One phrase that people say that make you CRAZY!

KimAggie04 · March 2012

Also when people say literally when they mean figuratively

I hate when people use "literally" improperly. For example, "I am so hungry I could literally eat a cow!" Unless you plan to eat the whole thing including the hoofs, please choose a different word.

Another phrase that drives me crazy is a favorite of my SIL, "He's all boy." What does that even mean? Was it possible that her son is only half boy??!

bigredhearts · March 2012

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this one was probably said already but "muscle weighs more than fat" NO it doesnt. a pound is a pound.

Muscle does weigh more than fat by volume, and that's exactly what people mean when they say that.

THANK YOU!

not to mention that if said person DOES know what they are talking about, how hard is it to add "BY VOLUME" to the end of a sentence?

It's unnecessary because everyone knows what it means. Nobody would ever say, "Lead weighs more than feathers by volume." It would be superfluous.

no, NOT everyone know what it means. some people that come here arent equipped with weight loss terms or knowledge and ask questions in regards to such. and when givin a term, not knowing what it "means" they may take it as a truth.

Chipmaniac · March 2012

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this one was probably said already but "muscle weighs more than fat" NO it doesnt. a pound is a pound.

Muscle does weigh more than fat by volume, and that's exactly what people mean when they say that.

i say, say what you mean, and mean what you say. muscle does not weigh more. period.

It seems you are the one not saying what you mean. If you mean a pound doesn't weigh more than a pound, then say that. If someone else talks about fat and muscle why assume they have a pound of each or that they even use pounds as a unit of measurement? You do know what happens when you assume, right?

i meant a pound is a pound. and thats what i said. and it doesnt matter really what they use as a unit of measurement. any "unit" of muscle weighs the same, as that same "unit" of fat. they just take up different amounts of space. the phrase is flawed in that it does not clarify. and it drives me crazy.

I can guarentee a cup of fat and a cup of muscle do not weigh the same. That's like saying a cup of water and a cup of styrofoam weigh the same. In terms of the phrase, when you say "muscle weighs more than fat" the person is refering to volume and people get butt hurt but essentially it's true. Of course everyone knows that a pound of A is going to equal a pound of B.

You exactly correct, but you reminded that I also hate 'butthurt'. How the heck did that get started?

bigredhearts · March 2012

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this one was probably said already but "muscle weighs more than fat" NO it doesnt. a pound is a pound.

Muscle does weigh more than fat by volume, and that's exactly what people mean when they say that.

THANK YOU!

not to mention that if said person DOES know what they are talking about, how hard is it to add "BY VOLUME" to the end of a sentence?

It's unnecessary because everyone knows what it means. Nobody would ever say, "Lead weighs more than feathers by volume." It would be superfluous.

yes, it would be superfluous, but to say "a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat" is, on its face incorrect. A pound is a pound all the world 'round. A pound of anything does weigh the same as a pound of anything else, assuming that both are at the same height above the earth's surface. If one is at sea level and the other is in orbit, than a pound is not a pound. If you want to be accurate, you need to talk about volume or mass.

:flowerforyou:

ericalynn104 · March 2012

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"It's God's plan. Remember that God is in control..." Etc, etc, etc.

Yes, I fully believe that God is in control. I know that it's His plan. But sometimes I DON'T need a sermon. Sometimes I just need a friend who will let me just be upset. Just for a moment would you let me be human and cry and not throw religion in my face??

Amen! :laugh:

:laugh: I was waiting for someone to say that!

SteveHunt113 · March 2012

Haha!! Sorry, one of my biggest peeves is when someone says "All of THE sudden..." I don't know why, but it totally irks me. Also, I'm sorry you had to go thru that. :-(

A few other things that really flip my lid are flustrated and prolly, and when someone says expresso instead of espresso. There is no X people!!!! My best friend does this and I want to choke her every.single.time.

Periods between words....

Just kidding, I do that too!

My brother in law always says, "What you shoulda did is...." You mean "what I should have done", right?

nolachick · March 2012

"Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels."

Whoever said that is eating all the wrong foods. I would - and did - choose being overweight over giving up yummy foods.

Thankfully, I found you can be lean and still eat what you love... and it's actually a lot easier than avoiding deliciousness.

i agree. this is BS lol. food is soo good. i think that's why i haven't been able to get back on track.

ampa916 · March 2012

I hate when people say "Well I'm GROWN!" Really, you are?

OR
"Well I say whatever I want." It drives me mad because no one seems to want to take responsibility for what they say or what kind of impact it has on someone else.

"I am only human." First, you're only human? Does that imply that I am not human? Second, what does that ever have to do with anything?

Chipmaniac · March 2012

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this one was probably said already but "muscle weighs more than fat" NO it doesnt. a pound is a pound.

Muscle does weigh more than fat by volume, and that's exactly what people mean when they say that.

i say, say what you mean, and mean what you say. muscle does not weigh more. period.

It seems you are the one not saying what you mean. If you mean a pound doesn't weigh more than a pound, then say that. If someone else talks about fat and muscle why assume they have a pound of each or that they even use pounds as a unit of measurement? You do know what happens when you assume, right?

i meant a pound is a pound. and thats what i said. and it doesnt matter really what they use as a unit of measurement. any "unit" of muscle weighs the same, as that same "unit" of fat. they just take up different amounts of space. the phrase is flawed in that it does not clarify. and it drives me crazy.

I can guarentee a cup of fat and a cup of muscle do not weigh the same. That's like saying a cup of water and a cup of styrofoam weigh the same. In terms of the phrase, when you say "muscle weighs more than fat" the person is refering to volume and people get butt hurt but essentially it's true. Of course everyone knows that a pound of A is going to equal a pound of B.

i agree that a cup is a unit of measurement, but in terms of weight, it is not. it is NOT essentially true. the phrase, in and of itself, it NOT true. and i agree, that alot of people understand what this means, however, when posting on forums to newbs about muscle weighing more then fat, and thats why their scale numbers are up, not down, it is simply not resposible usage.

If you are too stupid to know that 1 pound of anything weighs the same as 1 pound of anything else, weight loss is the least of your problems.

bigredhearts · March 2012

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this one was probably said already but "muscle weighs more than fat" NO it doesnt. a pound is a pound.

Muscle does weigh more than fat by volume, and that's exactly what people mean when they say that.

i say, say what you mean, and mean what you say. muscle does not weigh more. period.

It seems you are the one not saying what you mean. If you mean a pound doesn't weigh more than a pound, then say that. If someone else talks about fat and muscle why assume they have a pound of each or that they even use pounds as a unit of measurement? You do know what happens when you assume, right?

i meant a pound is a pound. and thats what i said. and it doesnt matter really what they use as a unit of measurement. any "unit" of muscle weighs the same, as that same "unit" of fat. they just take up different amounts of space. the phrase is flawed in that it does not clarify. and it drives me crazy.

I can guarentee a cup of fat and a cup of muscle do not weigh the same. That's like saying a cup of water and a cup of styrofoam weigh the same. In terms of the phrase, when you say "muscle weighs more than fat" the person is refering to volume and people get butt hurt but essentially it's true. Of course everyone knows that a pound of A is going to equal a pound of B.

i agree that a cup is a unit of measurement, but in terms of weight, it is not. it is NOT essentially true. the phrase, in and of itself, it NOT true. and i agree, that alot of people understand what this means, however, when posting on forums to newbs about muscle weighing more then fat, and thats why their scale numbers are up, not down, it is simply not resposible usage.

If you are too stupid to know that 1 pound of anything weighs the same as 1 pound of anything else, weight loss is the least of your problems.

its not about being stupid, it about spreading incorrect/incomplete information. and even so, if someone didnt understand what another person "means" does not make them stupid

casval75 · March 2012

"Stupid B****!"

I HATE when men say this!!!! *luckily they don't say it to me just at other women when driving or shopping, etc.*

I have to admit, though...if that woman is still with the man that calls her that, then she probably is one.

vonnie1982 · March 2012

You took the word right out of my mouth. I hate when people say IRREGARDLESS. It's not a damn word! Hate it hate it hate! Oh yeah....Hate it. It just burns my biscuits.

alexbelly · March 2012

"I could care less" IT'S COULDN'T!! COULDN'T!! IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO SAY COULD!

Expert on subject - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7O0MFkmpw

Ignore him after the could care bit though, even I think he takes it a bit far with the hold the fort things xD

^^ THIS

You have NO idea how much that drives me crazy... Its almost as bad as "irregardless"

bcattoes · March 2012

It's not really a phrase so much as a grammatical error, but... "I seen," drives me absolutely bananas. No, you didn't "seen," you freaking "saw."

The 'I seen'' thing used to drive me crazy too until I started travelling more. In some areas everyone says that. Like some southerners say "yens" or New Yorkers say "yous guys".

casval75 · March 2012

When people say liberry. or Valentime's Day.

mstemen · March 2012

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this one was probably said already but "muscle weighs more than fat" NO it doesnt. a pound is a pound.

Muscle does weigh more than fat by volume, and that's exactly what people mean when they say that.

i say, say what you mean, and mean what you say. muscle does not weigh more. period.

It seems you are the one not saying what you mean. If you mean a pound doesn't weigh more than a pound, then say that. If someone else talks about fat and muscle why assume they have a pound of each or that they even use pounds as a unit of measurement? You do know what happens when you assume, right?

i meant a pound is a pound. and thats what i said. and it doesnt matter really what they use as a unit of measurement. any "unit" of muscle weighs the same, as that same "unit" of fat. they just take up different amounts of space. the phrase is flawed in that it does not clarify. and it drives me crazy.

I can guarentee a cup of fat and a cup of muscle do not weigh the same. That's like saying a cup of water and a cup of styrofoam weigh the same. In terms of the phrase, when you say "muscle weighs more than fat" the person is refering to volume and people get butt hurt but essentially it's true. Of course everyone knows that a pound of A is going to equal a pound of B.

i agree that a cup is a unit of measurement, but in terms of weight, it is not. it is NOT essentially true. the phrase, in and of itself, it NOT true. and i agree, that alot of people understand what this means, however, when posting on forums to newbs about muscle weighing more then fat, and thats why their scale numbers are up, not down, it is simply not resposible usage.

If you are too stupid to know that 1 pound of anything weighs the same as 1 pound of anything else, weight loss is the least of your problems.

its not about being stupid, it about spreading incorrect/incomplete information. and even so, if someone didnt understand what another person "means" does not make them stupid

:noway:

Chipmaniac · March 2012

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this one was probably said already but "muscle weighs more than fat" NO it doesnt. a pound is a pound.

Muscle does weigh more than fat by volume, and that's exactly what people mean when they say that.

THANK YOU!

not to mention that if said person DOES know what they are talking about, how hard is it to add "BY VOLUME" to the end of a sentence?

It's unnecessary because everyone knows what it means. Nobody would ever say, "Lead weighs more than feathers by volume." It would be superfluous.

but to say "a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat" is, on its face incorrect. A pound is a pound all the world 'round.

That's not what we're talking about. We're talking about the simple phrase "muscle weighs more than fat".

Chalesie · March 2012

"You look fine"

I HATE it!!! Drives me nuts!!! :explode: :grumble: :explode: :grumble: :mad: Tell me I look good or bad but fine is soo non-committal and meaningless so it's not even worth being said.... Unless of course... some hottie is telling me I look "Fiiiine" with all the right attitude and swagger it should be said with... haha!

tabik30 · March 2012

"Do want fries with ?" With what ?!?!?!

Im just gonna say yes, I do want fries with everything! But then again, that's why i'm on MFP. (will refrain from a LOL here)

Chipmaniac · March 2012

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this one was probably said already but "muscle weighs more than fat" NO it doesnt. a pound is a pound.

Muscle does weigh more than fat by volume, and that's exactly what people mean when they say that.

i say, say what you mean, and mean what you say. muscle does not weigh more. period.

It seems you are the one not saying what you mean. If you mean a pound doesn't weigh more than a pound, then say that. If someone else talks about fat and muscle why assume they have a pound of each or that they even use pounds as a unit of measurement? You do know what happens when you assume, right?

i meant a pound is a pound. and thats what i said. and it doesnt matter really what they use as a unit of measurement. any "unit" of muscle weighs the same, as that same "unit" of fat. they just take up different amounts of space. the phrase is flawed in that it does not clarify. and it drives me crazy.

I can guarentee a cup of fat and a cup of muscle do not weigh the same. That's like saying a cup of water and a cup of styrofoam weigh the same. In terms of the phrase, when you say "muscle weighs more than fat" the person is refering to volume and people get butt hurt but essentially it's true. Of course everyone knows that a pound of A is going to equal a pound of B.

i agree that a cup is a unit of measurement, but in terms of weight, it is not. it is NOT essentially true. the phrase, in and of itself, it NOT true. and i agree, that alot of people understand what this means, however, when posting on forums to newbs about muscle weighing more then fat, and thats why their scale numbers are up, not down, it is simply not resposible usage.

If you are too stupid to know that 1 pound of anything weighs the same as 1 pound of anything else, weight loss is the least of your problems.

its not about being stupid, it about spreading incorrect/incomplete information. and even so, if someone didnt understand what another person "means" does not make them stupid

If a person doesn't understand 1 pound = 1 pound, that has nothing to do with the person posting information and everything to do with the general intelligence of the recipient.

bcattoes · March 2012

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this one was probably said already but "muscle weighs more than fat" NO it doesnt. a pound is a pound.

Muscle does weigh more than fat by volume, and that's exactly what people mean when they say that.

i say, say what you mean, and mean what you say. muscle does not weigh more. period.

It seems you are the one not saying what you mean. If you mean a pound doesn't weigh more than a pound, then say that. If someone else talks about fat and muscle why assume they have a pound of each or that they even use pounds as a unit of measurement? You do know what happens when you assume, right?

i meant a pound is a pound. and thats what i said. and it doesnt matter really what they use as a unit of measurement. any "unit" of muscle weighs the same, as that same "unit" of fat. they just take up different amounts of space. the phrase is flawed in that it does not clarify. and it drives me crazy.

I can guarentee a cup of fat and a cup of muscle do not weigh the same. That's like saying a cup of water and a cup of styrofoam weigh the same. In terms of the phrase, when you say "muscle weighs more than fat" the person is refering to volume and people get butt hurt but essentially it's true. Of course everyone knows that a pound of A is going to equal a pound of B.

i agree that a cup is a unit of measurement, but in terms of weight, it is not. it is NOT essentially true. the phrase, in and of itself, it NOT true. and i agree, that alot of people understand what this means, however, when posting on forums to newbs about muscle weighing more then fat, and thats why their scale numbers are up, not down, it is simply not resposible usage.

If you are too stupid to know that 1 pound of anything weighs the same as 1 pound of anything else, weight loss is the least of your problems.

If the poster writes "muscle weighs more than fat" and you assume they mean 1 lb = 1 lb then they aren't really being stupid, since they never mentioned pounds. You are assuming they are both stupid and live in a country that uses pounds to measure weight. Both of your assumptions may be incorrect.

Chipmaniac · March 2012

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this one was probably said already but "muscle weighs more than fat" NO it doesnt. a pound is a pound.

Muscle does weigh more than fat by volume, and that's exactly what people mean when they say that.

THANK YOU!

not to mention that if said person DOES know what they are talking about, how hard is it to add "BY VOLUME" to the end of a sentence?

It's unnecessary because everyone knows what it means. Nobody would ever say, "Lead weighs more than feathers by volume." It would be superfluous.

no, NOT everyone know what it means. some people that come here arent equipped with weight loss terms or knowledge and ask questions in regards to such. and when givin a term, not knowing what it "means" they may take it as a truth.

1 pound = 1 pound is not a weight loss term. It's grade-school level science.

mammaFireBear · March 2012

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I do not like to hear the following things.....

"Dude"
"That's O.K." and then they tell you how bad their stuff is compared to yours
"Seriously?"
"Really? " ....my usual response is .."no, I am lieing to you."

There are more but that is a good sampling

Oh yeah!! My husband does that! "its ok, blah blah blah." NO its not ok. Or I'll ask him, why is it ok? How does THAT make what I just said "ok"? Grrr...

I say the same thing......is it? Is it really ok? ....bah

tashjs21 · March 2012

ASAP

Really, if you put that acronym in an email to me, I will put your request at the bottom of the pile.

^ This!

Or if THE TYPE IN ALL CAPS TO ME! Yep, I am responding to your email last!

:mad:

Mechel79 · March 2012

I just recently moved to California from Chicago and I hear the word "hella" all the time here.

"that shirt is hella cute" or "he is hella sexy". It makes me want to high five them in the face with a chair

watts7787 · March 2012

The one that will push me over the edge is, "get over it". Are you kidding me right now?!?! No "F" you! I will get over it when I'm damn good ready to. When people say this it makes me want to push them down 6 flights of stairs and watch them while they tumble down!!! ummm ok. That's kinda mean, but it does make my blood BOIL!!!

KrisyKat · March 2012

FAIL and EPIC. ...even worse when used together.

^^THIS^^

Note:
1. "EPIC" is a noun (a long poem, usu. narrating the saga of a hero or legendary figure)
2. "FAIL" is a verb, "FAILURE" is a noun

So, the slang- EPIC FAIL- technically means "To be poetically unsuccessful"

[like anybody cares :laugh:]

devilwhiterose · March 2012

"SMH"

I am done with lazy internet lingo. lol <---pun intended

SteveHunt113 · March 2012

... We're talking about the simple phrase "muscle weighs more than fat".

"muscle weight more than fat" is incomplete. It makes assumptions that not everyone will make correctly. Ever watch, "Are you smarter than a 5th grader?" People forget or didn't learn a lot of stuff that others assume is common knowledge.

If you are making the statement that muscle weight more than fat, you are probably talking to someone learning about weight loss and fitness. The key word here is "learning". And with learning, you try to use facts.

My 2 cents. I'll back out of this conversation now. :flowerforyou:

BTW, I'm sure "my 2 cents" has got to be on this list somewhere!!! :laugh:

Gwen7121 · March 2012

It makes me crazy when people cannot complete a sentence without adding the word *LIKE* at least 5 times!! It makes me feel like this --> :explode: (oops, there I go saying it!...frustrating sigh!)

^^^^^^^^^^
THIS!

One phrase that people say that make you CRAZY!

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