Guest CanadianChick Report post Posted August 21, 2002 I agree with most the people in this thread...I HATE when people say "I could care less". Whoever started that should be shot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Cancer Marney Report post Posted August 21, 2002 Hate IT, damn it, hate IT! Don't fucking do that! It's a fucking transitive verb! Christ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest treble charged Report post Posted August 21, 2002 It pisses me off when I speak to people (and the majority of them are Canadian) say 'zee' in instead of 'zed' when referring to the letter 'z'. Too much American TV is the problem, I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CanadianChick Report post Posted August 21, 2002 Hate IT, damn it, hate IT! Don't fucking do that! It's a fucking transitive verb! Christ! sorry...my bad. I hate IT when people say "I could care less"....is that better? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JaKyL25 Report post Posted August 21, 2002 "I could care less" irritates me as well. I also severely dislike that "IM/Text messaging" language as well. I've proofread a paper or three that actually had common words spelled the "shorthand" way that people use there. "Should of" and "Could of" REALLY irritate me. "The WCW" and "The WWE", when speaking of the promotion in general, also bothers me. "The WWE Intercontinental Champion" is proper usage. "Chris Benoit wrestles for the WWE" is not. I've always personally disliked the phrase "The Whole Nine Yards", since it doesn't make sense to me, but I've never bothered to look up the root of it, so that's my fault, I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Cancer Marney Report post Posted August 21, 2002 sorry...my bad. I hate IT when people say "I could care less"....is that better? Much. <g> Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Incandenza Report post Posted August 21, 2002 I rarely use IM, but when I do, I feel like a tool just because I am trying to spell out the words properly, while everyone around me is saying "zup" and "prolly c u latez." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Cancer Marney Report post Posted August 21, 2002 I've always personally disliked the phrase "The Whole Nine Yards", since it doesn't make sense to me, but I've never bothered to look up the root of it, so that's my fault, I guess. Interesting. It seems no one knows the origin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CanadianChick Report post Posted August 21, 2002 I've never come across "prolly"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WaylonMerciless Report post Posted August 21, 2002 It pisses me off when I speak to people (and the majority of them are Canadian) say 'zee' in instead of 'zed' when referring to the letter 'z'. Oh I'm sorry. I didn't realize Canada invented the English language. It is Zee. Zed is a character off Pulp Fiction. Acutally I don't really care.......to each is own. You say tomato I say......well you get it. by the way both of those phrases I just used I hate too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JaKyL25 Report post Posted August 21, 2002 Actually, WaylonMerciless, the phrase is "To Each His Own", which makes a hell of a lot more sense than what you thought it was (assuming it wasn't a typo). Do they say Zed in Britain, or Zee? It's their language first, they should be the authority. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CanadianChick Report post Posted August 21, 2002 Another thing I dislike is when people mix up there, their, and they're. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WaylonMerciless Report post Posted August 21, 2002 oh damn.........yeah that was a typo........hey I can't catch them all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Cancer Marney Report post Posted August 21, 2002 It's from the Greek zeta, through Latin and Old French. America is the only country where it's ever been "zee." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Big McLargeHuge Report post Posted August 21, 2002 It's from the Greek zeta, through Latin and Old French. America is the only country where it's ever been "zee." Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest treble charged Report post Posted August 21, 2002 I think Americans just called it 'zee' to be different, myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Incandenza Report post Posted August 21, 2002 I think Americans just called it 'zee' to be different, myself. Yeah, it's the same reason why we don't convert to the metric system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Cancer Marney Report post Posted August 21, 2002 Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Neither, really. It's bee, cee, dee, ee, gee, pee, tee, and vee, so zee doesn't seem out of place. That's probably how it started. I say "zed," but I don't care if someone else says "zee." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest EricMM Report post Posted August 21, 2002 is it really zed throughout the entire world? I knew it was zed in french, back from highschool french class, but I didn't know it was that prevelent. Thats... startling... I could care less if you don't like my language, ya'll. I HATE when people get their panties in a bunch over my word usage. While u were spending time critiquing my words, you could of been doing something better... It be whos you to get a life, talk to the hand, cuz the proof is in the pudding. Did I miss too many? When I typed "I hate", I actually felt my stomach twist. "Could of" too... Ugh. I feel dirty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest treble charged Report post Posted August 21, 2002 But 'zee' is the accepted pronounciation in the US. Canadians are tought to say 'zed', yet most are just too Americanized and say 'zee', which tends to annoy me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Edwin MacPhisto Report post Posted August 21, 2002 I just hate people using gay short forms of words. Like "l8r" for "later", 4 for "for", the "u" and "r" thing, there also a million of these gay short forms for words that I hate. Man, Prince would so kick your ass for that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest J*ingus Report post Posted August 21, 2002 Treble, not only do Americans use "zee", but most of them have never even heard of any different way. Nobody ever tells us how the rest of the world does it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted August 21, 2002 Hey but at least we americans know how to properly pronounce again and about... I always get Their, There and They're mixed up. Well i'm usually fine when using there but i still have to correct myself even on it from time to time. The other two i'm always screwing up. But none of this type of stuff really bothers me unlike it does some people. :coughanalretentivecough: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest KingOfOldSchool Report post Posted August 21, 2002 I just hate people using gay short forms of words. Like "l8r" for "later", 4 for "for", the "u" and "r" thing, there also a million of these gay short forms for words that I hate. Man, Prince would so kick your ass for that. As would most pop and rap stars. As a personal rule though, I almost never use this type of internet shorthand. It simply looks dumb, but I don't get on anyone's case about doing it unless it's in excess. For crying out loud, it doesn't take up that much time to spell the entire word properly. And let's face it, if you're on the internet sending out instant messages all night, you are not in any important rush that requires you to spell that way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TJH Report post Posted August 21, 2002 Also, it is not "Dubya" "Dubbayu" it is DOUBLE U! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest I Like WDI Report post Posted August 21, 2002 Hey but at least we americans know how to properly pronounce again... Actually, most Americans I know pronounce again "a-gen", when it is really "a-gayne"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JHawk Report post Posted August 21, 2002 Also, it is not "Dubya" "Dubbayu" it is DOUBLE U! Maybe, but I asked in kindergarten why it wasn't "double v", so... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted August 21, 2002 Hey but at least we americans know how to properly pronounce again... Actually, most Americans I know pronounce again "a-gen", when it is really "a-gayne"... Damnit man it was a joke...a joke you know haha and such. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest I Like WDI Report post Posted August 21, 2002 I must have missed that. What's the joke? Not sarcasm, I just don't get the joke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Will Scarlet Report post Posted August 21, 2002 I always hated the phrase "What's up?" myself. From my experience, it is like 95% of the time, the answer is always "Nothing" or "Not much." It just always irritates me. It is like the question is rather pointless, and a waste of time because there is usually no real information picked up from me. I guess it is probably just me though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
