Terms that annoy you

[OK!]

In that we're all human? Sure - but I never use "baby daddy" and I never use "BFF". I do sometimes use "This" as shorthand for "I agree with this" but then I go on to explain why I agree with it.

Besides, this is 'my' thread and I can say anything I want - so there

Actually, my original irksome terms are likely trends to the point that they will eventually disappear. Baby daddy means absolutely nothing. It's an oxymoron. Baby's daddy - never mind that the preferred form is baby's father - at least makes grammatical sense. Frankly, I don't see what age has to do with common sense and language usage

The "age" comment that I made referred to the paragraph it was in, not the rest of the post.

 

[luvmy3]

get 'er dun

This.
I mad hate when people say "Its all good" because its usually because they are in a hot mess.

 

[kaytieeldr]

I thought of another one that bugs me...Dude. I know Crush says it, but it's just not cool! It sounds dumb...and disrespectful! My youngest tried calling me "Dude" one day, and I stopped that one fast!

But it's okay when Crush says it - and ONLY when Crush says it!

Two more, anatomical euphemisms: "the girls" and the less common and MORE annoying "the boys". Just SAY what you MEAN. And if you can't use the proper terminology, maybe you just shouldn't be talking about them

 

[nikkistevej]

I hate when people say "cool beans".

 

[bambii]

"that is what i'm talking about",


of course it is you said it....duh.....

 

[SOnotLayuh]

I also just get driven crazy by horrible grammar in sentences that people should really know.... I seen.... I been told.... etc.

I also CAN'T STAND adults who use letters instead of words, such as; u, r, c, etc. OH, this KILLS ME... and my Mother does it constantly!

 

[Mrs.Toad]

I thought of another one that bugs me...Dude. I know Crush says it, but it's just not cool! It sounds dumb...and disrespectful! My youngest tried calling me "Dude" one day, and I stopped that one fast!

But it's okay when Crush says it - and ONLY when Crush says it!

But since Crush is just emulating 1980's surfer-speak, is it OK for them to use it, too?

Dude itself doesn't bother me. It's been around a long time, but it's only been recently that I've noticed kids using it for both genders.

Back in the day, guys were dudes and girls were dudettes. It's just so wrong to hear girls calling each other "dude".

 

[Disneycrazy!!]

I do hate the word ain't. My husband uses this word and so does his family. He does not see anything wrong with it but it drives me crazy!


I also can't stand "Holla if you hear me!" "Oh snap"

Oh and I REALLY REALLY hate it when Paris Hilton says "Thats Hot"

 

[AKL_Megs]

I do hate the word ain't.

Oh, I hate it too!!!

Isn't (Ain't ) it supposed to be like "Isn't"... which is an abbreviated "Is Not"? So when someone says "ain't", are they really meaning to say "Ai Not"?

As in, "It ai not cold outside" or "It ai not 3pm yet"...

 

[Sparx]

Oh, I hate it too!!!

Isn't (Ain't ) it supposed to be like "Isn't"... which is an abbreviated "Is Not"? So when someone says "ain't", are they really meaning to say "Ai Not"?

As in, "It ai not cold outside" or "It ai not 3pm yet"...

I always thought it was a contraction of "are not"

 

[AKL_Megs]

Don't know if it was already mentioned, but since we are on pregnancy now...

"We're pregnant!"

Oh really? HE is pregnant, too? I am pretty sure YOU are pregnant with HIS baby. YOU'RE pregnant, HE is just the father-to-be.

These women carry the baby for 9 months and then spend hours delivering... why are they giving the men credit for all of that!

 

[AKL_Megs]

I always thought it was a contraction of "are not"

Ain't that something!

I guess it depends on how you use it.

"Ain't it 10pm yet?" Would seem like "isn't it"

"Ain't we going there?" WOULD be more like "are not".

 

[kaytieeldr]

I think the consensus on "ain't" should be that, since we can't determine a word for the first part of the contraction, it obviously CAN'T be a word!

So I have spoken, and so shall it be.

 

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

I think the consensus on "ain't" should be that, since we can't determine a word for the first part of the contraction, it obviously CAN'T be a word!

So I have spoken, and so shall it be.

(song since 1927, recorded by Frank Sinatra Tommy Dorsey; Eddie Cantor; Fabian; Hoosier Hot Shots; and The Beatles )
Ain't she sweet?
See her walking down the street
Now I ask you very confidentially
Ain't she sweet?

Ain't she nice
Look her over once or twice
Now I ask you very confidentially
Ain't she nice?


"Aint no sunshine"

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone.
It's not warm when she's away.
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
and she's always gone too long
anytime she goes away.

"Aint no mountain high enough"

Listen, baby
Ain't no mountain high
Ain't no vally low
Ain't no river wide enough, baby

There ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough
Ain't no river wide enough
To keep me from getting to you

Hmmmmmmmm!
wiki wiki wiki

Ain't is a colloquialism and a contraction originally used for "am not", but also used for "is not", "are not", "has not", or "have not" in the common vernacular. In some dialects it is also used as a contraction of "do not", "does not", and "did not" (e.g. I ain't know that).

 

[bananda]

But since Crush is just emulating 1980's surfer-speak, is it OK for them to use it, too?

Dude itself doesn't bother me. It's been around a long time, but it's only been recently that I've noticed kids using it for both genders.

Back in the day, guys were dudes and girls were dudettes. It's just so wrong to hear girls calling each other "dude".

"dudette" sounds really dated now. i call my friends "dude" all the time, regardless of their sex.

devo in what context? I've only ever heard it in relation to the band of that name.

short for devastated. a lot of the people i know always talk about how "devo" they are and it drives me crazy.

another one i hate is "irrigardless"

 

[aprilgail2]

I thought of another one that bugs me...Dude. I know Crush says it, but it's just not cool! It sounds dumb...and disrespectful! My youngest tried calling me "Dude" one day, and I stopped that one fast!

I HATE "Dude"...esoecially if someone over the age of 16 is using it- really sounds stupid. We have a 30 year old guy at work that uses it all the time...he is the butt of many jokes for that LOL.

 

[OceanAnnie]

In that we're all human? Sure - but I never use "baby daddy" and I never use "BFF". I do sometimes use "This" as shorthand for "I agree with this" but then I go on to explain why I agree with it.

Besides, this is 'my' thread and I can say anything I want - so there

Actually, my original irksome terms are likely trends to the point that they will eventually disappear. Baby daddy means absolutely nothing. It's an oxymoron. Baby's daddy - never mind that the preferred form is baby's father - at least makes grammatical sense. Frankly, I don't see what age has to do with common sense and language usage

Just kidding. But it is funny. I see a lot of terms that I'm irked by, and a term or two I've used that don't seem so bad.

The use of double negatives. If you "ain't got no _______" not only do you sound like an imbecile but you have just said you do have some of whatever that something is. If you "ain't done nuttin' wrong" you have just admitted to doing something wrong.

Keeping with the theme...ain't. Isn't has the same letter count and same number of syllables. Why not use an actual word instead of a non-word.

Not that I hold "ain't" to a high standard or anything, but there are some times (to me) it's okay. Like when it's used tongue in cheek. There's a line in Toy Story that was pretty funny using ain't. Another word wouldn't have had the same effect.

Major FAIL... hate it!

Another I can't stand, "Epic Fail".

 

[Green Tea]

Pooh Sized

 

[FireDancer]

Not that I hold "ain't" to a high standard or anything, but there are some times (to me) it's okay. Like when it's used tongue in cheek. There's a line in Toy Story that was pretty funny using ain't. Another word wouldn't have had the same effect.

I can understand its use in context or for dramatic effect in a song or movie but to use it in normal conversation just makes one sound uneducated.

 

[threecrazykids]

I have come to hate the word "amazing". It has to be one of the most overused words on T.V. If you've ever watched even one episode of The Batchelor you've heard that word enough to last you a lifetime.

"Holla" is another word that makes me cringe.