Words I Hate
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a word that i think is a great word but don't like when people use it because they usually aren't using it correctly or overusing it because they just found out what it means is 'pugilist'
check out album rtj4 as an example of over use... love the album though... just ugh... words...
check out album rtj4 as an example of over use... love the album though... just ugh... words...
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“Guys” when addressing a group of both sexes. Guys are males. “Guys and girls” would be appropriate for a mixed group. Even “guys and dolls” if you’re old school.
When I was growing up, the term guys wasn’t really in the vocabulary of myself or anyone I knocked around with. Terms like “bloke”, “geezer” or “man” were used. As I got older I and others around me used it more as it became common in daily speech.
I just don’t find it a reasonable term for women, as it can sometimes be used today.
When I was growing up, the term guys wasn’t really in the vocabulary of myself or anyone I knocked around with. Terms like “bloke”, “geezer” or “man” were used. As I got older I and others around me used it more as it became common in daily speech.
I just don’t find it a reasonable term for women, as it can sometimes be used today.
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guy was someones name and notused to refer to a group of males until after the guy fawkes thing, then used to refer to a group of radicals/terrorist of the day. then just a male, then groups of males, now just a group of people...
i think guy is fine for a group of people regardless of gender at this point...
dude as well...
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american english does not care about french sensibilities! hahaha
but i see your point... whats that saying about language being a blunt force object?
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Nor does Quebec French 😂😂😂
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Indeed! Especially when words like chassis, niche and penchant are all pronounced without a care for the French language.
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Porn.
Mainly when it's used to refer to anything other than sexual content. Such as a really nice car, food you love, or literally anything a person really likes. (besides what I said in the first sentence) When I think of the word "porn", I immediately think of sexual content, the kind that I can't even give an example of on here due to the AUP. I don't like it when people use the word for anything other than that because I just feel it could create confusion for those that don't truly know what you're talking about and possibly lead to them being misjudged as a result.
Mainly when it's used to refer to anything other than sexual content. Such as a really nice car, food you love, or literally anything a person really likes. (besides what I said in the first sentence) When I think of the word "porn", I immediately think of sexual content, the kind that I can't even give an example of on here due to the AUP. I don't like it when people use the word for anything other than that because I just feel it could create confusion for those that don't truly know what you're talking about and possibly lead to them being misjudged as a result.
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MedigoFlame
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It is very tiring seeing "Carporn" or "Earthporn" on social media or even "news" outlets. There's better words to describe something as beautiful or interesting.
I'm sure this word has been posted here before and I've described situations involving the word, but the usage of it feels...demeaning?
Just
It's as if simplifying how something is done makes it easy to do. No, I can't "just do my job" when it's actually dependent on other departments. There's more factors than "just doing it" that people are ignorant to and they're unaware of what you have to deal with in your position. Worse when they've never been in your position and think it's easy.
"Just do your job"
"Just find another job"
"Just deal with it"
"Just ignore it"
"Just get better"
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And that sort of thing is exactly what I was getting at. I agree they should find a different word to describe it because "porn" just seems very out of place when used like this.
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I thought of a ton of words I hate just a day ago, but I can't remember any of them now, so here are a few new ones:
influencer - just call them shills, that's what they are anyone who unironically calls themselves an influencer is a fraud
brunch - WTF is this even. It doesn't just sound like something you do on the toilet, but it's not a legitimate meal anyway.
tweet - Just say post, or message, you are not a bird, although that's arguable if you regularly use twitter
patreon - I hate when people call their backers "my patreons", it makes no sense, it's not even a real word.
literally - I don't actually hate this word, I hate that everybody uses it wrong, the word you are looking for is figuratively
dunk - when used in the context of dunking on sb. we already have multiple expressions for that
blasted - no it's being called out, not blasted
influencer - just call them shills, that's what they are anyone who unironically calls themselves an influencer is a fraud
brunch - WTF is this even. It doesn't just sound like something you do on the toilet, but it's not a legitimate meal anyway.
tweet - Just say post, or message, you are not a bird, although that's arguable if you regularly use twitter
patreon - I hate when people call their backers "my patreons", it makes no sense, it's not even a real word.
literally - I don't actually hate this word, I hate that everybody uses it wrong, the word you are looking for is figuratively
dunk - when used in the context of dunking on sb. we already have multiple expressions for that
blasted - no it's being called out, not blasted
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Subreddits for cool things with Porn or Swears in the name are so annoying, because it both makes it tough to talk about them to people, and makes it AUP breaking to share them here.
Why are good maps called r/MapP*rn? Why is a place to share videos of people being cool called r/Next*******Level? Find funny things worth sharing there but nope, can't pit it here.
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Did we change the definition of 'literally'?
Literally every modern dictionary includes this definitionwww.merriam-webster.com
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Oh I know the feeling, I hate both of them as well, especially the latter. Can't even tell you how many times I wanted to share something on Facebook but couldn't because the name of the page contained bad words I don't care to use. I have gotten to where I block pages like this now.
Edit: I also have similar feelings towards song titles that have these kinds of words in them and I especially hate it when it's a really good song, but then they undermine it so hard with a title I have no desire to say out loud.
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Change it to the word "doo-doo" and the rest of your post sums up how I feel about it as well. To add to it though, I hate this word because:
1. I hate repetitive words like this from the very get-go since they involve saying the same word twice. Doesn't help that my father sometimes likes to say it multiple times in one sentence.
2. To me, it just seems like an outdated term at this point because I don't hear it nearly as much as I did when I was a kid and when I do hear it nowadays, it's usually from someone much older than me. Just like what you said about yours, theirs so many better words to describe it than this, I see little reason to even use this particular word anymore.
1. I hate repetitive words like this from the very get-go since they involve saying the same word twice. Doesn't help that my father sometimes likes to say it multiple times in one sentence.
2. To me, it just seems like an outdated term at this point because I don't hear it nearly as much as I did when I was a kid and when I do hear it nowadays, it's usually from someone much older than me. Just like what you said about yours, theirs so many better words to describe it than this, I see little reason to even use this particular word anymore.
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Not necessarily a word, but rather the steady gentrification of job titles.
Like this:
Just say janitor. Oh sorry, janitor is out of style, let's use custodian.
No? Okay, let's embellish the title and use Environmental Services Attendant, because that's miles better. Nothing a little dissociation can't fix.
God, George Carlin's material has never been more relevant today.
Like this:
Just say janitor. Oh sorry, janitor is out of style, let's use custodian.
No? Okay, let's embellish the title and use Environmental Services Attendant, because that's miles better. Nothing a little dissociation can't fix.
God, George Carlin's material has never been more relevant today.
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How it should be:
Job title: Janitor
Advertised Job title: Janitor
Job description when written in C.V./Resume: Environment Services Attendant
"I handled multiple transactions for a leading, multinational corporation" - you worked on the tills at McDonald's.
Job title: Janitor
Advertised Job title: Janitor
Job description when written in C.V./Resume: Environment Services Attendant
"I handled multiple transactions for a leading, multinational corporation" - you worked on the tills at McDonald's.
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The N-Word Pass
This is not a statement about how bad the racist word is and the phrase "N-Word Pass", but the fact it exists completely.
If a white person says the word, it is career destroying. Kyle Larsen, Juri Vips and Nelson Piquet have all been vilified to using the word, regardless if context. As they are white, they did not have those privileges and therefore have been rightly called out for using it. Anybody familiar with YouTube in 2017 will be aware of the chaos that was caused when PewDiePie said the word on a live stream too.
However, if a Black person says the word, it's fine. I'm not just talking about saying it in private around friends, or being caught saying it in an outburst in a live stream or anything, but full on mainstream media releases, they can say it a million times and nobody bats an eyelid. It's honestly ridiculous how many songs in the charts currently by black or mixed-race rappers are full of the N-Word, and its fine? Kendrick Lamar can say it in his song, but Aitch would get completely cancelled if his verse included the word.
The double standard around this word are utterly bonkers. If it is so bad, and we are living in a world where prejudice against race is something we are trying to eradicate, why can an increasingly vocal community say something which people they have influence over will have their lives ruined if they are caught saying it? Either everybody can say it, or nobody can. What happens if I, as a white person, go and do Karaoke of a song I like? My playslist is currently playing Starboy by The Weekend, which uses the word a lot. If I get caught up in the moment and just sing the lyrics as they are written on the screen, what happens then?
I hate the word, and I hate the double standards it brings.
This is not a statement about how bad the racist word is and the phrase "N-Word Pass", but the fact it exists completely.
If a white person says the word, it is career destroying. Kyle Larsen, Juri Vips and Nelson Piquet have all been vilified to using the word, regardless if context. As they are white, they did not have those privileges and therefore have been rightly called out for using it. Anybody familiar with YouTube in 2017 will be aware of the chaos that was caused when PewDiePie said the word on a live stream too.
However, if a Black person says the word, it's fine. I'm not just talking about saying it in private around friends, or being caught saying it in an outburst in a live stream or anything, but full on mainstream media releases, they can say it a million times and nobody bats an eyelid. It's honestly ridiculous how many songs in the charts currently by black or mixed-race rappers are full of the N-Word, and its fine? Kendrick Lamar can say it in his song, but Aitch would get completely cancelled if his verse included the word.
The double standard around this word are utterly bonkers. If it is so bad, and we are living in a world where prejudice against race is something we are trying to eradicate, why can an increasingly vocal community say something which people they have influence over will have their lives ruined if they are caught saying it? Either everybody can say it, or nobody can. What happens if I, as a white person, go and do Karaoke of a song I like? My playslist is currently playing Starboy by The Weekend, which uses the word a lot. If I get caught up in the moment and just sing the lyrics as they are written on the screen, what happens then?
I hate the word, and I hate the double standards it brings.
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It's curious to me that the "ban" spread worldwide to so many places that had zero history with the word. Meanwhile there are other words that are racial slurs in one country and a simple nickname in another. It's like, dare I say, a black hole that just keeps expanding and consuming. I don't understand how so many people don't get that it's the intend that's key.
It's also curious to me that I've seen another racial slur used by a moderator on this forum - one that is used as a slur in their region. That's some real doubling down on double standards.
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In the context of video games, "Immersion."
More often than not, it's used as a buzzword to excuse a lot of poor gameplay decisions that ultimately hurt the longevity of a title, in an attempt to de-value valid arguments about a games shortcomings. The more recent Battlefield titles really spring to mind with this.
I especially hate the word since I've seen it used in this context by both fans and developers, the latter of which who should absolutely know better.
Outside of video games, I wish I could erase "woke" from the English language, though it would be very fascinating to see how people work around another way to describe waking up from a slumber.
More often than not, it's used as a buzzword to excuse a lot of poor gameplay decisions that ultimately hurt the longevity of a title, in an attempt to de-value valid arguments about a games shortcomings. The more recent Battlefield titles really spring to mind with this.
I especially hate the word since I've seen it used in this context by both fans and developers, the latter of which who should absolutely know better.
Outside of video games, I wish I could erase "woke" from the English language, though it would be very fascinating to see how people work around another way to describe waking up from a slumber.
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I don't get it.
I don't think much of the word either way, which is to say that it neither offends me nor is it in my vocabulary.
I do recognize that it offends others. People get to be offended. People even get to decide how context affects whether and why they're offended. For some people, who is saying it matters. For some people, the context in which it's said matters, and that the context in which it's said matters may be somewhat removed from that who is saying it matters. Because you've decided that the word offends you regardless of who is saying it or the context in which it's said--and the acknowledgement that it offends you isn't intended as judgement; you get to be offended--you interpret this inconsistency as a double standard. The reality is that it's just subject to different standards.
While it doesn't bother me personally, I have no issue with there being social consequences for use or misuse. There are social consequences for lots of speech. Sure, some of those consequences may seem inappropriate or excessive. I think people probably ought to take a moment and think how particular stimulus affects them, removed from any reaction by another. People frequently aren't willing to take that moment. Oh well. That's life.
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Rustic. It's a trendy word to describe a location with a country feel even thought it's nowhere near the country.
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"Good guy" and "bad guy".
Okay, that's 2 words for each of them, but I don't see any rules against posting this. For a long time, I have had a bit of displeasure for those that use these words instead of "hero" and "villain" or "protagonist" and "antagonist" simply because it just sounds childish and makes whoever is saying it sound uneducated. I can understand if it's children and/or someone who doesn't know a lot of words yet, or someone talking to them, but anything else, just no.
Okay, that's 2 words for each of them, but I don't see any rules against posting this. For a long time, I have had a bit of displeasure for those that use these words instead of "hero" and "villain" or "protagonist" and "antagonist" simply because it just sounds childish and makes whoever is saying it sound uneducated. I can understand if it's children and/or someone who doesn't know a lot of words yet, or someone talking to them, but anything else, just no.
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How about white hat and black hat?
