(poll) irked for no reason
magdalene
run rampant with a blow torch whenever I hear
someone say them:
slacks
fruitful
delicious (moreso the derivative: delish)
marvelous
moist
any day of the week pronounced with a "dee" instead of "day"
stew
beautiful pronounced "bee-YOOO-tee-full"
poultry
gamy
noodles
oodles
sublime
no muss, no fuss (yes, the whole phrase)
participle
peeve
peevish
when the letter 'c' is deliberately replaced with a 'k' in an
effort to be clever i.e. Komedy Klub
petunia
I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any at the moment.
Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
they hear specific words.
What are yours?
~magdalene
"Here's one of Al-X's monkey bombs for your __
precious Baby-Jesus-Fuck-Off." (oO)
http://www.manifest-angel.com/magdalene / I I \
Juliette
>
> This is a list of words that make me want to
> run rampant with a blow torch whenever I hear
> someone say them:
> beautiful pronounced "bee-YOOO-tee-full"
Okay, but pronounced like that by Edith Massey as "Cuddles" in the
John Water's film _Polyester_, it's wonderful. If you have never seen
it, run RIGHT OUT and rent it now.
-Juliette
-----
Listen to my band here! *plugplugplug*
http://www.mp3.com/exceed6doses
Poppy Z. Brite
>I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any at the moment.
>Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
>they hear specific words.
>What are yours?
>
>~magdalene
"Disgruntled." I have a hard time reading about ex-workers who shoot up their
workplaces, not because of any particular compassion for humanity, but because
the articles ALWAYS use this horrible word.
I'd also like a small nuclear weapon to deploy on anyone who uses "unique" with
a modifier.
PZB
Nick/Yaruar
> moist
Noooooooooooo, thats one of my favourite words ever
> I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any at the moment.
> Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
> they hear specific words.
> What are yours?
Anyone who trys to ape another cultures speech patterns because they think
it's cool....
Nick/Yaruar
magdalene
>> moist
>
>Noooooooooooo, thats one of my favourite words ever
You are a strange and twisted individual. :P
Jennie Kermode
>Noooooooooooo, thats one of my favourite words ever
Not an 'I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue' fan, are you? I seem to
remember it being rather popular there. :)
Jennie
--
Jennie Kermode jen...@innocent.com
Webpages at: http://www.triffid.demon.co.uk/jennie
"Earnest Hemingway once wrote: 'The world is a fine place, and
worth fighting for.' I agree with the second part." - 'Se7en'
Nick/Yaruar
magdalene <batsinth...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20010207185808...@ng-fa1.aol.com...
> Nick/Yaruar wrote:
>
> >> moist
> >
> >Noooooooooooo, thats one of my favourite words ever
>
> You are a strange and twisted individual. :P
Few would argue.
Nick/Yaruar
Nick/Yaruar
Jennie Kermode <jen...@triffid.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:slrn983m7f...@triffid.demon.co.uk...
> On Mon, 5 Feb 2001 22:38:11 -0000, Nick/Yaruar
> <yar...@yaruar.dircon.co.uk> wrote:
> >> moist
>
> >Noooooooooooo, thats one of my favourite words ever
>
> Not an 'I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue' fan, are you? I seem to
> remember it being rather popular there. :)
I never really came to terms with radio unfortunately...
Nick/Yaruar
Nick/Yaruar
Poppy Z. Brite <onlysle...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20010207173448...@ng-fv1.aol.com...
> >
> >I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any at the moment.
> >Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
> >they hear specific words.
> >What are yours?
> >
> >~magdalene
>
> "Disgruntled." I have a hard time reading about ex-workers who shoot up
their
> workplaces, not because of any particular compassion for humanity, but
because
> the articles ALWAYS use this horrible word.
Now gruntled, there's a word to use.
Nick/Yaruar - always like dischuffed.
Zevaluz
>
>This is a list of words that make me want to
>run rampant with a blow torch whenever I hear
>someone say them:
>...........
>I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any at the moment.
>Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
>they hear specific words.
>What are yours?
I don't think I have any, I'm in love with words. I swear, Bulbous
Bouffant was written for people like me. They have life, they have
different meanings to each person depending on their life experiences.
Words are undefinable magickal incantations.
Zevaluz
siani evans
"Poppy Z. Brite" wrote:
> "Disgruntled." I have a hard time reading about ex-workers who shoot up their
> workplaces, not because of any particular compassion for humanity, but because
> the articles ALWAYS use this horrible word.
>
i like that word! although not in that context. it seems a bit weak
for it.
> I'd also like a small nuclear weapon to deploy on anyone who uses "unique" with
> a modifier.
yes. or says 'momentarily' when they mean 'in a moment'.
siani
siani evans
magdalene wrote:
>
> I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any at the moment.
> Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
> they hear specific words.
> What are yours?
"i could care less"
i will pummel you for this. the correct phrase is "i couldn't care
less", which actually makes sense, unlike "i could care less".
"nip it in the butt"
the *bud*, dammit! the metaphor makes no sense with butt!
anyone who can't speak any asian language trying to pronounce "karaoke"
as if they can.
schedule when pronounced "shedule"
asphalt when pronounced "ashphalt"
soda
cola
flavour saver
hrrrm... i know there are more... but i'm drawing a blank.
siani
pixie
wrote:
>slacks
I love you. I *hate* this word passionately. Add "dungarees" to that
list. My dad used to always say "oh, I need my dungarees from the
wash" and I'd want to vomit right there on the spot. I HATE that word.
>delicious (moreso the derivative: delish)
I dislike all shortenings of words. For example, instead of ordering
"chicken parmesan sandwich," someone would order chicken parm. UCK!
>beautiful pronounced "bee-YOOO-tee-full"
Kill! Kill!
>when the letter 'c' is deliberately replaced with a 'k' in an
>effort to be clever i.e. Komedy Klub
I also really hate when people substitute a z for a s as in Wheelz or
Kidz.
Let's see... other words I hate:
supper
wart
skinnydipping
"what's the skinny" (what the hell does that MEAN?)
Yo
pixie
"why won't it snow... just like they said it would
what do they know... that i really should?" ~jj72
siani evans
David Gerard wrote:
>
> On Thu, 08 Feb 2001 00:52:49 GMT,
> siani evans <sia...@home.com> wrote:
>
> :schedule when pronounced "shedule"
>
> That's actually correct non-North American pronunciation.
i know. when one of my teachers did it i looked in the dictionary. it
actually is correct north american pronounciation as well, it's just a
second way. it just bugs me, like the words 'soda' and 'cola'. they
are perfectly good words too, they just bug me.
siani
rufus
batsinth...@aol.com (magdalene) wrote:
<snip>
>
> I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any at the moment.
> Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
> they hear specific words.
> What are yours?
moist
groups
labeled
thought-leader
psychographic
robust
space (used in place of "industry")
rufus
(the buzzwords have set down roots in my cerebellum.)
--
rufus AT bway DOT net | www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/8106
"I've *heard* of cleanliness. Sometimes I wish that I
got the neat freak gene. Then I toss another soda bottle
in the corner." -- benton
Mark Wood
>
> "Disgruntled." I have a hard time reading about ex-workers who shoot up their
> workplaces, not because of any particular compassion for humanity, but because
> the articles ALWAYS use this horrible word.
You give the press too much credit here. Usually they call them
disgruntled employees, not taking into account that the perpetrator's
prospects for still having that job are dubious at best. I wish they
would call them maniacal, former employees.
Over at alt.tasteless they refer to them as "our hero."
(see: any thread containing the word apeshit)
> I'd also like a small nuclear weapon to deploy on anyone who uses "unique" with
> a modifier.
Different and unusual, are every bit as bad. These are the words of
waffling critics typically.
-M. Wood
IHCOYC XPICTOC
> This is a list of words that make me want to
> run rampant with a blow torch whenever I hear
> someone say them. . .
I tend not to get peeved at individual words; -usages- are a different
matter.
Pet peeves include:
"gender" outside talk of grammar, meaning -sex-. This is worse than a
mistake, it is insidious, because the word contains a bogus ideology which
those who accept it as a euphemism may not realise they're furthering, and
probably would not further if they knew exactly what they were dealing with.
Using "gender" as a synonym for -sex- suggests that you think the
differences between men and women are as arbitrary and mutable as the
assignment of linguistic genders in Latin or German. Evolutionary biology
underlines the falsity of this belief system. The use of "engender" in
dozens of bad puns by academics who think they're being daring or witty,
when in fact it became a cliché by the late seventies, does nothing to
commend this misusage to anyone.
"policy" as a euphemism for "by-law" or "prohibition."
The lawyer's "shall" seems to embody an unwarranted confidence.
Just about all talk of "systems" and "design" and "parameters" vexes.
I dislike noun strings of the "total quality management" ilk intensely, for
the same reason.
"Appreciate it" as a synonym for "thank you" makes my blood boil, especially
when it is made into a new and ungainly contraction.
--
IHCOYC XPICTOC D.G. IMP. LAURASIAE ET GONDWANALANDIAE
http://members.iglou.com/gustavus
Whene'er along the ivory disks are seen
The filthy footsteps of the dark gangrene,
When caries come, with stealthy pace to throw
Corrosive ink upon these banks of snow ----
Brook no delay, ye trembling, suffering fair,
But fly for refuge to the dentist's care.
--- Solyman Brown, -The Dentologia-
Ceterum censeo sedem Romanam esse delendam.
Mark Wood
>
> "nip it in the butt"
> the *bud*, dammit! the metaphor makes no sense with butt!
Unless they're talking about biting someone they are rimming. Feel
free to point this out whenever applicable.
-M. Wood
IHCOYC XPICTOC
> schedule when pronounced "shedule"
To pronounce Uranus as "Urinous" instead of "YerAnus" bugs me no end. I
don't care if some ancient dictionary says it's allowed. For most of my
life, Uranus has marched in step with -uranium- and words like that; to
resurrect some dead pronunciation seems to me to be going way too far to
avoid the possibility of a minor pun, and the substitute isn't really any
better.
Neal Stanifer
magdalene wrote:
>
> This is a list of words that make me want to
> run rampant with a blow torch whenever I hear
> someone say them:
>
<snip>
>
> I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any at the moment.
> Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
> they hear specific words.
> What are yours?
the
a
an
of
to
my
you
will
our
oh hell, the list goes on and on...
Neal
poster girl with no poster
Poppy Z. Brite wrote in message
<20010207173448...@ng-fv1.aol.com>...
>>
>>I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any at the moment.
>>Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
>>they hear specific words.
>>What are yours?
>>
>>~magdalene
>
>"Disgruntled." I have a hard time reading about ex-workers who shoot up
their
>workplaces, not because of any particular compassion for humanity, but
because
>the articles ALWAYS use this horrible word.
I kind of like the word "disgruntled." It seems like such a
mild-mannered word in itself, but after repeatedly being associated with
workplace violence, it's become sort of a scary word.
I particularly enjoy the description "disgruntled librarian." It's how
I describe certain librarians at Chicago Public's main branch. They're
kinda scary.
>I'd also like a small nuclear weapon to deploy on anyone who uses "unique"
with
>a modifier.
I think the word "hopefully" needs to be removed from the language.
Also "oxymoron". Especially when used in the phrase, "While <insert words
here> may seem to be an oxymoron...", since it usually becomes apparent by
the end of the sentence that the writer is confused about the difference
between "oxymoron" and "contradiction".
-- Bex, who manages to annoy herself with her own poor grammar
Yo, que me figuraba el Paraiso
Bajo la especie de una biblioteca.
(I, who had always thought of Paradise in form and image as a library.)
~J.L. Borges, "Poema de los dones"
poster girl with no poster
siani evans wrote in message <3A81ECA8...@home.com>...
>
>
>magdalene wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any at the moment.
>> Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
>> they hear specific words.
>> What are yours?
>
>"i could care less"
>i will pummel you for this. the correct phrase is "i couldn't care
>less", which actually makes sense, unlike "i could care less".
>
>"nip it in the butt"
>the *bud*, dammit! the metaphor makes no sense with butt!
>
<...>
>
>hrrrm... i know there are more... but i'm drawing a blank.
"If you think <whatever>, you've got another thing coming!"
Another *think*! Why would you have another *thing*? There was no
first thing!
-- Bex
Panic Girl
> Anyone who trys to ape another cultures speech patterns because they think
> it's cool....
>
Heh. People think I'm doing that when I say "shite". The thing is, my
dad's Scotts so that's just how I learned to say it.
PANIC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Won't somebody stop me / from thinking all the time
About everything
So deeply / So bleakly - Morrissey
Panic Girl
> This is a list of words that make me want to
> run rampant with a blow torch whenever I hear
> someone say them:
>
<snip>
>
> I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any at the moment.
> Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
> they hear specific words.
> What are yours?
>
"zee" as opposed to "zed"
fecund
BritneySpears
Panic Girl
> "nip it in the butt"
> the *bud*, dammit! the metaphor makes no sense with butt!
>
Still on that are we? :)
Albatross
magdalene wrote:
>
> I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any at the moment.
> Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
> they hear specific words.
> What are yours?
>
easy: pretentious.
It makes me want me to tell somoene to go fuck their little selves,
everytime I hear it.
A
~
Nick/Yaruar
> On Thu, 08 Feb 2001 00:52:49 GMT,
> siani evans <sia...@home.com> wrote:
>
> :schedule when pronounced "shedule"
>
>
> That's actually correct non-North American pronunciation.
I pronounce it skedule myself ;-)
Nick/Yaruar
Tiny Human Ferret
>
> >
> >I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any at the moment.
> >Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
> >they hear specific words.
> >What are yours?
> >
>
> "Disgruntled." I have a hard time reading about ex-workers who shoot up their
> workplaces, not because of any particular compassion for humanity, but because
> the articles ALWAYS use this horrible word.
>
> a modifier.
"Mayhem".
It makes me totally wacked when people use it instead of "riot".
"Mayhem" is the common-law felony of injuring someone for the specific
reason of making them unable to defend themselves or their nation in times
of war.
"Riot" is when three or more people act in a concerted manner which would be
expected to terrorize a reasonable person.
Hardly interchangeable .
>
> PZB
--
Be kind to your neighbors, even | "Global domination, of course!"
though they be transgenic chimerae. | -- The Brain
"People that are really very weird can get into sensitive
positions and have a tremendous impact on history." -- Dan Quayle
Nick/Yaruar
> On Mon, 5 Feb 2001, Nick/Yaruar wrote:
>
> > Anyone who trys to ape another cultures speech patterns because they think
> > it's cool....
> >
> Heh. People think I'm doing that when I say "shite". The thing is, my
> dad's Scotts so that's just how I learned to say it.
> PANIC
But do you say arse or ass ;-)
Nick/Yaruar
Nick/Yaruar
> > they hear specific words.
> > What are yours?
> >
> "zee" as opposed to "zed"
> fecund
> BritneySpears
I forgot the thing that bugs me big time.
The american mispronounciation of places becase they take vowels to be
pronounced as their name.
I-rack for example.... It's Iraq for christsake.
There's no such bloody place as I-rack........
Nick/yaruar
Nick/Yaruar
> > "Disgruntled." I have a hard time reading about ex-workers who shoot up their
> > workplaces, not because of any particular compassion for humanity, but because
> > the articles ALWAYS use this horrible word.
> >
> > I'd also like a small nuclear weapon to deploy on anyone who uses "unique" with
> > a modifier.
>
> "Mayhem".
>
> It makes me totally wacked when people use it instead of "riot".
>
> "Mayhem" is the common-law felony of injuring someone for the specific
> reason of making them unable to defend themselves or their nation in times
> of war.
>
> "Riot" is when three or more people act in a concerted manner which would be
> expected to terrorize a reasonable person.
mayhem (n)
1.Law. The offense of willfully maiming or crippling a person.
2.Infliction of violent injury on a person or thing; wanton
destruction: children committing mayhem in the flower beds.
3.A state of violent disorder or riotous confusion; havoc.
> Hardly interchangeable .
See above ;-)
Nick/Yaruar
JeanCroix
'Nuclear' mispronounced as 'newk-yu-ler.' Gah! Savages!
-JC
--
D a.g.s-f: Semper Monemus Sed Non Audiunt, Ergo Lartus E
http://web.raex.com/~jcroix "Yes I'll see you
Only _2432713_ days until X-Day! dancing in the ruins tonight..."
V Ordo Templi Ashus: First SubChurch of Ash, Patron of Shotgun & Chainsaw O
JeanCroix
>This is a list of words that make me want to
>run rampant with a blow torch whenever I hear
>someone say them:
When someone adds the non-suffix '-aholic' to a word to indicate an
addict to something, as in 'chocaholic.' What, you're addicted to
chocahol?
Although if I could concoct a substance known as chocahol, I could
be a wealthy, wealthy man. Hmm...
Jet Boy
batsinth...@aol.com (magdalene) wrote:
> This is a list of words that make me want to
> run rampant with a blow torch whenever I hear
> someone say them:
8<snipped anger inducers >8
> I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any at the moment.
> Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
> they hear specific words.
> What are yours?
Oh, the list is long! Mine are more phrases than words (Sits back with
relish and begins)
Proactive
Think-outside-the-box
New Economy
E-business (or e-anything for that matter. Aieee!)
Up-and-running
Khakis (least I don't hafta wearem)
On-line
Outlook
Client-based
B2B
Corporate
Advertiser
Web-presence
Information-Superhighway
CEO
Boss
Company
Work
Job
User
Computer
Keyboarddd.#
a()&*(&**^#^
Time to take a quick walk around the office and relaxxxx..........
$teve
(hyperventilating)
--
Charybdis26 at hotmail dot com
"Pain against unfair odds"
Sent via Deja.com
http://www.deja.com/
Cliff Goodman
> This is a list of words that make me want to
> run rampant with a blow torch whenever I hear
> someone say them:
OOooo a blowtorch wielding madwoman... now THERE'S a favoured picture...
> slacks
Darn. I use that one 'cause if they aren't jeans, I don't know what to call
'em....
> delicious (moreso the derivative: delish)
Ick. Short forms.
I HATE HATE HATE internet-speak: how r u? want 2 chat? asl, pls.
TYPE THE DAMNED WORDS ya lazy son of a... *grumble*
And emoticons... don't get me started on emoticons. Urge to throttle
rising...
> moist
OOooooer... I like the word muchly...
> when the letter 'c' is deliberately replaced with a 'k' in an
> effort to be clever i.e. Komedy Klub
> What are yours?
I like inventive and clever re-spelling. Not overused and expected ones.
I hate wise as a suffix that adds no meaning... "So I was realling doing
well, internetwise..." or "cashwise, I'm well off." Um.
For me the english language is both a toy and a tool... and one that I adore
playing with. I get upset more with the way phrases are presented,
combinations of words rather than singular words... or people who misuse
words like 'alternate'.
I also grow to hate buzzwords.
My passionate hatred for 'Whazzzzzzup" is incredible even to me. Someone
says that to me and I look for a large blunt object to impale them upon.
I also have a particular hell in mind for those who TRY to fake a scottish
brogue and fail miserably, but feel that they're 'being Scottish'. I'm
mostly Scottish-Canadian and I get rather... angry with the fakes.
Oooooo and anyone who tries to imitate some famous star/let from a Movie or
TV and does so badly. The whole Austin Powers imitation thing drove me mad
in many ways.
Ta
Th'Elf
Nick/Yaruar
> > I forgot the thing that bugs me big time.
> >
> > The american mispronounciation of places becase they take vowels to be
> > pronounced as their name.
> >
> > I-rack for example.... It's Iraq for christsake.
> >
> > There's no such bloody place as I-rack........
> Which pronunciation are you saying is corect? ih-rock?
ear-ark is a close approximation...
Nick/Yaruar
Jet Boy
<ns_de_cybax_yahoo.com_not...@news.newsguy.com>,
--nightshade-- <ns_de_cybax_ya...@microsoft.com> wrote:
> i don't mind 'systems,' when used in a technical manner. when used
> as a synonym for 'thing,' it is bothersome.
8<snipped>8
> 'design' annoys me when being used to describe something that has
> nothing to do with design.
>
> HR does not have systems; HR has no concept of a system. systems are
> what engineers working at a high level of interoperability _design_.
(grin) My dad's an electrical engineer, and always gets pissed off
listening to marketing types talking about Design Workshops, Marketing
Workshops, etc. He always grumpily says "If there's no tools, and no
overalls, it's not a workshop".
$teve
Charlotte Ashley
>>
>> I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any at the moment.
>> Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
>> they hear specific words.
>> What are yours?
"irregardless"
Also "They was" as in "They was the best that we could get!"
Other such grammatical nonsense.
etc,
leanan sidhe
--
Mysterious are thy laws; http://members.xoom.com/Leanan/etc.html
The vision's finer then the view; (subvert the mundane)
Her landscape nature never drew
So Fair as Fancy draws.
Moya
batsinth...@aol.com (magdalene) wrote:
> This is a list of words that make me want to
> run rampant with a blow torch whenever I hear
> someone say them:
>
Here's part of my want-to-get-out-the shotgun list:
--kewl...
--...or worse yet, kewliez
--paradigm (especially when used by marketing geeks)
--product (again, especially when used by sales and marketing types)
--here in Maine, at least half of the businesses are called "Maine-ly"
something. This gets really fucking irritating after a while. Get some
creativity before the Clue Fairy comes and gives you a smack upside the
head!
--problematic
--war on drugs (as if!)
moya
Panic Girl
Bum... :P
JeanCroix
>--paradigm (especially when used by marketing geeks)
^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^
I'm pretty sure those two terms are mutually exclusive...
-JC, probably ticking someone off with the use of "mutually exclusive."
Mark Wood
>
> On Wed, 7 Feb 2001, Panic Girl wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 5 Feb 2001, Nick/Yaruar wrote:
> >
> > > Anyone who trys to ape another cultures speech patterns because they think
> > > it's cool....
> > >
> > Heh. People think I'm doing that when I say "shite". The thing is, my
> > dad's Scotts so that's just how I learned to say it.
And If we want to be perfectly frank about it SHITE has a more
upbeat sound to it than shit.
-M. Wood
Jennie Kermode
>I dislike all shortenings of words. For example, instead of ordering
>"chicken parmesan sandwich," someone would order chicken parm. UCK!
Not being familiar with the concept of such a sandwich, I
would probably assume that they desired some combination of bread,
chicken, and crushed parma violets. I might admire their creativity, but I
would consider them somewhat foolhardy. ;)
Jennie
--
Jennie Kermode jen...@innocent.com
Webpages at: http://www.triffid.demon.co.uk/jennie
"My apple tree, my brightness, it's time we were together;
"For I'm stretched on your grave and will stay here forever."
Jennie Kermode
>"Riot" is when three or more people act in a concerted manner which would be
>expected to terrorize a reasonable person.
You can have a riot with only three people? Wow; I'm
impressed. :) In Scotland it is necessary to have twelve, though four
can create an affray.
Jennie Kermode
>Are we only referring to words with multiple pronunciations, or also words
>which some cultures use, and others do not? Like I say "kosher" all the
>time, and some people get offended that I'm not Jewish or whatever the
>orgin of the word.
Sometimes I adopt that word as the handiest tool with which to
describe items which I will not purchase, or which I will not expect those
close to me to use, for ethical reasons. So, for me, cosmetics which have
been tested on animals are 'not kosher'. If my flatmate Hojheg is studying
the ingredients list on something, I may ask 'Is it kosher?' meaning 'Is
it suitable for vegans?' I am not aware of any appropriate substitute
term.
Jennie Kermode
>On Thu, 08 Feb 2001 00:52:49 GMT,
>siani evans <sia...@home.com> wrote:
>That's actually correct non-North American pronunciation.
Possibly. I always pronounce 'sch' differently from 'sh', but
that may be due to my familiarity with German.
Jennie Kermode
> 'Nuclear' mispronounced as 'newk-yu-ler.' Gah! Savages!
That would certainly be on my list. What particularly bothers
me is that I know a number of people working in the nuclear power
industry, and in related fields of research, who mispronounce it in that
fashion. If they're not prepared to be precise with their speech then I
worry about their attitude to their work.
Panic Girl
> --paradigm (especially when used by marketing geeks)
Esp. prnounced para-dig-'em.
I also hate "proactive". That Simspons episode about
Poochy (?) the Dog only confirmed it.
Ooooh, and change-able. My old boss used to
use it all the time "You're just not
change able..." "Really? Is that why everytime
I have an idea you kill it?". I feel an OT rant
coming on so I'll stop there.
IHCOYC XPICTOC
> "irregardless"
> Also "They was" as in "They was the best that we could get!"
> Other such grammatical nonsense.
This may be one of the reasons I can't endure sports with the sound on.
Sportscasters love to say things like,
"He's a real physical player."
are there other kinds? and
"Yeah, and he really goes for the ball."
For what he's paid, he'd better. . .
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The filthy footsteps of the dark gangrene,
When caries come, with stealthy pace to throw
Corrosive ink upon these banks of snow ----
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But fly for refuge to the dentist's care.
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Margaret A Sawyer
y
> > Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
> > they hear specific words.
> > What are yours?
> >
Edu-tainment. (especially when overpronounced, like "Ed-DJYOOO-tain-ment"
Gah. Worst word ever.
Megan, who loves this thread. :D
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"Poppy Z. Brite" <onlysle...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20010207173448...@ng-fv1.aol.com...
> "Disgruntled." I have a hard time reading about ex-workers who shoot up
their
> workplaces, not because of any particular compassion for humanity, but
because
> the articles ALWAYS use this horrible word.
I wish papers would start using the word 'Stabby'.
> I'd also like a small nuclear weapon to deploy on anyone who uses "unique"
with
> a modifier.
What a singularily unique perspective....
Please, nuke Winnipeg, spare us all.
Jeff-boy, Eater of Worlds
"No flesh shall be spared"
magdalene
>I love you. I *hate* this word passionately. Add "dungarees" to that
>list. My dad used to always say "oh, I need my dungarees from the
>wash" and I'd want to vomit right there on the spot. I HATE that word.
GAH!
I forgot that one!
>I also really hate when people substitute a z for a s as in Wheelz or
>Kidz.
I forgot that, too. It makes me want to
/kill./
~magdalene
"Here's one of Al-X's monkey bombs for your __
precious Baby-Jesus-Fuck-Off." (oO)
http://www.manifest-angel.com/magdalene / I I \
magdalene
>OOooo a blowtorch wielding madwoman... now THERE'S a favoured picture...
With pigtails, nonetheless...
>Darn. I use that one 'cause if they aren't jeans, I don't know what to call
>'em....
Trousers? (though that word sometimes
falls into the same catagory as 'slacks'-
depending on mood)
Pants?
Errr...I don't like pants, either.
Damn!
>And emoticons... don't get me started on emoticons. Urge to throttle
>rising...
:)
*duck and cover*
I had to. Sorry. Heh...
Neal Stanifer
According to a British speaker? Or an Iraqi speaker?
Neal
LadyJade
> Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
> they hear specific words.
> What are yours?
There is a phrase I have absolutely come to hate, and I especially hate
it when someone with a New York accent says it (not that I have
anything against New Yorkers, but my old roommate had the accent and
used to say this all the time):
"Get over it."
I suppose it wasn't necessarily the phrase itself, but the way he said
it that irked me so much. He was an asshole. Unfortunately, I was in
love with him.
Go fig.
LadyJade
--
"Sell crazy some place else. We're all stocked up here." -Jack
Nicholson in "As Good As It Gets"
Neal Stanifer
IHCOYC XPICTOC wrote:
>
> "Charlotte Ashley" <bi...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote:
>
> > "irregardless"
> > Also "They was" as in "They was the best that we could get!"
> > Other such grammatical nonsense.
>
> This may be one of the reasons I can't endure sports with the sound on.
>
> Sportscasters love to say things like,
>
> "He's a real physical player."
>
> are there other kinds? and
>
> "Yeah, and he really goes for the ball."
>
> For what he's paid, he'd better. . .
>
I LOVE this stuff! I usually bring a taped recording of a sportscast to
my English classes to give the students an object lesson in jargon.
"Well, this game is really important, and we're just gonna have to win
it. We got a good starting line, and we're just gonna go in there and
score those points. It ain't over till the end, and that's what we
gotta focus on."
Of course, as empty and eye-twitch-inducing as these lines are, they can
never hope to compete with the frequent speeches by American Education
gurus (administrators, principals, pupating politicians all),
chock-a-block with words so engineered to palliate and elide that they
are not only empty, but are actually capable of sucking meaning out of
nearby speeches.
Neal
So let it be written;
So let it be done.
Neal Stanifer
JeanCroix wrote:
>
> On 07 Feb 2001 22:16:35 GMT, magdalene <batsinth...@aol.com> wrote:
> >This is a list of words that make me want to
> >run rampant with a blow torch whenever I hear
> >someone say them:
> >What are yours?
>
> When someone adds the non-suffix '-aholic' to a word to indicate an
> addict to something, as in 'chocaholic.' What, you're addicted to
> chocahol?
>
> Although if I could concoct a substance known as chocahol, I could
> be a wealthy, wealthy man. Hmm...
Workahol would be even better. Then your customers could spend their
days getting drunk, and if anyone confronted them about it, they could
say "Go away! Can't you see I'm very busy? I'm a goddamn workaholic!"
Neal
Nick/Yaruar
English... We of course are always right .. ;-P
Nick/Yaruar
siani evans
poster girl with no poster wrote:
> "If you think <whatever>, you've got another thing coming!"
> Another *think*! Why would you have another *thing*? There was no
> first thing!
aaagh!! kill kill kill!
siani
siani evans
John Mann wrote:
>
> Are we only referring to words with multiple pronunciations, or also words
> which some cultures use, and others do not? Like I say "kosher" all the
> time, and some people get offended that I'm not Jewish or whatever the
> orgin of the word.
just words that you yourself dislike. :) could be anything.
BTW, please reply below the quoted text when using usenet. it keeps the
messages much more legible. and don't post with html or attachments,
usenet is a plain text only forum.
for more info on proper etttiquette for alt.gothic please see the FAQ
(frequently asked questions) at:
www.darkwave.org.uk/faq/ag
it's worth a visit to avoid a flaming for something easy to avoid.
siani
Mark Wood
>
> You can have a riot with only three people? Wow; I'm
> impressed. :) In Scotland it is necessary to have twelve, though four
> can create an affray.
"Hmph, must've been more of a tiff then." John Cleese, in Yellowbeard
Mark Wood
>
> Sometimes I adopt that word as the handiest tool with which to
> describe items which I will not purchase, or which I will not expect those
> close to me to use, for ethical reasons. So, for me, cosmetics which have
> been tested on animals are 'not kosher'. If my flatmate Hojheg is studying
> the ingredients list on something, I may ask 'Is it kosher?' meaning 'Is
> it suitable for vegans?' I am not aware of any appropriate substitute
> term.
Cruelty free, is the handle of choice used by yanks of the granola
persuasion.
It indicates an absence of animal participation in development and
production.
-M. Wood
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Jet Boy wrote:
>
> Oh, the list is long! Mine are more phrases than words (Sits back with
> relish and begins)
>
> Proactive
> Think-outside-the-box
> New Economy
> E-business (or e-anything for that matter. Aieee!)
> Up-and-running
> Khakis (least I don't hafta wearem)
> On-line
> Outlook
> Client-based
> B2B
> Corporate
> Advertiser
> Web-presence
> Information-Superhighway
> CEO
> Boss
> Company
> Work
> Job
> User
> Computer
> Keyboarddd.#
> a()&*(&**^#^
>
> Time to take a quick walk around the office and relaxxxx..........
>
> $teve
> (hyperventilating)
> --
> Charybdis26 at hotmail dot com
> "Pain against unfair odds"
>
> Sent via Deja.com
> http://www.deja.com/
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Canticle
I loathe this. I used to think it was cute. Adorable even. Especially with
certain accents.
After 4 years of dealing with customers, though, I shudder every time I see
this. Yes, SEE this. People type it in their chat sessions, in their
e-mails...
I hate it hate hate hate it.
zentariana
shared with us all:
>What are yours?
right now?
"goodbye"
becky -
"..a bundle of free floating embarassment..."
-nick/yaruar
rufus
<chary...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> Proactive
Oh, yes.
> Think-outside-the-box
> New Economy
> E-business (or e-anything for that matter. Aieee!)
I have a deep and abiding passionate hatred of "e-tailing". grrrrrrr.
> B2B
also: P2P, B2C, m-commerce, and c-commerce.
The Internet Economy: It's great unless you have to actually work there.
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pixie
wrote:
>On Mon, 5 Feb 2001, Nick/Yaruar wrote:
>
>> Anyone who trys to ape another cultures speech patterns because they think
>> it's cool....
>>
>Heh. People think I'm doing that when I say "shite". The thing is, my
>dad's Scotts so that's just how I learned to say it.
>PANIC
I think that's the problem with a lot of people in the US - I picked
up a lot of my isms from my grandmother, who was Welsh...
I never realised I had an accent, but apparently I do. Not that I'm
complaining!
And I spell the way I do because I'm a pretentious twat who thinks it
looks better that way.
Tee hee.
pixie
"why won't it snow... just like they said it would
what do they know... that i really should?" ~jj72
pixie
Ashley) wrote:
>> magdalene wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any at the moment.
>>> Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
>>> they hear specific words.
>>> What are yours?
>
>"irregardless"
>
>Also "They was" as in "They was the best that we could get!"
>
>Other such grammatical nonsense.
>
And people who don't know their from there and they're or you're from
your... it makes me cringe when I see that in writing.
I'm convinced in 5 years, we'll see people using them interchangeably,
and no one will care.
I also hate people who use "that" too much. The most overused word in
the language.
overboming
> This is a list of words that make me want to
> run rampant with a blow torch whenever I hear
> someone say them:
>moist
i noticed all the positive respondants to this word were male. hmmm, i
wonder....
::snip::
> What are yours?
-Jones Appearal Group.
(it's a customer of ours that i hate so much that just the utterance of
their name makes bile rise in my throat.)
-irk
-libary. it's lye-brair-ee, you stupid uneducated, under-priviledged, poor
southern white boy.
-feb-u-ary. see above.
-x-avier (i know it can be pronounced two different ways. it's just that one
of them bugs the hell outta me, okay?)
-ax. as in 'can i ax you a question?' GYIOD!!! it's blowtorch time!
-chew. as in 'wats da matta wit chew?' upgrade me to an army issue
flame-thrower.
all the corporate buzz words. all of them.
there's many more, but i'm sure you get the idea...
timly (this made me wonder what words we do like, so i'll pose that question
in another poll.)
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IHCOYC XPICTOC
> Trousers? (though that word sometimes
> falls into the same catagory as 'slacks'-
> depending on mood)
> Pants?
> Errr...I don't like pants, either.
> Damn!
Breeches?
I like knee-breeches, of the kind that are made to be worn with tall
stockings, or riding boots.
Neal Stanifer
Nick/Yaruar wrote:
<snip>
> > >
> > > > Which pronunciation are you saying is corect? ih-rock?
> > >
> > > ear-ark is a close approximation...
> > >
> >
> > According to a British speaker? Or an Iraqi speaker?
>
> English... We of course are always right .. ;-P
Of course. I forgot.
And speaking of proper British pronunciation, I would very much like a
nickel for every time I've heard a Brit or an Aussie pronounce the word
"aluminum" as AL-you-MIN-ee-um. Where, I ask you, is the second "i"?
Neal
"Contemplate this on the tree of woe."
Neal Stanifer
pixie wrote:
>
> On 8 Feb 2001 16:19:00 GMT, bi...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Charlotte
> Ashley) wrote:
>
> >> magdalene wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any at the moment.
> >>> Now, I know I can't be the only one who seizes up when
> >>> they hear specific words.
> >>> What are yours?
> >
> >"irregardless"
> >
> >Also "They was" as in "They was the best that we could get!"
> >
> >Other such grammatical nonsense.
> >
>
> And people who don't know their from there and they're or you're from
> your... it makes me cringe when I see that in writing.
>
> I'm convinced in 5 years, we'll see people using them interchangeably,
> and no one will care.
Why not? The distinction between "who" and "whom" is already vanishing
from American English. And why? Because many English teachers don't
know the difference, so they can't seem to summon up any concern over
its disappearance.
>
> I also hate people who use "that" too much. The most overused word in
> the language.
Especially bothersome is when people use "that" in place of "who." "The
person that I talked to..."
Aaarrrrggghhh...
Tiny Human Ferret
>
> On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Tiny Human Ferret wrote:
>
> > > "Disgruntled." I have a hard time reading about ex-workers who shoot up their
> > > workplaces, not because of any particular compassion for humanity, but because
> > > the articles ALWAYS use this horrible word.
> > >
> > > a modifier.
> >
> >
> > It makes me totally wacked when people use it instead of "riot".
> >
> > "Mayhem" is the common-law felony of injuring someone for the specific
> > reason of making them unable to defend themselves or their nation in times
> > of war.
> >
> > "Riot" is when three or more people act in a concerted manner which would be
> > expected to terrorize a reasonable person.
>
> mayhem (n)
>
> 1.Law. The offense of willfully maiming or crippling a person.
> 2.Infliction of violent injury on a person or thing; wanton
> destruction: children committing mayhem in the flower beds.
> 3.A state of violent disorder or riotous confusion; havoc.
>
> > Hardly interchangeable .
>
> See above ;-)
It's wrong. Both 2(b) and 3.
See any legal resource; many States have now moved away from the old English
Common Law definition, and now have something such as Maryland's "Second
Degree Assualt" (a.k.a Felony II Assault) which is defined as an assault
that results in significant short-term or long-term impairment.
However, older non-revisionist dictionaries and encyclopaediae have it as I
quote it above. The crime goes way back to the old Roman Republic, where
peasants would cut off a thumb so as to avoid a conscription, and in later
times, some victorious armies would blind the vanquished, or lop off a hand
or somesuch, to make them unable to fight effectively.
>
> Nick/Yaruar
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Tiny Human Ferret
>
> On Thu, 08 Feb 2001 10:21:42 +0000, Tiny Human Ferret <kla...@clark.net> wrote:
> >"Riot" is when three or more people act in a concerted manner which would be
> >expected to terrorize a reasonable person.
>
> impressed. :) In Scotland it is necessary to have twelve, though four
> can create an affray.
Legally, it depends on the State. Those which still adhere pretty rigorously
to the Common Law might have it as "seven persons moving abreast" or other
States might have it as "engaged in violent motion" with or without reckless
disregard for the safety of persons or property, etc. Maryland being
Maryland, when they had it defined as seven persons moving abreast, mischief
makers learned to travel in groups of six or less, or to travel in single
file to do their destructive works. But in some States apparently they don't
care about intent or effect, and in those States a "riot" basically means
"big-ass fight". Locally it's dependent on more than two people acting in
concert (organized or simply at the same time) in a manner that could be
expected to terrorize a reasonable person. This is cool because if you had
three toughs ring in around a little ol' lady to get her to drop her purse
or somesuch, it automatically goes to felony as a riot rather than to
misdemeanor as a mugging. Then again, this odd State has "judicial review"
which means a person can appeal privately to a panel of three judges who can
overturn a sentence without going through the appeals process so in the end
the three toughs would probably wind up with "probation before conviction"
on their records and walk off free, provided the old lady was a Republican
and the toughs contributed handsomely to the Democrat of the judges' choice
(probably the judges). Oh, and they'd have to say they were sorry, too.
>
> Jennie
>
> --
> Jennie Kermode jen...@innocent.com
Tiny Human Ferret
>
> On Wed, 07 Feb 2001 22:04:11 -0500, pixie <ei...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >I dislike all shortenings of words. For example, instead of ordering
> >"chicken parmesan sandwich," someone would order chicken parm. UCK!
>
> Not being familiar with the concept of such a sandwich, I
> would probably assume that they desired some combination of bread,
> chicken, and crushed parma violets. I might admire their creativity, but I
> would consider them somewhat foolhardy. ;)
What, you can't eat violets? Damn, why aren't I dead yet.
A chicken parmesan sandwich is a sandwich with chicken parmesan on it, which
is to say, chicken, ketchup, and (generally parmesan but any sharp white
cheese will do) cheese, generally broiled until the cheese melts. Sort of a
tiny chicken pizza.
One thing that gets to me fairly badly is waitressspeak for 'chicken'
anything, which is chix.
zentariana
shared with us all:
>Y'all.
>
>I loathe this. I used to think it was cute. Adorable even. Especially with
>certain accents.
i've -always- hated that. made me want to slap my aunt, even when i
was younger. dont' think i ever did it, though..
Tiny Human Ferret
>
> In article <t847sdq...@corp.supernews.com>, "IHCOYC XPICTOC"
> <ihcoyc...@aye.net> wrote:
>
> > Just about all talk of "systems" and "design" and "parameters" vexes.
>
> i don't mind 'systems,' when used in a technical manner. when used as a
> synonym for 'thing,' it is bothersome.
>
> 'design' annoys me when being used to describe something that has
> nothing to do with design.
>
> HR does not have systems; HR has no concept of a system. systems are
> what engineers working at a high level of interoperability _design_.
>
> what's wrong with parameter? a parameter is a variable, sometimes a
> variable under the control of the operator, sometimes not, but always
> viewable.
>
> which bings me to another workplace lingual peeve.
>
> a control parameter: a numerical variable under the control of the
> operator, is something which is able to be calibrated. this does NOT
> make it a 'calibratable.' it irks me to the point that i fund documents
> containing it unnavigatable. as you can see, refering to it as such
> makes me rather irritatable.
Um. And here we have a classic. This really truly showed up in my mailbox.
Names changed to protect the guilty.
A bit of clue, the guy giving some of our local machines their names, well,
he was a bit given to profanity.
This all started after an air-conditioner sump in the ceiling got clogged
and started dripping on a table full of Linux boxes...
------
On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, <redacted> wrote:
> > All, this type of language is totally inappropriate on global email.
> >
> > To all whom are the offenders of this type of verbiage, consider this your
> > verbal warning.
> >
> > Going forward violation of my request to cease inappropriate response and
> > language in email threads will be written up.
> >
> > Regards,
> > <redacted>
> > Director, Network Architecture
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: <redacted>
> > > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 4:04 AM
> > > To: <redacted>
> > > Subject: [net-group] UPDATED Re: [engineering] Water On Computers -- Monitoring
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Greetings
> > >
> > > The problem with the water is _not_ resolved, but by dicking around with
> > > the APC plugs (bad wallsocket! talk about concatenation of unlikely and
> > > apparently unrelated problems) I was able to get current to the APC again
> > > and am bringing those computers back up. The NT box is back up, wet
> > > keyboard or no; also "goddamnit" is back up or at least is powered-on.
> > >
> Hi,
>
> With all due respect, to precisely which terminology do you object?
>
> If it's to the name of one of our monitoring tools, I'm sorry, I didn't
> choose it.
[-- and further -- and note that by this time everyone in the company
including HR and the CEO were getting spammed with it --]
On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, <redacted> wrote:
>
> <redacted>, you have had a string of emails that include language that is
> inappropriate.
>
> Below is a copy of one:
>
> >
> > The problem with the water is _not_ resolved, but by dicking around with
>
> You have to remember that we are a growing company and must be careful what
> we put on email threads.
>
> I am sure HR will agree with me.
Of that I have absolutely no doubt.
Again, with all due respect, would it be possible for you to provide all of
us with a list of colloquialisms which are locally and regionally accepted
but which, if used globally, might be misinterpreted in a light which might
reflect less than favorably upon Cidera? Perhaps a "preferred
usages" list could be made available? After all, please keep in mind that
many of us who are native speakers of American English are deeply immersed
in colloquialism, regionalisms, and slang which are understood within our
social context to have one set of meanings, yet which have alternative
denotations and connotations abroad, or perhaps even within different
regions of the US.
I am aware, for instance, that one doesn't speak to the British of shag
carpets, and we might experience a bit of abreaction from an Australian were
we to utter the perfectly standard American English info-technical statement
"No, I'm afraid I can't let you have root on our box" (allow a
customer super-user access to our proprietary equipment). Similarly, there
was quite a flap in the District Government recently over a staffer's
unfortunate selection of the word "niggardly" rather than "penurious" which
led to his resignation amidst a flurry of accusations of racism. It's quite
unfortunate that some people arrive at understandings of the words of others
which are in no way representative of the original intentions of the
speaker.
Henceforth, as regards your firm request - as a reasonable acccomodation - I
shall endeavor to express myself in the most neutral and proper language
available to me, and permit me to express my hopes that you shall hold all
other employees to the same standard.
>
> Regards,
> <Redacted>
------
Um, admittedly, this was not irked for no reason, this had me actually
_vexed_.
zentariana
shared with us all:
>Trousers? (though that word sometimes
>falls into the same catagory as 'slacks'-
>depending on mood)
>
>Pants?
>
>Errr...I don't like pants, either.
>Damn!
"oh, darling! i just -adore- your new red leather leg coverings!!"
Tiny Human Ferret
Um, possibly the best comment on sports ever came from one Dennis Miller
when he was announcing some very odd mid-season tradings which amounted to
one team giving good players to another team while taking on players from a
third team, which was giving up thos players to take on players from the
first team, even as the coaches from all three teams were revealed to have
extensive histories involving all three teams and various of their players:
"I haven't seen bloodlines that murky since the fall of the House of
Plantagenet".
Face it, he's Goth.
>
> Neal
>
> So let it be written;
> So let it be done.
--
Tiny Human Ferret
>
> So this Albatross character tells us...
> #
> # easy: pretentious.
> # It makes me want me to tell somoene to go fuck their little selves,
> # everytime I hear it.
>
> Pretension misspelled as "pretention".
A whole newsgroup misspelled as pretention.
news:alt.gothic.pretentions
zentariana
shared with us all:
>right now?
>"goodbye"
okay. words.
internet. pronounced: INTernet with far too many t's. i prefer it to
be more like "innernet".. *twitch* my mother is a major INTernetter.
slut (not the word, really, just the meaing behind it. don't even get
me started on that one.)
"it's because i'm ____, isn't it??"
"help" (this is usually used like "would you help me clean the house?"
meaning, "clean the house. now."
freak (mainly because just EvErYoNe is a freak now. *eyeroll*)
PeOpLe WhO tYpE lIkE tHiS
i donno. usually depends on my mood or who's saying it. i can be
completely bolistic about "nothing" sometimes and other times just not
care about anything.
except INTernet. *hiss*
Tiny Human Ferret
>
> Y'all.
>
> I loathe this. I used to think it was cute. Adorable even. Especially with
> certain accents.
>
> After 4 years of dealing with customers, though, I shudder every time I see
> this. Yes, SEE this. People type it in their chat sessions, in their
> e-mails...
>
> I hate it hate hate hate it.
But it's absolutely proper, when used properly. It is the second person
plural, and don'tcha ferget it, Yankee.
"you" would be appropriate if I was talking to only you. If I was talking to
a whole bunch of people, collectively addressing them as "y'all" is quite
proper. "Everybody" would not be proper, since one cannot address everybody
(even if you're on global TV, some folks might be sleeping through it or not
have TVs), however "you all" or "y'all" is just right for addressing the
group of people who can hear your unamplified voice.
>
> Jeff-boy, Eater of Worlds
> "No flesh shall be spared"
--
zentariana
<nsta...@igalaxy.net> shared with us all:
>Of course, as empty and eye-twitch-inducing as these lines are, they can
>never hope to compete with the frequent speeches by American Education
>gurus (administrators, principals, pupating politicians all),
>chock-a-block with words so engineered to palliate and elide that they
>are not only empty, but are actually capable of sucking meaning out of
>nearby speeches.
i actually listened at my graduation. the speaches had me almost
rolling with laughter. i don't know where they get this stuff, but
they really should write it and shred it for all the meaning it has.
like the principal or superintendant even know their students (why do
i always try to type stupids instead of students?).
my principle said "nice to have met you" after talking to you no
matter how many times you'd talked to him.
they've got to quit it with those speaches about what fabulous kids we
are and how much they enjoyed getting to know us.
zentariana
<nsta...@igalaxy.net> shared with us all:
>Especially bothersome is when people use "that" in place of "who." "The
>person that I talked to..."
the person to whom i talked.
i hate people who use prepositions incorrectly.
don't end sentences in them. it's pure evil.
i know i do it, but it's still pure evil.
Panic Girl
> > the articles ALWAYS use this horrible word.
>
> I wish papers would start using the word 'Stabby'.
>
lol... Sounds more like a cartoon or something.
Stabby the unhappy gazelle...
PANIC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Won't somebody stop me / from thinking all the time
About everything
So deeply / So bleakly - Morrissey
Panic Girl
> Y'all.
>
> I loathe this. I used to think it was cute. Adorable even. Especially with
> certain accents.
>
I only use it in an ironic way when writing emails to Americans...
as in "all y'all should say zed". I believe "all ya'll" is
the plural while "ya'll" is a singular...
Maybe...
zentariana
shared with us all:
>And I spell the way I do because I'm a pretentious twat who thinks it
>looks better that way.
i spell the way i do because i'm a horrid speller and read far too
many british books when i was growing up. i think. i can't ever notice
when i do it wrong anymore.
zentariana
shared with us all:
>"i could care less"
>i will pummel you for this. the correct phrase is "i couldn't care
>less", which actually makes sense, unlike "i could care less".
>>"nip it in the butt"
>the *bud*, dammit! the metaphor makes no sense with butt!
>schedule when pronounced "shedule"
those ones. thank you. i twitched while reading it ;)
i tend to say "i could care more" just to make people blink.
zentariana
<nsta...@igalaxy.net> shared with us all:
>a
>an
you have a in front of a vowell! i hate when people do that!! i have
an telephone and eat a orange!
sure, it's down a line, but it reminded me ;)
zentariana
shared with us all:
>I-rack for example.... It's Iraq for christsake.
>
>There's no such bloody place as I-rack........
but that ruins the joke of "iraq and iran".. "i rack and i ran.."
how do you say it correctly, sir?
Panic Girl
> On Wed, 7 Feb 2001 22:46:28 -0700, Panic Girl <hmcr...@ucalgary.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >Heh. People think I'm doing that when I say "shite". The thing is, my
> >dad's Scotts so that's just how I learned to say it.
> >PANIC
>
> I think that's the problem with a lot of people in the US - I picked
> up a lot of my isms from my grandmother, who was Welsh...
>
Well I'm in Canada so :P :P More cool points for me.
Actually, my granny was Welsh too, sadly I never got to meet
her.
Panic Girl
> -libary. it's lye-brair-ee, you stupid uneducated, under-priviledged, poor
> southern white boy.
What about lye-brury? That's how it seems to come out
of my mouth...
Glenn Olson
>I-rack for example.... It's Iraq for christsake.
>
>There's no such bloody place as I-rack........
That's cause it's a thing. I've got one in my dungeoun.
(No, not really. Can't afford a proper dungeoun yet.)
--
There are no saints in heaven
there are no saints on earth
- Deine Lakaien, "Reincarnation"
A.K.
<kla...@clark.net> wrote:
>What, you can't eat violets? Damn, why aren't I dead yet.
>
Actually, violets are edible. Only the flower part though. They don't
taste very intersting. Kind of like lettuce. But you can make them
candied, which is pretty good.
From Agnieszka's random file of things you wouldn't think are edible,
but are.
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Agnieszka