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

I thought there was a 2nd syllable so it was milkytoast but not sure I've heard it said just read it.

& surely blaspheming Detroit dunt is something that every decent person should take a stand against.

milkytoast seems so onomatopaeic dunnit?

I think it's just pronounced "milktoast."

I googled it and apparently it comes from the comic strip character Caspar Milquetoast, who was named after milk toast, which was a thing people actually ate. So it's not that surprising if the word has reverted to its original spelling.

ok now I’m irritated

point with Stoner Rock is that quite contrary to it having been created to have a specific meaning it was a term that had been around for years. It had a usage that appears to have been reduced heavily if this 1990 thing is to be believed, which just seems to be made up.
& any usage reflecting its actual origins gets treated like its a new invention.
Meanwhile the legacy of those origins remains as its most distinctive feature.

But its been treated like it miraculously appeared from a vacuum Despite audible influences and cover versions of songs by the bands those audible influences come from remaining. But any recognition of that is respoinded to in a gaslighting way. Like that's what was made up.
seems a bit deluded and far from erudite.

So it's not that surprising if the word has reverted to its original spelling.

I had no idea it had.

Helmet spelled it 'milquetoast' on their classic track from the album Betty

so I think all other spellings are actually banned by Geneva convention

"Pre-owned" just smacks of euphemism and marketing-speak to me.

"Previously owned" would be more accurate and far less objectionable.

I was going to get pedantic and then just did a 180 -- I think you're correct. Pre-owned only makes sense as a shortening of "previously owned" (which is the common usage) because pre-owned would literally mean it's in a state where it's never progressed to ownership?

language is terrible

Owned before it was owned

"We have owned this for you."

I will never be owned nor log off, etc

I don't want a pre-owned car... do you have any that are factory-refurbished?

unfortunately the december to remember event does not offer a discount on l/certified vehicles

I have a new one: general social media accounts that say things with the royal we. "we don't deserve dogs". "we are so blessed to have x". speak for your fucking self, general boring instagram meme account!

I like them when comments are enabled, because I delight in responses like "I deserve my dog"

we trolled you haha

I've already accepted FB's rapid descent into "<xx> tells you the correct way to live and any deviations get you the wall"

honestly no one deserves one of my dogs, she is an unbearable shit

In connection with irritating social media memes, I really hate the fake authority and the bloated self-importance of “Ok - let’s do it: let’s have the conversation on x”.

buckle up kiddoes

tbf long threads by specialists are maybe the best thing about twitter but yeah the tone is rly bad sometimes

buckles up. drives to grocery store. unbuckles. buys bread and milk. buckles up again. drives home.

I don't mind threads by specialists. I read quite a few of em.

I mind people who aren't specialists sharing threads by "specialists" and just saying "This!", and then the person they cited turns out not to be an expert and then said poster starts fighting with people who know something about the topic responding critically about the inaccuracies of whatever was shared.

"Pre-" phrases in general bug me bcs the "pre-" is usually redundant. Pre-sliced ham is sliced ham, to pre-heat an oven is to heat it, pre-booking is booking etc etc. Pre-owned is at least an exception to this.

Pre-approved, however, does not mean approved!

pre-heat at least makes some sense because you are heating before putting food in

eliminate unnecessary posts

Aimless trapped in car in home driveway with curdling milk

pre-curdled

Which, tbf, is cottage cheese

I could do with some more pre-posting

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- rob marlboro

I have a peeled banana. Also, an unpeeled banana.

What picture does that conjure up?

Velvets 1st lp innit

I buy my bananas pre-peeled

is it possible to pre-wipe your ass

Let's ask Owl.

People using 'genocide' as a verb....fucking stop

Also coronate / coronated. You can just say crown / crowned.

I thought of this scene from "In the Loop" where someone tells Malcolm Tucker that he hates the phrase "the bottom line" that Malcolm just used (don't stop watching until at least 0:40):
https://www.traileraddict.com/in-the-loop/the-bottom-line

'threading the needle' is having a moment in media-speak, especially in U.S. politics

I don't necessarily mind it, just interesting to hear how these phrases can catch on for awhile

i tried to invite people to my crowning but for some reason nobody wanted to come

how dialated?

"the math ain't mathing"

Karen as a pejorative needs to be retired

Not for any regretful feelings towards those born with the name, but because it's now being used for anytime anyone complains (whether the complaint is right or wrong). Karens are now able to Karen by calling out Karens that aren't actually being Karens, but rather calling out the Karenning of the actual Karens! Infuriating!

it died when white men discovered they could use it against feminists