Friday OT #1 - Just STFU

[Al_4_State]

"literally"

Vocal fry and up speak. My wife listens to a lot of "2 gals talking about murder" podcasts, and it's like a ******* rule that they have to talk with vocal fry and up speak.

 

[clonedude]

 

[BCClone]

"literally"

Vocal fry and up speak. My wife listens to a lot of "2 gals talking about murder" podcasts, and it's like a ******* rule that they have to talk with vocal fry and up speak.

I honestly have no idea what that is.

 

[clonedude]

I honestly have no idea what that is.

I literally have no idea what that is?

 

[Angie]

"literally"

Vocal fry and up speak. My wife listens to a lot of "2 gals talking about murder" podcasts, and it's like a ******* rule that they have to talk with vocal fry and up speak.

Much like people using "literally" when it isn't literal, people overusing "ironic" when things aren't ironic.

 

[GMackey32]

"literally"

Vocal fry and up speak. My wife listens to a lot of "2 gals talking about murder" podcasts, and it's like a ******* rule that they have to talk with vocal fry and up speak.

My wife listened to a lot of those podcasts and insisted on listening to them on road trips. I wanted to claw my eyes out. Luckily she got out of that phase.

 

[harimad]

And the very early 90s are commonly known as a bastion of fantastic music!

Technotronic. Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. The return of the Artist actually being known as Prince. Good times!!

 

[Cyched]

 

[CycloneSarah]

When someone IM's with "Hi" and expects a response, then says "how are you?" and expects a response. Just get to the point!

Another one common when IT sends an IM to resolve an issue, when they say "Hi" and I respond immediately and they go silent for 5+ minutes. You IMed me, be ready to reply!

 

[BuffettClone]

I cringe when people say cement and mean concrete.

As much as I do agree with you, I'm afraid that unfortunately those two terms have kind of become synonymous. One could even argue that cement has completely replaced concrete for most people.

 

[jcyclonee]

I had to respond to an email just now that I'd received on Monday, and the opening line was "Happy Monday!" I don't know why, but it makes me stabby - probably because the author of said email will totally send me an email today saying "TGIF!" fifteen times. He also says "things that make you go 'hmm'" in a totally earnest way that doesn't at all reference the crappy C+C Music Factory song. And it's all just so bland and unoriginal that it makes me roll my eyes.

What are certain phrases or things that people text/Snap/email/whatever to you that make you groan?

I've learned to appreciate C+C Music Factory as I get older. It helps when you hear a song once every 3 years instead of once every 3 minutes.

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I had to respond to an email just now that I'd received on Monday, and the opening line was "Happy Monday!" I don't know why, but it makes me stabby - probably because the author of said email will totally send me an email today saying "TGIF!" fifteen times. He also says "things that make you go 'hmm'" in a totally earnest way that doesn't at all reference the crappy C+C Music Factory song. And it's all just so bland and unoriginal that it makes me roll my eyes.

What are certain phrases or things that people text/Snap/email/whatever to you that make you groan?

People ripping on C+C music factory. They were it in the early 90s
[/QUOTE]Agreed. Now is not the time to rip on C+C Music Factory. The early 90s was the time to rip on C+C Music Factory.

And the very early 90s are commonly known as a bastion of fantastic music!

With the current music situation, now is not the time to rip on early 90s music.

 

[wxman1]

"I seen..."

 

[madguy30]

Any email that requires cliff notes to see what the one or two main points were.

'I hear what you're saying, and I appreciate your thoughts'...

-This is what people say in conversations that perhaps are more controversial and it's basically just more talking around the subject at hand. Pretty common at work meetings where we're meeting about meetings.

'I'm really empathizing with you'...

-It's what I hear from people when they've not experienced what the other person is experiencing.

And pretty much anyone that has 'Be the change you want to see in the world' as their signature in my experience has been flakey.

 

[Al_4_State]

I honestly have no idea what that is.

You do. You just didn't know it had a name.

 

[JP4CY]

Oh Mylanta

 

[Al_4_State]

"I seen..."

I feel targeted.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Because of covid I hope there comes a day when the phrase "social distancing" is a thing of the past.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

If everyone and everything is amazing!, no one and nothing is amazing.

 

[madguy30]

I honestly have no idea what that is.

:28 is a great example.

In my experience if a grown ass adult is talking like this, everything else they do in life is pretty high schoolish.

 

[mj4cy]

As much as I do agree with you, I'm afraid that unfortunately those two terms have kind of become synonymous. One could even argue that cement has completely replaced concrete for most people.

Yeah I hear you, it's just annoying to me. Cement is just one ingredient that makes concrete. I'm sure I make errors that are common knowledge to most!