Wilbur ★ Posted January 4, 2019 Share #1 Posted January 4, 2019 ..that make you want to smack the person that uttered them? "Pay it forward" is one of those for me. This is fair warning that you not use it in my presence. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted January 4, 2019 Share #2 Posted January 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Wilbur said: "Pay it forward" Is stupid IMO. If someone paid mine forward, I would pay what my order was, then move on. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 4, 2019 Share #3 Posted January 4, 2019 Furever Home Fur Baby Flustrated Nauseous when used in place of nauseated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jsharr ★ Posted January 4, 2019 Popular Post Share #4 Posted January 4, 2019 Their, there or they're when used incorrectly. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted January 4, 2019 Share #5 Posted January 4, 2019 Wilbur, I'll always be on your team. Cheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris... Posted January 4, 2019 Share #6 Posted January 4, 2019 To die for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted January 4, 2019 Share #7 Posted January 4, 2019 Screw you, Road Runner! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 4, 2019 Share #8 Posted January 4, 2019 Cronyism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 4, 2019 Share #9 Posted January 4, 2019 I like both the phrase and concept of "pay it forward". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted January 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: I like both the phrase and concept of "pay it forward". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted January 4, 2019 Share #11 Posted January 4, 2019 Whatever... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted January 4, 2019 Share #12 Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, jsharr said: Furever Home Fur Baby Flustrated Nauseous when used in place of nauseated yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted January 4, 2019 Share #13 Posted January 4, 2019 No problem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted January 4, 2019 Share #14 Posted January 4, 2019 Many medical expressions frustrate the living shit out of me. Maybe expressions is not the best word, just people that try to bullshit me. People that think that they are smarter than their physicians. I realize that there may be some people that are pretty dang educated about THEY'RE own health, but for the most part people are idiots. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted January 4, 2019 Share #15 Posted January 4, 2019 I could care less. (meaning you do care, you freaking idiot!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted January 4, 2019 Share #16 Posted January 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, Road Runner said: I could care less. (meaning you do care, you freaking idiot!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted January 4, 2019 Share #17 Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, jsharr said: Their, there or they're, when their used incorrectly. fify 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted January 4, 2019 Share #18 Posted January 4, 2019 It’snot that bad, at least they can communicate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted January 4, 2019 Share #19 Posted January 4, 2019 It is possible that I may have issues with some words and phrases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted January 4, 2019 Share #20 Posted January 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Road Runner said: Whatever... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted January 4, 2019 Share #21 Posted January 4, 2019 I hate it when athlete's are interviewed at the end of the game and the idiot interviewer always asks, "What were you thinking when (such and such) happened?" Who gives a fuck what they were thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 4, 2019 Share #22 Posted January 4, 2019 You guys need to lighten up. There just words. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted January 4, 2019 Share #23 Posted January 4, 2019 They don't make me want to smack people, but any current business-speak lingo is irritating. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 4, 2019 Share #24 Posted January 4, 2019 Is "Play it forward" acceptable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 4, 2019 Share #25 Posted January 4, 2019 Just now, Dottles said: Is "Play it forward" acceptable? Not if you want to hear the satanic message. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 4, 2019 Share #26 Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Kzoo said: Not if you want to hear the satanic message. I love demonic conspiracy theories. Without a doubt they are the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted January 4, 2019 Share #27 Posted January 4, 2019 My 98 year-old Aunt Sally can't stand "I haven't got a c;lue." I don't know why and she's at the age where her mind is fairly clear most of the time, but she won't waste time explaining why she doesn't like it. So I don't ask and I don't say it. Personally, I dislike changed meanings like score and hack in "I scored a bargain," and "a hack that gives you information..." - usually meaning a legal app! A score used to mean you achieved points against an opponent in a game. A hack used to mean an illegal intrusion into a computer app. In my hippie generation, guys and girls commonly used fxxk and other curses in friendly company that were not used between sexes in previous generations. We guys generally did not speak that way to older or younger generations - except among guys. I don't know if that is still the norm. I told our 19 year-old college coed during a family Christmas party that everyone else was eating up the good desserts in another room while we were watching TV. The reply was, "Fxxk that!" I didn't mind - she was including me in her comfortable circle of friends, but I don't think I would make a comment like that to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share #28 Posted January 4, 2019 7 hours ago, Road Runner said: fify I blame spell check. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted January 4, 2019 Share #29 Posted January 4, 2019 Anytime someone tells me they are vegan I want to slap them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted January 4, 2019 Share #30 Posted January 4, 2019 It is what it is. However, OTOH, I love Whereever you go, there you are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 4, 2019 Share #31 Posted January 4, 2019 27 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: It is what it is. That bugs me too. Yes, it is what is, it's a cluster fuck, now what are we going to do about it ? Moran. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris... Posted January 5, 2019 Share #32 Posted January 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, Further said: That bugs me too. Yes, it is what is, it's a cluster fuck, now what are we going to do about it ? Moran. My old boss said that. Annoying as hell. I hate it when non aussies say no worries, also “my bad” is annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted January 5, 2019 Share #33 Posted January 5, 2019 38 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: It is what it is I actually like this, having had to deal with people who have unreasonable expectations. It tells them that reality is real. “It is what it is, so stop it already” is an incredibly useful thing to say RO watches a cartoon where the little girl character often says “you get what you get, and you don’t get upset”. I like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris... Posted January 5, 2019 Share #34 Posted January 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Randomguy said: I actually like this, having had to deal with people who have unreasonable expectations. It tells them that reality is real. RO watches a cartoon where the little girl character often says “you get what you get, and you don’t get upset”. I like this. I’ve always heard “you get what you get and you don’t throw a fit” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 5, 2019 Share #35 Posted January 5, 2019 If you have any questions, feel free to contact myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted January 5, 2019 Share #36 Posted January 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Chris... said: My old boss said that. Annoying as hell. I hate it when non aussies say no worries, also “my bad” is annoying I say that sometimes. They are useful. No worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted January 5, 2019 Share #37 Posted January 5, 2019 14 hours ago, Razors Edge said: I like both the phrase and concept of "pay it forward". I don't like the phrase because it's owing something to someone. Really it should be another phrase where the person thinks of giving back....voluntarily as positive gesture. I personally have never used it. And never plan to. It smacks of corporate/work=related language...which by now, I don't want to hear slang phrases borrowed from the working world. Shall I say: I pay forward to my parents because of the years of love and money spent on me? How about I just give back to my parents because I wouldn't exist without them. The word "giving back" has a much more expansive meaning and doesn't entail "money" or money spent. Giving can suggest caring, empathy, etc. However each person's interpretation of language , words will vary depending on person's perception of words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 7, 2019 Share #38 Posted January 7, 2019 On 1/4/2019 at 11:37 PM, shootingstar said: I don't like the phrase because it's owing something to someone. I think you are misunderstanding the concept. "Pay it forward" would be for you to use the generosity of your parents years of love as a guide to pay it forward to SOMEONE else - maybe a niece or a student or a foster kid. In other words, you don't owe the "giver" of the original favor anything other than to be a "giver" - to someone else - in the future. Using "pay" might be the sticking point making it sound negative? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted January 7, 2019 Share #39 Posted January 7, 2019 16 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: I think you are misunderstanding the concept. "Pay it forward" would be for you to use the generosity of your parents years of love as a guide to pay it forward to SOMEONE else - maybe a niece or a student or a foster kid. In other words, you don't owe the "giver" of the original favor anything other than to be a "giver" - to someone else - in the future. Using "pay" might be the sticking point making it sound negative? Yea, I hate the use of "pay" in idioms. I wouldn't try it on range of people.....one is bound to be misunderstood. We are now dealing with people from all sorts of backgrounds and walks of life. I would never use if I was working as a public servant on a member of the public. No way. Understand, Razor, I love language, use of language. I used read William Safire's articles on interesting word use in the English language. I love etymology. I used to simply like to browse through Roget's thesaurus...to inspire myself for a poem I was writing. I enjoy fun with language and its creative use under the right circumstances. But using that idiom on general strangers and even good friends, family, no. It would sound unnatural from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 7, 2019 Share #40 Posted January 7, 2019 4 minutes ago, shootingstar said: Yea, I hate the use of "pay" in idioms. I wouldn't try it on range of people.....one is bound to be misunderstood. We are now dealing with people from all sorts of backgrounds and walks of life. I would never use if I was working as a public servant on a member of the public. No way. "Share it forward" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted January 7, 2019 Share #41 Posted January 7, 2019 11 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: "Share it forward" ? Sounds so much better and conveys a far better spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 7, 2019 Share #42 Posted January 7, 2019 Wanna come with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 7, 2019 Share #43 Posted January 7, 2019 I'm starting to really dislike the commercialization of ""Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted January 7, 2019 Share #44 Posted January 7, 2019 There is a NYC phrasing that I hate, absolutely despise. You will hear cashiers or some others sometimes say "Next on line" or something similar. Uh, if I am "online", then I am on a computer. That means that unless there is physically a line painted on the ground I could conceivably be standing on, I am in a line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Grass Posted January 7, 2019 Share #45 Posted January 7, 2019 Did he go missing? She went missing last week. Hell no! There is no verb involved to link the subject to the condition of missing. Missing is a state of being. Is he missing? She is missing. Period. It is what it is, dammit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted January 8, 2019 Share #46 Posted January 8, 2019 "Roll Tide" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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