does the term "hot water heater" bother anyone else?

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I mean, why heat hot water?

    Yes...actually, this drives me crazy. It's a water heater, not a hot water heater. I'm being serious, it drives me crazy...pet peeve I guess.
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    It's not a hot water heater, it's a water heater.

    ETA:
    http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1="water+heater"&word2="hot+water+heater"
    This. I've honestly never heard to it referred to as a "hot water heater", just a "water heater".
  • gddrdld
    gddrdld Posts: 464 Member
    Yes... Also...water hose pipe (why not just "hose", car floor board (why not just "car floor"), and ink pen (Why not just "pen"? What other kind of pen is there? What are the choices?). (all AL/Southern terminology)
  • iWaffle
    iWaffle Posts: 2,208 Member
    I used to work on hot water heaters. We called them boilers. The water goes in as 180 degree water and it exits as 80 PSI steam.
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    When the water is heated isn't it maintaining the temp?? So Hot water heater...bam science right there!
  • deceived1
    deceived1 Posts: 281 Member
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  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    how about "irregardless"

    if it follows the same method of irresponsible = which means NOT responsible
    then shouldn't irregardless = NOT regardless, i.e. WITH REGARD

    and yet irregardless = regardless

    IT SHOULD NOT BE SO!!!
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    First: Chrome + Ad Block = Winning!!

    Second: I've heard people call it a hot water heater...hate it..make no sense. The water is hot, why do you need a heater to heat it??? It's about same as someone telling me to pull the hamburger out of the freezer to "un-thaw" it. I have to ask, do you want it frozen or thawed, make up your mind! I would need to put it back in the freezer to "un-thaw" it.

    And Third: I really have nothing here, it's just that when you a First and a Second, you really need a Third.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    how about "irregardless"

    if it follows the same method of irresponsible = which means NOT responsible
    then shouldn't irregardless = NOT regardless, i.e. WITH REGARD

    and yet irregardless = regardless

    IT SHOULD NOT BE SO!!!


    But, uh, irregardless isn't really a word.
  • WinnerVictorious
    WinnerVictorious Posts: 4,733 Member
    no, but calling a pizza a "pizza pie" does.

    pizza means pie in Italian.

    that's like saying "pie pie".

    i mean, i like pie as much as the next guy, maybe more, but that's no reason to talk like Jimmy "Two Times" from Goodfellas. just ask for 2 pieces.

    :grumble:

    JimmyTwoTimes2X.jpg
  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    TOO FUNNY!
  • ShreddedTweet
    ShreddedTweet Posts: 1,326 Member
    Can't abide when people say 'a tad bit'.... 'A small piece small piece'...It's just a tad...or just a bit....
  • PatrickSwayzesGhost
    PatrickSwayzesGhost Posts: 300 Member
    Water heaters are called "Hot Marthas" in the UK. No idea why.
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    how about "irregardless"

    if it follows the same method of irresponsible = which means NOT responsible
    then shouldn't irregardless = NOT regardless, i.e. WITH REGARD

    and yet irregardless = regardless

    IT SHOULD NOT BE SO!!!


    But, uh, irregardless isn't really a word.

    Actually according to merriam webster it is...
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    how about "irregardless"

    if it follows the same method of irresponsible = which means NOT responsible
    then shouldn't irregardless = NOT regardless, i.e. WITH REGARD

    and yet irregardless = regardless

    IT SHOULD NOT BE SO!!!


    But, uh, irregardless isn't really a word.

    Actually according to merriam webster it is...

    Personally I prefer Oxford

    "Irregardless means the same as regardless, but the negative prefix ir- merely duplicates the suffix -less, and is unnecessary. The word dates back to the 19th century, but is regarded as incorrect in standard English."
  • gddrdld
    gddrdld Posts: 464 Member
    no, but calling a pizza a "pizza pie" does.

    pizza means pie in Italian.

    that's like saying "pie pie".

    i mean, i like pie as much as the next guy, maybe more, but that's no reason to talk like Jimmy "Two Times" from Goodfellas. just ask for 2 pieces.

    :grumble:

    JimmyTwoTimes2X.jpg

    Lol. Seriously.
  • california_peach
    california_peach Posts: 1,809 Member
    Water heaters are called "Hot Marthas" in the UK. No idea why.

    I don't care about hot water heaters anymore. I now have a Hot Martha in my garage. Thank you, oh so very much.
  • H2596
    H2596 Posts: 286 Member
    Don't believe everything you read, a hot Martha is something different entirely!
  • chubbygirl253
    chubbygirl253 Posts: 1,309 Member
    Is that a euphemism for something? I'm lost.

    Edited to say nevermind, I get the question now in terms of redundancy. And no, it doesn't bother me.
  • SeaRunner26
    SeaRunner26 Posts: 5,143 Member
    Never has bothered me. But I work for the Department of Redundancy Department.
  • leska1216
    leska1216 Posts: 260
    Why do people order a CHAI TEA? The word chai means tea in many languages. I grew up drinking chai. Now that I use the English language, I drink tea.

    But chai tea? No, I never drink tea tea.
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
    I used to work on hot water heaters. We called them boilers. The water goes in as 180 degree water and it exits as 80 PSI steam.

    HAHA now that is a real hot water heater

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