I don't get why it's not "Legit shaken".
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I don't get why it's not "Legit shaken".
matrix-cat
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I try my best to never quantify things as 'amounts'. I don't know if this is widespread in other countries, but use of 'amount' is completely out of hand in Australia; it's like people go out of their way to squeeze it into their sentences. People will say 'a long amount of time' instead of just 'a long time'. 'More amount of ____' instead of just 'more of ____'. Even worse is when they mix a couple of 'amounts' into the less/fewer debacle. I have heard, with my ears, a person say, "That house should have less amount of trees out the front".
The overuse of the word "cringe" has made me hate it so, so much.
Did we all make you cringe for using cringe so much that it became cringe worthy for you?
You know what? You're right. It's annoying now that I just did this.
if i got a nickle for every time i used 'bro' i'd be ballin
edit: people refuse to 'jelly'? Big L would be disappointed
if it makes you feel better, I use 'brother' almost as often as I use 'bro'
Schwarma is a food. Have you ever had it? It's delicious.
zoleristec
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Dude.
Hate that word.
Hate that word.
Trent Strong
Banned
Why? It's a baller word brah.
KING OF UGUU
Banned
- Any term or phrase that likely came from an internet meme
- Any term or phrase that I'd expect to hear from Portlandia or <insert annoying quirky show here>
Good thing I work with a bunch of curmudgeons in their 40s-60s and don't have to hear that shit.
- Any term or phrase that I'd expect to hear from Portlandia or <insert annoying quirky show here>
Good thing I work with a bunch of curmudgeons in their 40s-60s and don't have to hear that shit.
This is what came to my mind.
Y'know when somebody writes "lol" and you know there's no way they're actually laughing out loud? SMH reminds me of that, because I highly doubt people read something they disagree with on the internet and then just start shaking their head to themselves.
So I won't use SMH because I've never actually shaken my head while on the internet.
PS3GamerKyle
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Schwarma over Doner any day of the week
I knew someone would post this.
plasmawave
Banned
I don't like to use "gay" to insult stuff.
impetuous_silly
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I absolutely hate "welp" and Netizen's obsession with its use. People used to say "well", how in the hell did it turn into "welp"?
Sarcastico
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Yolo
Swag
Hardcore Gamer (fuck that rubbish term)
Swag
Hardcore Gamer (fuck that rubbish term)
shook1
SHo͝ok/
adjective
informal
adjective: shook up; adjective: shook
1.
emotionally or physically disturbed; upset.
"she looks pretty shook up from the letter"
The legit part comes from it being commonly used in sports entertainment (wrestling, MMA, (particularly in reference to the early days when many of the fights were worked and not shoot), Harlem Globetrotters, etc.
I find this an interesting choice. It's usually condemned by stricter religious figures or by more extreme atheists, yet people in the middle have little to no issue with it.
When combined with a vibrating naruto gif it's kinda funny.
I call a banning to that very phrase
lilraylewis
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Seems useful to me. Staying gender-neutral in the third-person keeps you from you from having to use inelegant solutions like "their" or "his/her" (or in this case their Swedish equivalent).
Yeah when did this become a thing? And where did to originate? Annoying.
Well ok but to practice this consistently you'd have to be an etymologist. And sometimes no equivalent term exists. I mean, what if you went into a bar and wanted a black-and-tan? Or how could you satisfactorily describe a soccer riot without using the word hooligan? Plus what about words with inoffensive origins that have taken on offensive meanings, like retard or mongoloid? Do you use them because their background is inoffensive?
I struggle with this daily. On the one hand, I realize terms like this are redundant. On the other, using just the acronym alone sounds weird in most cases.
This. Dumbest word ever. Follow by Yolo (acronym I know)
when I see a teenager uses Swag or YOLO. I get murderous rage.
Pankratous
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Incorrect, YOLO is an abbreviation, not an acronym.
Acronyms are where the letters are spoken one by one. B-B-C. I-T-V. C-N-N.
Abbreviations are spoken as words despite essentially functioning the same way. YOLO. IKEA.
At least I think this is what I read ten years ago as a curious teenager.
Anyway, the phrase 'i can't even' really pisses me off. It is all over the internet, especially Tumblr. It is ridiculous.
GustyGardens
Banned
Almost any of the teenage slang nowadays. Someone once told me to go ham. I still have no idea what that means. I do, however, like to use the phrase, "...said the liar."
lilraylewis
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No, actually. An acronym is a kind of abbreviation. They are not mutually exclusive categories. You might be thinking of the distinction between acronym and initialism, but if so, you've got it backwards. Acronyms are abbreviations you say as one word (scuba, lasar, yolo) whereas initialisms are said letter by letter (F-B-I, C-I-A, etc.).Incorrect, YOLO is an abbreviation, not an acronym.
Acronyms are where the letters are spoken one by one. B-B-C. I-T-V. C-N-N.
Abbreviations are spoken as words despite essentially functioning the same way. YOLO. IKEA.
At least I think this is what I read ten years ago as a curious teenager.
Anyway, the phrase 'i can't even' really pisses me off. It is all over the internet, especially Tumblr. It is ridiculous.
See grammar note at http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/abbreviation
Pankratous
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thesoapster
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Grimløck;109618720 said:
There's a member here called "retarted"? That's pretty retarded.
perryfarrell
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Selfie
CrunchyFrog
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About the only thing I have an active distaste for is the abbreviation "Les Mis", and not even really the abbreviation itself but the pretentious familiarity with which almost every woman I met used it, most of whom probably had never so much as thought about it before the movie came out. Oh I'm sorry have you and Victor Hugo been on a first name basis for long? Criminy, what a load.
EYEL1NER
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Along the lines of SO, I'll add DH (dear husband), DW (dear wife), and any variants used for children (dear daughter) and more. Oh, and wifey or hubby. The only place I really see them used a lot is on a deals forums and it annoys the hell out of me.
Matt Damon
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I don't say iPhone when I'm talking about my phone.
terrisus
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Along those lines:
"The wife," "The husband," "The girlfriend," "The boyfriend," etc.
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