Irritating, misused words and phrases

17 August 2009, 06:39

ted thorn

I am in no position to throw stones.....I do not have a firm grasp on the english language and have used it my entire life 40+ years.

My Dad told me once "be careful sharing your opinion about another person.....I'm sure he has one (opinion) of you and you may not like it much".

19 August 2009, 06:55

Recono

quote:
Originally posted by ted thorn:
My Dad told me once "be careful sharing your opinion about another person.....I'm sure he has one (opinion) of you and you may not like it much".

Well said, probably in a most appropriate place.

04 September 2009, 09:59

sunrise

quote:
Originally posted by MT Gianni:
Never use grandiose words when diminutive ones suffice. Gianni

Please eschew your sesquipadalien tergiversation?

04 September 2009, 22:20

Recono

Reminds me of the motto on a t-shirt I saw someone wearing:

ESCHEW OBFUSCATION

05 September 2009, 04:38

Sevens

Person A: "How was your hunting trip? Did you catch anything?"

Person B: "No I did not catch anything, but I did manage to kill two animals."

I'm sure this has been mentioned earlier in the thread, but I just went hunting a few weeks ago. Every female relative or friend I run into asks me if I caught something!

05 September 2009, 06:03

Norton

Up in the Boston area people frequently say "So didn't I" instead of "So did I". Also, it's only by context that you can decipher which of these words they're using since they sound exactly the same coming out of their mouths: cock, caulk, cork.

05 September 2009, 07:00

Kamo Gari

quote:
Originally posted by Norton:
Up in the Boston area people frequently say "So didn't I" instead of "So did I". Also, it's only by context that you can decipher which of these words they're using since they sound exactly the same coming out of their mouths: cock, caulk, cork.

Wicked pissah.

05 September 2009, 08:59

homebrewer

quote:
..."incipient" in front of casehead seperation...

I thought the proper word was "imminent."

06 September 2009, 04:09

Lost Sheep

quote:
Originally posted by homebrewer:
quote:
..."incipient" in front of casehead seperation...

I thought the proper word was "imminent."

inchoate - definition of inchoate by the Free Online Diction...

in·cho·ate ( n-k t). adj. 1. In an initial or early stage; incipient.

Lost Sheep

07 September 2009, 20:28

TCLouis

I guess one of the phrases that is technically incorrect and sets me off is, "a such and so bullet "behind" such and so powder".

If the bullet is behind the powder the velocity is likely to be significantly reduced.

07 September 2009, 21:58

Lost Sheep

quote:
Originally posted by TCLouis:
I guess one of he phrases that is technically incorrect and sets me off is, "a such and so bullet "behind" such and so powder".

If the bullet is behind the powder the velocity is likely to be significantly reduced.

Actually, it depends on if you are loading the cartridge or firing it. The bullet is inserted in the cartridge AFTER you put the powder in, therefore, behind.

On the other hand, since the bullet is inserted tail first, everything is backwards, so behind becomes before...

Oh! NEVER MIND!

Pet peeve?

People who post corrections when you know perfectly well what was meant.

08 September 2009, 07:16

.458

methodology - 90% of the time the proper word would have been method.

then vs. than
it's vs. its

A lot of people use the word alot. If a lot of people knew that alot wasn't a word then they would be a lot smarter.

12 September 2009, 05:37

Norton

Just read it for about the umpteen millionth time on the ARPF: "must of" instead of "must have".......fuckin' morons.

16 September 2009, 13:48

300H&H

"fool me once..."

oh you know the rest.

29 September 2009, 03:02

Norton

Here's another that's baffling: loose instead of lose.

29 September 2009, 04:40

Lost Sheep

quote:
Originally posted by Norton:
Here's another that's baffling: loose instead of lose.

What's so baffling about that?

You are very likely to lose a loose screw. Then, the baffle held on by that screw is likely to be lost, also.

Lost Sheep.

01 October 2009, 20:19

Norton

quote:
Originally posted by Lost Sheep:
quote:
Originally posted by Norton:
Here's another that's baffling: loose instead of lose.

What's so baffling about that?

You are very likely to lose a loose screw. Then, the baffle held on by that screw is likely to be lost, also.

Lost Sheep.

Uhhhhhh.....no kidding, I meant when used in a sentence such as "Did you loose your choke wrench?". But thanks for the grammar lesson, anyway.

02 October 2009, 02:32

DuggaBoye

Pneumonmaltromicroscopicsiliconvulcanesis

09 December 2009, 23:52

Scriptus

I have been told not to repeat this, so, I can only tell you once.

10 December 2009, 00:09

Lost Sheep

quote:
Originally posted by Scriptus:
I have been told not to repeat this, so, I can only tell you once.

That is not irritating to me. I like it. I could hear it again and again..... What? you say I can't?

Lost Sheep

10 December 2009, 16:10

Scriptus

Greetings Lost Sheep, Just a snide side swipe at gossip mongers.

06 January 2010, 23:33

0X0

I'm not going to sort through this one. "Begs the question" when they mean "poses the question." You can Google it: petitio principii.

Celeste Headlee the other day on "The Takeaway" (Junk Food Journalism) used the term "analization" -- which to my mind is more about a rectal exam than analysis.

06 January 2010, 23:40

0X0

quote:
Originally posted by DuggaBoye:
Pneumonmaltromicroscopicsiliconvulcanesis

Actually, it's "pneumonotraumicroscopicsiliocvolcanoeconiosis"

Pneumono referring to air and respiration.

Trau relating to "trauma"

Microscopic, "small"

silico, sand/glass, silicon

volcano, "burned"

eosis, damage/dysfunction, as compared to "itis" which means "inflammation."

Coal miner's "black lung disease" caused by coal soot and silicon particulate damaging the alveolar and microscopic tissues in the lungs.

06 January 2010, 23:41

0X0

quote:
Originally posted by FC363:
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!

"separation"

07 January 2010, 02:03

Recono

quote:
Originally posted by Norton:
Just read it for about the umpteen millionth time on the ARPF: "must of" instead of "must have".......fuckin' morons.

Norton, if I've said this once, I've said it a million times: don't exaggerate.

Thank you.
Recono

07 January 2010, 13:21

FishinHank

what really drives me nuts is when people use "20-10" No you morons, its two thousand and ten, not twenty ten. Idiots!

07 January 2010, 22:43

Scriptus

In polite company, "begs the question." The posed question is not actually asked, and left in the "air."

08 January 2010, 01:23

0X0

quote:
Originally posted by Scriptus:
In polite company, "begs the question." The posed question is not actually asked, and left in the "air."

Or you could actually look it up.

08 January 2010, 10:49

0X0

"Concerning" when they mean "disconcerting" or "a cause for concern."

English: Where else can "burn up" and "burn down" mean pretty much the same thing?

12 January 2010, 09:44

0X0

This one has cropped up recently: "Blocking and tackling" as in a football game. Block & tackle is a pulley assembly on a ship, used to raise sail.

13 January 2010, 01:20

someoldguy

My linguistic pet peeve: Use of the word "issue" as an epithet for the word "problem."
If my computer doesn't work, then there's a problem with it (that needs to be fixed) not an "issue" (which needs to be talked about.)

13 January 2010, 23:07

Scriptus

"fixed" as opposed to " mended?"

13 January 2010, 23:48

someoldguy

quote:
"fixed" as opposed to " mended?"

Here in the Southeastern US, we men "fix" things. When grandma "fixes" a hole in one of my socks, she "mends" it. "Fix" generally applies to men working on things (whether they're actually "fixed" or not) and "mend" generally applies to women successfully "fixing" holes in knitted things, like socks.

"Fixing" might be a different thing than "repairing" because "repairing" implies an investment of money and assumes that the object will work properly afterward. With "fixing", this is not necessarily the case. For instance, a large piece of equipment in a factory had better be "repaired" instead of "fixed" or someone might lose a job.

13 January 2010, 23:54

homebrewer

quote:
Originally posted by someoldguy:
My linguistic pet peeve: Use of the word "issue" as an epithet for the word "problem."
If my computer doesn't work, then there's a problem with it (that needs to be fixed) not an "issue" (which needs to be talked about.)

Mine, too. Using "issue" as a euphemism for "problem" sounds so New Age. It's something you expect people who live in San Fran or San Diego to say...

19 January 2010, 01:43

0X0

quote:
Originally posted by .458:
methodology - 90% of the time the proper word would have been method.

then vs. than
it's vs. its

A lot of people use the word alot. If a lot of people knew that alot wasn't a word then they would be a lot smarter.

We got into a long harangue about the difference between a "method" and an "approach" in teaching.

19 January 2010, 01:48

0X0

quote:
Originally posted by someoldguy:
quote:
"fixed" as opposed to " mended?"

Here in the Southeastern US, we men "fix" things. When grandma "fixes" a hole in one of my socks, she "mends" it. "Fix" generally applies to men working on things (whether they're actually "fixed" or not) and "mend" generally applies to women successfully "fixing" holes in knitted things, like socks.

"Fixing" might be a different thing than "repairing" because "repairing" implies an investment of money and assumes that the object will work properly afterward. With "fixing", this is not necessarily the case. For instance, a large piece of equipment in a factory had better be "repaired" instead of "fixed" or someone might lose a job.

Beatles, Sgt. Pepper Album, "When I'm 64"

"I can help you mend a fuse, when your lights are gone."

Regional, dialectical variation. The "motor" is under the "bonnet" on a "coach," and most days you require a "torch" to "have a look."

19 January 2010, 01:50

0X0

quote:
Originally posted by homebrewer:
quote:
Originally posted by someoldguy:
My linguistic pet peeve: Use of the word "issue" as an epithet for the word "problem."
If my computer doesn't work, then there's a problem with it (that needs to be fixed) not an "issue" (which needs to be talked about.)

Mine, too. Using "issue" as a euphemism for "problem" sounds so New Age. It's something you expect people who live in San Fran or San Diego to say...

And then, on the other hand, there might be "issues" that you don't view as "problems."

"epithet" is a derisive term.

19 January 2010, 22:42

Scriptus

"fixing" an object means it don't go no more. Fixed permanently, throw it away! If your knitted sock has a hole in it, then it needs to be darned with a darning needle and wool. "Darn!" "My jersey has a hole in it, should I fix it or darn it?" My favorite hunting shirt has a rip on the back. I will have to have it mended. After a recent automobile accident, the family car had to be repaired.