Last week I saw a comment somewhere that said that the downing of the Ukranian airliner was "low key terrible".
Terms that bother you?(non offensive please)
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Holy shit, "haricots verts". Unless I'm actually dining in France or Québec or such, any menu I see which uses this instead of "green beans"--a perfectly-good peasant name for a classic peasant food--makes me want to throw it in the trash.
Even saw this on a placard at Whole Foods once in the produce section. I almost walked out. (Ok, I didn't. I was hungry.)
I'm perfectly calm and replying the OT. Are you going to snark to all posters in this thread or is there something in my preferences that triggered you?
Any kind of "corporate speak" bugs me as well.
lets touch base on that later
I can't join the meeting because I will be in transit
Lets divide and conquer on this
All stuff that nobody would ever, ever say in normal circumstances but you hear daily in pretty much any office environment. I once seen someone in an email say "it's exciting to see progress in the areas of our product that are deserving of elaboration" in response to an internal product update. What is it about being in an office that makes people talk like this?
lets touch base on that later
I can't join the meeting because I will be in transit
Lets divide and conquer on this
All stuff that nobody would ever, ever say in normal circumstances but you hear daily in pretty much any office environment. I once seen someone in an email say "it's exciting to see progress in the areas of our product that are deserving of elaboration" in response to an internal product update. What is it about being in an office that makes people talk like this?
Agreed.
This
should be the only allowed human-to-human interaction.
And then we should literally go get a box of pecans. Every. Single. Time.
Agreed.
This
should be the only allowed human-to-human interaction.
And then we should literally go get a box of pecans. Every. Single. Time.
Not being a dick for no reason is the other alternative.
I've never seen it used in a way that wasn't sexist so I honestly believe that anyone that uses it is sexist.
A) My name isn't Richard,
B) Come on, I'm just joking around.
Oh, and
C) Technically speaking, "the other alternative" is incorrect in this context, as "the alternative" literally means "the other choice".
Lately 'chief' with people saying, 'this ain't it, chief."
Anti-consumer/pro-consumer, which a lot of people throw around nonsensically
Hot take
Anti-consumer/pro-consumer, which a lot of people throw around nonsensically
Hot take
"A number of … have.."
What the fukk is that supposed to mean? A number of people I know have actual proof that Elvis still lives. That number is ZERO you baffoon!
What the fukk is that supposed to mean? A number of people I know have actual proof that Elvis still lives. That number is ZERO you baffoon!
I really hate it when people say "don't shit where you eat"; no one does this, and it's just vulgar and drives me crazy.
I also hate it when people say that they 'could care less' literally the opposite of the point that they are trying to make.
I also hate it when people say that they 'could care less' literally the opposite of the point that they are trying to make.
Manspreading
It's not a thing. People take up too much space in public environments. It's not manspreading, it's people who don't know how to behave in public taking too much space. From the person that doesn't take their backpack off during the ride, to the person who puts bags on the seat next to them. To the douchebag who sits on the seat that's closer to the aisle even if the spot next the window is free. You also have the motherfuckers who take up two seats by sitting with their backs on the window. I get what people call "manspreading", but it's actually a global epidemic encompassing every single assholes on public transit.
Could care less
I'm not a native english speaker. But this one grinds my gears. You could care less. But you're saying it as a mean that you couldn't care less. Why don,t you just say I couldn't care less? Because you could care less, so it could be worse. When you actually mean it couldn't. Fuck.
Depuis la nuit des temps ...
I don't know the equivalent in english, I'm guessing something like "Since the dawn of time ..." but I don't know how much it's spread in english. But in French it's annoying af. Granted, you mostly see it in school essays, but whenever it's used, it sucks. Because it's not true. No, people haven't argued about *X SUBJECT* since the dawn of time.
It's not a thing. People take up too much space in public environments. It's not manspreading, it's people who don't know how to behave in public taking too much space. From the person that doesn't take their backpack off during the ride, to the person who puts bags on the seat next to them. To the douchebag who sits on the seat that's closer to the aisle even if the spot next the window is free. You also have the motherfuckers who take up two seats by sitting with their backs on the window. I get what people call "manspreading", but it's actually a global epidemic encompassing every single assholes on public transit.
Could care less
I'm not a native english speaker. But this one grinds my gears. You could care less. But you're saying it as a mean that you couldn't care less. Why don,t you just say I couldn't care less? Because you could care less, so it could be worse. When you actually mean it couldn't. Fuck.
Depuis la nuit des temps ...
I don't know the equivalent in english, I'm guessing something like "Since the dawn of time ..." but I don't know how much it's spread in english. But in French it's annoying af. Granted, you mostly see it in school essays, but whenever it's used, it sucks. Because it's not true. No, people haven't argued about *X SUBJECT* since the dawn of time.
Yeah, this is incredibly frustrating when it starts to leak into regular lexicon.
"Yeah, I have a flu and feel like shit, you described the exact same thing a week ago and I didn't call it woman flu."
And I ride the bus a lot, and maybe it's different in a subway situation, but I can't comment on that. but taking up more space than you should isn't exclusive to a single gender.
If your first post was joking then you need to work on how you tell jokes because it just came across as needlessly rude and passive aggressive.
Douzaine comes from eggs right,
? eggs are sold a la douzaine, dont know why this specific number was chosen though.
For me, it's specific to this site as I dont see it much elsewhere and peiple dont do it IRL, but I really can't stand "what do we think of smthg" threads, irks me because you're actually asking people what they think individually of a thing.
These right here. I have to do everything in my power not to engage. Also, "It's >insert year her<" posts just irk me so much.
As we speak, several of our Era collaborators are starting to build their brand as early adopters in this very thread. We must move the needle as to sticking to our core competency.
"Overwhelm" as a noun. Last I checked this wasn't a dictionary word, and I suppose I understand the intent when it's used and wouldn't be surprised if it's added to the dictionary, but until it is it bugs the hell out of me. I don't know if this is OCD or maybe I'm just an asshole but I have to always make the mental note to just let it go and not correct someone.
Edit: latest Google search indicates maybe it's a dictionary term. Regardless, I'm going to stand up for myself and express my feelings... "My name is Threadkular and I don't like when people use overwhelm as a noun".
Edit: latest Google search indicates maybe it's a dictionary term. Regardless, I'm going to stand up for myself and express my feelings... "My name is Threadkular and I don't like when people use overwhelm as a noun".
Understood, let's get on my calendar to discuss action items to keep this thread producing value for our stakeholders.
Holy shit, thank you!
I'm not too sure whats happened over the past year, where some of the worst shit I've ever heard of or seen gets broken down to two things..it's "problematic" or it's "not a good look". There was a thread a few days ago about GTAV and that it pretty much shows that Trevor rapes another guy in the game off screen. The title used to say rape, but then a mod changed it to "problematic". What the hell was the point? I mean, how non-committal can you be? When did we start to lose our anger at some of this shit and turn into babies scared of showing emotion?
Although I also hate the term "concern trolling" too.
I talked to my 14 year old daughter about this the other day. Can't remember what started it but I told her to listen to the song and she was surprised, because as you say it seems to be morphing into shorthand for superfan or something similar.
Overrated definitely. If you don't like something then just explain why, it should not be hard to do instead of underhandedly putting the blame on the majority who do like it, like there wouldn't be a problem if they were just as enlightened as you are in dropping a one word phrase and bailing out of the conversation altogether.
Fuck, I feel old. I was around her age the first time I heard it and it was used to insult obsessive fans like the dude from the video.
Lol it's so weird. I had to tell an in-law she could just refer to me as a Black person after she used the term.
Lol