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brianlux
brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,748
edited May 2012 in All Encompassing Trip
Language is constantly changing. Tell us about new words you like or hate, about words that have changed meaning and what you feel about that, about usage of words that strikes you as funny, irritating, odd, etc.

I'll start with less/fewer. Does your grocery store have a line that says "12 Items or Less"? WRONG! It should say "12 Items or Fewer".
"It's a sad and beautiful world"
-Roberto Benigni

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  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    Horse manure's not that bad. I don't even mind the word manure. It's newer, which is good, and a ma in front of it. Ma-Newer. When you consider the other choices, manure is actually pretty refreshing.
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  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
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  • loveontwolegs
    loveontwolegs Posts: 501
    I cannot stand the word "malt."

    I love chocolate malt, with extra malt but to say the word, or hear someone say it is a horrible, terrible noise to me.
  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    I have a thing with alot of words, so this is a great thread. :lol: Most recently, my most irritating word to hear is 'EPIC'. Sooo overused.
  • loadedgun
    loadedgun Indiana Posts: 1,401
    Diva. Women are throwing it around without even knowing what it means.

    'Look at this picture of us girls. We're all such Divas'
    No, you're not. Just because you are a girl, doesn't make you a diva.
    Midwest. Indy/Lafayette.
  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    EmBleve wrote:
    I have a thing with alot of words, so this is a great thread. :lol: Most recently, my most irritating word to hear is 'EPIC'. Sooo overused.

    Oh dear Lordy Lord, yes! Everything can't be epic. Or face-melting, that's another one. "So and so melted my face! Man, we had an epic blast!" :|
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    I am kinda surprised how mainstream the word "douche" is now.
    Grandmas are saying it!!! :lol::lol:
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    I don't like it when advertisers make up fake words that are unnecessary. For example, there's a cable company pushing the word "More-dinary" .

    If people are going to make up words, I think they ought to at the very least be amusing or sound good!! :twisted:
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    81 wrote:
    Horse manure's not that bad. I don't even mind the word manure. It's newer, which is good, and a ma in front of it. Ma-Newer. When you consider the other choices, manure is actually pretty refreshing.

    you said that? you said you like horse manure?

    and it was right around this time she said she had a boyfriend?.... :think:
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  • loveontwolegs
    loveontwolegs Posts: 501
    justam wrote:
    I think they ought to at the very least be amusing or sound good!! :twisted:

    Instead of just moredinary?? No?? ;)
  • rick1zoo2
    rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    this is more of a grammatical complaint than a word complaint.

    I cringe when I hear/see someone say:

    "I seen it"

    Now, I am no grammer expert, but that to me just sounds terrible. And it seems to be creeping into common use more and more, and by people, who up until that comes out of their mouth, I would think are intelligent. Worse than when I hear "I axed a question".

    Proper use is "I HAVE seen it" or even "I've seen it" or "I saw it".
  • loveontwolegs
    loveontwolegs Posts: 501
    loadedgun wrote:
    Diva. Women are throwing it around without even knowing what it means.

    'Look at this picture of us girls. We're all such Divas'
    No, you're not. Just because you are a girl, doesn't make you a diva.


    I think Diva has become synonomous with fat. You will never find a t-shirt sized XS with the word "Diva" across the chest.
  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    I hate when people combine words or phrases, like chillax

    how about shut the fuck up! :lol:
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    eMMI wrote:
    EmBleve wrote:
    I have a thing with alot of words, so this is a great thread. :lol: Most recently, my most irritating word to hear is 'EPIC'. Sooo overused.

    Oh dear Lordy Lord, yes! Everything can't be epic. Or face-melting, that's another one. "So and so melted my face! Man, we had an epic blast!" :|
    :lol: ohhh, but apparently everything and anything can be epic. :lol: :roll: and, good one--melting my face.. that reminds me of the face-off guy from the ticket sale. :lol::lol:
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    loveontwolegs wrote:
    justam wrote:
    I think they ought to at the very least be amusing or sound good!! :twisted:

    Instead of just moredinary?? No?? ;)

    ARGH!!!! :twisted:
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  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    this is more of a grammatical complaint than a word complaint.

    I cringe when I hear/see someone say:

    "I seen it"

    Now, I am no grammer expert, but that to me just sounds terrible. And it seems to be creeping into common use more and more, and by people, who up until that comes out of their mouth, I would think are intelligent. Worse than when I hear "I axed a question".

    Proper use is "I HAVE seen it" or even "I've seen it" or "I saw it".
    That's a good one. I am guilty of this. :oops: I know the correct usage, but a strong southern accent encourages saying "I seen it". It flows off the tongue. :lol: Another one along these lines is when somebody says 'bring' instead of 'take'. For example, 'bring me back to the room' instead of 'take me back to the room'. It's kind of cute, but sometimes annoying.
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    loadedgun wrote:
    Diva. Women are throwing it around without even knowing what it means.

    'Look at this picture of us girls. We're all such Divas'
    No, you're not. Just because you are a girl, doesn't make you a diva.

    People take it to mean that someone is acting like a bitch but even THAT isn't what it actually means.

    The first "Divas" were women who could be bitchy because they could actually DO something (sing amazing arias) that other people can't do and therefore people had to put up with their bitchiness. Now, every stupid person wants that right without having to do the job that gave the old divas their allowence to be demanding. (!!!) :geek:

    Everything is so watered down now... ;):lol:
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  • voidofman
    voidofman Posts: 4,009
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    roads...ro-ads

    Roods..


    Rural... ruhl.. rew-rawl...
  • rick1zoo2
    rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    Lizard wrote:
    I am kinda surprised how mainstream the word "douche" is now.
    Grandmas are saying it!!! :lol::lol:


    it is really fun to say though.

    "douche"

    "douche"

    "douche"

    :lol:
  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
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