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Originally Posted by GeoffC
I find the use of meter to indicate length, highly irritating....
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I find many American words, and catch phrases irritating. I can't stand the use of "my bad" for one.
It sounds like something a toddler would say and the parent of said child thought it was cute and started using it in adult conversation, and maybe it caught on from there. Many adults with kids use toddler language with other adults and I think it's rediculous. I didn't even let my toddler use toddler language as a toddler. Why do parents substitute a dumb baby word for a perfectly valid normal-use word when raising children? That irritates the bejesus (bi-jee-zuhs) out of me.
(Takes a deep breath and counts to 10 to calm down.)
Back on track: I never say "could care less." I have always used the form "couldn't care less" or the alternate "ask me if I care?"
I also get annoyed with people who seem not to have a clue that what comes out of their mouth is just plain wrong. Or they hear a word they like, don't know how to use it correctly but use it anyway. I'm sure we all know someone who mangles the English language. I know one who does it consistenly. To hear her tell it: blah, blah, blah was
hilariously funny . . . blah, blah
over-inundated with work . . . blah, blah
irregardless . . . someone in the hospital had to use a
decatheter . . . she needed to replace the
cadillac converter in her car. And she writes things like: I have
no ideal what that person was doing . . . we're having a
can food drive to distribute
non-perishable foods to the local communities thru a
non-for profit charity for
under privilege children through out the community through the help of . . .
Additionally, she admits to being
anal in demanding that everything
needs to be done correct before . . .
Jeeeezzzze
I'm exposed every day and every day to these (insert name here)-isms. Sometimes I just want to scream.
That's what I'll do. I'm gonna go scream now.