Words People Use That You Hate

[PanzerIV]

Citrix, much to my dismay they DO say it. 🙁 They were born here and their friends all speak like that so they were doomed. HAHAHA.

 

[DougK62]

People typing "ect" instead of the proper "etc". I see it all the time on these forums.

 

[Netopia]

Originally posted by: MrChad

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

Examples?

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."

Who the hell says that?

I'll answer #2 first and just say that it is one of the grammatical rules of the dialect known as ebonics.

Now to #1. The word bring can only be used correctly if one is PHYSICALLY at the target location and the object is moving toward that location. Take is used correctly only if the object is moving from a remote location to a target location. So....

If you were at a friend's house and there was going to be a party there the next night, you could say "I'm going to bring Sally with me." If OTOH you were at your own home talking on the phone, you'd have to say "I'm going to take Sally with me."

If it was the day after the party and you were at the store talking with friends, it would be correct to say "I took Sally to the party", but it would be incorrect to say "I brought Sally to the party" unless you were actually AT the party making that statement.

If you google for "bring take correct.grammar" you'll get a bunch of hits....

Here's an example:

Bring Take
The words bring and take are sometimes confused as well. Not only have I heard this from people I know, but I have also heard this on TV and in movies. The word "bring" is used in place of the word "take." Big deal? No, not really, if you don't mind people thinking you don't know any better.

The bring/take words are determined by view point. When viewing the movement of something from the point of arrival, you should use the word "bring." So, you'd say, "When you come to class, please bring a number-two pencil."

But, when you view it from the point of departure, you should use the word "take." So, you'd say, "When you go to class, take a number-two pencil."


Joe

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: LeadFrog
The word "gay". Not when used to refer to a homo-sexual but when they call somthing it. No im not gay but I do have respect for everyone.

examples,
"That video game is gay"
"This is gay, Im going home."

I feel the same way also the word "Anal" . When people use that word to discribe something stupid it buvgs the living fvck out of me 😉

Ausm

 

[Netopia]

Originally posted by: DougK62
People typing "ect" instead of the proper "etc". I see it all the time on these forums.

It's probably reverse phonetic spelling... since they SAY EKcetera, then likely think it's spelled eCt.

Joe

 

[Kibbo]

I hate people who think that the word "whatever" is a complete sentence.

 

[ViciouS]

I ain't really gots to many. (HAH!)

I can't stand when people (especialy white people) say great person. And when i confront them the whole, there is black people and there is awesome people speach. Ignorance is Ignorance face it buddy your ingnorant there are no excuses or good reasons. You say you call white people awesome people but you dont so stfu. Thankyou

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: ViciouS
I can't stand when people (especialy white people) say great person.


You say you call white people awesome people but you dont so stfu. Thankyou

The sad part is, some of them do :roll:

 

[n0cmonkey]

n00b/noob
affect/effect

 

[n0cmonkey]

ect :|

 

[jdiddy]

The mispronunciation of library by saying libary, sandwich as sammich or use the word conversate instead of converse.

 

[ViciouS]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: ViciouS
I can't stand when people (especialy white people) say great person.


You say you call white people awesome people but you dont so stfu. Thankyou

The sad part is, some of them do :roll:

Not the ones I've run into. Yeah they use it maybe that day to try and prove me wrong, but i never hear it again.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Whichever phrase that's being misused at the time.

one of my personal peeve ones is "not that I know of" - then it's a solid NO dumbsh!t! Gah!

 

[Kenny1234]

yall example Text

 

[Ikonomi]

Rail.

"He railed against mortality."

 

[Maggotry]

conversate, prolly, lappy, proggy, any of the many variations of "owned" or "the", using numbers for letters, bling, and so many others...

 

[Whitecloak]

Hi-Diddly-Do

 

[cirthix]

ahhhhh! the evil phrase "computer illterate" bugs the hell out of me. you dont read a computer, dumbasses. they could at least google their problem or maybe for once rtfm

 

[yhelothar]

I spell better then you.

Get it right, it's THAN, not THEN.

Also when people say, your an idiot.
Just makes them look like an idiot when they can't use the proper you're.

 

[slickcat]

I need to axe you a question!

 

[knivox]

People who say Tiajuana instead of Tijuana

 

[Netopia]

Ah... one I forgot.

When people say orientated rather than oriented.
Same with commentated instead of commented.

Joe

 

[CrazyApe]

Nucular vs. nuclear

 

[MrChad]

Reiterate.

"Iterate" means "to say again," so the "re-" prefix is redundant.

 

[ProviaFan]

What about the "ize" syndrome? You know, where people make more complicated words than necessary to get the job done. While some "ize" words must exist (pulverize, cauterize, etc.), some are just useless wastes of breath. It gets worse when they become redundant; for example, while "scrutinize" is acceptable, "scrutinization" is a horrible substitute for "scrutiny."