12 for a sixer at the liquor store. They want to act like beers like Budweiser are for "hillbillies" or "white trash." Like what you like. Dislike what you don't like, but don't be a dick. It may not be my favorite beverage, but a good BudLight is a good way to avoid an OUI, and you can always tell the beer snobs what to kiss. I prefer Budweiser to Bud Light, but I LOVE the current Bud Light ads that make fun of beer snobbery.
|
|
|
Post by Mikie on Jan 24, 2019 13:14:16 GMT -5
I started the thread with overused words and phrases currently used. Here's some I remember from the 60's and 70's when I was a kid:
1. Cherry 2. Far out 3. Outta sight 4. Radical (rad) 5. To the max 6. Bad 7. Blast 8. Bogart 9. Boogie 10. Drag 11. Split 12. Dig 13. Cool (still used extensively today) 14. Keen 15. Neato 16. Tough 17. Right on 18. Tubular 19. Bitchin' 20. Gnarly 21. Stoked 22. Bag 23. Boss (means something different these days).
|
|
|
Post by treatzapiza on Jan 24, 2019 22:51:41 GMT -5
Snowflakes. Its such a stupid put down, and in my experience, the people saying it tend to be more uptight and policing of others' ideas than those they criticize. I dont see this exclusively in politics either. God, I would hope you did not exclusively see it in politics. I'm mildly disturbed by that. You are telling me that the term "snowflake" is actually used by human beings?? And-without ironic quotation marks-- in actual political .discourse?? I swear on the good book that I believed nobody used "Snowflake" outside the context of an obvious-trolling attempt from the comments section of a youtube video.
|
|
Departed
Former Member
Posts: 0
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2019 23:51:24 GMT -5
God, I would hope you did not exclusively see it in politics. I'm mildly disturbed by that. You are telling me that the term "snowflake" is actually used by human beings?? And-without ironic quotation marks-- in actual political .discourse?? I swear on the good book that I believed nobody used "Snowflake" outside the context of an obvious-trolling attempt from the comments section of a youtube video. I don't know if you're from America or not but it's been a plague on discourse since around '15 or '16. It started off as a tease against perceived entitlement from newer generations and overly protective parents "my child needs special exceptions/attention! they're a special snowflake." But somehow, someway it became slang for liberals/leftwing, especially if they're young. Basically, if you care about anything/want to change the status quo in any way, you're a stupid snowflake for caring. And lately I've seen people use it against anyone they disagree with these last few years regardless of what their opponents are actually saying. They use it on FOX news and other rightwing media outlets like The Blaze based on a few clips I've seen online. It's just another way political discourse in this country has completely gone off the deep end.
|
|
|
Post by filledeplage on Jan 25, 2019 8:29:21 GMT -5
God, I would hope you did not exclusively see it in politics. I'm mildly disturbed by that. You are telling me that the term "snowflake" is actually used by human beings?? And-without ironic quotation marks-- in actual political .discourse?? I swear on the good book that I believed nobody used "Snowflake" outside the context of an obvious-trolling attempt from the comments section of a youtube video. I don't know if you're from America or not but it's been a plague on discourse since around '15 or '16. It started off as a tease against perceived entitlement from newer generations and overly protective parents "my child needs special exceptions/attention! they're a special snowflake." But somehow, someway it became slang for liberals/leftwing, especially if they're young. Basically, if you care about anything/want to change the status quo in any way, you're a stupid snowflake for caring. And lately I've seen people use it against anyone they disagree with these last few years regardless of what their opponents are actually saying. They use it on FOX news and other rightwing media outlets like The Blaze based on a few clips I've seen online. It's just another way political discourse in this country has completely gone off the deep end. Winglet's message is about "learning how to lose." And I agree with him that your parents do think you are special - but as he said, and I'm paraphrasing, that when you are in the 3rd row in the 1st grade you are just like everyone else. And have to learn to handle loss with grace and learn from it. Where I differ from the "participation trophies argument" is that 1) showing up, 2) trying your best, and 3) showing good sportsman (woman) ship is a learned social/sports skill set that is worth some kind of reward at the end of the season, so long as the real point scorers are recognized as well. If a child needs special attention - then there are means to assess for that, in a school system and in the medical setting for a second opinion. And if there are bona fide special needs that are validated, then, at that point, the child should be "accommodated" under either state or federal special needs law.
|
|
|
Post by Beach Boys Fan on Feb 8, 2019 15:06:28 GMT -5
Lol is the worst overused word.
When people describe something really good being akin to "heaven" & something bad - to "hell". It makes zero sense.
Vampire films' popularity. Draculas, Twilights, Interviews yada yada. I find this horror subgenre very dull, single-dimensional, one-trick-pony-like.
|
|
|
Post by bonniebella on Feb 8, 2019 15:57:08 GMT -5
Ha! who is this perceptive creature?
How about "what-not". What is a what-not anyway? Can a what-not come singularly, or must they all be in a jumble?
|
|
|
Post by Mikie on Feb 8, 2019 21:01:45 GMT -5
More overused words and phrases:
13. Yada, yada, yada. It's so 90's. (Seinfeld anyone?) 14. Yeah, yeah, yeah in quick succession.
|
|
|
Post by filledeplage on Feb 8, 2019 21:08:08 GMT -5
More overused words and phrases: 13. Yada, yada, yada. It's so 90's. (Seinfeld anyone?) 14. Yeah, yeah, yeah in quick succession. Except if the first words are "She loves you...yeah, yeah, yeah!"
|
|
|
Post by Mikie on Feb 8, 2019 21:29:52 GMT -5
More overused words and phrases: 13. Yada, yada, yada. It's so 90's. (Seinfeld anyone?) 14. Yeah, yeah, yeah in quick succession. Except if the first words are "She loves you...yeah, yeah, yeah!" Well, I meant "yeah yeah yeah" in much quicker succession than that!
|
|
|
Post by kds on Feb 9, 2019 10:32:51 GMT -5
"Sorry not sorry"
It's even become an annoying pop song.
|
|
Departed
Former Member
Posts: 0
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2019 11:10:13 GMT -5
Yadda yadda yadda isnt a ninties phrase, but it was featured prominently on a seinfeld episode
|
|
|
Post by filledeplage on Feb 9, 2019 11:34:28 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by AGD on Feb 9, 2019 11:55:46 GMT -5
Iconic... Hero... Celebrity... Whatever... Like (when used as punctuation)... Axed (when used instead of "asked")... Pointless contractions (u, thks, smth, wat and the like).
|
|
|
Post by The Cap'n on Feb 9, 2019 12:00:47 GMT -5
I'm trying to let my pet peeves slide more lately--good for keeping down stress levels--but I have to comment on this one. I hate it even more than I do my other pet peeves (which are legion).
The main reason I hate it is that it's used in an entirely pointless way.
Speaker A: It is cold outside. Speaker B: I know, right?
The point of Speaker B's sentence is, superficially, to confirm that Speaker A agrees with him. But Speaker B already knows this by definition, in that the phrase is only ever used in response to the person who made the point about which Speaker B is seeking confirmation in the first place. The answer, every single time, is "obviously, yes. Right. You fucking nincompoop. That's why I said it."
Using "like" instead of "said"--as Mikie also listed--is another one of mine. But I already got the blood pressure up with my previous rant, so I'll just ignore that for now.
|
|
|
Post by Mikie on Feb 9, 2019 13:38:28 GMT -5
Iconic... Hero... Celebrity... Whatever... Like (when used as punctuation)... Axed (when used instead of "asked")... Pointless contractions (u, thks, smth, wat and the like). Yeah, "whatever". Another one that's worn out. And yes, "Like" as I mentioned before. Used extensively by teens and 20 somethings with a limited vocabulary. Pointless contractions. Otherwise known as text speak. Used extensively by people who are too damn lazy to type out the words. Or is that just cool to do? Or am I just an old fuddy duddy who should get with the program? NOT! "Not". There's another one that was going around for awhile after the first Wayne's World movie. Still hear it sometimes....
|
|
|
Post by filledeplage on Feb 9, 2019 13:44:04 GMT -5
Iconic... Hero... Celebrity... Whatever... Like (when used as punctuation)... Axed (when used instead of "asked")... Pointless contractions (u, thks, smth, wat and the like). Yeah, "whatever". Another one that's worn out. And yes, "Like" as I mentioned before. Used extensively by teens and 20 somethings with a limited vocabulary. Pointless contractions. Otherwise known as text speak. Used extensively by people who are too damn lazy to type out the words. Or is that just cool to do? Or am I just an old fuddy duddy who should get with the program? NOT! "Not". There's another one that was going around for awhile after the first Wayne's World movie. Still hear it sometimes.... A lot of this language degradation arose from texting. Seeing these new contractions or self-abbreviated words is pretty horrifying to me. One would think they never had a spelling class.
|
|
|
Post by Mikie on Feb 9, 2019 13:50:38 GMT -5
I'm trying to let my pet peeves slide more lately--good for keeping down stress levels--but I have to comment on this one. I hate it even more than I do my other pet peeves (which are legion).
The main reason I hate it is that it's used in an entirely pointless way.
Speaker A: It is cold outside. Speaker B: I know, right?
Annoying. I've heard a couple of different adults say it recently. Musta been influenced by their kids.
|
|
|
Post by Mikie on Feb 9, 2019 14:13:04 GMT -5
Axed (when used instead of "asked")... Well, that's what it sounds like - "axed" or "aksed". A common mispronunciation of the word "asked". I use to think "aksed" was pronounced that way because the person never grew out of speaking like a little kid, or was a little dingy. I found out about this one a few months ago by aksing an Afro-American friend of mine about it. He laughed and made light of it. He pronounces the word properly as "asked" but explained to me that "aksed" is common in various dialects, especially among black people. Evidently, it was used in old English and both pronunciations were used in the old days, but "asked" is the dominant and preferred pronunciation these days.
|
|