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'Whatever' is most annoying English conversation word, says poll
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article published on 8 October, 2009
According to the AP, a new survey of Americans showed that about half of those polled believed the word "whatever" was the most annoying English conversation word and hated when it was used during a conversation.
The poll was conducted by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion and shows that "whatever" received 47 percent of the votes. Second and third place went respectively to "you ... [ read the full article ]
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9. October 2009 @ 10:00 |
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LOL, this isn't about technology but it's cool.
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9. October 2009 @ 18:08 |
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I personally carry a hidden badge as a member of the grammar police; and a lot of little things get under my skin:
Axing questions, Ex-caping, supposably... These things all get under my skin, in ways that I simply cannot describe.
That said, I also tend to give some allowances for newer 'web' slang. In chat, a lot of words are simply abbreviated for simplicity's sake. No single one of these words makes a noticable difference, but it is imagined that typing "prolly", "kk", and "lol" are going to save some time, rather than typing "probably", "okay", or "that's funny".
In my mind, there is a distinguishable difference between these web-slang offerings, and the spoken abominations common in our dialogue. Saying that you'd like to axe me a question doesn't save any amount of time, it doesn't even attempt to, it just tells me you're too lazy to move your mouth in a way that will allow you to separate two sounds in a word. It simply is downright lazy.
Webspeak, txtspeak, whatever you want to call it, comes from a perceived necessity to save time. Many of them started with instant messaging and chat rooms, but have become staples of text based dialogue through popular cell phone usage -for many users without smart phones, these really do save measurable time. When something like this really does have a measurable real use, you can only expect that it WILL pour over into other parts of language. People will begin to say 'prolly', you will hear geeks pronouncing 'lol!', and internet forums will continue to be full of all sorts of abbreviated english.
My point is that SOME of these words are rooted in true convenience, not simplified laziness; even if they are outside of their useful context, I take no personal issue with abbreviations and modifications to words that, in some form, allow for simpler communication.
That's my take on the whole bit.
Oh, and 'whatever' really is the most annoying word in the english language. No matter what context you use it in. The word is either an ode to indecisiveness, or passive disdain; either way it's a nuisance.
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9. October 2009 @ 22:54 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
"Whatever" does not bother me, in fact it is usualy a good thing...
Me: "What do you want to eat?"
Her: "Whatever"
Translation: I get to choose, so long as it is something that she likes.
GAH I can't stand it when my wife says that because she's so damn picky. Takes forever to figure things out because in reality she's already made up her mind but just won't tell me...
I'd have to agree with the survey.
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10. October 2009 @ 00:13 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
"Whatever" does not bother me, in fact it is usualy a good thing...
Me: "What do you want to eat?"
Her: "Whatever"
Translation: I get to choose, so long as it is something that she likes.
GAH I can't stand it when my wife says that because she's so damn picky. Takes forever to figure things out because in reality she's already made up her mind but just won't tell me...
I'd have to agree with the survey.
In that case, if she wasn't saying "whatever" she would be saying something just as criptic, such as "I don't know" or "You Pick" or "It doesn't matter". If a wife wants to confuse a husband, she does not need magic words.
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10. October 2009 @ 11:03 |
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Originally posted by DDR4life:
@ Moomoo2 & Unfocused
I heard that, man. Also when people say "You can't have your cake and eat it too." Huh?!? Ok, here I am with my cake. I have my cake. What is preventing me from eating my cake? Nothing! I have my cake, so I will eat it. End of story.
The saying is "You can't eat your cake and have it too." Because once you've eaten it you no longer have it. That, and when people say "supposably" when the word is very clearly written supposedly.
The cake is a lie.
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10. October 2009 @ 11:07 |
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Originally posted by slickwill:
I thought this website only posted technology/computer type news?
That is true, I decided to switch it up a little bit though, and give the regulars something different to comment on :)
whatever...
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10. October 2009 @ 16:36 |
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Quote:
Quote:
Originally posted by KillerBug:
"Whatever" does not bother me, in fact it is usualy a good thing...
Me: "What do you want to eat?"
Her: "Whatever"
Translation: I get to choose, so long as it is something that she likes.
GAH I can't stand it when my wife says that because she's so damn picky. Takes forever to figure things out because in reality she's already made up her mind but just won't tell me...
I'd have to agree with the survey.
In that case, if she wasn't saying "whatever" she would be saying something just as criptic, such as "I don't know" or "You Pick" or "It doesn't matter". If a wife wants to confuse a husband, she does not need magic words.
why so specific? every female that wants to confuse a man will do so words magic words or no words at all..haha its funny how in this article its ok to get off topic cuz(ya cuz- i said it!) the article itself is not "on topic" :P
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22. October 2009 @ 02:12 |
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spelling and grammar is very important but people are just lazy bastards.
personally, i'd never type "prolly" as part of a sentence that i intend for someone to read. i'd type prob'ly instead. just to let you know i've got a grasp on it's original spelling by using that apostrophe to substitute the missing 'ab'. not specifically to save time but more so to save letters in a txt msg.
Wife: "what do yo want to eat"
Me: "whatever you like", "it's whatever", "whatever", "it doesnt matter, just feed me. i'll prob'ly enjoy myself anyway."
whatever - is what i would consider to be the epitome of indecision and could have the most negative impact on a conversation. but as before, "it's whatever". why anyone would pronounce 'ell oh ell' or 'lol' (or even 'lulz') is beyond my comprehension. i just give a big fat 'ha!' and be done with it. ask = axe (or ax) doesnt bother me. 'prolly' bothers me more than that.
what about "idunno"? does that get to anyone?
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22. October 2009 @ 16:56 |
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what about... uh its like the um worst joint word used by uh politicians becuase uh that thing in there um ear is like slower than uh presidents own thoughts thats if uh he has um any.
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