Words that grate, words you hate.... - Page 5

frostedcouture · May 25th, 2008, 05:27 PM

Hate it when people get "their, there, they're" and "your, you're" mixed up. It's NOT that hard..you went to elementary school!

Oh and people need to learn how to spell definitely. It's not definately, defanitly, etc.

BasketballCourt · May 25th, 2008, 05:34 PM

^ Frostedcouture - LOL, I know! That annoys me, too.

I actually heard someone in my social studies class, who is 15 years old, say "brung", as in "I brung that bag to school". Now, I understand if an eight-year-old says it, but come on!

Also, a ton of people I know still say "funner", which is a little annoying.

Another thing I dislike is when people say pronounce Illinois "Illi-noise", and Missouri "Missour-uh".

KatsBags · May 25th, 2008, 05:41 PM

I definitely agree with almost all of the posts.

I cannot stand when someone says, "Abraham Lincoln said quote, unquote...'Four score and seven years ago' "...

The correct version is "Abraham Lincoln said, quote, 'Four score and seven years ago' unquote "...

caitlin1214 · May 25th, 2008, 05:48 PM

It's pronounced orangutan not orangutang.

A hip-hop group was promoting their album and their selling point was that there was something for everybody because it wasn't too profound.

Um . . . you mean profane. If something has a lot of profanity in it, it's 'profane' not 'profound.'

Mixing up its and it's. Its is possessive, It's is a contraction of it and is.
It's Every Rose Has Its Thorn, not Every Rose Has It's Thorn.

(My brother and I were watching VH1's countdown of the best of the '80s and the Poison song was listed as "it's thorn." My brother and I were on the edges of our chairs. We were like, "That's wrong.")

ShimmaPuff · May 25th, 2008, 05:55 PM

Here are the ones I do myself that I hate most:

1) Starting posts with "Well"

2) Digressing. Going off on tangents that have nothing whatsoever to do with the topic, and doing it so hard that even I forget exactly what my point was, on those rare occasions when I do actually have one.

3) Being sloppy and repeating words instead of using a different one. For example, if I say in one paragraph that someone is querulous, the least I can do is have the decency to call them fractious in the third paragraph instead of saying querulous again. Even if fractious is not technically a synonym, at least it is not a repeated adjective.

It really bothers me when I happen to come across instances of it, and even though the Serene Management most graciously granted my request to please open the edit window a little wider, they only opened it to a half hour, and sometimes weeks will go by and I will see one of my old posts somewhere, with a repeated adjective, or - oh! one of those sentences that is missing a word, so that while most of the sense of the actual thought might come through, as a sentence it has stopped really being one - Oops, please refer to #2 in this list. Sorry.

chag · May 25th, 2008, 06:16 PM

lol Shimma!!! I can just see you when you come across something missing

darn darn darn!!!

ShimmaPuff · May 25th, 2008, 06:19 PM

^^^

That just happened, I had to edit to put in a missing "to!"

puddinhd58 · May 25th, 2008, 06:21 PM

noone...DRIVES ME CRAZY!!!!! There is no such word... there is an author with that name. It would be no one.

chag · May 25th, 2008, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShimmaPuff

^^^

That just happened, I had to edit to put in a missing "to!"

I can just SEE it oh my gosh that is so funny

candace117 · May 25th, 2008, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lmkhlh2006

I'm also not a fan of people using the word "lappy" in place of laptop and the word "sunnies" in place of sunglasses, I'm not even sure why those two words irritate me so much but I want to punch myself in the face every time I hear them or read them.

LMAO! Prepare to be a-punchin! I say not only lappy, but compy!!!! I got it from Strong Bad ( http://homestarrunner.com )...I also call tennis shoes 'tennie hops'.
Yes, I am a freakin weirdo!

ShimmaPuff · May 25th, 2008, 06:41 PM

^^^ the one of those I hate most is "lippie" or "lippy" for any lip color product. I have no logical reason for this. I simply dislike it for the same irrational reason that I dislike shrimp.

@ chag - I can just see you seeing it!

Kare · May 25th, 2008, 06:49 PM

When someone says "no" in place of "a" or "any". An example would be "I don't have no cash" or "I don't have no car".

Also any of the cutesy words mentioned here. Sunnies, tennies, lippies or any other word that is childlike. Putting "y" or "ie" at the end of words is nauseating to me. This type of lingo bothers me less on webites like this as I understand people like to keep the nature of discussion somewhat light, but if someone speaks like that face to face, I would think they may be a bit flaky.

BasketballCourt · May 25th, 2008, 07:04 PM

Ooh, that reminds me: I really don't like when people say "where are you at?" Do you really need to include the "at"?

I'm complaining about this, but I'm sure I've said some of the things in this thread before! :P

Lvbabydoll · May 25th, 2008, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CuriousGeorge

Guilty

I know I spell it wrong EVERYTIME, but it's so hard for me to stop. hahaha, sorry.

Haha my mom does it too, I'm always correcting her emails!

bnjj · May 25th, 2008, 07:16 PM

When people don't know the difference between "then" and "than" and use them interchangeably. Drives. Me. Nuts.

I also detest when people use "seen" in sentences such as "I seen the dog." I absolutely cringe every time I hear that and it amazes me how prevalent that is. Makes people sound like uneducated hillbillies if you ask me (which is not to say all hillbillies are uneducated).

May 25th, 2008, 05:27 PM	#61
frostedcouture Team Edward Cullen Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Isle Esme Posts: 4,539	Hate it when people get "their, there, they're" and "your, you're" mixed up. It's NOT that hard..you went to elementary school! Oh and people need to learn how to spell definitely. It's not definately, defanitly, etc. __________________ My addictions~ Edward Cullen && WATER Look after my heart - I've left it with you. -E.

May 25th, 2008, 05:34 PM	#62
BasketballCourt Member Joined: Feb 2007 Location: School Posts: 700	^ Frostedcouture - LOL, I know! That annoys me, too. I actually heard someone in my social studies class, who is 15 years old, say "brung", as in "I brung that bag to school". Now, I understand if an eight-year-old says it, but come on! Also, a ton of people I know still say "funner", which is a little annoying. Another thing I dislike is when people say pronounce Illinois "Illi-noise", and Missouri "Missour-uh". __________________ -Courtney

May 25th, 2008, 05:41 PM	#63
KatsBags Have a Nice Day~Jon Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Amid Mountains of Handbags Posts: 1,553	I definitely agree with almost all of the posts. I cannot stand when someone says, "Abraham Lincoln said quote, unquote...'Four score and seven years ago' "... The correct version is "Abraham Lincoln said, quote, 'Four score and seven years ago' unquote "... __________________

May 25th, 2008, 05:48 PM	#64
caitlin1214 Meatatarian Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada (Eh?) Posts: 18,571	It's pronounced orangutan not orangutang. A hip-hop group was promoting their album and their selling point was that there was something for everybody because it wasn't too profound. Um . . . you mean profane. If something has a lot of profanity in it, it's 'profane' not 'profound.' Mixing up its and it's. Its is possessive, It's is a contraction of it and is. It's Every Rose Has Its Thorn, not Every Rose Has It's Thorn. (My brother and I were watching VH1's countdown of the best of the '80s and the Poison song was listed as "it's thorn." My brother and I were on the edges of our chairs. We were like, "That's wrong.") __________________ 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

May 25th, 2008, 05:55 PM	#65
ShimmaPuff Sentient Post Whore Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 6,587	Here are the ones I do myself that I hate most: 1) Starting posts with "Well" 2) Digressing. Going off on tangents that have nothing whatsoever to do with the topic, and doing it so hard that even I forget exactly what my point was, on those rare occasions when I do actually have one. 3) Being sloppy and repeating words instead of using a different one. For example, if I say in one paragraph that someone is querulous, the least I can do is have the decency to call them fractious in the third paragraph instead of saying querulous again. Even if fractious is not technically a synonym, at least it is not a repeated adjective. It really bothers me when I happen to come across instances of it, and even though the Serene Management most graciously granted my request to please open the edit window a little wider, they only opened it to a half hour, and sometimes weeks will go by and I will see one of my old posts somewhere, with a repeated adjective, or - oh! one of those sentences that is missing a word, so that while most of the sense of the actual thought might come through, as a sentence it has stopped really being one - Oops, please refer to #2 in this list. Sorry. __________________ http://www.tzuchi.org/ http://www.oxfamunwrapped.com/chooseagift.aspx http://www.commongroundrelief.org/ Your Friendly Resident Poor Person Embrace Inspired Pride! Last edited by ShimmaPuff; May 25th, 2008 at 06:18 PM.

May 25th, 2008, 06:16 PM	#66
chag gldn hrtd crm puff:) Joined: May 2006 Location: In my backyard! Posts: 7,211	lol Shimma!!! I can just see you when you come across something missing darn darn darn!!! __________________ stupid money tree

May 25th, 2008, 06:19 PM	#67
ShimmaPuff Sentient Post Whore Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 6,587	^^^ That just happened, I had to edit to put in a missing "to!" __________________ http://www.tzuchi.org/ http://www.oxfamunwrapped.com/chooseagift.aspx http://www.commongroundrelief.org/ Your Friendly Resident Poor Person Embrace Inspired Pride!

May 25th, 2008, 06:21 PM	#68
puddinhd58 Heart of a Golden Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 567	noone...DRIVES ME CRAZY!!!!! There is no such word... there is an author with that name. It would be no one. __________________ ~Kathy~ What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, man would die from great loneliness of spirit, for whatever happens to the beast also happens to the man. All things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth. (Chief Seathl, Duwamish Tribe)

May 25th, 2008, 06:41 PM	#71
ShimmaPuff Sentient Post Whore Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 6,587	^^^ the one of those I hate most is "lippie" or "lippy" for any lip color product. I have no logical reason for this. I simply dislike it for the same irrational reason that I dislike shrimp. @ chag - I can just see you seeing it! __________________ http://www.tzuchi.org/ http://www.oxfamunwrapped.com/chooseagift.aspx http://www.commongroundrelief.org/ Your Friendly Resident Poor Person Embrace Inspired Pride!

May 25th, 2008, 06:49 PM	#72
Kare Member Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 593	When someone says "no" in place of "a" or "any". An example would be "I don't have no cash" or "I don't have no car". Also any of the cutesy words mentioned here. Sunnies, tennies, lippies or any other word that is childlike. Putting "y" or "ie" at the end of words is nauseating to me. This type of lingo bothers me less on webites like this as I understand people like to keep the nature of discussion somewhat light, but if someone speaks like that face to face, I would think they may be a bit flaky. Last edited by Kare; May 25th, 2008 at 07:05 PM.

May 25th, 2008, 07:04 PM	#73
BasketballCourt Member Joined: Feb 2007 Location: School Posts: 700	Ooh, that reminds me: I really don't like when people say "where are you at?" Do you really need to include the "at"? I'm complaining about this, but I'm sure I've said some of the things in this thread before! :P __________________ -Courtney

May 25th, 2008, 07:16 PM	#75
bnjj ♪ Jovi Junkie ♪ Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Bon Jovi Blvd. Posts: 3,566	When people don't know the difference between "then" and "than" and use them interchangeably. Drives. Me. Nuts. I also detest when people use "seen" in sentences such as "I seen the dog." I absolutely cringe every time I hear that and it amazes me how prevalent that is. Makes people sound like uneducated hillbillies if you ask me (which is not to say all hillbillies are uneducated). __________________