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« : July 19, 2010, 09:15:32 PM » |
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Okay, this is definitely something that I deal with pretty much every day: people abusing English.
For example, it is a habit of several people in my workplace to use the word "literally" in the strangest places:
"I literally ate a ton of food at dinner."
No you did not. You would explode.
"We're literally going to turn this town upside down."
That is literally impossible.
"We are literally breaking new ground on the web."
Internet = earth?
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« #1 : July 19, 2010, 09:19:03 PM » |
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that is literally like totally insane like no one would ever like use that you know. Like they totally abuse the word like as well like there is nothing else like they can say without adding in 'like' to the sentence in like every pause where peoples should probably take a breath like you know?
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It'll be no use their putting their heads down and saying "Come up again, dear!" I shall only look up and say "Who am I then? Tell me that first, and then, if I like being that person, I'll come up: if not, I'll stay down here till I'm somebody else"
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« #2 : July 19, 2010, 09:24:29 PM » |
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Yeah... I definitely do that when I talk. It annoys me.
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"Then you need 'chicken of the medicine cabinet' the turkey flavored aspirin that comes in a tuna can! 'Chicken of the medicine cabinet' brand turkey-favored aspirin. Look for the tuna can with the chicken can on the label!"
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« #3 : July 20, 2010, 04:14:48 AM » |
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i can understand the '' like '' problem but Ive noticed that a lot of young adults and youth say like only when there thinking about what to say next!!
And to be honest, i don't find it annoying! even when it seems a bit E.C.D. Really the only people who really have a problem with it are the older generations were instead they would say some thing a bit more modern like '' um-mm'' !!! IDK every one has an opinion that can be valid towards this subject?
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« #4 : July 20, 2010, 04:59:08 AM » |
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Yeah, everyone does have an opinion.
I think that it would be better if people just took the time to think stuff out... instead of rushing through whatever you're thinking, plan ahead a little bit. '
Which, apparently, I can't do...
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« #5 : July 20, 2010, 09:00:45 PM » |
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It'll be no use their putting their heads down and saying "Come up again, dear!" I shall only look up and say "Who am I then? Tell me that first, and then, if I like being that person, I'll come up: if not, I'll stay down here till I'm somebody else"
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« #6 : July 21, 2010, 06:59:15 PM » |
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That scrolling text is the most obnoxious thing of all time.
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« #7 : July 22, 2010, 06:52:57 AM » |
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The use of the word literally is one of my BIGGEST pet peeves. I have to stop myself every single day when I come across certain people on base from saying something rude or patronizing because they have NO idea what the word means whatsoever...
The like thing is mildly annoying too, but I have the same problem as Aaron.
And that scrolling text is incredibly obnoxious...
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« #8 : July 22, 2010, 05:13:08 PM » |
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Okay, I have issues with the way people use the word "apocalypse" as well. It means "to reveal" or "uncover"...
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« #9 : July 22, 2010, 09:17:55 PM » |
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Yeah, like can be annoying when it occurs several times per sentence, but it's not too bad. A lot of the time it seems like (or "as if") people use it as "filler" so that other people can join in the monologue! Generally that's when it truly annoys me.
Another thing that annoys me is the use of "cool", "awesome", etc... even "fantastic".
Cool - "chilly"
Awesome - "inspiring AWE" (Do you know what AWE is?!)
Fantastic - "imaginative or bizarre"
The saddest thing is, I often don't even know what to use instead. Alas.
We need more words.
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When so many hours are spent convincing myself I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong? (Jane Austen // Mansfield Park)
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« #10 : July 22, 2010, 10:31:24 PM » |
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We need more words.
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« #11 : July 23, 2010, 11:42:48 AM » |
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True story, there are lots of words I *would* use, but people just give me blank stares when I do. I'm literally going to start using synonyms for the real meanings of the slang words. Hmm, I think I like that idea!
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« : July 23, 2010, 11:47:52 AM tabianne »
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When so many hours are spent convincing myself I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong? (Jane Austen // Mansfield Park)
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« #12 : July 23, 2010, 05:21:08 PM » |
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@Metsuda Yah, apocalypse bothers me too. It really doesn't mean anything to do with the "End Times", yet that's how people use it... REALLY got to me after BCC.
@tabianne Yup. I'm one of those people that use those words often and technically improperly... but it's just like you said, the reason I'm so bad for using them is that people don't understand me when I use my full vocabulary. Sadly, my vocabulary has suffered greatly since I made the decision that it was FAR too annoying to have to explain every other word I said to people and stopped using big words... I miss big words...
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« #13 : July 23, 2010, 10:42:16 PM » |
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One of the most frustrating things about my outreach in Papua New Guinea was having to communicate in pidgin English. They have such a simple vocabulary... Saying "Jesus rejoices in you, adores you, is passionate about you..." it was all translated as "likem"... "Jesus likes you." It was so hard to convey the depth of things. I feel that our own English is becoming just the same way!
On a side note, when we talked about "making Jesus LORD" it was translated "make Jesus Jesus." Frustrating!
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When so many hours are spent convincing myself I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong? (Jane Austen // Mansfield Park)
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« #14 : July 23, 2010, 11:49:03 PM » |
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@Metsuda Yah, apocalypse bothers me too. It really doesn't mean anything to do with the "End Times", yet that's how people use it... REALLY got to me after BCC.
Actually, it quite often does have a lot to do with end times, although it is not thus by definition. It's related, but not as directly as most think... a large amount of apocalyptic literature concerns the end of this age. Think about it... Isaiah, Jeremiah, Hosea, Micah, Daniel, Ezekiel, some of the Synaptic Gospels, some of the epistles and Revelation all contain elements of or are apocalyptic in nature. That's why Revelation is sometimes called "John's Apocalypse". The thing that gets me is when you get things titled "Apocalypse Now" or "Apocalypto" or something like that... neither of those movies have anything to do with revelation. |
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« : July 23, 2010, 11:52:32 PM Metzuda »
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« #15 : July 23, 2010, 11:58:09 PM » |
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One of the most frustrating things about my outreach in Papua New Guinea was having to communicate in pidgin English. They have such a simple vocabulary... Saying "Jesus rejoices in you, adores you, is passionate about you..." it was all translated as "likem"... "Jesus likes you." It was so hard to convey the depth of things. I feel that our own English is becoming just the same way!
On a side note, when we talked about "making Jesus LORD" it was translated "make Jesus Jesus." Frustrating!
Yeah, a bit of forethought has to go into that sort of stuff. It's pretty much the same as me trying to talk to a Thai man in his basic understanding of English... our language has to become very analogous in nature, and one must have an understanding of the culture that is more than rudimentary. |
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« #16 : July 25, 2010, 11:23:04 PM » |
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I wonder what would happen if we provided kids with a thesaurus... would they learn new words...
or just new cussing?
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« #17 : July 26, 2010, 12:16:37 AM » |
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I wonder what would happen if we provided kids with a thesaurus... would they learn new words...
or just new cussing?
"How dare you insinuate that I should tolerate such diabolical impertinence from an inferior like you!" Very effective. |
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« #18 : July 26, 2010, 01:24:23 AM » |
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Oh, I should hope so. That's how I used to talk back in the day... (Primary school) was very ...interesting...  |
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« #19 : July 26, 2010, 04:46:31 PM » |
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I have a book called 'Fictionary' where they make up words that don't exist like 'laptopless' which is using ones laptop when having no shirt on.....
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It'll be no use their putting their heads down and saying "Come up again, dear!" I shall only look up and say "Who am I then? Tell me that first, and then, if I like being that person, I'll come up: if not, I'll stay down here till I'm somebody else"
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