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Words and phrases that annoy you
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Blazekickblaziken
Snarktastic Ditz
"Free market" I feel like the only people who are for a completely free market, have no sense of how it would function.
"sheeple" When ever people use this, I want to punch them in the face. For one, non-conformity for the sake of non-conformity is just as bad as conformity for it's own sake.
"sheeple" When ever people use this, I want to punch them in the face. For one, non-conformity for the sake of non-conformity is just as bad as conformity for it's own sake.
"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."
It's a cute enough phrase, but the people that like to use it the most are usually naive and self righteous Utopians. I remember when it was all over my facebook when Osama Bin Laden was iced by navy seal team 6, and all the moral crusaders were up in a frenzy that calice, barbaric Americans were celebrating another persons death. Instances like that among others just make me think "Oh shutup" whenever I hear it.
It's a cute enough phrase, but the people that like to use it the most are usually naive and self righteous Utopians. I remember when it was all over my facebook when Osama Bin Laden was iced by navy seal team 6, and all the moral crusaders were up in a frenzy that calice, barbaric Americans were celebrating another persons death. Instances like that among others just make me think "Oh shutup" whenever I hear it.
The Hiker king
Non Sequitur
"Up a crick without a paddle" - makes you sound like a hillbilly.
"Reverse racism' - it implies that only white people can be racists.
Any sentence with the words "YOLO" and/or "swag". Although I must admit, I think I may have contributed to the introduction of these two as I heavily used them to annoy my fellow players on a few online games years ago...
"Reverse racism' - it implies that only white people can be racists.
Any sentence with the words "YOLO" and/or "swag". Although I must admit, I think I may have contributed to the introduction of these two as I heavily used them to annoy my fellow players on a few online games years ago...
KantoPkmnMaster
Banned
-Yolo
-Swag
-Guesstimate
-Yo
-Dope *Yo that's dope, YOLO!*
-ratchet
-gucci
-Swag
-Guesstimate
-Yo
-Dope *Yo that's dope, YOLO!*
-ratchet
-gucci
Mister_SGG
Well-Known Member
Anyone who doesn't say "yolo" or "swag" for satirical effect is a waste of life
This. Pretty damn cringe worthy whenever I hear someone says that aloud.
Murder Doll
Button Presser
The word properly seems to be heavily abused, such abuse annoys me.
Bronsolinio
Banned
"Now I'm a feminist and from my perspective..." when gender equality has nothing to do with the topic
This entire list, plus YOLO and SWAG:
Young_Simba
Active Member
I really hate all Drake trends such as "Yolo" and "started from the bottom now we here"
Murder Doll
Button Presser
Ratchet, I'm not sure who thought it was cool, or who thought to give it the meaning it's been given, it just seems so horribly stupid and it makes me sad that humanity has to deal with the users of that term being a part of it.
MechanisticMoth
Eloquent Speaker
Many of these terms are considered <ideographs> by McGee as popularized by the Iowa rhetoric school. Basically, the idea is when a term is loaded with meaning that can be morally and politically divisive. So, these phrases are common in a sort of "buzz terms" way. Anyway, I'm just labeling (not critiquing) what you're mentioning because those terms are quite interesting to discuss.
On a similar, academic note: a lot of academic writing (specifically humanities and argumentative writing) features the phrase, "the ways in which." This phrase really bothers me because it's mostly used to signify intelligence rather than bolster an argument. For the most part, "how" can replace it. When writing my thesis, I made certain to never include that phrase because it annoyed me so much.
shadcat1206
in the shadows i lie
Absolutely hate anyone who uses # in every sentence
#HATE PEOPLE WHO USE#
#HATE PEOPLE WHO USE#
For some strange reason, I really hate it when people put asterisks around a word for emphasis. One could just as easily put the text in bold or italics, or put it in all capital letters. Putting a word in asterisks, like *this*, makes it seem like they're typing a Youtube comment, because that's how you make text bold in a Youtube comment. I've also seen this a bit in video game text, which further irks me.
WildHennaCharizard
Well-Known Member
Haters gotta Hate
(insert name of franchise here) fanboy
Mary sue
shipper
Are just some that annoy me to no end.
(insert name of franchise here) fanboy
Mary sue
shipper
Are just some that annoy me to no end.
WizardTrubbish
much more beastly
Not really a word, but if you ever use ":3", I will hate you forever
The word " libertarian " also irks me, given that it was originally meant to refer to anarcho-communists, not the free market enthusiasts who call themselves libertarians today
The word " libertarian " also irks me, given that it was originally meant to refer to anarcho-communists, not the free market enthusiasts who call themselves libertarians today