Community Chat

[Moonchilde]

"Him and me."

[Irshgrl31201]

A lot already mentioned here. Ax instead of ask. Jewry instead of jewelry, baffroom instead of bathroom (though I prefer restroom instead). Anyone who starts a sentence with "So what had happened was...". I also can't stand when people use the words converse or luxuriate. Another regional phrase that was common where I used to live was "So I says I says". Ugh...

I am sure there are others I am forgetting, those were just off the top of my head.

[sidsmom]

Don't know if this counts, but...the way young women talk...they tend to "bottom out" the last syllable of the sentence. Britney Spears made it famous w/ her singing, but it's morphed to day to day conversation!

ALSO, when young women pronounce words with a "s" as "ssss". There's a current Ford commercial where the gal said "it remindssssss me of a Lexssssssusssssss". Snake Girl.

[Oostende]

I particularly dislike "furbaby".  It brings to mind those creepy little dolls they used to make that had furry bodies and human plastic faces.  Part animal/part baby.  Both the word and the dolls are grotesque.  

[LyndaGee]

A former boss used to say: "That's your perrogative" instead of "prerogative."

Dislike that vocal fried way of speaking, too.

[dooBdoo]

The odd pronunciation of words ending in "ing."

It's as if the "g" is silent and the "in" is pronounced  like "een" (as in "teen" -- "listing" becomes "listeen" for example).  Where did the "g's" go?

I even hear it on tv shows...  listen to the ubiquitous "coming up next" teaser before a show goes to commercial.  Often it's pronounced as "com-eeen up next."

The same people will pronounce the "g"  on words like "ring," "thing," "sing," etc.

[FrostyBabe]

"It's a mute point", rather than "it's a moot point". It's like nails on a chalkboard to me.

[brownponytail80]

"Let's see if we can't do this..."

Why would you want to see if you CAN'T do it??  

[YorkieonmyPillow]

Loose instead of lose

One I used to hear ALL THE TIME in grade school was "ideal" instead of "idea"

Many people apparently just cannot spell and texting hasn't helped that situation.......

[deepwaterdotter]

"What the American people want ...".  Nobody knows what every American citizen desires.