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

This lovely piece of prose was tailor made for this thread

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/university-assessment-committee-erotica

https://i.imgur.com/RabvpCN.png

One I'd never heard before, and god was it annoying: "asks" as a noun. They were talking on the sports call-in about Mike Babcock's future with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and one guy said that he'd just had a sit-down with management where he likely had to agree to a number of asks. Not requests, not conditions, but asks.

maybe he wanted to get a number of responds

Definitely the newest and latest annoy.

Clemenza, I envy you that you haven't had to spend at least the last ten years in corporate offices listening to big asks.

Education-speak is a monstrosity unto itself (even, or especially, at the elementary level where I am), but you're right, I'm sure I've been spared plenty.

Clemenza, I envy you that you haven't had to spend at least the last ten years in corporate offices listening to big asks.

"sweaty mess"

The way the word "rocked" is used in this headline almost manages to make me not want to read this article about Clara Rockmore, and I really fucking love Clara Rockmore.

http://www.openculture.com/2017/07/meet-clara-rockmore-the-pioneering-electronic-musician-who-first-rocked-the-theremin-in-the-early-1920s.html

"Manage cookies"

"turgid"

The gratingly forced bonhomie of "Howdy/Aright troops!" as a greeting.

depends on where you live, I guess

Yeah? I'm in Scotland, if that makes a difference. It's the 'troops' bit that bothers me.

Heh, as a Texan I hear (and say) "howdy" on nearly a daily basis. I've had bosses that called us troops from time to time, but not very often.

Ah, it's very much the 'troops' rather than the howdy part that riles me up. I just feel like I always hear those particular couple of phrasings of it, so wrote it as such (misspelling alright in the process). Howdy I'm fine with, as long as there's no troops involved.

you got it boss!

I don't mind "you got it boss", it's at least enthusiastic. "no problem" often suggests to me there would have been a problem if the person saying it wasn't being gracious

Do Sikh shopkeeps in Massachusetts all say "boss" or was it just the one dude at the one place near where I used to live

‘Boss’ is the 21st century ‘guvnor’ in the UK, particularly in kebab/chip shops.

It is annoying.

boss is good, it makes me feel like i'm the boss

Boss is also quite popular in Romania.

In France it’s “chef”, which always makes me lol because I’m like no you’re making *me• the kebab 🥙

Heh, you're right, coming at it from an anglophone perspective wherein 'chef' systematically refers to the cook, it can seem a little odd.

its a traveller thing over here iirc

Boss >>> buddy

Big man >>>>>> boss >>> buddy

Big yin >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Big man >>>>>> boss >>> buddy

"chief" is good, just the right balance of respect and disrespect.

as always

everything is projection

i sometimes wonder if those possessed enough of ego and self-importance to third person talk about themselves as a governor or a big yin might be slightly fucking wrong in the heed!

wait til inceys hears you said that

Big yin is what you call someone else you don't call yourself that ffs!

boss is better than all this nonsense when it's what ppl call me when i'm not their boss

I think that's why I like big man, because I am not a big man.

i once heard this complete fool say to a drug dealer: "have you got any little fellas, big fella".

Whither gaffer

“The gaffer” is the boss of the man who calls his customers “boss”.

squire

squire

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfz40u3AYjc

all of these are fine

i think maybe ilx might not be comfortable with certain classes idk

go off, king

(i like that i'm just saying it to deems to rile him)

https://i.imgur.com/RS4d7aT.png

god be with the days when that would have had me in ten fights by now

inert, thats what this board is gone

fighting's for the birds

I've only recently been hipped to the usage of 'pibble' as a cutesy diminutive of 'pit bull' and it just needs to go all the way away forever, pretty much immediately.

Scottish bloke in my office always says "Guid on ye, big man!" and it never ceases to be a joy.