MY favourite is disconnect as in "there has been a disconnect somewhere" For a start it's the wrong tense, secondly if you added "ion" to the word it would be passable. WHY BUSINESS WORLD WHY!
My 2nd is baby-daddy. WTh? is there any form of daddy that doesn't relate to being a father of progeny? Do you need to add the "baby" part?
None for me, though I was watching God Bless America and the girl brought up that she hates people who say 'actually' a lot.
I say 'actually' A LOT and it got me wondering if that annoys anyone
Moist. It is the only word I can think of that sounds exactly like what it describes and the only time it doesn't sound completely disgusting to me is in the context of baked goods.
Swag - Destroyed the use of the proper word "Swagger".
YOLO - Do i even need a reason.
Like - Silly people who put like at the end of every sentance. Facebook didn't help either.
Bling - Its a stupid word. *pout*
For me, the list is quite long, so I'll try and be brief, or summarize where I can.
For starters, we'll go with "Urban Slang" basically, if it was a word or phrase that caught on through the usage by a rapper, the Jersey Shore, or any place that doesn't have a very high intelligence level, I hate it.
Some of George Carlin's favorites ie, saying PTSD, instead of Shellshock. I really don't care that it's a more "refined" term for a mental health issue, there'd be quite a bit more done about it, if we still called it something that actually sounds bad.
One thing that bugs me occasionally, is when people refer to their spouse as "the old lady" "old man", "ball and chain" or anything that suggests that they don't love that person. You're married for feths sake! Along this same line, when the kids do something good, and I'm being told about it after the fact, its "my kids did X today", but when they were bad it's, "guess what YOUR kids did today"
Ohh, and I'd guess that saying "baby-daddy" is the urban way of saying the Father as opposed to the "Dad", which are two completely different things.
Jihadin wrote: Call me "Sarge" in uniform will piss me off. I rpetty much ignore you if your a civie.
I was avoiding using our military issues... I mean, I hate things like sarge (even though I'm not), "smaj" or some variation to that, etc. Other things, like "Top" or "L.T." it really depends on who's mouth is saying either one of those. I also hate hooah about as much as other people hate "ai-ee-ya"
Irregardless - This is not a word. 'Regardless' is a word. 'Irrespective' is a word. I'm not sure how his monstrosity found its way to the mainland of regular usage from the Isliand of Dr. Moreau's English Teacher, but it needs to go back. As a side note, I've noticed a strange correlation between this word and living exemplars of the Peter Principle.
Muggle - This is also not a word, and any dictionary that chooses to claim otherwise should lose its credibility. The current usage of the word denotes a human incapable of sorcery. Which is every human, ever, making this word superfluous in the extreme as there can never be any such circumstance wherein it would fit better than simply using the word 'human'.
Ironic - It's not the word itself that bothers me, but its usage. Contrary to what 95% of people seem to think, 'irony is not synonymous with 'coincidence'.
[color=violet]Muggle - This is also not a word, and any dictionary that chooses to claim otherwise should lose its credibility. The current usage of the word denotes a human incapable of sorcery. Which is every human, ever, making this word superfluous in the extreme as there can never be any such circumstance wherein it would fit better than simply using the word 'human'.
You just keep thinking that human. Now if you will excuse me, I have to go tame a dragon.
I'm not defending the Nazis at all, but it annoys me when people go out of their way to say the word in a way that expresses their venom and hatred of them. People do it with everything, but this one's particularly annoying to me for some reason.
Hmm. How can I explain the pronunciation.. Well. Have you watched King Of The Hill? The way Cotton says it is what I'm talking about.
MY favourite is disconnect as in "there has been a disconnect somewhere" For a start it's the wrong tense, secondly if you added "ion" to the word it would be passable. WHY BUSINESS WORLD WHY!
It can't be in the wrong tense because it's not a verb. In that context "disconnect" is a noun.
I like languages though, and I think dialects are really cool, so finding a word that I specifically dislike is pretty difficult.
[color=violet]Muggle - This is also not a word, and any dictionary that chooses to claim otherwise should lose its credibility. The current usage of the word denotes a human incapable of sorcery. Which is every human, ever, making this word superfluous in the extreme as there can never be any such circumstance wherein it would fit better than simply using the word 'human'.
You just keep thinking that human. Now if you will excuse me, I have to go tame a dragon.
Bullockist wrote: My 2nd is baby-daddy. WTh? is there any form of daddy that doesn't relate to being a father of progeny? Do you need to add the "baby" part?
It's describing a relationship from the POV of the mother. I have a baby, and that's baby's father is this guy over here.
The idea is that when couples have a kid but don't stay together, we need a way to describe their relationship to each other. And baby-daddy does that, with heavy overtones of 'these people are feth-ups'
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Ensis Ferrae wrote: Some of George Carlin's favorites ie, saying PTSD, instead of Shellshock. I really don't care that it's a more "refined" term for a mental health issue, there'd be quite a bit more done about it, if we still called it something that actually sounds bad.
I'm not sure that works at all. Shellshock has implications of being a passing thing, while PTSD has that word 'traumatic' in there, and also highlights that it's an on-going condition.
I mean, look into how soldiers suffering shellshock were treated by their own during WWII. We may not be doing a good enough job with PTSD, but we've come a long way from when it was called shellshock.
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azazel the cat wrote: Irregardless - This is not a word. 'Regardless' is a word. 'Irrespective' is a word. I'm not sure how his monstrosity found its way to the mainland of regular usage from the Isliand of Dr. Moreau's English Teacher, but it needs to go back. As a side note, I've noticed a strange correlation between this word and living exemplars of the Peter Principle.
Yes, yes, this. 1000 times this. It's what I came into this thread to post. It not only isn't a word, but it's a non-word that idiots think is a big, impressive sounding word.
azazel the cat wrote: Irregardless - This is not a word. 'Regardless' is a word. 'Irrespective' is a word. I'm not sure how his monstrosity found its way to the mainland of regular usage from the Isliand of Dr. Moreau's English Teacher, but it needs to go back. As a side note, I've noticed a strange correlation between this word and living exemplars of the Peter Principle.
I wasn't going to post anything, but irregardless pisses me off, too, so +1 to that one.
I also hate the term "the exception proves the rule". It doesn't.
Yolo and swag don't really bother me. One is a what uneducated people call carpe diem, and the other just means you're a moron with more money than sense.
I do like swagger, though.
Also, the US is a democracy in name only. In reality, it's moving closer and closer to an oligarchy every day.
I don't dislike the ideas behind them, but they're overused buzz words to describe a plethora of silly things that really don't deserve such hyperbole.
I mess around with words in video games, because I find them boring. An example is the word Assault. That word is so ambiguous and meaningless, that I can't help but purposely say it wrong. Some variants include Assnault, Snipper, riffel, shootgun, submarine gun, limiguh (LMG), Rip-a-gah (RPG)... It gets tiring to say the same words over and over again. I don't really play shooters anymore, but I noticed myself doing this the most in COD, which I refer to exclusively as "cowadoot".
Bran Dawri wrote: I also hate the term "the exception proves the rule". It doesn't.
Well, it does, it's just the people don't understand the concept and misuse it.
The actual meaning of the concept is that if there's an exception, then there must be an unstated underlying rule in place. So, for instance, there might be some debate as to whether parking is banned on a street, the only rule in place states that parking is allowed there on Sundays. "The exception proves the rule" will argue that the presence of the exception for Sunday parking implies that parking must be allowed there on other days.
Unfortunately, most people think it's a rebuttal you can use to a counter-example, instead of actually thinking up something informative to say.
Its a stupid word made up to try and breach censors and word filters, (which i am in way trying to do by typing it here by the way!) and people who use it should be shot.
Like many above me I am also not a fan of Irregardless. Also alot. Alot is not a word people. A lot is, alot is not. A lot is actually 2 words so uh....
Irregardless - If someone uses this word, I immediately stop listening to them and automatically assume that they're stupid. It's the comic sans of the English language.
Irony - As mentioned earlier, the improper labeling of it. Alannis Morissette should die in a fire. I was so proud of my mother when she finally managed to use the concept correctly.
Any word used as a replacement for an expletive - If you're going to say it, say it. You can cover it up, but the intended meaning is still the same, you've just made yourself sound silly while saying it.
The word I hate the most is "chill" as in "He's so chill!" Apparently apathy has so pervaded my generation that we need to moderate the concept of "cool".
Ironic - It's not the word itself that bothers me, but its usage. Contrary to what 95% of people seem to think, 'irony is not synonymous with 'coincidence'.
Good God yes. In misusing it we're not only destroying the word, but a foundation of sarcasm.
d-usa wrote: Mine are mostly political at this time, since people use them pretenting they know what they are talking about:
LoneLictor wrote:I'm curious, why do people dislike YOLO and swag?
Maybe you be jealous of my swag.
#YOLO
There's one thing I say to people who have swag:
I'll have the double cheeseburger meal with a diet coke please
as for me, the word 'enough' really annoys me, as does my own name (Richard, if anyone is curious), which I why I usually introduce myself as my nickname, except when I can't for legal reasons.
There are some words I just don't like at all. 'Moist' has already been mentioned, so +1 to that, but the word I fear most is 'Disappointed'.
As a kid, my parents could have told me that my room was a 'disgrace' or a 'pit' or 'unfit for human habitation' and it would have made no difference to me what so ever.
But tell me that they were 'Disappointed' in the way that I was keeping it and you wouldn't have seen me for dust in the rush to get upstairs and get the Dettol out. It's the same today, the bank could send me a message saying that it is 'noted' that I have £2000 of their money and it wouldn't make a Ha'porth of difference. But chuck in the word 'Disappointed', and I would be rushing over to the bank in floods of tear's with missive's and apologies flooding out of me.....
When, like, people kind of , you know, like, just kind of, like throw in, you know, like, certain words that, like, don't really belong but, like you know are etc etc
I secretly love YOLO... I once used it in a Pathfinder game. My gunslinger saw a glowing orb, and you know that in DnD/Pathfinder/what have you, glowing objects aren't something to be touched... I looked at the party, yelled YOLO! and slammed the table as my character touched the orb...
I dislike many of the words here, but at the same time I couldn't care less, as long as the person makes the attempt for correct usage. I mean two nights ago I received a wrong number phone call and the guy asked if I thought he was "ig'nant"... oh well...
Not really a word, but any conversation that begins with "I had this crazy dream last night..." is my ticket to check out of the conversation for the nest 20 minutes or more while said person drones on and on about a dream she had because she ate fried chicken too close to bed time.
I don't care that you dreamed about hunting giant frogs with Brooke Shields with a harpoon gun in the White House.
There are some words I just don't like at all. 'Moist' has already been mentioned, so +1 to that, but the word I fear most is 'Disappointed'.
As a kid, my parents could have told me that my room was a 'disgrace' or a 'pit' or 'unfit for human habitation' and it would have made no difference to me what so ever.
But tell me that they were 'Disappointed' in the way that I was keeping it and you wouldn't have seen me for dust in the rush to get upstairs and get the Dettol out. It's the same today, the bank could send me a message saying that it is 'noted' that I have £2000 of their money and it wouldn't make a Ha'porth of difference. But chuck in the word 'Disappointed', and I would be rushing over to the bank in floods of tear's with missive's and apologies flooding out of me.....
Ooooh, yeah, that's right, you said you'd look after £10,000 for me whilst I waited for the Fraud Office to give up, and now I kinda want it back... I'm really quite disappointed that I have to ask...
Pro-Tip: Disappointing your bank will have a lasting impact on your credit rating, irregardless of your intensive purposes to pay them back. They could care less about your problems with your Baby-Daddy or your Boo.
kronk wrote: Pro-Tip: Disappointing your bank will have a lasting impact on your credit rating, irregardless of your intensive purposes to pay them back. They could care less about your problems with your Baby-Daddy or your Boo.
But, like, that's, like, totally a mute point like, 'cos I had the craziest dream last night about, like, how the exception, like, proves the rule an I'm all like YOLO per se.
I suppose stuff like swag also annoys me too along with yolo :/
I'm an old guy, so can anyone explain to me what Yolo means? I have seen it referenced as some sort of greeting, but with potentially alternate undertones?
I hate it when a corporate wage slave says "empowered" because that is code for making you do all the work yourself. Of course, I only know this because that is exactly what I say and do to my fellow corporate wage slaves.
Samus_aran115 wrote:
Uh. I hate when people emphasize the 'z' in Nazi, like... "Nah-zee". Just annoys me, especially on television. I'll think of something else.
Probably has something to do with the fact that there is no "T" in Nazi and that Na-Zi should be pronounced Na-Zee as the i after the z makes an e sound.
Ensis Ferrae wrote:
Jihadin wrote: Call me "Sarge" in uniform will piss me off. I rpetty much ignore you if your a civie.
I was avoiding using our military issues... I mean, I hate things like sarge (even though I'm not), "smaj" or some variation to that, etc. Other things, like "Top" or "L.T." it really depends on who's mouth is saying either one of those. I also hate hooah about as much as other people hate "ai-ee-ya"
I still mostly call my old boss Top even though he has been retired for about 6 years. To most it's a term of endearment and respect. Then again I never let my joes call him that so I guess I see what you mean. I punched a kaydet in the genitals for saying hua to me once. I kindly explained to him that my head is not up my ass and that if he ever said that awful word to me again I would perform a PLF on his prostrate body...it was my time of the month.
LoneLictor wrote:I'm curious, why do people dislike YOLO and swag?
Maybe you be jealous of my swag.
#YOLO
The first time I heard the word swag it stood for "Stolen with a gun" I thought it was degrading to the people who used it, and now it has culturally expanded and the meaning is lost.
sebster wrote:
Every so often one or more people on Dakka will declare the US is a republic, not a democracy, and every time it happens I lose a year off my life.
Article IV Section 4 The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government.
Fafnir wrote:Irregardless - If someone uses this word, I immediately stop listening to them and automatically assume that they're stupid.
The fact this is actually IN dictionaries now, even as an incorrect usage infuriates me. Its. Not. A. Word. If you use it I discard anything else you say or have ever said as usefull and purge you from my cognitor.
The phrase grinds my gears actually irks me... Grinding of gears is a serious offense, and any man caught doing so to his vehicle should have his man-rights taken away and be forced into man-rehabilitation where we make him play women's soccer to realize the folly of his mistakes, by showing him his new life should he ever again make such a mans-gression against man-law.
Alfndrate wrote: The phrase grinds my gears actually irks me... Grinding of gears is a serious offense, and any man caught doing so should have his man-rights taken away and be forced into man-rehabilitation where he make him play women's soccer to realize the folly of his mistakes, by showing him his new life should he ever make such a mans-gression against man-law.
meh its not that much of an offense then.
Me Da has been driving a truck professionally for 30 years and still occasionally grinds a gear.
The phrase is somewhat annoying though when driving is not involved.
AustonT wrote: meh its not that much of an offense then.
Me Da has been driving a truck professionally for 30 years and still occasionally grinds a gear.
The phrase is somewhat annoying though when driving is not involved.
Hence why i used it in my last post. I was interested to see if anyone would comment on it.
This is kind related to words.
But i'm not great at spelling, there and its variations are a perfect example (your and others like that too) I know the difference, I just forget to use them. And i'm rubbish at checking what i've written.
But people who feel the need to either smugly correct you or insult you when you get it wrong... I'm perfectly happy for people to correct my spelling and grammar, because its rubbish. But why do people have to be douchey about it?
Those dreaded 4 words..."That's not very nice". THAT IS WHY I FETHING SAID IT YOU DEGENERATE HALFWIT! NOW SHUT UP BEFORE I CUT YOUR HEAD OFF AND VIOLATE THE HOLE!
...I need a stiff drink.
"I'm not even joking". An abominable excuse for a phrase.
First word that came to mind - "Y'all". That "word" makes me grind my teeth. Or saying "warsh" instead of "wash", "ruf" instead of "roof", and "crick" instead of "creek". Also, "Missoura" instead of "Missouri" and using the "s" at the end of "Illinois"...despite the fact it's a silent "s".
Actually, let me just go out on a limb here and say I can't stand Southern American english or the accent that goes with it.
mega_bassist wrote: First word that came to mind - "Y'all". That "word" makes me grind my teeth. Or saying "warsh" instead of "wash", "ruf" instead of "roof", and "crick" instead of "creek". Also, "Missoura" instead of "Missouri" and using the "s" at the end of "Illinois"...despite the fact it's a silent "s".
Actually, let me just go out on a limb here and say I can't stand Southern American english or the accent that goes with it.
So skype-ing you is out, and Im not from the South.
I first read YOLO on a shirt, and ideas on what "You only Live Once" means popped into my head.
All of those things were positive " Follow your dreams, Make each day count" type of things. Then I stumbled across in on the internet and saw it was really just an excuse to get hammered, not a positive slogan to live life to the fullest.
I hate this when people who know me, and know when i say bike, i mean bike, not motorcycle but still insist on asking what sort of motorcycle i am talking about.
For feth's sake, bike is short for bicycle, not motorcycle!
I hate this when people who know me, and know when i say bike, i mean bike, not motorcycle but still insist on asking what sort of motorcycle i am talking about.
For feth's sake, bike is short for bicycle, not motorcycle!
That's why I say motorcycle in spainglish: moto-bici-klete
My wife HATES it, but she knows what im talking about, so it's a net win.
Having worked in certain places for certain types...
Management speak:
'Low hanging fruit' - sounds like piles.
'Quick Win' = the cheap and likely less effective solution.
'Edge factor' = lipstick on the pig.
'Apprentameeting' = I'm going to pretend to be Alan Sugar and treat you like crap, then tell you it's all about 'challenging'.
'challenging' = I'm going to be a rude prick to you under the disguise of testing your report.
And my favourite, from working for Cornwall County Council...
'Cascade and roll out organically' accompanied by the tosser in question making 'rainy' finger gestures for cascade and 'twirly' fingers for rolling out. spanker.
The word itself is fine, but the problem is that almost every time it's used the person confuses it with 'really' or 'figuratively'.
AustonT wrote: Article IV Section 4 The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government.
You miss the point. A republic means you don't have a king - the opposite of republic is monarchy. Exactly how to determine power is up to the republic, and while military strong men are in power in some republics, many are democratic.
The USA, for instance, is a democratic republic.
People don't realise that's what republic means, and put all sorts of other meanings onto the term, most commonly thinking that because the USA is a republic then it isn't a democracy (often adding in the concepts of direct democracy and representative democracy, and thinking the USA being a republic somehow explains why the USA isn't a direct democracy).
And yes, my life will now be a year shorter for having to explain that on Dakka again
Pretty much any rap slang, most of which has been mentioned before. Boo, shorty (or shawty), etc and so forth.
The use of ANY and I mean ANY Japanese word regularly associated with weeaboos in conversation will automatically cause me to hate you. For example, referring to any one who isn't Japanese by Japanese honorifics ("Hana-chan is over there") using "Nani", "Kawaii", "Desu", or proudly referring to yourself as an "Otaku".
Herb. Specifically the american pronunciation "erb".
Apart from that sometimes I just look at a word and think 'why is it spelled like that?' then I hate it for some reason until I find another word. I think most people can tell my current hate word is herb.
Doomhunter wrote: Herb.
Specifically the american pronunciation "erb".
Apart from that sometimes I just look at a word and think 'why is it spelled like that?' then I hate it for some reason until I find another word.
I think most people can tell my current hate word is herb.
when someone has cooked you a meal, and you are interested in how they flavoured it, do you ask "which slightly bitter green things did you put in the meal?"
Doomhunter wrote: Herb.
Specifically the american pronunciation "erb".
Apart from that sometimes I just look at a word and think 'why is it spelled like that?' then I hate it for some reason until I find another word.
I think most people can tell my current hate word is herb.
when someone has cooked you a meal, and you are interested in how they flavoured it, do you ask "which slightly bitter green things did you put in the meal?"
I hate a word =/= I don't use it.
There aren't many synonyms for 'herb' that aren't the names of them or sentences describing them, so I imagine it's a necessary evil of sorts.
Samus_aran115 wrote:
Uh. I hate when people emphasize the 'z' in Nazi, like... "Nah-zee". Just annoys me, especially on television. I'll think of something else.
Probably has something to do with the fact that there is no "T" in Nazi and that Na-Zi should be pronounced Na-Zee as the i after the z makes an e sound.
The party was called "Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei", with the members called Nazis for short. As it's a German word, the "z" is pronounced with a "ts" sound.
- When people use "your" instead of "you're"; makes me want to hunt them down and beat some sense into them using an icepick.
- Yolo
- Swag
- "At the end of the day"
"Hater" and "Sheeple" are terms that should earn their users a free punch in the jibblies. Both are lazy ways of saying "You are a person whose opinions I disagree with, but I have no real argument to support my beliefs".
Hearing "hater" used in the wussy version of "The Beautiful People" makes me want to put on my stompy boots.
Samus_aran115 wrote:
Uh. I hate when people emphasize the 'z' in Nazi, like... "Nah-zee". Just annoys me, especially on television. I'll think of something else.
Probably has something to do with the fact that there is no "T" in Nazi and that Na-Zi should be pronounced Na-Zee as the i after the z makes an e sound.
The party was called "Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei", with the members called Nazis for short. As it's a German word, the "z" is pronounced with a "ts" sound.
KalashnikovMarine wrote: Pretty much any rap slang, most of which has been mentioned before. Boo, shorty (or shawty), etc and so forth.
The use of ANY and I mean ANY Japanese word regularly associated with weeaboos in conversation will automatically cause me to hate you. For example, referring to any one who isn't Japanese by Japanese honorifics ("Hana-chan is over there") using "Nani", "Kawaii", "Desu", or proudly referring to yourself as an "Otaku".
Nani? KalashnikovMarine-Kun wa kawaii otaku desu ka?
In all seriousness, it is incredibly annoying. Even the Japanese have had enough of it. As someone who speaks a little Japanese it infuriates me. ESPECIALLY when people refer to themselves as, for example, "Fred-San". In Japanese you NEVER use an honorific on your own name in conversation, as it makes you sound like a disrespectful pompous prick.
I have just been reminded of 3 more all press related.
calling something "...gate" like at the moment we seem so be having Nazigate in this thread. Seriously, think up another way of referring to an incident journos!
Calling something black "day of the week" see above.
and lastly this may be Australia only, calling some famous person "our (insert name here)" Our nicole, our rusty, our other person who doesn't live here. Though i must admit if i'm feeling facetious (i was going to say ironic but i'm scared someone here will tell me i'm using it wrongly) I will use it, particularly with "reality tv stars".
and lastly this may be Australia only, calling some famous person "our (insert name here)" Our nicole, our rusty, our other person who doesn't live here. Though i must admit if i'm feeling facetious (i was going to say ironic but i'm scared someone here will tell me i'm using it wrongly) I will use it, particularly with "reality tv stars".
Another thing I hate, and it's similar to this is people taking ownership of a sports team... Auburn beats Alabama.. 'Burn fan talking to 'Bama fan: "man, we totally kicked your tails on saturday" Ohh really!? Do you play for the team? Do you work on the training staff, front office, ticket booth, stadium, or in any way shape or form work for the team you are talking about?? Then your team winning cannot be called "we". This applies to college, professional and international sports... Sorry NZ, if you aren't on the Rugby team, the All Blacks are not "we", South Africa same deal with your soccer team, etc.
Samus_aran115 wrote:
Uh. I hate when people emphasize the 'z' in Nazi, like... "Nah-zee". Just annoys me, especially on television. I'll think of something else.
Probably has something to do with the fact that there is no "T" in Nazi and that Na-Zi should be pronounced Na-Zee as the i after the z makes an e sound.
The party was called "Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei", with the members called Nazis for short. As it's a German word, the "z" is pronounced with a "ts" sound.
Mozart
Yes, Mozart is a German name and would thus follow the same rules of pronounciation as nazi. Your point is?
KalashnikovMarine wrote: Actually I'd argue that Ensis, the team wouldn't exist without the fan's financial support.
Yes, but if I am not actually a member of that team or staff, how should I be able to say "we" when my team wins or loses? I mean, when the US sprinting team takes a gold medal, can you really say how well "we" did, if you aren't on the olympic team, or aren't the person in question? I know many people do that, in the meaning that "we" means America. It just kinda bugs me a bit, even though I am guilty of it as well.
Maybe those from the UK region can clue me in (as you gents and ladies are the only ones I see use it), it's not a huge deal, only a mild furrowed brow, but what is whinge? Anytime I've seen it, it instantly makes me think of whining, or to whine. But I've also seen on a couple of occasions the word used in conjunction with whine (as in: whinge and whining)
Ensis Ferrae wrote: Maybe those from the UK region can clue me in (as you gents and ladies are the only ones I see use it), it's not a huge deal, only a mild furrowed brow, but what is whinge? Anytime I've seen it, it instantly makes me think of whining, or to whine. But I've also seen on a couple of occasions the word used in conjunction with whine (as in: whinge and whining)
Ensis Ferrae wrote: Maybe those from the UK region can clue me in (as you gents and ladies are the only ones I see use it), it's not a huge deal, only a mild furrowed brow, but what is whinge? Anytime I've seen it, it instantly makes me think of whining, or to whine. But I've also seen on a couple of occasions the word used in conjunction with whine (as in: whinge and whining)
Samus_aran115 wrote:
Uh. I hate when people emphasize the 'z' in Nazi, like... "Nah-zee". Just annoys me, especially on television. I'll think of something else.
Probably has something to do with the fact that there is no "T" in Nazi and that Na-Zi should be pronounced Na-Zee as the i after the z makes an e sound.
The party was called "Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei", with the members called Nazis for short. As it's a German word, the "z" is pronounced with a "ts" sound.
Mozart
Yes, Mozart is a German name and would thus follow the same rules of pronounciation as nazi. Your point is?
I've started to say "I could care less" after the first time I read one of these threads oh, three or four iterations ago and I saw how much it steams people up. Just so I can explain to any jerkoffs who have the audacity to try to tell me what I meant to say how wrong they are.
"No, you dumb bastard, I could quite easily care less about the Ravens if I put some effort into it. I simply choose not to."
So far it has happened thrice, and I eagerly look forward to the next time.
Bromsy wrote: I've started to say "I could care less" after the first time I read one of these threads oh, three or four iterations ago and I saw how much it steams people up. Just so I can explain to any jerkoffs who have the audacity to try to tell me what I meant to say how wrong they are.
"No, you dumb bastard, I could quite easily care less about the Ravens if I put some effort into it. I simply choose not to."
So far it has happened thrice, and I eagerly look forward to the next time.
You're not wrong Walter, you're just a donkey cave.
Bromsy wrote: I've started to say "I could care less" after the first time I read one of these threads oh, three or four iterations ago and I saw how much it steams people up. Just so I can explain to any jerkoffs who have the audacity to try to tell me what I meant to say how wrong they are.
"No, you dumb bastard, I could quite easily care less about the Ravens if I put some effort into it. I simply choose not to."
So far it has happened thrice, and I eagerly look forward to the next time.
You're not wrong Walter, you're just a donkey cave.
I got mad just reading the word "boo"
