A term that you cannot stand:

[KenECoyote]

Spirals.

 

[darrenf]

View attachment 644003FYI, this is my favorite Boomer. Of course, there is some definition of female breasts in the picture, so I apologize in advance for posting soft-core porn.

Possibly the best television series ever produced!

 

[Wally Ferrer]

Save up to 50% and more!

 

[dr wogz]

Fake news
Problematic
Efficacy
'app'

 

[Antares JS]

I want to reach through the internet and smack the poster every time I see "ur" in place of "your."

 

[Charles_McG]

View attachment 644003FYI, this is my favorite Boomer. Of course, there is some definition of female breasts in the picture, so I apologize in advance for posting soft-core porn.

OK, Starbuck.

 

[Charles_McG]

'Cider beer'

 

[NTP2]

When Neanderthals are called “cave men” I know it’s an old term but it’s still super common. Also most hominids didn’t live in caves we just found there stuff in there because it’s good for preservation.

 

[KenECoyote]

"Karen" because a common name should not suddenly become associated with something derogatory.

 

[rfjustin]

Corporate speak of the week (circle back, pin it, bandwidth, etc...) and the pretentious internet fad of IYKYK needs to go away.

You forgot organic growth, ROI, value-add, and cautiously optimistic.

 

[Onebadhawk]

Ok,
Here goes.
This is a pet peeve of mine for many years..

Either-

I did my best

Or

I'll do my best.

Either you accomplished what you had to or you didn't.
I really don't care nor does it matter what your best is.

Teddy

 

[NTP2]

Ok,
Here goes.
This is a pet peeve of mine for many years..

Either-

I did my best

Or

I'll do my best.

Either you accomplished what you had to or you didn't.
I really don't care nor does it matter what your best is.

Teddy

Ahhh, a yoda…

 

[Capt. Eric]

The confused misuse of the following similar sounding words, but with very different uses:
To, too, two
Your, you're
Here, hear
There, their, they're
And so on. It astounds me how often I see these used incorrectly in news stories, posts, print ads, other promotional materials. I usually automatically assume that writer is an amateur (perhaps unfairly). I now believe that there is no real effort put into editing anymore, which used to be a real career profession. Editing is lacking, even in news organizations. I'm not the grammar police, but in professional writing situations, I expect more.

And no, I'm not a teacher, editor, or writer. But these things used to be drilled into the heads of young students and we usually got it right by the 5th grade.

 

[dr wogz]

The confused misuse of the following similar sounding words, but with very different uses:
To, too, two
Your, you're
Here, hear
There, their, they're
And so on. It astounds me how often I see these used incorrectly in news stories, posts, print ads, other promotional materials. I usually automatically assume that writer is an amateur (perhaps unfairly). I now believe that there is no real effort put into editing anymore, which used to be a real career profession. Editing is lacking, even in news organizations. I'm not the grammar police, but in professional writing situations, I expect more.

And no, I'm not a teacher, editor, or writer. But these things used to be drilled into the heads of young students and we usually got it right by the 5th grade.

and 'loose' and 'lose'

 

[Azamiryou]

The confused misuse of the following similar sounding words, but with very different uses:
To, too, two
Your, you're
Here, hear
There, their, they're
And so on. It astounds me how often I see these used incorrectly in news stories, posts, print ads, other promotional materials. I usually automatically assume that writer is an amateur (perhaps unfairly). I now believe that there is no real effort put into editing anymore, which used to be a real career profession. Editing is lacking, even in news organizations. I'm not the grammar police, but in professional writing situations, I expect more.

And no, I'm not a teacher, editor, or writer. But these things used to be drilled into the heads of young students and we usually got it right by the 5th grade.

This bothers me, too. But I was much judgier about it before autocorrect. Now I know there's at least some chance the author mistyped something and autocorrect "fixed" it to the wrong word. (You should proofread your writing, of course, but that's a different type of failure than not knowing which word is which.)

 

[Imaknow]

"Myself"
Misused most of the time.

 

[prfesser]

How could I forget----theory? (as it is usually used today). "Scientific theory" must be used to denote the original meaning.

Low-key rant follows, ignore as desired:

Most people who say "I have a theory about that" do not even have a hypothesis. They have a claim. Often based on one or two observations. Or on anecdotal evidence. Or on nothing at all (which makes it an opinion).

Quick-and-dirty definition, should you need to explain it to someone not versed in science:
A scientific law says "Here's what happens under conditions XYZ". A scientific theory says "Here's our best understanding of why."
Calling an explanation a scientific theory is a huge compliment. Many a Nobel Prize has been awarded for "just a (scientific) theory."

 

[WizardOfBoz]

Murica...or Merica either spelling....

As a former service member I find it extremely disrespectful to this country.

You served, and you get to assess this by your own standards, but I think that "Murica" is used as an ironic term and not a disrespectful one.

Kind of like
"I need a 40mm body tube".
"40mm? How much is that in Freedom units?"

In any case, thanks for your service. What branch?

 

[Bravo52]

“Bu-on” or “Bri-ish” or any time someone drops the “T”.

Totally fine with “Boomer”. My response is usually just to ask them for extra “Cool Hwhip” in my latte…

EDIT: Oh, and while I’m at it….”Existential Threat”. Most of the people using that have no clue…

 

[MAT2000]

Kiddos -- especially when uttered in a lazy, drawn out drone like "Kiddoooos" is the verbal equivalent to scratching on a chalkboard.

 

[dr wogz]

SKU

"We have over 40, 000 SKUs in our inventory (or assembly, or 'line', or shelf, or...) , and we need to reduce that number.."

 

[Art Upton]

Save up to 50% and more!

By Grabthar's Hammer, what a Savings !

 

[Huxter]

"Woke" - word of the year - media outlets have already used it to death!

 

[Zeus-cat]

By Grabthar's Hammer, what a Savings !

 

[Zeus-cat]

Irregardless

 

[NateB]

If we're discussing the misuse of words, "lightening" is not a meteorological event.

 

[rharshberger]

You served, and you get to assess this by your own standards, but I think that "Murica" is used as an ironic term and not a disrespectful one.

Kind of like
"I need a 40mm body tube".
"40mm? How much is that in Freedom units?"

In any case, thanks for your service. What branch?

US Army.

 

[KenECoyote]

You'd think one wouldn't yell "YOLO!" while risking that one life.

 

[CalebJ]

You'd think one wouldn't yell "YOLO!" while risking that one life.

Oof. I'm laughing much too hard at this one!

 

[cls]

These are all great, keep em coming.

Another one for me: The Internet, when what's actually meant is the web, or certain websites.

Many things run on the Internet, not just the web.

In the words of the great Senator Ted Stevens: It's like a series of tubes. It's not a truck.