Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 People who over-use the passive voice - I mean, when the passive voice is over-used. There's no better grammatical tool for people to duck taking responsibility for something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingstoned Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 It is what it is. I'm not really a fan of that statement.Oh and, "the thing is, is that"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbacon Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Yeah, it is what it is. And fair enough... Both cop outs from making any meaningful statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 duckthat reminds me of another one: duck does not equal duct You likely did not hire duck cleaners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbacon Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 You can rightfully call duct tape duck tape now though, I hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingstoned Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Yeah, it is what it is. And fair enough... Both cop outs from making any meaningful statement. HA! I'm guilty of "fair enough" and "you know what I mean"...oh well, it is what it is I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questcequecest? Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 "It is what it is." - makes sense when someone is trying to make 'it' into something 'it' is not, or when telling someone to "face the facts". That said, you're welcome to peeve it. Fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_rawk Posted December 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 If you imagine that as sung by The Hold Steady, it really rocks. Cute! Haha. I think the term 'pet peeve' might be a bit of an annoyance for me Noted. Sorry. It is what it is. I'm not really a fan of that statement. I am very guilty of this one. It does sometimes seem like the most direct way to communicate what I intend to communicate, which, as questcequecest? said is generally "face the facts". I guess I could say 'face the facts' but that has a different flavour to it. Great participation by all contributing skanks so far. This has been a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 What I dislike about "It is what it is" is that it sounds so defeatist, leaves no room for alternative viewpoints and is often used to end an argument in lieu of actual debate. Face the facts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_rawk Posted December 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Yes, "face the facts' or 'take it or leave it', etc.. but they all sound equally cliche. I guess also "you need to fucking deal with this, because it isn't going to change". I usually use 'it is what it is' when I am being twitchy and tweaky and someone expresses concern about it. 'Hey, if I can deal with it, you can. It is what it is.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 What I dislike about "It is what it is" is that it sounds so defeatist, leaves no room for alternative viewpoints and is often used to end an argument in lieu of actual debate.Face the facts! [grover voice]ahhhhhhh our little delicate flower[/grover voice] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Can we talk?I find I like a lot of the things you people have mentioned as peeves. Don't get me wrong, I have a whole zoo of peeves, but I don't think many of the verbal ones bug me. I'm even okay with "my bad" so long as the person is okay with my unwavering and inevitable retort, "my bad means never having to say you're sorry."I guess language is how we hear the inside of each other's brains, and we all gots quirks. While we're 'talking' I will mention that I still find it difficult to understand why so many people collectively stopped using capital letters and punctuation. In the computer age, when mistakes have never been easier to fix, people have all but completely abandoned even taking a stab at the 'rules' of written language. It seems to me that proper punctuation and captialisation makes one more understood. (I'll thank you all for keeping your Capitalism Sucks jabs to yourselves)To be clear, I'm not referring at all to the words one uses, just how...neat? it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 also doesnt typing like this make me seem not as i dont know smart?or is it just me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbacon Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 You missed a period at the end...sloppy!I, actually, don't mind a lot of the peevy things mentioned but mostly just when they are actually used for a purpose. When they become just an end of the sentence filler (you know what I mean) or a mean nothing conversation ender (it is what it is)... peeve time.I agree 'pet peeve' is a stupid whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 I agree with you on the punctuation-thing when typing. People have just grown lazy to the point of not caring whether they look intelligent or not, when they so easily could by simply using basic rules of grammar, punctuation, and syntax.Where I don't agree with you, though, is that I still can't stand "my bad". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 I agree with you on how annoying the demise of integrity is when it comes to the written word. Most of these catch-phrases don't bother me. I use a lot of them. I'm not going to lie, it is what it is. I do hate shortened words though; just say the whole thing. You can't be THAT busy. Anyways, one thing I'm guilty of grammatically, is ending my sentences with "..." But, if you know me, it kind of resembles how I talk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Whoa now, as an occasional punctualizer, i feel like i need to stick up for my kind. a demise of integrity? i think taking a look at what the internet has done in enabling casual conversation to come across in written format would probably explain the trend.We don't all walk around saying 'well hello, Sir! How do you do today?' - our modes of communicating are changing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 If any of you correct me in person i'm gonna hit ya in the shoulder. Consider it MY punctuation the only thing that bugs me at all is when tigger puts spaces between his commas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peipunk Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Anyways, one thing I'm guilty of grammatically, is ending my sentences with "..." But, if you know me, it kind of resembles how I talk...I use that all the time too, for the same reason. I find it as descriptive as a semi-colon as far as making written word "speech-like". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 I agree with you on the punctuation-thing when typing. People have just grown lazy to the point of not caring whether they look intelligent or not, when they so easily could by simply using basic rules of grammar, punctuation, and syntax.Co-sign! (peeve-worthy?)I can sort of understand it on message boards, even though I still find that kind of weak. Where lazy grammar/punctuation really confounds me is in work e-mail correspondence....Another verbal peeve of mine is the use of "retarded" as a pejorative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Whenever one of my students describes something as "retarded" I quickly say, "My brother is retarded," (he isn't), to which they always say "really?!?!" and I always say, "yes" and then we move on. It never comes up again.It occurs to me that I actually look forward to these oppourtunities to 'minister'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 cummings all over my keyboard, i seldom capitalize anything, although i do like throwing in periods and am guilty of over-using commas. if that makes me look smartsless, that's ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 you do what all over your keyboard?!?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Zimmy Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Whenever one of my students describes something as "retarded" I quickly say, "My brother is retarded," (he isn't), to which they always say "really?!?!" and I always say, "yes" and then we move on. It never comes up again.It occurs to me that I actually look forward to these oppourtunities to 'minister'.That made my morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 cummings all over my keyboard, I guess you love the new Phish downloads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now