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[John Dunbar]

"Am I the only one who..."

Yes, special snowflake, your opinion is unique among 7 billion humans.

'Am i the only one.....'

more annoying on forums is when people start whining about people who start threads with a phrase like that in the title. we all know what people mean when they say "am i the only one" or "does anyone else" (hint: it's not that they think they might be the only human being alive to feel that way), so just let it the fuck go.

 

[| Praxis |]

Seen somebody on the tube with a t-shirt that said "fuck the gap" probably common and annoying, but never seen it before.

 

[NekoFever]

Using 'super' as an adverb. People do it so damn much, particularly, for some reason, in the gaming press and community.

 

[ZackieChan]

When people get annoyed over the tiniest things. At the end of the day, it really grinds my gears. Begging the question, do I really have gears to grind?

 

[Oppo]

A friend has explained it to me like four times now. I still don't even remotely grasp the term. She won't give up though.

The way I understand it is that 'straight' implies a 'correctness' to it, so they came up with cis as it has no real connotation.

for me on GAF, the one that continually gets me is "well X didn't work for me so X must be irredeemably broken." The word broken in particular gets bandied about so much, it has become literally meaningless, just like "literally".

also most of what POP GAF likes to spout as slang is incomprehensible, and they are very haughty about it.

 

[braves01]

"Panties" sounds irrationally creepy and perverted to me.

Don't play Apollo Justice then, you won't like it.

 

[terrisus]

Seen somebody on the tube with a t-shirt that said "fuck the gap" probably common and annoying, but never seen it before.

 

[bundaberg]

I am sitting near the counter in a cafe. Hearing people order latte kind of makes me cringe, I just think it is such a pathetic drink. Coffee shouldn't be so watered down.
When I hear someone order a flat white however it is much worse, and I have a strong urge to thump them. "I couldn't live without my flat white" kaboom.

I order both of these drinks at times but I literally do not know (or really care) what either of these drinks contain, except coffee / caffeine.

At most, I know the the flat white contains milk?? I think. Who the fuck cares.

You make me cringe that you care so much what I order.

 

[terrisus]

It's a word with a meaning. I don't see the problem.



You don't have to be a soldier to have PTSD or some other psychological effects be "triggered." Or are you just referencing those who don't?

A lot of people getting their panties in a bunch over basically nothing (ordering a fucking coffee with milk?) ITT is staggering.

How do you feel now?

When people get annoyed over the tiniest things. At the end of the day, it really grinds my gears. Begging the question, do I really have gears to grind?

You seem irrationally upset at other people getting irrationally upset.

 

[Muinaiset]

"Meh"

 

[Kaze Kyou]

"Shits and giggles."

Most of the people I know who use this are full, ~30 year old, mostly bearded and chubby otakus who think they are an anime character. And then they utter this phrase - all I picture afterwards are a group of these adult guys, hanging around in a circle, hands covering mouths and giggling like schoolgirls.

Just. UGH. Why not, "For the hell if it"? "Just for fun"? "Just cause"?

"I texted a scam to my ex just for the shits and giggles." ARGH.

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

A lot of people getting their panties in a bunch over basically nothing (ordering a fucking coffee with milk?) ITT is staggering.

How do you feel now?

At the end of the day, it is what is.

 

[Phalanx92]

"What a time to be alive."

So sick of this.

 

[tattooed_dwarf]

Terribad

 

[RandyBobandy]

People who say "salt" or "lol" out loud. Sadly I've heard it

 

[Winterfang]

Throwing Shade. Is more annoying now that VH1 discovered the phrase and is always using it.

 

[Sakura]

GOAT

 

[terrisus]

People who say "salt" or "lol" out loud. Sadly I've heard it

Hey Randy, can you pass me the sodium chloride?

 

[Pankratous]

Anything to do with the word trigger

"this triggers me"
"uh, trigger warning please"
"I am triggered"

Sorry that you are young or immature enough to throw a tantrum at what you read online

 

[FUBAR McDangles]

Welp. Really? Are you really welping? no. You're not. And it is a horrible word that makes no sense.

"Welp, better stop watching this show now." "Welp, bad news"

When I used chrome I had an add-on that blocked it and using this website became bliss. Now I had to switch to Firefox and I can't find anything that censors the word for me. Extremely annoying.

 

[Pinko Marx]

On fleek

I couldn't think of one till I saw this. Idky but this phrases grinds my gears. Luckily I don't hang out with anyone that uses it.

Welp.

 

[Ban Puncher]

The word 'cringe' and people talking about what makes them 'cringe'.

 

[farmerboy]

My wife really hates "carrying on like a two-bob watch".

So I use it all the time.

 

[marimorimo]

What Japanese think is English but isn't actually English but they don't know any better so insist on using them anyway:

"Safety Driving" (drives me nuts)

"Free Market" when they mean Flea Market (no, they certainly aren't referring to economic laissez-faire)

"Naive" when they mean "delicate/sensitive". No idea how being stupid relates to being delicate. There's even a popular brand of body wash named Naive perpetuating the error.

"Fried Potato" to mean french fries (chips to you Brits). I don't mind this so much except that it makes me imagine a whole potato plunked into the fryer which is funny.

"Underbar" to refer to "underscore". Good luck trying to say your underscore-containing email address over the phone to someone who doesn't understand the idiosyncrasies of Japanese.

I hear this stuff EVERY. DAY.

 

[chimpden]

I'm surprised that no one has pointed out how much "cringe" has been overused in the last year or so.

 

[Arthr2ShdsJcksn]

A friend has explained it to me like four times now. I still don't even remotely grasp the term. She won't give up though.

Cis is a bullcrap reverse-euphemism used to make normal people feel labeled so that we hopefully empathize more with other minority sexual identities that are stigmatized.

 

[EdwardTeach]

I'm surprised that no one has pointed out how much "cringe" has been overused in the last year or so.

Couldn't agree more cringe is so cringeworthy.

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

What Japanese think is English but isn't actually English but they don't know any better so insist on using them anyway:

"Safety Driving" (drives me nuts)

"Free Market" when they mean Flea Market (no, they certainly aren't referring to economic laissez-faire)

"Naive" when they mean "delicate/sensitive". No idea how being stupid relates to being delicate. There's even a popular brand of body wash named Naive perpetuating the error.

"Fried Potato" to mean french fries (chips to you Brits). I don't mind this so much except that it makes me imagine a whole potato plunked into the fryer which is funny.

"Underbar" to refer to "underscore". Good luck trying to say your underscore-containing email address over the phone to someone who doesn't understand the idiosyncrasies of Japanese.

I hear this stuff EVERY. DAY.

How about 'challenge' instead of 'try'?

Challenge the ice cream.

 

[Manu]

Any variation of "my childhood!" or "right in the childhood." Ugh.

 

[lethial]

"M'lady"

 

[Humidex]

"going forward"
"touch base"

Office drivel. Can't stand it...

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

Yolo. My dad used to say "You only live once" all the time when I was growing up. I used to use it too but now I feel like it was stolen from me.

 

[Shiina]

"it's 2015 people!!!"

 

[Enosh]

Words that make you cringe

"cringe"
I hate that fucking word, it sounds stupid and in the past year or two it got overused as fuck

reminds me of that guy from the second mummy returns instead that going "this is cursed" people go "this makes me cringe" at every fucking little thing

 

[Sakura]

Anything to do with the word trigger

"this triggers me"
"uh, trigger warning please"
"I am triggered"

Sorry that you are young or immature enough to throw a tantrum at what you read online

Wait is this a real thing? I always assumed people used trigger like that ironically.

What Japanese think is English but isn't actually English but they don't know any better so insist on using them anyway:

"Safety Driving" (drives me nuts)

"Free Market" when they mean Flea Market (no, they certainly aren't referring to economic laissez-faire)

"Naive" when they mean "delicate/sensitive". No idea how being stupid relates to being delicate. There's even a popular brand of body wash named Naive perpetuating the error.

"Fried Potato" to mean french fries (chips to you Brits). I don't mind this so much except that it makes me imagine a whole potato plunked into the fryer which is funny.

"Underbar" to refer to "underscore". Good luck trying to say your underscore-containing email address over the phone to someone who doesn't understand the idiosyncrasies of Japanese.

I hear this stuff EVERY. DAY.

I've never really understood this.
In English we use foreign words differently from the language they came from all the time. Yet when Japanese use English words different than how we use them suddenly it's wrong lol

 

[Gravy Boat]

I thought of another one, the way people have started using 'gross' in some new, made up context.

Talking about DLC in a new game = 'that's gross'

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

I've never really understood this.
In English we use foreign words differently from the language they came from all the time. Yet when Japanese use English words different than how we use them suddenly it's wrong lol

True.

 

[Carnby]

I am sitting near the counter in a cafe. Hearing people order latte kind of makes me cringe, I just think it is such a pathetic drink. Coffee shouldn't be so watered down.

Hearing people order tuna melts make me cringe. It's a pathetic food. Tuna sandwiches shouldn't so warmed up.

 

[IISANDERII]

"Triggering". You're not a soldier suffering crippling PTSD. You're not a victim. You're merely offended. Say you're offended.

"Social justice warrior". It's used as a pejorative against anyone doing or saying something that someone who is more conservative disagrees with. It's been overused so much as to be meaningless, and I even find myself honestly questioning the intelligence and emotional maturity of anyone using it unironically.

"Entitled". Another term that has been overused (and incorrectly applied) so often as to be meaningless. Ironically, the people who sling the term around most often are almost always the ones who are actually entitled.

"Cultural appropriation", especially when referencing trivial, commercial things like pop music or the fashion trend of the month (started by <insert shallow celebrity personality here>).

"BAE". Just stop.

Real talk. Entitled is one I find is the worst.

 

[Katori]

This thread is unbelievable. First of all, what's wrong with lattes? I love black coffee. I drink black coffee anywhere that coffee is good. But sometimes I'm in the mood for a latte (which, incidentally, is made with milk, not water).

And "cis"? Really? What is so hard to understand about this?

 

[Hilbert]

I hate the following two phrases when I see them online.

"Special snowflake". It is always used in a smug condescending tone and to push some overly cynical view and seems to imply that if you disagree it is because you aren't realistic and have the outlook of a child. God I hate those posts.

"Burning hate of a thousand suns". Just really boring writing. Try to be a little original.

 

[Bam]

What's wrong with a flat white? I like how they taste and that's what I have to say to the shop guy to get them to make me one.

They're more strongly coffee flavoured than a milky latte or a cappuccino. I just wish they made larger ones, they're always only available in small sizes.

I'm a barista at a Starbucks and we make them all three sizes. For some reason on the menu it's just listed as a tall, but ask your barista about it next time and I'm sure they'll make it for you.

Op, not sure why you're cringing at what people order. -shrug-

 

[Coreda]

"At the end of the day"

At the end of the day.

"At the end of the day."

Yeah no

Amen, fistbump

 

[Arozay]

"Your mileage may vary"

Shit saying, shittier acronym.

 

[JJDinomite]

Any one word responses are pretty annoying.

"Rude", "gross", "really?", "wow", "2015".

If you really think something is rude or gross, elaborate on why you do.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

Words don't bother so much as the person using them. Like people going out of their way to use a big word when a simpler one will do.

 

[Air]

Any internet language used in real life.

'lolz'
'pwned'
etc.

 

[jstripes]

My boss says "Basically..." a few dozen times a day, when trying to explain things.

It annoys the fuck out of me.

"Triggering". You're not a soldier suffering crippling PTSD. You're not a victim. You're merely offended. Say you're offended.

Although it is overused nowadays, a whoooole lot, it is a real thing that most people aren't aware of.

First, PTSD extends well beyond warfare. Any sufficiently traumatic event, like rape or living with abuse, can cause it, and triggers are real.

Second, people with forms of autism usually have triggers, but those are typically more random. My stepson, who has Aspergers, is triggered by the Happy Birthday song. (We warn him ahead of time when it's going to be sung.)


But ya, someone saying "gamers are dead", for example, isn't a fucking trigger.

 

[EdwardTeach]

I'm a barista at a Starbucks and we make them all three sizes. For some reason on the menu it's just listed as a tall, but ask your barista about it next time and I'm sure they'll make it for you.

Op, not sure why you're cringing at what people order. -shrug-

It was tongue in cheek, nevertheless "flat white" is pretentious cunts coffee.

 

[Mimosa97]

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