In my case, "Roll Tide."
I can't picture myself actually ever finding the occasion to say "yeet."
Not as popular now, but "hella".
Quote from: JayhawkCO on August 04, 2022, 02:41:04 PM
Not as popular now, but "hella".
I've never even heard anyone in California say it.
I don't want to use those phrases, so I can't very well repeat them here.
"Please pass the asparagus"
"24/7" though I haven't heard it that much lately.
Quote from: elsmere241 on August 04, 2022, 02:56:50 PM
"24/7" though I haven't heard it that much lately.
I hate that one. Won't repeat it!
Two that I hear far too often:
"Things happen for a reason."
"Part of God's plan."
Each time I hear someone saying that, I get the idea they weren't paying attention, and lack the ability of abstract thought.
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 04, 2022, 02:48:46 PM
I don't want to use those phrases, so I can't very well repeat them here.
:cheers:
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on August 04, 2022, 03:20:25 PM
Quote from: elsmere241 on August 04, 2022, 02:56:50 PM
"24/7" though I haven't heard it that much lately.
I hate that one. Won't repeat it!
I'll use that phrase when it's meant literally, as in "this store is open 24/7"
I won't use it when it's meant figuratively.
Go Pack Go
y'all
I would never say or repeat any racial slurs out loud, even if I were quoting someone else who said them.
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Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on August 04, 2022, 03:20:25 PM
Quote from: elsmere241 on August 04, 2022, 02:56:50 PM
"24/7" though I haven't heard it that much lately.
I hate that one. Won't repeat it!
I'll use that phrase when it's meant literally, as in "this store is open 24/7"
I won't use it when it's meant figuratively.
Even then, I say the store is open 24 hours. That's what you said when I was growing up.
"I'm just sayin'"
Quote from: Big John on August 04, 2022, 04:48:00 PM
y'all
I find y'all to be one of the most handy expressions. I never used it growing up in Wisconsin but when I lived in Virginia in the mid-aughts I started using it. I say it closer to "you all" and with my Midwest accent but it still comes out as one extended syllable. I hate (file under 'minor things that annoy me') that you is used for both singular and plural second person, and y'all helps avoid the confusion.
I try not to use "y'all" too much, since it tends to be associated with a sort of person I'm very much not, but I can't deny that it's handy enough that I will use it if it's the best option.
On an unrelated note, I stumbled upon an interesting discussion on Reddit among people in the St. Louis area, who had anecdotally experienced increasing use of the word "y'all" correlated to an increase in political conservativism in their area.
Quote from: skluth on August 04, 2022, 05:59:26 PM
Quote from: Big John on August 04, 2022, 04:48:00 PM
y'all
I find y'all to be one of the most handy expressions. I never used it growing up in Wisconsin but when I lived in Virginia in the mid-aughts I started using it. I say it closer to "you all" and with my Midwest accent but it still comes out as one extended syllable. I hate (file under 'minor things that annoy me') that you is used for both singular and plural second person, and y'all helps avoid the confusion.
Of all the languages I've learned even a little bit of basic vocabulary in, English is the only one that uses the same word for the singular and plural second person. I believe "ye" was once second-person plural but I don't know when or why it fell out of use.
The main issue I have with "24/7" is that some people use it when they really mean 24/4 or 24/5 or something like that. "It's open 24/7 during the week but it closes at night on weekends" That's not 24/7 then. That's 24/4 if it goes from Monday morning to Friday evening.
As for "y'all", I really don't see the issue with it. I don't associate it with conservatism, because there's plenty of left-wingers here that use it. And I've even heard it used on TV by people who have never lived in the South (e.g. born in the North and live in the West).
Quote from: ran4sh on August 04, 2022, 06:43:32 PM
As for "y'all", I really don't see the issue with it. I don't associate it with conservatism, because there's plenty of left-wingers here that use it. And I've even heard it used on TV by people who have never lived in the South (e.g. born in the North and live in the West).
Well, sure, in the south everyone uses it. What the people in St. Louis were saying is that its use was once rare there, until conservatives began using it as a speech marker, presumably to show agreement with Southern values.
Y'all has gained popularity among some liberal non-Southerners as a gender-neutral term for a group of people, trying to phase "you guys" out of their vocabulary.
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on August 04, 2022, 03:20:25 PM
Quote from: elsmere241 on August 04, 2022, 02:56:50 PM
"24/7" though I haven't heard it that much lately.
I hate that one. Won't repeat it!
The Beatles Channel on XM claims to broadcast 24/8.
That one about Brandon (no, not the forum user) that I won't say both because not saying or repeating it is the point of the thread and to avoid a thread lock.
It is what it is.
Basically, it's saying "screw you, I'm not apologizing for being wrong".
"Give 110%." I don't know why, I just hate this one.
Quote from: 1 on August 04, 2022, 07:33:35 PM
That one about Brandon (no, not the forum user) that I won't say both because not saying or repeating it is the point of the thread and to avoid a thread lock.
I don't understand why they don't just say what they mean, which is "fuck [politician's name here]". Either the person they are saying it to will know what they mean and they will come off as too childish and scared to say "fuck", or they won't know what they mean, and they'll come off as completely unhinged ("who is Brandon and why are you rooting for him?").
If I'm opposed enough to a politician to speak up against them in an appropriate forum, I'm opposed enough to not cloak my disapproval behind namby-pamby euphemisms.
Quote from: index on August 04, 2022, 07:55:11 PM
"Give 110%." I don't know why, I just hate this one.
I knew a soccer coach who didn't like this one. He was always about giving 100%, and added humorously that 110% wasn't possible.
I personally don't think I'll ever introduce myself with pronouns. I couldn't care less if you don't call me by male pronouns. Besides, you shouldn't need to talk to me with the third person if you're actually talking to me.
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on August 04, 2022, 06:56:32 PM
Y'all has gained popularity among some liberal non-Southerners as a gender-neutral term for a group of people, trying to phase "you guys" out of their vocabulary.
I got the word "guys" out of my vocabulary a long time ago after working in the fine dining restaurant industry, but I say y'all occasionally because it's a quicker second person plural.
Quote from: CoreySamson on August 04, 2022, 08:12:59 PM
Quote from: index on August 04, 2022, 07:55:11 PM
"Give 110%." I don't know why, I just hate this one.
I knew a soccer coach who didn't like this one. He was always about giving 100%, and added humorously that 110% wasn't possible.
I personally don't think I'll ever introduce myself with pronouns. I couldn't care less if you don't call me by male pronouns. Besides, you shouldn't need to talk to me with the third person if you're actually talking to me.
Maybe I didn't like this one because I heard it so much during the various team sports my parents forced me to play as a kid, all of which I hated. They should've tried to get me into recreation. One of the best parts about activities in the outdoors is that there's not an obese, balding, middle-aged coach with marriage issues who lives vicariously through his kids, handing out cliché motivational phrases like candy.
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 04, 2022, 07:26:35 PM
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on August 04, 2022, 03:20:25 PM
Quote from: elsmere241 on August 04, 2022, 02:56:50 PM
"24/7" though I haven't heard it that much lately.
I hate that one. Won't repeat it!
The Beatles Channel on XM claims to broadcast 24/8.
An in-joke reference to the band's #1 hit "Eight Days a Week".
"If you've got time to lean, you've got time to clean."
Maybe some of us aren't robots and need to take a breather when it's slow? You ever think of that, Dee?
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 04, 2022, 09:45:00 PM
"If you've got time to lean, you've got time to clean."
Maybe some of us aren't robots and need to take a breather when it's slow? You ever think of that, Dee?
The worst is when a manager engaged in their own current task pauses on whatever they're doing and just happens to look at you in the half-second of you appearing to not be engaged in any specific task and immediately chides you for it.
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 04, 2022, 08:02:43 PM
Quote from: 1 on August 04, 2022, 07:33:35 PM
That one about Brandon (no, not the forum user) that I won't say both because not saying or repeating it is the point of the thread and to avoid a thread lock.
I don't understand why they don't just say what they mean, which is "fuck [politician's name here]". Either the person they are saying it to will know what they mean and they will come off as too childish and scared to say "fuck", or they won't know what they mean, and they'll come off as completely unhinged ("who is Brandon and why are you rooting for him?").
If I'm opposed enough to a politician to speak up against them in an appropriate forum, I'm opposed enough to not cloak my disapproval behind namby-pamby euphemisms.
They do. I have seen the vulgar signs up here and there.
The euphemism is because people tend to frown on direct vulgarity.
I find both expressions childish.
Let's Go Yank...geez, I can't even bring myself so say it.
Build Back Better (at least without a snicker or cringe)
Quote from: Takumi on August 04, 2022, 06:31:19 PM
Quote from: skluth on August 04, 2022, 05:59:26 PM
Quote from: Big John on August 04, 2022, 04:48:00 PM
y'all
I find y'all to be one of the most handy expressions. I never used it growing up in Wisconsin but when I lived in Virginia in the mid-aughts I started using it. I say it closer to "you all" and with my Midwest accent but it still comes out as one extended syllable. I hate (file under 'minor things that annoy me') that you is used for both singular and plural second person, and y'all helps avoid the confusion.
Of all the languages I've learned even a little bit of basic vocabulary in, English is the only one that uses the same word for the singular and plural second person. I believe "ye" was once second-person plural but I don't know when or why it fell out of use.
The singular was
thou and
thee, and the plural was
ye and
you, subjective and objective respectively. Of those, only
you remains for the most part.
Quote from: index on August 04, 2022, 07:55:11 PM
"Give 110%." I don't know why, I just hate this one.
Reminds me of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfcTcSbGMmo
Quote from: Rothman on August 04, 2022, 10:45:05 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 04, 2022, 08:02:43 PM
Quote from: 1 on August 04, 2022, 07:33:35 PM
That one about Brandon (no, not the forum user) that I won't say both because not saying or repeating it is the point of the thread and to avoid a thread lock.
I don't understand why they don't just say what they mean, which is "fuck [politician's name here]". Either the person they are saying it to will know what they mean and they will come off as too childish and scared to say "fuck", or they won't know what they mean, and they'll come off as completely unhinged ("who is Brandon and why are you rooting for him?").
If I'm opposed enough to a politician to speak up against them in an appropriate forum, I'm opposed enough to not cloak my disapproval behind namby-pamby euphemisms.
They do. I have seen the vulgar signs up here and there.
The euphemism is because people tend to frown on direct vulgarity.
I find both expressions childish.
Actually the chant is derived from the media blatantly lying that the group was chanting "Let's Go Brandon" when they weren't saying that at all. It has more to do with the media covering up stuff and not so much the vulgar sentence. Both CNN and Fox news will only give you the news they want you to hear.
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on August 05, 2022, 08:36:58 AM
Quote from: Rothman on August 04, 2022, 10:45:05 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 04, 2022, 08:02:43 PM
Quote from: 1 on August 04, 2022, 07:33:35 PM
That one about Brandon (no, not the forum user) that I won't say both because not saying or repeating it is the point of the thread and to avoid a thread lock.
I don't understand why they don't just say what they mean, which is "fuck [politician's name here]". Either the person they are saying it to will know what they mean and they will come off as too childish and scared to say "fuck", or they won't know what they mean, and they'll come off as completely unhinged ("who is Brandon and why are you rooting for him?").
If I'm opposed enough to a politician to speak up against them in an appropriate forum, I'm opposed enough to not cloak my disapproval behind namby-pamby euphemisms.
They do. I have seen the vulgar signs up here and there.
The euphemism is because people tend to frown on direct vulgarity.
I find both expressions childish.
Actually the chant is derived from the media blatantly lying that the group was chanting "Let's Go Brandon" when they weren't saying that at all. It has more to do with the media covering up stuff and not so much the vulgar sentence. Both CNN and Fox news will only give you the news they want you to hear.
It all started with unruly fans at a second-tier NASCAR event...you know, the ones who would get offended at
anyone else using sporting events to denigrate authority.
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on August 05, 2022, 08:36:58 AM
Quote from: Rothman on August 04, 2022, 10:45:05 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 04, 2022, 08:02:43 PM
Quote from: 1 on August 04, 2022, 07:33:35 PM
That one about Brandon (no, not the forum user) that I won't say both because not saying or repeating it is the point of the thread and to avoid a thread lock.
I don't understand why they don't just say what they mean, which is "fuck [politician's name here]". Either the person they are saying it to will know what they mean and they will come off as too childish and scared to say "fuck", or they won't know what they mean, and they'll come off as completely unhinged ("who is Brandon and why are you rooting for him?").
If I'm opposed enough to a politician to speak up against them in an appropriate forum, I'm opposed enough to not cloak my disapproval behind namby-pamby euphemisms.
They do. I have seen the vulgar signs up here and there.
The euphemism is because people tend to frown on direct vulgarity.
I find both expressions childish.
Actually the chant is derived from the media blatantly lying that the group was chanting "Let's Go Brandon" when they weren't saying that at all. It has more to do with the media covering up stuff and not so much the vulgar sentence. Both CNN and Fox news will only give you the news they want you to hear.
It wasn't a lie so much as a misunderstanding. A guy named Brandon had just won a NASCAR race and the reporter interviewing him misheard what the fans were saying.
Another sports-related one you'll never hear pass my lips: "HTTR." Or is it "HTTC" now?
And there's a phrase popularized by a forum member that lots of other people have adopted to describe weather conditions. "About the sky; it cracked a roo," often shortened to just "About the sky..."
As I type this, it's thundering outside.
Quote from: hbelkins on August 05, 2022, 02:34:47 PM
Another sports-related one you'll never hear pass my lips: "HTTR." Or is it "HTTC" now?
And there's a phrase popularized by a forum member that lots of other people have adopted to describe weather conditions. "About the sky; it cracked a roo," often shortened to just "About the sky..."
As I type this, it's thundering outside.
They're bringing back "Hail to the Redskins" with slight rewrites as "Hail to the Commanders," and they have a poll going asking fans about which of two sets of lyrics they should adopt. We'll find out next week which they chose, though I wonder what happens if they fail to score during their first preseason game.
I sent in a suggestion that it should be "Hail the Commanders" to fit the meter properly. "Hail to the Redskins" is five syllables; "Hail to the Commanders" is six. In the recordings they released, they finessed it by somewhat eliding "to the" so that it's almost one word–sort of "Hail tothe Commanders."
Both sets of proposed lyrics are sort of dumb:
Hail to the Commanders!
Hail victory!
Fight for our Commanders!
Fight for old DC!
versus
Hail to the Commanders!
Hail victory!
Leaders on a mission!
Fight for old DC!
I think the first of those is preferable to the second because "leaders on a mission" makes me think of the much-maligned division names the Big Ten used to use (the "Legends" and "Leaders" Divisions). I did see something where someone posted a parody version in which the third line was, "Should be the Redskins."
Quote from: hbelkins on August 05, 2022, 02:34:47 PM
Another sports-related one you'll never hear pass my lips: "HTTR." Or is it "HTTC" now?
They should have made it HTTP to mess with people.
As for more things I won't say:
"PC Master Race", despite agreeing that computers are superior to consoles
"SMH"
"ATM machine" and other ones like that
"fancy like" (I can't even find a definition; searching only gives me the song with that name)
"beg the question" unless actually used correctly (hint: you're probably misusing it)
"million and a half" (in the context of 1.5 million)
"baby killer"
"Willis Tower"
"any other number"
"plox"
"c0v1d" with digits embedded in the word
The main reason to spell COVID with special characters or numerals is to evade the censorship that some social media websites apply to posts that are about covid. That, imo, is a reasonable usage
I don't ever type "lol". It just screams immaturity in my brain.
Quote from: JayhawkCO on August 05, 2022, 03:37:53 PM
I don't ever type "lol". It just screams immaturity in my brain.
I normally use all caps. It looks more like an adult version for some reason.
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Quote from: JayhawkCO on August 05, 2022, 03:37:53 PM
I don't ever type "lol". It just screams immaturity in my brain.
I normally use all caps. It looks more like an adult version for some reason.
Not that either. Nor LMAO, ROFL, or things of that nature. I either use an emoji or just put "Ha".
I like the :rofl: emoji, but use it sparingly.
Cue video clip from American Dad:
Stan "I'm really getting fed up with this orgasm"
(you know you've seen the episode I'm talking about)
a few others I'll repeat, but will never say:
"Please stop scratching my back"
"I don't have room for pie"
"Your smile is tip enough for me"
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 04, 2022, 07:26:35 PM
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on August 04, 2022, 03:20:25 PM
Quote from: elsmere241 on August 04, 2022, 02:56:50 PM
"24/7" though I haven't heard it that much lately.
I hate that one. Won't repeat it!
The Beatles Channel on XM claims to broadcast 24/8.
That one is a joke, a play on their song Eight Days A Week.
A baseball one I can't stand and don't use, but which you'll hear quite a bit from announcers, is "grand slam home run". Well no kidding.
In a similar vein I recall being reprimanded as a youth for referring to a "hot water heater" and have never repeated that error.
"F*ck [insert thing here]"
You're not edgy or different because you said a bad word. Swearing does not improve your argument or make a point. And expressing disapproval for something without giving a reason is silly.
Almost everyone (including myself) has been guilty of this at some point or another (bad word or otherwise). And it's not much better if it's with good intentions. "F*ck cancer" ? Wow really? Good thing we know this guy's stance on cancer now.
(not a phrase, but I feel like it fits in this thread) putting Ukraine stickers on your car or flying a Ukraine flag from your house (unless you're from there or whatever). You don't have to pretend to care. No Ukrainian citizens are going to be comforted by your bumper sticker. Russia won't stop invading because Karen put a sticker on her Subaru. And again - you disapprove of a dangerous imperialist dictatorship? No way! How brave!
Moist
"could care less"
How much less?
Quote from: thspfc on August 05, 2022, 07:41:35 PM
"F*ck [insert thing here]"
You're not edgy or different because you said a bad word. Swearing does not improve your argument or make a point. And expressing disapproval for something without giving a reason is silly.
Almost everyone (including myself) has been guilty of this at some point or another (bad word or otherwise). And it's not much better if it's with good intentions. "F*ck cancer" ? Wow really? Good thing we know this guy's stance on cancer now.
No big surprise here, a hard agree from me with regard to profanity.
Weirdly though, I don't feel as strongly about the F cancer bumper sticker with the sideways pink ribbon in place of the -ck. That's kind of unique and cool enough that it somewhat cancels out the unnecessary nature of the profanity.
Quote from: Big John on August 05, 2022, 08:29:41 PM
"could care less"
How much less?
:clap: :clap: :clap:
Quote from: ran4sh on August 05, 2022, 03:28:04 PM
The main reason to spell COVID with special characters or numerals is to evade the censorship that some social media websites apply to posts that are about covid. That, imo, is a reasonable usage
Precisely that is one term I avoid just because I don't like it. I use "coronavirus" instead, and I plan to change to "2020's coronavirus" in the short to mid term.
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on August 06, 2022, 08:33:57 AM
Quote from: ran4sh on August 05, 2022, 03:28:04 PM
The main reason to spell COVID with special characters or numerals is to evade the censorship that some social media websites apply to posts that are about covid. That, imo, is a reasonable usage
Precisely that is one term I avoid just because I don't like it. I use "coronavirus" instead, and I plan to change to "2020's coronavirus" in the short to mid term.
Funny, I just noticed it is being referred to now as COVID, and no longer COVID19.
Quote from: thspfc on August 05, 2022, 07:41:35 PM
"F*ck [insert thing here]"
You're not edgy or different because you said a bad word. Swearing does not improve your argument or make a point. And expressing disapproval for something without giving a reason is silly.
Fuck your post.
Quote from: thspfc on August 05, 2022, 07:41:35 PM
(not a phrase, but I feel like it fits in this thread) putting Ukraine stickers on your car or flying a Ukraine flag from your house (unless you're from there or whatever). You don't have to pretend to care. No Ukrainian citizens are going to be comforted by your bumper sticker. Russia won't stop invading because Karen put a sticker on her Subaru. And again - you disapprove of a dangerous imperialist dictatorship? No way! How brave!
I've actually been following some Ukrainian discussion boards on Reddit, and the response from Ukrainian citizens when displays of support in other countries are posted is overwhelmingly positive. It improves morale, because seeing that the American people, and not just the government, support Ukraine means that the government will likely continue supplying the Ukrainians with arms, since the US is nominally a democracy and the government is therefore theoretically likely to act in accordance with a public base of support.
Using "the" in front of a number to refer to a highway or freeway. That's only for buses around these parts.
Quote from: Bruce on August 06, 2022, 03:06:58 PM
Using "the" in front of a number to refer to a highway or freeway. That's only for buses around these parts.
That's what everyone does in Buffalo, NY. "Get on the 90, head down the 33 into Downtown, then get on the Skyway." I don't hate it, but I wouldn't say I love it either.
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 06, 2022, 02:48:12 PM
Quote from: thspfc on August 05, 2022, 07:41:35 PM
(not a phrase, but I feel like it fits in this thread) putting Ukraine stickers on your car or flying a Ukraine flag from your house (unless you’re from there or whatever). You don’t have to pretend to care. No Ukrainian citizens are going to be comforted by your bumper sticker. Russia won’t stop invading because Karen put a sticker on her Subaru. And again - you disapprove of a dangerous imperialist dictatorship? No way! How brave!
I've actually been following some Ukrainian discussion boards on Reddit, and the response from Ukrainian citizens when displays of support in other countries are posted is overwhelmingly positive. It improves morale, because seeing that the American people, and not just the government, support Ukraine means that the government will likely continue supplying the Ukrainians with arms, since the US is nominally a democracy and the government is therefore theoretically likely to act in accordance with a public base of support.
I don't dislike it, but it does have a bit of a "look at me" angle to it. I want to show I care about Ukraine, even though before they were invaded I couldn't point it out on a map, so I will change my Facebook profile to have the Ukrainian flag as my profile picture. It's mostly for that person's friends to see how much they "care". Maybe there are some out there that genuinely care, but it seems like the people I know and see will change their profiles to whatever is the hot topic of the month/year. When Paris got bombed, everyone was throwing French flags on their Facebook profiles. Now those same people have the Ukrainian flag on their profile and forgot all about their "love" for the Parisians. I know these people I know don't really care in the way you are explaining. I am glad that I does help morale.
Quote from: kirbykart on August 06, 2022, 03:21:48 PM
Quote from: Bruce on August 06, 2022, 03:06:58 PM
Using "the" in front of a number to refer to a highway or freeway. That's only for buses around these parts.
That's what everyone does in Buffalo, NY. "Get on the 90, head down the 33 into Downtown, then get on the Skyway." I don't hate it, but I wouldn't say I love it either.
From what I understand, that's due to proximity to Ontario, which does it regularly. However, I've only heard this for Buffalo, not Detroit.
Quote from: ran4sh on August 05, 2022, 03:28:04 PM
The main reason to spell COVID with special characters or numerals is to evade the censorship that some social media websites apply to posts that are about covid. That, imo, is a reasonable usage
That's to stop the misinformation that goes along with it, not the COVID-19 itself.
If you mention it's a respiratory disease which requires a degree of caution (and so forth), that's not going to be censored. Mention it was caused by the conjunction of Bohemian Space Capacitor Operators and the Lizard People funded by Particle Man, and maybe it's a step too far when the alternative is plunging bleach into your veins.
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Quote from: ran4sh on August 05, 2022, 03:28:04 PM
The main reason to spell COVID with special characters or numerals is to evade the censorship that some social media websites apply to posts that are about covid. That, imo, is a reasonable usage
That's to stop the misinformation that goes along with it, not the COVID-19 itself.
If you mention it's a respiratory disease which requires a degree of caution (and so forth), that's not going to be censored. Mention it was caused by the conjunction Bohemian Space Capacitor Operators and the Lizard People funded by Particle Man, and maybe it's a step too far when the alternative is plunging bleach into your veins.
Life in general would be so much more interesting if there were hostile Lizard People running around engineering up havoc behind the scenes. It sure would make trips to Denver International Airport way more fun.
^ Soon they shall fulfill the prophecy and become the true rulers of the world!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw7tZ2z9krE
The word Dude irks me.
Especially when someone is mad at you.
SM-G996U
Capture or Caption. Apparently it pisses two people off on the forum if I choose the wrong word of the two. In fact one of the two accused me of trolling him and said I use caption over capture to purposely irk him.
The fact is there is no ruling that your grammar has to be one hundred percent, as long as it's not political or offensive.
So I try not to use either one cause I can't help be uninformed of usage on a forum trolled by grammar and punctuation geeks.
Quote from: roadman65 on August 06, 2022, 10:41:36 PM
Capture or Caption. Apparently it pisses two people off on the forum if I choose the wrong word of the two. In fact one of the two accused me of trolling him and said I use caption over capture to purposely irk him.
The fact is there is no ruling that your grammar has to be one hundred percent, as long as it's not political or offensive.
So I try not to use either one cause I can't help be uninformed of usage on a forum trolled by grammar and punctuation geeks.
A key feature of the English language is that all words mean the same thing, so they can be interchanged freely with no loss of meaning. Demilitarizing cawing externalizes ecopoetic cakes.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on August 06, 2022, 09:29:31 PM
Quote from: formulanone on August 06, 2022, 08:46:53 PM
Quote from: ran4sh on August 05, 2022, 03:28:04 PM
The main reason to spell COVID with special characters or numerals is to evade the censorship that some social media websites apply to posts that are about covid. That, imo, is a reasonable usage
That's to stop the misinformation that goes along with it, not the COVID-19 itself.
If you mention it's a respiratory disease which requires a degree of caution (and so forth), that's not going to be censored. Mention it was caused by the conjunction Bohemian Space Capacitor Operators and the Lizard People funded by Particle Man, and maybe it's a step too far when the alternative is plunging bleach into your veins.
Life in general would be so much more interesting if there were hostile Lizard People running around engineering up havoc behind the scenes. It sure would make trips to Denver International Airport way more fun.
There's enough well-meaning, greedy, lazy, and ignorant folk (sometimes we all tread that envelope) to which there's really no room to blame anyone else; throw in acts of nature, and we're set for random chaos.
Completely forgot about this one:
buyed
Illinois isn't flat...
On a more serious not I don't picture adopting some SoCal slang that my wife uses. Inserting "the" before a highway number seems alien to me but stuff like "I need to go put gas" and "I'm taking stuff down from the car" even more so.
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 04, 2022, 08:02:43 PM
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That one about Brandon (no, not the forum user) that I won't say both because not saying or repeating it is the point of the thread and to avoid a thread lock.
I don't understand why they don't just say what they mean, which is "fuck [politician's name here]". Either the person they are saying it to will know what they mean and they will come off as too childish and scared to say "fuck", or they won't know what they mean, and they'll come off as completely unhinged ("who is Brandon and why are you rooting for him?").
It started as a way of making fun of NBC during their coverage of a NASCAR race late last year. At one point, a few in the crowd began loudly chanting "Fuck J.B.", and rather than repeat on air what the crowd was really saying, the reporter spun it as "Let's Go, Brandon!, since Brandon Brown was one of the NASCAR drivers. It quickly became a meme and spread like wildfire. I won't post it here for obvious reasons, but there's videos of it on YouTube.
I'm not defending it, but that's how it started.
Quote from: roadman65 on August 06, 2022, 10:41:36 PM
Capture or Caption. Apparently it pisses two people off on the forum if I choose the wrong word of the two. In fact one of the two accused me of trolling him and said I use caption over capture to purposely irk him.
The fact is there is no ruling that your grammar has to be one hundred percent, as long as it's not political or offensive.
So I try not to use either one cause I can't help be uninformed of usage on a forum trolled by grammar and punctuation geeks.
What? Those words mean completely different things.
If I ever say "circle back," I've probably failed at everything possible in human existence.
"Center around." No, you either "center on" or "revolve around."
Speaking for my Mom: I don't know if this is still a thing, but she hates it when one of her friends says "hey, girlfriend" to her. Call her by her name.
When I was in high school most adults in Michigan would say "Geeze oh Pete's" as a stand in for the exclamation "Jesus Christ!" It sounded lame then, I don't believe I've ever actually said it myself. My understanding was that it had something to do with not taking the lord's name in vain.
Quote from: wanderer2575 on August 08, 2022, 10:00:15 AM
Speaking for my Mom: I don't know if this is still a thing, but she hates it when one of her friends says "hey, girlfriend" to her. Call her by her name.
They may have temporarily forgotten her name.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on August 08, 2022, 10:32:52 AM
When I was in high school most adults in Michigan would say "Geeze oh Pete's" as a stand in for the exclamation "Jesus Christ!" It sounded lame then, I don't believe I've ever actually said it myself. My understanding was that it had something to do with not taking the lord's name in vain.
Another one is Judas Priest.
There's plenty of euphemisms people use: Dagnabbit, Frick'n, Son of a Gun.
"bro". Hate that word
Quote from: andrepoiy on August 08, 2022, 11:46:37 AM
"bro". Hate that word
"Boss" and "chief" are also frequently used by the "bro" crowd.
"Would of" and "should of" instead of the correct "would've" and "should've" (although I never use the contractions).
Quote from: andrepoiy on August 08, 2022, 11:46:37 AM
"bro". Hate that word
Quote from: JayhawkCO on August 05, 2022, 03:51:30 PM
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I don't ever type "lol". It just screams immaturity in my brain.
I normally use all caps. It looks more like an adult version for some reason.
Not that either. Nor LMAO, ROFL, or things of that nature. I either use an emoji or just put "Ha".
For some reason, a single "ha" comes off as sarcastic to me, while "haha" seems more genuine.
Here's a road-related one that I have used in the past but try to avoid now.
Multiplex
I prefer "concurrency."
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on August 08, 2022, 12:03:27 PM
Quote from: andrepoiy on August 08, 2022, 11:46:37 AM
"bro". Hate that word
"Boss" and "chief" are also frequently used by the "bro" crowd.
Also "buddy" .
An app at work requires us to say "copy that" as an affirmative response to its messages. I've never said that before in my life.
Quote from: Takumi on August 08, 2022, 01:13:04 PM
An app at work requires us to say “copy that” as an affirmative response to its messages. I’ve never said that before in my life.
Try, "10-4, good buddy."
Quote from: Takumi on August 08, 2022, 01:13:04 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on August 08, 2022, 12:03:27 PM
Quote from: andrepoiy on August 08, 2022, 11:46:37 AM
"bro". Hate that word
"Boss" and "chief" are also frequently used by the "bro" crowd.
Also "buddy" .
An app at work requires us to say "copy that" as an affirmative response to its messages. I've never said that before in my life.
I have to use "copy that" quite a bit given I've been on operating radios and using police codes for close to two decades. This past decade has only made it a thing I say more frequently say given I work on a military base and talk to dispatchers often.
I grew up with a pilot as a dad, so I tend to go with roger. At the casino, we had a wide array of ten codes, but half of them were obscure enough that if you actually tried to use them, nobody would know what you meant. As time went on, I sort of shifted to using more aviation phraseology rather than the ten codes, because it's so blindingly obvious that, even if you're not familiar with it, the meaning still comes through. ("10-9" and "Say again?" are about the same amount of effort to say, but one is much more readily understood.)
Using "niner" at work got a near-universal negative reaction, though.
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 08, 2022, 04:48:02 PMUsing "niner" at work got a near-universal negative reaction, though.
If there was ever a place where it's important to distinguish between "five" and "nine," it's a casino.
I really dislike people saying "bad" in any context to mean good. I can't remember ever using bad that way and don't foresee it happening.
Quote from: skluth on August 08, 2022, 05:04:08 PM
I really dislike people saying "bad" in any context to mean good. I can't remember ever using bad that way and don't foresee it happening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W2XWBN_qOw
(I seem to recall another version of that with a group of young black guys who are drawing out the word "bad" and an old white man who says something like, "You guys don't know what you're talking about. This is very good chicken!")
Quote from: abefroman329 on August 08, 2022, 04:54:09 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 08, 2022, 04:48:02 PMUsing "niner" at work got a near-universal negative reaction, though.
If there was ever a place where it's important to distinguish between "five" and "nine," it's a casino.
Oh, for sure. But they had some apparent, incomprehensible obsession with making things impossible to understand on the radio. The various zones of the casino were assigned letters, so of course we used the phonetic alphabet ("Alpha", "Bravo", "Echo", and so on). But when we added an eighth section, H, the manager insisted on naming the section after his favorite video game, Halo. So now we would get calls that someone needed help in "Halo" and they'd mishear and go to "Echo" or vice-versa. But they never changed it because it would be too hard to get everyone to change over to calling it "Hotel".
We also ended up with a zone S that was named out of the main sequence (which only went up to G at the time) because it was in a skybridge. That got named "Sky". Which sucked because it is basically impossible to make "Sky" come through on the radio. I would say "Sierra" instead, and people would bitch and moan about it, but it got them there more effectively than "Sky".
Rather than "Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge" it should be "Tappan Zee Bridge".
Quote from: kirbykart on August 06, 2022, 03:21:48 PM
Quote from: Bruce on August 06, 2022, 03:06:58 PM
Using "the" in front of a number to refer to a highway or freeway. That's only for buses around these parts.
That's what everyone does in Buffalo, NY. "Get on the 90, head down the 33 into Downtown, then get on the Skyway." I don't hate it, but I wouldn't say I love it either.
When I was in college in Utah there was a traffic reporter who did that, including referring to the 21st South freeway as "the 201". I found it annoying.
Quote from: elsmere241 on August 09, 2022, 04:43:07 PM
Quote from: kirbykart on August 06, 2022, 03:21:48 PM
Quote from: Bruce on August 06, 2022, 03:06:58 PM
Using "the" in front of a number to refer to a highway or freeway. That's only for buses around these parts.
That's what everyone does in Buffalo, NY. "Get on the 90, head down the 33 into Downtown, then get on the Skyway." I don't hate it, but I wouldn't say I love it either.
When I was in college in Utah there was a traffic reporter who did that, including referring to the 21st South freeway as "the 201". I found it annoying.
"The 201" is not unheard of, but I find more people will just say "201" or "SR201". Absolutely nobody calls it the 21st South Freeway anymore.
I've never heard the SoCal type usage ("the xx") with any of the other Wasatch Front freeways or expressways, though. Interstates are usually simply "I-xx" or just "xx", though I-215 can also be "Belt Route" or one of "west belt"/"south belt"/"east belt" depending on what part is being referred to. The US 89 freeway in Davis County is "Highway 89". Anything else has a name and is referred to as such - nobody knows Bangerter is SR 154, Legacy is SR 67, etc...
Quote from: Takumi on August 08, 2022, 01:13:04 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on August 08, 2022, 12:03:27 PM
Quote from: andrepoiy on August 08, 2022, 11:46:37 AM
"bro". Hate that word
"Boss" and "chief" are also frequently used by the "bro" crowd.
Also "buddy" .
An app at work requires us to say "copy that" as an affirmative response to its messages. I've never said that before in my life.
"I ain't your bro, buddy!'
"I ain't your buddy, friend!"
"I ain't your friend, pal!"
"I ain't your pal, boss!"
"I ain't your boss, bro!"
Two context-dependent ones:
"Bike" to refer to motorcycles. Bikes are bicycles.
"UK football" in the sense hbelkins uses it. Wrong country, wrong sport.
Quote from: 1 on August 12, 2022, 08:10:20 PM
Two context-dependent ones:
"Bike" to refer to motorcycles. Bikes are bicycles.
"UK football" in the sense hbelkins uses it. Wrong country, wrong sport.
Football is the true name for "soccer". "Football" as is defined by Americans is still called that - American football - never mind the Canadians and Australians....
Quote from: 1 on August 12, 2022, 08:10:20 PM
"UK football" in the sense hbelkins uses it. Wrong country, wrong sport.
That one gets me as well. I always think United Kingdom first.
In that vein, "soccer". As said above, it's football, and in American contexts I use its full name "association football" to distinguish it from American football.
Quote from: SSOWorld on August 12, 2022, 10:46:48 PM
Quote from: 1 on August 12, 2022, 08:10:20 PM
Two context-dependent ones:
"Bike" to refer to motorcycles. Bikes are bicycles.
"UK football" in the sense hbelkins uses it. Wrong country, wrong sport.
Football is the true name for "soccer". "Football" as is defined by Americans is still called that - American football - never mind the Canadians and Australians....
We'll just have to tell off the country that invented the term "soccer" -- the UK.
Every time I see a group of kids playing soccer around here, I want to throw them a basketball and say, "You're in Kentucky! Act like it!" :-D
Sorry, but I find soccer and golf to be the most boring two spectator sports there are.
Quote from: hbelkins on August 16, 2022, 12:35:33 PM
Sorry, but I find soccer and golf to be the most boring two spectator sports there are.
How do you feel about hockey? It's quite similar to soccer: get the ball or puck into the goal on the other side, guarded by a goalie that usually blocks the shot, control of the ball or puck switches between teams more than once per minute, and games are low-scoring.
Quote from: 1 on August 16, 2022, 02:09:52 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on August 16, 2022, 12:35:33 PM
Sorry, but I find soccer and golf to be the most boring two spectator sports there are.
How do you feel about hockey? It's quite similar to soccer: get the ball or puck into the goal on the other side, guarded by a goalie that usually blocks the shot, control of the ball or puck switches between teams more than once per minute, and games are low-scoring.
The only sport I find interesting on its own merits is American football. I can be entertained by a football game even if I know and care nothing about the teams playing.
For any other sport, my level of interest depends solely on caring about a team and/or individuals playing.
Quote from: hbelkins on August 16, 2022, 12:35:33 PM
Every time I see a group of kids playing soccer around here, I want to throw them a basketball and say, "You're in Kentucky! Act like it!" :-D
Sorry, but I find soccer and golf to be the most boring two spectator sports there are.
They try to dribble the basketball on the grass field where they were playing soccer. It doesn't bounce. One of them picks up the ball and hurls it into the sky at the end of the field. There's no basketball hoop there. The ball doesn't bounce off of the nonexistent backboard and goes sailing off into the woods beyond the boundaries of the field.
They look at each other. They look at you. You look back.
You realize that maybe there was a reason they weren't playing basketball to begin with.
Quote from: hbelkins on August 16, 2022, 12:35:33 PM
Every time I see a group of kids playing soccer around here, I want to throw them a basketball and say, "You're in Kentucky! Act like it!" :-D
Sorry, but I find soccer and golf to be the most boring two spectator sports there are.
I quite like soccer/football but I agree golf is mind-numbingly boring. I know the statement "Golf is a waste of a good walk" is usually attributed to Mark Twain, but whoever actually said it got it right. I also find baseball incredibly boring to watch on TV though I like going to the games just for the atmosphere, especially when the have a lawn bleacher outfield like in Round Rock TX. Finally, I don't enjoy boxing or MMA where the point is just to beat the crap out of each other. I will never say I love golf, boxing, or MMA.
One event I love to watch every year is the Tour de France. I don't watch every day but I love the mountain stages and a few of the other longer stages where they mix the race itself with shots of French scenery, especially the castles and other medieval buildings. It's also interesting to watch the peloton when it enters a city at the end of a race as cyclists work their way through the narrow streets and around roundabouts. OTOH, the time trials are even more boring than golf. So I'd never say the Tour de France is completely boring.
Quote from: 1 on August 16, 2022, 02:09:52 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on August 16, 2022, 12:35:33 PM
Sorry, but I find soccer and golf to be the most boring two spectator sports there are.
How do you feel about hockey? It's quite similar to soccer: get the ball or puck into the goal on the other side, guarded by a goalie that usually blocks the shot, control of the ball or puck switches between teams more than once per minute, and games are low-scoring.
Similar to soccer. I never got into hockey; possibly because there was never a team in my area to grow attached to when I was young. Plus, there are two halftimes.
Transportology
Quote from: hbelkins on August 16, 2022, 04:31:50 PM
Quote from: 1 on August 16, 2022, 02:09:52 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on August 16, 2022, 12:35:33 PM
Sorry, but I find soccer and golf to be the most boring two spectator sports there are.
How do you feel about hockey? It's quite similar to soccer: get the ball or puck into the goal on the other side, guarded by a goalie that usually blocks the shot, control of the ball or puck switches between teams more than once per minute, and games are low-scoring.
Similar to soccer. I never got into hockey; possibly because there was never a team in my area to grow attached to when I was young. Plus, there are two halftimes.
Shouldn't those be "thirdtimes"?
Quote from: dlsterner on August 16, 2022, 05:27:40 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on August 16, 2022, 04:31:50 PM
Quote from: 1 on August 16, 2022, 02:09:52 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on August 16, 2022, 12:35:33 PM
Sorry, but I find soccer and golf to be the most boring two spectator sports there are.
How do you feel about hockey? It's quite similar to soccer: get the ball or puck into the goal on the other side, guarded by a goalie that usually blocks the shot, control of the ball or puck switches between teams more than once per minute, and games are low-scoring.
Similar to soccer. I never got into hockey; possibly because there was never a team in my area to grow attached to when I was young. Plus, there are two halftimes.
Shouldn't those be "thirdtimes"?
Technically, they're intermissions. Not sure why the fact that there are two would deter someone from watching, though.
And the handful of sports I'm into are the ones that WEREN'T crammed down my throat growing up.
This will be unpopular with certain people:
There is a sport called soccer. A soccer game is played on a field, usually located in a stadium, between two teams wearing different-colored uniforms. Each team normally has 11 players on the field at a time unless someone receives a red card or two yellow cards. The upcoming schedule properly lists games the same way as any other sport, in the form "visiting team at home team" (such as "New York Cosmos at Washington Diplomats"). After a game, the standings are updated.
[quThe upcoming schedule properly lists games the same way as any other sport, in the form "visiting team at home team" (such as "New York Cosmos at Washington Diplomats").
[/quote] One difference on TV is that the home team is listed first, unlike any other sport.
Quote from: Big John on August 16, 2022, 07:32:31 PM
One difference on TV is that the home team is listed first, unlike any other sport.
The problem is this runs counter to all other North American sports, which can be confusing to keep straight. I've heard the theory that "visitor first" came from baseball since the road team always bats first, and it just spread to other sports in the US by osmosis.
Quote from: Big John on August 16, 2022, 07:32:31 PM
QuoteThe upcoming schedule properly lists games the same way as any other sport, in the form "visiting team at home team" (such as "New York Cosmos at Washington Diplomats").
One difference on TV is that the home team is listed first, unlike any other sport.
That was part of my point. It's damn annoying that they insist on listing the teams backwards. ESPN.com does it too–DC United are at LAFC later tonight and ESPN wrongly puts LAFC on top and DC on the bottom.
If you don't understand what my post was mocking, it's probably just as well.
Quote from: hbelkins on August 16, 2022, 12:35:33 PM
Sorry, but I find soccer and golf to be the most boring two spectator sports there are.
How about extreme mini-golf?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjx-uKMmkhs
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 16, 2022, 06:40:04 PM
This will be unpopular with certain people:
There is a sport called soccer. A soccer game is played on a field, usually located in a stadium, between two teams wearing different-colored uniforms. Each team normally has 11 players on the field at a time unless someone receives a red card or two yellow cards. The upcoming schedule properly lists games the same way as any other sport, in the form "visiting team at home team" (such as "New York Cosmos at Washington Diplomats"). After a game, the standings are updated.
Looks like you're avoiding saying match, pitch, kit, etc (although for some of those terms I'm not aware of what the term used in soccer is)
Quote from: ran4sh on August 16, 2022, 10:22:55 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 16, 2022, 06:40:04 PM
This will be unpopular with certain people:
There is a sport called soccer. A soccer game is played on a field, usually located in a stadium, between two teams wearing different-colored uniforms. Each team normally has 11 players on the field at a time unless someone receives a red card or two yellow cards. The upcoming schedule properly lists games the same way as any other sport, in the form "visiting team at home team" (such as "New York Cosmos at Washington Diplomats"). After a game, the standings are updated.
Looks like you're avoiding saying match, pitch, kit, etc (although for some of those terms I'm not aware of what the term used in soccer is)
To put it soccer snob speak:
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There is a sport called football. A football match is played on a pitch, usually located in a ground, between two sides wearing different-coloured kits. Each side normally has XI players on the pitch at a time unless someone is sent off or booked twice. The upcoming fixtures list the home side first ("Washington Diplomats v. New York Cosmos"). After each match, the table is updated.
There is, of course, nothing sacred about any of those terms and the soccer snobs know full well what it means if you use normal terminology, all of which is synonymous, but some of them become very angry if you don't speak like a stooge. It's arguably one of the biggest things that hurts soccer in the USA–the abrasive attitude some fans have towards anyone who doesn't do everything their way. (You also have to be careful when you view the standings. Some sources think ties–which they call "draws"–should come before losses, W—D—L instead of the more conventional W—L—T).
Edited to add: Just to be clear, I couldn't care less how the European media list the scores or the standings. What is annoying is how certain American media sources think they should list the soccer scores together with all other sports but in the opposite order from everything else just because the stooge fans get mad if everything is not done exactly as the European media do it. It's misleading when you glance at the scores on, say, ESPN.com and you see the baseball score between CHC and WAS with CHC on top, telling you the game is at Washington, an NFL score between WAS and KC with WAS on top, telling you the game will be in Kansas City, and then a soccer score between LAFC and DC with LAFC on top but suddenly that one is supposed to be understood to mean the game will be in Los Angeles. It's illogical and inconsistent. The "Visitors at Home" verbiage ("New York at Washington") works very well, is unambiguous, and makes eminent sense.
In soccer, ties should be listed before losses. With ties being very common, it makes sense to go in descending order of the results.
Now, in football where ties are not common, it makes sense for ties to be listed last so that we don't have to say "x-0-x" for all the teams who haven't tied a game.
Quote from: thspfc on August 17, 2022, 08:33:31 AM
In soccer, ties should be listed before losses. With ties being very common, it makes sense to go in descending order of the results.
Now, in football where ties are not common, it makes sense for ties to be listed last so that we don't have to say "x-0-x" for all the teams who haven't tied a game.
It is done that way for soccer.
Does anyone really pay attention to the actual records vs. just looking at points?
Quote from: thspfc on August 17, 2022, 08:33:31 AM
In soccer, ties should be listed before losses. With ties being very common, it makes sense to go in descending order of the results.
Now, in football where ties are not common, it makes sense for ties to be listed last so that we don't have to say "x-0-x" for all the teams who haven't tied a game.
Ties used to be quite common in hockey, too, but the standings were always written as W—L—T (until they added that stupid fourth column in 1999, when it became W—L—T—OTL, and now of course there are no ties so it's just W—L—OTL).
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on August 16, 2022, 08:06:32 PM
Quote from: Big John on August 16, 2022, 07:32:31 PM
One difference on TV is that the home team is listed first, unlike any other sport.
The problem is this runs counter to all other North American sports, which can be confusing to keep straight. I've heard the theory that "visitor first" came from baseball since the road team always bats first, and it just spread to other sports in the US by osmosis.
It came from box scores. Originally, the home team was listed first, but it made for weird reading, as in the following fictional example:
BRO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X
KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 17, 2022, 02:30:27 PM
Quote from: thspfc on August 17, 2022, 08:33:31 AM
In soccer, ties should be listed before losses. With ties being very common, it makes sense to go in descending order of the results.
Now, in football where ties are not common, it makes sense for ties to be listed last so that we don't have to say "x-0-x" for all the teams who haven't tied a game.
Ties used to be quite common in hockey, too, but the standings were always written as W—L—T (until they added that stupid fourth column in 1999, when it became W—L—T—OTL, and now of course there are no ties so it's just W—L—OTL).
How is an overtime win worth the same as a regular win, yet an overtime loss is worth more than a regular loss? Dumb. Hockey should go by straight W-L record.
Quote from: JayhawkCO on August 17, 2022, 09:13:14 AM
Does anyone really pay attention to the actual records vs. just looking at points?
I do. Guess it's a habit I have from following football and basketball. I do think "14W-12T-12L" paints a better picture of how good a team is than "54 points" does.
Quote from: thspfc on August 17, 2022, 06:04:11 PM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on August 17, 2022, 09:13:14 AM
Does anyone really pay attention to the actual records vs. just looking at points?
I do. Guess it's a habit I have from following football and basketball. I do think "14W-12T-12L" paints a better picture of how good a team is than "54 points" does.
I guess I just look at points and how far behind or ahead of the competition my team is and I translate that to relative wins and draws.
If I cannot repeat them to say I could not repeat them to say I would never repeat them!
Quote from: thspfc on August 17, 2022, 06:00:54 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 17, 2022, 02:30:27 PM
Quote from: thspfc on August 17, 2022, 08:33:31 AM
In soccer, ties should be listed before losses. With ties being very common, it makes sense to go in descending order of the results.
Now, in football where ties are not common, it makes sense for ties to be listed last so that we don't have to say "x-0-x" for all the teams who haven't tied a game.
Ties used to be quite common in hockey, too, but the standings were always written as W—L—T (until they added that stupid fourth column in 1999, when it became W—L—T—OTL, and now of course there are no ties so it's just W—L—OTL).
How is an overtime win worth the same as a regular win, yet an overtime loss is worth more than a regular loss? Dumb. Hockey should go by straight W-L record.
Some people think it should be the opposite, a loss should count the same either overtime or regulation, while a win in overtime should be worth fewer points than a win in regulation. In order to incentivize attempting to score and win the game in regulation.
American Scores: Winner 27, Loser 0
International scores Loser 27 0 Winner (sic)
"DuSable Lake Shore Drive" - It's just Lake Shore Drive. I don't appreciate the way all of a sudden an extra name has been attached to it.
Saying someone or something should go to hell, even in a joking context - Self-explanatory.
"finna" - What does this even mean? This is absolutely younger, still-in-high school Gen Z terminology. It's stupid.
Describing an object as "sexy" - Just doesn't make sense, and I'd prefer our world didn't revolve around sex more than it already does. :spin:
Using the to describe a numbered highway, i.e., "the 5" or "the 41" - Being from the Midwest, I don't think I ever hear anyone refer to routes this way. Of course, much of the time you'll hear expressway names used, in which case it would be "the Tri-state" or "the Stevenson".
Quote from: JoePCool14 on August 20, 2022, 08:02:02 AM
Saying someone or something should go to hell, even in a joking context - Self-explanatory.
Even autocorrect going to he'll?