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

People who preface their “signal boosting” posts with phrases like “Tell us again how...” — like who are you arguing with, and “us”?

surely someone's mentioned "sliding into DM's" which was okay at first, now they're saying it on CNN etc, time for it to die

omg i could not agree more with that ^^ it's repulsive-sounding, for starters
so many things wrong with that phrase unless it is exclusively being used to describe a precise type of unwelcome attention grasped for via personal message
if it's being used to indicate "wrote me a message" it needs to die

“Shade”

Pretty much every black and or gay slang bit that goes through the twitter xerox machine five times before an extremely grainy version of it gets passed around by político-dorks.

I guess I am even more just frustrated by the internet’s impotent glee at a congressperson clapping at the President.

"cancelled"

fuck off

smh deems cancelling u rn

ill be picked up on cable like *that*

I recently dreamt I entered a physical manifestation of this thread (i.e. a circle of people talking) and noted how I hate when people will say “a little bit of” to mean they have a pretty good amount of it: e.g. “I’ve made a little bit of money this year.” “Yeah, I have a little bit of experience with that.”

This never really bothered me until I dreamt about it, now I can’t get past it.

another understatement that bugs me is "it's been a minute!" etc. don't know why but i HATE it

It’s kind of fake-Southern?

I didn't post it to this thread, but I have given in and started using 'puppers' to refer to my dogs. Someone I know and respect used it about a month ago and inside I was so mad at her. Then, this morning it just slipped out while I was putting the dog food down and I guess now I'm over my hatred.

Upthread Phil D mentions 'doggo' which I will remain steadfastly against.

― how's life, Saturday, September 9, 2017 11:03 AM (one year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Sigh, I lost this battle too.

Nothing that the phrase "let that sink in" is used in conjunction with ever actually requires much time to "sink in."

armchair twitter generals speculating about politics and/or tech and talking about what "the play" should be

I recently dreamt I entered a physical manifestation of this thread (i.e. a circle of people talking) and noted how I hate when people will say “a little bit of” to mean they have a pretty good amount of it: e.g. “I’ve made a little bit of money this year.” “Yeah, I have a little bit of experience with that.”

This never really bothered me until I dreamt about it, now I can’t get past it.

― ed.b, Wednesday, February 6, 2019 5:19 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

never go to scotland

I’ve heard this word twice in three days that I swear I’ve never encountered before, once from a policy guy for AOC on Tucker Carlson’s show and second on an NBA podcast.

Optionality

Seriously, W. T. F.

"Time is a flat circle" might've been funny the first time I heard it but ever since then it has been a scourge. and aren't all circles flat?

Anyone using autistic to just say they're slightly anal about things. Ffs stop it.

Related to that: 'we're all a bit on the spectrum, aren't we lol?'

OCD and "Aspy" being casually thrown out, also rageworthy

People seem to have eased up on using schizophrenic or bipolar to mean labile, two-sided, or conflicted, though

Oh god yes. My kid was pissed when some classmate said:"I'm depressed bec we're having a test on Latin tomorrow." Otm

A trend, not a word/phrase/usage: once a day, the all-news radio station here reports a story (sometime sports or entertainment, but regular news, too) in terms of what people are saying on Twitter. Is this a temporary thing, or is this kind of idiocy here to stay?

That’s been a thing here for ages, we have a thread about guardian stories that say “twitter user @angry_whovian called it a ‘bloody disgrace’” or whatever and it’s probably about 5 years old

xp I’m in total agreement re “I’m so ocd/add/autistic about x” but I totally think you should be able to say you are depressed or anxious without actually having clinical depression or an anxiety disorder

related: people who don't understand that obsessions and compulsions are separate things

Is this a temporary thing, or is this kind of idiocy here to stay?

This is rooted in the desperation of the print and broadcast news media to be seen as relevant in the internet age. I'd say that, although idiocy is a permanent part of human society, this particular manifestation will be temporary, just because almost everything is temporary.

"Have a good one" = I do not care enough about you to actively recollect what time of day it is, bye

― mick signals, Thursday, June 14, 2018 8:07 PM (seven months ago)

Have realized that this is useful ending phone conversations when you have no idea what time zone the other party is in. Possibly also no interest.

this phenomenon is how the phrase "took to twitter" doubles the length of pointless news articles

(xp to clemenza's twitter post)

Takin' it to the Tweets

can we add casual "i've got ptsd lol" comments to the list

i kind of like "have a good one" for some reason. it sounds vaguely friendly in an inoffensive and like brotherly way to me? i don't have any brothers so idk where i am getting that.

related: people who don't understand that obsessions and compulsions are separate things

― kinder, Wednesday, February 13, 2019 11:48 AM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

having some deep thoughts right now related to this one. good point!

i say have a good one. it's nondenominational.

who am i to know what time of day it is where you are, yk?

news radio stations quoting twitter is just a way for them to voice reactionary sentiments that are otherwise difficult to pound into a news-like shape.

can we add casual "i've got ptsd lol" comments to the list

xp I’m in total agreement re “I’m so ocd/add/autistic about x” but I totally think you should be able to say you are depressed or anxious without actually having clinical depression or an anxiety disorder

when "have a good'un" was surpassed by "have a blessed day", that was the day Donald Trump became president

Kid I said "see ya" to last night said "yeah have a good day..er night!". And therefore, per societal rules, he is a moron to me. Could've avoided his fate if he was a "have a good one" person.

now I'm thinking of some frat dude with a pukka shell necklace and a tie-die shirt using "one" as a generic greeting

I have no idea if this still happens but it was definitely a thing

i kind of like "have a good one" for some reason. it sounds vaguely friendly in an inoffensive and like brotherly way to me? i don't have any brothers so idk where i am getting that.

― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, February 13, 2019 3:05 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I feel the same way -- it has a universal quality to it and I use it a lot. So does "have a nice day" I guess, but that sounds less friendly somehow and is more tainted by its association with the smiley face. Maybe the fact that "have a good one" is not a phrase you'd get from a customer service rep makes it feel more personal, but not overly familiar.

yes
it's close but not too close
"have a nice day" is meaningless -- "have a good one" = maybe this person has a shred of care about my wellbeing

(even though they probably don't actually care -- it gives the impression of caring just a little, which is the right amount usually)

I am getting a lot of milage out of "take care" lately

that's usually my signoff of choice because i do want people to take care. i sometimes say "take care of yourself" because that is important

likewise, I genuinely would like to smell some people at a later date

"take care" is nice, I've been using it lately too

I never really say "take care" but a guy was outside in the cold with his kid the other night and was asking people walking by if they had a few bucks so he could get his kid a sandwich and I gave him some money and said that. A moment later, I realized I really meant it. That's a bad situation to be in.

I still remember 1st time I ever used "take care": at the end of last game of Little League season, to a teammate. I'd heard my parents say it to their friends/family. It sounded odd coming out of my mouth. Felt like I had my 1st adult sign-off.

When I moved from the Midwest (where nobody said ‘take care’) to NYC (where everyone says it) I kinda felt menace in it, as in ‘that’s a nice life ya got there, too bad if anything should happen to it’.