Words you f*cking hate.

thomasracer56 · 06-25-2010, 03:59 PM

i find abbreviations to be annoying unless you're abreviating 4 or 5 syllables like lab and laboratory, but if you're skipping 1 syllable, i might as well use the full word, like 2-syllable words abbreviated into one? come on, that's pretty pathetic. the way we are going with our language skills, soon we will be writing sloppy too.

Astronomer · 06-25-2010, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by thomasracer56

i find abbreviations to be annoying unless you're abreviating 4 or 5 syllables like lab and laboratory, but if you're skipping 1 syllable, i might as well use the full word, like 2-syllable words abbreviated into one? come on, that's pretty pathetic. the way we are going with our language skills, soon we will be writing sloppy too.

Hrm, Australians I think are the experts at abbreviations:

Aggro
Arvo
Bottlo
Brekky
Footy
G'day
Pollie
Sanga
Servo
Smoko
U-ee

Not to mention every single name: Davo, Johnno, Simmo, Stevo...

I hate it.

NSW · 06-26-2010, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by AleG

Annoys the shit out of me when somebody actually says 'lol', instead of laughing like a normal human...

Do people actually do that? I just don't know what I'd do if I heard someone say that...

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Originally Posted by thomasracer56

i find abbreviations to be annoying unless you're abreviating 4 or 5 syllables like lab and laboratory, but if you're skipping 1 syllable, i might as well use the full word, like 2-syllable words abbreviated into one? come on, that's pretty pathetic. the way we are going with our language skills, soon we will be writing sloppy too.

This reminds me, the other day I heard someone calling a guy named Jerry "Jer". I wanted to punch him.

Grimm08Phoenix · 06-26-2010, 11:56 AM

Anything that comes out of the mout of people from the bad sides of London.

especially 'innit'

makes me want to sign them up for English I classes

Mojo · 06-26-2010, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

Do people actually do that? I just don't know what I'd do if I heard someone say that...

Oh yeah. I've heard an "Ell-oh-ell", an "Oh-Em-Gee" and even a "Double U-Tee-Eff."

These people are no longer with us.

LikeClockwork · 06-26-2010, 10:32 PM

words like whip,when,why, etc. when they are pronounced with an "H"

glastonelle · 06-26-2010, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mojopinuk

Oh yeah. I've heard an "Ell-oh-ell", an "Oh-Em-Gee" and even a "Double U-Tee-Eff."

These people are no longer with us.

Oh, thats bad. I've heard people just say LOL instead of laughing and they sound stupid. But my pet hate is actually just when people say "Oh my God" - its been so overdone I just cant stand it anymore. The sound of it kills kittens.

Mojo · 06-27-2010, 05:31 AM

Hehe i say "Oh my God", sometimes its the perfect phrase for what i want to express. I do however understand the annoyance that can come with overuse of that phrase. Some people say it when theres really no need to.

I feel that alot of people over here, i dont know about in New Zealand, consider it a very American thing to say now. Its not hard to see why either, just watch any American sitcom for more than 30 seconds and you will hear it being used.

glastonelle · 07-04-2010, 11:53 PM

In all fairness, theres nothing really wrong with saying Oh my God. I mean, everyone does. But Christ, it gets soooo irritating when its said for petty situations like "Oh my God, do you like cheese?!" - or whatever, sorry about the cheese, it was the first thing that came to mind. And such. Use it when its needed, not just because you can people.

homesick.alien · 07-08-2010, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Lateralus

Hrm, Australians I think are the experts at abbreviations:

Aggro
Arvo
Bottlo
Brekky
Footy
G'day
Pollie
Sanga
Servo
Smoko
U-ee

Not to mention every single name: Davo, Johnno, Simmo, Stevo...

I hate it.

Ah yes...especially the 'arvo', come on, 'afternoon' is only one syllable longer! And Ranga...

i hate it when people actually say 'lol' in real life.

A while ago my school went through a fad when people kept on saying 'chat', as in "thats so chat!". I still have no idea what it meant exactly, but it was so overused and annoyed the hell out of me.

Oh, and I have a group of Chinese friends who try to act all 'cute' and always always use the word 'kawai' for everything.

And the word 'pretentious'. I never understood how an artwork or a song could be pretentious. What does it mean?

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LikeClockwork Groupie Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: california Posts: 0	H words like whip,when,why, etc. when they are pronounced with an "H"

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Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	Hehe i say "Oh my God", sometimes its the perfect phrase for what i want to express. I do however understand the annoyance that can come with overuse of that phrase. Some people say it when theres really no need to. I feel that alot of people over here, i dont know about in New Zealand, consider it a very American thing to say now. Its not hard to see why either, just watch any American sitcom for more than 30 seconds and you will hear it being used. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

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thomasracer56 Still Crazy Nutso! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: California, USA Posts: 148	i find abbreviations to be annoying unless you're abreviating 4 or 5 syllables like lab and laboratory, but if you're skipping 1 syllable, i might as well use the full word, like 2-syllable words abbreviated into one? come on, that's pretty pathetic. the way we are going with our language skills, soon we will be writing sloppy too.

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glastonelle lets make a mess, lioness Join Date: May 2010 Location: NZ Posts: 400	In all fairness, theres nothing really wrong with saying Oh my God. I mean, everyone does. But Christ, it gets soooo irritating when its said for petty situations like "Oh my God, do you like cheese?!" - or whatever, sorry about the cheese, it was the first thing that came to mind. And such. Use it when its needed, not just because you can people.