it's called hedging, everyone does it
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 19 May 2016 15:11 (eight years ago) link
like "I'm sorry, but do you have a tissue?" is fine -- the apology serves a purpose (I'm sorry for interrupting you and/or asking for something of yours). I meant more the angered variety, like "I'm sorry, but he is an ASSHOLE" ugh don't be sorry abt calling him an asshole! he IS an asshole! just call him an asshole!
― sexy dander (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 19 May 2016 15:18 (eight years ago) link
that is hedging :) it's a softening of a statement that could be perceived as harsh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedge_(linguistics)
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 19 May 2016 15:21 (eight years ago) link
"social justice warrior"Though it tells me a lot about the person using it.
― I have also been to Maine and, briefly, Nebraska (doo dah), Friday, 27 May 2016 17:58 (eight years ago) link
i don't really *hate* hate it but there's a very english way of asking for something that starts with the phrase 'would it be posibble for me to...'
would it be possible for me to book an appointment?would it be possible for me to have a glass of water?would it be possible for me to have a look at that book?
i don't really *hate* hate it but it is fucking ridiculous
― real orgone kid (NickB), Friday, 27 May 2016 18:12 (eight years ago) link
and i use it all the time
Those people search google using the term 'how would one go about...'
― kinder, Friday, 27 May 2016 18:23 (eight years ago) link
"Let's get GRANULAR to find a ROBUST solution." Both come from coffee culture, I think.
― dinnerboat, Friday, 27 May 2016 18:24 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioSEjNAJLQg
― ulysses, Friday, 27 May 2016 18:31 (eight years ago) link
Just heard this on BBC 24,
"... she (Hilary Clinton) is looking forward to debating Donald Trump later this year."
Debating with surely, BBC?
― Larry 'Leg' Smith (Tom D.), Saturday, 28 May 2016 14:25 (eight years ago) link
It's US English that's creeping in a bit here, much like "appeal" and "protest" without the following "against".
― Alba, Saturday, 28 May 2016 14:28 (eight years ago) link
From the Guardian,
"Donald Trump has said he will not debate Bernie Sanders after several days of changing his mind on the issue."
And yet, the Mirror,
"The Republican front-runner announced on Friday that he didn't want to debate with the "second place finisher" in the Democratic contest..."
― Larry 'Leg' Smith (Tom D.), Saturday, 28 May 2016 14:30 (eight years ago) link
Yes, the former was produced in the Guardian's US offices.
― Alba, Saturday, 28 May 2016 14:31 (eight years ago) link
I don't care that much about Americanisms but that is horrible.
― Larry 'Leg' Smith (Tom D.), Saturday, 28 May 2016 14:36 (eight years ago) link
Britishes finally learning the language
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Saturday, 28 May 2016 14:36 (eight years ago) link
lol, "debate with" sounds horrid to me
― like $500 billion in stuffed fart sales and I have an idea (contenderizer), Saturday, 28 May 2016 16:34 (eight years ago) link
would it be possible for me to book an appointment?
i use this construction all the time. also, "would you mind if i were to..."
― like $500 billion in stuffed fart sales and I have an idea (contenderizer), Saturday, 28 May 2016 16:38 (eight years ago) link
I always use 'i was wondering if I could' which feels like the same level of passiveness
― ciderpress, Saturday, 28 May 2016 16:49 (eight years ago) link
hot take. i loathe and wish to ban the phrase "hot take".
― like $500 billion in stuffed fart sales and I have an idea (contenderizer), Saturday, 28 May 2016 16:59 (eight years ago) link
May I have
Or less formal "GIMME A BEER"
― μpright mammal (mh), Saturday, 28 May 2016 16:59 (eight years ago) link
Not sure if this is a similar thing but "I began to believe the voices in my head were wrong"
Surely "I began to believe THAT the voices in my head were wrong" would remove that ambiguity
― kinder, Saturday, 28 May 2016 18:34 (eight years ago) link
"tell us how you really feel" after someone tells how they feel about something
― #amazing #babies #touching (harbl), Sunday, 5 June 2016 22:49 (eight years ago) link
― like $500 billion in stuffed fart sales and I have an idea (contenderizer), Saturday, May 28, 2016 11:59 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Is it ever used non-ironically?
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Monday, 6 June 2016 03:56 (eight years ago) link
"I'm sorry, but--"
I wonder if this is what spawned "sorry not sorry", which gives me hives.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Monday, 6 June 2016 04:14 (eight years ago) link
I strongly dislike the word 'funky' when used to describe things other than music.
― aonghus, Tuesday, 7 June 2016 00:29 (eight years ago) link
tbh I get more annoyed when that word is applied to music
― μpright mammal (mh), Tuesday, 7 June 2016 01:09 (eight years ago) link
I ate a 100 year old duck egg this evening and there was definitely a prominent flavor there that could be appropriately called funky
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Tuesday, 7 June 2016 04:47 (eight years ago) link
When I've tossed a variety of dirty clothes into the hamper to await washing, then after a number of days, the contents of the hamper start to smell funky.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Tuesday, 7 June 2016 04:55 (eight years ago) link
― like $500 billion in stuffed fart sales and I have an idea (contenderizer), Saturday, May 28, 2016 12:59 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Ways to avoid thinking for $1000. See also 'challops'.
― normcore strengthening exercises (benbbag), Tuesday, 7 June 2016 05:03 (eight years ago) link
lol
― μpright mammal (mh), Tuesday, 7 June 2016 18:38 (eight years ago) link
"____________ is when..."
― normcore strengthening exercises (benbbag), Thursday, 9 June 2016 11:06 (eight years ago) link
"If I could just ask you to"
usually used passive aggressively by people in service jobs
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Thursday, 9 June 2016 15:25 (eight years ago) link
don't hate this but also don't understand why i say "buh-bye" when ending a phone call and hear it all the time - where did this come from?
― Mordy, Thursday, 9 June 2016 15:49 (eight years ago) link
Contraction of bye-bye surely
― mario vargis loosa (wins), Thursday, 9 June 2016 15:53 (eight years ago) link
"This."
― Pentenema Karten, Thursday, 9 June 2016 15:53 (eight years ago) link
^ this
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Thursday, 9 June 2016 15:55 (eight years ago) link
THIS
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 9 June 2016 15:56 (eight years ago) link
eso
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Thursday, 9 June 2016 16:07 (eight years ago) link
"This is so Important."
― Pentenema Karten, Thursday, 9 June 2016 17:14 (eight years ago) link
"womp womp" as onomatopoeia for the sad trombone sound. I see this all over twitter and facebook lately. I don't hear a "p" sound in there at all!
https://wompwompwomp.com/
Womp would be a better word for some kind of bass sound or something.
― how's life, Saturday, 27 August 2016 11:53 (eight years ago) link
sad bass drop
― mark s, Saturday, 27 August 2016 12:10 (eight years ago) link
'blame game'
― mookieproof, Friday, 11 November 2016 18:41 (seven years ago) link
Doubling down
― The Doug Walters of Crime (Tom D.), Friday, 11 November 2016 19:24 (seven years ago) link
trump train
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Friday, 11 November 2016 19:25 (seven years ago) link
"catching feelings"
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 21 November 2016 21:23 (seven years ago) link
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― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Thursday, June 9, 2016 11:55 AM (five months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, June 9, 2016 11:56 AM (five months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it's gotten out of hand imo esp in response to election
― marcos, Monday, 21 November 2016 21:26 (seven years ago) link
THIS. SO MUCH THIS. *links to john oliver clip*
― marcos, Monday, 21 November 2016 21:27 (seven years ago) link
"healing balm" used to describe music or art
― Everything Moves Towards The Sun (Ross), Friday, 16 December 2016 00:05 (seven years ago) link
"Trump taps..."
― combat wombat (doo dah), Friday, 16 December 2016 01:56 (seven years ago) link
"Spitball/ing"
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Friday, 16 December 2016 02:38 (seven years ago) link