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

"Foilage"

"umbriage"

smoke a little herbage, engage in a little verbage

The term is "doobage," I believe.

"doobiage"

"Frontbutt"

"Yaaaaas Kween!" as a young white people thing is Broad City's fault, isn't it.

Oh totally, it's jargon used to create the illusion of technical knowledge or skill. Jargon which by its existence props up jobs and job titles, waste and wasteful projects, weak legislation and delays.

there's an interesting chapter in Steven Pinker''s 'A Sense Of Style' (which is excellent btw) where he discusses this phenomenon, where language appears to be deliberately designed to put readers off. Very often, he argues, it's not completely deliberate but down to a so-called 'curse of knowledge'.

I've never read his stuff but I know he is a revered figure among people who do my job.

"Yaaaaas Kween!" as a young white people thing is Broad City's fault, isn't it.

― human life won't become a cat (man alive), Friday, April 8, 2016 3:14 AM (16 hours ago) Bookmark

100%

it's more or less ruined the show too

That and Hillary Clinton have made me not want to watch it again.

not familiar with "Yaaaaas" but it was probably stolen from this guy

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That and Hillary Clinton have made me not want to watch it again.

lol ok the hillary cameo made you not want to watch it again.

not familiar with "Yaaaaas" but it was probably stolen from this guy

not the same thing at all

less "annoy" and more "outright infuriate" is the condescending, dismissive 'take yr meds' zing some people use on someone who is mildly upset.

grosser when the person actually has a legitimate grievance. grossest when the person on the receiving end actually takes SSRIs or any kind of meds for their condition - "lol mental illness, amirite", essentially.

How do we feel about "momager"? Kris Jenner tried to copyright the word.

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― Jeff, Wednesday, March 30, 2016 6:14 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

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news flash: even adults hit snooze sometimes

Funny thing is that I haven't worn a bra since I was in grade school.

people not from the south who say "y'all" drive me kinda nuts

My stepdad from Chicago would pick up the phone and say "Howdy!" and I was always "please do not do that..."

None of those stickers are things I would particularly associate with being an adult.

Beyond taking full responsibility as the master of your own actions and their consequences, I'm not sure there are any per se "adult" acts.

c on t

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heyo

lol

people not from the south who say "y'all" drive me kinda nuts

― k3vin k., Monday, April 11, 2016 2:34 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I'm not from the south but I spent a number of my formative childhood years living in the south. So although the accent may be gone, some of the vernacular has stuck. Hope that's all right with y'all.

People who say "take yr meds" as a dismissive condescending way of mocking someone who is angry or upset. Moreso when said person actually takes antidepressants

Not "annoy" as much as "makes me see red"

As a southerner I say y'all all the time with no affectation. everyone does here. but when I'm around non-southerners I do get self-conscious about it and sometimes blank, unable to think of a substitute. sometimes "you guys" just sounds even worse

less "annoy" and more "outright infuriate" is the condescending, dismissive 'take yr meds' zing some people use on someone who is mildly upset.

grosser when the person actually has a legitimate grievance. grossest when the person on the receiving end actually takes SSRIs or any kind of meds for their condition - "lol mental illness, amirite", essentially.

― Neanderthal, Sunday, April 10, 2016 9:03 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

People who say "take yr meds" as a dismissive condescending way of mocking someone who is angry or upset. Moreso when said person actually takes antidepressants

Not "annoy" as much as "makes me see red"

― Neanderthal, Monday, April 11, 2016 7:22 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Dude. take your meds.

^ I said from three states away.

I...thought the first post yesterday didn't go through! Christ I'm losing it

I have a southern friend (who professionally is a composition and rhetoric professor so is an aficionado of language and writing) and evangelizes for "y'all" as the ideal short, informal, non-gendered term for any group of people.

Evangelism for "y'all" is hardly necessary, since it already has tens of millions of devoted users and is readily understood by tens of millions more who do not choose to use it. I'd say it is pretty well established.

like Jesus

what is "y'all", is that short for "yogurt all"

From the south, hate yall. We didn't say y'all where I'm from either, too lazy for that. Just yall.

'Y'all' has real utility. It's a quick and easy way of addressing 'all of you' in a world where no equally succinct construction exists.

Is there an abbreviation for "all of y'all"?

yeah, "all y'all"

Da Brat approves

'ya'll' and 'youse' are great things and every english dialect ought to have an equivalent, but sadly most don't.

y'all are fixing to get on my nerves.

Misheard lyric that I was recently corrected on:

Y'all all was kissing under bridges, kissing in cars, kissing in cafes

xxp don't forget "yinz" for the Pittsburghers/western Pennsylvanians.

It's stupid that English as a whole no longer has a distinctly plural second-person pronoun. I guess 'yall' is the prime candidate if it evolves into having one any time soon.

"unapologetically" is starting to bother me. like i just saw someone on twitter describe a stage play, in a theatre which does modern takes on plays, essentially aimed at young liberal people, as "unapologetically grungey", like as if the regular attendees would be outraged to hear 90s rock music in a show, as opposed to attending a theatre show solely because all the advertising said "this has music you already know and like in it".

another one. possibly british only. people using "well" with a comma before and after it in the middle of a sentence. usually feature writers. like "it's unpleasant and, well, rude". feels like one of these things that middle of the road writers just borrow from each other to sound smart and fill spaces.

xpost i'm glad my parents are from the south of ireland so i can get away with occasional "ye"

I'd like to see an "apologetically grungey" play. "We're very sorry, but we could only afford to use Silverchair songs."