4/15/2008 12:51:19 PM

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"i always go 60 in the right lane of 440. I have noticed it really piss's people off who want to get off on lake boone (inner exit). they make a point to use the off ramp to accelerate in front of my car. They then look over at me with the "i showed you face" and slam on the brakes to take the exit ramp. It may cause them road raige but it is funny. I also own a sports car but I don't speed around on the highway. Its the most boring kind of road. May as well go 60mph. "

4/15/2008 1:04:30 PM

the guy in our [architectural] office who says "An-gee-o graphy" instead of "an-gee-OG-graphy". he's the guy who also says "to where" and "heighth"

people who spell out internet abbreviations using phonetics (such as tee instead of T in ttyl). they're abbreviated for a reason...

eckerds, best buys, THE walmart, barnes & nobles, belks, etc

"so-jur" instead of soldier...attn pam saulsby on wral

4/15/2008 1:42:04 PM

I'm theorizing that people aren't really pluralizing all those stores. I think they're personifying them. As in JC Penney becomes JC Penney's (store). I think it might be a lingering concept from when stores were all named after their owners (penney's macy's belk's etc).

So in conclusion;

"I'm going to Belks." makes no sense to me.

but

"I'm going to Belk's." makes sense to me.

[Edited on April 15, 2008 at 1:58 PM. Reason : gd]

4/15/2008 1:57:20 PM

if only people spoke with chat bubbles over their heads

4/15/2008 2:01:22 PM

^^yeah, i think that's what they're doing too, but...

the store is called Belk and "i'm going to Belk" works just fine.

[Edited on April 15, 2008 at 2:03 PM. Reason : ]

4/15/2008 2:03:11 PM

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"I'll change"

or

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"Believe me"

4/15/2008 2:04:35 PM

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"se7entythree: "so-jur" instead of soldier...attn pam saulsby on wral"

YOU SHUT YOUR FILTHY MOUTH!!!!

PAM SAULSBY IS A SAINT!

4/15/2008 2:17:29 PM

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""warsh" instead of wash"

midwest accent

4/15/2008 2:19:59 PM

says 'cutting on' or 'cutting off' the lights

uses 'whenever' instead of just 'when' (ex: whenever i was in class today...)

doesn't know the difference between they're/their/there and you're/your

abbreviates you with u and to/too with 2

4/15/2008 3:05:35 PM

Uhhh, don't those last two things sound the same?

4/15/2008 3:09:48 PM

not knowing the difference between then and than

4/15/2008 3:12:02 PM

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"says 'cutting on' or 'cutting off' the lights"

This has always bothered me too

4/15/2008 3:13:41 PM

Based on this thread, we hate anyone who writes for the Technician.

I immediately hate anyone who can't spell and who talks in some kind of dialect. Accents are okay and even endearing.

4/15/2008 3:14:50 PM

"hot water heater" wtf
"the current" in reference to electricity (in the house)...this is mostly a grandma thing
"acurn" instead of acorn
"halapena" instead of ha-la-peen-yo
"tor-til-la" instead of tor-tee-ya
"poll-lo" instead of pol-yo

of course those last 3 are spanish, and although they are quite common i guess i can't expect everybody to know how to pronounce them correctly.

4/15/2008 3:18:17 PM

What about people who say tuesdee and mondee and thursdee and fridee and sundee and wednesdee and saturdee instead of pronouncing the day part?

I kinda like those people.

4/15/2008 3:25:37 PM

^that's a crazy-ass week.

4/15/2008 3:32:00 PM

^^yea, what about the people who don't know the correct order of the days of the week

4/15/2008 3:35:09 PM

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"grinbaggons"

stfu!

4/15/2008 4:59:28 PM

"but won't you think of THE CHILDREN"

4/15/2008 5:58:42 PM

StillFuschia.


how hard is it to put the R?

4/15/2008 6:06:43 PM

ponce DAY LEEEEEEE-on

but more so that people correct you when you pronounce it ponce de leon

4/15/2008 6:19:17 PM

"Stoked"

watching ESPN 2

"wow that guy must be stoked to be here, he pulled that that gnarly trick and wow jim, he must be stoked."
"your right ted, im sure all these athletes are super stoked to be participating in such a stoked out event"

4/15/2008 6:28:21 PM

actually, all of the other worn out slang words

neato
tubular
gnarly
rad; radical
prime
icy
wet -- i hate this one, i was at Western playing beer pong and the kids kept saying

"aw dude, you are so wet right now!" --referring to a sunk shot

i wanted to vomit.

4/15/2008 6:31:31 PM

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"Based on this thread, we hate anyone who writes for the Technician. I immediately hate anyone who can't spell and who talks in some kind of dialect. "

in my experience, most of the errors in a Technician article are added by the various editors after the article is submitted by its author

4/15/2008 6:37:43 PM

"good times"

4/15/2008 6:38:16 PM

"good times" ? thats not so bad

i HATE when people say BAG-el insead of bagel

or when people go by the name Jonny

4/15/2008 6:46:41 PM

"supposably"

4/15/2008 6:47:15 PM

Valen-time's Day instead of Valentine's Day.

Credick Hour instead of Credit Hour.

4/15/2008 7:15:08 PM

Ex scape

4/15/2008 7:22:44 PM

"what we done was"

4/15/2008 7:25:20 PM

refers to birkenstock sandals as jesus sandals.

4/15/2008 7:25:59 PM

all these are grammatical..

"last night while you were passed out i had my way with your anus"

luckily its never been said to me.

4/15/2008 7:27:01 PM

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"ponce DAY LEEEEEEE-on"

I've lived in Atlanta for about two months now on Ponce but I still don't really know how to say it. I've heard "duh lee-on" and "duh lee-uhn" about equally. So I tend to just keep it simple and say Ponce.

4/15/2008 8:26:59 PM

wrAsle ... "wrestle" DOES NOT HAVE AN "A"

4/15/2008 10:12:35 PM

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"StillFuschia. how hard is it to put the R?"

just as hard as it is to spell "fuchsia"

4/15/2008 10:15:11 PM

anytime anyone switches into a shitty Latino accent to say someone's last name or order food.

it annoys the everliving piss out of me.

4/15/2008 10:17:06 PM

midrift

4/17/2008 4:20:49 PM

"my-face" (parents)

4/17/2008 4:28:41 PM

It aggravates me to hear "...And then there were (insert number)."

It's so overused in the media. And it just sounds so damn dramatic.


I don't know-- it just annoys me. I can't explain it.



[Edited on April 17, 2008 at 5:19 PM. Reason : ]

4/17/2008 5:19:08 PM