Mine would be 'for all intents and purposes', especially on CP, because it usually coms out as 'for all intensive purposes'.
Of course I'm pretty guilty of the basically, essentially overuse. My assistants even make fun of me by saying "basically, essentially" any time I answer a question in their hearing.
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Like seriously i have literally never seen a thread so dope before, its really thinking outside the box to come up with such a sweet convo on our social surroundings.
I find it hard when people criticize others based on the way they speak though, like seriously, it is what it is, and at the end of the day there isnt much you can do about it. But no worries, i could care less about the kinds of people that always complain. For all intents and purposes, it just shouldnt matter what others do.
pluralization of last names when not appropriate: "The Iginlas and the Tanguays need to step up". No, Jarome Iginla's and Alex Tanguay's wives and parents probably aren't that good at hockey, so I would prefer only one Iginla and one Tanguay steps up.
That one drives me crazy. CRAZY!
My nominations for this thread are:
- hella (hella good)
- all kinds of (all kinds of awesome)
- shut the front door
I mean it. Every day I come in to work and say good morning to at least 10 people, ususally more. It is a meaningless gesture and greeting and does nothing to improve my day. Even if I walk in and say good morning to two people at the same time who are standing next to me, one of then inevitably feels the need to seperately acknowledge my greeting and wish me good morning later on that morning.
That's pretty much a gear grinder but whatevs!
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eg: "I seen a guy at the bus stop that I used to play football with, what a bastage!"
I am thoroughly convinced this is purposely done by people to seem like a 'cute' grammatical error. Kinda like a good ole boys way of talking. I am kinda dumb and don't care about grammar, therefore I am cool. I have one friend that speaks perfectly good English when he is in a professional environment. The second he hits the pub with "the good ole boys" Terms like "I seen","Bastage" and "Giv'er!".
Guy is a big shot VP in a chemical firm. I called him out on it once, and asked if he talks like that in corporate meetings. We aren't 20 anymore smoking, and driving forklifts in a warehouse.
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I mean it. Every day I come in to work and say good morning to at least 10 people, ususally more. It is a meaningless gesture and greeting and does nothing to improve my day. Even if I walk in and say good morning to two people at the same time who are standing next to me, one of then inevitably feels the need to seperately acknowledge my greeting and wish me good morning later on that morning.
That's pretty much a gear grinder but whatevs!
Just a simple "Hi" will suffice for me. Even a nod of the head or a raise of the eyebrows, or both, would be acceptable. As I walk through the office I feel as though I'm supposed to say "Good morning" to everybody. I walk though an enormous work area and say "Good morning" to each group as I pass by, only because people's reactions when I don't make me feel like I'm being rude to them.
I've recently pondered just walking in, shouting "Hey everybody!" and getting it done with... who knows, maybe they'll all shout out "Norm!"
- "Bucket List"
- "Compete Level". Hear it so often in hockey these days....such lazy commentary.
- Referring to your kid as "my little guy" or " my little one". I didn't mind this one at first, but I hear it so often now, its getting on my nerves.
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pluralization of last names when not appropriate: "The Iginlas and the Tanguays need to step up". No, Jarome Iginla's and Alex Tanguay's wives and parents probably aren't that good at hockey, so I would prefer only one Iginla and one Tanguay steps up.
As annoying as that is, it drives me nuts when they write it like this: The Iginla's and the Tanguay's need to step up."
