On that point, when Americans for some reason pronounce the word 'Herb' without an H. It annoys me immensely.Stublore said:
Things People Say That Piss You Off
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Well, one of my friends told me that people who go for the objective in OBJECTIVE GAMES are try-hards and that objective games were made so people could get more kills. It took all of my self-control to not scream at the ignorance.
I don't like when someone's complaining about something annoying, but maybe a little trivial and someone else walks in with
"oh yeah, you had to wait 30 minutes to get fast food behind one person. That's sooooo baadd. Sure, there are people who are dying of starvation in Africa, but no you have a real problem."
"oh yeah, you had to wait 30 minutes to get fast food behind one person. That's sooooo baadd. Sure, there are people who are dying of starvation in Africa, but no you have a real problem."
"I'm a *****. Deal with it" or anything that implies that someone takes pride in being rude or unpleasant.
Step 1: Be in IrelandNo_Remainders said:
Step 2: Go South.
Step 3: Because you are in Ireland and in the south of it, you are in Southern Ireland.
Just like Toronto is in Southern Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area is referred to as Southern Ontario.
Southern part of Ireland is just an enlongated way of saying you are in Southern Ireland. I'd be like using the above example to call it Southern part of Ontario; same thing different wording.
Sounds like there's some history to your comment. What exactly are you referring to?CrazyCapnMorgan said:
the "axe" one, is a ghetto thing, not an american specific thing, I notice you aren't from the US so I'm just assuming you either hear that from the media, or some other misuse of the language with the near infinite amount of slang that goes around in the english language.Stublore said:
I thought I explained it quite well and didn't use a 'dumb as hell' excuse. Words, language and their usage change, it's a fact.JYzer said:
For example Chris Moyles a radio 1 DJ in the UK got into trouble for using it on air and didn't use it in a homophobic manner at all. Here is an excerpt from wikipedia;
''Moyles was accused of homophobia in May 2006, when he rejected a ringtone by saying "I don't want that one, it's gay", live on air. This led to a number of complaints to the BBC. They argued that the use of the word gay in this context was homophobic. The BBC governors said that Moyles was simply keeping up with developments in English usage.
The programme complaints committee said that, "The word 'gay', in addition to being used to mean 'homosexual' or 'carefree', was often now used to mean 'lame' or 'rubbish'. In describing a ringtone as gay, the DJ was conveying that he thought it was 'rubbish' rather than 'homosexual'. Moyles was not being homophobic." The panel acknowledged, however, that this use of the word 'gay' in a derogatory sense could cause offence to some listeners and counselled caution on its use.''
I think it's more that the name 'Southern Ireland' has connotations with British rule.OneEyeX said:
Though to be genuinely offended over that seems excessively nationalistic.
"Shut up, you can't do any better,", or "you can't judge since you don't draw/whatever else".
This is probably one of the most annoying things I've heard, mainly because people can judge something without actually doing it. If they couldn't, we wouldn't have many reviewers, critics and such.
"I'M A GIRLGAMER!"
No-one cares, just because were born female doesn't make special in the gaming world. Now kindly do us all a favour and shut up.
Saying things like 'LOL'. I know you're laughing, no need to say you are!
This is probably one of the most annoying things I've heard, mainly because people can judge something without actually doing it. If they couldn't, we wouldn't have many reviewers, critics and such.
"I'M A GIRLGAMER!"
No-one cares, just because were born female doesn't make special in the gaming world. Now kindly do us all a favour and shut up.
Saying things like 'LOL'. I know you're laughing, no need to say you are!
If someones complaining about something they've had to go through, and someone replies with "Yeah, I'm sure all those starving children in Africa weep for you." or something along the lines of that.
Dude, next time just effing say "Your problem is insignificant to me, and I can't be fucked trying to help you with it."
Don't make me feel like a ***** just because you have to beat around the bush.
Dude, next time just effing say "Your problem is insignificant to me, and I can't be fucked trying to help you with it."
Don't make me feel like a ***** just because you have to beat around the bush.
I think of 'Heh' as a chuckle over 'Hehe' which is a chimed giggle.xXxJessicaxXx said:
On the 'gay-as-stupid' topic, I find it's mostly used by teenagers and people who haven't quite clued into the social stigma around insulting homosexuals. Most grow out of it.
What I do get a bit angry about is people who use the word 'gay' like that and then bash me for using the word '******'. Which to me, is a far different because it's only applied to homosexuals, not referencing them. Calling someone a '******' just means you're insulting their flamboyance and selfishness; as South Park said it best "So you don't need to be gay to be a ******?" "Yes, that's what we're saying."
My train of thought to. I also hate how every game over 2 sequels is considered "Milked". There has been over over 20 Final Fantasy's and no one seems to care about that, but if another Assassin Creed was to come out then the word would be thrown around more than grenade in an average multiplayer game. It should only matter if the game is good.hazabaza1 said:
"gay" is a word that has changed meaning many times, how is it not fair to say "that's gay" when in fact the person referencing it might not be referencing homosexuality at all?JYzer said:
I never understood that argument, language is a constant changing thing, it should be about the intent of whatever the person was referencing.
I could say something along the lines of "Wow this is the most fucking gay thing I've done in a while!" but in actuality what I really meant was "wow this is the most delightful thing I've done in a while!"
did it not mean "delightful, happy" long before it meant anything referring homosexual? so how is it not fair to use it's intent for something other than homosexual references?