"Are you sure?" WTF!

[L0oniX]

I am so sick and tired of the bull shit that passes for English these days ...and TV isn't helping. I am sooooo fucking tired of being asked "Are you sure?" Yes G D it I am sure ...now go fuck your self! Is everyone trying to get me to second guess myself??? Stop it would ya ...just stop it!

The other little idiot phrases I have a problem with are: "To be honest with you" O yea? you mean you normally lie all the time? WTF Here's another one: "For all intents and purposes" yea ok ...you just have to fill up your talk time with words that basically say nothing. Wake up!
Last but not least: "You know what I'm saying" NO I FUCKING DON'T! WHY DON'T YOU FUCKING TELL ME AGAIN! ...AND THIS TIME SPLAIN IT TO ME!

Post the phrases you have a problem with.

[dionysus]

1. i'm game. ever stand behind people at the register in a convenience store, and

the way they ask for something is to shout at the poor cashier "YO! lemme get uh.... ________"

i may not speak the queens english, but at least I phrase a request like "could i get a pack of 1 1/4 EZ widers, please."

[voteearlyvoteoften]

3. EZ Wider the only reason I shop at the convenience store

[treestar]

64. I laugh at the clerk or other service person

"Let me help whose next."

A simple "next" would do!

[Maraya1969]

111. Oh this one is worse.....You are at a restaurant and the person you are with says

to the waitress...."gimme a coffee"

I dated a guy like that. I almost slapped him in the head when he said that. It is the rudest thing I ever heard. I told him right then and there how rude it was and he never did it again.

[dionysus]

112. oooh, that is bad...

[Honeycombe8]

2. If you're so big on proper English, maybe you can figure out a way to make your point

without using the F word about 15 times. Your point would actually be more effective, if you did.

[L0oniX]

4. Irony was built in to my post for a reason.

[Iris]

5. From last night's "The Killing" - "If anything happens to my partner or myself"

um....No. It's, "If anything should happen to my partner or me" no "myself" necessary there. Great story going. You'd think the writers would have a better command of grammar.

[Fawke Em]

20. My pet peeve as well.

Or should I say, "That's a pet peeve of myself,"?

[Iris]

29. Myself, too!

lol!

[Tikki]

72. I think they are writing to Linden's character.

I think she might have missed that Harvard lecture on: me, myself and I.

And you are correct, it is a great story going on there.


Tikki

[Iris]

106. I thought about that.

But I just don't see the character making those kinds of mistakes in general. It's not like she's been consistently written that way like the cop in NYPD Blue who always said "prostrate" when he meant "prostate"

[Tikki]

108. I guess your correct...but the Linden character sure looks tired.

Ms. Enos is doing a terrific job in this role. So is Joel Kinnaman.



Tikki

[Iris]

118. She does! And Enos is terrific!

I like this show so much. I also love Mad Men and wish they were on on separate nights. They are both intense in a different way and can take days to process.

[geardaddy]

92. I hate that, too.

[Lex]

6. There are so many other things to be upset about

so those kinds of things don't bother me.

Conversational English has always been riddled with phrases like those.

[L0oniX]

9. You know ...I know what you're saying ...know what I'm sayin?

[dflprincess]

24. I feel ya!

Do you feel me? (I could scream when I hear someone say that - and the next time I might just "feel" them.)

[L0oniX]

28. LMAO "NO ...but let me try again"

[Son of Gob]

57. Are you sure?

[Odin2005]

7. I bet you want us kids to get off your lawn, too!

[L0oniX]

11. I'll be satisfied if it's just you that stays off my lawn.

[dionysus]

13. at least you use proper english, junior. now quit trampling my grass.

[Raine]

8. "I believe" is one that pisses the hell out of me

I don't fucking care what "you believe" I once believed in Santa Claus and the toothfairy ... tell me what YOU KNOW!

[L0oniX]

10. LOL

[dionysus]

12. i know you don't like the phrase "i believe"

[PDJane]

14. So much, so little space.

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How about "Get my drift?"Yes, I do. Out to deep sea in a rowboat.

"It's so fun." There should be a much in there, no?

"At this point in time." As opposed to what?

"At a very young age." You mean, in childhood? As a teen? A young adult?

Can people please get the difference between lose and loose? Please?

Burgundy is not spelled burgandy.

gaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh................

[L0oniX]

19. "long story short" ...and they just made it longer ...and it's "story"?

[dflprincess]

25. Adding apostrophes to plurals (plural's) n/t

[Iggo]

38. I definately see what you mean, know'm say'n?

[pinboy3niner]

43. I always figured burgandy...

...refers to a wine-stained cotton fabric.

[treestar]

63. At this point in time

such a redundancy! At this point or at this time would do. Let alone "now" or "then."

[snooper2]

66. How about signs that say Open Trench

You ever see a closed trench?

[Politicalboi]

15. Like, what do you mean like?

Like, I ah like that time I like went over your house, and you were like, OMG I haven't seen you like like for such a long time. So like, what's happening.

[L0oniX]

16. O yea ...that one really gets to me too.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

113. I don't like like either

[REP]

17. "I'm sorry, but" (followed by an opinion)

And the bullshit excuse for bad writing/grammar/syntax: "it's on the Internet - you know what they meant!" If what was meant is that the sentiment expressed isn't worth articulating clearly, then yes, yes I did understand that.

[tridim]

18. Life's too short to worry about any of that stuff.

People are imperfect, and that's just fine.

[L0oniX]

23. Worried? I am not worried ...just annoyed at some forms of attempted communication.

[RebelOne]

21. "At the end of the day."

I cannot stand that phrase. What day?

[Bake]

89. That's at the top of my shit list!

Closely followed by most business jargon ... "incent" or "incentivize."

Bake

[Zax2me]

22. Wow. So much anger over things of little consequence.

Such angst.
Surely life has enough complications without adding undue rage.

[L0oniX]

26. Heh ...it's not rage. Just one of my pet peeves

[NYC Liberal]

27. Hypercorrection annoys me, like the insistence that "I am well" or "I feel well" are the correct

ways to describe your mood or health, when they aren't. "I am good" and "I feel good" are the correct forms in those cases.

"Well" is an adverb that modifies the verb. Saying "I feel well" is saying you have a keen sense of touch, similar to saying "I swim well" or "I see well."

"Good" is an adjective and it modifies the subject "I" (as a subject complement); "feel" acts as a linking verb.

The same thing goes for insisting on "... and I" every time, even when it's incorrect. "She and I went to the movies" is correct. "Bob ate dinner with she and I" is not: it should be "with me and her."

[MineralMan]

74. Not quite. "Well" also means "in a state of good health."

so, saying "I am well" is fine. Even "I feel well" is OK, if it means, "I feel that I am in good health."

This one isn't a good example, I'm afraid. "Well" is also properly used as an adjective.

well/wel/
Adverb:
In a good or satisfactory way: "the whole team played well".
Adjective:
In good health; free or recovered from illness.

[CTyankee]

79. You mean I can't say "You done good"?

[MineralMan]

80. Of course you can, but only if the person actually done good.

You can say whatever you want, it seems to me. Of course, someone may be along shortly to tell you otherwise, but not me.

Now, if you said, "You did good," nobody would have anything to say, as long as what you done was good or gooder.

[CTyankee]

83. Not to worry, it is reserved for my highest praise, usually followed by "kiddo," which is a term

of deepest affection.

Ex. if my granddaughter hits a home run and wins the softball game for her team.

[Iris]

30. "growing" thinks that aren't organic

like a business

[notadmblnd]

32. people grow thinks? I know people that wear their "change" around their necks too.

[L0oniX]

34. LMAO

[Iris]

41. lol!

You know what I mean!

[notadmblnd]

44. Yes, I knew, but couldn't resist.

this is a fun thread, I'm glad you have a sense of humor.

[Iris]

50. My grammar nazi tendencies frequently backfire on me.

All I can do is laugh! Otherwise, I'd be just another "moran"!

[notadmblnd]

31. I know. Right?

See I'm saying? Spoken really fast translates to "you know what I'm saying" in these parts. "I know, right?" is very popular too.

[L0oniX]

33. Sometimes they manage to get the word "know" in one sentence 3 times.

[Iggo]

35. I'm a'ight wit it, know'm say'n?

[L0oniX]

36. Waddup?

[notadmblnd]

37. hey, do you have breastisses?

my husband used to say breastisses for the word breasts. He would also call mayonnaise- marennaise

[Iggo]

42. Do man-boobs count?

No breastisses. I do say fistez instead if fists, and maskez instead of masks. But that's more of an ironic deal. However, I shall never EVER say "mines" as a first person possessive.

[quinnox]

39. lol

My friend hates it when I talk like that, I do it as a joke sometimes. Gangsta' talk.

[panader0]

40. "At the end of the day" and "Jumping the shark" are two...........

[Mnemosyne]

45. Not to sound racist...- or - I'm not a racist, but... nt

[shraby]

46. "With that said" Then refute everything that was said.

[treestar]

47. What's more - I can't stand that phrase.

It is even starting to get into formal writing.

Also or just and would do.

[L0oniX]

48. +1 ...and how about "rightly so"

[Initech]

49. I*HATE* the word "preggers" to describe pregnant women.

[treestar]

61. Me too!

That and "hubby."

[Dash87]

77. Are those two regional?

I've never heard someone use those two phrases around here. Just on the internet.

[treestar]

102. I don't think they are

I've heard them randomly, and a lot in magazines and such - maybe it's the evil media springing them on us!

[wovenpaint]

51. "No Worries"

sets my teeth on edge...

[proud2BlibKansan]

52. Can I aks you a question?

First of all, it's ASK, not aks. Secondly, I think you already did.

[NYC_SKP]

53. "Not to mention..." (and then of course name the thing that would not be mentioned)

I was going to say...

[L0oniX]

54. Perfect!

[abolugi]

55. OK... I'll throw one out there..

the phrase" over-exaggerate" drives me nuts.
"Over exaggerate" is an exaggeration in itself..

[raouldukelives]

56. When people say you can kill two birds with one stone.

I like birds asshole! I don't know who told you I hate birds but they misled you!

[Indykatie]

58. Your Use of "Last But Not Least" Makes My List n/t

[hfojvt]

59. to tell you the truth

are you sure that for all intents and purposes, that you don't just need to take a chill pill?

You know what I'm saying?

[Marie Marie]

60. Problem phrases for me? Anything that spews from a Palin mouth.

Yes, I'm talking to you Bristol. You and your mother should learn to speak before shooting off your mouths. Other than that, hey, it's an imperfect world. Oh wait - did just think of one that drives me crazy. Teenagers that use "like" 20 times in one sentence. That is all.

[treestar]

62. People introducing a speaker tend to end with

"without further ado." You mean, that was all just 'ado?' You should have spared us!

[snooper2]

65. Only thing I have a problem with is people feeding their cats

sour apple lollypops

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[L0oniX]

117. Alerting!

[Tikki]

67. There are a 'classist few' here that don't want anyone to use the term folks when describing folks..

so I've gotten to where I write the word folks, as folks, just to confuse them.


Tikki

[Blue_Tires]

68. uMad bro?

[AsahinaKimi]

69. "Are you sure?"..funny you mentioned that..

I was posting some stuff on another website about phrases in Japanese.. someone asked about how to say..."Are you crazy?" ...sure, in English we hear that all the time.. and no one considers it a real insult.


But in Japanese it can be insulting..

"Are you crazy?" = *anata wa kichigai ka ?

Rule of thumb:
Avoid using it! It is very, very rude!!

Instead use..

Anata wa shoki desuka ? = Are you sure?

Japanese is a language based on levels of politeness. What passes for okay in English, may not work
in Japanese, as shown above.

*just a note about "anata". Anata means "You", a personal pronoun. Its always best to use the person's name in Japan, rather than saying "you". That in itself can be considered rude. For example the above sentence might look like this... "Tanaka san wa shoki desuka?" (Mr. Tanaka, are you sure?) More polite. Of course if you don't know the persons name, than "Anata" could be used. Then again, you could always ask " Sumimasen, anata no Onamae wa nan desuka?" (excuse me, what is your name?)

[sufrommich]

70. I had someone at work write to me once "for all

intensive purposes".

[tridim]

71. That's a mute point.

Jesse Jackson taught me the meaning of the word "moot" in the 80's on SNL.

[CTyankee]

85. Well, it's no skin off my teeth if he does!

I thought that was a good one!

[renate]

73. "Would you like some coffee?" "Sure"

That sounds like the person accepting the coffee is doing me a favor.

The response doesn't have to be a formal "Yes, please"; just an appreciative "That would be great" would be enough for me.

"Sure" didn't bug me until my kids' friends were old enough to come over without their parents, and I'd have to feed an ungrateful clientele their lunch or snacks. It's not difficult to teach kids to say a simple "Yes, please" or "No, thank you." (I wasn't giving the kids coffee, by the way--but now "Sure" from adults bugs me too.)

Now I sound like a grumpy old Grinch.

(I have to say... I don't mind another response that bothers other people. I like "No worries"--especially when someone is thanking me for something that's no big deal. "You're welcome" makes me feel like I'm being all gracious about something I was happy to do anyway, and "no worries" sounds light and casual, which among friends is appropriate, I think. But I try not to use it since I know I'm in the minority on this.)

[Raine1967]

75. For me it's a word: irregardless

I prefer to use the term regardless or irrespective.

The word irregardless is redundant -- or as some might say, irredundant.

[MineralMan]

76. It goes without saying...nt

[Dash87]

78. Made up words like "irregardless," "synergy," and stupid kiss-ass words.

This is completely unrelated to the thread, but I also hate people that use words just to try to make themselves look smart. Yes, we get that you can use big words, many of which that you have no idea what they mean. Geez!

[msanthrope]

81. We are in agreeance on this. nt

[-..__...]

82. "I'm positive"...

[PatSeg]

84. Unnecessary phrases and adjectives often used as fillers

"....if you will", "that being said", "the bottom line is", "none the less", etc.

Lies described as "categorically incorrect", "patently false", "factually incorrect" - what on earth do those mean? Is something factually incorrect, correct on a nonfactual basis? Can something be unpatently true? And I can even begin to fathom "categorically incorrect". My brain hurts!

[JNelson6563]

86. Have a good one!

You don't want my thoughts on that expression.

[lunatica]

87. my supervisor always ends by saying , "Ya know what I mean?"

All run together as if it's one word.

I want to slap her when she does that, because she isn't asking me if I know what she means. She just uses it like a period at the end of her sentence.

[Catherine Vincent]

94. Really?

I always thought they are asking you if you understood what they meant without saying "you understand what I mean?"

[ipfilter]

88. I know two people

who starts nearly every exchange of a conversation with "like I said".

For example:

Me: It's really nice outside

Them: like I said, it is really nice.

Me: There's no wind at all today

Them: Yeah, like I said, we don't get many windless days around here.

[MattBaggins]

90. Good, bad or indifferent, you literally make good points

[Catherine Vincent]

91. LOL!

Funny post. Thanks for the laugh.

[Go Vols]

93. I don't mean to piss you off,but ...

[KansDem]

95. "To go" in place of "to say"

"I go, 'What do you want to do?' and he goes, 'Let's listen to music.'"

or

"I went, 'Where were you last night?' and he went, 'At the concert.'"

Only thing worse is substituting "like" ("I'm, like, 'What's going on?'&quot

[geardaddy]

96. I hate the phrase "hanging in there"

It sounds so fucking pathetic.

[truebrit71]

97. "Can I ask you a question?"....um, hello dumbass, you just DID....

....and if you say "axe" instead of "ask" you get a swift kick in the bollocks as a parting gift...

[tkmorris]

99. Ever had anyone ask you a "curious question"?

What the hell is that supposed to mean anyway? Is the speaker in the habit of asking incurious questions?

[L0oniX]

115. +1

[tkmorris]

98. "...from the get go"

What in the holy fuck is a "get go" anyway? I'm not terribly fond of "24/7" either.

I love this thread.

[Nye Bevan]

100. It is what it is (nt)

[Marrah_G]

101. I figure there are more pressing matters in life to be upset about...

none of those things bother me at all.

[Auntie Bush]

103. The phrase "YA KNOW?" midway through each sentence...over and over!

I want to say, "Yes I know" every time the say it...then maybe they'd get the picture of how annoying they are.

[Canuckistanian]

104. You're an angry elf

[ohheckyeah]

105. Have you ever noticed that when

someone says "it's a win, win situation" they are the ones winning?

[Jamaal510]

107. I watch gaming videos,

and what makes me mad is all the gaming slang. It's annoying when people say things like "pwned", "uber" and "boss battle". And on Pokemon gaming videos, people talk about in the metagame which Pokemon are "overused" and "underused", and what are the best "walls" and sweepers". Maybe I'm crazy, but all this gaming speak gets on my nerves.

[Duer 157099]

109. Best reply to "Are you sure?"

I had a really snarky friend who would always respond to that question with: "Who should I ask?"

I liked that.

[L0oniX]

114. +1

[kentauros]

110. Honestly?

I'm fine with most phrases and can't think of any I don't like. Individual words on the other hands...

I will never use "dude", unless I mean to use it in the following manner:

Now, "tenderfoot" is not to be construed as the Western equivalent of that much evolved and more abused specimen of mankind, familiarly styled "dude." For even the Montana cowboy recognizes the latter. Not that he has ever seen the true prototype of a class that was erstwhile so numerous among us. But he is convinced that a person caught in the act of wearing a white linen collar, and who looks as though he might have recently shaved or washed his face, must be a dude, true and proper. ("Random Notes and Observations of a Trip through the Great Northwest," "The Medical Record," Oct. 20, 1883)

[raccoon]

116. Plain, "What?" when you didn't catch the remark. People, that is rude!

How about "excuse me," or "What did you say?"

[bluedeminredstate]

119. Awesome

I hate that this word has been so trivialized and rendered meaningless. When I hear anyone over the age of twenty use it it pisses me off even more. To take a word that means wondrous, and reduce it to the equivalent of cool, neat, or groovy is just so wrong.

The other word that drives me to blind fury is the right-wing use of Democrat, as in "The democrat governor of New Hampshire" or "The democrat party is going to lose the election." I know they do it because they know it's disrespectful, but it makes me furious anyway. When I heard that Scalia used the term during oral arguments on the healthcare law I wanted to punch him in the face.

[Vattel]

120. "It is what it is."

No shit, but how is that supposed to make me feel better?

[Kablooie]

121. I don't care what you think! Just get that damned ant off my screen!