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#26

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 7:11am

I think the one that drives me batty is "my bad" also.
ewww even typing it made me cringe.

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#27

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 7:52am

There are many that I don't necessarily hate, I just don't understand. I have no interest in the rampant 'ghetto-fabulous' culture that has become mainstream - it just doesn't make sense to me to glamourize what was once despairing. It seems a rather sad attempt to remove the stigma of being poor and uneducated, and therefore also removing any desire to change that condition. So frequently I am faced with things like 'di-int' - which I'm sure is some reference to something very well known (perhaps Ali-G, I have no idea) - but since I don't participate in that culture, I feel outside the accepted norm. To reference something musical, "Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?" Not that everyone should sound like their taking their elocution exams, but what's wrong with simply using language that everyone can understand?

This is one of the main reasons I have been cheering Bill Cosby in his latest foray into public discourse.

Updated On: 8/5/04 at 07:52 AM

#28

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 8:02am

I will walk away from somebody and never look back if they refer to soda as a "pop". I know it's a regional thing, but ever since I was a child, that has been my biggest pet peeve.

"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."

#29

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 8:06am

Matt - in Virginia when I grew up everything was a 'coke' - "What'll ya have?" "A coke" "What kind?" "7-up." Very strange.

#30

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 8:08am

Oh, they said that in Florida where I grew up, also. I can handle that but for some reason the word "Pop" just makes me ill.

"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."

#31

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 8:10am

There does seem to be a generalize low tolerance in the East for people referring to soda as "pop". But realistically, in large portions of the country, that's what it's called, and to insist on referring to it as "soda" comes across as affected. Ask for a soda in Ohio (where I grew up), and you'll most likely end up with something containing ice cream.

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#32

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 8:13am

Oh, I know that it's like that in a large part of the country. It's just a little thing that drives me crazy.
And when I want a coke, I ask for a coke. When I want a pepsi, I'll ask for a pepsi.

"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."

#33

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 9:11am

whats the deal with people pluralizing the word "anyway"??? as in:
Well, anyways, I was wondering if..."

It is such bad use of the english language...OY, Possums!

"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!

#34

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 9:14am

Redhot, you're JEWISH???!?!

"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."

#35

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 9:16am

I agree with "anyways' that one drives me crazy. My bad is also extremely annoying. I refuse to speak to anyone who says "whatever." To me, that indicates that you have no intelligent response to a comment.

"A little help" makes me cringe and want to scream.

Other phrases that I simply cannot stand to hear;
We're out of vodka
Quick, hide. Here comes my wife.

#36

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 9:34am

I say 'pop'.
And I am never wrong.

PROOF:
Take the formal name "soda pop." All people must accept that this is the true name of the beverage. Calling it soda, however, is quite incorrect. Analyze soda pop: You find that "soda" is the adjective and "pop" is the noun. If you were to drop either an adjective or noun in any case, you would drop the adjective, not the noun. Example: "I have a black laptop." I could say "I have a laptop," and still make perfect sense. If I were to say "I have a black," it would make no sense. Same with "blue jeans". You can call them "jeans", but people get confused if you say "I'm wearing a pair of blue". If we apply this example to "soda pop." we see that calling it "soda" is just nonsense. If you are to use "soda" for anything, you must be talking about something in which soda is the noun, such as "club soda" or "baking soda". I hope this shows how silly the people are who call it soda, instead of the rightful name: pop. You cannot dispute grammar and logic. Resistance is futile!

But in case you disagree with me, here's a link to a regional map of soda/pop preference. I'm from Michigan...
http://www.popvssoda.com/

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Updated On: 8/5/04 at 09:34 AM

#37

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 9:38am

Actually the word "pop" is an otomotopea (sp?) - that is a word that sounds like what it does. When you open a bottle of soda it goes POP.

#38

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 9:57am

When there first began the "controversy" about what Bill Cosby said, I turned to my friend and said: I can't figure out what is so controversial about this at all. Shouldn't people want to better themselves, including in their language?

And hang on, when did you win the discus?

#39

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 9:57am

It drives me crazy when you ask for something at a restaurant (like Water) and the server answers "No Problem" -- when did doing you job become such a chore?

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#40

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 10:07am

i think it's in anticipation of a problem, unfortunately... i remember a few years ago, there was someone on one of the morning shows that said, if you scream loud enough, you will always get what you want, and it's sad that the service industry feels it has to now be proactive and use such phrases as "No problem" to make sure the customer knows, it's not going to be a problem... i worked for several years in customer service, and let me tell you now, from first hand experience, the customer is not always right...

#41

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Posted: 8/5/04 at 10:08am

DG- where Im from everything was a coke too. What kind of coke you want? hehe...still makes me laugh when I hear it.

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#42

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 10:16am

I hate when people say.."That's not here nor there" My Ex-Sister-In-Law said it all the time....it drove me crazy !!!

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

#43

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 10:22am

In PA I hear "yous guys" or "yous" or "youins", I don't even think there is a correct spelling for them. Makes the hair on my neck stand up. Oh, I also dislike when people say aint. My 7 year old corrects people all the time with that.

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#44

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 10:22am

My three biggies were already mentioned:

My Bad
Whatever
No Problem

I always want to smack the person saying it.

I hung out with Cheyenne Jackson in his dressing room waayyyyyy before he tickled D2.

"unleash the girly"

Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch.

Puppies are babies in fur coats.

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#45

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 10:24am

Sorry bdwaygirl..My Bad...I'm ready for my smack...LOL !!!

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

#46

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 10:49am

Ah, so it's like that now, is it

I hung out with Cheyenne Jackson in his dressing room waayyyyyy before he tickled D2.

"unleash the girly"

Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch.

Puppies are babies in fur coats.

Tinfoil...The Terrorizing Terminator

#47

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 10:49am

whatever...LOL !!!

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

#48

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 10:53am

"word"

I hate that. It sounds ridiculous.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

#49

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 10:54am

I didn't realize what a comedienne you were!

I hung out with Cheyenne Jackson in his dressing room waayyyyyy before he tickled D2.

"unleash the girly"

Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch.

Puppies are babies in fur coats.

Tinfoil...The Terrorizing Terminator

#50

re: phrases you hate

Posted: 8/5/04 at 10:58am

You know us Jerseyians bdwaygirl..born comediennes.

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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