Words, usages, and phrases that annoy the shit out of you...

cross-legged could imply legs crossed while sitting in a chair or with legs stretched out and crossed at the ankle

Yeah I use it for those too

It is also named after various plains-dwelling nomads: in English Indian style, in many European languages "Turkish style", and in Japanese agura (胡座 The sitting style of non-Han ethnics (particularly Turks, Mongols and other Central Asians.)?).

Lots of good options here.

xp

sure and why not but the difference explains why people may have adopted more specific terminology

"applesauce" is probably just a convenient mnemonic for people too stupid to remember what sitting that way is called, such as the obnoxious woman herding us into the theater

I say "sitting cross-legged on the floor" and all the alternatives itt are horrible, I'm open to other suggestions

Which, it actually never occurred to me until now, was probably a reference to a caricatured yoga pose rather than Native Americans.

lotus position is a totally different type of crossed legs though, couldn't imagine any teachers trying to force kids to do that

Working on hunting shirts or any other project, we tailors sit cross-legged, while the two seamstresses of our shop don't do so primarily because of differences in our wardrobes. Most depictions of tailors from the eighteenth century show them sitting cross-legged (still known elsewhere as "tailor style"). It's not hard to find the reasons. It allows you to hold your work in your lap, given that, unlike other artisans, tailors didn't work at a bench or table. Secondly, it allows you to spread your tools around you and in your lap for easy access. Thirdly, and I can vouch for this from personal experience, once you train your body to sit in this fashion, your lower back muscles tighten slightly, allowing you to sit for extended periods without leaning against a chair or fidgeting much. In fact, one theory about the name (sartorius; think sartorial, as in clothes) and nickname (tailor's muscle) for the longest muscle in the human body, in the thigh, has to do with sitting tailor fashion. The practice continued well beyond the 1770s, as you can see in this image of a Wichita, Kansas, shop from around the turn of the last century. (link)

après-ski

"think ____" used instead of "for example, ____" or "such as ____"

i find "think" to be very common in dumb bloggy salon/slate/atlantic/nytimes thinkpieces that are trying to be authoritative. i really don't like the imperative tone, the "think THIS not THAT" as a way to way to make a point. i can't find an immediate example since it is hard to search for on its own, but something like:

"and the boundaries between fashion and tech trends are blurring everyday - think apple watch and google glass"

think ____ sounds a lot like parenthetical read: ____

"_______ much?"

the woman who was kind of herding everyone into the theater (where most of the seating was on the floor) kept saying "Our style of seating is criss-cross applesauce, please move forward and we are sitting criss-cross applesauce."

I am annoyed by this even apart from the super annoying phrasing. I have a dodgy knee, I am not sitting on the floor in any formation for more than 2 minutes thanks

"utilize"

offensive to christians iirc

― Mordy, Monday, January 19, 2015 11:45 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

A+ joke.

"_______ much?"

KILL

RAGE

*steam coming out of ears*

and thank heavens people have cooled it with the "got _____?"

"cow-orker"

it's funny cuz "cow" is in it

Yummy and, worse, yucky used in recipes and food blogs.

Yummy 20 minute meals that avoid yucky processed ingredients!

Ugh are you four years old? What are you doing using the stove???

"adult beverages"

just order a lemonade and hand over the martini, fool.

The phrase "(adjective) goodness" used in place of a noun. E.g. "flaky puff pastry filled with chocolaty goodness". This is everywhere and it's so lazy!

The phrase "(adjective) goodness" used in place of a noun. E.g. "flaky puff pastry filled with chocolaty goodness." This is everywhere and it's so lazy!

Oops sorry

adding "man" to the beginning of words (ex. manscaping, mansplaining, mangina). I want to slap the living shit out of people who do that. Also, "amazeballs." DIE.

Yummy and, worse, yucky used in recipes and food blogs.

basically all food blogs are awful and full of irritating words/usages/etc, not to mention boring longwinded stories about the origin of a recipe interspersed between a dozen 'arty' pictures of ingredients laid out on an artisan chopping board or whatever the fuck, like stfu and just tell me how to make the thing

on a similar note, the word 'tummy' when it is used in text/dialogue aimed at full grown adults

nom?

uugghhh

I really hate the use of 'think' or 'think about it' especially when the user clearly isn't themselves or probably can't.

Also the idea that citing an example automatically cancels out something else that would also fit.
& slippery slope arguments in general aren't great

salsa shark you are the OTMest.

on a similar note, the word 'tummy' when it is used in text/dialogue aimed at full grown adults

I refuse to use this even in the context of my baby.

"Your baby needs TUMMY TIME!"
"Then I shall place him on his stomach"

swingeing looks gross every time

Seems to me that when I see the phrase "Think about it.", the writer is coming off a right-wing-nut rant of some sort.
xxxp

and, "Hope me", instead of "Help me".

Was metafilter the origin of that? http://metatalk.metafilter.com/1403/fghdfhdfg

Yes, for me at least, among other annoyances.

I just got a spam email with the header "Let's talk about your bag situation."

"game" replaced "situation" years ago smh

I just got a spam email with the header "Let's talk about your bag situation."

lol I got this too and mentally said "Oh god let's please not" and hit Delete.

I don't have anything resembling a "situation" when it comes to bags, unless you count the cabinet full of reusable grocery totes.

"game" replaced "situation" years ago smh

― ghetto phablet (rip van wanko), Wednesday, January 28, 2015 4:19 PM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Another recent one urged me to "step up" my "sock game"

ime this is mostly used when someone wants to say something boring (buy these socks, i like your shirt) and can't just say it plainly
step up your sock game!
you've really on point with your shirt game!

you've = you're

Back when I used to do that sort of thing I wrote a short story about a very dull man who thought he was a hotshot and would do things like say to himself "Time for a little burger action" as he was pulling into a Wendy's. Seems like the same concept.

that's all i see when people use language like that
someone says "damn my spaghetti game is on point" and my brain translates "i think i make really good spaghetti"

the analysis situation in this thread is off the heazy

it's doesn't bother me necessarily but the person's intention shines brighter than their statement

game game strong

i'm game to up my game game with this venison, but i hope i'm not gaming the system.