On a lighter note :)
"quite actually"
"quite honestly"
and for sure
"irregardless"
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On a lighter note :)
"quite actually"
"quite honestly"
and for sure
"irregardless"
Mine is "texting".
It's not a word.
I have friends who say it, I let it go. It's all about the tolerance :D Sometimes I get cranky and say it's not a word but I guess words evolve and if it really isn't a word, it will be soon.
For those people who are annoyed by fragments and run on sentences, don't read my posts. It's late :p
Thank you SK. It just dawned on me that truly it's actions vs. words. I know some people who might use a bit of creativity when describing something but their actions are incredible. I also know some very "giving" and "kind" people who do things like leave their shopping carts in the middle of parking lots. (Yes, that sets me off.) I've worked in the service industry and it shocks me how the most "ethical" and PC people don't live up to how they speak. Wow, I could've been succinct. Oh well.
Wow -- I've just spent 20 minutes reading this one thread! This is a good one!
Mine, and I hear it VERY often: "SPAYDED" (I'm not even sure how to spell that!).
As in, "Yes, Doc, she was spayded as a pup and got her shots".
Oh, and "Pancreatis" instead of "Pancreatitis".
This is medical snobbery, I know. But these two are really common and I have to suppress the giggles when I hear them.:D
On a non-medical note, if I hear "Get-R-Done" one more time.....!:mad:
Oh, I like the spaded one too! (I'm not sure how you would spell it either). Usually when someone says something about a pet getting spaded, I usually reply..."You hit them with a shovel?"Quote:
Originally Posted by jesvetmed
And every time a Christian tells me I shouldn't say or do something because it is not pious or righteous, it offends ME. Do you care if you are offending me and MY beliefs? Am I telling you what you should say or not say in your daily life?Quote:
Originally Posted by Flybye
The difference here in your argument above is that when I am saying oh my god, I am not calling a Christian anything. I am referring to my god. It's NOT the same as calling someone something. Yes, Christians get to decide what it is that they like to be called, just as in your other examples above. They like to be called Christians, correct?
But just because you think God is frowning on people who speak her name in daily casual talk, doesn't mean I have to adapt to your beliefs. I don't ask you to adapt to mine.
Lisa-thank you.. For once, I second what you say. :p That's what I was trying to get accross but I was a bit peeved when i posted previously & didn't get my thoughts out exactly how i wanted.
Well, not really, because in post #156 you said this:Quote:
Originally Posted by Flybye
"This is what Christians believe and you'd better bet that if you say OMG, OMFG or just GOD, you will offend a Christian."
My position on all this is: This is the internet. You are going to be offended by something if you walk around with your offensometer running all the time, and sometimes if you weren't even paying attention! I'm offended by sweeping generalizations and jokes about mothers-in-law. When I see one, I either try to enlighten, or I just ignore it. To carry on trying to change someone's mind when they don't want to change is futile. Just telling my story is enough for me. It might not change them, and they may continue posting things I deem to be unfair to mothers-in-law or offensive or perpetuating a stereotype. My life is too short to police my haunts for MIL jokes all the time. It serves a bigger purpose in my life to ignore them, so I do.
Perhaps it would serve a bigger purpose for those who object to OMG, et al, to put their efforts towards something they can change?
Karen
Karen, I am going to drop out of the argument. I think the topic is too heated and there is too much emotion. It will still bother me when people say OMG, OMFG and yes, really, because I am speaking to Oh my God, Oh my Fing God and God. It really is offensive. Really. I have the right to be offended. I won't apologize or back down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuckervill
And I think it would be wise for people to put their efforts toward something they can change as you said. You can't change the fact that when a person says Oh My God, it offends a Christian.
All that I think after this is said and done is that there are some who will continue to say OMG - Oh my God, without even realizing that it offends. It isn't a word to be thrown around lightly. Do with it what you may. Say it out of spite if you must, or be sensitive and think twice about others next time it is about to slip from your lips. Karen, I am not speaking to you in this paragraph, just to people in general.
I hear it all of the time. I always will and it will always bother me.
I know that it bothers several other people who won't take a stand on the forum b/c I have recieved PM's in support.
Being a community is about respecting one another. Out of respect for those of us who are Christian or who believe in God and believe that His name isn't something to throw around in casual conversation, just be sensitive to the fact. In the TE community, I have seen more respect than disrespect.
Now, this debate has been around for centuries. It won't end because we here on TE decided that:
It offends Christians.
It offends others that it offends Christians.
You can still say it if you want to.
Some people really don't care.
Some say it out of spite.
Soooooooooooooooooo, I am going to cruise other posts, have a great Saturday, and get ready to go camping.
I still love TE. I really don't care what you believe on the subject of OMG. It is just one of those words that REALLY makes me grit my teeth.
That is it for me on the subject.
Thank you, Lisa.
My thoughts exactly. I know this topic is controversial, but it makes me want to say I believe in God and I don't care if anyone says Oh My God.
I say a lot worse and they are all just words...
I just ran across "I could care less." I suppose I really could and should care less than I do about other people's grammar, but that one drives me crazy.
I don't like being referred to as Mrs. Jim XXXX. I have a name and it's Pam. It's not the "Mrs." I dislike or the last name because I chose to take his name. I don't get this one often, but when I do I just politely say "my name is Pam". I'll probably get hammered for his one but I just feel I deserve my own identity. They can call me Mrs. Pam XXXX but at least give me the respect of using my name.
Recently I had a tall woman mention my height (5'4") and basically make fun of me for being short. I just very politely said "I'm fine with being petite, I've really never wanted to be a big woman". She shut up fast. I guess she didn't like being called "big". I'm not making fun of tall women here, so please if you are tall don't take offense because I could care less about how tall someone is...just wanted to shut this gal down in a hurry!
I haven't had anyone call me "Mrs. Steve XXX" since my grandmother died. She used to address letters to me that way and when they arrived in the mail (back in the old days) my husband would open them because he saw his name!
I don't mind the Mrs. either, especially from all the years of teaching, but now I regret changing my name. It's not a huge "thing,"but it's too late to change it back after 29 years.
You just said "I could care less"!! :D :D ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by mupedalpusher
Yeah, the "Mrs. John Smith" thing always used to bother me too. I saw a lot of that one year when I joined a garden club and many members were seniors and pretty straight-laced. It's an old tradition from our grandmother's and great grandmothers' time, so I can understand older people still using it. I think it is fading out on its own. :rolleyes:
The worst was when my high school (prep, but bohemian kind of prep, so I really expected better) heard from my mom (who was a teacher in the Lower School) that I'd gotten married to my first husband. School decided to start addressing all my alumna mail to "Mrs. Ron XXX"... when I'd kept my own freakin name, my first name AND my last name. They got an earful from me on that one!
I always assumed that "I could care less" was, um, would it be sarcasm, or another figure of speech? I thought it was intentional to state the opposite of what was actually meant, anyhow.
And - well said, Lisa.
<tying my fingers behind my back so I don't keep going on this one>
Um, no, but then I couldn't care less about the derivation of the phrase.Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
I'm wearing my oven mitts :DQuote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Well I thought the phrase was really "I couldn't care less (about x,y or z)", ie. "I don't care at all". :confused:
Re: "the other discussion": this thread was started to let people vent a little on words or phrases that upset them in general. So I think it's only fair to let everybody say which phrases upset or offend them no matter what they are and no matter if you happen to use them. No-one's decreeing that you can't say this, that or the other, and as long as it's mentioned in a reasonable manner I find it rather enlightening what bothers people.
Sorry, that syntax sucked. :rolleyes:
Both are correct according to Wiki.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/could_care_less
I could care less
I couldn't care less
Ohhh....I hate "Mrs."
My prior law firm wanted to run an ad announcing I had joined the firm. They wanted to refer to me as "Mrs. CA." It ran as "Ms. CA." I'm not sure they ever understood why I cared, but I didn't feel the need to advertise my marital status. One way or the other.
CA
Irregardless
mismessaged
At this point in time
"Access" used as a verb
"Image" used as a verb
Members of the media using military jargon
Most buzz words
not un...
lph - I agree about the "other discussion" Well said.
That said, Lisa, I agree with you wholeheartedly, although, as lph said, am not sure this is the right place for the discussion (which, I think, is what you and CC both were saying about the turn in the conversation way back when).
And now back to our originally scheduled discussion:
Nascar speak can be quite irritating at times. It always irks me to hear compedness.
H&B
~T~
"compedness"?
Lisa, I think the world of you and agree with much of what you said in this post (even what I didn't quote above) – but particularly with this statement. But let’s look more closely at what transpired here:Quote:
Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl
First, Flybye posted a comment that was “on topic” with the gist of this thread. Two minutes later, the response was:
I suppose that I could take the same phrase, change a couple of words, and say this:Quote:
Umm excuse me, some of us aren't religious & don't see why we can't say "oh my god"..
I'll keep saying it
Umm excuse me, some of us aren’t overweight and don’t see why we can’t say something offensive to overweight people
Or,
Umm excuse me, some us aren’t men and don’t see why we can’t say something offensive to men
This was a disrespectful response to Flybye’s on-topic and unoffensive post. She didn’t attack, she didn’t chastise…she simply stated how she felt about something meaningful to her.
So then, I explained why I agreed with Flybye and I gave the foundation of my belief and support – I believe without an attack and without making it personal - using a single verse from scripture, and I get this response:
Umm, excuse me? :mad: For the record, the Bible has over 31,000 verses;)Quote:
Just another thing..Please remember that religion is not shoved down our throats down here as much as it is in the US.
Mr Silver, must you quote every single verse in the Bible? You don't have to point it out, the non religious folks are not complete morons thanks. It's not going to change my view about religion.
:mad:
This is a generally lighthearted place and I hope to contribute to it staying that way, but simply said:
I will stand up for what I believe and will not accept the current world view that holds that people of faith are fair game for attack when they express the basis for their beliefs - whether it's here or anywhere else.
Having said this, Mr. Silver joins Flybye in allowing this issue to rest.;):)
LB, what is "compedness"?
Is this starting to drive you nuts salsa?
Seems like one of those words that can be used in any situation. Could be a new way of saying competitiveness?
1. YESQuote:
Originally Posted by boy in a kilt
2. Good thought. Like "bidness". Thank you!
Okay, I have to say that it really irks me when someone refers to the Christian God as the only god in existence. I think we can all agree that in this world there are many gods for different religions, whether you believe in them or not. Numerous religions have their own gods, and there are so many gods in the Hindu religion I can't even count them all! "God" does not ALWAYS refer to the Christian god whose name is God, it could also refer to Vishnu or Ganesha, or Hera for that matter. Not all gods are male. So please don't make these assumptions or you'll offend ME.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flybye
new addition:
"As a... I feel..."
Yes indeed.
Right-sizing.
Cop-speak, particularly made-up words like "complaintant," but including all the three-syllable pig-legalese.
ETA: for any cops here, the pun was originally unintentional and I don't think ALL cops are pigs, it was just meant as a play on "pig-Latin," but I'm leaving it in because it's apropos. Cop-speak isn't even real legal language, just something they use that sounds like it to them.
I think everyone has stated their views pretty thoroughly on the OMG issue, so I for one am going to try to move forward. We are not going to change each others views on it, so the best we can hope for is just to make our own views known, which has now been done pretty thoroughly. That's good!
As to "Nascar-speak" I can happily say that I don't even know what that is! :cool:
At the risk of getting shot, I feel like I have to explain why the OMG is not offensive to me. It is based on what Flybye said about in Christianity, God is considered holy and the word should be used with respect. It is the same in most religions, I would expect. It is definitely the same in Judaism. But, despite the fact that I don't deny the existence of God, and I belong to a synagogue that I actually go to once in awhile, I guess that makes me a not very good Jew! I use the expression all of the time and just about all the people I know do, too. It just is not offensive to me. Of course, I freely admit I swear, too. I have often said that lightening is going to strike me at any moment, which is OK with me. Our family theme song is "Born to Be Wild."
This is the end of my soapbox. I will not mention this again, even if someone says something that resonates with me. So, again, please don't shoot me, I am merely explaining how I feel. Now I am going to go ride my bike.
FWIW I only mentioned it because it makes me "grit my teeth".
We just had new team jerseys made, and someone wanted that very thing on the jersey! Fortunately it got over-ruled. Now reads "getting it done!"Quote:
Originally Posted by jesvetmed
I have another one to add. Inspired by an episode of HGTV's House Hunters. Cali woman looking for a home in Hawhy near Whykikee where she truly feels at home.
If you truly feel at home here at least have the courtesy to learn the proper pronunciation of the native language. That upside down backwards apostrophe is a glottal stop--please learn how to use it!
I don't mind being called Mrs. Amanda XXX. I don't mind getting things addressed to Mrs. C. XXX. I actually do not like being called Ms. It is Mrs. for me.
I changed my last name but to hold onto my maiden name I got rid of my middle name (hated it anyway) and now my maiden name is legally my middle name. I like it and I like being a Mrs.
My husband and I are team and I feel like having the same last name is a way of being a team. Others do not and that is okay with me. I rarely miss my maiden name, probably just a couple times in 5 years since I ditched it. I still am very proud to be a member of my family and proud of their name.
When people call me Miss Amanda I want to slap them though. That is only for little bitty kids and the sweet old lady (76) who worked for me at Lowe's. We called her Miss Jenny. :)
I also took my husband's name, but I kept my middle name. My university, however, refuses to accept this and continues to send mail to Keri (maiden name) (last name). How many times do I have to tell them that's not my name?!?!
Along the lines of "Miss Amanda" one of my pet peeves are folks that go by Dr. Firstname, like Dr. Phil.
I find it a strange mix of pseudo-familiarity and also wanting to maintain a position of superiority. One or the other, please: Dr. Lastname OR Firstname only.
Yeah, it took me several televised races before I figured out he was referring to competitiveness.Quote:
Originally Posted by salsabike
:D
H&B
~T~
My college roommate is a second year resident, I call her Dr. Barb. :p I do not think she introduces herself to patients that way it is just us.Quote:
Originally Posted by ilima