GTA_stu Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 "I'm not gonna lie". This might be quite uncommon for other people, but for some reason a lot of people I know seem to say it. It's used by putting it at the beginning of a sentence, often when you're stating your opinion on something. But it can be used for pretty much anything, and what drives me crazy is that it is completely unnecessary and just makes you sound like a f*cking tool. E.g. "I'm not gonna lie, that meal was delicious." "I'm not gonna lie, I thought that film was rubbish" "I'm not gonna lie, I think this table leg is broken." I absolutely hate it. The word "peeps" when it's used instead of people . "Come on peeps, nearly there now". It's mainly my sister that uses it, and I tell her every time that I can't stand it. I'm sure she does it just to annoy me. Being British I say arse instead of ass, and I kinda dislike the word "ass" when used by a fellow Brit. It's not necessarily the word that's annoying, but just that people are ditching their own language and Americanising themselves. There's nothing wrong with America or it's slightly different language, but there's nothing wrong with ours either and I like that we're different. So I don't want to see our own words being replaced by the American variant. Other examples include saying movie instead of film, or elevator instead of lift. There's a whole bunch of them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shitposter Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I despise "arse" instead of "ass" what if that person is from England? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 The same goes for a lot of acronyms. See: 'Laser' or 'NATO'. Some evolve into pronounced words. Don't forget about RADAR. I can forgive people saying acronyms like RADAR, LASER, and NATO like words, because let's face it, it's move convenient to say, "look at that cool LASER" instead of "look at that cool light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation." Plus, I'm going to hazard a guess the acronyms (well, at least for LASER and RADAR) were chosen in such a fashion that they could be said with ease as words. If you say "lol" or "rofl" as a word, you deserve to be punched in the face. Seriously, if you want to express that emotion, just laugh and if you feel like it, roll on the floor while doing so. Most of the phrases and words that I dislike have already been covered in the topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisMiller Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 The phrase 'do you even lift bro' it started off on the internet now people say it in the gym People for England will know this one, when a male comes up to a group of males and says 'alright boyss' in the weird voice everybody says it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA_stu Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) I was always taught that an acronym was actually a word, or intended to be said as a word. Like scuba, NATO, radar, SETI. Whereas an initialism was a group of letters used as an abbreviation and each letter is pronounced separately. Like BBC, FBI, NFL etc. Also Susie Dent from countdown said it at my college, so it must be true. Edited January 15, 2013 by GTA_stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatGig Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Phrases from TOWIE such as Well jel and Vajazzle. - I've got no idea how those terms have managed to become popular. Nobody in Essex actually speaks like that other than a handful of teens and wannabes from the Brentwood, Basildon and Wickford areas. I can verify that since I live in Essex. I completely understand your dislike of this one. Absolutely vulgar abuse of the English language. One thing I've heard a lot of recently is my sister saying "totes amazeballs". Now, honestly, what in the f*ck has happened to people? Instead of using many beautiful words to convey their amazement of something they feel as though they must condense one word and make up another. What the hell do balls have to do with being amazing?! As an avid fan of Stephen Fry I feel as though I must share one of his quotes in which he expresses his love and interest in the English language, something I wholly agree on. I remember seeing a film of the Importance Of Being Earnest, and the character of Algernon saying "Would you be in any way offended if I said that you seem to me to be the visible personification of absolute perfection?". I was about ten; I remember thinking "Good God! I did not know that language could do that. That you could do that with words. You could make something so beautiful." Also, this is one from Dead Poets Society. I saw the film and adored many of its great quotes but this one always sticks in my head. Avoid using the word "very" because it's lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don't use very sad, use morose. Language was invented for one reason, boys - to woo women - and, in that endeavor, laziness will not do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WF the Hobgoblin Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 "I could care less about..." "No, I'm sorry but...blah blah blah opinionated waffle" "Yeah, but like, at the end of the day, yeah...." "Can I ask you a question?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryuclan Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 "It is what it is". No f*cking sh*t... thats like the new stupid kid thing to say. Lol! The phrases of yesteryear back to haunt us. I like how the things we were saying back in like the 90's is what all the kids who think they're the sh*t say today. On behalf of all African Americans I would like to apologize for the over use and flat out lamification (yeah I said it) of the phrases we have created and subsequently abandoned. Enjoy your "swag" and "keep it 100" For real though (lol) I think this is hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
018361 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 When people type 'nd' instead of 'and' or say 'ax' instead of ask. Also swag, beliebers, or anything else a teenage girl in America would say. I also hate the way I speak. I can't seem to say one sentence without cursing or ending with yeah or something. It's as if I still have more to say and I just stop talking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatGig Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I also hate the way I speak. I can't seem to say one sentence without cursing Personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with swearing, although there are times when it is rather disrespectful, but in everyday use it's fine. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that I love swearing. You can be really creative with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algonquin Assassin Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 "I could care less about..." This. It's "couldn't" for f*ck sake. Saying you could care less implies you can care less than you already do. Anyway it grinds my gears when someone says "No offense" at the start of a sentence when cleary their intention is to offend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryuclan Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 "I could care less about..." This. It's "couldn't" for f*ck sake. Saying you could care less implies you can care less than you already do. Anyway it grinds my gears when someone says "No offense" at the start of a sentence when cleary their intention is to offend. Well the phrase itself can be correct if used correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algonquin Assassin Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 "I could care less about..." This. It's "couldn't" for f*ck sake. Saying you could care less implies you can care less than you already do. Anyway it grinds my gears when someone says "No offense" at the start of a sentence when cleary their intention is to offend. Well the phrase itself can be correct if used correctly. Which one? "I could care less about" or "No offense"? Though I see what you're saying. It's moreso the incorrect context that annoys me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Gypsy Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 At first i thought the word Peng annoyed me... (Peng meaning very nice weed) But now some people are starting to say Leng and i feel like brutally suffocating them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddsock Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 People saying "legit" has been getting on my nerves for a while. Even if they say "legitimately," the word is being overused. Sometimes a few of my friends will ask me something like, "You trying to hang out?" which really means "Do you want to hang out?" That rephrasing really bugs me. Just ask me if I want to, because I'm not trying to until we start making plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WF the Hobgoblin Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I really don't approve of the shortening of certain words. Things like: Some snotty student saying they are studying "english lit" or some smarmy David Caruso looking motherf*cker on the tv referring to a corpse as "the vic". Apps too. f*cking hate the term "app". Don't know why, just irks me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryuclan Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 People saying "legit" has been getting on my nerves for a while. Even if they say "legitimately," the word is being overused. Sometimes a few of my friends will ask me something like, "You trying to hang out?" which really means "Do you want to hang out?" That rephrasing really bugs me. Just ask me if I want to, because I'm not trying to until we start making plans. That's funny cause I have been doing that for years. Call up a friend "You still trying to hit up the gym?" I say trying because like all thingsit iisn't guaranteed that nothing will come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang. Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Here's a good one....know what I mean? or gnomesayin'? bhCP-kosJKg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deffpony Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I hate when some people use f*ck too much. A well placed "f*ck" can be powerful, but every other word makes you sound stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggsy pls Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 When people replace a "g" with a "q". Almost everyone on my Facebook news feed does this and it drives me insane, simply because of how pointless it is. I even saw a person write "OMQ!" today, making me wonder what the q was supposed to stand for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pink Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Here's a good one....know what I mean? or gnomesayin'? bhCP-kosJKg So that's what The Boondocks is. Thanks my good man. Word ya nah imean? ＲＵＢＢΣＲ░Ｊ♢ＨＮＮＹ （スオッ） Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WF the Hobgoblin Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I hate when some people use f*ck too much. A well placed "f*ck" can be powerful, but every other word makes you sound stupid You'd love Glasgow. It's not uncommon around here to start a sentence with "f*ckin', ..." Anyway, I hate public apologies. Especially if they are "unreserved", "unequivocal" or "unqualified" apologies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 At first i thought the word Peng annoyed me... (Peng meaning very nice weed) But now some people are starting to say Leng and i feel like brutally suffocating them. Starting to say Leng?! Please, I'm 21 and I was saying that when I was just greasy 15 year old, no bigger than your thumb. Tyler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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