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

not annoyed but v bemused at the emergence of "slapper" (in the US) to denote a song that slaps

Knee-slapper.

not annoyed but v bemused at the emergence of "slapper" (in the US) to denote a song that slaps

this term has been around for over 20 years

Was blissfully unaware of its British & Irish meaning.

ok some searching reveals you're right Outic, though it seems to have migrated from (bay area?) rap usage to more general application--I encountered it twice today. And if you are aware of the other meaning, this sub-headline is a little startling: https://www.thefader.com/2019/08/01/rosalia-j-balvin-con-altura-song-of-the-summer-el-guincho-frank-dukes

keep it in the cigar box, people!

― ☮ (peace, man), Friday, August 2, 2019 6:27 AM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

😭

guessing that lady learned in English in India, where that usage of "cum" is more common than it is here in the US (for obvious reasons)

Also when ppl innocently fall into that trap it belongs in “words, usages and phrases that delight the shit out of you” obv

English place names are a source of infinite delight:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorlton-cum-Hardy

in the UK you'd just call this a spunk bed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Penistone takes the unsoggy biscuit

"woof" < "oof"

not that it matters... they're both trash

stochastic

oh look a new term that still isnt going to do anything

new term

Yes but no.

maths is meant to annoy ppl

yes but yes but no but look

Stochastic af.

as an american i enjoy "maths," it's cute

do you do a lot of mathematic urself

Stochastic af.

Good enough for Xenakis, good enough for me tbh.

xp No I'm horrible at it

We tripped the light stochastic

'automatic', in the context of, or as a misappropriated synonym for 'instant'. i seem to see this a lot - perhaps when someone is explaining the rules of a game: "that's an automatic lose". no! stop!

Another interpretation is that people are using "automatic" instead of "instant" because automatic also carries the sense of something happening due to systemic conditions instead of the result of a volitional act. Anyone who has experience dealing with, say, Amazon customer support, can intuitively understand the frustration of being subject to the automatic while being promised the instant.

when you're writing and You Do This Thing instead of "this thing"

Sorry, This Thing is very current and is good not bad

fb otm itt over the past 48h.

It's An Annoying Tic Popularized By David Foster Wallace That Is Insufferably Precious

this book from 1975 is amazing and Ballard rightly considered it one of the best books about politics ever written
https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fweb2.uwindsor.ca%2Fcourses%2Fleddy%2Fcreitz%2Fmajipoorbibliography_files%2Fmajipoor26.jpg&f=1

The cool kids are saying "automagically."

that does sound cool

"this thing" and This Thing have different uses

[ x ] is a Big Deal
vs.
[ x ] is a "big deal"

are we okay with dis ting

Depends

ok but how about dat ting

not until you're old der

not all capitalisation is Ironic Capitalisation

Millions of German speakers agree.

And Emily Dickinson.

not all capitalisation is Ironic Capitalisation

I cant stand it when I hear someone say 'impactful' is that even a word? Impact is not a property, its created.

― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Tuesday, December 23, 2003 11:45 PM (fifteen years ago)

Visionary post.

"In a rapidly changing world/society/environment, ...." or other trite filler lines to that effect.

Also not a fan of those standard form funny phrases people add to their tweet, like "thanks for coming to my ted talk" after the message or something like that. If you don't have the confidence to let your thing stand on its own then it's probably no worth tweeting.

DM overtaking PM, seemingly overnight, is an inexplicable irritant.

"checks notes" is especially bad xp

I agree pomenitul

I mostly avoid this thread for its "old man yells at cloud" feeling, but I just got unreasonably annoyed after doing a silly quiz, when I was confronted by this:

Permission this app to share your results with friends!

Permission this app?! FFS.

getting a bit fed up of 'wholesome' now.

is there another word for wholesome?

salutary? restorative?