Words that grate, words you hate....

frostedcouture · Jun 22nd, 2008, 02:06 AM

^ I think it's weird to say "the prom" but it's just my preference. I think it's right either way. OMG I say Nordstroms too! Well I say both..just kind of slips out. Not a huge deal though since everyone knows what you mean.

ValleyO · Jun 22nd, 2008, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Lvbabydoll

I don't know why I started, but it could be because of the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" so people call it "Tiffany's." I've really never heard anyone say, "So, I was shopping at Tiffany & Company today..." haha.

It does seem rather strange that they added s on the title- very well could be the reason most people seem to think it's "Tiffany's."

If you notice though, all the Tiffany SAs are very careful to refer to by it's correct name. I've always thought that alone would be enough to stymie it's improper usage but thus far it hasn't

Lvbabydoll · Jun 22nd, 2008, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by frostedcouture

^ I think it's weird to say "the prom" but it's just my preference. I think it's right either way. OMG I say Nordstroms too! Well I say both..just kind of slips out. Not a huge deal though since everyone knows what you mean.

Lol yeah me too. I don't know where that one came from but oh well.

ValleyO- you're right! And it seems that they're the only ones that say the whole name like that.
I had never thought about it (adding the s) until you brought it up!

MissTiss · Jun 26th, 2008, 05:42 PM

All right, confession!

I hate when people say per sea, per say, persay. It's per se!

And I am totally guilty of it! I caught it after the fact several times and thought, WTH! I know better.

LOL.

MissTiss · Jun 26th, 2008, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Pursegrrl

The way I was brought up, "Oriental" was only to be used for RUGS and FOOD. People are Asian.

Agreed. I'm always correcting my mother on this.

barcreperie · Jun 26th, 2008, 07:05 PM

Two things I see in headlines a lot that I really don't like are:
1. Baby bump - that sounds SO juvenile and pedestrian.
2. Scary or 'scares us' - as in Mary's scary hairdo. Usually this is in a headline, such as "Mary's dress scares us", or some dumb thing that the authors just don't care for, so they call it 'scary'.

chag · Jun 30th, 2008, 03:49 AM

new one.... "mea culpa" yelch

something about it just makes me think of a greasy haired attorney that looks like a monkey

Tefhel · Jun 30th, 2008, 12:16 PM

I don't like it when people say "that's like comparing apples to oranges", it doesn't make sense to me because they are both fruit so are actually almost the same thing (considering all the different examples one could use). It is just like saying "pens to pencils", they are only a little different.

I much prefer the British version "chalk and cheese", since those are actually nothing alike!

envyme · Jun 30th, 2008, 01:45 PM

I can't stand when people use the "class" word like they are the barometer of the word's definition

. People who tell others to "have some class" are pretentious and are in desperate need of a personality make-over.

tmc089 · Jun 30th, 2008, 03:35 PM

My mom has the weirdest pronunciations that just erk me to no end...

Instead of garbage, she pronounces it as "garb!tch"

And instead of pocketbook, which I can't stand as is, she says "pockabook"

She says ain't alot too, I'm always correcting her

spoiled_brat · Jun 30th, 2008, 04:03 PM

I once went for a job interview and the lady who was interviewing me asked if I was "detail-orientitated"

chag · Jul 1st, 2008, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by envyme

I can't stand when people use the "class" word like they are the barometer of the word's definition

. People who tell others to "have some class" are pretentious and are in desperate need of a personality make-over.

You're so right I do need a make over

it would only add more class to my already classy self

caitlin1214 · Jul 1st, 2008, 03:11 AM

Learn to speak correctly!

kthxbye

envyme · Jul 1st, 2008, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by chag

You're so right I do need a make over

it would only add more class to my already classy self

I don't get it

. You're either classy or not. You can't add more class.

Its not something that can be measured...

Also, since you are a self-proclaimed "classy" individual, please define the qualities that make you one.

chag · Jul 1st, 2008, 10:08 AM

Of course I'm classy and I'm a lady after all. I don't chase people around trying to stir things up

nor do I need to define myself to anyone

Jun 22nd, 2008, 02:06 AM	#511
frostedcouture hit 5K posts! :D Location: the west coast<3	^ I think it's weird to say "the prom" but it's just my preference. I think it's right either way. OMG I say Nordstroms too! Well I say both..just kind of slips out. Not a huge deal though since everyone knows what you mean. __________________ My addictions~ Edward Cullen && WATER Edward Cullen dazzles me.

Jun 26th, 2008, 05:42 PM	#514
MissTiss MACoholic Location: Halliwell Manor	All right, confession! I hate when people say per sea, per say, persay. It's per se! And I am totally guilty of it! I caught it after the fact several times and thought, WTH! I know better. LOL. __________________ To Live is to Buy Bags (or Beauty Products)

Jun 30th, 2008, 03:49 AM	#517
chag Member	new one.... "mea culpa" yelch something about it just makes me think of a greasy haired attorney that looks like a monkey __________________ ~The eyes have it~

Jun 30th, 2008, 12:16 PM	#518
Tefhel aka Miss Marple	I don't like it when people say "that's like comparing apples to oranges", it doesn't make sense to me because they are both fruit so are actually almost the same thing (considering all the different examples one could use). It is just like saying "pens to pencils", they are only a little different. I much prefer the British version "chalk and cheese", since those are actually nothing alike! __________________ Wish: Black MC Keepall Beaubourg Cerises Cles

Jun 30th, 2008, 01:45 PM	#519
envyme God's Creation Location: I'm A Brain In A Jar	I can't stand when people use the "class" word like they are the barometer of the word's definition. People who tell others to "have some class" are pretentious and are in desperate need of a personality make-over. __________________ Quotes From Yoda: *- Anger, fear, aggression... the dark side are they. Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.* *- Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.* I am on a SERIOUS

Jun 26th, 2008, 07:05 PM	#516
barcreperie Member	Two things I see in headlines a lot that I really don't like are: 1. Baby bump - that sounds SO juvenile and pedestrian. 2. Scary or 'scares us' - as in Mary's scary hairdo. Usually this is in a headline, such as "Mary's dress scares us", or some dumb thing that the authors just don't care for, so they call it 'scary'.

Jun 30th, 2008, 03:35 PM	#520
tmc089 Kiera Knightley? Location: Southeastern CT	My mom has the weirdest pronunciations that just erk me to no end... Instead of garbage, she pronounces it as "garb!tch" And instead of pocketbook, which I can't stand as is, she says "pockabook" She says ain't alot too, I'm always correcting her __________________ Tricia "Love all, trust few, do wrong to no one."

Jun 30th, 2008, 04:03 PM	#521
spoiled_brat is tired Location: Vancouver, BC	I once went for a job interview and the lady who was interviewing me asked if I was "detail-orientitated"

Jul 1st, 2008, 03:11 AM	#523
caitlin1214 Santa Baby Location: Toronto, Canada (Eh?)	Learn to speak correctly! kthxbye __________________ And this above all: to thine ownself be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man. Polonius, Hamlet Act I, sc iii

Jul 1st, 2008, 10:08 AM	#525
chag Member	Of course I'm classy and I'm a lady after all. I don't chase people around trying to stir things upnor do I need to define myself to anyone __________________ ~The eyes have it~