Words, usages, and phrases that annoy the shit out of you...

getting really tired of the use of "bullied" outside of actual bullying contexts. Heard reference to Elizabeth Warren being "bullied" by Trump. I think it's kind of a stretch to suggest that national politicians can "bully" each other.

perhaps elizabeth warren is not *being* bullied, but 'bullying' is a pretty accurate term for trump's attitude and world view

imo he is global king of DARVO -- it's way beyond bullying
DARVO is my new favorite acronym

me too
I need to moan about DARVOing somewhere but I'm paranoid the offender will find it and keep on DARVOing even more

omg it just dawned on me
donnie darvo

haha

carrots and sticks

Greta Darvo, and Monroe
Dietrich and DiMaggio

iplayer trails keep talking about "box sets". it's digital, there is no box.

(see also those angry letters to papers / bbc complaints email about how they should be called "boxed sets", because "box set" is a set of boxes)

Or even iTunes changing its nomenclature from Disc 1, Disc 2 ... to Disk 1, Disk 2 ... - it’s freakin me out.

a colleague never 'goes upstairs to' do something; he insists on 'going upstairs in order to' do something

lol

did "scantily clad" show up here yet?

'scantily clad' is an all-time yellow journalism coinage

Ungrammatical use of ‘myself’ when ‘me’ would be correct and sufficient. As just used by the chancellor of the exchequer (who ought to know better) on the Andrew Marr politics show.

that shits me right the fuck to tears

Suzy otm. Whenever you can use “me” or “you,” do so. “Myself” should only be used as a reflexive - “I washed myself.”

Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay myself down

seems to be a willingness to overlook subtleties of dialect or vernacular in that pov tbh, "myself" does a lot of running in at least one strain of anglic id be passing familiar with meself

Another shit trend to blame on The Apprentice (UK) where all of them are at it.

The use of the word "spoiler" to function as an exclamation mark at the start of a sentence.

if you put it at the end of the sentence it defeats the purpose tbf

I assume the over-use of myself is (in large part) overcorrection by people who get nervous about when to say "I" and when to say "me".

“Myself” - Also used as attempt to add flair to an otherwise dull phrase - “When you’ve finished, please let David and myself know.”
Nope

seems to be a willingness to overlook subtleties of dialect or vernacular in that pov tbh, "myself" does a lot of running in at least one strain of anglic id be passing familiar with meself

Ah, it's yourself, deems.

http://www.quickmeme.com/img/c2/c2c6d28b0e2c7d6ee4f8068544489b35f902061f66c48e90b897d6d4a7e971c3.jpg

lol

“Myself” - Also used as attempt to add flair to an otherwise dull phrase - “When you’ve finished, please let David and myself know.”
Nope

I ask students about this every semester, and the honest answer is, "I don't know whether to use 'I' or 'me.'" So they avoid the problem.

its meself tom is it yerself?

mise mé féin agus an bfhuil sé tusa féin anois a mhic

Myself when I am real(ly pedantic)

subject object
——————-
I me
we us
she her
he him
they them
who whom

^ should be on every english-speaking wall imo

that would help if everyone who speaks english already knew what subjects and objects are, but they don't

true

Yrself is steam

xxp just put "is/are gonna do it to" between the pairs huh

Heard on the radio this morning that Twitter is going to eliminate their like button and replace it with something that will incentivize good behavior. Not the worst word in the world, but encourage perfectly well. (When did incentivize enter common usage? Guessing within the past 25 years.) The problem is that the next step is to start punishcizing bad behavior.

"works perfectly well"

in instruction manuals:

"simply.. (action)"

subtext: u moron

Step 1: purchase the parts. Step 2: assemble the object. Step 3: enjoy.

simply enjoy

"Then, simply press up on the outer ring and turn clockwise without disengaging the battery housing"

“Disgusting savages”

― valorous wokelord (silby), Wednesday, June 6, 2018 7:51 AM (four months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

plz maybe start a new thread about ppl whose foibles annoy you with a different goddamn title ffs

Before I had had enough coffee to laugh it off, somebody said to me today "I think this will be a good solve" and I didn't mean to just stare at them slackjawed for a moment but somehow I did.

“Fixed that for you” w strike through and “joke” edit never need to see this again

agreed

People who pronounce “timbre” as “timber”
X-post to the disgusting savages thread

lol yeah like Howard's dad

Haha yes. Everyone on the HS show is now pronouncing it like the morons they really are, even smartypants Robin

"...gives me pause"

Have we had that? I hate it so much.

sounds like a plan