feel the learn
― La Lechuza (La Lechera), Wednesday, 9 December 2015 17:07 (eight years ago) link
3rd degree learn
― La Lechuza (La Lechera), Wednesday, 9 December 2015 17:08 (eight years ago) link
learn notice
― μpright mammal (mh), Wednesday, 9 December 2015 17:14 (eight years ago) link
ha that sounds like a real thing
― La Lechuza (La Lechera), Wednesday, 9 December 2015 17:14 (eight years ago) link
when your CIA handler calls you and tells you.... you've been learned
― μpright mammal (mh), Wednesday, 9 December 2015 17:17 (eight years ago) link
so many feels about this
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Wednesday, 9 December 2015 18:01 (eight years ago) link
"There's no 'there' there" is the worst expression of all expressions. Far worse than "think outside the box."
― Treeship, Friday, 6 May 2016 05:42 (seven years ago) link
The fact that it is an allusion makes it worse. It was smug and unimaginative when Gertrude Stein said it, and the same is true when internet commenters say it about an artwork they don't understand.
― Treeship, Friday, 6 May 2016 05:45 (seven years ago) link
there's no 'tree' there
― μpright mammal (mh), Friday, 6 May 2016 15:10 (seven years ago) link
"caping for"
― how's life, Wednesday, 11 May 2016 19:34 (seven years ago) link
caping for???
― davey, Thursday, 12 May 2016 20:22 (seven years ago) link
"by far one of the _____" is my new least favorite phrase
― davey, Thursday, 12 May 2016 20:24 (seven years ago) link
e.g. It was by far one of the better episodes of Game of Thrones. Hands down, it was pretty alright I guess. It was far and away an episode of television.
― davey, Thursday, 12 May 2016 20:27 (seven years ago) link
"good shoot"/"bad shoot"
― jmm, Thursday, 12 May 2016 20:33 (seven years ago) link
herding cats
― evol j, Thursday, 12 May 2016 20:37 (seven years ago) link
caping for???davey wrote this at 2016-05-12 20:22:51.000
davey wrote this at 2016-05-12 20:22:51.000
I think it means "defending someone who you know has done wrong". I think I have just spent way too much time reading the gawker comments section and I should reconsider my life choices.
― how's life, Thursday, 12 May 2016 20:44 (seven years ago) link
I find 'TTTT' functional and clever but it has suffered from overuse like anything else
― always be charging (rip van wanko), Thursday, 12 May 2016 20:47 (seven years ago) link
caping = more polite way to use the "captain save a ____" idea? shameful.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 12 May 2016 20:50 (seven years ago) link
I think "caping" has been around a while, typically means fighting for a view or cause without questioning whether it's something worthwhile or worthy
― μpright mammal (mh), Thursday, 12 May 2016 21:11 (seven years ago) link
oh oknew to me
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 12 May 2016 21:15 (seven years ago) link
never heard of TTTT
― TARANTINO! (dog latin), Friday, 13 May 2016 14:31 (seven years ago) link
See Treesh above
― a mom shaped pom (wins), Friday, 13 May 2016 20:30 (seven years ago) link
"fur babies"
― Brad C., Friday, 13 May 2016 21:08 (seven years ago) link
Fur babies is by far one of the annoying phrases, hands down.
― davey, Friday, 13 May 2016 22:01 (seven years ago) link
"This is a story about...", usually on a BBC4 doc. I blame Adam Curtis.
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 13 May 2016 22:30 (seven years ago) link
xp
TT.TTused in txt and chat rooms. TT.TT = cry/sad kind of like :.(person:ur cat just died. me:TT.TT#tt.tt #t.t #txt misenged #space txt #txtby barana December 10, 2008
me:TT.TT#tt.tt #t.t #txt misenged #space txt #txtby barana December 10, 2008
― Treeship, Saturday, 14 May 2016 06:21 (seven years ago) link
Forever home
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Saturday, 14 May 2016 07:26 (seven years ago) link
^yes hate this so much, seems like something that would repel as many people as it charms if not more. has it come into common use in the last few months or have I just started noticing it?
― reader, if you love him so much why don't you marry him? (DJ Mencap), Saturday, 14 May 2016 08:01 (seven years ago) link
Few months ime
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Saturday, 14 May 2016 08:18 (seven years ago) link
I've got a rolling list of awful phrases.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 14 May 2016 16:15 (seven years ago) link
Lol at 1st response there
― a mom shaped pom (wins), Saturday, 14 May 2016 16:17 (seven years ago) link
circle back
― sexy dander (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 15 May 2016 16:01 (seven years ago) link
I'm happy that I only am guilty of using two of the phrases/words on Alfred's list, and only sparingly. I'm going to try to do better.
― μpright mammal (mh), Sunday, 15 May 2016 16:50 (seven years ago) link
― sexy dander (Stevie D(eux)
Pleonasms don't offend me besides "refer back" or "reply back"
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 15 May 2016 16:51 (seven years ago) link
ok, we've got to stop firing off emails.
― pplains, Sunday, 15 May 2016 17:05 (seven years ago) link
Furever home is even worse.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 17 May 2016 03:00 (seven years ago) link
"I'm sorry, but--"
Why are you sorry? Are you seriously remorseful here? If you are, why did you say what you said? If you're not, why did you say "I'm sorry"? Just say what you fucking mean and don't apologize for it, jesus
― sexy dander (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 19 May 2016 14:58 (seven years ago) link
Sometimes that's like, a verbal tic that comes from being afraid people are going to get mad at you. I used to say that a lot - I've transitioned to "idk but" - but my goal is to purge all that stuff from my vocabulary.
― Treeship, Thursday, 19 May 2016 15:03 (seven years ago) link
Other ppl use "sorry but" more passive aggressively though.
― Treeship, Thursday, 19 May 2016 15:04 (seven years ago) link
it's called hedging, everyone does it
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 19 May 2016 15:11 (seven years ago) link
like "I'm sorry, but do you have a tissue?" is fine -- the apology serves a purpose (I'm sorry for interrupting you and/or asking for something of yours). I meant more the angered variety, like "I'm sorry, but he is an ASSHOLE" ugh don't be sorry abt calling him an asshole! he IS an asshole! just call him an asshole!
― sexy dander (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 19 May 2016 15:18 (seven years ago) link
that is hedging :) it's a softening of a statement that could be perceived as harsh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedge_(linguistics)
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 19 May 2016 15:21 (seven years ago) link
"social justice warrior"Though it tells me a lot about the person using it.
― I have also been to Maine and, briefly, Nebraska (doo dah), Friday, 27 May 2016 17:58 (seven years ago) link
i don't really *hate* hate it but there's a very english way of asking for something that starts with the phrase 'would it be posibble for me to...'
would it be possible for me to book an appointment?would it be possible for me to have a glass of water?would it be possible for me to have a look at that book?
i don't really *hate* hate it but it is fucking ridiculous
― real orgone kid (NickB), Friday, 27 May 2016 18:12 (seven years ago) link
and i use it all the time
Those people search google using the term 'how would one go about...'
― kinder, Friday, 27 May 2016 18:23 (seven years ago) link
"Let's get GRANULAR to find a ROBUST solution." Both come from coffee culture, I think.
― dinnerboat, Friday, 27 May 2016 18:24 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioSEjNAJLQg
― ulysses, Friday, 27 May 2016 18:31 (seven years ago) link
Just heard this on BBC 24,
"... she (Hilary Clinton) is looking forward to debating Donald Trump later this year."
Debating with surely, BBC?
― Larry 'Leg' Smith (Tom D.), Saturday, 28 May 2016 14:25 (seven years ago) link
It's US English that's creeping in a bit here, much like "appeal" and "protest" without the following "against".
― Alba, Saturday, 28 May 2016 14:28 (seven years ago) link