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 05/23/2014 09:17:03 AM · #26
People who refuse to assume personal responsibility. i just read a article this morning about a guy who went to a pub crawl at a bar a frequent. he left, got in an accident and lost his leg, the bar had to pay $1.5M because his dumbass didn't act responsibly.

sometime you make a mistake and bad shit happens, who knew? own up to it.
 05/23/2014 12:46:41 PM · #27
"I'm waiting on so-and-so"

You're not waiting ON them!! That would be terribly uncomfortable!
 05/23/2014 03:44:45 PM · #28
Originally posted by pamb:
Originally posted by Stagolee:
grammar police ( pamb)

Ha! You love it you shit stirring bugger. Who else would stop you sounding like a numbskull?


I love it because it helps you feel good about yourself :)
 05/23/2014 04:15:54 PM · #29
Originally posted by vawendy:
"I'm waiting on so-and-so"

You're not waiting ON them!! That would be terribly uncomfortable!


As in waiting for them? In British English the term 'wait on' means to serve food, either in a restaurant or at a formal dinner party.
 05/24/2014 12:46:42 AM · #30
Originally posted by SaraR:
Originally posted by vawendy:
"I'm waiting on so-and-so"

You're not waiting ON them!! That would be terribly uncomfortable!


As in waiting for them? In British English the term 'wait on' means to serve food, either in a restaurant or at a formal dinner party.

American English, too.
 05/24/2014 11:17:12 AM · #31
People who spout off about "freedom", but think it only applies to their own freedom, and not my freedom as well.

Gun nuts who invade every Internet forum everywhere, trying to prove that if you spout the same nonsense enough times, it somehow becomes true.

People who believe what they heard on Fox "News".

People who drive on government subsidized roads, but think that public transit should "pay for itself." (Local issue, sorry.)

Cable monopolies.

People who don't clean up after their dogs.

AND...

Jenny McCarthy
05/24/2014 12:10:04 PM · #32
I was right there with you til Jenny McCarthy
 05/24/2014 12:22:31 PM · #33
She's the figurehead of the anti-vaccination movement. Unfortunately there's a large number of people that believe this high school-educated, former model has more credibility than scientists and doctors when it comes to disease prevention. She's using her fame to promote disinformation and cause harm.
 05/24/2014 12:37:20 PM · #34
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by SaraR:
Originally posted by vawendy:
"I'm waiting on so-and-so"

You're not waiting ON them!! That would be terribly uncomfortable!


As in waiting for them? In British English the term 'wait on' means to serve food, either in a restaurant or at a formal dinner party.

American English, too.


It's when they mean waiting for someone.
 05/24/2014 04:00:36 PM · #35
Originally posted by bohemka:
She's the figurehead of the anti-vaccination movement. Unfortunately there's a large number of people that believe this high school-educated, former model has more credibility than scientists and doctors when it comes to disease prevention. She's using her fame to promote disinformation and cause harm.


Shame on people who'd take the word of an actress over the information from their doctors their own research on a matter so important.

Ok here's my list; people who drive a Lexus. Not every asshole on the road drives one, and not every Lexus driver is an asshole, but the crossover is significant, 80% of my near misses on my bike come from a Lexus driver's actions.

People who run to the checkout to beat you there. Bonus points for the ones with a full cart whilst you're standing there with a loaf of bread.

Probably mentioned earlier, but the misuse of the word of. Should of, could of, would of. Are we that illiterate as a nation?

The "middle walkers" in a parking lot who don't apply the simple courtesy of walking to one side to allow traffic.

That person who can't have a conversation with you without trying to "trump" anything you tell them. I.e. Oh that's nothing when "I" got a splinter in 2010 I almost lost my arm from the infection! Let me tell you all about it.....Oh you took a cruise to the Bahamas? In 2008 I took a European cruise! Let me tell you all about it....

Eta: now that I know.....add Jenny McCarthy

Message edited by author 2014-05-24 16:03:21.
 05/24/2014 04:05:13 PM · #36
Originally posted by FourPointX:
... Are we that illiterate as a nation?


Is that one of them rhetorical questions I hear folks talking about? :O)

Ray
 05/24/2014 04:20:05 PM · #37
Originally posted by pamb:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by pamb:
Misuse of the English language. I find the constant abuse of the word 'of' (as in 'should of', 'could of', 'would of') to be particularly abhorrent and said misuse simply makes you sound stupid.

Given that all unstressed English vowels sound remarkably alike (the "schwa" in pronunciation guides), it is possible that what (some) people are attempting to enunciate are the quite proper contractions "could've", "would've", "should've", etc., now reduced to the slang form coulda-woulda-shoulda (usually sounded as a single word).


I'm positive that is what they are attempting. Surely it is not so difficult, particularly once it has been pointed out, to use the correct contraction? Pet peeve indeed.


Knew it had likely been mentioned should've read through the thread first....

But what about the ones who use it in type regularly?
 05/24/2014 06:15:22 PM · #38
Originally posted by FourPointX:
But what about the ones who use it in type regularly?

While it's tempting to refer to them as illiterate idiots, it must be pointed out that if used often enough the phrase becomes legitimate idiom ... fulfilling the primary purpose of language in that it accurately conveys information, similar to the examples of text where every word is mispellled and yet everyone can "read" it and know what it says.
 05/24/2014 06:22:51 PM · #39
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by FourPointX:
But what about the ones who use it in type regularly?

While it's tempting to refer to them as illiterate idiots, it must be pointed out that if used often enough the phrase becomes legitimate idiom ... fulfilling the primary purpose of language in that it accurately conveys information, similar to the examples of text where every word is mispellled and yet everyone can "read" it and know what it says.


If you start using fancy words like vernacular I'm going to have to pull out the big guns and use fancy ones too. Mayonnaise.

I see your point, but I "did" learn the proper use and contraction in school, is it no longer being taught?
 05/24/2014 06:43:40 PM · #40
Originally posted by FourPointX:


I see your point, but I "did" learn the proper use and contraction in school, is it no longer being taught?


Probably not. They no longer teach kids to write in cursive. According to the teachers, it doesn't matter because no one writes any more any way. They all use computers and print everything. When I questioned them about signing their name to a check the answer I got was "have you ever seen a doctor's signature?" along with "who uses checks?".
 05/25/2014 10:30:19 AM · #41
Originally posted by Kelli:

Probably not. They no longer teach kids to write in cursive. According to the teachers, it doesn't matter because no one writes any more any way. They all use computers and print everything.


That may very well be true, but the fact remains that many could not spell "banana" if you spotted them the letters "a" and "n".

I had occasion to peruse the contents of a short report submitted by a young person at work and when done I asked "You did graduate from University, right?" to which he replied "Yes I did", and my immediate response was "I shall work on the premise that "English" was NOT your major".

It would seem that some found that a tad harsh.

Ray
 05/25/2014 12:52:05 PM · #42
Originally posted by RayEthier:
Originally posted by Kelli:

Probably not. They no longer teach kids to write in cursive. According to the teachers, it doesn't matter because no one writes any more any way. They all use computers and print everything.


That may very well be true, but the fact remains that many could not spell "banana" if you spotted them the letters "a" and "n".

I had occasion to peruse the contents of a short report submitted by a young person at work and when done I asked "You did graduate from University, right?" to which he replied "Yes I did", and my immediate response was "I shall work on the premise that "English" was NOT your major".

It would seem that some found that a tad harsh.

Ray


Four out of our last five hires have been functionally illiterate. Mind you, we're not paying McDonald's wages either, these are supposed to be relatively 'high end' guys.

I think this may be the beginning of the idocracy.

Message edited by author 2014-05-25 12:53:15.
 05/25/2014 01:05:33 PM · #43
Originally posted by Cory:


Four out of our last five hires have been functionally illiterate. Mind you, we're not paying McDonald's wages either, these are supposed to be relatively 'high end' guys.

I think this may be the beginning of the idocracy.


Beginning with people that can't spell idiocracy? ;) Or is it the Dawning of the Age of the Id?
 05/25/2014 01:10:38 PM · #44
Originally posted by Cory:
I think this may be the beginning of the idocracy.

"Beginning"?
 05/25/2014 01:13:21 PM · #45
ROFL! Let's be fair though. How many of us can decipher the text message language? Certainly not me. I'm always asking my kids what the heck their text means.
 05/25/2014 02:00:33 PM · #46
Originally posted by Kelli:
ROFL! Let's be fair though. How many of us can decipher the text message language? Certainly not me. I'm always asking my kids what the heck their text means.


True enough, but in the workplace that I am accustomed to, I doubt there is a great demand for "Gibberish"

Ray
 05/26/2014 11:03:17 PM · #47
People that see my photography, and say "nice pic."
It's not a "pic," it's a photograph.
I didn't snap it with a smartphone, a lot of work went into it.

Anyone that tries to tell me I'm doing something wrong as a parent, because it's different than how they would do it.

Message edited by author 2014-05-26 23:03:27.
 05/27/2014 06:28:26 AM · #48
Originally posted by Kelli:
ROFL! Let's be fair though. How many of us can decipher the text message language? Certainly not me. I'm always asking my kids what the heck their text means.


totally understandable! What is worse when your kids go around and speak that language.. IKR!
 05/27/2014 06:31:30 AM · #49
I once sent my wife when leaving work "omw" and for months she though it meant oh my wow because it was so close to omg. It's a running joke now.

Interesting side note, on my iPad when I typed omw above it auto suggested "On my way!" With the exclamation point and everything. We're falling behind the curve.
 05/27/2014 09:54:38 AM · #50
My entire family says "omega donkey" now, instead of OK, due to a spell check 3 years ago when I typed "okey dokey".
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