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What word or term annonys you?
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Utilize, when they mean Use.
People that use question marks in non-question sentences just to be extra snippy and condescending. Fuck that.
Hm, I do this sometimes to mark that I am unsure about the statement I made, asking for confirmation. I think that is okay?
When people refer to metal balls as ball bearings. A ball bearing is an assembly of outer ring, inner ring, balls, and a cage/retainer. I worked in bearing manufacture for years and they're just referred to as balls. To be more specific, it would be a bearing ball, not a ball bearing.
“Beloved” in so many articles. Yes I tend to use a specific browser. No, it is not and never will be “beloved”.
That word is so jarring most of the time and seems to be everywhere online in the last two years. I can only assume it’s some sort of SEO, trying to convince Google it’s a personal article or something. I hope to god it’s not ai assuming that’s what attracts our attention
SME (pronounced smee)
My company is flooded with SMEs who aren’t even good, let alone experts at anything
For me it's "I'm offended" or "this offends me". I get it, some topics might be triggering for some people but if you get offended because someone has a different opinion, that's your problem, not the rest of the world problem.
"It is what it is."
It is lazy, circular, a cop out and means next to nothing. Vague enough to pass as a wise quip, to some. It is not.
Also not so much a saying per sé, but people who use quotes of famous people at the bottom or ends of emails. As if that implies a personality. If you are going to use something you think sounds smart, at least try to come up with that something yourself.
I've always interpreted it as being equivalent to "what's done is done"
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Cleanse. it's a less efficient way to spell clean.
This is how I feel about several acronyms at work! There's a three letter acronym recently that was coming up a lot on a meeting. I had to search for a definition to understand the discussion. The meaning is fully encompassed by just using one four letter English word that nobody past kindergarten will be confused about. But this acronym is everywhere! Also, the single word has fewer syllables than the stupid acronym, so it's faster to say. Not by much, but it just adds insult to injury every time I hear it.
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Every stupid phrase that redditors compulsively say on every thread.
"For me"
I know it's your opinion because you're the one saying it. And the construction of it is just weird. "For" me. I dunno.
on the internet everything is true. therefore if you don't preface your thoughts with "CW: opinion" your writing permanently alters reality and people will be angry at you for inconveniencing them.
imho.
Valid opinion on the phrasing. Disagree with the premise that anything someone says is necessarily their opinion.
Example: "For me, potatoes are easier to peel with a knife than a potato peeler" vs "Potatoes are easier to peel with a knife than a potato peeler". The former says that this is my experience and yours may differ. The latter says that this is true in general and if you find it easier the other way, there's a good chance you're doing something wrong.
Fucking “pre-prepare”. Prepare already means to get ready ahead of time.
Okay my bad, I do like all of these lol
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The exception that proves the rule.
People use it in a way where counterexample proofs that the rule exist when it's supposed to mean that the rule also handles exceptional cases.
this post was submitted on 25 Oct 2024
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