Annoyingly misused words?
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I'm okay with language modification too. So I guess I can file literally under annoyingly overused words instead. My girlfriend's brother says literally, like literally, every third or forth word in a sentence. It literally annoys the crap out of me. Literally.ThrobbingEgo said:
I can think of too words that come two mind which are misused to much. And they are right and right.
Oh yeah and two, to, and too.
Oh yeah and two, to, and too.
Pretty much any internet meme. Cake is a lie was piss annoying especially. Also anything that is overused in forums, like "check your facts before you post stuff and ...INSERT RANDOM ANGRY WORDS".
Also, the word "Derp". Just sounds so...nerdly and cringe worthy.
Also, the word "Derp". Just sounds so...nerdly and cringe worthy.
Decimated.
Originally it means one in ten is destroyed/killed/remove, whatever. These days people talk about something like an army getting completely annihilated as getting 'decimated'. No it wasn't decimated! If it was decimated it would have suffered 10% losses, more than superficial but not exactly serious!
Originally it means one in ten is destroyed/killed/remove, whatever. These days people talk about something like an army getting completely annihilated as getting 'decimated'. No it wasn't decimated! If it was decimated it would have suffered 10% losses, more than superficial but not exactly serious!
Well irony for one, people often confuse it with sarcasm,
Semantics
Awesome (is it really fear inspiring?)
Bandwidth
There, Their, and They're - Really, it is not that difficult.
Weight- He ways 68kg - NO, he weighs 667.08N, his mass is 68kg
Heat v.s. temperature
Love - people use it too often
Legitimate - used too often
To, Two, Too - I want to tear people's arms off when they misuse these two terms...oh, wait, there is too too. (or if properly phrased "as well")
Ignorant
-aphobic - Mistaking fear for dislike
As well as many many more.
Semantics
Awesome (is it really fear inspiring?)
Bandwidth
There, Their, and They're - Really, it is not that difficult.
Weight- He ways 68kg - NO, he weighs 667.08N, his mass is 68kg
Heat v.s. temperature
Love - people use it too often
Legitimate - used too often
To, Two, Too - I want to tear people's arms off when they misuse these two terms...oh, wait, there is too too. (or if properly phrased "as well")
Ignorant
-aphobic - Mistaking fear for dislike
As well as many many more.
Irony. Irony is my pet peeve now, even if it is my favourite form of wit.
Here is not irony.
"hey that guy stole your seat, his name is david too!"
"Thats pretty ironic"
Thats not ironic at all. Its a bit funny, and a tad coincidental but NOT ironic.
Irony: To do something beyond ones own intention. Usually the polar opposite of what you set out to do. Achieving this reversal of ends in the same action.
For example, a fat man eating at mcdonalds crosses to the salad bar across the road to enjoy a healthier lifestyle and extend his lfiespan. He is then hit by a truck full of diet pills. THIS is irony. By trying to extend his lifespan he ironically shortend it.
Putting up a wet floor sign and having people trip over it is ironic, you accidently achieved the oposite of your own intention. Now that is irony!
Verbal irony is a little harder, a vegan liking vampire weekend, meetloaf the band, and other meat named bands is ironic. Its ironic because despite hating meat he has managed to end up literally saying the phrase "i hate meatloaf" which is rather ironic, seeing as he takes immense steps to avoid it.
THERE PEOPLE. READ THIS. KNOW WHAT IRONY IS.
Here is not irony.
"hey that guy stole your seat, his name is david too!"
"Thats pretty ironic"
Thats not ironic at all. Its a bit funny, and a tad coincidental but NOT ironic.
Irony: To do something beyond ones own intention. Usually the polar opposite of what you set out to do. Achieving this reversal of ends in the same action.
For example, a fat man eating at mcdonalds crosses to the salad bar across the road to enjoy a healthier lifestyle and extend his lfiespan. He is then hit by a truck full of diet pills. THIS is irony. By trying to extend his lifespan he ironically shortend it.
Putting up a wet floor sign and having people trip over it is ironic, you accidently achieved the oposite of your own intention. Now that is irony!
Verbal irony is a little harder, a vegan liking vampire weekend, meetloaf the band, and other meat named bands is ironic. Its ironic because despite hating meat he has managed to end up literally saying the phrase "i hate meatloaf" which is rather ironic, seeing as he takes immense steps to avoid it.
THERE PEOPLE. READ THIS. KNOW WHAT IRONY IS.
Well I was a little annoyed, but why make a fool out of myself for such a little mistake? ^^'Johnwesleyharding said:
I don't know if this really counts but I absolutely hate it when people say then instead of than.
Then = A place in time, a proper use would be "Everything was better back then" or "Then he tried to make my Dog lay eggs"
Than = A comparitive statement, a proper use would be "My Chicken can lay eggs faster than your Dog"
Please please please no more of this "I can eat eggs faster then you".
Then = A place in time, a proper use would be "Everything was better back then" or "Then he tried to make my Dog lay eggs"
Than = A comparitive statement, a proper use would be "My Chicken can lay eggs faster than your Dog"
Please please please no more of this "I can eat eggs faster then you".
Im not sure what you mean by "couldn't care less without thinking about it." How does going from not thinking about something to thinking about it constitute caring less?Owyn_Merrilin said:
At any rate, when i was young, there was just an everyday phrase "I couldn't care less about X." Like many phrases, it got hackneyed and stale. When something becomes common enough, it becomes susceptible to variation. Eventually people started saying "I could care less" but in a thickly sarcastic tone. Eventually that became commonplace, and people started dropping the tone. I have seen this transition occur over the corse of my life, and i couldnt possible be more sure of what i am saying. Maybe this just happened in the region where i grew up and most of the world didnt start hearing it untill it became what it is today. Kind of like the word "wicked."
I wrote a blog about this. And if anybody is keeping score; yes - this is the second shameless plug of the same blog entry in one day:interspark said:
http://theforceisstrongwithhim.blogspot.com/2010/04/gay-first-post.html
Love (noun)Sampler said:
1. a strong feeling of affection
2. a great interest and pleasure in something
3. [count noun] a person or thing that one loves
It might bother you but it seems they're not doing anything wrong. If, however, you're opposed to the overuse of the word 'love,' in applying it too readily to items that do not deserve such high level of admiration, rather than saying that it cannot be used to describe physical possessions; then sure - I can see why it might grind your gears.
I'm personally not bothered about the misuse of words. That doesn't mean I wont judge you when you do it though.