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

I blame the Welsh, in that case.

would endorse xp

Likewise!

Is it that you have a pet? mainly Fr.

i blame the picts

does one pict

the rolling linguistic thread tends to sink and vanish so I go where the action is

its where you d'be

Have you the time

To listen to me whine

I think if "do" is "meaningless" then so are formulations like the French "est-ce que..." they are readying words that signal "hey I am about to ask you a question, listen up."

Is it the case that you have a pet?

ah stop stop or ill have to go and read some flann o brian

Ok everyone stop saying “timeline”
― omar little, Wednesday, 23 May 2018 7:31 AM (one year ago)

Don't read too much into that use of "meaningless", it is just a way of saying they are syntactically necessary but semantically empty.

please start a thread!

xxxp do you even lift

F Hazel isn’t the type for that, too humble 💕

"published thought leader"

how does anyone put that in their bio (or allow someone to put it in their bio) without wanting to die, honestly

(...this is the point in the post where I realise that not finishing a rhetorical question with a "?" is a usage that will annoy the shit out of many, but using one is perhaps now also in that category)

i think we are well on the way to eliminating the question mark?

then that "do" marker mentioned upthread will be even more useful!

(that was an interesting discussion, thank you and sorry that I barged in here for some random bristling at the "entrepreneur" "disruptor" "curious! I am very intelligent" crowd instead)

'Besties'

'janky'

Besties OTM, never heard of janky until imago used it to describe Black Midi the other day on ILM.

It's ubiquitous in the video game community. Every non-AAA game is described as 'janky'.

That explains why I've never heard it before tbh.

It may also be more prevalent in North America.

Cancelled is one that ppl profess to hate but I legit never came across it until the scornful usage became ubiquitous; I’ve heard it a billion times in the last year or so but if I never heard a sarcastic “I guess x is cancelled now” that would be more like zero. So, thanks for keeping that one alive guys I guess

janky been around since at least the 90s

late 80's, but left before the release of the stone roses iirc

I love on that leaked Tom Cruise Scientology video where’s he all “I’ve cancelled that in my area”

'Entrée' for 'main course'. It's audibly and visibly related to the English word 'entry', which should give you a tip as to which part of the meal it refers to.

yes but it's the entry to the pudding, the only good and actual course

'if i'm being honest'

'Entrée' for 'main course'. It's audibly and visibly related to the English word 'entry', which should give you a tip as to which part of the meal it refers to.

Consider that the term might derive from the manner in which that course is served and not only the point during the meal when it is served.

like...on a tray?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_%C3%A0_la_russe

But the term doesn't derive from the service à la russe: in the sense of 'first course', it is attested in French (Littré) as early as the 16th century and by the mid 18th century, it had been imported into English (OED).

“Cancelled” and “keep his/her name out of your mouth”

“I’ve cancelled that in my area” - Tom Cruise

I need more examples of "canceled" to fully understand this usage.

"Mondays are cancelled."

"woof" and "oof"

I would think by now this thread would have covered every conversational phrase ever uttered in the history of the English language

"and so it begins" fucking hell people find some other way to caption your photos.

"yeah so" is there some kind of audio filter I can apply to NPR that will remove these two words which is apparently how everyone now starts their sentences?

all american podcast words, incorporating every word spoken by an american in any podcast

sorry yanks

I would think by now this thread would have covered every conversational phrase ever uttered in the history of the English language

― Paul Ponzi, Friday, July 26, 2019 4:29 PM (twenty-four minutes ago)

as I've repeatedly suggested in this thread, it's grating to ever hear any phrase for a second time. It causes feelings of dread and alienation.

Another sports one, although I'll give this one a pass: referring to players as assets: "Ronald Acuna is one of the top three assets in the game."

It annoys me simply because it's ubiquitous at the moment. But you can't say "Ronald Acuna is one of the top three players in the game," because he's not--his value is heavily tied in with projections of where he'll be in five years. And "Ronald Acuna is one of the top three properties in the game" has ugly connotations.

So "assets" it is.

Makes an ass of you and et.

Is it too late now to get everyone to stop using "super" as an adverb?

be patient. they'll tire of it on their own after a time.

its quite fluous