Things you say that you shouldn't.

[nobody]

I've noticed lately, as my employment has sort of forced me to, that I say (and sometimes write) a lot of things that aren't really proper and there's no real excuse for them.

Such things include:
gonna, shoulda, woulda, wanna, and gotta. I realize after I say any of these that I sound like a complete hick. I've been trying to curb it with moderate success.

My mom's side of the family says crick instead of creek, warsh instead of wash, and other such nonsense. Luckily I missed out on those.

Also I swear like a sailor (they swear often, apparently) around friends and sometimes family. Not sure if I feel bad about that one or not.

Anyway, thought it would be interesting to see what other weird, and generally dumb, things you all say so I can feel better about myself or perhaps cause me to notice more of my very miniscule flaws.

Share!

[Templarian]

I'm lucky living in Michigan I'm far enough away from Canada and the South that I speak pretty normal... but yea over the years I find that I say "frick" a lot and have a weird tendency to say, oh wtf (the full thing not the short hand... wow that would be weird), without noticing it.

Nothing really too bad I guess.

[Counterproductive]

I'm lucky living in Michigan I'm far enough away from Canada and the South that I speak pretty normal.

Heh, Michigan is on the border between Canada and US. I'd imagine unless you go to the maritimes or Quebec that we sound pretty much the same as you do. Someone who studies language or accents could probably correct me but to the untrained ear anyway.

[Templarian]

lol... but you say aye... and I've yet to see a Canadian that doesn't say aye. Other than that yea pretty similar.

[Counterproductive]

I don't say aye unless i'm specifying things that I don't say.

[Krilnon]

Sometimes my ours turn into an ambiguous our/are mash-up kind of like the way that the group sings our in this annoying commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTwL4MqTJok

It probably has something to do with my location / the ease of saying are vs. our. I never write our as are, though.

[Phenex]

I swear and I like it because it I derive pleasure from it and it gives me knowlidje!

[RabBell]

I swear like an Irishman who moved to Scotland over 5000 years ago

[wes_design]

I say fudge a lot to hide my swearing but everyone around me thinks I am talking about the food, only a few get it...

[lunatic]

I have continual battles in my house over the use of "much" and "many". As in "I have too much cans". I am also trying to curb the use of "funnest" by other members of the household. ;P

[RabBell]

aaarrrggghhh, lunatic has reminded me of my pet peeve. It's not something I say, but it's becoming something everyone else says

"Would you mind if I came over and watched the game on your tv?"
"Yes, come over"

NNOOOO. The statement above means the second persons minds that they come over (i.e. they don't want them to come over) but they say after it 'come over' cause they believe they're giving his request a positive answer when in fact you've answered with 2 different responses. Answer should have been

"No (As in I don't mind which after all was the question), come over at 8" or "Yes (As in I do mind which after all was the question), some guy just killed my dog. I won't be home later"

read, rinse and repeat

[wes_design]

^lol

don't forget better and best uses
it's not more better , it's best or just better

[Christov]

"Would you mind if I came over and watched the game on your tv?"
"Yes, come over"

NNOOOO. The statement above means the second persons minds that they come over (i.e. they don't want them to come over) but they say after it 'come over' cause they believe they're giving his request a positive answer when in fact you've answered with 2 different responses.

*nods head in agreement*

I do tend to swear a lot, mostly when I'm angry/drunk/combination of two. I come from Salford in Manchester, England, and it sounds really cringe-worthy when I swear in my accent but I can't help it. Thing is, I don't sound like I'm from Salford until I swear. Then it all shows... :jail:

[grimdeath]

I tend to curse alot and when I mean alot I mean like constantly :lol: that and I tend to speak in spanglish to alot of my relatives :lol:

But on XBL is where my cursing really shines :lol: its like 100 cruses per 1 minute :lol:

[shane-c]

I also say gonna, shoulda, woulda, wanna, and gotta way too much. And I'm trying really hard not to say "like" nearly as much, because I feel like a damn valley girl when I say it... such a hard habit to break, though.

[Digitalosophy]

I grew up in Brooklyn New York so you could just image what I sound like. Luckily at my job we all curse up a storm so that's not a big deal. But my vocabulary in general is really bad, and my accent makes it even worse. I definitely know what you're saying it kind of makes you sound like an idiot at times.

[nobody]

shane-c, I do the same as well. It's very annoying because like, I'm well, like well read and kinda, like smart. But then I start like, busting out the likes, and everyone's like, oh my god, shoes.

lunatic - that's awful. I'm hoping that's one of the small people in your house.

[lunatic]

and everyone's like, oh my god, shoes.

lunatic - that's awful. I'm hoping that's one of the small people in your house.



OMG SHOES! best. youtube. EVER. We say that all the time in our house (thank you 12 year old stepson).

Well, the youngsters are responsible for the much vs many arguments but the man is very guilty of 'funnest'. :hair:

And I'm like, totally working on everyone's like "like" business. Not to mention the 'he's all, she's all' that those of us who grew up in the 80's are guilty of.

[shane-c]

:lol: @ "he's all / she's all" ...Guilty...

This is a little different, but it kind of relates... I hate when I enthusiastically tell somebody some exciting new piece of news, only to be reminded that they are the people that told me about it in the first place. Kinda random, but it happens to me too much.

I also have these 'autopilot' responses to stuff... for instance at the airport, giving them my ticket before I board, and they say "have a nice flight" I always say "You too!" without thinking about whether or not that makes any sense... It's really cool.

[wes_design]

^ lol yeah I am guilty of that too

have a nice vacation --> you too

get home safe[but they are telling me this from their house] --> you too

[lunatic]

lol, this only applies to people with long time significant others but have you ever hung up the phone saying "bye, love you" to someone who was not your significant other?. I've done it to acquaintances and I think even a client once.

Oops. :blush:

[nobody]

^^^ I do that all the time too. Sometimes when I'm lost in thought someone will say something like "Nice to meet you" and I'll respond "good." Then there's an awkward moment and we all erase that from our minds forevar. I fail.

I wish I was british so I could say innit, innit?

[Gundark]

^^ Yeah, I've done that. Very embarrassing. Also accidentally called my Mom "Sweetheart" one time. Yeah....

[wes_design]

^ thats no mistake thats freudian

[nobody]

I just had a conversation where every other word was "dude." :(

[shane-c]

"Nice to meet you" ... "good."

:lol: That's awesome...

As long as we're on the subject of awkward moments, I have a good one that I try not to think about too often...

I was at some Christmas party with my family, just hangin out, eating some food, and my mom comes up to me and says "Shane, there's this really cool guy I want you to meet" so I follow her into the living room, and there's a guy there in a wheelchair. She tells me his name and introduces us, so naturally, I walk over and reach my hand out for the obligatory handshake. The guy then just looks at my hand for a second, and then back up at me, and it slowly dawns on me that he's quadriplegic. So I'm standing there, hand outstretched like a dumb ***, completely panicking. For some reason, I decide that the best thing for me to do at this point is grab his hand and shake it anyway, so I pick it up (it's very cold and limp) and slowly and awkwardly shake it, everyone in complete silence. I set it down and awkwardly stand there, feeling like a complete ***, and the guy's just like "Pretty nice weather we've been having..." Yeah, definitely not one of my finer moments.

If anybody can top that, I'll buy them a beer :beer:

[brad82]

i seem to swear alot lately i call people pikeys and tell them to f off

im from england:alien: )

[nobody]

I was at some Christmas party with my family, just hangin out, eating some food, and my mom comes up to me and says "Shane, there's this really cool guy I want you to meet" so I follow her into the living room, and there's a guy there in a wheelchair. She tells me his name and introduces us, so naturally, I walk over and reach my hand out for the obligatory handshake. The guy then just looks at my hand for a second, and then back up at me, and it slowly dawns on me that he's quadriplegic. So I'm standing there, hand outstretched like a dumb ***, completely panicking. For some reason, I decide that the best thing for me to do at this point is grab his hand and shake it anyway, so I pick it up (it's very cold and limp) and slowly and awkwardly shake it, everyone in complete silence. I set it down and awkwardly stand there, feeling like a complete ***, and the guy's just like "Pretty nice weather we've been having..." Yeah, definitely not one of my finer moments.

I think you win the thread. That's awful. I'm surprised you don't have a gang of quadriplegics after you.

[garyzero]

I swear and I like it because it I derive pleasure from it and it gives me knowlidje!


I don't know about the knolleddgwe part but I sure do love to cuss, I hear its good thing to do in the workplace and helps blow off steam.

[leisuresuitlissy]

I say all variations of Jesus Christ when I'm annoyed, sometimes with the f word in between. Nobody seems to mind at work, but the other designer, who is a lovely guy happens to be a born again christian. He's far too polite to say anything, but I still always forget to censor myself in his presence.

[wes_design]

I was at some Christmas party with my family, just hangin out, eating some food, and my mom comes up to me and says "Shane, there's this really cool guy I want you to meet" so I follow her into the living room, and there's a guy there in a wheelchair. She tells me his name and introduces us, so naturally, I walk over and reach my hand out for the obligatory handshake. The guy then just looks at my hand for a second, and then back up at me, and it slowly dawns on me that he's quadriplegic. So I'm standing there, hand outstretched like a dumb ***, completely panicking. For some reason, I decide that the best thing for me to do at this point is grab his hand and shake it anyway, so I pick it up (it's very cold and limp) and slowly and awkwardly shake it, everyone in complete silence. I set it down and awkwardly stand there, feeling like a complete ***, and the guy's just like "Pretty nice weather we've been having..." Yeah, definitely not one of my finer moments.

thats almost as bad as the Dave Chappelle show when they showed that guy who couldn't walk properly order a burger


and sometimes on this forum I post stuff that is 3 post removed from being relevant and then have to edit it like this

[grimdeath]

I say all variations of Jesus Christ when I'm annoyed, sometimes with the f word in between. Nobody seems to mind at work, but the other designer, who is a lovely guy happens to be a born again christian. He's far too polite to say anything, but I still always forget to censor myself in his presence.

If I was you and he looked at me funny I'd be like WTF u looking at F#!* U too you wuss :lol:

[Samurai]

I swear every muthaf_cken third or fourth f_ckin word.

I also say EH

I also enjoy making fun of the local gangsta's in my area (litterally my next door neighbors), by saying stuff like blizzatch, ho, yo, mom's, dubs, b_tches, fatty, doob etc etc.

I enjoy slang.

[nobody]

Yeah I bust out the ironic white boy slang like it's my job. I use izzle as a suffix to just about any word and have a general need to bust caps in things. *shrug*

[Gundark]

My coworkers and I thought it would be a great idea if the restaurant "Sizzlers" changed their name to "Shizzlers". That'd win them some points with the kids for sure (or fo'shizzle).

[simplistik]

:lol: i don't think I've ever had anything like that to me happen YET. But there's this phrase that they use down south "might-could", "we might-could do that" :wt:. I'm sure a few more years down here and i'll be sucked into saying that stupid phrase.

[leisuresuitlissy]

Oh, my sister and I have an entire language between us based on mispronunciation of the letter I.

We pronounce the letter I with an A before it, and say it in as high pitched nasaly voice as we can. So "hi!" becomes "haaaaaaaai!". Our most common greeting is "hai mai taigei" which translates to "hi my tigie" and of course, we say "baibai" (all one word) repeatedly when we're parting company.

eg:
M: baibai mai naicei
A: baibai
M: baibai
A: baibai naiceipai.

Translation into english:
M: bye bye my nicey
A: bye bye
M: bye bye
A: bye bye nice pie

Note to self: Must not talk like that in front of my nephew in case he thinks it's normal.

[Digitalosophy]

LOL


:lol: That's awesome...

As long as we're on the subject of awkward moments, I have a good one that I try not to think about too often...

I was at some Christmas party with my family, just hangin out, eating some food, and my mom comes up to me and says "Shane, there's this really cool guy I want you to meet" so I follow her into the living room, and there's a guy there in a wheelchair. She tells me his name and introduces us, so naturally, I walk over and reach my hand out for the obligatory handshake. The guy then just looks at my hand for a second, and then back up at me, and it slowly dawns on me that he's quadriplegic. So I'm standing there, hand outstretched like a dumb ***, completely panicking. For some reason, I decide that the best thing for me to do at this point is grab his hand and shake it anyway, so I pick it up (it's very cold and limp) and slowly and awkwardly shake it, everyone in complete silence. I set it down and awkwardly stand there, feeling like a complete ***, and the guy's just like "Pretty nice weather we've been having..." Yeah, definitely not one of my finer moments.

If anybody can top that, I'll buy them a beer :beer:

[Jeff Wheeler]

I say the standard “gonna,” etc., by that’s mostly it; I’m somewhat careful about other stuff. To be honest, I really do not think “gonna” is recognized by most people; I can’t think of anybody who doesn’t use that regularly.

[Krilnon]

I can’t think of anybody who doesn’t use that regularly. :hurt:

[mrhines1]

I think it's funny when people say "irregardless".

I tend to use "awesome" a bit too much. I started saying it occasionally to be funny (because it's a bit outdated) and then it attacked my vocabulary and won't leave!

[nobody]

Irregardless drives me nuts as well as "all intensive purposes."

There should be a literary test at the end of highschool and if you can't speak somewhat properly you are banished from talking forever.

[wes_design]

Oh, my sister and I have an entire language between us based on mispronunciation of the letter I.

We pronounce the letter I with an A before it, and say it in as high pitched nasaly voice as we can. So "hi!" becomes "haaaaaaaai!". Our most common greeting is "hai mai taigei" which translates to "hi my tigie" and of course, we say "baibai" (all one word) repeatedly when we're parting company.

eg:
M: baibai mai naicei
A: baibai
M: baibai
A: baibai naiceipai.

Translation into english:
M: bye bye my nicey
A: bye bye
M: bye bye
A: bye bye nice pie

Note to self: Must not talk like that in front of my nephew in case he thinks it's normal.

in my mind I am thinking of the high-pitched Korean women at the Newspaper stand...

[Krilnon]

I think it's funny when people say "irregardless".

There's even a somewhat large Wikipedia article about irregardless. :P

[leisuresuitlissy]

in my mind I am thinking of the high-pitched Korean women at the Newspaper stand...

Yeah, that's pretty much how it sounds...But hammed up for ridiculousness.

:lol: All intensive purposes. Who the **** says that?

I used to work with a chick who would never correctly used the word 'behalf'. Another one I don't like is 'orientated'.

[wes_design]

@lissy
yup now I got the picture ... hmm you sound so abc — lol
you know by all of us stating these mistakes, someone under the age of 17 will pick this up as a bad habit and then pass it off as cool ...

in that case I blame nobody

[paddy.]

This is not something I do but a lot of people (particularly Americans and Canadians :hitman2: ) do it and it annoys me to an unbelievable degree.

People say "I could care less about [whatever]."

when they actually mean, " I couldn't care less about [whatever]."

Of course the first statement means that they do care to some degree, defeating the intended point of the statement.

Another thing (also especially common amongst our neighbours from across the Atlantic) that peeves me to no end is

"I would of..."

instead of

"I would have..."

it simply comes from people writing it as they pronounce it, but linguistically it's complete nonsense.

Also, Darius "Colourlover" Monsef's site www.iwishiwould.com drives me mad because although he's used "would have", his grammar is total rubbish, since "I wish I would have..." should be "I wish I had...".

Tenses and the like seem to cause some trouble for many people. It really gets my goat.

I'll post again soon with some dumb stuff that I say or have said, just to be fair. :)

[nobody]

Couldn't care less is a big one of mine too. I have pretty much given up converting people that say it wrong, though.

[ditt0]

It annoys me when, let's say, I'm pissed off about something and I'm telling somebody all about it and they say "It's OK" as a way to comfort me. No, it's not OK, that's why I'm pissed off...
Also when somebody talks to me and calls me "dude". I'm not a dude, I'm a girl. When someone calls me that over the internet it's kinda funny, because my nickname can cause confusion. But face to face? Even though I know it's just a manner of speaking, it still bothers me for some reason. Hell, I even wear skirts and heels.
It annoys me that at times I start speaking a french-italo-spanglish. Also that I use "Chute!" a lot (or the English almost correspondent "Shoot!"). I don't swear much, only occasionally - if I'm really really angry - the long version of "wtf" might be heard.

[Pasquale]

I enjoy your breast size.

[kirupa]

But on XBL is where my cursing really shines :lol: its like 100 cruses per 1 minute :lol:
I can say I've actually witnessed that firsthand! :beam:

[RabBell]

"okey-dokey" I say that. I say that in meetings. I sound like Ned Flanders when I say it but I can't stop. Just had a meeting with some people and when I said it they all stopped the meeting and looked at me in silence for about 15 seconds before we could continue....

I use Sarcasm a lot which sometimes goes well and others not so much...

I recently left my old job and on my last day I had a leaving presentation at my desk. So anyway my boss says some stuff about me and everyone claps politely and it's my turn to say something. So there's about 30 people around my desk and I stand up to say a couple of words. I didn't know they were going to do this so I haven't thought of anything to say so as a joke I say

"I'm not going to lie to you, I won't miss a single person here"

And no-one laughed. They all though I was being serious. 30 people who a moment ago were all smiling, now their faces have changed to shock. I was so embarassed that I couldn't even explain it was a joke. Had to send an email around 5 minutes later. Horrible, horrible....but I did kinda mean it so...

[garyzero]

I think it's funny when people say "irregardless".

I tend to use "awesome" a bit too much. I started saying it occasionally to be funny (because it's a bit outdated) and then it attacked my vocabulary and won't leave!


Hey whats wrong with that word? I use it and "awesome" and my favorite is still "cool".

[ditt0]

I enjoy your breast size.
Erm...that in my avatar is a penguin, kid.

Anyway, back to the topic, one more thing that I find annoying: when people say "do you know what I mean" every 20 seconds.It's frustrating, it makes me wonder if there is a hidden meaning...

And I see nothing wrong with "awesome" either, I use it frequently.

[nimja1]

"awsome" is a great word

i have a problem with that statement also sometimes" 'know what i mean?" but usually when talking to someone about a topic i really dont enjoy much.

[grimdeath]

I can say I've actually witnessed that firsthand! :beam:

And you :love: every minute of it :lol: gotta check if I got banned again from Live if I did well I'm gonna get an elite this time :lol: :evil:

Gotta get back in the game haven't been cursing as much I might loose my touch :lol:

hey ditto would it be any better if they called you dudette? :lol: :run:

[nobody]

Anyway, back to the topic, one more thing that I find annoying: when people say "do you know what I mean" every 20 seconds.It's frustrating, it makes me wonder if there is a hidden meaning...

"Do you know what I mean?" is annoying, but the worse version is the obnoxious "knawatamean?" - gah.

[wes_design]

It annoys me when, let's say, I'm pissed off about something and I'm telling somebody all about it and they say "It's OK" as a way to comfort me. No, it's not OK, that's why I'm pissed off...
Also when somebody talks to me and calls me "dude". I'm not a dude, I'm a girl. When someone calls me that over the internet it's kinda funny, because my nickname can cause confusion. But face to face? Even though I know it's just a manner of speaking, it still bothers me for some reason. Hell, I even wear skirts and heels.
It annoys me that at times I start speaking a french-italo-spanglish. Also that I use "Chute!" a lot (or the English almost correspondent "Shoot!"). I don't swear much, only occasionally - if I'm really really angry - the long version of "wtf" might be heard.
dude chill out man, we all make awesome mistakes from time to time:geek:

knawatamean?

:P

[ditt0]

^ :lol:

grimdeath : well, I guess so..unless there is some hidden meaning to that word:lol:

nobody: or the even worse "yaknatamean?"...

[pomogranate]

I always used to say "well" instead of "while," but if stuff like thiws drives you crazy, my school w0ould make you kill yourself. People say "bra bra" instead of "bro" or "brother" and they say stuff like "what up wit choo dough" instead of whats up, and probably the worst yet is I counted a kid using the "N-word" fifteen times in one breath. (dont worry, he's black)

[wes_design]

and probably the worst yet is I counted a kid using the "N-word" fifteen times in one breath. (dont worry, he's black)


lol, is that politically correct, justice or wtf?

you decide:red:

[pomogranate]

lol, is that politically correct, justice or wtf?

you decide:red:

I dont see the point in saying it, but it dosn't really bother me, but it's just the fact that, well I dont even know how you use the same word that many times in one sentence/breath.

[wes_design]

don't worry about it, just make sure you make a good example of yourself so others won't feel that they have to say things or use words like that over and over again just to have a conversation

[PsychE]

We've got compilation of out of these world language that we composed.. People around hearing us think we're crazy. but we think other ways:D

[Pasquale]

Erm...that in my avatar is a penguin, kid.

Anyway, back to the topic, one more thing that I find annoying: when people say "do you know what I mean" every 20 seconds.It's frustrating, it makes me wonder if there is a hidden meaning...

And I see nothing wrong with "awesome" either, I use it frequently.
:lol: Oh gosh.

That was meant to be a silly joke at things I shouldn't say. - eh but if you insist girly :ko: