Daft and irritating terminology used in this industry

[Stephen Blair]

Bro!

You know who you are:biggrin:

[TGB]

X - rings when they are round

 

And "absolutely" for agreeing with someone is, at the moment, the most over used word in the English language and irritates the crap out of me.

 

Started, no doubt by the office brigade

I've been wondering what 'X-ring' was.

 

Also, but not industry specific, the use of:

"Yes way" - to mean the opposite of impossible.

"You know" uttered at the end of a sentence - as if one agrees with or has the same underlying knowledge of; (If I agreed with you, we wouldn't be having this discussion. If I knew it, why the heck would I have asked for your opinion?).

"Everybody's got it" said in a slightly condescending manner - just because you imagine, that having a particular something puts you on the top rung, doesn't mean to say I think you're my better.

"Gas" - if you're from over the pond, that's fine but why abandon the use of 'petrol' or 'fuel'?

 

And my at present most disliked usage:

"Huge" to denote big - to describe something or an event as 'huge', when it is merely greater than small, is just silly, (read stupid).

"Massive" to denote large - to describe something or an event as 'massive' when it is merely a little greater than your perceived norm, serves only to diminish the English language. What happens when you come across something which is truly massive? What more could you say, to describe its immensity?

Edited March 19, 2014 by TGB

[john p]

Radio 1 John you certainly hip with it

 

Yes mate, I'm down with the kids man!

I think I've well and truly drifted out of R1 s target demographic

 

 

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[treequip]

Fully qualified

 

For what?

 

Most people use that to describe a hand full of NPTC's

[TGB]

"like" uttered at the end of a sentence - Like? Why the heck have you added a 'like? Learn to end your speech in a meaningful way or get of my way.

Edited March 19, 2014 by TGB

[chris hennelly]

......the number of times i have "Husky" or "Huskie"used to denote Huskvarna..(other makes are available),and even if "Huskvarna"is used,I believe the proper pronunciation,phonetically would be something like...

Hooskwarna...maybe some Danish speakers could give a definitive pronunciation to avoid further mis understanding....................

[Rich Rule]

I try not to let simple things such as other peoples lack of vocabulary and thickness bother me.

[TGB]

......the number of times i have "Husky" or "Huskie"used to denote Huskvarna...

Should that not be 'Husqvarna'?

 

Edited March 19, 2014 by TGB

[skyhuck]

......the number of times i have "Husky" or "Huskie"used to denote Huskvarna..(other makes are available),and even if "Huskvarna"is used,I believe the proper pronunciation,phonetically would be something like...

Hooskwarna...maybe some Danish speakers could give a definitive pronunciation to avoid further mis understanding....................

 

Really?????

[Joe Newton]

I try not to let simple things such as other people's lack of vocabulary and thickness bother me.

 

 

 

Fixed that for you, sorry, it was bugging me.

 

Anyone caught using the term: YOLO.

 

In my eyes this is punishable by slow death.

 

 

 

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