tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post4996654164947622383..comments2023-07-04T11:54:22.638+01:00Comments on Chancing My Arm: Oh, the enormity of how this genius has done great to write such a seminal post about wordsies. Enjoy!!!!Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06170574944537866579noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-83060392110932164602009-11-06T10:15:02.891+00:002009-11-06T10:15:02.891+00:00-sies makes me want to embark on a murderous rampa...-sies makes me want to embark on a murderous rampage.Jennikybookyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644417571258013981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-46212403518715445612009-11-02T00:47:51.472+00:002009-11-02T00:47:51.472+00:00I have so many current annoyances but "rock s...I have so many current annoyances but "rock star" is still the throat cutter for me. I ranted a while back about this, but it continues to poison American phrasing all these months later.She Likes It Loudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06538565633395172329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-43926648702749248142009-10-25T02:37:01.555+00:002009-10-25T02:37:01.555+00:00All that 4chan/somethingawful talk annoys me, all ...All that 4chan/somethingawful talk annoys me, all the more when it gets used in reality (which is horrifyingly common... amongst students anyway) but that's more to do with how it immediately makes me think the person's mentally ill.<br />In general I couldn't care less though.<br /><br />Huh, there's a funny bit there.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261762141073371095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-68889396375204807032009-10-24T18:39:47.348+01:002009-10-24T18:39:47.348+01:00I didn't think totes was here yet, but then I&...I didn't think totes was here yet, but then I'm old, and I don't twitter. <br /><br />It's hideous. It has no redeeming features. I do not understand that one at all.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988685736635515808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-91976598802537713342009-10-21T21:14:49.645+01:002009-10-21T21:14:49.645+01:00You're right about the sneaky assimilation thi...You're right about the sneaky assimilation thing. I've started saying things like "lol" and "totes" in a non-ironic way, e.g. "That was totes a lolfest." I disgust myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-50457804242571078912009-10-21T13:35:14.654+01:002009-10-21T13:35:14.654+01:00people who say "in relation to.." and &q...people who say "in relation to.." and "but i digress...'<br />i have to fall short of calling these people wankers as my BF uses those phrases at work,<br /><br />a lot!<br /><br />oh and i hate the word sarny instead of sandwich i dint mind sambo it's just sarny makes me want to shout.<br /><br />anne: oh Tcup will we get a sarny for later<br />Tcup: A WHAT???? WOULD YOU EVER FUCK OFF!!!T cuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216937974360916608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-141555190746807902009-10-21T12:37:19.620+01:002009-10-21T12:37:19.620+01:00fine, and frequent.fine, and frequent.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02180283117498339278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-88511592506609709082009-10-21T12:15:48.000+01:002009-10-21T12:15:48.000+01:00Sorry for the slow reply, folks, I was away for a ...Sorry for the slow reply, folks, I was away for a few days and I prefer to pretend the internet doesn't exist during such times.<br /><br />Radge - It's funny, I've noticed those guys doing that but for some reason it's never grated with me. It must just be that I like the Scottish accent, because I imagine that if Pat Dolan was to start doing it I would have to track him down and beat his face in with a plastic mallet.<br /><br />Eimear - I've done it enough times myself, the dangerous thing is when it ceases to become a knowingly silly thing that you say, and assimilates itself into your general speech.<br /><br />Catherine - "Epic win" might be even worse, you haven't taken to saying that, have you?<br />And this thing? In almost every post by a certain blogger.<br /><br />Kitty Cat - And you'd be right.<br /><br />Sarah - I think it's important that you inflict a lot of pain on that someone in mind.<br /><br />Conan - I'm always morbidly fascinated by the thought processes that must go through people's minds when abusing apostrophes.<br /><br /><i>Half price cucumbers, cabbages and tomato's</i> = "Right, there's a vowel on the end of 'tomato,' so that must get an apostrophe."<br /><br /><i>I read the papers every day and several blog's</i> = "I think 'blog' is a relatively recent addition to the English language, so that must get an apostrophe."<br /><br />Jo - You have enough children now, right? Don't fight the urge.<br /><br />Annie - Does anyone over the age of nine really do that?<br />I guess the message coming from people here is that cutesy-wutesy expressions from adults are totally not on.<br /> Unless it's me and I'm with the ladyfriend, in which case I reserve the right to scrunch up my face and say "Aw, would you look at the lickle doggle! Hewwo, do you want to be my doggle friend?"<br />That's fine, obviously.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170574944537866579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-24056298932834367482009-10-20T21:48:14.427+01:002009-10-20T21:48:14.427+01:00"SLEEPS"
People who count down to soemt..."SLEEPS"<br /><br />People who count down to soemthing they are really looking forward to by how many "sleeps" there will be before the day arrives. Arrfgh.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793047799910670620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-38915524814928652162009-10-19T19:13:28.037+01:002009-10-19T19:13:28.037+01:00My husband keeps saying 'deffo' in a Sally...My husband keeps saying 'deffo' in a Sallynoggin accent he's borrowed of his bandmates. And 'massive'.<br /><br />It makes me want to kick him in the nuts.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988685736635515808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-12991623154936446122009-10-16T23:38:09.314+01:002009-10-16T23:38:09.314+01:00Anything with an s and an unecessary or wrongly pl...Anything with an s and an unecessary or wrongly placed apostrophe.<br /><br />It's a fixation, I get posessive about plurals' apostrophes.Conan Drummhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12377667084973491628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-19454892017951515042009-10-16T21:28:46.680+01:002009-10-16T21:28:46.680+01:00A beautiferous post, Andrew, much enjoyed and gigg...A beautiferous post, Andrew, much enjoyed and giggled.<br /><br />Pet peeve is horrendous.<br /><br />-sies is waaay too simpery. And people pretending they are puppies or toddlers: babytalk with an O.C. uplift at the end.<br /><br />Anna and Tom are going to the cinema. <br />Tom: Do you want popcorn?<br />Anna: Does Amma wan pop-torn?!?! Av CAWSE, it the movies! Av cawse Amma wan pop-torn, silly!?!?!!!!<br />Tom: You're a wanker.<br /><br />**<br /><br />Apologies for the long rant; I may have had someone in mind.Sarah Gostrangelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15031984196987721992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-7751129595787922652009-10-16T15:38:24.950+01:002009-10-16T15:38:24.950+01:00I don't like the word 'zany'. If someo...I don't like the word 'zany'. If someone is described as such, I'll just think that means they're an asshole.Kitty Catastrophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783550352881766193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-32000668456982888802009-10-16T09:42:55.680+01:002009-10-16T09:42:55.680+01:00I've got to stop saying "epic fail"....I've got to stop saying "epic fail". I'm annoying myself with it now.<br /><br />And this is more of a grammar pet peeve but it bugs the living shit out of me when people delimit perfectly valid sentences with question marks. Such as "This song? Will change your life."<br /><br />(argh)Catherinehttp://backpedalbrakes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-91609905614100003362009-10-15T23:31:58.233+01:002009-10-15T23:31:58.233+01:00An obvious one: random.
I'm guilty of using t...An obvious one: random.<br /><br />I'm guilty of using the -sies suffix. I'm sorry. It's kind of funsies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-80351431562454171442009-10-15T22:05:49.578+01:002009-10-15T22:05:49.578+01:00'Something in the Scottish blood,' even.
...'Something in the Scottish blood,' even.<br /><br />I couldn't leave it. I'm off to get drunk now.Radgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120550799595771510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337056659803732067.post-3193072493355564602009-10-15T22:04:48.514+01:002009-10-15T22:04:48.514+01:00"He's came for it, Darragh..."
&quo..."He's came for it, Darragh..."<br /><br />"He's took it well, Ger Canning."<br /><br />I don't mind Ray Houghton/Charlie Nicholas/Alan McInally, but there's something the Scottish blood that just can't deal with the past perfect.Radgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120550799595771510noreply@blogger.com