Annoyingly misused words?
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The most hilarious one I've found, and one I severely hope is just limited to my school is the use of the verb "bang" to mean to beat someone up.
This leads to numerous self-proclaimed "hard" people who go around calling everyone they don't like "gay" saying that they're going to "bang" this other person, often the one that they called "gay" in the first place. Even more hilarious is when, instead of "gay", they call the person they don't like (and I am not making any of this up) "moist". Which means that we now have the situation in which the "hard" person is "banging" the "moist" person, which to the people who use these expressions does not seem at all odd in anyway.
This leads to numerous self-proclaimed "hard" people who go around calling everyone they don't like "gay" saying that they're going to "bang" this other person, often the one that they called "gay" in the first place. Even more hilarious is when, instead of "gay", they call the person they don't like (and I am not making any of this up) "moist". Which means that we now have the situation in which the "hard" person is "banging" the "moist" person, which to the people who use these expressions does not seem at all odd in anyway.
it insults gays because people use it as an insult to random people, as if it's something bad, which it isn't.TheDudeMan14 said:
and i don't care if it's slang, all words we use, including insults, should have meaning, otherwise, when we insult someone, we're just having infantile temper tantrums and not actually using our unique human interlect. and the word "gay" shouldn't be used as a bad thing
think of it this way, imagine for example your blood type was A+, now how would you feel if, in an arguement with someone, i described someone i dispised as "such an A+" maybe it's not the best example but hopefully you get the idea
Decimate. I actually call my teachers out on this. It doesn't mean the same as "destroy", "obliterate" or "annihilate", it means "to reduce by one tenth". If there are ten people in a group, and one is sick and unable to participate in the presentation, then that group has been decimated. If there is only one member in attendance, the group has been reduced to one tenth, not decimated. I know it sounds like a nifty synonym for "destroy" but it's not. In any way shape or form.
"Fail" by itself in a sentence. My brother has taken to doing this quite often. Every time he does, the odds that I will throw him in a wood chipper increases.
Any sort of "internet speak" in real life.
I was in Game checking out the pre-owned PSP section, next to a stand for the new (at the time) Transformers game.
Two young male individuals and a very bored looking female companion, walked round and looked at the stand.
They noticed, as did everyone else who walked past the stand, that the price tag for the 360 version was £15 and the PS3 version was at £40. It erupted into LOLZ and OMG EPIC FAIL PS3 GOT OWNED HURR HURR HAA's.
That was the last time I "facepalmed" in real life.
I was in Game checking out the pre-owned PSP section, next to a stand for the new (at the time) Transformers game.
Two young male individuals and a very bored looking female companion, walked round and looked at the stand.
They noticed, as did everyone else who walked past the stand, that the price tag for the 360 version was £15 and the PS3 version was at £40. It erupted into LOLZ and OMG EPIC FAIL PS3 GOT OWNED HURR HURR HAA's.
That was the last time I "facepalmed" in real life.
Actually a racist remark doesn't have to imply something bad, saying Asians are smart is a racist remark although the intention is positive. Even that positive remark could cause a negative reaction. Someon could make fun of an Asian because hes not some sort of genius and all Asians are supposed to be smart.DeathsHands said:
Back to the thread, the most misused word I hate is the word "gay". I just want to punch the person in the face sometimes.
Hmm, where to start?!
1. I agree with OP, "ironic" is a word used too often and far too badly.
2. Fail, win, epic, all the internet words, of course. Oh, "tweet" and "blog" as well, as they're inane.
3. Socialist, communist, all those Glen Beck words that people throw around without understanding.
4. If we include phrases then "Could care less", unless used ironically (KIDDING). Also, "Behind your back", which is your front.
Oh, the list goes on...
1. I agree with OP, "ironic" is a word used too often and far too badly.
2. Fail, win, epic, all the internet words, of course. Oh, "tweet" and "blog" as well, as they're inane.
3. Socialist, communist, all those Glen Beck words that people throw around without understanding.
4. If we include phrases then "Could care less", unless used ironically (KIDDING). Also, "Behind your back", which is your front.
Oh, the list goes on...
Noob. Not because the word itself is annoying but because it's misused.
Noob refers to someone who won't admit they're bad at a game that they've played for a long time.
Newb is short for "newbie" or someone new to a game and is willing to take advice.
Also, using gay and retarded as insults. Good god that is infuriating!
Noob refers to someone who won't admit they're bad at a game that they've played for a long time.
Newb is short for "newbie" or someone new to a game and is willing to take advice.
Also, using gay and retarded as insults. Good god that is infuriating!
Please, will someone tell me where you see or hear "Could care less"? The only time I ever see that is in these threads.
Anyways, the way people use words doesn't really bother me, it's when people start speaking like they type their text messages that I get frustrated. Like my brother routinely saying "lawl".
Anyways, the way people use words doesn't really bother me, it's when people start speaking like they type their text messages that I get frustrated. Like my brother routinely saying "lawl".
"Gay" and "Retard" as insults... especially when the football players here, that want to make a living tackling and grabbing other dudes with a strange fetish for a lopsided ball- are always the first to say "Dude you're retarded that's so gay!"
another thing that gets me is Nausious (or however you spell it, GNAW-SHISS) people use it to mean nauseated (feeling sick) when it's true definition (at least according to the dictionaries I have) is "a sight that makes you feel sick" (or something like that)
another thing that gets me is Nausious (or however you spell it, GNAW-SHISS) people use it to mean nauseated (feeling sick) when it's true definition (at least according to the dictionaries I have) is "a sight that makes you feel sick" (or something like that)