Monday, November 30, 2009

Gripes

A few words and phrases that irritate me, for your reading pleasure.

"Conversate" - Because it's not a word.

"Irregardless" - Also not a word.

"Orientate"- Apparently used widely in the UK, but I'm holding fast to my original belief that it is not a word.

"Myself"- When people use it incorrectly, such as "If anyone has a question, talk to Jon or myself." Jon or me, people, Jon or ME!

"That's a made up holiday." Yeah, well. They all were at some point.

"I'm a really good drunk driver."- No. YOU'RE NOT.

"Sherpa"- when used in reference to boots or other products with sheepskin in them. Because I'm sorry, but unless you've skinned a Himalayan mountain guide, your jacket IS NOT LINED WITH SHERPA.

8 comments:

  1. HA! I HATE "irregardless."

    See also: "This is a picture of Jules and I." NO! Jules and ME! You wouldn't say, "This is a picture of I," would you?

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  2. I tell people my boots are lined with sheepskin, when really, it's lined with a sherpa.

    What? He pissed me off. Taught that guy a lesson.

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  3. I hate it when people use 'talking' to mean 'dating.' I just get confused.

    "So I'm talking to this guy..."

    "What? When?"

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  4. DUDE. I was JUST telling Jenny how there's a guy in my class who uses "big words" to sounds smart, but that he said irregardless the other day and I had to restrain myself from stabbing him.

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  5. Hahahaha hilarious!! Irregardless drives me INSANE.

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  6. I've never heard anyone say "I'm a really good drunk driver" (thankfully). I have heard "I drive really well stoned, it's not like drunk driving", and I want to smack them.

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  7. -->My old boss used to say she had a pacific idear instead of specific idea. It still is annoying.

    ~deb
    www.WebSavyMom.com

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