Words & Phrases That Annoy the Hell Out of You - Page 2

Fidatelo · 03-05-2003, 09:16 AM

1. People who agree to "borrow" me something. You "lend" it to me, I "borrow" it from you.

2. Can you "itch" my back? No, but I can "scratch" it you ass clown!

3. People who say "that's the last thing I need right now!", especially people who use it all the time. Your life isn't that rough, get over yourself.

4. Similarily the phrase "it doesn't get much worse than..." which is usually followed by "having to eat tuna!"or something equally asinine. How about being gang raped by chilean spider monkees? That would be much worse if you ask me!

ColtCrazy · 03-05-2003, 09:16 AM

I hate it when people end arguments with "whatever" It's like they have nothing else to add, are totally beaten, so they just give up. That annoys me.

The "could care less" and "couldn't care less" bugs me too.

03-05-2003, 09:22 AM

"I could care less."

I f*cking hate it when people say that phrase or write it. A lot of seemingly intelligent people routinely say that phrase.

Get it through your thick skull people, because the correct phrase is...

I couldn't (or could not) care less!

HornsManiac

03-05-2003, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ColtCrazy

The "could care less" and "couldn't care less" bugs me too.

LMAO I was wondering why no one had mentioned it yet. We were replying at the same time.

HornsManiac

Maple Leafs · 03-05-2003, 09:38 AM

I can't stand ROTFL

Some people can't resist using it for every funny thing they see online. You'll see someone ROTFLing three or four times in a thread. I just picture somebody sitting at their computer, reading the screen and then flopping onto the floor. Get up, dust off, sit down, and a few seconds later back on the floor they go.

Do these people go to parties and spend the whole night rolling around on the floor laughing at the small talk?

cincyreds · 03-05-2003, 09:39 AM

"you know what I'm saying"

Dutch · 03-05-2003, 09:52 AM

Lighten up. I hate that one. It drives me mad.

So I say if you are going to tell me to lighten up, I'm gonna have an eruption! And if they say it again, it's like they are out of the skull! Out of their gaddamned minds! I mean, who do they think they are telling me to lighten up! It drives me crazy when people dare say that too me.

Oh wait,

Lighten up.

03-05-2003, 09:58 AM

Dutch, don't lighten up. Relax instead.

Scholes · 03-05-2003, 09:59 AM

IRREGARDLESS

..... Is NOT a word!

I'm in agreement with Could/Couldn't care less as well.

Also, the misuse of literally.... did anyone read Steve Rushin's artice on that in SI? Very funny.

bbor · 03-05-2003, 09:59 AM

People who say "AXE" instead of ASK.

The phrase..."take out the garbage"...i hate that one too

03-05-2003, 10:01 AM

"That was more than I needed to know"

Blah

Fritz · 03-05-2003, 10:09 AM

"You thought that was for free? Don't make me call Vito!"

I hate that

03-05-2003, 10:10 AM

What dictionary are some of you using because there have been three references now to words not being actual words yet my dictionary clearly shows otherwise. Please explain so I know whether or not to get a new dictionary.

Undoubtedly (adv)

Impact (noun)

Irregardless (adv)

oykib · 03-05-2003, 10:11 AM

I'm glad that 'talk to the hand' went out of style.

'You GO girl' is ready for retirement, also.

Rich1033 · 03-05-2003, 10:40 AM

I have a boss who ends a lot of his sentences with "Jimmy"

Some examples are "Nice job Jimmy!", "Damn Jimmy", "Blah Blah Blah Jimmy".

I also have a friend who says "Thats a fact" at every opportunity.

They both got old fast. However, as a joke me and some of the other people who know both of them will combine them into "Thats a fact Jimmy!".

AgPete · 03-05-2003, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Phrases That Annoy the Hell Out of You

When people b*tch about petty word and grammar misuse!

I saw a stand-up comedian not too long ago that made fun of George Carlin's jokes on speech follies like his joke: "F*ck you! I'm getting in the plane, not on it!" "George, shut the hell up, you know what she means, get on the damn plane!"

Craptacular · 03-05-2003, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fidatelo
2. Can you "itch" my back? No, but I can "scratch" it you ass clown!

Itch is also a verb. You can itch an itch.

Fidatelo · 03-05-2003, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Craptacular
Itch is also a verb. You can itch an itch.

I am saddened to discover that this is indeed true.

However, I still think it sounds stupid.

QuikSand · 03-05-2003, 12:00 PM

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Originally posted by wbonnell
Huh? According to my dictionary, it is also an intransitive verb:

impacted
impacting
impacts

Yes, true enough. Of course, that's decidedly not how it's being so frequently used. It is now frequently being bastardized to be a transitive verb, synonymous with "to affect."

e.g. The budget will impact the road building effort.

No, no, no. It will either affect it, or it will have an impact on it.

Nobody talks about "impacting" anymore in its proper sense, unless he's a dentist.

Craptacular · 03-05-2003, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fidatelo
I am saddened to discover that this is indeed true.

However, I still think it sounds stupid.

The only reason I bothered to say anything is becuase my wife asks me to itch her back 29 times a day.

wbonnell · 03-05-2003, 12:22 PM

Don't forget about people (mostly Midwesterners) who say "acrost" or "acrossed": "Joe ran acrost the street".

It's ACROSS people! Where did this desecration originate?

Dutch · 03-05-2003, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Dutch, don't lighten up. Relax instead.

Oh, don't get me started on that one. Makes me crazy...

bosshogg23 · 03-05-2003, 12:56 PM

I have to second "whatever" when its used as a dismissive term or the end of an argument. Hearing "whatever" makes me want to spoon their eyeballs out with my finger LITERALLY not figuratively.

Kodos · 03-05-2003, 01:17 PM

Whatever.

That's a pet peeve of mine as well.

I hate "The Falcons were dominate today." No, asshole, it's "The Falcons were dominant today," or even "The Falcons dominated today." Get it right!

Fritz · 03-05-2003, 01:21 PM

I am tired of "special." That is the same thing the polite old women would say about people with mental deficiencies.

rkmsuf · 03-05-2003, 01:22 PM

What should we call you then?

03-05-2003, 01:26 PM

Freak

Fritz · 03-05-2003, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by rkmsuf
What should we call you then?

"The Maury Povich Buttafuco Trans-Caribbean Elevator Shoe Prawn Star" will do.

rkmsuf · 03-05-2003, 01:31 PM

alrighty then...

Scholes · 03-05-2003, 01:34 PM

This is my problem with the word...

It's the same thing as regardless, and wouldn't even be a word, but so many people mistakenly use it, they've put it in the dictionary. Kind of like D'oh!

2 entries found for Irregardless.
ir·re·gard·less ( P ) Pronunciation Key (r-gärdls)
adv. Nonstandard
Regardless.

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[Probably blend of irrespective, and regardless.]
Usage Note: Irregardless is a word that many mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined in the United States in the early 20th century, it has met with a blizzard of condemnation for being an improper yoking of irrespective and regardless and for the logical absurdity of combining the negative ir- prefix and -less suffix in a single term. Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.

Chief Rum · 03-05-2003, 01:43 PM

Thanks, Scholes. That's exactly it with me and undoubtedly. I know that didn't used to be a word.

If couriers is finding it in the dictionary now, it's because people were too lazy to use the word indubitably correctly, and so the use of undoubtedly became so commonplace that now it's been accepted a word in the language. I hate it when laziness determines language (although my guess is that laziness is a "prime mover" in language evolution).

Chief Rum

rkmsuf · 03-05-2003, 01:54 PM

Abbreviated or hyphenated swear words baffle me. Does this make you feel better? Is it a big secret what you are saying? I don't get how f'ing somehow changes the message or what is read...

My favorite is leaving out one letter with a * or something...

03-05-2003, 02:18 PM

Fair enough. Would either word be acceptable to use in scrabble?

DataKing · 03-05-2003, 02:20 PM

I'm still trying to figure out why the word "phonetically" is not spelled phonetically.

AgPete · 03-05-2003, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by rkmsuf
Abbreviated or hyphenated swear words baffle me. Does this make you feel better? Is it a big secret what you are saying? I don't get how f'ing somehow changes the message or what is read...

My favorite is leaving out one letter with a * or something...

I don't think people do that to be good Christians but rather avoid automatic board censoring. At least, that's why I never complete a curse word.

sabotai · 03-05-2003, 06:19 PM

In just about every sports event...

"This is what it's all about."

EDIT:

"My favorite is leaving out one letter with a * or something..."

On that note, why do some people spell it G*d? I just don't get it. Or sometimes it's G-d.

AnalBumCover · 03-05-2003, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sabotai
In just about every sports event...

"This is what it's all about."

Along those lines:

The word "maturation" seems to be a household word in sports broadcasters' dictionaries.

Easy Mac · 03-05-2003, 08:31 PM

"Its deja vu all over again"

Wouldn't saying its deja vu say the exact same thing? Granted, I don't know French, but I' pretty sure they would prefer just deja vu.

Anrhydeddu · 03-05-2003, 08:38 PM

Would it count if I include not only kewl d00d-speak but all of hip-hop/rap-speak?

Ryche · 03-05-2003, 10:30 PM

I am soooo sick of bling bling

3ric · 03-06-2003, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Easy Mac
"Its deja vu all over again"

Isn't that an old quote of Yogi Berra? It's been so widely used (in a joking tense, I hope) so it has turned into an idiom rather than a direct quote.

Havok · 03-06-2003, 02:13 AM

Gotta be the name "Michael Vick"

I like him also.

But for the love of god, all they do all day long is talk about how freaking much they love him and how great he is. When i watch an Atlanta game i bet they say the name "Michael Vick" a good 500 times.

It gets extremely annoying. We all know he is fun to watch and very talented but there are also 43 other guys playing the game you could talk about a little.

Qwikshot · 03-06-2003, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shorty3281
People misuse literally all the time.

An announcer: "HE LITERALLLY RIPPED HIS HEAD OFF!"

"Dude, it was so funny, I LITERALLY shit my pants man..

David Cross standup bit, I love it!

You've been crossed m'man.

Samdari · 03-06-2003, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Samdari
Undoubtedly is without question, a word.

undoubtedly

Undoubted \Un*doubt"ed\, a. Not doubted; not called in question; indubitable; indisputable; as, undoubted proof; undoubted hero.

That definition is from Webster's.

I think you will find the definitition of indubitably hilarious:

indubitably

\In*du"bi*ta*bly\, adv. Undoubtedly; unquestionably; in a manner to remove all doubt.

Since they use undoubtedly to define another word, doesn't that make it a word?

QuikSand · 03-06-2003, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sabotai
"My favorite is leaving out one letter with a * or something..."

On that note, why do some people spell it G*d? I just don't get it. Or sometimes it's G-d.

In the Jewish faith, it is considered disrespectful to make direct reference to God. For that reason, when it is essentially unavoidable by context, the generally accepted convention is to use a proxy like "G-d." I'm not really defending the logic of doing so, but it is essentially a doctrine adopted by the faith in that case, and perhaps others.

korme · 03-06-2003, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Qwikshot
David Cross standup bit, I love it!

You've been crossed m'man.

fuck yeah, David Cross rules

03-05-2003, 09:16 AM	#52
ColtCrazy College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Midwest	I hate it when people end arguments with "whatever" It's like they have nothing else to add, are totally beaten, so they just give up. That annoys me. The "could care less" and "couldn't care less" bugs me too. __________________ The Field Generals and Statis Pro Basketball Super League

03-05-2003, 09:39 AM	#56
cincyreds High School Varsity Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Mississippi	"you know what I'm saying" __________________ The Dallas Cowboys!! America's Team will rise again.

03-05-2003, 09:59 AM	#60
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	People who say "AXE" instead of ASK. The phrase..."take out the garbage"...i hate that one too __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

03-05-2003, 10:09 AM	#62
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	"You thought that was for free? Don't make me call Vito!" I hate that __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

03-05-2003, 10:40 AM	#65
Rich1033 High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sylvania, Ohio	I have a boss who ends a lot of his sentences with "Jimmy" Some examples are "Nice job Jimmy!", "Damn Jimmy", "Blah Blah Blah Jimmy". I also have a friend who says "Thats a fact" at every opportunity. They both got old fast. However, as a joke me and some of the other people who know both of them will combine them into "Thats a fact Jimmy!". Last edited by Rich1033 : 03-05-2003 at 12:22 PM.

03-05-2003, 09:22 AM	#53
HornsManiac	"I could care less." I f*cking hate it when people say that phrase or write it. A lot of seemingly intelligent people routinely say that phrase. Get it through your thick skull people, because the correct phrase is... I couldn't (or could not) care less! HornsManiac

03-05-2003, 09:38 AM	#55
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	I can't stand ROTFL Some people can't resist using it for every funny thing they see online. You'll see someone ROTFLing three or four times in a thread. I just picture somebody sitting at their computer, reading the screen and then flopping onto the floor. Get up, dust off, sit down, and a few seconds later back on the floor they go. Do these people go to parties and spend the whole night rolling around on the floor laughing at the small talk?

03-05-2003, 09:52 AM	#57
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	Lighten up. I hate that one. It drives me mad. So I say if you are going to tell me to lighten up, I'm gonna have an eruption! And if they say it again, it's like they are out of the skull! Out of their gaddamned minds! I mean, who do they think they are telling me to lighten up! It drives me crazy when people dare say that too me. Oh wait, Lighten up.

03-05-2003, 09:58 AM	#58
couriers	Dutch, don't lighten up. Relax instead.

03-05-2003, 09:59 AM	#59
Scholes High School Varsity Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. Paul, MN	IRREGARDLESS ..... Is NOT a word! I'm in agreement with Could/Couldn't care less as well. Also, the misuse of literally.... did anyone read Steve Rushin's artice on that in SI? Very funny.

03-05-2003, 10:01 AM	#61
couriers	"That was more than I needed to know" Blah

03-05-2003, 10:10 AM	#63
couriers	What dictionary are some of you using because there have been three references now to words not being actual words yet my dictionary clearly shows otherwise. Please explain so I know whether or not to get a new dictionary. Undoubtedly (adv) Impact (noun) Irregardless (adv)

03-05-2003, 10:11 AM	#64
oykib College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	I'm glad that 'talk to the hand' went out of style. 'You GO girl' is ready for retirement, also.

03-05-2003, 12:22 PM	#71
wbonnell College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Round Rock TX	Don't forget about people (mostly Midwesterners) who say "acrost" or "acrossed": "Joe ran acrost the street". It's ACROSS people! Where did this desecration originate?

03-05-2003, 12:56 PM	#73
bosshogg23 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Philly	I have to second "whatever" when its used as a dismissive term or the end of an argument. Hearing "whatever" makes me want to spoon their eyeballs out with my finger LITERALLY not figuratively.

03-05-2003, 01:17 PM	#74
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Whatever. That's a pet peeve of mine as well. I hate "The Falcons were dominate today." No, asshole, it's "The Falcons were dominant today," or even "The Falcons dominated today." Get it right!

03-05-2003, 01:21 PM	#75
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	I am tired of "special." That is the same thing the polite old women would say about people with mental deficiencies. __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

03-05-2003, 01:22 PM	#76
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	What should we call you then? __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

03-05-2003, 01:31 PM	#79
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	alrighty then... __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

03-05-2003, 01:34 PM	#80
Scholes High School Varsity Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. Paul, MN	This is my problem with the word... It's the same thing as regardless, and wouldn't even be a word, but so many people mistakenly use it, they've put it in the dictionary. Kind of like D'oh! 2 entries found for Irregardless. ir·re·gard·less ( P ) Pronunciation Key (r-gärdls) adv. Nonstandard Regardless. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Probably blend of irrespective, and regardless.] Usage Note: Irregardless is a word that many mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined in the United States in the early 20th century, it has met with a blizzard of condemnation for being an improper yoking of irrespective and regardless and for the logical absurdity of combining the negative ir- prefix and -less suffix in a single term. Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.

03-05-2003, 01:43 PM	#81
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Thanks, Scholes. That's exactly it with me and undoubtedly. I know that didn't used to be a word. If couriers is finding it in the dictionary now, it's because people were too lazy to use the word indubitably correctly, and so the use of undoubtedly became so commonplace that now it's been accepted a word in the language. I hate it when laziness determines language (although my guess is that laziness is a "prime mover" in language evolution). Chief Rum __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

03-05-2003, 01:54 PM	#82
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	Abbreviated or hyphenated swear words baffle me. Does this make you feel better? Is it a big secret what you are saying? I don't get how f'ing somehow changes the message or what is read... My favorite is leaving out one letter with a * or something... __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

03-05-2003, 02:18 PM	#83
couriers	Fair enough. Would either word be acceptable to use in scrabble?

03-05-2003, 02:20 PM	#84
DataKing Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago	I'm still trying to figure out why the word "phonetically" is not spelled phonetically. __________________ Current Games Diablo III (BattleTag: DataKing#1685) Allegiances: Chicago Bears - Detroit Red Wings - Kansas Jayhawks Awards: 2011 Golden Scribe - Other Sports Category (The Straight(away) and Narrow - A Forza Motorsport 3 Dynasty)

03-05-2003, 06:19 PM	#86
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	In just about every sports event... "This is what it's all about." EDIT: "My favorite is leaving out one letter with a * or something..." On that note, why do some people spell it Gd? I just don't get it. Or sometimes it's G-d. Last edited by sabotai : 03-05-2003 at 06:20 PM.*

03-05-2003, 08:31 PM	#88
Easy Mac Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Here	"Its deja vu all over again" Wouldn't saying its deja vu say the exact same thing? Granted, I don't know French, but I' pretty sure they would prefer just deja vu.

03-05-2003, 08:38 PM	#89
Anrhydeddu Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Oct 2002	Would it count if I include not only kewl d00d-speak but all of hip-hop/rap-speak?

03-05-2003, 10:30 PM	#90
Ryche College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Highlands Ranch, CO, USA	I am soooo sick of bling bling __________________ Some knots are better left untied.

03-06-2003, 02:13 AM	#92
Havok College Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Florida	Gotta be the name "Michael Vick" I like him also. But for the love of god, all they do all day long is talk about how freaking much they love him and how great he is. When i watch an Atlanta game i bet they say the name "Michael Vick" a good 500 times. It gets extremely annoying. We all know he is fun to watch and very talented but there are also 43 other guys playing the game you could talk about a little.

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