'Like' and other abominations of the English language

[katmeow]

Every time I catch myself using the word 'like', I cringe.

It's overuse is one of the most hideous things to emerge in the lexicon of this generation. Sometimes if people I'm chatting with keep using it, I lose track of what they are saying because I start counting their uses of it.

Anyone else feeling this way? Or do you have some other pet hate when it comes to language?

Rant away!

 

[Beatlebot]

Like, what's your problem, man? Like, really? Chill out.

 

[lady grey]

I notice i do this sometimes lol and if im not immediatly given shit by the person im talking to, il stop as soon as i notice it! It is annoying.

I think it come's from being around people who continually use the word 'like'. Its contagious! Il often subtly pick up on things like that & incorporate them into my language for some reason.

 

[ilikeacid]

I used 'like' in a Politics tutorial once that I was doing a presentation for soo many times, every time I said it I was thinking, "like fucking stop saying like, these people will think your like way too stupid to be studying in their classes!"

It was very annoying! I mentally bash myself whenever I catch myself saying it these days.

 

[preacha]

I used 'like' in a Politics tutorial once that I was doing a presentation for soo many times, every time I said it I was thinking, "like fucking stop saying like, these people will think your like way too stupid to be studying in their classes!"

there's my biggest pet peeve

 

[lostpunk5545]

It like, annoys me when I do it too.

 

[MazDan]

hahaha has anyone else actually spoken "lol" or "lolling".........lol.

I have a few times just to guage the reaction.........loll

 

[college_dropout]

Mine is "Y'know."

I finish just about every sentence with "y'know". Drives me nuts but I just do it automatically.

 

[Jaza]

hahaha has anyone else actually spoken "lol"

Quite frequently. Along with other fantastic phrases as:
"roflcopter"
"lolerskates"
"mongoosed"
"shennanigans"

Which people generally associate with me.

 

[ilikeacid]

there's my biggest pet peeve

What? poor spelling and bad grammar! Well get used to it mate its someting your never going to stop.

 

[lostpunk5545]

hahaha has anyone else actually spoken "lol" or "lolling".........lol.

I have a few times just to guage the reaction.........loll

I can't even use internet language on the internet I hate it so much!

And the only emoticon I use is this one

I don't know why but I fucking hate all the other ones.

 

[beech]

I can't stand it when people finish a sentence with 'but'. It just sounds so retarded. I guess an example would be in conversation:
Me - "Big Brother is so annoying"
Tool - "Yeah its heaps good but"

The other one I can't stand is when people use "then" instead of "than". I don't know when or why it started happening but I notice it a lot in emails and any form of written communication with relatively young people. Drives me insane when I read something like "Since I got my new job I've got more money then I used to having".


On the other hand I'm a massive fan of the good old "yeah nah" as in:
"So what do you think?"
"Yeah nah sounds good to me"
It always cracks me up, I say a lot myself and I always notice and have a little giggle.

 

[preacha]

people who use the word 'hey' in place of a punctuation mark.

"you better leave her alone hey"
"so that's how you play that game hey"

bogans

 

[beech]

So you don't head to Queensland often then Preacha? Every sentence in the north ends with 'hey'. A couple of my mates are Queenslanders and not too many sentences finish without a 'hey'.

 

[m4dd0g]

hmm, in country Victoria they use 'ay' instead of 'hey' ... but im sure its all the same bucket of vocabulary carnage

 

[NeverLose]

yeah all the 18-21 year old blone chicks at work who keep saying like just remind me of Paris Hilton, lol and that's not really a good imagine IMO.

 

[drEaMtiMe*@#]

I can't even use internet language on the internet I hate it so much!

And the only emoticon I use is this one

I don't know why but I fucking hate all the other ones.

aw, even this one?: i think i'm in love. must be the angry inner whinger in me.

 

[dbailey11]

Yep. Like, ya know, like..... ummm, what was the question again?

Ummm is up there on the annoying list now that I like, ummm,... think about it.

Then there's the less used but equally annoying catchwords LIKE hella and hot (as in, that's hot. Please die Paris) But I digress.

There was this kid I used to know when I was a delinquent stoner growing up in Florida that we all used to hang with. He used to pepper every story with the word fuck. Which to this day cracks me the fuck up if I do an impression of him for whatever self-amusing reason. I'll give a brief example of a story he told me and my buddy about one of his sexual escapades.

"Yo, I was sleeping over at my chick's house and I toughed(another good one he used) for like three hours fuck, I must've nutted like six times fuck. Then when my girl fell asleep I went downstairs and her friend was sleeping over and she's like "I wanna fuck you so bad".

So I'm like hell yeah, so I banged her too right on living room floor fuck."

That's a rough paraphrase of what I could remember. But anyway, you get the idea. He was a cool kid though. He was from Canada, fuck.

 

[eggman]

Whilst I deplore poor grammar and redundant word usage to the point where I upset people, the thing that really has be fuming lately is the following -

"Well, at the end of the day ......."

I fucken hate that! What the fuck does that even mean?

People just use it everywhere and it shits me. There is a woman in my office who will easily use that sentence in a conversation literally a dozen times in a day! Easily!!

The way I interpret "Well at the end of the day..." is -

I really don’t have the mental ability or knowledge to debate this issue openly with you and furthermore I am so pig headed and arrogant that im not even really listening to your opinion anyway. So in conclusion I am going to bluntly wrap up my unfounded point of view by prefixing it with; at the end of the day...

Lastly, what the fuck does it even mean anyway. At the end of the day... at the end of what day? today? tommorow? Next fucking Saturday.... WHAT!!!! WHEN!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dbailey11]

Whilst I deplore poor grammar and redundant word usage to the point where I upset people, the thing that really has be fuming lately is the following -

"Well, at the end of the day ......."

I fucken hate that! What the fuck does that even mean?

People just use it everywhere and it shits me. There is a woman in my office who will easily use that sentence in a conversation literally a dozen times in a day! Easily!!

The way I interpret "Well at the end of the day..." is -



Lastly, what the fuck does it even mean anyway. At the end of the day... at the end of what day? today? tommorow? Next fucking Saturday.... WHAT!!!! WHEN!!!!!!!!!!

Well, at the end of the day.... I like, rub one out while fantasizing about this one chick at the bar who's got the biggest, most beautiful ummm.... mind, have a smoke, meditate, and then try to pass out. That's like umm... hella hot.