'scantily clad' is an all-time yellow journalism coinage
― A is for (Aimless), Saturday, 27 October 2018 19:43 (five years ago) link
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.
― suzy, Sunday, 28 October 2018 10:50 (five years ago) link
that shits me right the fuck to tears
― calamity gammon (Autumn Almanac), Sunday, 28 October 2018 11:09 (five years ago) link
Suzy otm. Whenever you can use “me” or “you,” do so. “Myself” should only be used as a reflexive - “I washed myself.”
― calstars, Sunday, 28 October 2018 11:31 (five years ago) link
Like a bridge over troubled waterI will lay myself down
― the Warnock of Clodhop Mountain (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 28 October 2018 11:37 (five years ago) link
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
― lie back and think of englund (darraghmac), Sunday, 28 October 2018 12:16 (five years ago) link
Another shit trend to blame on The Apprentice (UK) where all of them are at it.
― suzy, Sunday, 28 October 2018 13:00 (five years ago) link
The use of the word "spoiler" to function as an exclamation mark at the start of a sentence.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 28 October 2018 14:51 (five years ago) link
if you put it at the end of the sentence it defeats the purpose tbf
― the Warnock of Clodhop Mountain (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 28 October 2018 14:55 (five years ago) link
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".
― Tim, Sunday, 28 October 2018 18:51 (five years ago) link
“Myself” - Also used as attempt to add flair to an otherwise dull phrase - “When you’ve finished, please let David and myself know.”Nope
― calstars, Sunday, 28 October 2018 18:58 (five years ago) link
Ah, it's yourself, deems.
― Alma Kirby (Tom D.), Sunday, 28 October 2018 19:34 (five years ago) link
http://www.quickmeme.com/img/c2/c2c6d28b0e2c7d6ee4f8068544489b35f902061f66c48e90b897d6d4a7e971c3.jpg
― kinder, Sunday, 28 October 2018 19:59 (five years ago) link
lol
― calstars, Sunday, 28 October 2018 20:01 (five years ago) link
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.
― You like queer? I like queer. Still like queer. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 28 October 2018 20:02 (five years ago) link
its meself tom is it yerself?
― lie back and think of englund (darraghmac), Sunday, 28 October 2018 20:43 (five years ago) link
mise mé féin agus an bfhuil sé tusa féin anois a mhic
― lie back and think of englund (darraghmac), Sunday, 28 October 2018 20:44 (five years ago) link
Myself when I am real(ly pedantic)
― You (bleeping) need me. You can't Finn without me (fionnland), Sunday, 28 October 2018 20:49 (five years ago) link
subject object——————-I mewe usshe herhe himthey themwho whom^ should be on every english-speaking wall imo
― calamity gammon (Autumn Almanac), Sunday, 28 October 2018 20:56 (five years ago) link
that would help if everyone who speaks english already knew what subjects and objects are, but they don't
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 28 October 2018 20:57 (five years ago) link
true
― calamity gammon (Autumn Almanac), Sunday, 28 October 2018 21:10 (five years ago) link
Yrself is steam
― calstars, Sunday, 28 October 2018 21:20 (five years ago) link
xxp just put "is/are gonna do it to" between the pairs huh
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Monday, 29 October 2018 09:59 (five years ago) link
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.
― clemenza, Monday, 29 October 2018 11:35 (five years ago) link
"works perfectly well"
in instruction manuals:"simply.. (action)"subtext: u moron
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 29 October 2018 12:04 (five years ago) link
Step 1: purchase the parts. Step 2: assemble the object. Step 3: enjoy.
― pomenitul, Monday, 29 October 2018 12:05 (five years ago) link
simply enjoy
― Karl Malone, Monday, 29 October 2018 16:17 (five years ago) link
"Then, simply press up on the outer ring and turn clockwise without disengaging the battery housing"
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 29 October 2018 19:01 (five years ago) link
“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
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 16:16 (five years ago) link
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.
― mick signals, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 15:15 (five years ago) link
“Fixed that for you” w strike through and “joke” edit never need to see this again
― Mordy, Friday, 2 November 2018 17:50 (five years ago) link
agreed
― flappy bird, Friday, 2 November 2018 18:17 (five years ago) link
People who pronounce “timbre” as “timber”X-post to the disgusting savages thread
― calstars, Sunday, 4 November 2018 23:42 (five years ago) link
lol yeah like Howard's dad
― flappy bird, Sunday, 4 November 2018 23:55 (five years ago) link
Haha yes. Everyone on the HS show is now pronouncing it like the morons they really are, even smartypants Robin
― calstars, Monday, 5 November 2018 00:00 (five years ago) link
"...gives me pause"
Have we had that? I hate it so much.
― brokenshire (jed_), Sunday, 11 November 2018 08:29 (five years ago) link
sounds like a plan
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 20:27 (five years ago) link
gives me pause gives me cause to post here
― omar little, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 20:38 (five years ago) link
Someone on my fb was saying that kids in school music classes are calling the sharp# a hashtag. blech.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 20:41 (five years ago) link
I like "gives me pause" because I always picture the speaker with little paws, sitting up and begging.
― mick signals, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 20:50 (five years ago) link
Lol
― brokenshire (jed_), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:18 (five years ago) link
"Level best". Is it just me or is this suddenly being used a lot recently?
― maffew12, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:19 (five years ago) link
i've been around programmers/developers my whole life so i've always heard "#" being referred to as hash, so it's not a huge deal to me
i've never heard anyone refer to it as a sharp outside of music though, it was mostly number sign or pound
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:27 (five years ago) link
thanks for the info, Fhash Ahash
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:30 (five years ago) link
yup yup yup
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:33 (five years ago) link
TIL there are a lot of signs similar to the sharp sign, and a lot of names for them! i already sorta kinda knew abt "octothorp" (tho i couldn't actually remember it, which is why i looked all this up)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign
― mark s, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:33 (five years ago) link
foctothorp
when i'm canada the recorded voice when calling places say "number sign"
when in the us, they say "pound"
some odd exceptions in the us, because murica
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:35 (five years ago) link
says*
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:36 (five years ago) link