What in THE Hell?

[StoneCold]

How about Absolutely, and Not At All?

If not, how about .... um...?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOxohnNjWsI

[jrnychick]

When I speak I catch myself saying "you know" all the time. I have to be better about stopping that. I think my family just deals with it. Spelling errors drive me crazy. I used to get this newletter in the mail from a car salesperson, and it was riddled with errors. I just couldn't believe she would send this letter out to her potential customers. I work in publishing, and I finally couldn't help myself. I took out the red pen and edited the newsletter. I mailed it back to the woman, with the suggestion that she have a professional editor review her work. I never got another annoying newsletter again!

Another thing that bugs me is "nite." It's "night" people! Are we that lazy that we can't learn to spell correctly?

[nolippin]

bald-faced is legitimate.

http://www.answers.com/topic/bald-faced

The absolute 2 worst ones of them all...


"supposably"

"bald-faced"

Neither of those are correct. Everyone needs to knock that shit off.

[Rockindeano]

When I speak I catch myself saying "you know" all the time.

Hillary says that ALL THE TIME. Hate that.

[bluejeangirl76]

bald-faced is legitimate.

http://www.answers.com/topic/bald-faced

Not really. "Bold-faced" is a term that's been in use for over four centuries. The other one is an evolution. It only became "legitimate" because everyone kept fucking it up to the point where they knew what the person meant when they said it, and is therefore derivative.

Although, in looking up that ^ up, I found out that neither are actually recognized by the Oxford English Dictionary and apparently the correct spelling is "barefaced" (which I also disagree with, but whatever). The only one that makes any sense is "bold-faced". Bold, as in something obvious such as bold-faced type on a page... an obvious, or bold-faced lie.

Someone has a whole blog/website dedicated to word/language/grammar annoyances:

http://www.mtannoyances.com/

[nolippin]

ummm...you know, actually...whatever....

bald-faced is legitimate.

http://www.answers.com/topic/bald-faced

Not really. "Bold-faced" is a term that's been in use for over four centuries. The other one is an evolution. It only became "legitimate" because everyone kept fucking it up to the point where they knew what the person meant when they said it, and is therefore derivative.

Although, in looking up that ^ up, I found out that neither are actually recognized by the Oxford English Dictionary and apparently the correct spelling is "barefaced" (which I also disagree with, but whatever). The only one that makes any sense is "bold-faced". Bold, as in something obvious such as bold-faced type on a page... an obvious, or bold-faced lie.

Someone has a whole blog/website dedicated to word/language/grammar annoyances:

http://www.mtannoyances.com/

[Lady Luck]

I just thought of another phrase that gets under my skin...

"shits and giggles"

Example..."Just for shits and giggles, I looked it up online."

So does that mean you took a shit, giggled, then looked it up online?

[RossValoryRocks]

I just thought of another phrase that gets under my skin...

"shits and giggles"

Example..."Just for shits and giggles, I looked it up online."

So does that mean you took a shit, giggled, then looked it up online?

That is the Dynamic Deano Colon Clense method!

[Lady Luck]

I just thought of another phrase that gets under my skin...

"shits and giggles"

Example..."Just for shits and giggles, I looked it up online."

So does that mean you took a shit, giggled, then looked it up online?

That is the Dynamic Deano Colon Clense method!

[tammy]

I'm afraid to ever post again.
My husband is an editor and the boss they hired over him had errors in her resume! He's always talking back at the t.v. when he hears such things as, "it's VERY unique" (never use very or really before unique) or "we could've WENT to the concert" (it's "we could've gone").

[annie89509]

Hmmm, all these pet peeves. I want to be on record as saying I only started using slang when I discovered fan message boards .

[The Sushi Hunter]

I met this very hot Japanese chick a few months ago but what got really old fast was every time she'd send me an instant message over the net, it would always contain "ru" as in "how ru doing" or "what ru up to", "ru going clubing tonight" etc. I got sick and tired of that "ru" bullshit in short order. She must have learned her entire English vocabulary from reading personalized license plates or something because she had a slew of words that she broke down into single charactors and would message me like that. The only one she used that I didn't mind her using however was "oooo" which meant "it feels good."

[bluejeangirl76]

"how ru doing" or "what ru up to", "ru going clubing tonight" etc.

I fuckin h8 when ppl type like this. How lazy do u have 2 b?!
Its a PITA 2 try 2 read. If ur that lazy, don't b on the net at all.

Maybe its just that I'm more articulate and used to conveying thoughts in a proper manner, I don't know, but to me, typing all that stupid shorthand shit is harder. I have a friend who does that in emails and IMs also. She uses "u" and "ur" and "r u" constantly.

[Rhiannon]

"how ru doing" or "what ru up to", "ru going clubing tonight" etc.

I fuckin h8 when ppl type like this. How lazy do u have 2 b?!
Its a PITA 2 try 2 read. If ur that lazy, don't b on the net at all.

Maybe its just that I'm more articulate and used to conveying thoughts in a proper manner, I don't know, but to me, typing all that stupid shorthand shit is harder. I have a friend who does that in emails and IMs also. She uses "u" and "ur" and "r u" constantly.

One of the schools I went to was Radford University, RU for short... so you can imagine a lot of the marketing was centered around that... "RU... gonna enroll for Maymester?" "RU in Greek Life?" "RU in need of a roommate?" Ick. Nightmarish.

[Sarah]

Why do black guys and girls for that matter say "aks" instead of "asks?"

There was a scene from Futurama:

Fry: Christmas, you know... X-M-A-S...
Leela: Oh, you mean X-mas. You must be using an archaic pronounciation. Like how you say "ask" instead of "aks".

[ohsosoto]

do you hear it more than "hey bob"? yes, i mean the bob newhart show. just showing my age.

[Ms_M]

My previous boss was horrible... at the Commission meetings he would say "ummm" in almost every other sentence.
That drove me crazy.

Then this will drive you nuts! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOxohnNjWsI

Hilarious, Deb! Hadn't watched it in awile.

[SacredEyes]

How about "bi?"

polar

.....oops wrong thread.

WooHoo, Deb! Greatness!

[SacredEyes]

"how ru doing" or "what ru up to", "ru going clubing tonight" etc.

I fuckin h8 when ppl type like this. How lazy do u have 2 b?!
Its a PITA 2 try 2 read. If ur that lazy, don't b on the net at all.

Maybe its just that I'm more articulate and used to conveying thoughts in a proper manner, I don't know, but to me, typing all that stupid shorthand shit is harder. I have a friend who does that in emails and IMs also. She uses "u" and "ur" and "r u" constantly.

Maybe they have the "corporal" tunnel issue . . . . . meaning carpal tunnel. Or their "rotary" cup is not working vs rotator cuff

[Natalie]

"how ru doing" or "what ru up to", "ru going clubing tonight" etc.

I fuckin h8 when ppl type like this. How lazy do u have 2 b?!
Its a PITA 2 try 2 read. If ur that lazy, don't b on the net at all.

Maybe its just that I'm more articulate and used to conveying thoughts in a proper manner, I don't know, but to me, typing all that stupid shorthand shit is harder. I have a friend who does that in emails and IMs also. She uses "u" and "ur" and "r u" constantly.

Maybe they have the "corporal" tunnel issue . . . . . meaning carpal tunnel. Or their "rotary" cup is not working vs rotator cuff

On a similar note...maybe when they gave birth they had an "epidermal" instead of an epidural.

[San Diego Gary]

weather and whether

learn to use them correctly, please

the weather outside is delightful.

whether or not, it's up to you.

I Agree...same with two, too, to or by buy and bye...you know what I MEAN!!

"My question for you is" how about their, there, and they're? Or, "my question to you is" how about your and you're?

[(Crazy)Dulce Lady]

"how ru doing" or "what ru up to", "ru going clubing tonight" etc.

I fuckin h8 when ppl type like this. How lazy do u have 2 b?!
Its a PITA 2 try 2 read. If ur that lazy, don't b on the net at all.

Maybe its just that I'm more articulate and used to conveying thoughts in a proper manner, I don't know, but to me, typing all that stupid shorthand shit is harder. I have a friend who does that in emails and IMs also. She uses "u" and "ur" and "r u" constantly.

Maybe they have the "corporal" tunnel issue . . . . . meaning carpal tunnel. Or their "rotary" cup is not working vs rotator cuff

my husband had blood clods in his lungs while in the hospital. he was on oxygent for several days.

[X factor]

"how ru doing" or "what ru up to", "ru going clubing tonight" etc.

I fuckin h8 when ppl type like this. How lazy do u have 2 b?!
Its a PITA 2 try 2 read. If ur that lazy, don't b on the net at all.

Maybe its just that I'm more articulate and used to conveying thoughts in a proper manner, I don't know, but to me, typing all that stupid shorthand shit is harder. I have a friend who does that in emails and IMs also. She uses "u" and "ur" and "r u" constantly.

Maybe they have the "corporal" tunnel issue . . . . . meaning carpal tunnel. Or their "rotary" cup is not working vs rotator cuff

my husband had blood clods in his lungs while in the hospital. he was on oxygent for several days.

"Irregardless"

Not a word! That one gets under my skin, and I've heard no less than THREE presidential candidates use it!

[G.I.Jim]

"how ru doing" or "what ru up to", "ru going clubing tonight" etc.

I fuckin h8 when ppl type like this. How lazy do u have 2 b?!
Its a PITA 2 try 2 read. If ur that lazy, don't b on the net at all.

Maybe its just that I'm more articulate and used to conveying thoughts in a proper manner, I don't know, but to me, typing all that stupid shorthand shit is harder. I have a friend who does that in emails and IMs also. She uses "u" and "ur" and "r u" constantly.

Maybe they have the "corporal" tunnel issue . . . . . meaning carpal tunnel. Or their "rotary" cup is not working vs rotator cuff

my husband had blood clods in his lungs while in the hospital. he was on oxygent for several days.

"Irregardless"

Not a word! That one gets under my skin, and I've heard no less than THREE presidential candidates use it!

May not be a word, but it sounds cool! Ain't wasn't a word either, but when we use our slang terms long enough, they make it to Websters!