anaterra
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Post by anaterra on Jun 25, 2024 15:40:56 GMT
I have noticed this saying on so many scrapbooking videos on You Tube, and it (irrationally) drives me bonkers: "Now I'm going to go and ink the edges.... now I'm going to go and stick this down... now I'm going to go and tear this paper... now I'm going to go and add some glitter..." Where are you going to go? Ugh! Why can't you just say "Now I'm going to ink the edges." You don't have to "go and" anything!! And it's not just one scrapbooker, it's many! Im guilty of *fixin to* go or do anything... Im fixin to go to the store.. do you need anything... im fixing to call your mom... It was pointed out to me.... and i hear myself say it every time... but i cant stop myself from saying it.. |
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Post by JoP on Jun 25, 2024 15:47:44 GMT
Pull your big girl panties up. Don't get your panties in a wad. Can't stand the word panties. Can't stand the word Hear hear! Absolutely agree with both of you |
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Post by disneypal on Jun 25, 2024 17:11:17 GMT
Im guilty of *fixin to* go or do anything.. Me too - that's the southern girl in me...I'm always "fixin" to do something  |
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Post by sueg on Jun 25, 2024 17:20:06 GMT
Lately I’m hearing the word colorway quite often, as in “This dress is an available in several colorways?” Ugh and WTF? 🙄 My feeling on color v colorway, and I may be totally off base here: if something is a single color, then I’d use color. For a print or something in a mix of colors, then I’d use colorway. |
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Post by littlemama on Jun 25, 2024 18:25:48 GMT
I thought of a couple more - 1. UNBOXING. Why can't you just open a box? Why does it have to be extra fancy unboxing for your Instagram video? 2. CURATED. Same idea, you chose stuff, you made a collection, you didn't curate anything unless you work in a museum. Related: "Haul" It's "shit that I bought", not a haul. |
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Post by scraplette on Jun 26, 2024 12:15:51 GMT
What's wrong with that? That's a very normal and long time saying in my world. I didn’t realise that! The phrase is new to me. 😄 If you’re a designer, architect, artist or associate, it’s always been in your worlds. If not it could be new. Maybe because of its use in social media spurring an interest in trends and design? Another one is color story. My college roommate, a retired CFO, began using color story this spring. Not her native vocabulary 😀 |
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Post by scraplette on Jun 26, 2024 12:20:53 GMT
Live, love, laugh on signs. so 1990s I LOVE those signs. Not! Mine:  Coming of age in the 70s, my first car keychain was tooled leather (from an art fair) live live laugh. It matched the times, just like this plaque. Thanks for sharing. |
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Post by scraplette on Jun 26, 2024 12:23:07 GMT
I didn’t realise that! The phrase is new to me. 😄 If you’re a designer, architect, artist or associate, it’s always been in your worlds. If not it could be new. Maybe because of its use in social media spurring an interest in trends and design? Another one is color story. My college roommate, a retired CFO, began using color story this spring. Not her native vocabulary 😀 ETA was it always in retail world too? |
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Post by valincal on Jun 26, 2024 14:12:36 GMT
I didn’t realise that! The phrase is new to me. 😄 If you’re a designer, architect, artist or associate, it’s always been in your worlds. I guess it’s new to the vocabulary of certain ‘influencers’ sharing their Amazon and Walmart clothing try-ons, which is where I heard the term. 😄 |
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Post by papersilly on Jun 26, 2024 20:46:06 GMT
"it is what it is". well of course it is but how does that help me?
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Post by bbkeef on Jun 27, 2024 13:48:54 GMT
I thought of another one that really grates on my nerves. LIFE HACK.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jun 28, 2024 18:49:34 GMT
I have a friend that says "You know what I mean" after every sentence. Drives me nuts. Oh my gosh, one of my bosses says, "You hear me?!" with a laugh every other sentence as he regales us with tales of how he goes to other stores in our district and helps them out of a jam when short staffed, and paints himself as some retail messiah sent from heaven.
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 28, 2024 19:04:56 GMT
Corporate speak gets on my nerves: wheelhouse, skill set, circle back... I was so glad to leave the lingo of the education world. “Remember your why.” I couldn’t remember $hit. I went from the education world to the business world and for some reason, the business lingo irked the crap out of me. "Let's take a deeper dive, let's circle round, loop in," etc. My boss was very well educated (as we were reminded) and it seemed he couldn't say a sentence without the jargon. |
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 28, 2024 19:08:44 GMT
“The sound of freedom” I live near the Camp Pendleton marine base. They often have artillery/mortar/etc practice. Depending on what they are using and how the atmospheric conditions are, it sometimes sounds like they are right in your backyard. The house will shake and the windows will rattle. There are also a few people on NextDoor who will ask “what is that?”, thinking it may be an earthquake or shooting or something. And there will be multiple people responding “That is the sound of freedom.” Or someone with PTSD or someone will say their child can’t sleep (they often practice until midnight), and the response is “sound of freedom.” I don’t know why that response bugs me so much. Maybe because a dozen people will respond with the same message on one post! My bedroom window opens to Ft Carson playing some type of musical call at 6:25, 6:30, 12:00, 5:00 and 10:00. The artillery is even louder (but not thankfully on a schedule). Our Next Door and Ring app always have comments like this. While I get what people are saying, it does get old. Just be nice and answer the comment with what it really is or don't respond. |
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 28, 2024 19:10:06 GMT
When ordering at a restaurant... "I'll do the fish..." Do? I'll have or I'd like... Hacks instead of tips Reset instead of cleaning up The "do" in that sentence makes me think he's going to vex some poor trout or salmon. |
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tincin
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Post by tincin on Jul 4, 2024 1:00:46 GMT
“Everything happens for a reason.” I also dislike that saying. It makes no sense. |
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Post by artbabe on Jul 4, 2024 16:03:01 GMT
The ones that annoy me are: “It is what it is”. (Well of course, what else would it be besides what it is - ugh) “At the end of the day”. (So overused) “Not my circus, not my monkeys” (I know you don’t have a circus or monkeys) I love two of those phrases. Someone said they ground them, and that makes a lot of sense to me. "It is what it is". This is the situation and there is no use worrying about it. Accept it and go from there. "Not my circus, not my monkeys". This is someone else's issue- I shouldn't spend my time worrying about it. Before my psych meds I had a really hard time compartmentalizing. I couldn't stop thinking about both of the above scenarios. Those phrases remind me to compartmentalize and let stuff go that I can't do a damn thing about, anyway. |
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Post by sueg on Jul 4, 2024 16:19:49 GMT
" it is what it is". well of course it is but how does that help me? I am using that quite a bit at the moment, but I use it referring to myself. i was diagnosed 2weeks ago with a benign brain tumour, which most likely has to be removed. I don’t want something growing in my brain, but I also don’t want someone cutting my head open. ‘It is was it is’ perfectly sums up how I feel. Something is happening that I don’t want to happen and I have no choice but to accept one of the options. It just is, and nothing is going to change that, short of a medical miracle. |
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Post by sueg on Jul 4, 2024 16:22:13 GMT
I thought of another one that really grates on my nerves. LIFE HACK. Hack really grates on me too. Most of the things I see described as ‘hacks’ aren’t, they are hints or tips. |
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Post by katlady on Jul 4, 2024 16:27:53 GMT
I thought of another one that really grates on my nerves. LIFE HACK. Hack really grates on me too. Most of the things I see described as ‘hacks’ aren’t, they are hints or tips. Yes! Hacks and tips are different things, at least to me. |
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Post by gillyp on Jul 4, 2024 16:30:02 GMT
" it is what it is". well of course it is but how does that help me? I am using that quite a bit at the moment, but I use it referring to myself. i was diagnosed 2weeks ago with a benign brain tumour, which most likely has to be removed. I don’t want something growing in my brain, but I also don’t want someone cutting my head open. ‘It is was it is’ perfectly sums up how I feel. Something is happening that I don’t want to happen and I have no choice but to accept one of the options. It just is, and nothing is going to change that, short of a medical miracle. I'm really sorry to read this sueg and hope you can get an easy treatment and recover well. |
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Post by mollycoddle on Jul 4, 2024 17:09:19 GMT
Lately I’m hearing the word colorway quite often, as in “This dress is an available in several colorways?” Ugh and WTF? 🙄 What's wrong with that? That's a very normal and long time saying in my world. I have to admit that I have never seen that word before. I’m not quite sure what it means. If different colors, why not say that? |
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Post by mollycoddle on Jul 4, 2024 17:10:20 GMT
I hate the phrase “on the regular.” Huh?
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Post by gar on Jul 4, 2024 17:28:54 GMT
What's wrong with that? That's a very normal and long time saying in my world. I have to admit that I have never seen that word before. I’m not quite sure what it means. If different colors, why not say that? They’re interchangeable and some times…some people…will say that but you know what the English language is like 😊 |
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Post by mollycoddle on Jul 4, 2024 18:42:41 GMT
I have to admit that I have never seen that word before. I’m not quite sure what it means. If different colors, why not say that? They’re interchangeable and some times…some people…will say that but you know what the English language is like 😊 Thanks. I wonder if it is used here. I hate shopping, so it might be, and I just didn’t realize. |
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Post by jill8909 on Jul 4, 2024 22:32:21 GMT
"everything happens for a reason"
it is meaningless. i guess it's meant to say it's ok your house burned down or your kid just died.
life is random.
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