Phrases you hate...

"sorry for your loss"

― nurse with attitude (get bent), Sunday, June 1, 2014 6:59 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^^ I have, several times, seen ppl posting abt the death of a "loved one" (phrase I also hate bcz it is EXCLUSIVELY reserved for ppl that have died and feels insincere as fuck) on Facebook and 10 or 12 people saying "Sorry for your loss" verbatim, with only differing capitalization and punctuation. IDK like if I'd seen the 10 ppl before me post the exact same thing I would try to come up with something a little more heartfelt.

no snark, promise, but from another perspective maybe the simple flatness of the statement conveys a sentiment better than worrying about how you look as the person condoling?

i've definitely experienced moments of "does this look rote?" but in the face of bereavement very often i'm not sure that anything more than "sorry" is really adding much emotion

we can now analyze whether this breaks down across transatlantic lines and our varied attitudes to expressing emotion

"it didn't like that" regarding a computer system not accepting someone's password, or basically any phrase involving a computer "not liking" something

xp I feel you; I think it's totally diff for everyone bcz when I am grieving, rote sympathies just piss me off (though I have realized recently that I am one of those ppl who just gets angry/frustrated/bratty in the face of death instead of just str8 up saddo)

it's probably totally individual and i'm sure lots of people don't rush to check their Facebook when they've just been bereaved so

Facebook Friend: Mom passed last night. More details later.
96 people liked this.

I don't care if "liking" something is really just a signal of support, I will always picture 96 people rubbing their palms together and going heh-heh-heh over Susan's death.

it's intriguing how "Like" has really ceased to signify approving of a thing for some time but Facebook are too megalomaniac to change it to a more appropriate term

You can always bring a little levity to the situation by posting "I AM TRUELY SORRY FOR YOUR LOTS"

GRIEVING CAT HAZ INVIZIBUL HANKURCHIF

Any phrase that is paired with the word "wonk" makes me want to die.

http://treasure.diylol.com/uploads/post/image/356481/resized_creepy-willy-wonka-meme-generator-oh-really-tell-me-more-668d66.jpg

it's not so much that i want to die, but that i want to meet with an anti-matter version of myself and after exchanging pleasantries we decide to part ways and as we bid adieu we shake hands and the collision obliterates the planet and every memory of 'wonk' along with it and all that remains of 'wonk' is the quantity of radio bandwidth, which contains a smattering of 'wonk', that has already been scattered into the universe upon which i must rely on the laws of probability and the vastness of space to dispel into meaningless oblivion.

well that's the same thing, for all intensive purposes

it's intriguing how "Like" has really ceased to signify approving of a thing for some time but Facebook are too megalomaniac to change it to a more appropriate term

― arid banter (Noodle Vague), Friday, June 6, 2014 9:22 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I was also thinking it's weird how flat "like" is. Like there's no perceptible difference between a pity like, a tepid like, and an enthusiastic like.

I've often wished I could "hate" certain posts

should be a range of response to select from and then a little bar chart compiling them

You have no idea what someone actually means when they "like" a post but don't say anything else. Sometimes I just scroll through and barely even think about some of the stuff I "like" in my feed.

think it may have been brought up on ilx b4 but i rly hate seeing "baby" used singularly, generically e.g. headlines like "foods that are good for baby" argh grates so much

People still wonder how is babby formed, though

Have we had 'peak' yet? As in 'We have reached peak beard' to describe a trend so prevalent it is about to fall out of fashion?

This is as opposed to UK street slang where 'peak' is used to mean 'egregious' or very obviously bad, a phrase I kind of love.

think it may have been brought up on ilx b4 but i rly hate seeing "baby" used singularly, generically e.g. headlines like "foods that are good for baby" argh grates so much

It's so weird and jarring. I was just reading a book about how to feed babies (through the mouth, generally) and was wondering if that usage is codified in a style guide or something since it is so common.

I'm ok with baby in the context but hate babby.

how to feed babies

nobody puts corn in a baby

we need to help people put food on their families

I wish people wouldn't use the term "special snowflake" derisively. it upsets me.

Sorry you're too much of a precious flower to suffer being called that.

http://i.imgur.com/4rVjfTH.jpg

its figuring how much to tip the chief mourner that keeps me away from funerals

I spose if the service was good and the body was still warm by the time they brought it out I'd go to maybe 20%

gratuitous humour imo

I think i m on record as a giggler at funerals, the closer to the front the more likely

oh hey my phone autocorrects gigolo

Shitstorm
Shit on
Shitting on

What about shitshow? I use it a lot.

i like shitshow a lot

I use shit fit a lot

Yeah, I use shitshow too. I don't have to be fair here. Just those three really bug me.

Are we sliding down some part of a shitty rope!?!?

quick win

not crazy about "when the shit hits the fan" but i can't say i hate it.

also i really like when folks say "horseshit" instead of "bullshit"

"low-hanging fruit" jesus christ how many times do high-level supervisors really need to say this? liked it the first few times but think of other words, please.

managing the orchard was a tough job

at this point that one really only makes me think of balls.

how do we feel about "up shit creek"?

"shits and giggles" really annoys me for some reason

How do you feel about "shiggles"?

much better, thx for abbreviation!

dislike shits and grins, but then i think that's mostly down to hating the word "grin" idk why.