Incredibly annoying words
 

List your hated words in this topic. I will rattle off a few that really irk me
Mofo: Come on, you are using and abbreviation as a curse word. You are so daring and cool. Not
Zeitgeist: What is it with people using this word to appear smart. Do those twits even know what they are talking about? A certain Spelling even used this word to appear somewhat there!
Consequentially: Shut up already with this word everyone. Whenever someone uses this word it is to state the obvious. It makes them look snooty. Consequentialy when someone says that word, I want to rip their arms off and beat their heads like congo drums.
Bi partisian: Every policy wonk and braintrust hack spews this word incessantly. And the more the policy has this word around it, the more left or right leaning it is
Uber: The german version of excellant sounds incredibly idiotic coming from a 35 year old ESPN commentator. In conjunction with sick or wicked or gnarly it is unbearable. Imagine: "THATS WAS UBER MAD SICK OFF THE HOOK! A THREE SIXTY KICK FLIP MACVARIAL! JESUS TAKE ME I CAN DIE HAPPILY AFTER SEEING THAT UBER KICKASS MOVE!
Others: neo plus anything, like neo nazi, neo balloon animal designer, etc. Dude, Whazzap, Holmes from anyone over the age of twenty five, catch phrases like hasta la vistaa and yeaaahh baaaaby, supposedly cute names for pets like fluffy and shnookums, pow! okeyledokely and flimflam, and the sentence.All that and a bag of chips. I don't think that one needs any explanation!

I hate it when journalists use the term "Sturm and Drang". I'm forever looking it up and immediately forgetting it. Same with Zeitgeist -- I'm with you on that.

But, the most annoying words in the English language are:

"begs the question"

No one seems to know what that phrase means any more. Although common usage is very soon going to force this definition into the lexicon, it does not mean "demands to be answered".

It means "to use an argument that assumes as proved the very thing one is trying to prove".

Example: Does God exist? The answer "yes, God exists because he created me" begs the question by assuming the existence of God when that was the question to begin with.

Sports reporters especially love the phrase, but you hear serious journalists using it, too. I even saw it in a graphic for a car commercial.

Whew, that one's been building up for a while. Sorry, didn't meant to get off on a rant.

Edit: forgot one -- "irregardless". "Regardless" means the exact same thing, it's shorter, and easier to say.

I hate the word reiterate. It's mostly used incorrectly by chaps wanting to appear intelligent. They often say it when using an example to reinforce a point, but it should only be used when you're reinforcing for the third time or more. Otherwise, you should just say iterate.

I also hate the phrases mum's the word and vast majority.

I hate the way us Aussies spell the word "mum". Because it's suppose to be short for " Mother " Right? Least the Americans have a better way of spelling it like " Mom ", just because most Australians pronounce it mum instead of Mom we should still spell it Mom. Also I think the Americans are better when they say " Shopping Cart" Instead of trolly, i mean shopping cart makes alot more sence. Though i prefur to use footpath instead of sidewalk anyways makes much more sence.

1) Über means "over", not excellent.

2) Zeitgeist... hmm. You gonna condemn german people saying that? I don't believe in something like Zeitgeist anyway, despite statistics ;)

3) Neo... it's overused, of course, like so many. However, I certainly think it's nicer to be able to type "NeoPOTA" instead of "the new version of POTA"/"the remake of POTA". It's shorter.

What annoys me... nothing, as long as the people don't use it in 50% of their sentances. Well. If you call me Py, that annoys me, but that's hardly the topic...


- TyA

1. I find it amusing hearing people saying 'mom.' I don't think it's suppost to an abbreviation of 'mother' because there's only one 'm' in 'mother.' So neither 'mum' nor 'mom' are abbreviations of 'mother.'

2. Shopping cart. What a strange language American is...

3. I prefer to use path.

I dont like the phrase:

"Smile and it mite never happen."

or

"Cheer-up. You've left school now, you should be happy!!"

The 2nd one was what my mum said to me...i nearly screamed at her. I hated school, but loved the people...its a shame that the only people i loved and trusted are now gone. Ugh.

I hate the word façade. Can you image it ever used in a context outside men's clubs where men called 'Reginald' wear monocles and drink brandy?

I actually can. I've used it a few times myself. Guess I'm guilty.


- TyA

My least favourite word is "paradigm" because people say it in meetings, or if they are a walking oil slick trying to impress someone, they say it in casual conversation, and yet no one knows what it really means.

*narrows eyes* I use reiterate all the time, on the forums at least... You got a problem with that?

Why? Mum came first. England has been using "mum" since before the USA was even founded... You should be proud that your country hasn't totally bowed to the twisted version of English spoken on that godforsaken continent, Leon...

Why? It's a trolley, not a cart, so why should we call it a cart?

*is very patriotic when it comes to Americanisms*

Anyway, on to listing the words I dislike...

Whatever - I don't mind this word in principle, only when it is being used as an exclamation... as in "yeah, right, whatever"... It's pointless, rude, and betrays the ignorance of its user...

Meh, I'll think of more later, I can't think now...

"Get a life!"
and
"Freak!"
and
"Fag!"

... the 3 worst insults used by ignorant preps.

So what if mum came first, it still makes sence to spell it mom instead of mum, it's mother not muther, so it makes sence to spell it mom. And trolly only to English and Aussie's that makes sence but anywere else in the world if you said trolly i'm sure you would be looked at oddly. And what are you talking about twisted version of english??? American English Kills Australian and English english so don't knock it.

I have to say that I hate hearing Australian actors talk on international TV shows - and I'm Australian myself. Maybe it's just because I hate Heath Ledger in every movie except Two Hands. When his drawl comes on amidst Americans it's hard not to cringe.

hair-low airverry boardy! Moy nayme's Heayth Leerdger! Cairn you tell that oim frorm Orstraylyia?

And just in case anybody's wondering, the only Australians that really talk like that are actors and they all happen to crap out into the unflushable toilet bowl that is Hollywood. We mostly talk like second generation English migrants.

Oh how true!Only those that I outlined. :)

You would say that, your a closet-homosexual homophobic American...its known fact that your kind are stupid.

Everyone, sheild your eyes! Jacob's tact is showing!

If you're going to make fun of Leon, be sure not to offend anyone else, K? :)

How about uh uh. Imagine this coming from a tall lanky smartass with Drew carrey style blue tinted glasses. "Tyler, this show is of inferior quality. Or, to put it in terms you can understand, it sucks ass." UH UH!! It doesn't suck! Or the word howdy, as in "Howdy neighbor, got any fish on that straynger!" And the uber thing, trust me people use it to mean extremely fill in the blank. It happens.

If you think about it, Mum makes a lot more sense phonetically, since it is pronounced Muther...

No, only in America. And Americans thinking you're weird is a good thing... (I mean no offense to any Americans here, it's just that your language is awful...)

It only kills them because it has greater firepower... :p

Actually phonetically it's prenounced mather.

No If you went to any part in Asia and went to a supermarket that spoke english and you said Trolly they would look at you oddly because no one in Asia speaks Australian or English english they all speak American english. Basically any foreign country that does speak english speaks American English ( Trust me i have been to a number of different foreign countries).



That is not funny.

How's that great quote go?

England and America: Two cultures divided by a common language.

Your chauvinism is showing, Danny. ;)

If I went to Asia, I'd probably go to an Urdu-speaking place with my mum and have her do all the talking, actually. And why would we be talking about trollies anyway?

One phrase that really annoys me is 'plain sailing'. It doesn't mean 'easy sailng through calm waters', it means 'sailing out of sight of land'.

Only in Australia, and since I don't live there, it's hardly your place to correct me.

That doesn't make it a good thing...

Hey, the English Language is just about the only thing England does best, so I have a right to defend it, okay? :p

I think you've not been to South Africa, then. (short, yes, but there you go).

It's no surprise my accent and language is called southafrican mixed with american ... because it's NOT the same english ;D Oh, yea, and recently I apparently aquired a Manchester accent... even though I've never been there! X_x;;

By the way, does anyone else on the board think Shakespeare 0wnz? (or have you all been brainwashed by your school and kid logic saying "school is boring, thus anything being taught in school has to be boring")



- TyA

What does '0wnz' mean?

I'm assuming "0wnz" means "is good in some way"...

I generally find most of what I am taught at school interesting, but I have to take exception to Shakespeare - I simply can't see what people see in him. Why do we have to admire somebody just because he totally slaughtered the English language? If he couldn't find a word that fitted in the sentence, he just made one up! ("The multitudinous seas incarnadine") His plays were specifically tailored so that the majority of the people who came to see them would not understand the dialogue - the only reason people these days understand it is that his words have become part of the language through intense study... He didn't even make up any decent plots - most of his plays were just adaptations of existing stories or historical events! What's more, he practically invented the cliché, and restrained Theatre into the same set of basic plotlines for centuries. What an arsehole.

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Yes.

1: Everyone did that in his time. It was kinda this english revolution thing, because everyone who had something to say said it in latin and english was worth nada.

2: Considering Shakespeare had to fight for the attention of the people coming to watch his plays, I find that quite an assumption ;)

3: See 1.

4: Yes, I do realise that. However, that's not a reason for it to be bad. I know a couple of remakes that are good and were made even today (of course, here's the bit with opinions. I think the new Planet Of The Apes was a cool story, but few people agree with me on that topic! No fear, it's not the only thing I like *laughs* And I can understand those people).

5: Eh? I'm lost now. Sorry, I'm really lost. Cliché as in how to make plays? If you mean that: It's not Shakespeare's work, it existed before his time, and was even stricter in the past.

There. :) I like Shakespeare because I simple like old(e) english(e) ;) *lol* And I like Macbeth. Nyah ;) *chuckle* Don't care much about Romeo & Juliet...


And by the way: What did you say? We don't disagree in anything but economics? *grin*


- TyA

5. Do you know what cliché means?

6. I intensely dislike all of Shakespeare's work mainly because of the language used but also partially because I've had to study Macbeth and Romeo & Juliet. Horrible...
You didn't study his work in school, did you?

Yes. However, I hope you realise there are quite a few clichés, and I doubt even Danny is trying to make him responsible for every one of them ;)

I did study Macbeth in school, together with my entire class. I see no reason why one must automatically hate something one did not choose... detatching myself from the "ugh" factor, I looked at it, and I found I liked it. _I myself like it, it wasn't indoctrinated_. Geez. My english teacher doesn't like Shakespeare (well, not really). I have odd views of some things. One of these things is school. I don't consider it a burden... I just don't... I think school can be quite entertaining and fun.

Romeo & Juliet I had to go through, too, which I did with less interest, but I didn't hate it. I see no reason.

As for the language bit - there you go, that makes sense to me. I do realise it's not the easiest (maybe that's why I like it, since I like challenges), and I can understand why people don't like it, as a personal opinion of theirs :)


- TyA