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Words or phrases that annoy you (even if you can't explain why) . . .
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Describing anything with more than one property as being “at the intersection of [two things].“ Nothing says you live in oversimplified bubble more effectively.
I didn’t hate it until I realized that the thing that annoyed me about some of the more effeminate guys I was stuck dating back then wasn’t that they had a feminine voice, it was that they were intentionally affecting a valley girl dialect and turning it up to ten. ugh
My wife doesn't care for it because Valspeak tends to end statements tonally as if it's a question. If my wife is saying F-you to someone, she's not meaning it as a question!
They could just say "Most of the staff have gone to lunch. Please enjoy the wait."
Or, "We are severely understaffed, because this brings in no revenue. Please understand that profits come first."
I hate when someone says "I mean.." with every sentence. Another one is "you see...."
I hate when a game developer says, "soon" because we all know they mean Soon™.😑
"I mean, like, you know …" is even worse
"you dig?" used to be a thing back in the day - in simpler times …
I mean, like, you know, like, I was about to pull the trigger on a new computer, but I don't think I can afford one at this time. But it sounds like you'll be getting a new one, too, and I'll be so jelly."I mean, like, you know …" is even worse
"you dig?" used to be a thing back in the day - in simpler times …
Ya know, I really need this computer, cause I tried whatsapping my friends on my old computer, and the application didn't run, so that's a rip for realsies.
Irregardless, when I can buy my new laptop, I'll def be bringing it along with me on my staycation. So lawl.
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"I mean, like, you know …" is even worse
"you dig?" used to be a thing back in the day - in simpler times …
I forgot about these two
You'll like that computer; that bad boy is a nice piece of kit and it'll soon be your daily driver.
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"Since I got this product, I do it on the daily." she said and I'm thinking to just eliminate "on the".
Especially when such sentences are written.
In speech, - above all, spontaneous speech, rather than scripted speech - it is an annoying, but understandable, verbal tic, and is, perhaps, somewhat forgivable, but, when written, I find it infuriating.
So many people agree with you! I think this might be the third time in this thread that this has been mentioned.
