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beautyq115
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Posted by glinda-goodwitch
Anywho really irks me.
OH yes!!! I know someone who says that TOO
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leighdvm
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Posted by colette
Can we include pronunciation?
Let me "AXE" you something...
I am SO guilty of this....
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MeNBobs
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
"At the end of the day" anytime my dh hears this he yeslls IT"S NIGHT.
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| Posted 10/16/08 3:53 PM |
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joenick
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Posted by Ophelia
Posted by joenick
panties
moist
blouse
so the sentence..."I left my moist panties and blouse on your floor Ryan Phyllipe" woud not leave your lips?   
NEVER...
Now..."I left my moist panties and blouse on your floor, Carter Oosterhouse". Well then, totally acceptable.
 
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JennZ
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Posted by Lisa
"we are pregnant" when talking about a couple....unless he is going to carry the baby for 1/2 of the 9 months....only the woman is pregnant!!
YES!!!!! someone said this to me. I wanted to slap her and say, the man can't handle watching someone get jabbed in the boys, imagine her had to push a watermelon out of them. IM pregnant not him.
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longford73
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
true that
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Celt
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colette
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Posted by MeNBobs
"At the end of the day" anytime my dh hears this he yeslls IT"S NIGHT.
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Christine
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Also, "it was in the last place I looked" of course it is, you stopped looking!
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maybeamommy
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
When people say "FUStrated" instead of "FRUStrated"
I also used to know someone who said "BREFAS" for breakfast.
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| Posted 10/16/08 3:55 PM |
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Kara
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Posted by Tilde
Posted by Kara
Oh I also hate when people say "pony" to mean baby horse. Pony does NOT mean baby horse.
OMG what is it then?!
Two definitions of pony. The most widely accepted is that a pony is a horse that stands 14.2 hands or shorter. (A hand is 4 inches - when horsepeople say "14.2" they don't mean it as a true decimal. They mean 14 hands, 2 inches. 14.1 would be 14 hands 1 inch, etc.) Basically, a pony is a small (fully grown!) horse.
Additionally, certain breeds are considered pony breeds, even if they are over 14.2 hands (which is rare). Still, the most generally accepted definition in the US (and the one accepted for competition / qualifying purposes) is a horse 14.2 hands or shorter.
A FOAL is a baby horse. Generally, foals are newborns, weanlings are foals who have been weaned. After that, they are called yearlings once they reach the age of 1. "Filly" is a young female horse (generally up to about 2 years old, though in racing they call females fillies forever it seems...) "Colt" is a young, ungelded male horse (generally under 2 years old, but there are no hard and fast rules on the "filly" and "colt" usage...) "Mare" is an adult female horse. "Stallion" or "Stud" is an intact, adult male. "Gelding" is a gelded (castrated) male horse.
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nrthshgrl
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
The previously mentioned:
-not for nothing
-we are pregnant - huge pet peeve of mine when said by a male to refer to his pregnant wife. It's ok if a pod of pregnant women use it to refer to themselves.
- "I don't meant to be a ___," followed by the person being a ___
and the word
"asked"...it is not Axed. there is an S. I realize this is being harsh as the speaker is only 7 but he's following his 40 year old father & it's driving me nuts.
Message edited 10/16/2008 3:56:41 PM.
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maybeamommy
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Oh and when people say/write "should of" instead of "should have"
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
"whether or not"
Saying "whether" is sufficient.
Improper use of "then" and "than" still makes me cringe.
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| Posted 10/16/08 3:57 PM |
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Kara
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Posted by maybeamommy
Oh and when people say/write "should of" instead of "should have"
This drives me nuts, too!
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Jenn627
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Posted by maybeamommy
Oh and when people say/write "should of" instead of "should have"
Definitely!!
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PattyCake
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
"AMAZING"
"I don't mean any disrespect, but...."
Yes you do. If you didn't, you wouldn't have had to say that first.
"You're all set" (customer service reps)
Apostrophe S where it is NOT NEEDED!!! (i.e., "there are a lot of basket's in the store).
Message edited 10/16/2008 3:59:19 PM.
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GioiaMia
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Posted by Kara
Posted by Tilde
Posted by Kara
Oh I also hate when people say "pony" to mean baby horse. Pony does NOT mean baby horse.
OMG what is it then?!
Two definitions of pony. The most widely accepted is that a pony is a horse that stands 14.2 hands or shorter. (A hand is 4 inches - when horsepeople say "14.2" they don't mean it as a true decimal. They mean 14 hands, 2 inches. 14.1 would be 14 hands 1 inch, etc.) Basically, a pony is a small (fully grown!) horse.
Additionally, certain breeds are considered pony breeds, even if they are over 14.2 hands (which is rare). Still, the most generally accepted definition in the US (and the one accepted for competition / qualifying purposes) is a horse 14.2 hands or shorter.
A FOAL is a baby horse. Generally, foals are newborns, weanlings are foals who have been weaned. After that, they are called yearlings once they reach the age of 1. "Filly" is a young female horse (generally up to about 2 years old, though in racing they call females fillies forever it seems...) "Colt" is a young, ungelded male horse (generally under 2 years old, but there are no hard and fast rules on the "filly" and "colt" usage...) "Mare" is an adult female horse. "Stallion" or "Stud" is an intact, adult male. "Gelding" is a gelded (castrated) male horse.
Thanks so much! I knew about the word foal but I never thought about pony NOT being a baby horse. Good to know!!!
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Celt
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Chewsday.
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Jenn627
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Posted by PattyCake
"You're all set" (customer service reps)
I say that constantly...
I sometimes take reservations so after I'm done I say it... Didn't think it was annoying, rather appropriate..
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| Posted 10/16/08 4:00 PM |
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MeNBobs
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Posted by colette
Chewsday.
Mom is that you? 
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| Posted 10/16/08 4:04 PM |
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SnickNNick
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Posted by Jenn627
Posted by PattyCake
"You're all set" (customer service reps)
I say that constantly...
I sometimes take reservations so after I'm done I say it... Didn't think it was annoying, rather appropriate..
I used to say this all the time when I was a customer service rep....never thought it might bug people!
Message edited 10/16/2008 4:05:32 PM.
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Reese32
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Posted by maybeamommy
Oh and when people say/write "should of" instead of "should have"
Someone I used to work with did this ALL THE TIME, but made it worse - he'd make "of" past tense, so it would be "should ofed (or oved?)."
- spaghettis - the plural of spaghetti is spaghetti.
- supposebly
- "back in the day," especially when it's someone much younger than me. If you're 20 years old and talking about "back in the day," I can't help but think you're referring to 2003 or something.
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beautyq115
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Posted by JennZ
Posted by Lisa
"we are pregnant" when talking about a couple....unless he is going to carry the baby for 1/2 of the 9 months....only the woman is pregnant!!
YES!!!!! someone said this to me. I wanted to slap her and say, the man can't handle watching someone get jabbed in the boys, imagine her had to push a watermelon out of them. IM pregnant not him.
YES!!!!!! YES!!! I thought I was the only one! I hate that
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| Posted 10/16/08 4:06 PM |
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Celt
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colette
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Guesstimate.
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| Posted 10/16/08 4:11 PM |
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Re: words / phrases that drive you nuts
Posted by Kara
#2 - "irregardless" - Not only is this not a word, if it were a word, it would mean the exact opposite of what people use it to mean.
#3 - "could care less" - No matter how many debates we've had on these boards over this one, the phrase is "couldn't care less." I'd venture to say that 99% of people who say "I could care less" mean to say "I couldn't care less." (Yes, I'm aware of the discussions we've had over this in the past. It still bugs me!)
Anyone else?
These are my two biggest pet peeves!
Also (some previously mentioned)
"Axed" (asked)
"SupposeBly" (supposedly)
"Brefas" (breakfast)
And, let's not forget
"Nucular" The word is Nuclear!!! (unless of course you are in fact discuss the nucleus of some object and not a form of energy!)
Message edited 10/16/2008 4:15:14 PM.
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