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Unicorn Rancher wrote:I suppose this is as good a place as any.

Of course, now I'm not going to be able to get it out of my head. But that was too fun!

anygunanywhere wrote:Tempature as in "I think I have a tempature".

The word is temperature.

Anygunanywhere

"I think I have a temperature" - I KNOW you have a temperature. The question is, do you have a fever?

Abraham wrote:"Ya think?" - This pseudo-bon mot is no more original, than "How's that working out for ya"?

For you that exercise these banalities, stop. You're embarrassing yourselves.

You don't sound like sardonic hipsters - just utterly lacking in originality.

Of course, you probably also use other duds like "That's gonna leave a mark" and grin looking for appreciation like it hasn't already been gibbered by millions...ya, you're super witty.

Guilty as charged.
Unfortunately for some, these do amuse me at least occasionally.
Not for nothing (how many folks did I get with that one? ) - I'll take this usage under consideration instead of blankly parroting it the next time the opportunity strikes

"I'll reach out to <him/her/them>"
Last time I checked, nobody's arms were long enough to reach the distance in any scenario in which I've heard this phrase used.

How about just saying you'll contact them? What's wrong with that?

LOL. Remind me not to use that phrase with you. I am sure I use it... and maybe more than I should.

At least this thread is making me more aware of how I speak.

Abraham wrote:LikesShinyThings,

You have my sympathy.

Truly.

I am , as usually, being silly and tongue in cheek.

I must say though, those who start off sentences with " In terms of..." make me want to scream"...

Abraham wrote:Initiating sentences with: "In terms of..." arrrgggghhhh!

I'm convinced, some think bit of verbal sputum makes whatever they have to say sound like it contains heaping helpings of gravitas - when if fact it just sounds dorky...

Why not, tout de suite, state whatever it is you have to say without preamble?

If used in general conversation, I can see how this might be annoying. However, I can completely envision times where it might be appropriate to limit the terms under which a statement might be relevant. No, I don't have a good example near at hand. Am I being dense? I am not seeing how this would be a blanket 'verboten' phrase. (Yeah, I probably shouldn't have poked my head out of the hole my boss has stuck me in for the last few days and is insisting I stay in until the project is completed... absolutely required by the end of the week. Sigh. Solitude not fun for that long. )

LST

geekwagun wrote:"I'll have a coke" - when they really want a pop and it doesn't actually mean a "Coca-Cola" soft drink

That's great! Someone else who knows the word for those carbonated beverages... Definitely +1 for pop!
And my father was Dad, not Pop.
Nothing like showing my Michigan roots.

Abraham wrote:speach - Please it's speech!

Unless it's a peach of a speech. Then maybe they're just being economical with their syllables.

The Annoyed Man wrote:

Abraham wrote:Never wavering from using "I" (akin to sticking out one's pinky when sipping tea...) instead of "Me" - when "Me" would be appropriate.

The word "Me" is often treated as a snaggle-toothed hillbilly.

Incorrect: "Me 'n the missus went over yonder to visit my cousin Cletus. Him an' me went a'huntin' over in the holler."

Correct: "My wife and I visited my cousin Cletus in the next town over. He and I went hunting together over in that old hollow. He is such a terrible bore that I killed the old boy and left him there, buried in a shallow grave. What?"

Now see that? That first example has all kind of problems with it. The second one is right as rain.

Or should I have stuck tongue in cheek and said ... "That right thar's funny, I don't care who y'are"?

Abraham wrote:bdickens ,

O.K., but why isn't the word "Ghastily" not found in the dictionary?

Surely, you're not being whimsical?

If a word isn't found in the dictionary it's use appears without credibility...

P.S. this exchange is fun for me and I sincerely hope for you. Also, if I'm found wrong in my argument, I'll happily stand corrected.

Of course, I'm not wrong...

Found it: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ghastily

Piney wrote:

howdy wrote:The phrase "no problem" when I say thank you to a waiter. Chick-fil-a instructs workers to say "my pleasure". I like that.

I know there is too much apathy around here but I don't care...

+1 on "No Problem". I cant stand it when someone tells me that-- waiter, cashier, etc. I cringe and expect the word "dude" to follow LOL I've talked with my workers about saying "my pleasure" or somthing similar when told thank you for providing a service.

I'm always good with a "You're welcome", but what do I know? I'm just remembering the manners I was taught as a young'un.