Words that piss you off

[Badjedidude]

And it's pop, NOT soda! Bah! I haven't been able to say pop since I moved from upstate NY to California. I'm going to rebel and say pop from now on!

My ex girlfriend lived in CA before moving to where I live (and recently moving back ), and she always insisted that it was "soda," and not "pop."

Around where I live, it's called "pop," so that's all I've ever known it as. But in the interest of remaining universially accessible, I now call it "carbonated chemical mixture beverage." Doesn't sound so cute like that, does it? It helps me to avoid soda/pop and drink water instead.

lol

 

[sadface]

its coke you guys

 

[Badjedidude]

^^^No, coke is what them latinos make in Mexico and haul across the border to sell to us.

lol

 

[VanillaCreme]

Whenever Spanish people call me 'papi'. wtf is with that?

Ay, papi.

To be honest, I think it's sexy. Goodness, a man with a Spanish accent. So sexy.

 

[ThinkPositive]

My ex girlfriend lived in CA before moving to where I live (and recently moving back ), and she always insisted that it was "soda," and not "pop."

Around where I live, it's called "pop," so that's all I've ever known it as. But in the interest of remaining universially accessible, I now call it "carbonated chemical mixture beverage." Doesn't sound so cute like that, does it? It helps me to avoid soda/pop and drink water instead.

lol

It's SODA! I still cringe when I hear "pop." To me, in conjures up an image of a boy in the '50s sitting at a counter in some red-and-white decorated diner. It seems bizarre to hear modern adults say that word to describe a carbonated drink.

Of course, I don't drink soda anyway (never liked it), so at least that saves me from anyone ever really "correcting" me. But I guess I hear a little bit of both here anyway...probably from lots of people being from other parts of the country.

 

[cheaptrickfan]

And it's pop, NOT soda! Bah! I haven't been able to say pop since I moved from upstate NY to California. I'm going to rebel and say pop from now on!

My ex girlfriend lived in CA before moving to where I live (and recently moving back ), and she always insisted that it was "soda," and not "pop."

Around where I live, it's called "pop," so that's all I've ever known it as. But in the interest of remaining universially accessible, I now call it "carbonated chemical mixture beverage." Doesn't sound so cute like that, does it? It helps me to avoid soda/pop and drink water instead.

lol

It's "soda" in many parts of the Northeast, never "pop."

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I hate overly cutesy words. One which has leaped to the top of my Hated Hit Parade is "awsomesauce." ******* gag me, ok?

 

[ThinkPositive]

'soda': where i grew up people say pop, as far as i knew. and the word soda was only used back in the 40's/50's/60's etc.. its a retro word, so i thought. (and i like things from then too, i love old surf music etc... i could go on). but, this is the word soda.

the first time i went out east (Boston/New York area etc.) everyone was saying soda. (well i think in Boston they say soder). (huh???) 'i'm going to the store to get a soda' etc.. (?) i thought i was transported back in time, and i thought it was kind of cool actually that they still said it, but i just couldn't figure out why. because where i am from it seemed to me at least, that noone ever says soda anymore. we just say 'i'm going to get a pop'.

LOL. Sorry, I only read this after I already posted my response based on the most recent posts on this thread, and it's so funny because I basically think the exact same thing...except about "pop." Soda is normal to me, and pop sounds like a weird retro word.

 

[Badjedidude]

It's SODA! I still cringe when I hear "pop." To me, in conjures up an image of a boy in the '50s sitting at a counter in some red-and-white decorated diner. It seems bizarre to hear modern adults say that word to describe a carbonated drink.

That's kinda weird. "Soda" sounds retro to me. When I hear the word "soda," I think of that same little boy at that same diner counter, saying, "Gee, Mr. Findolson, I'd sure like a soda today!"

 

[ThinkPositive]

@An Archist -- I don't mind the word "eatery" at all, because I think it's a useful term to include all places where you might go out to eat, not just what I would call a "restaurant." I think of the word "eatery" to include not just sit-down restaurants, but take-out counters, stuff at mall food courts, and food carts/stands.

"Anymore, I think that the school isn't doing that program this year."

I hate hate hate that. Please, for the love of god... use a word correctly if you're going to use it.

Wha?? I've (thankfully) never heard of anyone say or write anything like this.

a line that goes:

"and I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket,"

Really? REALLY? Child (singular) and their (plural)? Come on, this is like 3rd grade stuff, Fergie. Grow a brain and use your words. This is how it should have been written:

"and I'm gonna miss you like a child misses its (or also his/her) blanket."

Actually, I've been taught that the word "their" in this case is grammatically okay. That is, if you can use "their" if you want to be gender-neutral while not referring to a human being as an "it." I even found a whole big Wikipedia page on this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they

*Edit: Now that I'm actually going through my own link, it seems that it's not without a bit of controversy! I like it though...because I think doing the "he/she" thing is annoying sometimes and I definitely don't want to use "it." And in a song, I don't want them to be singing "...like a child misses his-or-her blanket."

 

[cheaptrickfan]

Actually, I've been taught that the word "their" in this case is grammatically okay. That is, if you can use "their" if you want to be gender-neutral while not referring to a human being as an "it." I even found a whole big Wikipedia page on this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Count me as one of those militant grammarians who REFUSES to treat that usage as grammatically defensible.

 

[Badjedidude]

Count me as one of those militant grammarians who REFUSES to treat that usage as grammatically defensible.

Thanks for backing me up. I'm right there with ya. lol

It just sounds wrong to my ears when I hear her sing it.

 

[cheaptrickfan]

Count me as one of those militant grammarians who REFUSES to treat that usage as grammatically defensible.

Thanks for backing me up. I'm right there with ya. lol

It just sounds wrong to my ears when I hear her sing it.

It IS wrong. lol

Another thing that makes my ears bleed when I hear it in songs and movies and what have you, is an error in preposition or object and pronoun agreement like:

"Between you and I," "People are out to get Brenden and I," "This is for you and I."

ARGH!

 

[mintymint]

at makes my ears bleed when I hear it in songs and movies and what have you, is an error in preposition or object and pronoun agreement like:

"Between you and I," "People are out to get Brenden and I," "This is for you and I."

ARGH!

Hahaha, I've heard the prez do that... *shakes head in disappointment*

 

[Badjedidude]

^^^Yeah, well the prez BEFORE this one had far worse grammar. lol

 

[csmswhs]

'soda': where i grew up people say pop, as far as i knew. and the word soda was only used back in the 40's/50's/60's etc.. its a retro word, so i thought. (and i like things from then too, i love old surf music etc... i could go on). but, this is the word soda.

the first time i went out east (Boston/New York area etc.) everyone was saying soda. (well i think in Boston they say soder). (huh???) 'i'm going to the store to get a soda' etc.. (?) i thought i was transported back in time, and i thought it was kind of cool actually that they still said it, but i just couldn't figure out why. because where i am from it seemed to me at least, that noone ever says soda anymore. we just say 'i'm going to get a pop'.

LOL. Sorry, I only read this after I already posted my response based on the most recent posts on this thread, and it's so funny because I basically think the exact same thing...except about "pop." Soda is normal to me, and pop sounds like a weird retro word.

lol retroman, no problem

 

[nerdygirl]

UGH. Here's a phrase I hate: "legs that go all of the way up". Where the heck else are they going to go? It always means the person has long legs. So since mine are short, do they stop somewhere along the way? My legs don't go all of the way up. They stop around mid thigh!

Also... "chicken fried". I have always thought "chicken fried chicken" was one of the dumbest things EVER.