The over usage of the word " Like."

Ex: And I was you know, like trying to figure out like, why the heck is that buffalo like staring at me. It's you know like freaking me out.

I don't even know like, how the hell to do the punctuation in that sentence. It's like really hard.

Lost Sheep,

I did expect robust, and it would have been appropriate. however, the scientific community has hijacked the word and made it into a cliche. I like to use robust for it's proper denotation; the connotation assigned by some drives me nuts. I'm in medical school and since the last post, I participated in a study using virtual patients. the researcher described his goal of increasing the usefulness of the program as "making it more robust" and first i wanted to punch him, but I just sighed and performed the fake breast exam like a good little futrdoc.

The word ''Cool'' for Everything ! you would think we were headed into an iceage ,or ''Awesome '' ,it was just totally aaaaaaaaaaawesome man '',seems there is only two adjectives in the english language .Its really nauseating on travel shows where they have two young men travelling through China etc .''Oh that Chinese guy was really cool ''every experience they have is summed up with the same adjectives, makes you want to puke

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Originally posted by sam626:
overuse of "debacle" I'm tired of everything being a debacle.

WTF is a DEBACLE??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

I absolutely hate all the use of misspelled proper names as is common these days . People thing it is wonderful to give their kid a common name with 'unique' spelling, when they are only apeing the lowest common denominator ie. the original rockheads that mispelled their kids names BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T SPELL IN THE FIRST PLACE. Just my little rant.

I also can't stand the term WELLNESS. Just a new form of propaganda....
I feel much better now!

Rick

Terms qas used by politicians and gov. bureaucrats:

Investment (=taxes)
Revenue enhancement (=more taxes)

I dislike the overused sales/business jargon. Some of it's been mentioned in the thread already.

Paradigm shift, synergy, value/value-price/value-proposition, robust, converged, service assurance, customer-centric, provocation.

It especially irks me when people use value and robust because the specific features or benefits aren't there to backup the price.

Also, I don't like it when there/their/they're are used incorrectly.

Steve

Aw come on folks try thinking out of the box a little.

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Originally posted by SR4759:
Aw come on folks try thinking out of the box a little.

That reminds me. When was the last time someone asked you to think INSIDE the box? (not including elementary school)

Lost Sheep

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WTF is a DEBACLE?

A monumental failure, like the war in Vietnam (as some would say) and the Jigabooga Administration...

isn't thinking 'inside the box' the same as 'using common sense'

Anyone mind if I ax a question?

uhm, uh, uh,uh,uh.......

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Originally posted by No Plea:


"More importantly". This one really grates. The correct phrase is "more important".

"More importantly" is correct with reference to an adverbial. "More important" modifies nouns.

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Does any newspaper or TV reporter know the difference between a bulldozer, a front end loader or a backhoe? I don't think so.

Do college trained "reporters" know much of anything at all? I don't think so.

It ain't tarmac. In most airports, it's just concrete. How did that get started?

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Originally posted by Brice:
It ain't tarmac. In most airports, it's just concrete. How did that get started?

It really was tarmac once upon a time. I think that tarmac went out with cordite, or shortly after. Or was it with black powder? Before I was born, I'm sure, and I'm close to old.

I say, Recono, close to old chap, when it's raining, and one must go onto the tarmac, or the macadam, if that be the paving of choice, oughtn't one wear one's macintosh?

Cheerio, close to old chap!

KStephens noted "Boolit"

I agree.
I know some of us on the board think it differentiates between a jacketed bullet and a cast bullet without having to type "cast bullet", but it's a made-up word that makes one sound like an "idjit".
JMHO.
It's a cast (as opposed to swaged/jacketed/lathe-turned) bullet.

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Originally posted by daniel77:
isn't thinking 'inside the box' the same as 'using common sense'
(edited for focus)

No, not really. Thinking "inside the box" as I meant it, is keeping your ideas restricted to the conventional and coming up with the tried and true answers and not coming up with new solutions.

This is a good thing when reloading for production firearms, or the first time you make dinner for your in-laws. Stick to the known recipes and what you know has worked before.

However, thinking outside the box is applicable in novel situations or when the cookbook answers to a problem do not work or when you want to "push the envelope" of your experience.

Common sense is used to decide whether to stay inside or outside, and is definitely to be used when you are outside of the box.

Lost Sheep

Wow...haven't been to this forum in a while, but it's still my favorite!
Alright, perfect timing, as I've been having anuerysms working as a gunsmith at my new store. The two highest in demand items at my store are 1911s and AR-15s. Some are normal people that just want a particular firearm, and that's mighty fine by me! However there's this group of new customers that I have, that make me pull out what's left of my hair and go into hopeless convulsions. Here's the typical words / jargon that I hear that makes my hairline recede more

- "Is it solid barstock?" - Fellow Machinists, smack your foreheads too. From what I understand, "Solid" metals are in reference to parts that are not cast and machined from a forging, hot rolling, cold rolling, etc. "Barstock" is what I usually call steel round bars, or ocassionally rectangular steel bars that I have in my shop. This term is getting thrown around more often that I like though. Terms such as "Is this a barstock barrel? Barstock sights? Barstock ejector housing?" Just read the latest Brownell's 1911 cataloge, and you'll see.

"Is this part Mil-Spec?" or "I want mil-spec parts only in this gun!" - Gentleman, yet again I pull out hair, simply from my foremost career as a Marine. "Mil-Spec," or "Military Specification," is something that any fellow Devil Dog, or anyone serving in the Armed Forces can shake their heads at when taken too seriously. These weekend warriors / wanna-be's assume that "Mil-Spec" means that it's made to the tightest tolerances, and I've even had one gentleman come to me completely convinced that it meant it was completely hand fitted. I breath a sigh of disdain as other folks may too.

"Tactical" - As mentioned above, this term is thrown around too much. I must assume this means that the firearm or component is coated with something hard to pronounce, and covered with so many rails it resembles a cheese grater. A "tactical firearm" is incorrect as well, as Tactical would refer to a event or action requiring the use of tactics. A firearm can be used in a tactical event, however it does not deem the firearm "tactical." This is why I refer to many of these folks as "Tactitools."

"Can I use this in a SHTF event?" - As with the common paranoia surrounding our rights to bear arms, a lot of questions surround the possibility of the feds taking our guns, extreme rioting, guerrila warfare, paramilitary groups arising and Rosie O'Donnell actually losing her restraining order from the Hometown Buffet. I've heard them all. The SHTF term means Shit Hits The Fan. Most of these questions are from folks who assume the military would crumble apart and not take action in the event of civil unrest, and it's up to the weekend warrior tactical superheroes, armed with the most expensive 1911's and AR-15's with fixed 10 round magazines to save the day from intruders or our very own government. I cringe at the very thought.

That's all I can think of, from these gentleman wearing their ultra cool tactical 5.11 pants and shirts, hats and sunglasses wearing a mean face and scoffing at our selection of Colt SAA's and collectable S&W's, and charging straight to the AR section. The one's who are "More tactical than thou art," and are blatently rude to the employee's, and get their feelings hurt and post all over online when you raise your voice or be somewhat rude back. The same one who would curl up in the fetal position, crying and soiling their cool 5.11 pants if put in a situation where they were being fired at, and scoff at anyone actually in the military who has been in combat and has seen what happens, as they have recieved their training from a "expert," or the internet, and can't possibly be shown up by anyone that's been deployed.

Just to clear things up, I do NOT have anything against 1911's or AR's. I'm currently building a 1911 in a retro format, kind of a 1980's Hardball handgun, and I do own another one just because I can, as well as 1 Bushmaster AR-15 to please my plinking habits. I was using those two firearms as a reference to terms that are incorrectly used.

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Responding to the post by The Metalsmith referring to the "Tactitool element of the new gun owners preparing for the collapse of civil order:

Right on, Dr. Ski.

I don't know where they are all coming from, but, bless their hearts, they may just wind up being the saviours of the Second Amendment if only those of us with level heads (that is, level according to military specifications) can shed some light into the blacked-out windows of their minds.

If you can figure out a way to orient them to reality, please do and share your experiences. Maybe start a new thread entitled "Recruiting the 'Tacticool' new gun owner to the real Second Amendment".

Lost Sheep

Ok, here are mine, when someone continues a conversation with the phrases "honestly" or "to tell you the truth". What were they doing before, lieing to me???

I also hate the overuse of the word "up". No, it doesn't start "up" and we don't meet "up". We just start and meet.

"Six Sigma"

Oh and by the way, I believe thinking outside the box is a good thing. If I recall, the phrase came from one of the newer IQ tests whereby one had to connect nine dots that were placed inside nine small squares which comprised a single larger square. The only way to do it was to have the last connection go "outside the box", thus thinking outside the box was a very good thing. It indicated an IQ at, or above 140. But that is just my recollection.

This thread is going on its second birthday. Is our English and grammar really that poor?

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Originally posted by larrys:
Oh and by the way, I believe thinking outside the box is a good thing. If I recall, the phrase came from one of the newer IQ tests whereby one had to connect nine dots that were placed inside nine small squares which comprised a single larger square. The only way to do it was to have the last connection go "outside the box", thus thinking outside the box was a very good thing. It indicated an IQ at, or above 140. But that is just my recollection.

I somehow doubt that it came from an IQ test, which at least used to be multiple guess format. However, esties (followers of Werner Erhardt, of Erhardt Seminar Training, later called The Forum) used to use the phrase ad nauseam, and apparently still do. Suggestible people picked it up.

Where Ya At???

"cop killer bullets"

90% of the time when someone uses the word "Arrogant" they only prove that they are the the one who is arrogant by using big words that they don't understand, but think they understand.

Frequently they want to use the word "Obnoxious" but through their arrogant ignorance they failed to aquire the proper vocabulary.

"Point blank range" how many people who use that term have any idea what the definition of point blank range really is?
"Oh man he was so close that I shot him at point blank range."
Of course with your average center fire rifle that could mean between the end of the muzzle and about 265 yards.

"Black box" when refering to FDR's and CVR's on an aircraft. They are painted safety orange for visibility.

Whenever the press uses the term "stall" in reference to an aircraft. I haven't ever seen a journalist get it right yet. A stall in an aircraft has nothing to do with the engines quitting... A compressor stall has nothing to do with aerodynamic stall. A stall can happen at any airspeed, at any power setting, at any nose angle. Why can't these people spend twenty minutes reading about it and get it right for the first time in history.

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Originally posted by surestrike:

"Black box" when refering to FDR's and CVR's on an aircraft. They are painted safety orange for visibility.

Yeah(Dry humor voice), but quite often they are black AFTER the crash.

AD

How about using the word "honorable"
when referring to a politician or judge?

How about "military intelligence"?


See. All better now!

Sorry, Don, I don't mean to pick on you out of meanness, but your post is so target-dense (one per sentence); I could not resist.

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How about using the word "honorable"
whhen referring to a politician or judge?

Much as defendants are "Presumed Innocent", Judges and our elected officials are "Presumed Honorable".

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How about "military intellegence"?

Spelled "intelligence"

Lost Sheep

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Originally posted by Lost Sheep:
Sorry, Don, I don't mean to pick on you out of meanness, but your post is so target-dense (one per sentence); I could not resist.

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How about using the word "honorable"
whhen referring to a politician or judge?

Much as defendants are "Presumed Innocent", Judges and our elected officials are "Presumed Honorable".

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How about "military intellegence"?

Spelled "intelligence"

Lost Sheep

Easily fixed! Edited post! I can see you haven't been around many politicians or judges?
I think we disagree there!

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Originally posted by Don Slater:

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Originally posted by Lost Sheep:

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How about using the word "honorable"
whhen referring to a politician or judge?

Much as defendants are "Presumed Innocent", Judges and our elected officials are "Presumed Honorable".

Lost Sheep

I can see you haven't been around many politicians or judges?
I think we disagree there!

No, Don, I think we can agree.

I estimate the percentage of judges and politicians who are honorable is on par with the number of defendants who are innocent, don't you. Maybe a bit less, but somewhere thereabouts.

After all, I presume myself to be an agreeable guy!

Lost Sheep

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Originally posted by Lost Sheep:

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Originally posted by Don Slater:

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Originally posted by Lost Sheep:

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How about using the word "honorable"
whhen referring to a politician or judge?

Much as defendants are "Presumed Innocent", Judges and our elected officials are "Presumed Honorable".

Lost Sheep

I can see you haven't been around many politicians or judges?
I think we disagree there!

No, Don, I think we can agree.

I estimate the percentage of judges and politicians who are honorable is on par with the number of defendants who are innocent, don't you. Maybe a bit less, but somewhere thereabouts.

After all, I presume myself to be an agreeable guy!

Lost Sheep

Well dang it. I appologize LS! I guess we have more in common than I would have thought!

Yes, I agree that there aren't many innocent
defendants either.

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Originally posted by Don Slater:

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Originally posted by Lost Sheep:
I estimate the percentage of judges and politicians who are honorable is on par with the number of defendants who are innocent, don't you. Maybe a bit less, but somewhere thereabouts.

After all, I presume myself to be an agreeable guy!

Lost Sheep

Well dang it. I appologize LS! I guess we have more in common than I would have thought!

Yes, I agree that there aren't many innocent
defendants either.

Don, thanks. You are a gentleman. No apology necessary, though. No offense given or taken.

I like to think I can believe in our "System of Justice".

After all, as my brother used to quote W.C. Fields, "Everyone should believe in something. I believe I'll have another drink!"

Lost Sheep

Haven't read the entire thread, however it's nice to know I'm not alone...

How about 'mute point'....

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Originally posted by rugeruser:
How about 'mute point'....

How about "moot point?" That is usually used by one who doesn't know the meaning of the phrase he is using.

Two of em that really jerk my chain are "serve you/me well" and using the word "incipient" in front of casehead seperation as if it were one word. People try to sound like their favorite gunwriter and use the same verbage so that they come across as just as knowledgeable as said gunwriter. And without fail, they almost always spell it wrong!