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"Shut up just shut up now."
That gets spammed in all of my chats. It's annoying. |
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Guru
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You Guys was acceptable where and when i grew up, so I don't mind. "You People" is rude, in my opinion. I don't like to call my female friends "girls." When I was a child, my next-door's great grandmother said "youse."
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Avid reader
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null operator (he/him)
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null operator (he/him)
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'onboarding'
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#171 |
Obsessively Dedicated...
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ASK used as a noun, instead of “request”
“That's a very big ask” What is it these days with making verbs into nouns? I still grind my teeth over “invite” |
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#172 |
Wizard
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I hate those too. I think some of them (like "invite") get started as verbal abbreviations and gradually become accepted as standard usage.
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Grand Sorcerer
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"Bomb Cyclone"
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Wizard
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Are you talking about bombogenesis?
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Grand Sorcerer
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I prefer 'explosive cyclogenesis'
![]() A much cooler phrase. And one that better describes what is actually going on. A storm does not 'become' a bomb cyclone (as in "Look over there! Is that a bomb cyclone?). But a storm might feature explosive cyclogenesis. It's a meteorological condition, not a storm type. Every headline I'm seeing is saying that the first nor'easter of the season might turn into 'bomb cyclone' (usually complete with the quotation marks). No. The first nor'easter of the season might feature (or produce) explosive cyclogenesis. 'Nuff said. The sensationalism of weather reporting (including one particular channel's unilateral decision to start naming winter storms) is just a pet-peeve of mine. |
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Handy Elephant
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"Without further ado."
And even worse: "Without further ado, let's get started. " Or perhaps I have overdosed on YouTube? |
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Bibliophagist
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As someone who works in IT, I am so tired of hearing "AI-powered".
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Grand Sorcerer
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"I can see your voice."
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Wizard
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"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." Pretentious and condescending. |
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