Chuckball Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 "Great" and "greatest" especially when used in politics. + oldNbusted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonman Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 All intensive purposes Yes - and its close cousin "forcive habit." + oldNbusted and + FreshFluff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samfoslom Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 irregardless Becket, + Eric Hassan, + FreshFluff and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ FreshFluff Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 shoe-in here here + oldNbusted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ oldNbusted Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 All intensive purposes This is a two-fer as it's a mangling of the original phrase "For all intents and purposes..." http://grammarist.com/mondegreens/ bigvalboy and + FreshFluff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ FreshFluff Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Anyways + oldNbusted and + azdr0710 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actor61 Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 All intensive purposes French benefits Mute point Kevin Slater Mr. Slater - I'm always so impressed with your intelligence and literacy. I'm planning to contact you when I'm in NYC this fall and am really looking forward to it. I hope this message finds you well. Yours very truly. rvwnsd, + oldNbusted, + DERRIK and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayCeeKy Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 shade (and its cousin, diss), sick (supposedly a synonym for something that is good), cool, and "sucks" (except when I use it in Craigslist ads). + oldNbusted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvwnsd Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Nothing wrong with the sentiment. It just doesn't make grammatical sense. It should be "I hope you're doing well." An email can't find anything. Back in the dark ages, I took a secretarial course and there was a large emphasis on proper letting writing form. We were taught to almost always open a letter with "I hope this letter finds you well", and to close with "Yours very truly." I never understood if "I hope this letter finds you well" meant I hope the letter arrived unharmed or if it meant I hope you're feeling well. Similarly, how could I be yours very truly if I'd never met you? I never understood the "yours very truly," either. + oldNbusted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wunder82 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 irregardless expresso dude Me and my friends <long drum roll> like + oldNbusted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reluctant Daddy Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Love. Far too many people use it without the heart behind it. Yeah, I'm jaded. + nycman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boink Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 On the internet, when people type a period after each word in a sentence as if to emphasize everything. Oh. My. God. I. sincerely. hate. that. + nycman, Wunder82, + BigRic and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyGMin Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 On the internet, when people type a period after each word in a sentence as if to emphasize everything. Oh. My. God. I. sincerely. hate. that. Hmmm. Certainly tedious if overused, and doesn't really apply to the sentence you chose, but I can't think of another way to express in writing when you are truly stunned by something. Which is the only time I would slow my speech down like that. Cruiser7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Charlie Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 There was an obituary in my local paper this morning in which every sentence ended with an exclamation point! kewtex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaffingBear Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Corn beef. It's corned beef! instudiocity and + Eric Hassan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 (edited) But the truth of the matter is... Is there a book entitled, "Like, I mean, you know"? These 3 terms are individually used by even the most intelligent people in virtually all walks of life. And it's everywhere. Millennials are the worst, but using "like" multiple times in a sentence is prolific. I catch myself doing it as well (and then roll my eyes). And I'm aghast that Cable TV interviews are filled with "I mean" over and over from both the guest and host, from authors, politicians, commentators, etc. Even on Charlie Rose! Same is true for "you know". It's becoming difficult to listen to conversations these days since these 3 terms really catch my attention. Edited June 17, 2017 by Bucky Wunder82 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasketBaller Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 My family has an elderly English friend we all love. She is from Lancashire and she starts many sentences, "Mind you," the way other people say "you know," but with her accent it's endearing. rvwnsd, Wunder82, + Charlie and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ easygoingpal Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 That's neither here nor there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Any of the lexicon from the reality show Drag Race. There's truly nothing more attractive than hearing grown men speak like drag queens, loudly, in public. Good Grief 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaffingBear Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Yes - and its close cousin "forcive habit." I have never seen forcive habit before..wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaffingBear Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) Any of the lexicon from the reality show Drag Race. There's truly nothing more attractive than hearing grown men speak like drag queens, loudly, in public. Ive never seen drag race. But I detest men who are always in an affected queen-bitch mode. I know guys who are naturally soft-spoken. Lilting. Even sibilant. No problem, when theyre being their natural selves. A little queeny comment at the right time and place can be fun. But men who always adopt a fake higher pitched voice and who use female pronouns for other men, make me cringe. Ohhhhhh Heeeer! Or she said to relate a man's statements. Thats learned and intentional behaviors. I detest it. I know a couple, and one guy literally told the other guy to knock it off with the female pronouns for men. And called him on it every time. The behavior eventually ceased... its not natural anyway. Edited June 18, 2017 by LaffingBear Wunder82 and beachboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyBoomer Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 YINZ. ~Boomer ~ kewtex, Beancounter, EastbayMike and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonman Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Corn beef. It's corned beef! Similar with "Ice tea." LaffingBear, + Eric Hassan and Wunder82 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samfoslom Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Similar with "Ice tea." Isn't he on that Law and Order program??? LaffingBear, BabyBoomer, instudiocity and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actor61 Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 Ive never seen drag race. But I detest men who are always in an affected queen-bitch mode. I know guys who are naturally soft-spoken. Lilting. Even sibilant. No problem, when theyre being their natural selves. A little queeny comment at the right time and place can be fun. But men who always adopt a fake higher pitched voice and who use female pronouns for other men, make me cringe. Ohhhhhh Heeeer! Or she said to relate a man's statements. Thats learned and intentional behaviors. I detest it. I know a couple, and one guy literally told the other guy to knock it off with the female pronouns for men. And called him on it every time. The behavior eventually ceased... its not natural anyway. Hear! Hear! And when you add to that the attitude of the bitch that everything "she" says is right and you're stupid for not agreeing, it's doubly hard to take. I run for the door when a queen snaps fingers at me, wags the head and intones "uh-huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh." + BenjaminNicholas, instudiocity and Good Grief 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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