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Why do so many "younger people" not understand how to say "vs"?
Posted on 12/2/20 at 10:26 pm
Posted on 12/2/20 at 10:26 pm
Tim Tebow does it. A lot of Millennial sportscasters or radio hosts do it. People under 35 I work with do it.
They say "verse" rather than "versus" when discussing two opposing teams, ideas or people.
Hey dipshits. You sound retarded. "Versus" is the Latin word for "against". "Verse" is a line of poetry or song.
Stop being so fricking annoying and retarded and dumb.
They say "verse" rather than "versus" when discussing two opposing teams, ideas or people.
Hey dipshits. You sound retarded. "Versus" is the Latin word for "against". "Verse" is a line of poetry or song.
Stop being so fricking annoying and retarded and dumb.
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Posted on 12/2/20 at 10:29 pm to Numberwang
Lazy! Young kids these days are lazy, I tell ya!
Posted on 12/2/20 at 10:48 pm to Numberwang
Another irritation is the use of “impact” instead of “effect” or “affect.” Rather than take the time to understand the correct usage of the latter, they use impact or some clumsy variation of it almost exclusively. I’ve come to hate the words impactful and impactive.
Posted on 12/3/20 at 1:55 am to Numberwang
Dear Facebook
Posted on 12/3/20 at 1:59 am to Kentucker
What football can't be poetry,
and have no impact at all.
and have no impact at all.
Posted on 12/3/20 at 2:53 am to Numberwang
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Tim Tebow does it
Didn't have the brightest teacher growing up... sorry Pam
But considering his specific background, you can't figure out why a missionary kid grew up saying verse vs versus? I offer no suggestions on the other people who do this, but they probably aren't children of my dad's college roommate from uf or seminary.
Posted on 12/3/20 at 6:05 am to Numberwang
an history vs. a history....
I have noticed more and more people saying "an history."
Drives me nuts for some damn reason.
I have noticed more and more people saying "an history."
Drives me nuts for some damn reason.
Posted on 12/3/20 at 8:48 am to Numberwang
I haven’t noticed it verbally but written they say bias instead of biased too.
There’s an older guy (well not young anyway) that I used to work with who would write Holla Day on his time card for holiday and it wasn’t meant to be funny or cute.
There’s an older guy (well not young anyway) that I used to work with who would write Holla Day on his time card for holiday and it wasn’t meant to be funny or cute.
Posted on 12/3/20 at 9:43 am to Numberwang
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Why do so many "younger people" not understand
This list is long
Posted on 12/3/20 at 10:21 am to Numberwang
I just say "v".
Posted on 12/3/20 at 12:31 pm to Numberwang
Dude, I’ve had two different people lately ask me if I can do them a “favorite.”
I’m like . . . Whaaa?
Maybe a “favor” but not a “favorite.”
Sheesh
I’m like . . . Whaaa?
Maybe a “favor” but not a “favorite.”
Sheesh
Posted on 12/3/20 at 2:07 pm to piggilicious
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write Holla Day on his time card for holiday and it wasn’t meant to be funny or cute.
Several of my good friends share a gmail thread where we just shoot the shite and make fun of each other. My cousin sent out "walah" instead of voila once. We've never let him live it down. I try to use it and "too shay" as much as possible.
Posted on 12/3/20 at 4:22 pm to Numberwang
How about “nauseous” vs “nauseating?”
Nauseous has been used improperly for so long that the dictionaries have mostly changed the definition. Why merge two words to mean the same thing and make language less clear?
Per Webster’s:
“Is one nauseous or nauseated?
Some usage guides have held that there should be a strict distinction between nauseous and nauseated, with the first word meaning "causing nausea or disgust" and the second one meaning "affected with nausea." However, nauseous has been in widespread enough use for both of these senses that this distinction is now quite blurred. Nauseous may mean either "causing nausea" or "affected with nausea"; nauseated, on the other hand, is restricted in meaning to "affected with nausea; feeling disgust."”
Nauseous has been used improperly for so long that the dictionaries have mostly changed the definition. Why merge two words to mean the same thing and make language less clear?
Per Webster’s:
“Is one nauseous or nauseated?
Some usage guides have held that there should be a strict distinction between nauseous and nauseated, with the first word meaning "causing nausea or disgust" and the second one meaning "affected with nausea." However, nauseous has been in widespread enough use for both of these senses that this distinction is now quite blurred. Nauseous may mean either "causing nausea" or "affected with nausea"; nauseated, on the other hand, is restricted in meaning to "affected with nausea; feeling disgust."”
Posted on 12/3/20 at 4:36 pm to Numberwang
Why do people say "People of Color" now? Last time I checked, you'd get your arse beat for calling other people "colored." Now all of a sudden, I hear it everywhere. You won't catch me saying that - seems like a trap.
Posted on 12/3/20 at 7:18 pm to Numberwang
“For all intensive purposes” instead of intents and purposes.
Posted on 12/3/20 at 8:49 pm to Numberwang
"Victoria's Secret"? What's so difficult about that?
Posted on 12/3/20 at 9:37 pm to Numberwang
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Stop being so fricking annoying
quote:@Numberwang
and dumb
Posted on 12/4/20 at 8:33 am to Kentucker
I can’t stand people who apparently don’t understand what a synonym is like impact and affect. They try to act superior but completely miss the poor that they are interchangeable.
This post was edited on 12/4/20 at 8:33 am
Posted on 12/5/20 at 4:18 am to Numberwang
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Why do so many "younger people" not understand how to say "vs"?
Just wait until another couple of generations come that have been tethered to their phones from birth.
Posted on 12/5/20 at 10:10 am to Numberwang
Verse
Ha! That’s one of “superior vocabulary” T-Bob’s favorite sayings.
Ha! That’s one of “superior vocabulary” T-Bob’s favorite sayings.
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