Words and Phrases That Need to Die

[Girl_On_Fire]

Sick of hearing a certain word or phrase over and over? Well this is your thread to gripe about it!

I don't know about you but the term "serious coin" to describe lots of money gets on my nerves.

How about you?

[Teddybear]

To me when someone says "let me tell you the truth" makes me think have u been lying to me up to this moment

[Daktari]

Oh deal lord give me strength!

Normalcy. It was made up in the 20s by one of your presidents. S'only Americans that use it.

Cray(-cray) instead of crazy used by adults.

Using per se out of context. (and often spelling it incorrectly as per say)


ETA When folks say "...no disrespect meant" when they've said something they know may be offensive to some/one.

[CA_BabyCakes]

YOLO.... LoL which I heard my daughter say when I asked her why she had a sudden interest to try out for a play.

[girl_dee]

grammar police!:police:

*i could care less*.... think about it....


"irregardless"........ *smh*

oh and *smh* :|

[pajama]

grammar police!:police:

*i could care less*.... think about it....


"irregardless"........ *smh*

oh and *smh* :|

OMG I was totally going to put irregardless. grrrrr

And I used to say "I could care less" until I thought about it....Now I say "I couldn't give a rat's ass". Better, no?

LOL

[sis]

'unthaw' ........ as in, unthaw that steak before you put it on the grill. Now, just exactly what are you going to do with a frozen piece of meat on the grill - thaw it?!?!?!


Deb

[*Anya*]

Thanks to Write Divas. Com, some that bug me (and that I, also, am probably guilty of).

My personal favorite: "Have a good day". Please stop the madness.

Overused Phrases and Idioms

it’s only a matter of time
calm before the storm
before she/he knew it
in a instant
opening a can of worms
it’s not you, it’s me
pull a fast one
can I take a rain check?
you don’t know the half of it
what she didn’t know
ruffled feathers
missing the boat
curves in all the right places
around the bend
broke out of my reverie
larger than life
break a leg

Redundant pairs or words that describe the same thing. The following list from Purdue Online Writing Lab is great.

past memories
various differences
each individual
basic fundamentals
true facts
important essentials
future plans
terrible tragedy
end result
final outcome
free gift
past history

:glasses:

[Sweet Bliss]

whatever ... really?...

[Happy_Go_Lucky]

Hope no one said the word "neat" to eliminate from the vocabulary.

I believe this word is used by me on a diurnal basis. Some of the young 'uns cock their head with curiosity when they hear "neat".

Truth be known, my favorite word is neat-o. ;)

[cinnamongrrl]

Hope no one said the word "neat" to eliminate from the vocabulary.

I believe this word is used by me on a diurnal basis. Some of the young 'uns cock their head with curiosity when they hear "neat".

Truth be known, my favorite word is neat-o. ;)

I've happened into the word "groovy".... :| Not even in the lexicon of my generation....but everything old is new again...

The only word peeve I can think of is when designers say "pop of color". It's makes me cray cray....

Sorry I just had to....I have the devil inside today... :blush:

Otherwise, the general confusion of their/there/they're and here/hear gives me fits. I swear I was an English teacher in a previous life... I read craigslist ads and just cringe :|

[The_Lady_Snow]

That drives me bonkers..


"Put the Christ back in X-mas"



Get rid of that propaganda!



Oh please add "Obama Care"

It's called The Affordable Care Act, people!

[Happy_Go_Lucky]

I've happened into the word "groovy".... :| Not even in the lexicon of my generation....but everything old is new again...

The only word peeve I can think of is when designers say "pop of color". It's makes me cray cray....

Sorry I just had to....I have the devil inside today... :blush:

Otherwise, the general confusion of their/there/they're and here/hear gives me fits. I swear I was an English teacher in a previous life... I read craigslist ads and just cringe :|


Their Their cinnamongrrl..... simmer. down. now. ;)

[The_Lady_Snow]

"As easy as taking candy from a baby."

Have you ever tried to take anything from a baby, they scream the place down!

[Smiling]

It really irritates me when people attempt to cleverly use the phrase 'what goes around comes around,' but instead say, 'what comes around goes around.'

What in the name of all that is holy does that even mean? It makes no sense.

To make matters worse, it was even misused in a certain 1980's hit song! Every time I heard that guy sing that phrase it made me want to repeatedly stab myself in the ears.

Skip to 1:13-ish if you doubt me.

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[Medusa]

This makes me crazy:

"She is wearing a beautiful shaw."


SHAWLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL, people, SHAWWWWLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!

[The_Lady_Snow]

"Are you growing your hair...?"


Yes - every fucking day!

[Bells]

When people say " know what I'm saying"

If I knew what you were saying I wouldn't ask, or if you actually would say something besides " know what i'm saying" then maybe I would know.

[The_Lady_Snow]

"Never in a rain of Pickled onions!"

:|

[candy_coated_bitch]

She/he/I "got a wild hare up her/his/my ass"! WHAT THE FUUUUUCK? Seriously? It doesn't even make sense, AND the imagery is just horrifying.

Plus, all the shortening of words. Cray actually doesn't bother me, but we're going to be grunting like Neanderthals soon: cray, totes, adorbs, peeps, obvi, etc. Can we really not say entire words, people? Is it THAT difficult????

And "amazeballs"? Holy fuck, it just makes me want to puke.

[Cin]

"As easy as taking candy from a baby."

Have you ever tried to take anything from a baby, they scream the place down!

I know. That is scary to me actually. Because if I think it through, I get an image of what the person who first said this actually meant and it's horrifying. It is actually easier to take candy from a baby than it is to take it from someone who can fight back. Some kind of baby punching asshole first came up with that saying.

And what about “I slept like a baby.” I know everyone remarks on this but seriously where did it even come from? Babies wake up crying every couple of hours and everyone looks peaceful when they sleep. So why?

I hate “it is what it is.” No shit really? Let me know when it is what it isn’t will ya? And I use it all the time. I want to punch myself in the head every time I say it but it hurts and it looks really dumb.

People pointed out that they were personally nauseating when they meant to say they were nauseated by telling others “I’m nauseous” so frequently that it is now deemed correct usage as long as one adds a verb before it such as “I’m feeling nauseous” or “I’m becoming nauseous.” I’m not a big fan of changing wrong to right because everyone is doing it. And besides it always made me laugh when people say "I'm nauseous." You can't help but think, yes, yes you are.

It confuses me when I hear “well, it’s a moot point.” I’m never sure what they are saying exactly. Moot does not mean something is superfluous. It means its open to discussion. If you say it is a moot point it means you want to discuss it. It doesn’t mean it doesn’t matter, it means it’s debatable.

It annoys me when someone says they are anxious to see someone or they are anxiously awaiting some pleasant event. Anxious doesn’t actually mean you’re looking forward to something. You might want something very much but you are not anxious for it unless there is a feeling of unease mixed in. You might be anxious to receive the report from the doctor but you are not anxious to see your sister unless she punches you every time you see each other.

[candy_coated_bitch]

"It's raining cats and dogs."

Has that EVER even happened in the history of the world?

[Gemme]

"I'm going acrosst the street."

No!

No, you are not.

You're going to cross the street or go across the street but you will never, ever go acrosst the street.

:blink:

I will, however, note that the word exists in the Wikitionary.

Seriously.

Do not believe everything you read online!

[JAGG]

I know right?

It is what it is.( Gee what a concept)

Thinking outside the box. ( My brain has never been in a box.)

Critical thinking. ( Just because you are passionate about a subject doesn't make you an expert in critical thinking.)

[willow]

"For my sins."

Stop saying that! http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/hello-kitty/angry.gif

[Daktari]

"You're so lucky you can't smell anything"

Oh yeah? In the same way that blind folks are lucky they can't see ugly people!



"You're lucky, you're so slim?"

No luck involved, I work at it.

[Daktari]

"It's raining cats and dogs."

Has that EVER even happened in the history of the world?

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/rainingcats.html
Interesting.


Allegedly it's rained frogs and fish though.

[Kobi]

My pet peeve word these days is "smitten".

It is a derivative of smite and smote.


smit·ten
[smit-n]

adjective
1.
struck, as with a hard blow.

2.
grievously or disastrously stricken or afflicted.

3.
very much in love.

verb
4.
a past participle of smite


smite
[smahyt] verb, smote or ( Obsolete ) smit; smit·ten or smit; smit·ing.

verb (used with object)
1.
to strike or hit hard, with or as with the hand, a stick, or other weapon: She smote him on the back with her umbrella.

2.
to deliver or deal (a blow, hit, etc.) by striking hard.

3.
to strike down, injure, or slay: His sword had smitten thousands.

4.
to afflict or attack with deadly or disastrous effect: smitten by polio.

5.
to affect mentally or morally with a sudden pang: His conscience smote him.

6.
to affect suddenly and strongly with a specified feeling: They were smitten with terror.

7.
to impress favorably; charm; enamor: He was smitten by her charms.


Synonyms
1. knock, cuff, buffet, slap.


Always makes me think of a love/hate kind of thing.

[Scots_On_The_Rocks]

Oh man, my biggest phrase pet peeve is: "That is SOO Gay!" used in reference to something being stupid. I will whup some ass over this phrase for sure.

[Daktari]

Oh man, my biggest phrase pet peeve is: "That is SOO Gay!" used in reference to something being stupid. I will whup some ass over this phrase for sure.

I hear it a fraction less over here now but it irritates the hell outta me too. I always challenge it. As I;m sure we all do when hearing it.

[Scots_On_The_Rocks]

I hear it a fraction less over here now but it irritates the hell outta me too. I always challenge it. As I;m sure we all do when hearing it.

I sure know I challenge it whenever I hear it. Grates on my nerves something fierce.

[cinnamongrrl]

You're shitting me! :confused: Can't wrap my head around that one...

No one has brought up the New Englander's "wicked" word yet.... I know I got looks of confusion when I lived in NY for a short time...ain't that a wicked pissa ;)

[SometimesSweet]

Oh man, my biggest phrase pet peeve is: "That is SOO Gay!" used in reference to something being stupid. I will whup some ass over this phrase for sure.

Me too !!!

So has to go!!

I was just talking about that phrase with my class today. Now, when I hear it I say "ouch, that didn't sound right"?

[Okiebug61]

Stop crying or I'll give you a reason to cry! How lame is this, apparently children cry at random for no reason.

[*Anya*]

Stop crying or I'll give you a reason to cry! How lame is this, apparently children cry at random for no reason.

OMG! That was my father's favorite phrase.

That one and the craziest one:

"Are you cruising for a bruising?"

I never realized how awful that was before.

[girl_dee]

"my bad"...:angry:

what was WORSE was a co-worker who would say it "my bag" :blink:

[TruTexan]

"are you fucking kidding me?"

If I was fucking you, I wouldn't be kidding you. just had to say that.

[Girl_On_Fire]

She/he/I "got a wild hare up her/his/my ass"! WHAT THE FUUUUUCK? Seriously? It doesn't even make sense, AND the imagery is just horrifying.

Plus, all the shortening of words. Cray actually doesn't bother me, but we're going to be grunting like Neanderthals soon: cray, totes, adorbs, peeps, obvi, etc. Can we really not say entire words, people? Is it THAT difficult????

And "amazeballs"? Holy fuck, it just makes me want to puke.

I just about fell over laughing! *wipes away tears*

Yeah, the first time I heard "I've got a wild hair up my ass", I about choked. It's a Southern thing. Never heard of it until I lived in North Carolina for a few years. I think since it's a cultural thing though, I don't mind. I actually found the Southern phrases kind of fun.

For example:

"Grinning like a possum eating sh*t out of a hairbrush."
"Nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rockers."

I am so surprised nobody put the word "Twerk" on here yet. I thought it would be the first mentioned after mine!

[GeorgiaMa'am]

"off the chain" - Let it go, people, please!

[~baby~doll~]

whatever ... really?...

Yes yes yes "whatever" This word twists me the wrong way all the time.
"Duh" also gets me.

[*Anya*]

Some of these we have already listed but we haven't written about them exactly like this guy.

I think that "He's a riot"! (Another phrase that makes no sense).

I will probably post some more of them "When pigs fly".

Nuff' said, which is also something that should be put to bed.

I will work on that. (I need to stop using this phrase).

1. To say the Least

How about you just tell me the appropriate amount, you lazy bastard. If water is boiling, don't tell me it's warm to say the least, tell me it's boiling.

2. Per Se

If I remember my high school Latin correctly, Per se translates to, "through itself", and means "innately", or "fundamentally". It's proper usage would be something like, "I don't hate all ugly people per se, but I hate when ugly people sit next to me on airplanes.".

Graduate students at Moron University are taught that adding "per se" to the end of any declarative sentence makes that sentence sound 25% more intelligent. They'll say, "I don't think he is lying... per se!" . Such usage is both incorrect and needless- notice I couldn't even bring myself to italicize the incorrect "per se"? That's how badly I hate it.


"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn....per se".


3. All I know is...

When you begin a sentence with, "All I know is....", I will take your words literally and assume you know nothing else. Speaking of which....

4. Literally

This can be butchered two ways- the first is when it's already clearly believable, as in- "Usually it takes me 20 minutes to get to work, but today it took me literally- literally, 35 minutes with traffic."- no one was going to ask you if you meant that figuratively, dimwit. Secondly, and more horrifically, is when people use "literally" when it isn't literal, as in, "my jaw literally hit the floor when I heard the news.". So you said, "literally" but meant the opposite. Got it. Which reminds me...

5. "Not to interrupt....." while interrupting

We all hate being interrupted, but saying, "not to interrupt", cushions the blow about as effectively as if I said, "not to kick you in the nuts...." before I kick you in the nuts. Just be honest and say, "to interrupt..." next time. Better yet, wait your turn to talk.

6. Mind if I ask you a question?

You just did, a-hole. Aaaaand you didn't ask if you could. So just go ahead and ask your super humble question already.

7. Easier Said Than Done

Can't we just assume everything is easier to say than to do? If anyone ever heard, "Well that's easier said than done!", and thought, "My God, you're right. I never thought it like that. But, make no mistake.....you are correct. Wow. " they should be put to sleep.

8. Maybe, maybe not

The word "maybe" implies it may not happen, otherwise the speaker would use the word, "definitely".

9. .....if you will

This phrase is also popular for Alumni of Moron University to use in meaningless fashion. Unless you are taking a metaphorical leap of word definitions this phrase is unnecessary. While shameless alumni think per se makes sentences sound 25% more intelligent, most morons agree that "...if you will." adds a mere 10%. Why? B ecause it's ah, well, annoying, if you will.

And I hope you won't.

10. Needless to say

When I hear that preface what I really hear is, "Hey, I know how to waste your time- keep listening....".

11. Not to Mention

That's funny, you are mentioning something you said you weren't. Oh wait I didn't mean 'funny', I meant, 'ignorant'.
___

My father advised me on this list and suggested I improve the first two paragraphs of the Gettysburg Address with the aforementioned phrases. The improved version appears below.

Literally Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation per se, conceived in liberty, and to say the least dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

All I know is, Now we are engaged in a great civil war, if you will, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure- maybe, maybe not. We are met on a great battle-field of that war, per se. Needless to say, We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, which is easier said than done, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. Not to mention, It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

:computer2:

http://www.chicagonow.com/lists-that-actually-matter/2011/09/vol-iii-11-more-annoying-and-overused-phrases-dumb-people-saythankspops/

[Girl_On_Fire]

Oh man, my biggest phrase pet peeve is: "That is SOO Gay!" used in reference to something being stupid. I will whup some ass over this phrase for sure.

One of my cousins posted this on Facebook once in reference to where he worked and I asked him if he had confirmed the building was indeed male and if it had made overtures to him of a sexual nature.

I wasn't quite that articulate in my comment but it sent a message without blowing it all out of proportion. Don't get me wrong, I have a problem with this statement because it's offensive but I also look at the intention of the person saying it. Were they really trying to disrespect an entire group of people or were they just tossing it off as just another word for "dumb"?

It needs to disappear from the vernacular, though. Nobody says, "that's so black" or "that's so Jewish" so it needs to go.

[Scots_On_The_Rocks]

One of my cousins posted this on Facebook once in reference to where he worked and I asked him if he had confirmed the building was indeed male and if it had made overtures to him of a sexual nature.

I wasn't quite that articulate in my comment but it sent a message without blowing it all out of proportion. Don't get me wrong, I have a problem with this statement because it's offensive but I also look at the intention of the person saying it. Were they really trying to disrespect an entire group of people or were they just tossing it off as just another word for "dumb"?

It needs to disappear from the vernacular, though. Nobody says, "that's so black" or "that's so Jewish" so it needs to go.


There is an old saying that goes: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions"...and well intentions or not...using the word "gay" in place of stupid or idiotic...is rude, ignorant, and just plain uncalled for. As you pointed out...one does not say, "That is so (insert racially/religiously/nationally based term of your choice)"....if something is stupid or idiotic...then just say it is stupid or idiotic....leave the homophobia (or any other phobia) out of it. Just my opinion tho.

[candy_coated_bitch]

"I have a bone to pick with you."

I just don't even know where to begin with that one. I mean. What? Why? Whose bone is picking what exactly? *scratching head*

CONVERSATE!!!!! Enough said.

"Instant classic." Um, yeah because things become classic instantaneously.

[o'queery]

using the word "ideal" instead of idea..

like.. "That's a great ideal."

UGH!!!!

[o'queery]

"I have a bone to pick with you."

I just don't even know where to begin with that one. I mean. What? Why? Whose bone is picking what exactly? *scratching head*

CONVERSATE!!!!! Enough said.

"Instant classic." Um, yeah because things become classic instantaneously.

We need to conversate about that bone picking. It's an instant classic, don;t you know?

<3

[candy_coated_bitch]

We need to conversate about that bone picking. It's an instant classic, don;t you know?

<3

Oh, I'll make picking your bones an instant classic if you keep it up!

[candy_coated_bitch]

PS: "selfie".

[Cin]

OMG! That was my father's favorite phrase.

That one and the craziest one:

"Are you cruising for a bruising?"

I never realized how awful that was before.

This made me think of things my parents would say to me and the things I would think to myself as a kid when I heard them.

A few gems my mother often said to me:

“If you had another brain it would be lonely.”
WTF could that even mean? Who gets another brain? When has this ever happened? I remember thinking to myself as a kid, that’s just stupid. Brains don’t come in pairs why would it be lonely if it was alone. It wouldn’t think anything of it. Being alone I mean. If I ever got another one that is. Which isn’t likely.

“You could talk a glass eye to sleep.”
Well that makes sense anyway. The problem was with her New England accent it always sounded like she was saying “You’d tawk a glass ida sleep.” I have an Aunt Ida so when I was young I thought it meant I would talk her to sleep. And I just figured there was something I didn’t understand about her being made of glass.

“If you had a half a brain you’d be dangerous”
Leave anyone with just a half a brain and I doubt dangerous is the word you would use to describe them. I suppose it depends which half you leave. But I remember wondering why is she thinking about me having only half a brain in the first place?

“Why you see there’s a crowd around?”
She would say that just about every time I asked “what’s the matter.” I figured out what it meant eventually, but to a 5 or 6 year old, it’s just puzzling.

My father’s favorite things to say to me were:

“I brought you into this world and I can take you out of it.”
I remember thinking as a kid, how are those two things even connected? I didn’t ask because I did have a strong survival instinct, but I found it to be one of those particularly weirdly incongruent things that people say. I mean I didn’t bring him into the world, but off the top of my head I can think of a dozen ways I could take him out of it.

“I’m going to beat you to within an inch of your life.”
I always thought that was cutting it kind of close. What if your measurement is off?

[kittygrrl]

he "you're amazing"
she"I know"

[Miss Scarlett]

"Basically" - just makes me gnash my teeth. One of our local radio personalities used it 3 times in a single sentence the other day... :|

"Complete disclosure" - this is right up there with something else I hear all the time at work which is "To tell you the whole truth." Over the years it's been my experience that neither the whole story nor the truth are being told.

"Touch base" - the 90s are over!

[ksrainbow]

*Hot Water Heater* :|

:eyebrow:

[Cin]

For all intensive purposes – what does that mean? For reasons that have a high degree of emotional excitement or depth of feeling?

Suppository of information – I knew someone who said this. He also had a self defecating sense of humor.

Near miss – do people listen to what they are saying. If it is a near miss then it is a hit. Why would you call a hit a near miss? Just say, it’s a hit. And if you mean it wasn’t a hit but a miss then don’t call it a near miss because that’s a hit. Just call it a miss.

Stoked – please don’t say that.

My jam – I heard someone say this the other day. I thought it was dead. Hopefully that was just a last gasp. I hate that term.

#YOLO - I hate this even more than my jam.

Moot point - I have to mention this again because I just heard it used on a tv show, The Good Wife. Someone said it was a moot point because the bus carrying a particular individual had already left. I found it especially annoying because moot was originally used in law and the show is about lawyers. Moot means debatable. However, like the word nauseous, which means causing nausea, can now be used as feeling nauseous because of popular usage, moot can now be used as having no practical relevance. It is interesting how, in American English, if you keep using a word the wrong way and get all your friends to do it and they get all their friends and so on the word will eventually change to agree with your usage.

[imperfect_cupcake]

language evolves.

however, pressurised is NOT A WORD. IT IS "I FELT PRESSURED/I FEEL PRESSURED" NOT PRESSURISED

but the term "you shower of cunts!" should be used far more often.

[Cin]

language evolves.

Or perhaps devolves.

[Cin]

the term "you shower of cunts!" should be used far more often.

I have to agree. You cannot overuse "you shower of cunts!"

[candy_coated_bitch]

"I couldn't give a rat's ass."

Which is sometimes also said as: "I could give a rat's ass."

Kind of the same phenomenon as the I could care less/couldn't care less issue. However, that is not even my main problem here. Since when did rat's asses become a form of currency against which we measure how much we care?

If I care a LOT--how many rat's asses do I put on the table? 10? 50? 100? It takes time and good money to kill that many rats!

Or, maybe if you CAN'T give a rat's ass, it means you are poor. And if you CAN, it's a sign of prosperity.

[Cin]

however, pressurised is NOT A WORD.

I always thought it was a word.

But there are a lot of words I don't know so there are probably some I think I know that aren't words at all. Some years ago when I moved to Mattapan, Ma I worked in Brighton, Ma and on the way to work I would see all these signs that said "Arnold Arboretum" That's all they said. There were quite a few. Finally one day I asked my girlfriend at the time "Who is this guy Arnold Arboretum?" Gave her a good laugh.

I guess if I didn't know what an arboretum was I could easily believe in words that don't exist.

[Cin]

[B]"I couldn't give a rat's ass."


I often say "I couldn't give a fat rat's ass." Maybe it's a sign of the rat's prosperity. I won't be giving up well fed, well maintained rats' asses.

[candy_coated_bitch]

I often say "I couldn't give a fat rat's ass." Maybe it's a sign of the rat's prosperity. I won't be giving up well fed, well maintained rats' asses.

I think calling the rat's ass fat only adds insult to injury.

[Cin]

I think calling the rat's ass fat only adds insult to injury.

You know I never thought about that. I certainly wouldn’t want to hurt their little rat feelings. However there is no injury because “I couldn’t give a fat rat’s ass” means they get to keep their chubby little derrieres.

[Teddybear]

damm I dont have rats will mice do??? i promise not to get the 1 ccb threw out last month

[candy_coated_bitch]

You know I never thought about that. I certainly wouldn’t want to hurt their little rat feelings. However there is no injury because “I couldn’t give a fat rat’s ass” means they get to keep their chubby little derrieres.

Well, maybe you HAVE a rat's ass but you just can't give it.

<--------stopping now, seriously

[Cin]

<--------stopping now, seriously

You could say "that is all"
because that's not overused.

[candy_coated_bitch]

You could say "that is all"
because that's not overused.

Whatevs...

[DapperButch]

Walmarts and Kmarts. Those words are like nails on a chalkboard.... (oh, and yeah, I guess that is one to get rid of too).

[Gemme]

using the word "ideal" instead of idea..

like.. "That's a great ideal."

UGH!!!!

I used to get a lot of 'idears' from people in TX.

No.

:blink:

For all intensive purposes – what does that mean? For reasons that have a high degree of emotional excitement or depth of feeling?



I grew up with it being 'for all intents and purposes'. I've never heard it as 'intensive purposes'. That makes no sense. The former makes sense, but it's not a frequently used phrase anymore, is it?

For the record, you are very, very strange. But it's a likeable strange, not a serial killer kind of strange.

[TruTexan]

the word "YO" as in someone saying YO YO hold up a min.I can't stand it, it just rubs me sideways........eeeerrrrkkkk.:blink:

[Cin]

I grew up with it being 'for all intents and purposes'. I've never heard it as 'intensive purposes'. That makes no sense. The former makes sense, but it's not a frequently used phrase anymore, is it?


Well, yes, the correct terminology is indeed for all intents and purposes. However, I have heard some people over the years say for all intensive purposes. I would like that phrase to die.

And if for all intents and purposes is not frequently used anymore, I guess I'm behind the times because i do use it a bit.

Also from the same post I understand the correct terminology is not suppository of information but is instead repository of information. I only know one person who says that and he also says self defecating humor. So maybe it's an anal kind of fixation. But I still wish he would stop.


For the record, you are very, very strange. But it's a likeable strange, not a serial killer kind of strange.
Oh. Two verys. Very, very. That's can't be good.

Likable though. That's good.

Thanks. I guess. :|

[*Anya*]

Origin

When researching the development of a phrase it is usually the origin that is difficult to determine; the spelling and the meaning are generally pretty well established. With 'for (or to) all intents and purposes' it is the other way about. The origin is unambiguous, as the first recorded use was in an Act of Parliament under Henry VIII, in 1546:

"to all intents, constructions, and purposes"

Henry didn't shilly-shally when it came to the law of England. In 1539, he had Parliament pass the Statute of Proclamations, which gave him power to legislate by proclamation. In effect, from that date, the law was 'to all intents and purposes' whatever Henry VIII said it was. He made good use of this freedom; as well as executing a brace of wives, many others with whom Henry didn't see eye to eye were hanged, beheaded, burned or boiled, often for quite minor offences.

The meaning of 'to all intents and purposes' is less clear. 'Intents' and 'purposes' are words that we aren't likely to come across very often in the 21st century, outside of legal documents. The phrase, like many a legal phrase before and since, is rather obtuse and difficult to decipher. What is meant when a thing is said to be true 'for all intents and purposes' is 'it isn't actually true but it it so close to being so that we may proceed as though it is'. An example may help:

Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion aren't 100% precise in describing the motion of objects that approach the speed of light. However, for a man on a horse who measures time by a pocket watch, they are, for all intents and purposes, accurate.

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/all-intents-and-purposes.html

[candy_coated_bitch]

Thanks, Anya.

I also say "for all intents an purposes" a lot, and think I have said it with the correct meaning although I did not know the history of the phrase. As a saying I find it to be useful.

People saying "for all intensive purposes" and having no idear how wrong they are is, indeed, highly annoying. But when I thought about it more I enjoyed the thought of using "for all intensive purposes" LITERALLY. I think that could be funny.

[Glenn]

I do not like the word suck or sucks. It needs to die.

[Gemme]

Origin

When researching the development of a phrase it is usually the origin that is difficult to determine; the spelling and the meaning are generally pretty well established. With 'for (or to) all intents and purposes' it is the other way about. The origin is unambiguous, as the first recorded use was in an Act of Parliament under Henry VIII, in 1546:

"to all intents, constructions, and purposes"

Henry didn't shilly-shally when it came to the law of England. In 1539, he had Parliament pass the Statute of Proclamations, which gave him power to legislate by proclamation. In effect, from that date, the law was 'to all intents and purposes' whatever Henry VIII said it was. He made good use of this freedom; as well as executing a brace of wives, many others with whom Henry didn't see eye to eye were hanged, beheaded, burned or boiled, often for quite minor offences.

The meaning of 'to all intents and purposes' is less clear. 'Intents' and 'purposes' are words that we aren't likely to come across very often in the 21st century, outside of legal documents. The phrase, like many a legal phrase before and since, is rather obtuse and difficult to decipher. What is meant when a thing is said to be true 'for all intents and purposes' is 'it isn't actually true but it it so close to being so that we may proceed as though it is'. An example may help:

Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion aren't 100% precise in describing the motion of objects that approach the speed of light. However, for a man on a horse who measures time by a pocket watch, they are, for all intents and purposes, accurate.

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/all-intents-and-purposes.html

Okay, I've heard of dilly dallying but not shilly-shally. Noting the similarities between the phrases, I assumed it had a similar if not the same definition.

I was right! Yay. I like that feeling when it's not something bad.

Thanks for exposing something new to me today, Anya.

shilly-shally

"vacillate," 1703, earlier shill I, shall I (1700), fanciful reduplication of shall I? (cf. wishy-washy, dilly-dally, etc.). Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

[Girl_On_Fire]

"Heighth" - It's not a word. Okay, maybe it is a dialect variant of a word but to me, it's not a word. Stop it!

"6 Foot" to describe someone who is X feet tall. "Oh yeah, he's 6 foot". No, he's 6 feet! Again, probably grammatically correct but annoying.

"Move Forward" For me, it depends on the context this is used. I don't like it when I hear it from sales people because it sounds fake to me. "Can we move forward with this project? Should I move forward with the design?" It's one of those polite-nice ways of saying, "I want to start on the project/sell you this widget so I can make money from you." Just say proceed or get started. It's more honest.

[Cin]

"Heighth" - It's not a word. Okay, maybe it is a dialect variant of a word but to me, it's not a word. Stop it!

It's not a word. But the good news is if enough people use it and get all of their friends to use it over time it could become a word. Supposedly language evolves. Although evolve is generally thought to mean to change or develop slowly often into a better, more complex, or more advanced state.

I guess better is a relative term. Or perhaps often is the operative word in that sentence.

[BestButchBoy]

But, for some reason…I just loathe the use of:

'puter.
birfday.


Just say no. As in, no more.

[*Anya*]

But, for some reason…I just loathe the use of:

'puter.
birfday.


Just say no. As in, no more.

Very rational.

They are not actual words but someone's invention/creation.

I wish they would stop it.

:computer:

[Cin]

birfday.

I hate what sounds like adult baby talk. Like birfday. Or sammiches, sammies and the particularly loathsome num nums. I wish it would stop.

[Soon]

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[candy_coated_bitch]

Oh, HAI! *stealz and om nom nom noms your sammiches*

[homoe]

It is what it is~

What the hail else would it be!!!

[Girl_On_Fire]

Oh, HAI! *stealz and om nom nom noms your sammiches*

I too am guilty of the occasional use of the non-word "sammich". *hangs head in shame*

[candy_coated_bitch]

"Epic."

Now--this one bothers me because it has been ruined by overuse. I actually love melodrama and hyperbole and when used CLEVERLY and with restraint, I feel I could have loved this. Epic could have been epic. But no, social media had ruined it. People posting and tweeting that every hamburger or nap they had was EPIC!

An epic hamburger is one of those ones that's as big as your head and you can't fit in your mouth, not fucking McDonald's!!

[Gemme]

"Epic."

Now--this one bothers me because it has been ruined by overuse. I actually love melodrama and hyperbole and when used CLEVERLY and with restraint, I feel I could have loved this. Epic could have been epic. But no, social media had ruined it. People posting and tweeting that every hamburger or nap they had was EPIC!

An epic hamburger is one of those ones that's as big as your head and you can't fit in your mouth, not fucking McDonald's!!

Epic

-xu3JLXfuwQ

[Girl_On_Fire]

I'm a literal person so when I hear the phrase, "I'm waiting on her" instead of "I'm waiting for her", I picture one person on top of another. Just sayin'.