Words People Use That You Hate

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Perknose

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reiteration of facsimile of clone of dp of dp
 

Perknose

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redundant presentation of reiteration of facsimile of clone of dp of dp

 

dc5

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any type of "leet" talk.

edit: people who use the letter "z" instead of "s" eg. lotz.
 

imported_Salvatore

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I don't mind slang in coversation, just don't hand it to me in a paper or essay. And don't use internet lingo(When online or in person). "Lylays mwhazzz 143 xoxoxxo lolzz!" An absolute atrocity. Don't say "awesome dude", or use that "gangsta" **** around me. Don't say anything that doesn't make sense, and if you know something you're saying doesn't make sense, don't go on and try to salvage it. You look dumber when you do that. That's all I can really think of. Oh, and sorry for not staying to the topic question.
 

TuffGirl

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Originally posted by: Bryophyte
I get irritated with stores that have a checkstand marked with a sign saying "10 ITEMS OR LESS". Goddamnit, it's 10 items or FEWER!!
gee i've seen that sign so many times never realizing it was wrong all along. good one.

my word peeve is "welp" instead of well. ugh.
 

Eavan

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when I get emails that use u, r, cuz, ur, dunno, ne1, 4ever, 2, kewl...in place of actual *words*....stupid people, write in english!

that said, the words crik, nekkid/nekked, and tater have a special place in my heart.... I was nekkid in the crik las' night eatin' somma ma taters when the sherf (sherrif) told me ma wummin had done gone run off 'gain.
 

Gooberlx2

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"I seen" instead of "I've seen" or even "I saw". What irks me even more is that I heard it so often (especially in the Midwest) that I slip and use it from time to time.
 

SirStev0

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Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: SirStev0
pop ---- soda
Neither way is wrong, it's a regional thing.

im sorry but im really fn confused when they would say stuff like lets go sit by the popmachine... it just sounds goofy... im expecting a brittany spears robot or something
 

Netopia

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EKcetera instead of ETcetera

Mixing up the usage of bring and take (I bet 90+% do this)

Mixing up the usage of good and well (another 90+% invalid use)

Homophobe - someone isn't afraid of something just because they disagree, but that's how this word is used

Tuna Fish - It's TUNA, read the can!

Centered Around - as in "Today our class will be centered around the War of 1812". Either it is CENTERED ON a subject or it's not, but you can't be both centered and "around" at the same time.

A Whole 'Nother - actually, I like this one, but it's an incorrect liaison

Walla - As in "I was just thinking about it and WALLA, there it was". The word is VOILA.

Prolly - instead of probably

IT being used in place of THERE - as in "I need a new CD player. I know it's a Best Buy around here somewhere."

Overuse of the word "literally"

The use of "dude" to refer to a female

Then/Than being mixed up

Welp instead of welt

Joe
 

OutHouse

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hands down the one word that makes me want to puke and that i heard used every fricken day while in the air force was

Utilize


I saw so many crusty old Sergants who thought they were smart because it was the biggest word in thier walnut brain.
 

OutHouse

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Originally posted by: PanzerIV
Originally posted by: CVSiN
Originally posted by: PanzerIV
If there is one word I cannot stand it's "ain't." You could be a Nobel Laureate and if you utter "ain't" that knocks instant IQ points off my perception of someone.

Also double negatives like "I ain't got none." Some hillbilly at work uses this stuff all of the time and I cringe. I am not perfect but some of these are so obviously wrong I wonder how they aren't embarassed to ever open their mouths. Then again I am a transplanted Northerner in the South...

One more is might could as in "I might could get that for you at the store." Come on people!!

die yankee scum!
y'all don't come back now ya hear!

LOL. Don't get me started on "ya'all." I tried, I really did, to say it when I first moved here but it sounds ridiculous and I couldn't do it.

hehehe your kids will be saying that soon if not already