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Officer Dibble

Oct 13th 2009 10:54 pm

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Originally Posted by Griff (Post 8014257)

I hate the word 'like' when it is just thrown into a sentence without need.
My kids interject their sentences with the word several times..adding to the length but not the detail of what they are saying. I actually asked them to try to stop saying it and they couldn't!!

"Interject" is a horrid word.

Sally Redux

Oct 14th 2009 5:50 am

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Originally Posted by Officer Dibble (Post 8015392)

"Interject" is a horrid word.

"Stop!" he ejaculated.

That seems to have gone out of fashion.

king kong

Oct 14th 2009 2:31 pm

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Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 8016433)

"Stop!" he ejaculated.

That seems to have gone out of fashion.

Nothing wrong with the romantic word ''ejaculated'' ,or is it ''ive arrived'' these days . Romance is such a puzzle to me .;)

manc1

Oct 14th 2009 4:24 pm

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Originally Posted by Merseygirl (Post 8015386)

I also think it sounds very patronising, like you are talking down to the person you are addressing.:thumbdown:

Very true Merseygirl.

Griff

Oct 14th 2009 5:19 pm

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Originally Posted by Officer Dibble (Post 8015392)

"Interject" is a horrid word.

lol- I see your point!!

dunroving

Oct 15th 2009 4:11 am

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Originally Posted by manc1 (Post 8014482)

Yes, starting a sentence with look comes across as very aggressive.

Agree - and many British politicians seem to do this whenever they are "axed" (sorry, couldn't help it) a tough question on the Andrew Marr Show (or asked a question that challenges what they have just said). It almost seems like there's an under the breath comment of "you dumbass" that goes after the word "Look" when used in this way ...

dunroving

Oct 15th 2009 4:12 am

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Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 8016433)

"Stop!" he ejaculated.

That seems to have gone out of fashion.

Same for "intercourse", used to mean social interaction. :rofl:

dunroving

Oct 15th 2009 4:19 am

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Originally Posted by Griff (Post 8017743)

lol- I see your point!!

OK, I have to ask (maybe I should set up a poll): How many people, when they write "lol" really WERE "laughing out loud"?

As you might guess, this is a pet peeve "word" of mine - I guess it goes with the general theme in this thread of overstatement (awesome, etc.). My guess is that most of the time, people really mean "that's funny". I just can't imagine that most of the time people were truly rolling around making "Ho Ho" sounds like Santa Claus.

In the same vein, "gutted" is another pet peeve of mine - "I just went to the shop to get some ice cream and they had sold out. I'm gutted" - surely you're just disappointed? Gutted sounds like it should go with some disastrous or personally devastating event, not the relatively trivial fact you can't get your ice cream.

Maybe we should change the title of this thread to Grumpy Old Farts' Corner.

Sally Redux

Oct 15th 2009 4:27 am

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Originally Posted by dunroving (Post 8019123)

Same for "intercourse", used to mean social interaction. :rofl:

:lol:

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Originally Posted by dunroving (Post 8019152)

In the same vein, "gutted" is another pet peeve of mine - "I just went to the shop to get some ice cream and they had sold out. I'm gutted" - surely you're just disappointed? Gutted sounds like it should go with some disastrous or personally devastating event, not the relatively trivial fact you can't get your ice cream.

Maybe we should change the title of this thread to Grumpy Old Farts' Corner.

'Gutted' seems too strong for trivial matters, but wrong for serious ones.

fionamw

Oct 15th 2009 4:46 am

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I think in pixel-land stuff like LOL & gutted come under the heading of hyperbolae - intentional exaggeration for effect (no doubt someone'll come up with an accurate definition) so although they may be overused, there is a kind of logic to their use, it makes the 'conversation' seem more 'real', more like face to face banter.

Victor Meldrew

Oct 15th 2009 4:49 am

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ROFL - Really?
LMAO - Really?
PML - Really?

Don't think so.

N1cky

Oct 15th 2009 4:51 am

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I've noticed this week that lots of people use the word 'she'. My boss says it all the time, she will be speaking to someone with me present and refer to me as 'she', also saw it in an email yesterday.

I think it goes back to when being a kid when your mum always used to say 'who's she the cat's mother'

another bloody yank

Oct 15th 2009 4:52 am

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Originally Posted by N1cky (Post 8019259)

I've noticed this week that lots of people use the word 'she'. My boss says it all the time, she will be speaking to someone with me present and refer to me as 'she', also saw it in an email yesterday.

I think it goes back to when being a kid when your mum always used to say 'who's she the cat's mother'

I see.

N1cky

Oct 15th 2009 4:53 am

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Originally Posted by another bloody yank (Post 8019261)

I see.

Oh your American, you'll never understand our stupid English sayings:p

another bloody yank

Oct 15th 2009 4:59 am

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Originally Posted by N1cky (Post 8019266)

Oh your American, you'll never understand our stupid English sayings:p

I've been on BE for quite a while now and am just getting to the point that I can translate the British "Office" TV show for my Wife.:lol:

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