Is 'whilst' the most overused word in these forums?
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I say 'whilst'. Sorry it offends.
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this is such a weird and annoying thread0
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adamklug73 wrote: »
Well I mean, yeah, kind of.0 -
Why is this in "General Diet and Weight Loss Help"?
The OP is so pretentious that I don't even want to read the whole thread.0 -
christinev297 wrote: »"lbs" or pounds drives me bonkers! The amount of brain activity that goes on here whilst I do mental acrobatics to convert it to kilograms...I should log it as an exercise and get credit for it.
Also, calories. Calories bloody calories. I think I am the only person here who uses kilojoules.
yeah the lbs and miles thing can be mentally draining lol
I'm an Aussie and have never used kilojoules, it's always been calories.
You're doing it wrong then bro, Australia uses kilojoules as their official unit of food energy measurement. Most countries do.
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as an American i do not think we have any right to speak upon being annoyed with how one speaks..... especially when proper english. I sometimes don't even think half the words i speak are real. Yay America. lets bag on people for being educated. (edited for spelling.. cause... america)0
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christinev297 wrote: »"lbs" or pounds drives me bonkers! The amount of brain activity that goes on here whilst I do mental acrobatics to convert it to kilograms...I should log it as an exercise and get credit for it.
Also, calories. Calories bloody calories. I think I am the only person here who uses kilojoules.
yeah the lbs and miles thing can be mentally draining lol
I'm an Aussie and have never used kilojoules, it's always been calories.
You're doing it wrong then bro, Australia uses kilojoules as their official unit of food energy measurement. Most countries do.
yeah I know they do, and I hate it. Australia must have used calories at some stage tho..( A quick google didn't come up with anything.) otherwise myself and everyone else I know wouldn't still be using calories.
I hate change lol I still call "kfc" Kentucky fried.
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The word "loose" instead of the correct verb "lose" is, by far, the most overused word. It stabs my English teacher heart daily.0
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as an American i do not think we have any right to speak upon being annoyed with how one speaks..... especially when proper english. I sometimes don't even think half the words i speak are real. Yay America. lets bag on people for being educated. (edited for spelling.. cause... america)
You. I like you.0 -
I bought this card for a friend! :-)Alatariel75 wrote: »
Yes, because there is no reason not to start a sentence with a conjunction. Admittedly I forgot my fullstops (periods to you Americans) but it's the internet and that happens a lot ... I had one too few dots in my ellipsis too
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Alot is better than you at everything!RunRutheeRun wrote: »I never use the word 'whilst' (and I'm British!) and I haven't noticed any overuse on here....
there is alot of bad grammar and spelling mistakes which gets my goat a bit but I'm not perfect either lol
Such as alot? It is a lot.
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Alot is better than you at everything!RunRutheeRun wrote: »I never use the word 'whilst' (and I'm British!) and I haven't noticed any overuse on here....
there is alot of bad grammar and spelling mistakes which gets my goat a bit but I'm not perfect either lol
Such as alot? It is a lot.
I Love this alot xxx0 -
What grammar nazis seem to forget is that our current language and grammar which they are hell-bent on protecting and correcting are actually the product of certain expressions and grammar rules gradually falling out of use after being replaced by "faulty" grammar and spelling. The rules of a language are defined by how it's used. Those common mistakes can someday become the rule, not to mention that some of the rules grammar nazis seem to rigidly love are not as rigid as they imagine them to be.
As long as I understand what is being said I really don't care how it's being said.0 -
I'm generally a descriptivist, but there are things that annoy me. Loose being one (I admit), probably because I first encountered it on a Bears thread on usenet (oh, the shame) that was full of Packers fans taunting about how the Bears would certainly loose on the coming Sunday. (They did not, but they did often lose. I felt free to draw conclusions about the average intelligence of Packers fans that were certainly unfair.)
(Whilst is of course not one that annoys me, though. That's just wacky.)0 -
Shee-it, you old!lemurcat12 wrote: »I'm generally a descriptivist, but there are things that annoy me. Loose being one (I admit), probably because I first encountered it on a Bears thread on usenet (oh, the shame) that was full of Packers fans taunting about how the Bears would certainly loose on the coming Sunday. (They did not, but they did often lose. I felt free to draw conclusions about the average intelligence of Packers fans that were certainly unfair.)
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christinev297 wrote: »"lbs" or pounds drives me bonkers! The amount of brain activity that goes on here whilst I do mental acrobatics to convert it to kilograms...I should log it as an exercise and get credit for it.
Also, calories. Calories bloody calories. I think I am the only person here who uses kilojoules.
yeah the lbs and miles thing can be mentally draining lol
I'm an Aussie and have never used kilojoules, it's always been calories.
You're doing it wrong then bro, Australia uses kilojoules as their official unit of food energy measurement. Most countries do.
I did not know this. The thing about kilojoules.0 -
Shee-it, you old!lemurcat12 wrote: »I'm generally a descriptivist, but there are things that annoy me. Loose being one (I admit), probably because I first encountered it on a Bears thread on usenet (oh, the shame) that was full of Packers fans taunting about how the Bears would certainly loose on the coming Sunday. (They did not, but they did often lose. I felt free to draw conclusions about the average intelligence of Packers fans that were certainly unfair.)
Yes, I am!0 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »What grammar nazis seem to forget is that our current language and grammar which they are hell-bent on protecting and correcting are actually the product of certain expressions and grammar rules gradually falling out of use after being replaced by "faulty" grammar and spelling. The rules of a language are defined by how it's used. Those common mistakes can someday become the rule, not to mention that some of the rules grammar nazis seem to rigidly love are not as rigid as they imagine them to be.
As long as I understand what is being said I really don't care how it's being said.
Ah yes, languages are living things. They evolve. The meanings of words sometimes even change over time. It's fascinating stuff. I always mean to study it more in depth.
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This is probably the first time I've seen it. What gets me is people using "I want to loose weight" or "starvation mode".0
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If you haven't read it, Bill Bryson's 'Mother Tongue' is an entertaining and educational history of the English language. The chapter on swearing is gold.PeachyCarol wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »What grammar nazis seem to forget is that our current language and grammar which they are hell-bent on protecting and correcting are actually the product of certain expressions and grammar rules gradually falling out of use after being replaced by "faulty" grammar and spelling. The rules of a language are defined by how it's used. Those common mistakes can someday become the rule, not to mention that some of the rules grammar nazis seem to rigidly love are not as rigid as they imagine them to be.
As long as I understand what is being said I really don't care how it's being said.
Ah yes, languages are living things. They evolve. The meanings of words sometimes even change over time. It's fascinating stuff. I always mean to study it more in depth.
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If you haven't read it, Bill Bryson's 'Mother Tongue' is an entertaining and educational history of the English language. The chapter on swearing is gold.PeachyCarol wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »What grammar nazis seem to forget is that our current language and grammar which they are hell-bent on protecting and correcting are actually the product of certain expressions and grammar rules gradually falling out of use after being replaced by "faulty" grammar and spelling. The rules of a language are defined by how it's used. Those common mistakes can someday become the rule, not to mention that some of the rules grammar nazis seem to rigidly love are not as rigid as they imagine them to be.
As long as I understand what is being said I really don't care how it's being said.
Ah yes, languages are living things. They evolve. The meanings of words sometimes even change over time. It's fascinating stuff. I always mean to study it more in depth.
Thanks for the rec... I'm going to add it to my wish list now and put it on my next Amazon order.
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'Clean' 'Paleo' '5x5' (though not a word really) 'macro' etc.0
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Nope, I think it's people wanting to "loose" weight
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MonsoonStorm wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »Am I weird that I've never seen a word that bothered me?
I hate the word weetabix.
Say it over and over in your head a few times, it burrows into your brain and makes you feel a little crazy.
Perhaps it's just me...
Yeah, that one bugs me too. It's called weetbix here. Not sure why they added the letter a??
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NobodyPutsAmyInTheCorner wrote: »So let me clarify... The correct use of the English language annoys people that aren't actually English?
Mind... Blown.
@NobodyPutsAmyInTheCorner laughsssss
and it's a very rare Brit that would misspell "Lose" IMO (... oo you didn't .. yup I did)
Then again I have found myself starting to use the word "awesome" .. seriously need my butt slapped ... OMG american again .. it's catching
"Awesome" is my nine-year-old nephew's favorite word. Fortunately, he also uses it to describe me 0
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