WWVaBeach Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 You ever sit through a Ted Turner speech? He will end every sentence with "and ah". So, one has to wonder why you were sitting through a Ted Turner speech in the 1st place.
Just Jack Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 So, one has to wonder why you were sitting through a Ted Turner speech in the 1st place. He was the speaker at my brothers college graduation.
birdog1960 Posted March 23, 2012 Author Posted March 23, 2012 So, can we turn this into a verbal pet peeve thread? I drives me freaking nuts to have someone say "Be that as it may..." I had a boss that used that all the time, usually he was shooting down a recommendation. Me: "But it will work boss." Him: "Be that as it may we aren't going to do it." Me: "That option costs way too much." Him: "Be that as it may we're going to spend it." Me: "But we beat our profit plan by over 200%, our comp payout should be $X." Him: "Be that as it may we have decided that $Y is fair." i only hear that occasionally. on it's own, the phrase doesn't make much sense but i get what it means. "we're going to do that anyway or regardless" seems better.
The Poojer Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 Pethaps he did it to annoy you because you start sentences with 'But' So, can we turn this into a verbal pet peeve thread? I drives me freaking nuts to have someone say "Be that as it may..." I had a boss that used that all the time, usually he was shooting down a recommendation. Me: "But it will work boss." Him: "Be that as it may we aren't going to do it." Me: "That option costs way too much." Him: "Be that as it may we're going to spend it." Me: "But we beat our profit plan by over 200%, our comp payout should be $X." Him: "Be that as it may we have decided that $Y is fair."
Alaska Darin Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 So, is it as annoying as liberal retards who pretend they're intelligent but can't figure out how to use proper capitalization or punctuation when they post?
bbb Posted March 24, 2012 Posted March 24, 2012 The thing that annoys me most is this "You know what I'm saying?" "I went to the store. You know what I'm saying?" No, I don't - can you please slow that down and explain it to me. I used to answer every time, until I realized that it's not even a question.
BigdaddyinOrlando Posted March 24, 2012 Posted March 24, 2012 So I says to myself, I says self.......
Nanker Posted March 24, 2012 Posted March 24, 2012 The habitual and slovenly overuse of the word okay grates on me. Some people insert it into their speech like salt on mac and cheese.
Nervous Guy Posted March 25, 2012 Posted March 25, 2012 so, so suck your toe all the way to Mexico....
DC Tom Posted March 25, 2012 Posted March 25, 2012 The thing that annoys me most is this "You know what I'm saying?" "I went to the store. You know what I'm saying?" No, I don't - can you please slow that down and explain it to me. I used to answer every time, until I realized that it's not even a question. So I says to myself, I says self....... The habitual and slovenly overuse of the word okay grates on me. Some people insert it into their speech like salt on mac and cheese. So I says to my self, I says "So, self, okay, do you know what I'm saying?" That's called "axeing" myself a question.
Chef Jim Posted March 25, 2012 Posted March 25, 2012 My wife and I hate the overuse of amazing. We were on a tour bus on Friday and this girl was using it sometimes three times in sentence. "I went to this amazing Italian restaurant with amazing service that had this amazing pasta dish."
DC Tom Posted March 25, 2012 Posted March 25, 2012 My wife and I hate the overuse of amazing. We were on a tour bus on Friday and this girl was using it sometimes three times in sentence. "I went to this amazing Italian restaurant with amazing service that had this amazing pasta dish." And their waiter was a "hero"...
Just Jack Posted March 25, 2012 Posted March 25, 2012 My wife and I hate the overuse of amazing. We were on a tour bus on Friday and this girl was using it sometimes three times in sentence. "I went to this amazing Italian restaurant with amazing service that had this amazing pasta dish." Probably fettuccine alfredo.
bbb Posted March 26, 2012 Posted March 26, 2012 I hate the wrong use of the word literally. "He literally carried the team on his shoulders."........As well as the word ignorant.
Nanker Posted March 26, 2012 Posted March 26, 2012 So I says to my self, I says "So, self, okay, do you know what I'm saying?" That's called "axeing" myself a question. Touché!
The Poojer Posted March 26, 2012 Posted March 26, 2012 Common man, irregardless of whether you like it or not, for all intensive purposes it really isn't not wrong.
KD in CA Posted March 26, 2012 Posted March 26, 2012 So I've noticed myself doing this much more often since this thread was started.
Guffalo Posted March 26, 2012 Posted March 26, 2012 My wife and I hate the overuse of amazing. We were on a tour bus on Friday and this girl was using it sometimes three times in sentence. "I went to this amazing Italian restaurant with amazing service that had this amazing pasta dish." Clearly it was a well done Rettata
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