I hate it(yes hate) when hubby says "just so you know" UGH!!
What expressions (or words) drive you nuts??
How about 'dollars to donuts'? Popular with cops.
They are supposed to like donuts!
Can I ask you a question? (I think you already have)
All present and accounted for
For the mere fact
saying "just one more thing", and then going on and on
Betting "dollars to donuts" may have reversed its meaning with the current price of donuts!
My 18 y. o. says "I'm SURE" every other sentence, and she doesn't know squat about anything. Except maybe the price of tea in China. No, she knows about agave nectar and chai. I don't.
Does anyone except me spell it doughnuts?
nough
Don't think sough.
yep It is probably an age thing here, before advertisers got into it.
The ONLY way to spell it is doughnuts!!
Merriam Webster just told me that doughnuts is not in the dictionary (donuts is)
Merriam Webster must have been an American ^_^
Yeah! Canadians know how to spell! ^_^
Through a glass, darkly.
The one I hate the most right now is " it is what it is".
Also, "same difference". Wha Wha WHAT??? That is not even possible.
Actually, I am soooo tired of the word "actually" when it is used without any real reference to actuality. ^_^
I get annoyed when people don't use the correct word for
There -- They're -- Their.
Nancy
Spelling is a whole separate murky and awful topic. They're there their, our are hour, too two to, etc. SepArate, not sepErate, grrr, I even have to grit my teeth to read Facebook posts. Sorry. I know when I've misspelled a word, so I ask.
I was thinking about this thread when yesterday someone said to me over the phone, "I hate to tell you this, but... I was rude enough to interrupt to say, if you hate telling me please don't, only tell me if you LIKE telling me.
Re: "ATM machine"- how about "PIN number"??
My son says "Y'know" waaayy too much; maybe I should try repeating it back to him! Great thread!
Just put a 'u' in it, and it's a word in Canada, eh?
that is aye as in cAnAdA
yup
Thanks, victor, "...if I do say so myself." Thank goodness, 'cause no one else would!
My long-suffering wife's favorite burr-under-the-saddle: "unthaw"
Try it sometime, and tell me what state of matter you end up with.
Finally, I'd be a rich man if I could sell enough of these: "hot water heaters"
It may just be the solution to high energy bills.
Good ones, vv. Like's Carlin's jumbo shrimp, near miss, army intelligence, etc.
Also Carlin:
Preboarding (Why not just boarding?)
Non-stop flight (No, I'd prefer to land where I'm going)
Friendly fire
Talking about taking, or not taking married names ......
I hate that "combining names of famous people" nonsense!
"Brangolina" etc. WT#, give me a break!
^_^
Y'all are forgetting "diet soda"
(Also, if it is an elder being addressed, then it's Mr. or Mrs., if not, all bets are off!!)
My grandson's wife kept her maiden name, she is not in the least 'famous'. Don't see, as the mother of our children having a different name. Now when I send mail to them this is how I address it 'grandson's full name and 'Family'
DD#2 hates "deplaning." How about just getting off the plane?" And this from DH who works for jetBlue, the whole substituting "jet" in for "fly" is not gonna work, as in 'I need to jet in to JFK because LaGuardia is nowhere near my appointment.'
I didn't want the kids in my church's Sunday School to call me by my last name. It made me feel OLD.
I have them call me "Miss Nancy". This way, I don't feel like an old fogey and I still have a "title".
It works out well. A lot of them were brought up that way - where a family friend was called Mr or Miss, followed by their name.
("Miss" was used even if the person was married)
Miss Carrie, Mr Dave, Mr Victor...
Miss Nancy
I have my kids call all( non relative) adults Miss or Mr and then their first name.
How old are your kids, Jen?
My kids were raised to call all adults Mrs./Mr./Miss, although some of my friends don't like to be called that. I still do it - I figure until someone gives me permission to call them by their first name, or I am introduced by first name, I will show respect by calling them by a title and their last name. Obviously, meeting someone at a party is a bit different than, say, meeting a someone at a business function. I work in a public place, and deal with the public every day, and I always call people by a title and last name.
I cannot stand when I go into a bank or something and someone says, "Thank you, Dee" . I mean, who the heck are you? I don't know you. You can't call me "Dee" - it's Mrs. Last-Name to you, thank you very much! I guess I AM an old fogey, lol, but to me, when a stranger or a child calls me by my first name, it shows a lack of respect.
It's funny - old habits die hard. Several people I met when I was a kid and they were adults (neighbors, friends of my parents, etc.) I now see fairly often, and I still call them Mr. & Mrs so-and-so, even though I've known them for 30 years and we're both adults. It just seems funny to call them by first name, even though they would prefer it now. And my mom went to her 50th high school reunion, and some of the teachers there kept yelling at the "kids" to call them by their first names, not Miss Whatever, lol. Like I said, old habits....
I was at my brother's wedding on a Saturday night, and listed as Mrs. Carrie Lamont (I'm not married to Mr. Lamont, I'm not sure I get that) and then at church the next morning, where I had worked with the 2nd grade class, I was repeatedly referred to as Miss Lamont.
I think the Quaker system where you are just Carrie Lamont makes a lot of sense, although that's just me parroting my mother who was a Quaker. I taught my kids to call adults Mr. or Ms. or Mrs. or Miss, however.
When my neighbor's kids were small instead of calling me Mrs. (last name) we decided to be Mr. & Mrs. B. Worked fine--a bit friendlier & not horribly formal.
My kids are 6 and 2(3 next month)
OK, Jen, makes sense to me.
The phrase "insufficient funds" drives me insane...especially when I'm standing at the checkout with $60.00 worth of groceries all bagged up.
^_^
I just call everyone older than me "geezer" and anyone younger "punk". It works well.
Hi Miss Nancy!