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Please don't think I'm here to complain about rizz or skibidi toilet etc. Thats all fine by me.

The term I dislike strongly is 'eeeh' before you make a statement disagreeing with someone. (This is over text only). Now maybe I've been pavloved bc it's always used by someone disagreeing. But I'm happy with people disagreeing with me normally its just the 'eeeh' or 'erm' that annoys me.

So what's a random term that annoys you?

PS. Saying "eeeh actually 'eeh' is a perfectly fine term" would be a ridiculously easy joke and I will judge you for making it. And I know atleast one person will. Especially bow that I've said all this.

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

"Oftentimes"

Its always interchangeable with Often. Just use Often.

[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Exspecially

All intensive purposes

Irregardless

I could care less

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[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

The exception that proves the rule.

People use it in a way where counterexample proofs that the rule exist when it's supposed to mean that the rule also handles exceptional cases.

[–] pugsnroses77@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

actually huge pet peeve when people write out erm at all. also poor public speaking really bothers me. slow, with "um"s and "so like"s, monotone. really, really makes a work meeting drag by

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[–] terminally_offline@infosec.pub 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Queer. Not all gay men (the one group I can safely speak about) like to be associated with an ex-slur and its connotations.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago

I am someone who really likes the term for myself, because it can encompass a whole bunch of complex identities across gender and sexuality. It feels like it simplifies things for me, and has helped me to properly understand the necessity of LGBTQ solidarity. There have been times when I have been told it's inappropriate for me to personally identify as queer because some people find the term offensive, which I find absurd because such a large and heterogeneous community will never be unanimous on what terms or labels to use.

However, much more frequently than that, I have seen people being insensitive to the reality that there are a ton of people who have pretty legitimate beef with the term and who don't want it applied to them. I'm talking about situations like "queer folk like us " or "the queer community". It's a pretty reasonable request if someone says "hey, if you're referring to a group that involves me, I'd prefer you not use queer as a blanket term". The appropriate response to that is "I'm sorry, my bad", but I have seen way too many people start arguments that actually the (usually but certainly not always) older gay men are obstacles to Progress.

I like the way that a friend of mine framed it when he said that he's actively jazzed to see a word that did such harm being reclaimed by a new generation who are finding great power and solidarity in it. But that's never going to erase the sting he still feels when remembering being victimised for years by people who'd shout that word. "You can't reclaim a slur if you ignore all its history and disown the members of your community who experienced it as a slur".

It boggles my mind that there are people who are heavy advocates of the power of self determination of one's identity, but who don't see the issue in forcing the label of "queer" onto individuals who have expressly rejected it.

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[–] deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 6 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Starting every sentence with "So". "So" being the way to indicate the beginning of a sentence.

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[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Game Changer, a stupid phrase that is so overused it has become meaningless

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[–] miracleorange@beehaw.org 5 points 1 month ago

Kiddos, especially when used by people in professions that work with kids. Right up there with people who unironically say pupper or doggo. Just say kids.

[–] bilb@lem.monster 5 points 1 month ago

"Hence why"

Syntactically makes no sense. Just say "that's why," that's what you are trying to say.

[–] TotalFat@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Pronouncing realtor like "real-uhh-torrrrr"

[–] fart_pickle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

For me it's "I'm offended" or "this offends me". I get it, some topics might be triggering for some people but if you get offended because someone has a different opinion, that's your problem, not the rest of the world problem.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Trump, Zuckerberg, Musk, Gates....

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[–] grid11@lemy.nl 5 points 1 month ago

Never mind I found it

...took the effort to nvm-d the post, but did not share how, where, or what etc

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

“Hang in there” bothers me for some reason.

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[–] AsudoxDev@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Whatever nonsense gen alpha started saying these days.

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[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

“Not me” doing something.

Just say you’re doing something, and accept that it may be a bit hypocritical or shameful that you’re doing it.

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