Phrases That Make You "Cringe"
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Weird, Californians say the damn thing all the time. To everyone. I'm not joking. I am guilty of it myself. I don't know that much of what the Californian accent entails besides that.SckizoBoy said:
Anyways, the sayings that bug me are any movie quotes said just for the hell of it without context. It would be funny if it were applicable, DAN. (Dan is my friend who does that too much)
This is what I linked " asshole n. (a) = arsehole n.; (b) someone or something foolish or contemptible; an uncompromising term of abuse; also attrib."catalyst8 said:
As for good "right; proper; fit: It is good that you are here. His credentials are good." The subject "His credentials" can be replace with the subject I, the verb then gets changed to match from are to am. making the sentence I am good.
Most people here have already said mine.
"Could care less"
"Could / should / would OF"
but I do have one more that I have seen on TV recently.
I don't know if anybody on the planet actually says this other than terrible script writers and actors who have to say what they are paid to say, but people saying "He was good people." I'm sorry, what? How can one person be good people? ARGH! You mean he was a good person, or he was one of the good people. You can NOT say "He was good people."
"Could care less"
"Could / should / would OF"
but I do have one more that I have seen on TV recently.
I don't know if anybody on the planet actually says this other than terrible script writers and actors who have to say what they are paid to say, but people saying "He was good people." I'm sorry, what? How can one person be good people? ARGH! You mean he was a good person, or he was one of the good people. You can NOT say "He was good people."
Brah is Hawaiian slang that does tend to be used by the slightly more asshole frat boy types then the regular "bro"Saltyk said:
catalyst8 said:
Are you annoyed when people use contractions in speech?
My bad - I accept responsibility for the undesirable event we were discussing.
I'm good - I find my general state of being, relating to your query, satisfactory.
Seems like reasonable time saving measures to me.
"A (slow) decline in morality"
The sentence is practically a political buzzword used to argue against removing restrictions. It makes little sense because not only are morals completely subjective and therefore one person's decline would be another improvement.
The sentence is practically a political buzzword used to argue against removing restrictions. It makes little sense because not only are morals completely subjective and therefore one person's decline would be another improvement.
"Where did you last see it?" If i knew that then it wouldnt be lost. Hate that.
Or
"Do as i say, not do as i do". As a child, if my mum had a snack before dinner, and i wanted one. Then pointed out that she is having a snack, she would say this. Yeah, that fair.
Or
"Do as i say, not do as i do". As a child, if my mum had a snack before dinner, and i wanted one. Then pointed out that she is having a snack, she would say this. Yeah, that fair.
That's very strange, because when I type 'asshole' into the OED on-line it only comes up with a definition spelt 'arsehole'; It corrects the misspelling. I don't know if you'll be able to access this link http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/arsehole but when I replace '/arsehole' with '/asshole' it simply says "Page not found" here http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/asseholeartanis_neravar said:
As for 'good' it's an adjective which qualifies a noun, but the noun in this case isn't the person it's their health or general well-being. Take your example "'His credentials are good.' The subject 'His credentials' can be replace with the subject 'I'" That's not correct. It would be 'His credentials' changed to 'My credentials'. Regardless of the possessive determiner the subject 'credentials' remains & 'good' qualifies.
Edited to reduce unnecessary text.
Not at all, I'm annoyed when people fail to communicate by using the wrong words. 'Bad' & 'good' are both adjectives, as such their purpose is to qualify. To say 'My bad' is as meaningless as saying 'Those heavy' or 'His red', because the possessive determiner ('His') is not the subject of the qualifying adjective.4173 said:
"............Gobbled Up............"
I hate the word Gobbled as an excuse to say anything along the lines of "Eaten"
A gobble is a testicle-looking thing on the chins of Roosters and Turkeys. It is not for eating.
For some reason, I don't like the word Potty or Poopy. I guess I'm grown up enough and it feels childish to say or hear it.
EDIT:
Who thinks this is best response to this phrase:
"There's no 'I' in Team."
Response: "Yeah, well there's no 'U' either."
I hate the word Gobbled as an excuse to say anything along the lines of "Eaten"
A gobble is a testicle-looking thing on the chins of Roosters and Turkeys. It is not for eating.
For some reason, I don't like the word Potty or Poopy. I guess I'm grown up enough and it feels childish to say or hear it.
EDIT:
Who thinks this is best response to this phrase:
"There's no 'I' in Team."
Response: "Yeah, well there's no 'U' either."
Have you ever heard of Caribou Coffee? With enough creamer and sugar, it's probably one of my favorite brands, but I can't stand their motto:
"We love coffee too, that's why we proudly brew."
For some reason, one I simply can't find, that phrase makes me want to beat whoever wrote it over the head with a steel pipe. I'm not joking or exxagerating, that phrase seriously makes me want to hurt someone.
"We love coffee too, that's why we proudly brew."
For some reason, one I simply can't find, that phrase makes me want to beat whoever wrote it over the head with a steel pipe. I'm not joking or exxagerating, that phrase seriously makes me want to hurt someone.