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| Annoying word usages; What gets up your nose? | |
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| Topic Started: Oct 18 2012, 12:05 AM (933 Views) | |
| heatseeker | Oct 18 2012, 12:05 AM Post #1 |
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This one isn't particularly new, but I find it annoying. Way too many news reports, in print, or broadcast, describe stuff as being "sold off." What's wrong with just "sold"? And I deplore the increasing euphemisms about death. No one dies anymore. They "pass". Arrghh. What words are bugging you? |
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| Bitsy | Oct 24 2012, 02:00 AM Post #46 |
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I don’t see anyone annoyed that language has changed or is changing, I see it as being annoyed when words are not used correctly or as the title says the “ Annoying word usuage” |
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| campy | Oct 24 2012, 04:44 AM Post #47 |
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When not used 'correctly' is changing the language. |
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| friendshipgal | Oct 24 2012, 10:44 AM Post #48 |
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Guess everyone wants their own Trudashians
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Momentarily is often used incorrectly e.g. if the pilot says we will be air born momentarily - you're in trouble biggrin 04 |
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| Trotsky | Oct 25 2012, 01:12 AM Post #49 |
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"So I'm like WOW and he's like 'I'm not going.' And everyone is like 'Geez, what bought THAT on.'" |
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| campy | Oct 25 2012, 01:19 AM Post #50 |
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Everything is 'awesome' now. Even a cup of coffee. |
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| Dana | Oct 25 2012, 03:50 AM Post #51 |
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Sick, it's all sick, now. Bizarre. |
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| haili | Oct 25 2012, 09:15 AM Post #52 |
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It's all good and it is what it is! Have a good day! |
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| wildie | Oct 25 2012, 03:15 PM Post #53 |
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Especially, when 400 plus passengers on a 747 are born at the same time. :cow-IthinkIamgoingmad: The pilot should have said 'airborne' rather than 'air born'! or perhaps he did say it after all. |
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| agate | Oct 26 2012, 04:11 PM Post #54 |
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I have never liked it when people said to me..sorry you lost your husband, when my husband died. Where did I lose him I always wondered blink 000 Many people are uncomfortable when they hear you say..".My husband died" |
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| Bitsy | Oct 27 2012, 12:17 AM Post #55 |
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Momentarily seems to be quite common usage in airline announcments and accepted as
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/momentarily You should worry, however, if he said "we will be air born momentarily " |
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