What are some pet peeves you have in the way people talk?

[Chaotic42]

I have problems with accents. I don't like them (at least what I percieve as a "different" accent) and have trouble understanding what people are saying. I have lots of problems with that up here in New York.

Also, when I lived in Indiana, people used the word "sweeper" when they meant "vacuum cleaner". Of course, there's no way to explain anything that people in Indiana do.

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

Heh, I forgot about corporate speak. In that spirit, I'll share another one that needs to DIAF: Paradigm shift.

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
Heh, I forgot about corporate speak. In that spirit, I'll share another one that needs to DIAF: Paradigm shift.

That hasn't invaded my workspace yet, but only because I think the "g" in "paradigm" would throw people off around here. They get these terms out of magazines that they subscribe to and put on their office coffee tables to impress people, but if they don't know how to pronounce the words, I'm somewhat protected.

 

[jlbenedict]

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
Heh, I forgot about corporate speak. In that spirit, I'll share another one that needs to DIAF: Paradigm shift.

That hasn't invaded my workspace yet, but only because I think the "g" in "paradigm" would throw people off around here. They get these terms out of magazines that they subscribe to and put on their office coffee tables to impress people, but if they don't know how to pronounce the words, I'm somewhat protected.

Are those people the same type that have those magazine subscriptions addressed to some BS title, such as:

"Joe Snuffy
CEO, I'm A Geek, Inc..
123 Loser Ct.
Bumb Fvck Ville, U.S.A."

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: jlbenedict

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
Heh, I forgot about corporate speak. In that spirit, I'll share another one that needs to DIAF: Paradigm shift.

That hasn't invaded my workspace yet, but only because I think the "g" in "paradigm" would throw people off around here. They get these terms out of magazines that they subscribe to and put on their office coffee tables to impress people, but if they don't know how to pronounce the words, I'm somewhat protected.

Are those people the same type that have those magazine subscriptions addressed to some BS title, such as:

"Joe Snuffy
CEO, I'm A Geek, Inc..
123 Loser Ct.
Bumb Fvck Ville, U.S.A."

Yep... there also the same twats that read some article online about Google or some other leading-edge company and then forward it to the entire Technology group. They'll try to draw these ridiculous parallels between us and them, and it's just laughable.

As long as no one misprints paradigm as "paradime", I'll be okay.

 

[oboeguy]

The word "just" is just so overused.

 

[konakona]

accusations on falulty "grammer", or outcries of calling something "rediculous"

also, it is volia!, not something like wal rah

 

[konakona]

Originally posted by: lokiju
"Let me axe you something"

I mean come on, is it really that much harder to properly say "ask"?

I have read that has to do with physiological differences between the races, can anyone with linguistics background confirm this? Personally, I dont mind it at all

There is something else I find annoying, some type of elitist euphemism talk. Cant think of any examples off the top of my head tho

 

[Journer]

i hate the fallowing:

aks me a quesion (pronounces 'axe' and 'quer-shun')
envelope- its an-vel-ope...not in-vel-ope!

 

[Tiamat]

melk instead of milk. Pizzer instead of Pizza. Like like like like.... Intensive purposes instead of intents and purposes. Could care less instead of couldn't care less.
Taken for Granite rather than Taken for granted.

 

[So]

"Tight" and "Sick" used as positive modifiers.

 

[pnad]

One word that seems to be overused recently is 'virtually'.

"It is virtually pain free!"
"There are virtually no side effects!"

As for peeves about the WAY in which people speak, I hate sticky mouth. When it sounds like the person has peanut butter stuck to the roof of their mouth. Makes a moist smacking sound while they talk. There is a local morning DJ here that sounds like this. Can't stand to listen to him.

 

[DnetMHZ]

AcrossT instead of Across - "I live acrossT the street"

 

[hoorah]

I really, REALLy hate the expression:

"Imma get me a lil' sumpin sumpin, you know what I'm sayin?"

It actually took me a few minutes to try to figure out the best way to spell that, and I'm still not sure I got it right. That, and:

ask/axe
needs fixed/needs to be fixed
and when people say 'dawg' every 7 words.

Man, now I'm angry just thinking about that.

 

[AreaCode707]

Excedra is my pet peeve. Et cetera, anybody?

In writing, insure/ensure gets under my skin. I went to a well known chain restaurant that had a beautiful painted wood sign announcing that they "insure" their chicken is fresh.

 

[MisterJackson]

I get the term "Computer Illiterate" all of the freaking time. I hate that term.

and they never use it correctly either.

Example: "Now, I'm real "computer illiterate" so I know what I'm talking about on how to fix X,Y,Z."

First off, if you knew what the hell you were talking about you wouldn't be asking me questions or bringing me your machine to repair. Secondly, I don't need you to diagnose the problem for me, I'll fix it without your wealth of knowledge, trust me.

I have people who are so pig headed sometimes they'll drop off a PC and say "I kow all it needs is a DLL configured on my UBS port....that's all, nothing major, should be easy for you to fix. Now how much is this gonna cost me?"

To which I reply "Well sir, the clicking sound indicates a number of possible issues, and there's a good chance it will be something else. We'll dianose it and call you with a quote."

"Well, my "computer expert friend" already looked at it and he said that's all it needs, just new UBS ports."....yes, they always say UBS, not USB. and they almost ALWAYS have a "computer expert friend"....who is usually the 13 year old nephew who thinks he can "hax" and has only made things ten times worse by "fixing it".

I know I'm on a tangent here from the OP, but damn some people are just stupid!

 

[PoloShirt]

I don't like accents.

Specifically southern accents and new york accents.

Learn to speak correctly or don't speak at all you hick.

 

[konakona]

lol @ UBS. It shocks me there are still people calling computers CPUs. LCDs arent the only "Flat screens". I could go on, but you get the picture.

 

[OutHouse]

repost X a billion

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: Tiamat
melk instead of milk. Pizzer instead of Pizza. Like like like like.... Intensive purposes instead of intents and purposes. Could care less instead of couldn't care less.
Taken for Granite rather than Taken for granted.

Don't forget: "Another words..." instead of "in other words".

 

[JohnAn2112]

I hate it when people say "Let me ask you a question" or "Can I ask you a question?". One day I'm just going to say "No." and walk away.

 

[interchange]

On that note, it gets me when people use the word "download" to describe, well, basically any operation on a computer.

 

[VitaminR]

Or how about "post-uh" instead of "supposed to." As in, "I'm post-uh be in school right now."

 

[Stuxnet]

"prolly" instead of "probably"

Email and Instant Messaging has made people bloody stupid. It started with people typing the way they spoke, but it's come full circle to where people are speaking the way they type. I heard someone say "lollerskates" the other day. Wanted to stab him.

 

[zebano]

May/Can and Good/Well really bother me.
For example:
"Can I ask you a question?" Ummm you just did (hence "no" is not a correct answer).
"May I ask you a question?" is a polite way of asking if I have time to help them.

However, what's even worse is when people say one thing but mean the opposite.
For instance:
"I could care less" meaning that they don't care. It should be "I couldn't care less"
"I ain't got no" not only are they using the word "ain't" but they are saying that they do have. It should be "I don't have any".