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

Haha of course you do

RAG against the machines

But they are quite good at it (apart from the hard right), since they're always thinking about radical changes and different societies

I wasn't having a go it was just a pvmic, I p much share your feelings here (and also re big bad, awful term)

I feel kind of like a hypocrite using the term "people of colour" on ilx or twitter or wherever just because I can't imagine actually saying it in the presence of any of the people of colour/non-white people/etc that I know irl. (I guess this depends on what circles you move in? I feel like most of the ppl I interact with on a day to day basis would be weirded out by me using the term PoC in conversation, but maybe I'm wrong idk) (NB not that I'm going around constantly making explicit reference people's ethnicity or anything)

I've never heard a uk person say it out loud, it's a US (& therefore internet) thing

emil.y is correct and wise

darraghmac has caused me to laugh

that is all

solitary posts

i am really tired of this weird trend in mostly article writing of referring to any group of marginalized people as "folks" ie "black folks", "trans folks", "lgbt folks" even "folks of color" (???)

it seems like it's supposed to be careful wording but it always sticks out and i have no idea what the point of it is. just say people ??

haha I think that's not great but paradoxically I endorse "folks of colour"

"Take"

referring to "take" as a noun used as a synonym for "opinion"

hot take bill

funny

'make' as a noun has always sounded clumsy to me, often should be brand instead, get rid

Name is so much better than brand imo

Autocorrect better than either obv

'make' is better than 'brand' because linkedin and twitter aren't besieged with 50 billion posts/articles about "make strategies" or "make awareness" or "your personal make"

core make proposition

make thoughts

i am really tired of this weird trend in mostly article writing of referring to any group of marginalized people as "folks" ie "black folks", "trans folks", "lgbt folks" even "folks of color" (???)

"we tortured some folks"

'make' as a noun has always sounded clumsy to me, often should be brand instead, get rid

"make and model" v common acceptable imo

well if mordy thinks so I might have to reconsider

I keep on thinking about Bryan Ferry.

xp idk it maybe is more of an industry term of art? but ime it's super common esp regarding cars & industrial equipment

punching up / punching down

get a new excuse for why it's ok for u to punch but not for someone else

'make' as a noun was also rife at my high school but it didn't stop everyone sounding like non-native speakers

lol telling someone to 'get' something and bad faith use of 'excuse' both strike me as much more heinous than fisticuffs as a shorthand for power dynamics

i take exception to about 99% of that response

"power dynamics" also a terrible terrible idiom tho

ilx is the best place to take exception imo

iirc I """"called"""" out pu/pd within about ten mins of first ilx use Mordy so you'll have to relinquish the rights to this one iirc

thought it was okay for everyone to punch this year

i'd expect nothing less xp

I really hate seeing the word "band" used to describe a one-person studio-only project.

calling Trump "45." get over yourself

unless it's used to replace the number 2. as in, i'm going to take a 45 right now.

i am really tired of this weird trend in mostly article writing of referring to any group of marginalized people as "folks" ie "black folks", "trans folks", "lgbt folks" even "folks of color" (???)

it seems like it's supposed to be careful wording but it always sticks out and i have no idea what the point of it is. just say people ??

― qualx, Tuesday, July 4, 2017 2:17 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

anti-oppressive practice and narrative therapy folks are really into this

i see "white folks" quite a bit, too

weird variation of the Haley Joel Osment affliction

oh hey, here's a major one: "shitposting." why has this entered mainstream usage?

I'm always expecting to hear the word "home" following folks, as in Old Folks Home.

xp: I have to imagine reddit and 4chan. I hate it too. Grosses me out.

In fairness it appears to map pretty closely to the sharp rise in shitposting

Always thought 'punching up/punching down' was meant to place a situation in context rather than make out the innocence of one puncher as opposed to another

Nope. It's what Mordy said.

Can we have an example though?

https://www.ilxor.com/ILX/Pages/Search/search.jsp

Punching up is to brighten a script. If it's a comedy, add in more jokes! If it's a drama, heighten the tension!

Punching down is a dance move at hardcore shows.

One also punches down when making pizza or bread dough.