jtval 0 #1 May 13, 2004 to biuld off of the Spelling thread... I just wanted to tell you three phrases that Bother the hell ot of me. if you could tell the peopl ethat use these to stop ,b/c they sound dumb that would be great. If you are one of ther people that use these phrases, just know that I stop hearing you for a few seconds to think how dumb you just sounded. CONVERSATE- IS NOT A FUCKING WORD Neither is HEIGHTH or ACROST. its Either Converse, height or across. please fix this glitch. and I will try to work on things that bug you that may be one of MY FlawsMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,123 #2 May 13, 2004 By and large, UTILIZE 90% of the time I've seen it, it's really just big-word for "use." Irritates me no end. It's got a purpose, but if you utilize a paper towel to clean up a spill, well, that's abutilization of the language Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #3 May 13, 2004 Quoteabutilization HAHAHAH! NICEMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #4 May 13, 2004 You know what word I cannot stand, albeit possibly real? Formulation . . . you could just say formula. Think about it. Kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #5 May 13, 2004 Quoteits Either I hate when people confuse "its" with "it's." Like you just did. So work on it. I hate, "Excape." No, it's "escape." My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #6 May 13, 2004 highth is a word--- its just spelled differently. people like to put an extra E in it (hEighth) which is wrong. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=highth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #7 May 13, 2004 no shit?! HUH! well I guess I can let that one go...although I bet they put it in there because of its wide utilization! LOL IT's its' its...I suck at typing. I know better then that. but I always confused than and than! LOLMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #8 May 13, 2004 no, actually, highth was the original form of the word. its been bastardized into "height" over the centuries. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lolie 0 #9 May 13, 2004 Ooh, the one that really bugs me is ORIENTATE. There's nothing wrong with the word "orient," people! I think it's just because the noun form of "orient" takes the "-ation" suffix, and people take it apart like they would take apart "celebration" into "celebrate" and "-ion". Gives you "orientate" and "-ion." And then it's totally over-utilized. (), and ends up in the dictionary. Just because it's in the dictionary doesn't mean that it doesn't sound dumb. -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #10 May 13, 2004 Empower!!! from the empowerment 90's. crappy word is still here._____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #11 May 13, 2004 you confused me a bit? gimme an exampleMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,123 #12 May 13, 2004 This whole class description... I'm probably going to take it, because what I can discern of the subject matter makes it look interesting. But I think the only word they left out is empower... "As our companies prepare to meet the challenges posed by globalization, getting better at doing the things that made us successful in the past is just not enough to sustain that success in the future. The next generation of organizational challenges will require a different kind of leadership, one that requires a way of thinking and specific strategies for leveraging the richness of a diverse workforce in ways not previously needed" Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #13 May 13, 2004 someone's been reading their "Junior Orthographic Detective's Handbook" I make up words in conversation all the time, but it's usually just to increasify funnitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clownburner 0 #14 May 13, 2004 QuoteI make up words in conversation all the time, but it's usually just to increasify funnitude. I sometimes do the same thing, for the same percausations.7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #15 May 14, 2004 Quotebecause what I can discern of the subject matter makes it look interesting. But I think the only word they left out is empower... "As our companies prepare to meet the challenges posed by globalization, getting better at doing the things that made us successful in the past is just not enough to sustain that success in the future. The next generation of organizational challenges will require a different kind of leadership, one that requires a way of thinking and specific strategies for leveraging the richness of a diverse workforce in ways not previously needed" Wendy, you're a wise woman. What part of "We have no idea what we're doing and will be leading you down a garden path" sounds interesting? Getting out of work for a few days would be nice. A nice checkmark next to your name for "plays well with others, shows aptitude for learning" is always good...but if YOU have to pay for this, take a vacation instead! Back to topic... Axe. Fine, it's a word, but when someone comes to me and tells me they want to "axe me", I tend to flee. "Head over heels." Well, aren't we usually head over heels? (Oh wait, this is a skydiving site. We may actually believe the opposite of that as normal....). "Have your cake and eat it, too." Hello, unless I'm imitating Helen Keller, I must have cake to eat it. It's "eat your cake and have it, too." Just a few here. I may recall more and post again. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laurel 0 #16 May 14, 2004 Irregardless. NOT A WORD!!! I have been in meetings where intelligent people have used this non-word. Drives me nuts. Also, when people say, "Let's flush this out" when speaking of an idea. It's not "flush" as to flush down the toilet; it's "flesh" as to put meat on the bones of the idea. OY!..................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #17 May 14, 2004 Quotesomeone's been reading their "Junior Orthographic Detective's Handbook" I make up words in conversation all the time, but it's usually just to increasify funnitude. There's nothing wrong with that. It's a perfectly cromulent thing to do. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #18 May 14, 2004 QuoteIrregardless. NOT A WORD!!! I have been in meetings where intelligent people have used this non-word. Drives me nuts. Also, when people say, "Let's flush this out" when speaking of an idea. It's not "flush" as to flush down the toilet; it's "flesh" as to put meat on the bones of the idea. OY! I agree with you ..but it IS a word kindaMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lolie 0 #19 May 14, 2004 Quotegimme an example As in a direction, "Orientate yourselves to face the front of the room." Or, "When I'm working on my transitions, I get disorientated." It just sounds better to me when someone says, "Orient yourselves to the front of the room," or "When I'm working on my transitions, I get disoriented." I just finished writing a final paper, and it turns out I'm supposed to say "recipt" instead of "receival". Learn something new every day... -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #20 May 14, 2004 ok thats what I thought you meant but I wasnt sure if you were speaking of utilizing the word when you were commentating about people from the orient ...My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #21 May 14, 2004 Supercalafragilisticexpealadocious How's that? It's not a word, and the song totally annoys me... ...you? So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #22 May 14, 2004 2 words that continually frustrate me are Goverment instead of Government and one I here from American television shows all the time is Anartica instead of Antarctica (as in the opposite of the Arctic)You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #23 May 14, 2004 the one I see most often here is the bridal... I know we all want to marry a parachute, but the correct word for the thing between the PC and the canopy is a bridlescissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #24 May 14, 2004 QuoteHead over heels." Well, aren't we usually head over heels? That's why I prefer the phrase: "Arse over tit"... now at least that is referring to the "wrong" way up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laurel 0 #25 May 14, 2004 QuoteQuoteIrregardless. NOT A WORD!!! I have been in meetings where intelligent people have used this non-word. Drives me nuts. Also, when people say, "Let's flush this out" when speaking of an idea. It's not "flush" as to flush down the toilet; it's "flesh" as to put meat on the bones of the idea. OY! Michele and I discussed this - it's a nonstandard word a.k.a. the dictionary folks giving in to bad grammar and word usage. It is just like the word "ain't"; it's in the dictionary but should only be used for effect, not in intelligent conversation. I agree with you ..but it IS a word kinda..................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
