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Japher is offline Japher
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actually, I don't give a damn

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I edited, typo...

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Yeah, "I could care less" doesn't make sense, even I say it...

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Like, I couldn't care less if Amerindians insist that the sky is actually blue.

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quote:
Originally posted by MrFun
So like, this one time, at band camp . . . . . .


that chick was hawt.

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Originally posted by Pyrodrew
If someone uses a poor choice for a word, I can disregard it as a slip of the tongue or minor flaw.

I find it more annoying when someone's lack of vocabulary or thought causes them to constantly use the same word or phrase. Popular abuses for this:
"like"
Curse words, typically sh!t and variations of F***
"I mean"
"you know"

I broke up with a girl who had a problem with calling everything "the bomb" and she was 29. I worked with a VP who abused the phrase, "the fact of the matter is...."

edit: see alva's post




you broke up with a woman because she said the bomb? perhaps the worst reason to break up with someone, ever.

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Um, he said he broke up with that chick -- he didn't say that the reason was because of her use of the phrase, "the bomb."

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Band Camp

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I heard this girl the other day use the phrase "the bomb". It sounded wierd. Like some weird 90's flashback. I never liked that phrase even in the 90's.

I preferred the late 80's version: "the ****". that will probably be censored. (rhymes with clit)

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I heard this girl the other day use the phrase "the bomb". It sounded wierd. Like some weird 90's flashback. I never liked that phrase even in the 90's.


Now imagine undergoing frequent flashbacks. She was attractive so if that was her only flaw I could have survived or tried to change her (that's easy right ).

I broke up with her because after 6months I found her true identity to be too emotional, materialistic to the point of bankruptcy and she "had visions". She also talked about her gay roommate too much. The high maintenance just wasn't worth it. When she started hinting at marriage I broke it off.

Speaking of flashbacks, one of the 1st people I met online was a NewZealand woman who constantly used the word "groovy".

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That IS pretty groovy.

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Jaguar.

:drool:

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That's Japher.

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He drooling for Jaguar.

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I'll drool for you if you don't watch it.

...sigh...

Let's try this again:

Japher:

:drool:

Everybody happy?

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"quintessential." Ugh. It makes me feel more than a little queasy.

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"Moist."

Disgusting word.

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i hate cake mix boxes that insist the cake is moist. Gross.

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finkian's hate of quintessential is quintessentially st00pid.

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(shrugs) It makes me nervous.

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moist is a good word. I tend to derive sexual connotations to that word. Though I do that with a lot of words.

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Any noun used as a verb.

"Impact" is not a verb!
"Memo" is not a verb!
"Task" is not a goddamned verb!

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Impact has been used as a verb since 1601, when it meant “to fix or pack in,” and its modern, figurative use dates from 1935. It may be that its frequent appearance in the jargon-riddled remarks of politicians, military officials, and financial analysts continues to make people suspicious. Nevertheless, the verbal use of impact has become so common in the working language of corporations and institutions that many speakers have begun to regard it as standard. It seems likely, then, that the verb will eventually become as unobjectionable as contact is now, since it will no longer betray any particular pretentiousness on the part of those who use it.

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Impact has been used as a verb since 1601, when it meant “to fix or pack in,” and its modern, figurative use dates from 1935. It may be that its frequent appearance in the jargon-riddled remarks of politicians, military officials, and financial analysts continues to make people suspicious. Nevertheless, the verbal use of impact has become so common in the working language of corporations and institutions that many speakers have begun to regard it as standard. It seems likely, then, that the verb will eventually become as unobjectionable as contact is now, since it will no longer betray any particular pretentiousness on the part of those who use it.


Okay, fine. Impact shouldn't be a goddamned verb!

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"y'all"

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quote:
moist is a good word. I tend to derive sexual connotations to that word. Though I do that with a lot of words.





i hate word 'dude'...i dont mind 'djude' but seriously 'dude' is like SOOO last millenium...

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ongoing

proactive

Any other bland, pabulum speak word beloved of middle management.


Oh and phthisis, for obviously being a very silly word.

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All the words preceding "but" in a sentence. A complete waste of time as they are about to be turned on their head.

Example: "I really like you but I don't think we should see one another anymore."

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Space, in the sense of room, within four walls, etc.

"My agent has set me up with a wonderful space within which to exhibit my work" - I've got a great gallery y'all.

Diaspora
dichotomy - worse when the user doesn't know what it means!!!

 
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