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Post by tiffanyannhulsey on Aug 11, 2014 17:12:00 GMT
Ok. I know the English teacher in me makes it worse but there are some phrases I CAN NOT stand!
The one that is truly "fingernails on a chalkboard" for me is "I don't believe in..." For example, "I don't believe in abortion." Nope...you don't SUPPORT abortion. It exists. You don't have to "believe" in it. We aren't talking about the Tooth Fairy or Santa Claus. UGH.
So, what are some of the common phrases that rile you up?
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Post by gar on Aug 11, 2014 17:17:26 GMT
Oh where to start............  |
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 11, 2014 17:17:25 GMT
Mine:
I seen.
No, you *have* seen, or you *saw*.
No seen. Never ever did you *seen*.
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Aug 11, 2014 17:17:54 GMT
'I could care less' instead of 'I couldn't care less' tops my list.
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Post by padresfan619 on Aug 11, 2014 17:19:20 GMT
When people call Swiffers "Swifters."
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Post by Cheesy on Aug 11, 2014 17:20:03 GMT
Ooo... the "I seen" gets me also, and my dh and his family all use it. Fortunately my kids use "have seen" in their conversation so it did not rub off on them!
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Aug 11, 2014 17:21:16 GMT
Since moving to Pa everyone here will say "You's coming over" drives me crazy. However the southern in me always goes "y'all coming over" I'm sure that drives others crazy to. Oh well |
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Post by stampnscrap1128 on Aug 11, 2014 17:24:19 GMT
Words like "aks" (instead of ask) and "conversating" (instead of conversing).
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Post by anniebygaslight on Aug 11, 2014 17:25:24 GMT
'I could care less' instead of 'I couldn't care less' tops my list. And mine. Swiftly followed by 'I seen'. |
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Post by tiffanyannhulsey on Aug 11, 2014 17:31:12 GMT
Oh I forgot about "I seen"!
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Aug 11, 2014 17:31:40 GMT
Well, if we're going to get into mispronouncing . . . supposably crown (crayon) encrouching (encroaching) intensive purposes I literally have to clench my teeth not to correct adults when then say supposably.  |
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Post by nesser01 on Aug 11, 2014 17:33:45 GMT
Pluralizing things that shouldn't be pluralized. Example: Walmarts instead of Walmart. I have a family member that does this and it is irritating.
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Post by J u l e e on Aug 11, 2014 17:36:17 GMT
Everything above.
And saying Old Timers Disease instead of Alzheimers Disease.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 17:37:39 GMT
How about a written one? Last week I received an email from an executive at another company. She wrote that she could "a test too" something. I had to walk away from my computer.
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Post by papersilly on Aug 11, 2014 17:37:53 GMT
DH hates the phrase "it was just...Meh"
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Post by Madi & Me on Aug 11, 2014 17:38:58 GMT
"Feets" and "mines"... |
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Post by BarbaraUK on Aug 11, 2014 17:40:37 GMT
Pluralizing things that shouldn't be pluralized. Example: Walmarts instead of Walmart. I have a family member that does this and it is irritating.  Walmart is Asda here and everyone goes to Asdas - same with other supermarkets here, all get the 's' added on! |
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Post by Heidi on Aug 11, 2014 17:42:56 GMT
"my old man" referring to husband. I had someone do this in an interview last week. I was talking about the importance of good credit (a requirement for this job) and the lady said, "I'm prolly (probably) disqualified 'cause my old man, Chad, left me in November and messed me up." I checked out of the interview at that point and have no idea what else was said.  |
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Post by sharlag on Aug 11, 2014 17:45:15 GMT
BABY DADDY "Party" as a verb (except in the song, "Red Solo Cup")  |
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Post by gillyp on Aug 11, 2014 17:47:24 GMT
"He learnt me" instead of "he taught me". |
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Post by gar on Aug 11, 2014 17:47:26 GMT
Pluralizing things that shouldn't be pluralized. Example: Walmarts instead of Walmart. I have a family member that does this and it is irritating. Walmart is Asda here and everyone goes to Asdas - same with other supermarkets here, all get the 's' added on! I'm sure it's been discussed before but isn't that because you're sort of saying "I'm going to Asda's shop/store" ? |
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Post by krazykatlady on Aug 11, 2014 17:50:24 GMT
How about a written one? Last week I received an email from an executive at another company. She wrote that she could "a test too" something. I had to walk away from my computer. Ok, this one made me cringe and laugh at the same time. I had one but then learned just recently that it really is a word .... firstly. It sounds so wrong to me. |
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Post by Sam on Aug 11, 2014 17:51:12 GMT
Pluralizing things that shouldn't be pluralized. Example: Walmarts instead of Walmart. I have a family member that does this and it is irritating. Walmart is Asda here and everyone goes to Asdas - same with other supermarkets here, all get the 's' added on! I've never noticed that, other than Marks's! Not even for Tesco - must be a regional thing  . Morrisons already has the 's', Sainsbury's does as well (although I thought it used to be just J Sainsbury, but they use that on their website... I am sad enough and confused enough to have checked!). |
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Post by melanell on Aug 11, 2014 17:51:16 GMT
I have to say that I have never (or least so infrequently that I do not remember)heard many of these. If I did hear them regularly, they would drive me crazy as well. |
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Post by gillyp on Aug 11, 2014 17:51:41 GMT
I use firstly a lot!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 17:53:07 GMT
Pluralizing things that shouldn't be pluralized. Example: Walmarts instead of Walmart. I have a family member that does this and it is irritating. Walmart is Asda here and everyone goes to Asdas - same with other supermarkets here, all get the 's' added on! I've never heard anyone say they're going to Asdas and to be fair Morrisons and Sainsbury's already have the s, or are people adding another s to that one? My brother says he 'weary' of certain things when he really means he's 'wary' of them. |
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Post by luvnlifelady on Aug 11, 2014 17:54:14 GMT
One of mine is the phrase "I know, right?" Makes anyone that says it sound like they are 12.
One that my teen uses a lot is "Same." I'll say something like wow, I'm really tired and she'll say "Same." Sometimes though it isn't after anything that makes sense to use that phrase with.
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Post by gar on Aug 11, 2014 17:55:15 GMT
On 2Peas - 'that wouldn't fly in my house' - makes me want to scream. It's not a phrase I've ever heard anywhere else but I find it intensely irritating for some reason.
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Post by melanell on Aug 11, 2014 17:56:31 GMT
See, I often hear the store example as making it possessive, not plural. I don't hear the person saying that they are going to multiple J.C. Penney stores, but to the store that belongs to J.C. Penney. And while the store may not technically belong to J.C. Penney, using the "S" as a possessive at least makes sense to me. But Walmart is different to me since it is not called "Walton". If it were, and people said "Walton's", I could totally understand that. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 17:59:22 GMT
On 2Peas - 'that wouldn't fly in my house' - makes me want to scream. It's not a phrase I've ever heard anywhere else but I find it intensely irritating for some reason. Me too also the over use of 'time to get your ducks in a row'! |
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Walmart is Asda here and everyone goes to Asdas - same with other supermarkets here, all get the 's' added on! 
. Morrisons already has the 's', Sainsbury's does as well (although I thought it used to be just J Sainsbury, but they use that on their website... I am sad enough and confused enough to have checked!).