Words/Phrases That Drive You Bonkers

TreeGuy · #1 08-11-2011, 12:04 AM

After 20 years in my soon to be former industry......surrounded by potheads......the word 'Cheers' makes me want to scream.

Second place goes to 'Like'......

Any thoughts?

slivers86 · #2 08-11-2011, 12:06 AM

oh my gosh...

just say god... okay?

#3 08-11-2011, 12:09 AM

"Them" used in place of "Those"

Them guys that do that drive me nuts!

"Congrads" It's "congrats" as in short for congratulations.

"Yous" as a plural for "you"

K...rant over.....cheers!

Lefty-Canuck · #4 08-11-2011, 12:09 AM

I cringe everytime I hear the word....discharge....no matter what the context.

LC

TreeGuy · #5 08-11-2011, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheephunter;1041832K

...rant over.....cheers!

Bugger!

How much does your clip hold?

Redfrog · #6 08-11-2011, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck

I cringe everytime I hear the word....discharge....no matter what the context.

LC

ME Too. Well almost. I like when I hear discharge is dropped, you're free to go.

then he goes, then I go then he goes instead of says.

#7 08-11-2011, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TreeGuy

Bugger!

How much does your clip hold?

LOL...I call it a clip all the time but there are a couple magazine nazis on here...lol I'm okay with calibre used in place of cartridge too.

slivers86 · #8 08-11-2011, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck

I cringe everytime I hear the word....discharge....no matter what the context.

LC

good thing you don't work in a hospital. Discharg... multiple ways of using that

Lefty-Canuck · #9 08-11-2011, 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slivers86

good thing you don't work in a hospital. Discharg... multiple ways of using that

I do work in hospitals quite a bit...and at the medical examiners office...there are "discharges" and "dischargees" all over the place AHHHHH........

LC

TreeGuy · #10 08-11-2011, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheephunter

LOL...I call it a clip all the time but there are a couple magazine nazis on here...lol I'm okay with calibre used in place of cartridge too.

Yep. Me too.

Although I can't help but think that the "discharge" comment is bringing back some terrible memories from the '60's for poor RedFrog.

zero_eight · #11 08-11-2011, 12:27 AM

It bugs me a bit when people use the word 'utilize' when 'use' will do just fine.

Big Daddy Badger · #12 08-11-2011, 12:28 AM

Your instead of you're
Their instead of they're
Dropping the u from words like colour.
Center instead of centre
Caliber instead of calibre

Deers being used as a the plural for deer.... fishes instead of fish in the same context.

yo... ho... peeps... disrespected as in you disrespected me...

I need to stop...I'm going to cause a brain bleed here...

TreeGuy · #13 08-11-2011, 12:31 AM

Good post, Pesky. Please don't die on us over it.

alacringa · #14 08-11-2011, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pesky672

Your instead of you're
Their instead of they're
Dropping the u from words like colour.
Center instead of centre
Caliber instead of calibre

Deers being used as a the plural for deer.... fishes instead of fish in the same context.

yo... ho... peeps... disrespected as in you disrespected me...

I need to stop...I'm going to cause a brain bleed here...

And also there...not to mention (just a short list developed over the past few days while reading AO forum posts):

Hear/here/her
Where/wear/were
Our/are
Or/ore/oar
To/too/two
One/won
Steak/stake
Breaks/Brakes
Then/than
Do/due
Weather/whether
Bear/bare
Meet/meat
Of/off
President/precedent
Woman/women
Effect/affect

Jimmyjjj · #15 08-11-2011, 12:35 AM

Bullet instead of cartridge... especially when they fire the whole cartridge out of the muzzle in moves. >.<

Person: Pass me the bullets!

Me: Don't you want the rest of the cartridge too? I promise it will work better!

Lefty-Canuck · #16 08-11-2011, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alacringa

And also there...not to mention (just a short list developed over the past few days while reading AO forum posts):

Hear/here/her
Where/wear/were
Our/are
Or/ore/oar
To/too/two
One/won
Steak/stake
Breaks/Brakes
Then/than
Do/due
Weather/whether
Bear/bare
Meet/meat
Of/off
President/precedent
Woman/women
Effect/affect

Forgot one that has been used quite a bit lately:

wine/whine

LC

alacringa · #17 08-11-2011, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck

Forgot one that has been used quite a bit lately:

wine/whine

LC

Touché. I'll stop.

TreeGuy · #18 08-11-2011, 12:46 AM

This ain't a grammer/spelling thread boys. I'd be throwing stones in a glass house if that was the case.

What do people say that drives you bonkers?

bigbuck19 · #19 08-11-2011, 12:46 AM

Loose/lose

TreeGuy · #20 08-11-2011, 12:46 AM

^^^^^ Generally with Mrs Tree, the word is "NO!"

bigbuck19 · #21 08-11-2011, 12:48 AM

I hate when people say "champ". Or "derp".

Jimmyjjj · #22 08-11-2011, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TreeGuy

^^^^^ Generally with Mrs Tree, the word is "NO!"

Agreed! "No!" is a bad one.

alacringa · #23 08-11-2011, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TreeGuy

This ain't a grammer/spelling thread boys. I'd be throwing stones in a glass house if that was the case.

What do people say that drives you bonkers?

Okay, then...when people speak (or write, in formal contexts) with texting abbreviations, like LOL, OMG, etc. I grit my teeth every time I hear one of my students say "That was, like, so LOL."

BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES · #24 08-11-2011, 12:50 AM

Ive got a list of words that annoy me.

# 1 HUN - I AM NOT ANYONES HUN , A FAVORITE OF WAITRESSES .
#2 LIKE - Like shut the hell up and stop saying Like ever 2 seconds
#3 OMG - Wow that's gotta be the brightest thing ive heard come outta your mouth .

#4 Dear , I am not your dear , I am not dear to you I eat DEER . Also a favorite of waitresses

# 5 Cheers - When your drinking you clang your glasses together and say cheers not randomly .
#6 W T F - Whats wrong with saying it the proper way . Ive been busted of doing it as i'm sure some of you reading this , yes you the guy laughing because you know its true WTF is wrong with you . Popular of annoying sisters and other young people her age .

I think that's it for the words that make me go bloody nuts . In fact gets me to the point I openly say something . Now I gotta go wipe this discharge from cheersing to many time Like man it felt good but WTF is wrong with me . OMG I cant believe I just said that Dear god save me .

WCTHEMI · #25 08-11-2011, 12:51 AM

The over use of the word like, like you know. Drives me bonkers.

Jimmyjjj · #26 08-11-2011, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BIGBADJOHN

#4 Dear , I am not your dear , I am not dear to you I eat DEER . Also a favorite of waitresses

I always get lost thinking about hunting when someone says "dear" and it used to mess up my dates!

alacringa · #27 08-11-2011, 12:56 AM

How about people who don't use nouns? I love my mother, but she's horrible for this:

"Could you pass me the thing please?"
"Which thing do you need, mom?"
"The thing over there -- the one that I need to do the other thing."

Seriously, if I had hair, I'd be pulling it out at that point in the conversation.

Edit: also applies to the use of the terms doohickey, thingy, and whatchamacallit.

bigbuck19 · #28 08-11-2011, 01:04 AM

Being called "Ma'am"

TBark · #29 08-11-2011, 01:07 AM

Plethera, from 3 Amigos I think, ha.

But I hate "git er done"
Sorry no offence top AO member by that name.

Bought a cargo trailer 2 yrs back, had a big "git'r done" decal on the back.
Scraped the sh*t out of the back end to get that decal off.

TBark

leo · #30 08-11-2011, 06:06 AM

Words to make me cringe."Is that another gun?"; "Don't you have enough"; "NO";

And my least favorite....."I think you get enough".