Anybody else hate the use of conversate?

[nuke]

I can't stand when people use that term. It's having a conversation, or talking, or chatting. Even worse is conversating.

 

[Breezy_Carol]

I totally agree. The verb is converse. I can converse with you.

 

[Mermaid02]

I can't stand when people use that term. It's having a conversation, or talking, or chatting. Even worse is conversating.

ME! It drives me nuts.

 

[Briarmom]

I thought people only used that as a joke. Do people think that's a word?

 

[disykat]

I looked it up a few hours ago. It was in dictionary.com, and was surprised to find it listed. It's listed as slang.

 

[Magic Mom]

I can't stand it. It sounds ridiculous, but according to Merriam Webster Online, it is a word.


Main Entry: con·ver·sate
Pronunciation: \ˈkän-vər-ˌsāt\
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): con·ver·sat·ed; con·ver·sat·ing
Etymology: back-formation from conversation
Date: 1973

 

[Nancy]

I think it sounds stupid....like a person doesn't know what the correct word is. I know it is a word (slang, but still a word) but it just sounds wrong in use.

 

[MsLeFever]

Dialogue as a verb is just as annoying.

"We are going to dialogue about this later!"

 

[nuke]

Dialogue as a verb is just as annoying.

"We are going to dialogue about this later!"

I've never heard that used but I think I would laugh if someone said that to me.

 

[Robinrs]

Just one of the misuses of the language that makes me insane.... but I have a degree in English and it's par for the course!

 

[Magic Mom]

Dialogue as a verb is just as annoying.

"We are going to dialogue about this later!"

I have a name for someone that would say that sentence, but I'm not allowed to say it on the DIS. _________bag

 

[polineedyan]

mine is "orientate." if youre going to orientation, people will say orientated. Isnt is oriented?

 

[lacrosse_lady72]

I thought people only used that as a joke. Do people think that's a word?

I used to think it was a joke, as if it was on some show and everyone started to use the word. Nope. Not so much. It makes them sound reaaaaally smart.

 

[KristaTX]

Yep. I can't stand "conversate", and I really dislike the use of "dialogue" as a verb. I have a friend that I like and respect, but he uses "dialogue" like that all the time and it drives me crazy. It seems like there are some other words like that, too, but can't think of them right now.

He and another friend of ours also use the phrase "both/and". For instance they might say when talking about a subject, "Well, it is both/and". And I don't mean they say, "both _____ and _____". They actually say "both/and". I've asked several times what it means, and I still don't know . To me it seems like "both" would suffice, but I guess they mean something else . They are both well-educated.

 

[golfgal]

I looked it up a few hours ago. It was in dictionary.com, and was surprised to find it listed. It's listed as slang.

Just because it is in the dictionary doesn't mean it is a proper word. "Ain't" is in the dictionary and it isn't proper to use that word.

I also hate when people use "disrespect" as a verb, "Don't disrespect your mother". That one drives me NUTS!!!

 

[Liberty Belle]

mine is "orientate." if youre going to orientation, people will say orientated. Isnt is oriented?

Ugh I hate that!

Conversate doesn't bother me. I don't use it, but I don't cringe or anything like I do with "orientate."

 

[Youarehere]

Just because it is in the dictionary doesn't mean it is a proper word. "Ain't" is in the dictionary and it isn't proper to use that word.

I also hate when people use "disrespect" as a verb, "Don't disrespect your mother". That one drives me NUTS!!!

Can you please 'splain why that is wrong?

I like "sibsitize" as in "I would like to subsitize my french fries for a baked potato".

Or "skinneded" instead of "complected"

Robin- any degrees you don't have?

 

[KristaTX]

"Orientate"! That's one of the ones I was trying to think of .

"Disrespect" isn't a verb?? That one sounds okay to me . Isn't it a verb and a noun, just like "respect"? If not, then I'm about to learn something new from this thread.

Another one I hate is when people use "text" as the past tense form of the verb, instead of "texted". It seems rampant, though. As in, "She text me last night." It should be "She texted me last night."

It doesn't bother me, but I'm pretty sure some people will say they hate "text" being used as a verb at all, though.

 

[golfgal]

"Orientate"! That's one of the ones I was trying to think of .

"Disrespect" isn't a verb?? That one sounds okay to me . Isn't it a verb and a noun, just like "respect"? If not, then I'm about to learn something new from this thread.

Another one I hate is when people use "text" as the past tense form of the verb, instead of "texted". It seems rampant, though. As in, "She text me last night." It should be "She texted me last night."

It doesn't bother me, but I'm pretty sure some people will say they hate "text" being used as a verb at all, though.

The proper way to use "disrespect" would be "Don't treat your mother with disrespect" not "Don't disrespect your mother". It is a noun and can be a verb in the PROPER form.

 

[golfgal]

Can you please 'splain why that is wrong?

I like "sibsitize" as in "I would like to subsitize my french fries for a baked potato".

Or "skinneded" instead of "complected"

Robin- any degrees you don't have?

There is one thing about using "funny" words at home with your family and friends, there is something to be said about using them in public. Go ahead and talk however you want but don't be shocked if people treat you like an idiot or you don't get a job because of how you talk. There are certain rules in polite society that venturing from those rules can cause you some serious hardships.