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

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Dogs, more like, I think.

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 20 December 2023 20:38 (nine months ago) link

thanks is twice as much effort as thx and it doesn't even have an x in it

Left, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 20:39 (nine months ago) link

These threads have me convinced Americans move through life all “fellas is it pretentious to drink from a glass”

Boris Yitsbin (wins), Wednesday, 20 December 2023 20:52 (nine months ago) link

Haha, not sure about that, but using an expression that is known to Americans primarily, if not exclusively, because it is used in other Anglophone countries would surely count as pretentious.

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 20 December 2023 21:03 (nine months ago) link

in a world where phones automatically fill in the word it thinks you want to say, it couldn't be more obv that abbreviated internet slang is an expression of tone more than convenience. i will exasperatedly delete "thanks" three times if the convo requires the tossed-off casualness of "thx" (i don't really use thx, but i use similar for reasons i assume are the same as thxers)

karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 20 December 2023 21:39 (nine months ago) link

but if someone has really magnificent ta-tas then how do you say it, idgi

Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 20 December 2023 21:59 (nine months ago) link

a wazzell pair of jugs if i recall my bottom quotes correctly

close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Wednesday, 20 December 2023 22:01 (nine months ago) link

The term "cans" has always amused me because it's not at all desciptive.

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 20 December 2023 22:04 (nine months ago) link

'sweet rack' also functions well

Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 22:05 (nine months ago) link

is it correct to assume that 'bodacious ta-tas' is a reference to the legendary Queen Boudica?

Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 22:07 (nine months ago) link

should be singular iirc

rob, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 22:08 (nine months ago) link

I assume the person who came up with "ta-tas" did so because they were doubly thankful

Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, 20 December 2023 22:39 (nine months ago) link

"one is free with one" iirc

sarahell, Thursday, 21 December 2023 01:18 (nine months ago) link

i didn't rc

many benifits of boobs poll

sarahell, Thursday, 21 December 2023 01:19 (nine months ago) link

‘Edit’ drives me nuts even when used properly to mean ‘one fashion editor’s picks from a designer’s collection/pieces seen at Fashion Week/stuff sent to the magazine this month’ but it is like nothing compared to the annoyance I feel for ‘curated’.

Yes. There is a very narrow list of things a person can be said to have curated without them sounding like an insufferable ass.

Sam Weller, Thursday, 21 December 2023 08:36 (nine months ago) link

if any tbh

close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Thursday, 21 December 2023 09:50 (nine months ago) link

Erykah Badu uses nay-nays iirc, which sound like they should be the opposite of ta-tas, and yet...

fetter, Thursday, 21 December 2023 10:45 (nine months ago) link

Cans for boobs is hilarious to me as is can for the bathroom.

Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Thursday, 21 December 2023 10:56 (nine months ago) link

Big Honkers great because it’s both descriptive and prescriptive

H.P, Thursday, 21 December 2023 10:59 (nine months ago) link

I’ve started incorporating “take a slash” into my vocab every now and then and it’s getting me some serious looks

H.P, Thursday, 21 December 2023 11:01 (nine months ago) link

It's taken this long in my life to check that Ya-Yas are not boobs in Get Yer Ya-Yas Out.

Alba, Thursday, 21 December 2023 11:15 (nine months ago) link

My co-worker, who is in her 50s, insits on telling us when she needs a "tinkle". I HATE when adults say things like that, "potty", or "little girls room". So weird.

Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Thursday, 21 December 2023 11:50 (nine months ago) link

Just say toilet or bathroom ffs.

Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Thursday, 21 December 2023 11:50 (nine months ago) link

I hate "poo".

Nine Inch Males (Tom D.), Thursday, 21 December 2023 11:50 (nine months ago) link

xps: Until this very moment, I thought it meant to expend your energy. "Football practice really gives my son a chance to get his ya-ya's out."

peace, man, Thursday, 21 December 2023 11:51 (nine months ago) link

xpost - yeah, same

Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Thursday, 21 December 2023 11:54 (nine months ago) link

If "edit" drives you nuts in a fashion context, how do you manage not to get riled up with constant communiques from couturiers in their ateliers , describing curated collections in a shared language of fashion that encodes individually through their own cultural perspective, which finesse urban attire and accessories that resonate on the street whilst celebrating and acknowledging traditional perspectives?

Dr Drudge (Bob Six), Thursday, 21 December 2023 14:13 (nine months ago) link

brb gotta go tink tink

Formica Jordan (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 December 2023 14:52 (nine months ago) link

"I was hysterical crying"

Josefa, Thursday, 21 December 2023 15:04 (nine months ago) link

crying rn

Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 21 December 2023 15:14 (nine months ago) link

My co-worker, who is in her 50s, insits on telling us when she needs a "tinkle". I HATE when adults say things like that, "potty", or "little girls room". So weird.

Seriously! Even my prim almost 80-year old mother will say bathroom

sarahell, Thursday, 21 December 2023 17:14 (nine months ago) link

And being elderly, she has to go quite frequently

sarahell, Thursday, 21 December 2023 17:15 (nine months ago) link

"has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever"

No.

H.P, Friday, 22 December 2023 05:02 (nine months ago) link

that's a good one yes

close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Friday, 22 December 2023 14:06 (nine months ago) link

have we mentioned "literally" yet?

Saxophone Of Futility (Michael B), Friday, 22 December 2023 14:10 (nine months ago) link

A couple decades ago I think

H.P, Friday, 22 December 2023 14:56 (nine months ago) link

But it’s always worth repeating

H.P, Friday, 22 December 2023 14:57 (nine months ago) link

I have no idea what my mates son is talking about when he keeps calling me a 'Sigma' and saying 'Skibidi toilet'

Ste, Friday, 22 December 2023 15:17 (nine months ago) link

I discovered Skibidi Toilet when researching the renewed interest in "Everybody Wants To The Rule The World" for our podcast. It's massive; it's deeply weird.

mike t-diva, Saturday, 23 December 2023 17:44 (nine months ago) link

I just googled Skibildi Toilet. I usually hear about these things from my kids, but this one is new to me.

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 23 December 2023 17:46 (nine months ago) link

"I was hysterical crying"

I can't decide whether I love or hate the phrase "ugly crying."

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 23 December 2023 17:56 (nine months ago) link

"Preshiaychuh" is contagious. I'm catching myself saying it more and more.

jmm, Sunday, 24 December 2023 19:49 (nine months ago) link

Jealous of people that can do any other form of crying

H.P, Sunday, 24 December 2023 23:41 (nine months ago) link

But yes, it’s a bad adjective. It either shames or romanticises crying, neither of which are good

H.P, Sunday, 24 December 2023 23:42 (nine months ago) link

it's a particular type of crying tho ... idk, i think it's okay

sarahell, Monday, 25 December 2023 03:22 (nine months ago) link

I dry cry a lot during sensory overload.

Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Monday, 25 December 2023 03:38 (nine months ago) link

it's a particular type of crying tho ... idk, i think it's okay

― sarahell, Monday, 25 December 2023 1:22 PM (twenty-nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Is ugly crying different than sobbing? Genuine question

H.P, Monday, 25 December 2023 03:54 (nine months ago) link

I get involuntary moisture at the slightest hint of intense emotion - whether negative, positive, or anywhere in between. I don't usually do "ugly crying," but I have a handkerchief with me at all times. Sometimes I need to pretend I'm adjusting my glasses or suffering from allergies. But if I could have my tear ducts removed, I'd be tempted.

CthulhuLululemon (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 25 December 2023 05:03 (nine months ago) link

Personally, I love crying

H.P, Monday, 25 December 2023 05:09 (nine months ago) link

I'm with you YMP.
Also I'm pretty sure Laura Dern is the founder of ugly crying.

assert (matttkkkk), Monday, 25 December 2023 07:41 (nine months ago) link


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