Author Topic: Phrases That Need to Die (Read 26165 times)

PatM · « **Reply #50 on:** June 04, 2014, 07:57:00 AM »

paradigm shift

mxvet57 · « **Reply #51 on:** June 04, 2014, 08:01:35 AM »

Swing shift.

Veefer800canuck · « **Reply #52 on:** June 04, 2014, 08:34:59 AM »

Maybe not a phrase, but when someone is referring to their new pickup truck accessory and they say they just bought a new "tunnel cover", my fur stands on end.

It's TONNEAU COVER dillweed. It's French. Originally Referencing a barrel, cask, or container.

Veefer800canuck · « **Reply #53 on:** June 04, 2014, 08:38:09 AM »

And my co-worker hates "I'm jus sayin".

To which I might add: "kno wha'm sayn?" Interjected about 200x into one simple story or sentence.

mxvet57 · « **Reply #54 on:** June 04, 2014, 08:48:10 AM »

Quote from: Veefer800canuck on June 04, 2014, 08:38:09 AM

And my co-worker hates "I'm jus sayin".

To which I might add: "kno wha'm sayn?" Interjected about 200x into one simple story or sentence.

Is that a Canadian thing?

Black Hills · « **Reply #55 on:** June 04, 2014, 08:57:14 AM »

Mission creep, wtf is that anyway? People use it to explain everything now?

mxvet57 · « **Reply #56 on:** June 04, 2014, 09:18:02 AM »

Quote from: Black Hills on June 04, 2014, 08:57:14 AM

Mission creep, wtf is that anyway? People use it to explain everything now?

Never heard of it.

coucours grad · « **Reply #57 on:** June 04, 2014, 09:26:11 AM »

Boss has a tendency to say things like : "Team, I need someone to look at So and So...."

Theres 17 of us, 15 have been browsing the web for the last hour and aren't "looking" at anything but Youtube and amazon, meanwhile I'm elbow deep in 3 troubles and have 2 techs bridged on my line trying to troubleshoot a problem from a thousand miles away.

Then it comes......"delta can you look at so and so".....

"Well Boss, i'm elbow deep in 3, have 2 techs bridged on my line on 2 more and the ticket list is off the chain.....It might take awhile."

He always replies "Well, the team apreciates your efforts...."

"Team" needs to die a fiery slow roasted death.

Cookie · « **Reply #58 on:** June 04, 2014, 09:45:31 AM »

Mmmm. Slow roasted death. I love barbeque.

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Veefer800canuck · « **Reply #59 on:** June 04, 2014, 09:46:14 AM »

Quote from: mxvet57 on June 04, 2014, 08:48:10 AM

Quote from: Veefer800canuck on June 04, 2014, 08:38:09 AM
And my co-worker hates "I'm jus sayin".

To which I might add: "kno wha'm sayn?" Interjected about 200x into one simple story or sentence.

Is that a Canadian thing?

No, it's an inner city US Thug Life, Gang-Banger pimpin kinda thing.

"Gnome sayin?"

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vMSoz_WZ2qk

Veefer800canuck · « **Reply #60 on:** June 04, 2014, 09:53:09 AM »

Or:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xaYSUzFaN5I

bluepoof · « **Reply #61 on:** June 04, 2014, 09:58:23 AM »

The one that gets me is "could of" instead of "could have". "He could of gone to the store yesterday." WTF? I realize it's because the contraction "could've" sounds like "could of" but dammit, that's wrong.

chornbe · « **Reply #62 on:** June 04, 2014, 10:06:38 AM »

I hate... HATE... the interstitial "right". A lot of people will use the word "right" at the end of a sentence to look for confirmation they're understood, or validation on their point... Example:

"Hey, you're still bowling tonight, right?"

That's perfectly fine.

But what I hate is when it's in the middle, simply replacing a pause or the "uhm" sound or something.

"I was walking down the road, right, and this car drove by and beeped for no reason."

It kind of infuriates me, and I don't even know why.

Max Wedge · « **Reply #63 on:** June 04, 2014, 10:10:15 AM »

Quote from: chornbe on June 04, 2014, 10:06:38 AM

I hate... HATE... the interstitial "right". A lot of people will use the word "right" at the end of a sentence to look for confirmation they're understood, or validation on their point... Example:

"Hey, you're still bowling tonight, right?"

That's perfectly fine.

But what I hate is when it's in the middle, simply replacing a pause or the "uhm" sound or something.

"I was walking down the road, right, and this car drove by and beeped for no reason."

It kind of infuriates me, and I don't even know why.

I know, right?

stevent · « **Reply #64 on:** June 04, 2014, 01:44:59 PM »

"Hashtag" this and "Hashtag" that... I hate it. I feel like kicking someone in the balls every time they start that crap, fucking sheep.

marc11 · « **Reply #65 on:** June 04, 2014, 01:49:38 PM »

Savoury....everything now is savoury instead of calling what it really is FAT LADEN CRAP FOOD.

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I'm NOT Carl · « **Reply #66 on:** June 04, 2014, 02:00:19 PM »

"Sheep". We are all 'sheep' to some extent or there'd be anarchy.

Carl

Max Wedge · « **Reply #67 on:** June 04, 2014, 02:02:21 PM »

Quote from: stevent on June 04, 2014, 01:44:59 PM

"Hashtag" this and "Hashtag" that... I hate it. I feel like kicking someone in the balls every time they start that crap, fucking sheep.

#HashtagALittlePartOfMeDiesEveryTimeIUseAHashtag

Media attention added.

Mr. Whippy · « **Reply #68 on:** June 04, 2014, 02:32:54 PM »

Quote from: marc11 on June 04, 2014, 01:49:38 PM

Savoury....everything now is savoury instead of calling what it really is FAT LADEN CRAP FOOD.

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Correction: Umami.

mxvet57 · « **Reply #69 on:** June 04, 2014, 03:18:59 PM »

Quote from: stevent on June 04, 2014, 01:44:59 PM

"Hashtag" this and "Hashtag" that... I hate it. I feel like kicking someone in the balls every time they start that crap, fucking sheep.

Who invented that word.

I'm with you Steve. Kick them all in the balls.

kneescrubber · « **Reply #70 on:** June 04, 2014, 07:50:03 PM »

How may I help you? I say it every day both face to face and on the phone probably 30-40 times. These people are seeking help and I have the gall to ask them how I can help them. We couldn't come up with something better?

Cablebandit · « **Reply #71 on:** June 04, 2014, 07:58:09 PM »

#HappyBirthdayEd

mastros2 · « **Reply #72 on:** June 05, 2014, 02:49:21 AM »

Quote from: Cablebandit on June 04, 2014, 07:58:09 PM

#HappyBirthdayEd

haha!

And to help... fify!

Quote from: mxvet57 on June 04, 2014, 03:18:59 PM

I'm with you Steve. #Kickthemallintheballs

Vulcanbill · « **Reply #73 on:** June 05, 2014, 05:37:53 AM »

Vulcanbill · « **Reply #74 on:** June 05, 2014, 05:45:49 AM »

Quote from: R Doug on June 04, 2014, 07:27:24 AM

"So"

Bob: "Alice, what's the status of the new software instillation?"

Alice: "So, the team started yesterday and we expect to finish today."

You work w/ a lot of PhD types? There seems to be a direct correlation (here) between the use of that word to start a sentence and the level of education attained. We dummies don't have that problem.

Could you imagine being a furiner and trying to pick up English from listening to certain groups of people speak? "I know, right? So, like we're chillaxing at this bomb joint lates, nowutim sayin?" Try to research the etymology of those words as a new student of the English language and garner meaning from them. Explains a lot about engrish.com

chornbe · « **Reply #75 on:** June 05, 2014, 05:56:40 AM »

Quote from: Vulcanbill on June 05, 2014, 05:45:49 AM

Quote from: R Doug on June 04, 2014, 07:27:24 AM
"So"

Bob: "Alice, what's the status of the new software instillation?"

Alice: "So, the team started yesterday and we expect to finish today."

You work w/ a lot of PhD types? There seems to be a direct correlation (here) between the use of that word to start a sentence and the level of education attained. We dummies don't have that problem.

Could you imagine being a furiner and trying to pick up English from listening to certain groups of people speak? "I know, right? So, like we're chillaxing at this bomb joint lates, nowutim sayin?" Try to research the etymology of those words as a new student of the English language and garner meaning from them. Explains a lot about engrish.com

I see it a lot in IT, the "so" thing.

Vulcanbill · « **Reply #76 on:** June 05, 2014, 06:24:04 AM »

We have a lot of crossover here. PhD Engineer / mathematician technical fellow types. But hey, whatevs.

chornbe · « **Reply #77 on:** June 05, 2014, 08:07:35 AM »

Quote from: Vulcanbill on June 05, 2014, 06:24:04 AM

But hey, whatevs.

Yeah, that one needs to go, too.

viffergyrl · « **Reply #78 on:** June 05, 2014, 08:56:19 AM »

What is this? A sub-thread to the Rant thread? Y'alls elastic is a little tight in your panties. Grumpy old men.

Go ride will ya?

Jim · « **Reply #79 on:** June 05, 2014, 09:15:00 AM »

tisk tisk - donchaknow - it's all-y'alls

viffergyrl · « **Reply #80 on:** June 05, 2014, 09:16:42 AM »

Quote from: Jim on June 05, 2014, 09:15:00 AM

tisk tisk - donchaknow - it's all-y'alls

Bounce · « **Reply #81 on:** June 05, 2014, 09:46:29 AM »

Correction:

Y'all is singular
All Y'all is plural (no S and no hyphen)

Mr. Whippy · « **Reply #82 on:** June 05, 2014, 09:51:22 AM »

Quote from: Bounce on June 05, 2014, 09:46:29 AM

Correction:

Y'all is singular
All Y'all is plural (no S and no hyphen)

Granted I'm from Oregon originally, but this is how I hear it (and see it) being used. At least 'round these parts.

Vulcanbill · « **Reply #83 on:** June 05, 2014, 10:10:34 AM »

Quote from: Bounce on June 05, 2014, 09:46:29 AM

Correction:

Y'all is singular
All Y'all is plural (no S and no hyphen)

However, this particular instance of redneckery doesn't supercede the fact that it is still a possessive so there is an apostrophe and an "s" to denote who the elastic belongs to.
or...to whom the elastic belongs if you're that guy.

viffergyrl · « **Reply #84 on:** June 05, 2014, 10:15:39 AM »

Rednecks have grammar?

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Max Wedge · « **Reply #85 on:** June 05, 2014, 10:19:23 AM »

Quote from: chornbe on June 05, 2014, 08:07:35 AM

Quote from: Vulcanbill on June 05, 2014, 06:24:04 AM
But hey, whatevs.

Yeah, that one needs to go, too.

It's quite the sitch. (Yup, that one too.)

2RR2NV · « **Reply #86 on:** June 05, 2014, 06:36:26 PM »

What's wrong with "swing shift?" That is what my old shift used to be called. The choices you had, were: Days, Swings, and Mids.

I don't have nearly as many probs with phrases now that I'm retired. There is a lot less thinking outside the box to expedite production levels to record highs (ya know... higher than last year) while achieving more with less people, keeping morale up, and circumventing any safety concerns that may alleviate managerial issues to higher-ups so we do not have as such an elastic turnover rate which could eliminate any possible chance of profit sharing payouts.

just saying...

I know, right? so.

ixxion · « **Reply #87 on:** June 05, 2014, 06:47:26 PM »

Quote from: viffergyrl on June 05, 2014, 10:15:39 AM

Rednecks have grammar?

Rednecks have grammer.

Cookie · « **Reply #88 on:** June 05, 2014, 06:48:34 PM »

Rednecks "have" grandma.

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Papa Lazarou · « **Reply #89 on:** June 06, 2014, 02:48:07 AM »

Napper · « **Reply #90 on:** July 18, 2014, 11:16:31 AM »

Quote from: Max Wedge on June 04, 2014, 06:39:09 AM

Quote from: chornbe on June 04, 2014, 05:31:04 AM
Or not. I mean, who doesn't love a free peep show?

Meanwhile...

"In order that...[do something whatever]"

It's "in order to...."

And "For all intensive purposes..." None of your purposes are that intensive, you putz. Your intents and purposes might be pretty intense, though. But probably not. If fact, that whole thing can go away.

Modern English has really become very wordy. It's no surprise people have problems communicating.

If you want to go there, butchered phrases completely derail me. For example, "....we have to nip this in the butt...". I have stopped listening to what you are saying, started thinking about what the correct word is, (bud) where the phrase came from, and why you don't know that and continue to use it, and how many other things do you say that you don't know what they mean.

http://youtu.be/de_P2aUZJyA

Max Wedge · « **Reply #91 on:** July 18, 2014, 02:21:50 PM »

coho · « **Reply #92 on:** July 18, 2014, 09:24:23 PM »

Quote from: chornbe on June 04, 2014, 05:31:04 AM

Modern English has really become very wordy. It's no surprise people have problems communicating.

It seems to me that Modern English has become considerably less wordy. Or at least the vocabulary of the average Jane and Joe seems to have gotten smaller of late. I blame texting and fcuking TwitterTM. Also memes.

-rant-

If I hear "that's just semantics" thirty seven more times (I'm not exactly a powderkeg) I'm gonna make a sharp remark, possibly scatological, almost certainly profane. For the last and probably not final time, semantics is what words mean, it's not a pejorative indicating weaselly-ness or other lawyer-related words.

-/rant-

etc.

Mac · « **Reply #93 on:** July 18, 2014, 11:18:43 PM »

I thought semantics had to do with Jews.

Like, when people hate Jews, they're anti-semantic.

Or was that anti-semiautomatic.

Jim · « **Reply #94 on:** July 18, 2014, 11:37:18 PM »

You're talking about the Jewish antivirus software, yes???

coho · « **Reply #95 on:** July 19, 2014, 12:08:22 AM »

I think that's semiotics.

Veefer800canuck · « **Reply #96 on:** July 20, 2014, 02:43:54 AM »

Those are some antics you guys got!

Flyer · « **Reply #97 on:** July 20, 2014, 05:30:56 AM »

Quote from: Mac on July 18, 2014, 11:18:43 PM

Or was that anti-semiautomatic.

You've confused that with "seminal-antics" you've watched too much of.
Go back to work.

Mac · « **Reply #98 on:** July 20, 2014, 04:24:28 PM »

Quote from: Flyer on July 20, 2014, 05:30:56 AM

Quote from: Mac on July 18, 2014, 11:18:43 PM
Or was that anti-semiautomatic.
You've confused that with "seminal-antics" you've watched too much of.
Go back to work.

My Doctor, who is quite learned, says I need to wait some more. Maybe next month.

kneescrubber · « **Reply #99 on:** July 20, 2014, 04:50:46 PM »

And here I was thinking y'all were talking about schematics.