dragons in the flower bed Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I agree on all counts!Another one I've thought of is "dethaw." People around here are always talking about taking something out of the freezer to "dethaw" it. Argh!! Wouldn't "dethaw" technically mean freeze?? LOL! Can't decide whether to use defrost or thaw? Dethaw! No . . . wait . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 In no way will I appoint myself as grammar or usage police; feel free to shoot me on the spot to put me out of my nitpickiness if I ever do. Aw, man, but grammar police are sexy. Come over to the dark side! We have shiny Blue Books. :D "Gay" used as a term of ridicule as in "that's so gay." Yes, but she asked what words irrationally irritate you. It's completely logical to be upset when someone generalizes about an entire ten percentage of the population, in an insulting manner, without even making a direct statement about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 People often use the phrase "I could care less" when they really mean "I couldn't care less!" It just makes no sense at all when used incorrectly. Don't people realize that they're really saying the opposite of what they mean?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diann Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I don't like the word gifting. I don't gift Charlie a china platter, I give it to him. RC :iagree: I also don't like the phrase "for cheap", as in "I got that dress for cheap". Ugh! Diann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 dungarees, crotch I know these are perfectly legitimate words..but ewww What's even worse is my mil, (whom I love dearly) mispronounces it and it comes out sounding like "crouch". ARGH!! My dh also calls the center "console" of the car a "counsel". My sil always says she's making baked "bings" for a bbq, and hangs her clothes in a clowset. I know I'm just being picky, but I still can't help being privately annoyed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 My Bad & VaJJ :tongue_smilie: I always thought the grammar police would have red boots. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 My Bad & VaJJ:tongue_smilie: : :confused: What is VaJJ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 :confused:What is VaJJ? Ma'am, a VaJJ is also called a "vagina" or a "private" or a "coochie" or a "down under." It is located in the "crotch" area. Isn't that the gayest thing that you have ever heard? It's so retarted. Supposably, one can put dungarees over their VaJJ. I could care less. Irregardless. :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Ma'am, a VaJJ is also called a "vagina" or a "private" or a "coochie" or a "down under." It is located in the "crotch" area. Isn't that the gayest thing that you have ever heard? It's so retarted. Supposably, one can put dungarees over their VaJJ. I could care less. Irregardless. :lol::lol::lol: Like you know... neither me. Awesome is all I have to say. Word! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 This week, my list includes "robust," "ineluctable," "construe," and "problematize." I also always get my knickers in a knot over grammatical irregularities. "The reason is because . . . " and "Irregardless" tend to incite large quantities of red ink when I'm grading papers. Is irregardless even a word? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Like you know... neither me. Awesome is all I have to say. Word! My bad. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Ma'am, a VaJJ is also called a "vagina" or a "private" or a "coochie" or a "down under." It is located in the "crotch" area. Isn't that the gayest thing that you have ever heard? It's so retarted. Supposably, one can put dungarees over their VaJJ. I could care less. Irregardless. :lol::lol::lol: :lol::D:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 We've always used the Polish word "dupa" instead. Somehow it sounded nicer than "butt". I don't think it's really any more polite (any Polish speakers here?), but it sounds better to me. And dh grew up with that word; his dad was Polish. Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 My pet peeves are any thing my dh says when he is frustrated or tired. I've been out of the south for 5 years. I haven't had to hear the southern accent and it drives me nuts to listen to him speak when his accent is pronounced. The words home-seller, home-buyer, I'm looking to buy a new home, or anything related. No, you are a house/apartment/condo seller, buyer or are looking to buy a house/apartment/condo. Once you have made your purchase and are actively living in the space then it is your home. Before that it is just a house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beebalm Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Basically.....as my daughter said when she was about seven, "That's what grown-ups say when they don't know what they're talking about." I could care less......that means you care. Sit, sat, set.....I live in the South...nuff said. Hmmm, nuf kind of irks me today. see-saw or teeter-totter.....???? I like this thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 My pet peeves are any thing my dh says when he is frustrated or tired. I've been out of the south for 5 years. I haven't had to hear the southern accent and it drives me nuts to listen to him speak when his accent is pronounced. The words home-seller, home-buyer, I'm looking to buy a new home, or anything related. No, you are a house/apartment/condo seller, buyer or are looking to buy a house/apartment/condo. Once you have made your purchase and are actively living in the space then it is your home. Before that it is just a house. Have you heard the term Lookie Lou? I think that's how you spell it. They look but don't buy. Now said that 10 times fast with a southern accent. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 No, I haven't heard that one. That would drive me nuts along the lines of Va-jay-jay. Too cutesy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laylamcb Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 My DH is "Suthun," and I'm fine with it...most of the time. He's good for all KINDS of hilarious sayings, like, "He's wound up tighter 'n Dick's hat band," or "she as nervous as a cat in a room full o' rockin' chairs," or "he's outta his pea-pickin' mind," or "that rhubarb pie is some kinda good," or "I'm jest as fine as frog hair," or "This ain't a flophouse fer you and your hippy-type friends," or a hundred others. There's just this one teeeeensy thing that drives me NUTS: It's what I call the Southern Diphthong. Know what I'm talking about? That whole additional vowel somewhere between short i and short e? Is it a "pin" or a "pen"?? Nobody knows! That one makes me madder 'n a wet hen. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beebalm Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I may get slammed on this one....the word 'homeschool' used as a verb. It just sounds so.....I don't know....can't we do better? I'm not saying I've found anything better. This thread attracted me because of the initial hoodie complaint. I totally agree...ick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 "Granularity" in a business, IT, or logistical context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 Hmmm, what should we use in place of "homeschool?" Just plain "teach?" But I end up saying a mouthful like, "I teach my children at home." Thanks for backing me up on the hoodie complaint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I absolutely abhor when people add extra syllables to words. EX does this and I swear, I would have had justification in bonking him on the head. WestERN becomes westerIN SouthERN becomes southerIN Mrs. Pierce becomes Mrs. Peer-ess WestMINster becomes WestMINIster AUGHHGHGHGHGHGHGH! Others: Supper Hell to the no. What does this mean? It's stupid. It sounds ghetto and unintelligent. sputum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 We've always used the Polish word "dupa" instead. Somehow it sounded nicer than "butt". I don't think it's really any more polite (any Polish speakers here?), but it sounds better to me. And dh grew up with that word; his dad was Polish. Wendi Yes! We do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book Crazy Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 My dh is Southern and so are all his family. Every one of them pronounces across as Acrosst Where does the extra T come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogpond1 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 bugs me like mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I'm going to type these phrases that irritate me then go break something. "very much so" "it is what it is" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PariSarah Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 It was even worse when he would say "page ## in the blue pew Bible." . . . and I can't even say blue pew Bible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 . #2 first: "Hubby". I can't give a good reason. When I see that written on a blog, I admit I don't mind too much if the person is just giving a recipe for chocolate chip cookies or showing their new pink shoes, but I have to admit my mind immediately discounts any words of wisdom as coming from someone immature. I think it's because it reminds me of those couples that are so sappy sweet in public you feel like you need to throw salt on them. I knew some in college and it was soooo annoying. You couldn't have a conversation because they didn't quit being cutsie. :tongue_smilie: I don't see older people act like that usually, just youth, then when I relate that word to such images - irrationally or not, it makes me think they're immature. But that's secondary. #1: Prego, preggers, and similar words make me absolutely cringe! It's, it's, it's... I can't even begin to give something that rationalizes my irrationality on that one but I have never been able to read a post, article, book or otherwise where those terms were regularly present. It's like fingernails on a chalkboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book Crazy Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 "supper" instead of dinner. Supper makes me think of Snoopy doing his suppertime dance - supper is dog food. Where I'm from in the UK, we have 3 meals a day, Breakfast, Dinner and Tea. Supper is a snack before bed time. My dh has Breakfast, Lunch and Supper. Our ds, now refers to meals as Morning Meal, Afternoon Meal and Evening Meal. It causes a lot less hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole M Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 VaJJ doesn't bother me. But then, I've never heard an actual living person say it, so it might in context. It does remind me, however, of apples and ba-noo-noos, and that's annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKim Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Where I'm from in the UK, we have 3 meals a day, Breakfast, Dinner and Tea. Supper is a snack before bed time. My dh has Breakfast, Lunch and Supper. Our ds, now refers to meals as Morning Meal, Afternoon Meal and Evening Meal. It causes a lot less hassle. We have breakfast, dinner, and supper. Lunch and dinner (as the evening meal) are what fancy people and plain people who have got above their raisin's have. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neesek Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I hesitate to even post mine on this board, but I really hate the word "twaddle." For whatever reason, it just gives me weird mental pictures! :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 My dh is Southern and so are all his family. Every one of them pronounces across as Acrosst Where does the extra T come from? Dh's mother does that. Dh did for a while, but I got that stopped pretty quick. Can't do it with the MIL. I thought of another thing that bothers me too. Physical instead of Fiscal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 VaJJ doesn't bother me. But then, I've never heard an actual living person say it, so it might in context. It does remind me, however, of apples and ba-noo-noos, and that's annoying. You must not watch Oprah. I believe it's her word? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 dungarees, crotch I know these are perfectly legitimate words..but ewww The town I grew up in had a Little Crotch Lake and a Big Crotch Lake. And Big Crotch Lake was right off the main road into town so you had to see the big green sign on a daily basis. I hated it even as a child. I have heard that the lakes have been renamed. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria from IN Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Ham-booger. Illi-noise. "It's always the last place you look." No kidding? I always find it, then I pick it up and look for it some more! "If ida know-uhn, ida baked a cake!" Around here, the rural people like to say Wal-Marts...and not in the plural or possessive sense, either. "The thing about it of it is..." is one I heard from a former coworker. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole M Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 You must not watch Oprah. I believe it's her word? Oh, no. Have I just "outed" myself? I don't normally advertise that I don't watch the boob tube. (Anybody hate that term?) It's like the fact that we homeschool -- some people can handle that information, and some can't. People often feel like it's an indictment against them that I don't watch TV. What's up with that? Anyway, no. I saw 10 minutes of an Oprah show once that nearly made me puke (about a family in a terrible car accident where a daughter was beheaded). That is the only Oprah I've ever watched. The term "VaJJ" did not come up in that 10 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdWTMer Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 So, what bugs you? (except for people who hate trendy words for no significant reason) Mine are actually how things are pronounced. Here's mine (and I'm sorry in advance for people who might actually do this, but since the question was asked ;) ) When the word nuclear is prounounced "nuke-u-lar" instead of "nuke-klee-ar" (sorry I don't know how to phonetically write that!) - Like the current president. ;) When the word "realtor" is pronounced real-uh-tor instead of real-tor. When someone says orientated, instead of oriented. That bothers me, although I know that it's not grammatically incorrect. When the word birthday is pronounced without the "th" sound. I could probably go on and on, but those are at the top of my list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book Crazy Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 OK, just thought of another one. Not adding "t" this time, but missing it out. Twen-ee, instead of Twen-tee I have been know to shout at the TV when someone mispronounces a word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam H Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 For no known reason I don't like the word "puny" I also don't like and we don't say: butt shut up stupid I also have a problem with people confusing if a word should or should not be plural. "I need to go to Wal-Marts." "It is about five mile down the road." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 "Prostrate" for a prostate. It's an organ in your body if you are a man. Figure out how to pronounce it, please. Otherwise go take a nap on the ground in front of me so I can laugh at you. "Irregardless." Anyone else like a dose of double negatives? "Baby daddy" is a slang term I've seen thrown around a lot lately in the general media. Will we soon have "toddler daddies" and "preteen daddies?" I'm pretty dang liberal but if you are confused about the father of your baby and you haven't been molested or raped, perhaps you might want to evaluate some things in your life. Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 That is the only Oprah I've ever watched. The term "VaJJ" did not come up in that 10 minutes. Wrong end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Wrong end. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I hesitate to even post mine on this board, but I really hate the word "twaddle." For whatever reason, it just gives me weird mental pictures! :leaving: I don't get weird mental pictures, but I still hate the word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakitty Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 irregardless:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 The high-flalutin' passive voice in hospital charting. "The patient approached this writer in an attempt to procure additional minutes for fresh air. This writer explained the ward policy. The patient became aggressive, used foul language, but was eventually redirected by this writer." I haven't been fired yet, and am even told that the psychologists in court look for my entries because I write: "Robert came up to me upset that he'd slept in for half of smoke break. He was insistent on getting more time out, but I told him groups were starting and he'd just have to come back in 15 minutes. Robert raised his voice, swore, and shoved a chair some 10 feet. I encouraged him not to blow his level nor waste his time when he could be out smoking. He left after muttering "yeah, yeah" and returned on time." Although my entry was longer, I wrote it quickly, as I did not have to grind through grammatical backflips to remain "clinical". Is reminds me of people getting picky and demanding as a way of showing how intelligent or upper middle class they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 "This writer," huh? What a hoot. I like your version much better. Just think, each time you write on a chart, you strike a blow for Strunk & White! My Dad is a thoroughly blue-collar single proprietor who writes HORRENDOUS multi-page letters with run-on sentences, huge words, and passive voice because he thinks it sounds more professional. And will he listen to his professionally trained editor daughter? No, he will not. Instead, he will ask me to edit, and after I have spent hours unwinding his prose into something concise and coherent, he will refuse all of my changes. So I quit. I refuse to help him with his letters. What CEO is going to read a 12-page harangue? The hospital prose reminds me of his style <shudder.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 "The patient approached this writer in an attempt to procure additional minutes for fresh air. This writer explained the ward policy. The patient became aggressive, used foul language, but was eventually redirected by this writer." That so reminds me of cop-speak. The ones that make me cringe are "I exited my patrol vehicle..." Why? The other is the use of the word "myself" the wrong way. "Officer So-and-so and myself proceeded to..." My dh still does the "myself" one. :banghead: Gee, when this thread started I couldn't think of too many that bothered me. The more I read the more I'm reminded of things that drive me nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 That so reminds me of cop-speak. The ones that make me cringe are "I exited my patrol vehicle..." Why? The other is the use of the word "myself" the wrong way. "Officer So-and-so and myself proceeded to..." My dh still does the "myself" one. :banghead: Gee, when this thread started I couldn't think of too many that bothered me. The more I read the more I'm reminded of things that drive me nuts. Another cop-speak thing that irrationally irritates me: Referring to a criminal as "the gentleman"! It seems like cops do this in radio and tv interviews around here. They could be talking about a murderer or rapist but they call him a gentleman! arggghhhh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich with Kids Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 "I know, right?" Don't get me started. And when moms refer to their own kids as brother or sister. "Go get brother's shoes." "Go get sister's purse". Makes me nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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