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Hittman
Skeptic Friend
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 Posted - 02/06/2009 : 10:32:06 [Permalink]
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| Has anyone else noticed the annoying trend among scientists (in particular) to begin every sentence during an interview with "So, ..."? |
Listening to some of my old podcasts I hear myself starting too many sentences with "Now. . . " As in "Now, you may think," "Now, what this means," "Now, some people may say," etc. Have to watch that.
| The one that I hear more and more that bugs the crap out of me is "I seen." Look, it's either "I see" or "I've (I have) seen." Never "I seen." |
Whenever I hear that I immediately assume they seen it out of the window of their double-wide.
I hate, hate, hate the word "Utilize." I can't think of any time that "use" doesn't work just as well.
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Chippewa
SFN Regular
USA
1496 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2009 : 10:56:49 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Simon
French would actually say: 'Je ne sais quoi'. 'Je ne sais pas quoi' is just as correct, mind you and, in fact, it is what one would normally expect... But that is not the expression.
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Oui - mais il est un peu la parodie - en ajoutant le je ne sais "pas ce que" partie. 
Another one is "irrigardless". (No! Its just "regardless".)  |
Diversity, independence, innovation and imagination are progressive concepts ultimately alien to the conservative mind.
"TAX AND SPEND" IS GOOD! (TAX: Wealthy corporations who won't go poor even after taxes. SPEND: On public works programs, education, the environment, improvements.) |
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Gorgo
SFN Die Hard
USA
5310 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2009 : 11:09:11 [Permalink]
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I know the rent is in arrears
The dog has not been fed in years
It's even worse than it appears
But it's alright-
Jerry Garcia
Robert Hunter
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perrodetokio
Skeptic Friend
275 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2009 : 12:44:44 [Permalink]
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| Another thing that bothers me and is quite common, is (when writing) when people type "then" instead of "than" and vice versa. As in "I rather be here then there" or "cook it than eat it". |
"Yes I have a belief in a creator/God but do not know that he exists." Bill Scott
"They are still mosquitoes! They did not turn into whales or lizards or anything else. They are still mosquitoes!..." Bill Scott
"We should have millions of missing links or transition fossils showing a fish turning into a philosopher..." Bill Scott |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2009 : 18:55:08 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by perrodetokio
Another thing that bothers me and is quite common, is (when writing) when people type "then" instead of "than" and vice versa. As in "I rather be here then there" or "cook it than eat it".
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But that last one would seem correct in the proper context: "Ann Coulter: I'd rather cook it than eat it."
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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So … it bugs me
