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

The use of sapiosexual to describe oneself, is not in any way limited to the makes of the species. I basically take it to mean this person is going to make a big show of demonstrating how clever they think they are. In other words, steer clear.

This probably belongs more in the IE thread, but conversations that revolve around someone showing off their knowledge of this or that subject make me feel deeply uncomfortable.

*males of the species

counterpoint: girls who self-describe as such also think (other) girls are vapid

there are a handful of dating profiles I've run across where that's not the case and it's just a woman who is trying to communicate that she's tired of dudes dating her until they have sex and then ghosting :/

patrick swayze really oversold the tactic theres no doubt

I hate when films are advertised with:

"FROM THE GUYS WHO BROUGHT YOU..."

Especially since the 'guys' are usually the producers, not the creatives.

Wow perfect time bc “creatives” is my #1 most hated phrase of the last ~3 years

“Creatives” is the tech synonym for “artists” that no one asked for

I think the "guys" part just feels like they don't want to be betas and say "producers" or "filmmakers" or "from the director of" or w/e.

'score the basketball'

at the end of the day, you have to score the basketball or take the L

hubby

^ my #1 most hated

not worse than "the wife" though

"it's a brave new world"

thank god the wife never says hubby

Wow, I never realized how many people use good faith and bad faith until this board. But yeah those are both super annoying.

I don't think I've used either until the past year but they're both better than "concern trolling" which irritates me to no end

https://usercontent2.hubstatic.com/13051443.jpg

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61oXBE3oLtL._SX355_.jpg

I don't think I've used either until the past year but they're both better than "concern trolling" which irritates me to no end

"concern trolling" only irritates me when it's used outside its actual meaning (which is all the time)

goddam that Sartre dude and his jargon

I'm old and think half the problem is people who enjoy provoking reactions but have no actual stance or investment in anything they're saying

guilty

i think most people who enjoy provoking reactions have no investment, hence the enjoyment

in fact you could say that such people acted in bad faith

hubby

― Louis Jägermeister (jim in vancouver), Monday, March 12, 2018 2:55 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I'm prescient (apologies for daily mail link)

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article.../Radio-4-listeners-reveal-phrases-STAND.html

i think most people who enjoy provoking reactions have no investment, hence the enjoyment

in fact you could say that such people acted in bad faith

― Finnegans woke (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, March 13, 2018 11:50 AM (forty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

in another word, disingenuous

I'm old and think half the problem is people who enjoy provoking reactions but have no actual stance or investment in anything they're saying

― mh, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 15:40 (fifty-four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i dont think you actually believe that tbh

"There's already a word for it" makes it seem like you think the very common and old phrase "bad faith" is some sort of faddish neologism?

it's certainly spiked in use recently

Ah so if more people had started saying the word disingenuous recently would you be complaining and telling them to use the perfectly good synonym "bad faith" the

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https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%22bad%20faith%22

no because the word disingenuous doesn't annoy the shit out of me

As used on CNN 24 hours a day now, "breaking news."

Disingenuous doesn't mean the same as "in bad faith" and certainly not in the example I gave

what's the word on bad medicine

I heard your love was like it

“Creatives” is the tech synonym for “artists” that no one asked for

― flappy bird, Saturday, March 10, 2018 6:09 PM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I always thought this was more of a way to make non-artist media professionals feel like artists by lumping them in with artists.

If you’re hearing “bad faith” a lot you might reflect on why.

lol

can't find the excelsior thread

“Creatives” is the tech synonym for “artists” that no one asked for

― flappy bird, Saturday, March 10, 2018 6:09 PM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I always thought this was more of a way to make non-artist media professionals feel like artists by lumping them in with artists.

― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, March 13, 2018 1:19 PM (sixteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yes this too

Disingenuous doesn't mean the same as "in bad faith" and certainly not in the example I gave

― as the crows around me grows (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, March 13, 2018 1:04 PM (thirty-three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

sure it does, "provoking a reaction for the fun of it" is being disingenuous, or insincere.

If you’re hearing “bad faith” a lot you might reflect on why.

― Mordy, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 1:23 PM (fourteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

well, I do read ILX a lot

"How do you feel about that?"

Feelings got us into this mess

i dont think you actually believe that tbh

― the clodding of the american mind (darraghmac), Tuesday, March 13, 2018 11:36 AM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it's half the problem, but it's also half the solution

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/435111/how-do-you-say-come-on-man-to-a-woman

I've heard people saying phrases like down below.

"That's not cool, man"
"Dude, look at this"
"Hey, calm down, bro"

But these words are supposed to be said to a male person. (I could be wrong since I'm not an native English speaker) So what word do you use instead to say those phrases to a female person?

some sad and lol answers to this. "We expect and prefer to be treated like ladies. "Dude, guy, man, bro" -- when spoken to a lady, are considered low-class here." or the person who offers this translation guide:

“That’s not cool, man” → “That’s not cool sis.”
“Dude, look at this!” → “Girl, look at this!”
“Hey, calm down, bro” → “Sister. Calm down.”

dude is very close to becoming unisex ime. man was originally general neutral too!

Before “man” meant a male, the word “wer” or “wǣpmann” was commonly used to refer to “male human”. This word almost completely died out around the 1300s, but survives somewhat in words like “werewolf”, which literally means “man wolf”.

Women at the time were referred to as “wif” or “wīfmann“, meaning “female human”. The latter “wifmann”, eventually evolved into the word “woman”, but retained its original meaning. The word “wif” itself eventually evolved into “wife”, with its meaning obviously being changed slightly.

“Creatives” is the tech synonym for “artists” that no one asked for

it's because if you are designing logos for a company you are doing something different than when you go home and paint or play with samplers or whatever on your own free time.

also it makes sense to say "We have a creative department". it sounds like they are making various things for various purposes. it also sounds productive. "art" conjures up the singular idea "work of art", which is a self-fulfilling object. "We have an art department" sounds like you have people that make individual works of art.

xpost Woah! That's wild, can't believe I never ran into that before.