Words that grate, words you hate....

Pursegrrl · Jul 15th, 2008, 01:50 AM

^^ have we covered "expresso" in this thread...please folks, (oops, sorry PEOPLE)...it's ESpresso!!

lostnexposed · Jul 15th, 2008, 02:03 AM

I don't know if this has been mentioned yet but it irritates me when people use the word "couple" but they don't mean couple as in pairs/sets.

for example "A couple of days ago, I fell flat on my butt while rollerblading" or "Can I have a couple of those donuts"?

MissTiss · Jul 15th, 2008, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by lostnexposed

I don't know if this has been mentioned yet but it irritates me when people use the word "couple" but they don't mean couple as in pairs/sets.

for example "A couple of days ago, I fell flat on my butt while rollerblading" or "Can I have a couple of those donuts"?

I always say couple in that sense, but I always mean two.

For me a couple is 2

Is that wrong?

For me, a few is 3 and some is 4 or more. After that it gets into a lot and so forth. lol.

MissTiss · Jul 15th, 2008, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by handbag_luvr

Supposably...I despise this word. The girls at my office say this all the time and I can't remember how many times I've told them it's SUPPOSEDLY!!!

And I hate the word "sure", because DH always uses it when I have an idea or suggestion, and he's not really interested.

Me too! But I also find it to be passive agressive. People use it when they mean no, but aren't quite rude enough to say so.

Compass Rose · Jul 15th, 2008, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Pursegrrl

^^ have we covered "expresso" in this thread...please folks, (oops, sorry PEOPLE)...it's ESpresso!!

OMG! My pet peeve, too! I've even seen people on the Food Network say it like EXPRESS......they should know better!!

chag · Sep 18th, 2008, 04:16 PM

I had to dig this thread back up.... and sorry to the poster that typed this but just what the heck is t4p? Hmm... is it thanks for posting? Maybe thanks for picture or maybe thanks for peeing in my drink except there isn't quite enough letters for that. Has it really gotten so that we can't type thank you for whatever? I do admit I will occasionally type TIA but I have to be in a real big hurry to do so.

Dawn · Sep 18th, 2008, 09:48 PM

i hate it when people use the word "rock" with fashion.
"i'm going to rock this dress tonight"
"you are going to rock those jeans"

I have no idea why it bothers me. it's so strange.

barcreperie · Sep 18th, 2008, 10:28 PM

A little ditty that's caught on lately in the rag press is 'pop tart', referring to a young celebrity. These pseudo-journalists lack creativity and originality. Seems they glom on to a term they think is cute (like 'baby bump') and just use it to death. Ugh!

schadenfreude · Sep 19th, 2008, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Dawn

i hate it when people use the word "rock" with fashion.
"i'm going to rock this dress tonight"
"you are going to rock those jeans"

I have no idea why it bothers me. it's so strange.

It's akin to one of my pet peeves - using "party" as a verb. Gah!!!

scarlett_2005 · Sep 19th, 2008, 01:44 AM

I'm so sick of the word bling.

caitlin1214 · Oct 15th, 2008, 01:20 AM

My dad thinks this but I can see where he's coming from:

Shark infested, as in 'Shark infested waters.'

To infest means to invade in great numbers.

The sharks were there first! How could they be infesting anything?

caitlin1214 · Oct 15th, 2008, 01:22 AM

Sometimes I have tried to avoid ending a sentence with a prepositon but then I get tired of all the verbal acrobatics and say what I originally wanted to say:

Something on which the cats . . . oh, screw it.

Something the cats sleep on?

caitlin1214 · Oct 15th, 2008, 01:23 AM

Thank God I don't do this anymore, but there was a time when I picked up from a coworker the bad habit of referring to things as "These ones" or "those ones."

NoSnowHere · Oct 15th, 2008, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MissTiss

I always say couple in that sense, but I always mean two.

For me a couple is 2

Is that wrong?

For me, a few is 3 and some is 4 or more. After that it gets into a lot and so forth. lol.

I use couple in the same sense too. "I'm taking a couple of days off." I mean 2 days off.

grammyr · Oct 17th, 2008, 05:42 PM

I hate most curse feel that if that is the extent of one's vocabulary then he or she needs to go back to school or read a dictionary/thesurus. I have heard the "f" word used as every possible part of speech! It would be funny if it weren't so distasteful! I'm not a total prude, I have been known to slip a few curses out loud, but as a rule I try to use appropriate language.

Sep 18th, 2008, 04:16 PM	#591
chag Member	I had to dig this thread back up.... and sorry to the poster that typed this but just what the heck is t4p? Hmm... is it thanks for posting? Maybe thanks for picture or maybe thanks for peeing in my drink except there isn't quite enough letters for that. Has it really gotten so that we can't type thank you for whatever? I do admit I will occasionally type TIA but I have to be in a real big hurry to do so. __________________ ~The eyes have it~

Sep 18th, 2008, 09:48 PM	#592
Dawn Seriously? Location: Northern Virginia	i hate it when people use the word "rock" with fashion. "i'm going to rock this dress tonight" "you are going to rock those jeans" I have no idea why it bothers me. it's so strange. __________________ Grateful and content with what I have...no more wish list! Slow and steady wins the race! Check my progress every Monday!

Sep 19th, 2008, 01:44 AM	#595
scarlett_2005 Crazy 4 LV Location: USA	I'm so sick of the word bling. __________________

Oct 15th, 2008, 01:20 AM	#596
caitlin1214 Santa Baby Location: Toronto, Canada (Eh?)	My dad thinks this but I can see where he's coming from: Shark infested, as in 'Shark infested waters.' To infest means to invade in great numbers. The sharks were there first! How could they be infesting anything? __________________ 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

Oct 15th, 2008, 01:22 AM	#597
caitlin1214 Santa Baby Location: Toronto, Canada (Eh?)	Sometimes I have tried to avoid ending a sentence with a prepositon but then I get tired of all the verbal acrobatics and say what I originally wanted to say: Something on which the cats . . . oh, screw it. Something the cats sleep on? __________________ 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 15th, 2008, 01:50 AM	#586
Pursegrrl Oh! That Joe! Location: Seattle	^^ have we covered "expresso" in this thread...please folks, (oops, sorry PEOPLE)...it's ESpresso!!

Jul 15th, 2008, 02:03 AM	#587
lostnexposed Uh Oh It's E Location: RAOK Land	I don't know if this has been mentioned yet but it irritates me when people use the word "couple" but they don't mean couple as in pairs/sets. for example "A couple of days ago, I fell flat on my butt while rollerblading" or "Can I have a couple of those donuts"?

Sep 18th, 2008, 10:28 PM	#593
barcreperie Member	A little ditty that's caught on lately in the rag press is 'pop tart', referring to a young celebrity. These pseudo-journalists lack creativity and originality. Seems they glom on to a term they think is cute (like 'baby bump') and just use it to death. Ugh!

Oct 15th, 2008, 01:23 AM	#598
caitlin1214 Santa Baby Location: Toronto, Canada (Eh?)	Thank God I don't do this anymore, but there was a time when I picked up from a coworker the bad habit of referring to things as "These ones" or "those ones." __________________ 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

Oct 17th, 2008, 05:42 PM	#600
grammyr soon-to-be grandma Location: New York	I hate most curse feel that if that is the extent of one's vocabulary then he or she needs to go back to school or read a dictionary/thesurus. I have heard the "f" word used as every possible part of speech! It would be funny if it weren't so distasteful! I'm not a total prude, I have been known to slip a few curses out loud, but as a rule I try to use appropriate language. __________________ Dear Santa, define "good"