'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.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Sunday, 14 July 2019 22:17 (four years ago) link
like...on a tray?
― Number None, Sunday, 14 July 2019 22:33 (four years ago) link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_%C3%A0_la_russe
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Sunday, 14 July 2019 23:32 (four years ago) link
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).
― pomenitul, Monday, 15 July 2019 07:51 (four years ago) link
“Cancelled” and “keep his/her name out of your mouth”
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 17:47 (four years ago) link
“I’ve cancelled that in my area” - Tom Cruise
― brimstead, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 18:14 (four years ago) link
I need more examples of "canceled" to fully understand this usage.
― Sassy Boutonnière (ledriver), Tuesday, 16 July 2019 19:24 (four years ago) link
"Mondays are cancelled."
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Tuesday, 16 July 2019 19:45 (four years ago) link
"woof" and "oof"
― flappy bird, Friday, 26 July 2019 22:06 (four years ago) link
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, 26 July 2019 23:29 (four years ago) link
"and so it begins" fucking hell people find some other way to caption your photos.
― akm, Friday, 26 July 2019 23:50 (four years ago) link
"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?
― akm, Friday, 26 July 2019 23:51 (four years ago) link
all american podcast words, incorporating every word spoken by an american in any podcast
sorry yanks
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Friday, 26 July 2019 23:53 (four years ago) link
― 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.
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Friday, 26 July 2019 23:55 (four years ago) link
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.
― clemenza, Saturday, 27 July 2019 01:40 (four years ago) link
Makes an ass of you and et.
― A is for (Aimless), Saturday, 27 July 2019 02:01 (four years ago) link
Is it too late now to get everyone to stop using "super" as an adverb?
― punning display, Saturday, 27 July 2019 17:48 (four years ago) link
be patient. they'll tire of it on their own after a time.
― A is for (Aimless), Saturday, 27 July 2019 17:52 (four years ago) link
its quite fluous
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Saturday, 27 July 2019 18:03 (four years ago) link
“amazing” and ”awesome” are so overused they’re basically meaningless now
― times 牛肉麵 (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 27 July 2019 19:55 (four years ago) link
Isn’t that a 20 year old complaint
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Saturday, 27 July 2019 22:46 (four years ago) link
The fewer words left that mean anything the better
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Saturday, 27 July 2019 22:47 (four years ago) link
yea I hate "woof."
― billstevejim, Saturday, 27 July 2019 22:57 (four years ago) link
Spanish speakers have been saying "¡Uf!" for decades if not since time immemorial
― Josefa, Saturday, 27 July 2019 23:19 (four years ago) link
cf “uff da”
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Saturday, 27 July 2019 23:21 (four years ago) link
every time a fucking dog says "woof" I cringe at their lack of originality
― akm, Sunday, 28 July 2019 00:54 (four years ago) link
what the fuck @ “woof” and “oof”, I’m going to need more details
― brimstead, Sunday, 28 July 2019 01:12 (four years ago) link
idk i've only heard a couple people use it and it's annoying.
A reaction to another person describing an unpleasant situation. Similar usage to "ugh"
― billstevejim, Sunday, 28 July 2019 02:33 (four years ago) link
It’s a simple way to express sympathy, we could use more of those imo Bring on the oof
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 28 July 2019 04:33 (four years ago) link
Ah ok, it’s like when people return from a long journey and say “oof” after sinking into an armchair... sometimes followed by “ooh my dogs are barking” or something
― brimstead, Sunday, 28 July 2019 04:46 (four years ago) link
woof is different iirc
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Sunday, 28 July 2019 08:29 (four years ago) link
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Sunday, 28 July 2019 10:07 (four years ago) link
It’s a simple way to express sympathy, we could use more of those imoBring on the oof
Up on the Oof
― Arthur Lowe & Love (Tom D.), Sunday, 28 July 2019 11:47 (four years ago) link
oof of today
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Sunday, 28 July 2019 12:04 (four years ago) link
i use woof and oof regularly and refuse to stop
― american bradass (BradNelson), Sunday, 28 July 2019 12:31 (four years ago) link
Even though I haven't lived in Scotland for almost 20 years I still say 'och' [ɒx], it's so much more expressive than 'oh', which sounds feeble in comparison. I also say 'aye' all the time and 'the noo' occasionally ... but not all together.
― Arthur Lowe & Love (Tom D.), Sunday, 28 July 2019 13:16 (four years ago) link
och aye the noof
― mark s, Sunday, 28 July 2019 14:09 (four years ago) link
och aye the neuf, the French influence on Scots can never be overestimated.
― Arthur Lowe & Love (Tom D.), Sunday, 28 July 2019 14:11 (four years ago) link
speaking of NPR, some of the younger more smartypants intellectuals do this thing where they say "right" after each of their piercing observations, even if they are quite specialised observations you could have never known before, much less agreed with. so you are like yes duh of course mr expando-brain (it is always mr) i probably knew that already, right. you are right! either that or it's something speculative and subjective they've just said in which case it's relatively more straightforward micro-hustling you into agreement. either way CUT IT OUT
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 28 July 2019 14:22 (four years ago) link
Indeed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italo-Celtic
xp
― pomenitul, Sunday, 28 July 2019 14:26 (four years ago) link
ooft
― 2019OK plus bennu (wins), Sunday, 28 July 2019 14:34 (four years ago) link
Ooftish?
― pomenitul, Sunday, 28 July 2019 14:36 (four years ago) link
(xxp) Not really, more Norman French and the Auld Alliance et al. Scots is not Celtic after all!
― Arthur Lowe & Love (Tom D.), Sunday, 28 July 2019 14:37 (four years ago) link
I was being pedantically facetious.
But yeah, sorry, I tend to get Lowland Scots and Scots Gaelic mixed up.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 28 July 2019 14:41 (four years ago) link
Talking of Lowland Scots, Oos is one of may favourite words (plural of Oo).
― Arthur Lowe & Love (Tom D.), Sunday, 28 July 2019 14:50 (four years ago) link
... pron. oose, not ooze.
― Arthur Lowe & Love (Tom D.), Sunday, 28 July 2019 14:51 (four years ago) link
(it is always mr) Not always a man! I hear people of all sorts doing the “right” at the end of a sentence. I’ve taken to slotting it into a category of semantically insignificant time-buyers, gives a pause to remember yr next point. Seems to be prevalent among people who have practiced giving long answers to the questions they’re asked. It does seem to be highly contagious.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 28 July 2019 15:12 (four years ago) link
the worst sentence-filler is "obviously". some people pepper their sentences with that multiple times over.
― kinder, Sunday, 28 July 2019 17:00 (four years ago) link
oof and its metropolotan-nyc variant OOFAH are timeless and satisfying alternatives to "oh boy" or "good grief" etc.
I don't know how one would use "woof" though?
― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Sunday, 28 July 2019 17:13 (four years ago) link
I mean "oof" isn't even a word so much as a spontanous, gutteral exclamation
― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Sunday, 28 July 2019 17:14 (four years ago) link