words u hate...
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- turosatano0
LOL @ 'get vertical'
- turosatano0
the use of a plural verb form when a singular verb form is required: for example: Apple have recalled their laptops, or 'the BBC have announced their new website', well, that's great news but YOUR GRAMMAR IS WRONG. Well it' s not really wrong but I find it annoying every time and can't ignore it. I mean I GET IT that more than person works at the BBC OK?
- ********0
festoon
- taragee0
rand
- Stugoo0
fabulous or fab
jaylarson
(Sep 25 06, 05:57)what about fantastic, i love the way it rols out and then snaps at the end.
fantastic
:)
- kelpie0
'definately' when used in a context of complete obvious uncertainty.
- ********0
go ahead, hate me--it's only right
- Serifa750
Buzz-words people in my office use that piss me off:
Caveat
High-level
and my favorite "Ostensibly"
I'm pretty sure no one knows what a caveat is too and that's what pisses me off the most.
- ********0
I know what a caveat is, but I'm not telling
- Serifa750
"I know what a caveat is, but I'm not telling
Rand
(Sep 25 06, 06:26)""a warning or caution; admonition."?
Now if there was only a tactful way to explain this to my employers so that they wouldn't sound like idiots when they (mis)use the word...
- kelpie0
people don't respect 'tact', people respect straight talkers - pull them up on it as a point of order in your next client meeting...
- nicko0
talking of caveats... I hate it when people say 'astrerix' instead of 'asterisk'
- Serifa750
...or "Realator" instead of "Realtor"...
- deletedscene0
i hate dj names. they are so childish
- ********0
good call deletedscene.
- pablink0
fab
- nicko0
phlegm
- jaylarson0
fantastic
:)
Stugoo
(Sep 25 06, 06:14)i use it regularly. i dig it.
- dijitaq0
when my ex-boss goes "that's not how i want it..."
the he says "helloooooow..."
- myobie0
synergy
people use that to mean about 10,000 different things...
i also hate people who over exaggerate