Words that need to be taken out behind teh woodshed and shot in the face
What's wrong with that one Clod?
'Going forward'.
What is wrong with 'in (the) future'?
Because 'in the future' sets the action at a future point in time, while 'going forward' takes you from this time into the future. It's more like 'moving on' than 'in future' - or a combination of the two.
"from now on" would be comparable with only 3 syllables.
Because "affect" already means "to cause change." Effect is the noun, affect is the verb. To "effect change" is a shortening of "to put a change into effect" and it's unnecessary and stupid. AND "change" can already be used as a verb, by itself.
That's fair. But, I think 'effect change' has a different emphasis. It's more dynamic and rooted in the person acting. 'Affect' - that can be something that is unintentional - 'effect change' is the intentional bringing about of change.
duress
the quarterback was under duress.
No... he wasn't forced to sign something... he was under pressure.
The verbs film and tape (<--referring to audio and/or video tape).
"Yeah. No."
English, motherfucker, do you speak it?
Then, bam, right in the face.
Youze guys wanna take the fun out of English.
"Yeah. No."
English, motherfucker, do you speak it?
Then, bam, right in the face.
Yeah, no I'm gonna keep saying that.
multiple
literally
both should be shot literally multiple times
'Grow the business'.
I realise that any argument against this usage is unlikely to get very far on purely grammatical grounds so I'll have to try something else.
I find it extremely irritating.
You can grow old, you can grow spuds (preferably Jersey Royals), but you cannot grow a business.
I do not advocate the use of deadly force, but it should at least be summoned to the headmaster's study and given a stern talking to.
I have spoken.
"Yeah. No."
English, motherfucker, do you speak it?
Then, bam, right in the face.
But the Russians say this as well: “Da NIET!”. It’s a no. A splendidly idiomatic “no” which gets me brownie points every time I use it. [emoji4]
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"Yeah. No."
An MIT linguistics professor was lecturing his class the other day. “In English,” he said, “a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn’t a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative.”
A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.”
He's right you know. There's really no need for all these half-baked puns.
He's right you know. There's really no need for all these half-baked puns.
Like, totally posted in the wrong thread
'SHOULD'
think about that.
He's right you know. There's really no need for all these half-baked puns.
Like, totally posted in the wrong thread
But we can still take them out and shoot them can't we?!!!
I think; though, we'll need a barn, a barn and a machine gun.
:rattat:
But the Russians say this as well: “Da NIET!”. It’s a no. A splendidly idiomatic “no” which gets me brownie points every time I use it. [emoji4]
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...and if the Russians jumped off a bridge or invaded Afghanistan are we supposed to do it too? ;)
ooh never mind on board ...onboarding... (orientation of new employees)
...please shoot this one twice
...and if the Russians jumped off a bridge or invaded Afghanistan are we supposed to do it too? ;)
Da NIET!
...and if the Russians jumped off a bridge or invaded Afghanistan are we supposed to do it too? ;)
Da NIET!
Which is exactly how this phrase should be used! :D
Leverage.
I had a miserable c-word of a boss years ago who used this word all the time:
"There's a shit pile of work on my desk that I'm just too important to do, so I'm going to leverage you to handle all of it for me. (And then I'll take the credit for it.)"
I had three months of that shit and then I literally walked out. :greenface
speaking of the 'c-word'....
The N Word is another one. Sorry, I've linked this 11teen times already, but suck it, its funny.
NSFW .. (N word and other blue language)
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CK just blows me away sometimes.
2017 was outstanding.
The "Da" in Da nyet carries the sense of "even," comparable to Latin "et," as Et tu, Brute? "Da zdravstvyet ____" comes out to mean "Long live ___."
"the hill you want to die on"
stop, it's done already, you only get to use this once
But Toad, I hadn't even heard it yet and here you're killing it. :(
Sorry, too late Bruce, unless this is the...
Call it a pre-emptive strike, you'll see it soon enough. I think we're two weeks into this thing. It's making the rounds.
reach out
Some things are worth repeating at times. Reach out and touch someone is the snipers' credo.
Call it a pre-emptive strike, you'll see it soon enough. I think we're two weeks into this thing. It's making the rounds.
I know how that works, a parallel is I drove from Boston to Ft Lauderdale with just an AM radio and just as I left Boston I hear Napolian XIV and They're Coming To Take Me Away. Hey that funny and catchy, so it goes into rapid rotation. It hit the Mid Atlantic the same time I did. It hit Florida the same time I did. And coming north two weeks later it was still in rapid rotation. I experienced a level of hate that scared me. :smack:
"the hill you want to die on"
I used this just the other day.
I just used 'highlight reels' in another thread.
There are no reels. Because there is no tape. There is no film.
Oh just shut up and roll up the window. :p:
Sometimes I think I must be getting old... I best get better at handling old-timers.
Oh just shut up and roll up the window. :p:
Ro--Wha? What's this
roll up whutnow?
I best get better at handling old-timers.
Um...It's the
younger ones ya want to handle.
Those are the ones I wanna handle, anyway.:cool:
Handle, handle, not fondle.
Some things are worth repeating at times. Reach out and touch someone is the snipers' credo.
with respect to all the snipers out there... they <strike> stole </strike> heard it from AT&T first.
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Their aim is to reach out and touch some wallets.
"the hill you want to die on"
stop, it's done already, you only get to use this once
Frank Muldowney used this constantly. He was the NMAC FSM (dealer rep) for the first 7 or 8 years I worked here. I kind of like it. It sounds like something I would say.
I'm prepared to dig in and fight for this phrase.
"yeet"
(Just me or everybody?) In my universe this word is suddenly everywhere, and I'm not sure if it's just a recent thing or where it came from. Like the Philly word "jawn" it seems to mean anything you want it to mean, except that it is a verb.
Minifob says it constantly. I fucking hate it.
Urban Dictionary is not really any help. To many defs.
?
Can you use that in a sentence?
When my son quickly swipes something out of my daughter's hand, he says "yeet!"
When he throws something at her, he says, "yeet!"
When he enjoys a YouTube video, he says, "yeet!"
When he dislikes a YouTube video and wants to indicate that it should be removed from his purview, he says, "yeet!
Hope that clears things up.
OMG this is great and explains everything
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A couple of years back, when 12 was 10, he and hs little grade school cronies would say 'yeek' as an all-purpose exclamation.
Mebbe, they were sayin' 'yeet' instead.
Annoyed the piss out of me.
I banned its use in earshot of me.
As an old person, I must say that I found that video interesting, informative, and entertaining.
As an old person, I must say that I found that video interesting, informative, and entertaining.
this. I hadn't come across a few of them so I asked GradGirl who confirmed their existence and her use of them. While typing on her phone. She said yeet is OLD though.
Yeet.
When my son quickly swipes something out of my daughter's hand, he says "yeet!"
When he throws something at her, he says, "yeet!"
When he enjoys a YouTube video, he says, "yeet!"
When he dislikes a YouTube video and wants to indicate that it should be removed from his purview, he says, "yeet!
Hope that clears things up.
Sounds like something the King of Pop would've sang about...
♪
Mom told him don't you swipe things from her hand
Don't throw things at your sister, you'd better understand
No more YouTube now for you 'cause it's gone from your purview
So yeet it, just yeet it ...♫
I wonder if all of those noises actually have meaning, the same meaning, most of the kids understand, or they're mostly conveying emotions?
it's chimpanzee jibber-jabber: status noise
Could be the future baby talk.
'So'.
On the face of it a benign and timid little word, the etymological equivalent of the Harvest Mouse.
However, I am driven to distraction by those who use it at the beginning of an answer to any and every question, especially in a radio or TV interview.
'Secretary of State, would you outline the Government's policy on Japanese Knotweed'?
'So, we've put proposals out for consultation blah blah'.
Apart from politicians, business leaders, academics and all purpose pundits are guilty in large numbers.
Perhaps it isn't the word that should be taken out and despatched but those use it.
You know, pour encourager les autres.
At least IRL you can interject "A needle pulling thread." with someone who does it habitually.
For "Well," you can interject "A hole in the ground, about 50 ft. deep, you get water out of it."
'So, we've put proposals out for consultation blah blah'
That seems very childlike, in one sense. It's as if everything is a continuation of a story.
'So, we've put proposals out for consultation blah blah'
That seems very childlike, in one sense. It's as if everything is a continuation of a story.
It really is a bizarre affectation. Heaven knows how it started.
I tend to leave the radio on most of the night and much of the content doesn't really register.
However, about a week ago a captain of industry was being interviewed and started every damned answer with 'so'.
I don't know how many times he'd used it before I started to pay attention.
So, I start a lot of posts with, 'So, '
I end a lot of posts by trailing off with so, so....
At least IRL you can interject "A needle pulling thread." with someone who does it habitually.
:o I do this.....
So even the faculty speakers at Gradgirl's graduation started with "So". aaaaaaargh
So that is all.
I hear/read "So" as "The-result-of-what's-been-said-is-the-following"....
I hear/read "Well" as "Because-of-what's-been-said-I-think"....
I read "Welp" as "Here-comes-more-Reagan-bullshit".....
