― Dr. Z Indahouse (AaronHz), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 06:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― Aaron A., Wednesday, 2 February 2005 06:20 (nineteen years ago) link
Because it rarely is...even remotely.
― Zev, Wednesday, 2 February 2005 06:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― Frogman Henry, Wednesday, 2 February 2005 06:26 (nineteen years ago) link
"Literally" when something is neither literal nor figurative.
― Remy (x Jeremy), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 08:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Remy (x Jeremy), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 08:21 (nineteen years ago) link
I think there is an argument for "utilise".
and, probably, one against "definately".
that's pedantry.
as you were.
― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 08:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― Remy (x Jeremy), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 08:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― estela (estela), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 08:38 (nineteen years ago) link
I think the word ("utilise"/"utilize") is not unreasonable, in some contexts.
― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 08:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― lukey (Lukey G), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 09:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― koogs (koogs), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 10:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― Sarah C, Wednesday, 2 February 2005 10:08 (nineteen years ago) link
NO IT DOES NOT!
― Sarah C, Wednesday, 2 February 2005 10:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― NickB (NickB), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 10:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― go-to, Wednesday, 2 February 2005 10:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 10:37 (nineteen years ago) link
my, how charming.
― Miles Finch, Wednesday, 2 February 2005 10:38 (nineteen years ago) link
(InterCapitalisation or Medial Capitalisation if you're posh. it's not an apple thing - at the very least it was a Java programming thing before then)
― koogs (koogs), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 10:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― danielle g. (danielle g.), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 11:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― Miles Finch, Wednesday, 2 February 2005 11:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 11:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 12:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ste (Fuzzy), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 12:11 (nineteen years ago) link
This bugs me because unless what you're referring to is a clogged colon, you should use "affected" instead, since that would be simpler and correct.
― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 12:13 (nineteen years ago) link
"Fucktard", that's one.
― David Merryweather (DavidM), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 12:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― Stevem On X (blueski), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 12:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― David Merryweather (DavidM), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 12:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― Stevem On X (blueski), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 12:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― lovebug starski (lovebug starski), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 13:12 (nineteen years ago) link
I once worked this into an email as a joke that I'm not sure the recipients got: "...the bottom line is that I don't think it would be best practice to launch it at the end of the day, so my game plan is...". Four phrases from the bullshit bingo thing you see around.
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 13:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Stevem On X (blueski), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 13:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― Cathy (Cathy), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 15:03 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Phantom of the Operating System (kate), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 15:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 15:13 (nineteen years ago) link
"i.e." when "e.g." is meant, and vice versa.
"Addy" for address.
― The Mad Puffin, Wednesday, 2 February 2005 15:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ste (Fuzzy), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 15:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― Huk-L, Wednesday, 2 February 2005 15:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 15:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― cozen (Cozen), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 15:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― Miles Finch, Wednesday, 2 February 2005 15:43 (nineteen years ago) link
"dawg"
"tony" as an adjective
McDonald's referred to as "Mickey D's". This was old in 1986.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 15:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― Bidurd, Wednesday, 2 February 2005 15:48 (nineteen years ago) link
("Mickey D's" is acceptable in the context of being rhymed with "licky these" in a song by the Coup)
― What's this place, Biblevania? (natepatrin), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 15:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― dewey, Wednesday, 2 February 2005 21:32 (nineteen years ago) link
DESTROY: RED STATE/BLUE STATE
― Dude, are you a 15 year old asian chick? (jingleberries), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 21:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 21:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 21:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 21:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 21:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― katharine (katharine), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 18:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― Bnad, Tuesday, 26 April 2005 19:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 20:20 (nineteen years ago) link
fuck this word is overused in marketing. "compelling content." "compelling graphics." don't tell me something is fucking interesting.
― kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 20:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 20:33 (eighteen years ago) link
wut?
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 21:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― scnnr drkly (scnnr drkly), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 21:09 (eighteen years ago) link
I hate this, too. But there is a rationality there: the "of" is perfectly unnecessary.
Nor do I like the word "buddy" -- I'm not even talking about being addressed as "buddy" as much as referring to your friends as your "buddies." Like, "I've got a buddy comin' in from out of town this weekend" or "A buddy of mine works the door at this bar in Logan Square." This one is irrational, it just sounds stupid.
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 21:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 21:31 (eighteen years ago) link
"DOUCHE"/"DOUCHEY-DOUCHE"
"YEAH, NO"
― ath (ath), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 21:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 21:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― dr lulu (dr lulu), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 22:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 22:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 22:07 (eighteen years ago) link
Can someone please explain that to me?
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 22:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― Safety First (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 22:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― someone let this mitya out! (mitya), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 22:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― Safety First (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 22:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 22:18 (eighteen years ago) link
What's to explain?
tony also toney adj (1877): marked by an aristocratic or high-toned manner or style
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 22:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 22:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― Aimless (Aimless), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 22:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 22:45 (eighteen years ago) link
"Centrist". Actually all political labels. Especially "third way" as it is used by those fools in the Democratic party.
"market-based solutions," because it is usually used by people who understand markets less than I do, which is scary.
I love the phrase, "Now we're cooking with gas!" I do.
I also like to say,"Somebody's got a case of the Mondays," but that's more of an act of agression than anything else. I think it's a fine way to say, "Fuck you!"
― Fluffy Bear (Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 23:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― joygoat (joygoat), Thursday, 4 May 2006 02:31 (eighteen years ago) link
"the take home message is ..."
― badg (badg), Thursday, 4 May 2006 04:43 (eighteen years ago) link
I was doing work for AAPT and was configuring some software that used an SMS gateway to send a message to subscribers, and the message they'd supplied me contained that expression. I pointed out what seemed to be an obvious typo and I was scorned for not being au fait with their bullshit advertising campaign!
― Andrew (enneff), Thursday, 4 May 2006 04:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 4 May 2006 04:51 (eighteen years ago) link
You can just go and get fucked!
― Andrew (enneff), Thursday, 4 May 2006 04:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (and why not) (electricsound), Thursday, 4 May 2006 04:55 (eighteen years ago) link
Nope, never caught 'em. I didn't have a TV at the time... actually, I still don't. I feel sorry for you and that office situation, though.
― Andrew (enneff), Thursday, 4 May 2006 04:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― estela (estela), Thursday, 4 May 2006 05:16 (eighteen years ago) link
i love me some [x]
― unknown or illegal user (doo rag), Friday, 1 April 2022 08:29 (two years ago) link
made-up compound insult words like asshat, fucktard, cockwomble, etc
takes one to know one pal
― unknown or illegal user (doo rag), Friday, 1 April 2022 08:31 (two years ago) link
& all facebook tag group type witticisms should be punishable by ducking stool/tank of cat poo
― unknown or illegal user (doo rag), Friday, 1 April 2022 08:33 (two years ago) link
of course i dislike shit like "the conversation(/issues) around [x]" etc but surely this has been said at least once (thread's too long to read the whole thing)
― unknown or illegal user (doo rag), Friday, 1 April 2022 08:36 (two years ago) link
"I think it's time we begin to surface some of these issues"
― Luna Schlosser, Friday, 1 April 2022 11:49 (two years ago) link