Conversate is not a word!!!

[Fraggle145]

[rant] We didnt conversate :rolleyes:, we CONVERSED IDIOT! The entrance of this word into society is driving me ****ing nuts!! [/thisrantover]

What other word/non-words drive you crazy?

[Blue]

Not a word, but more a usage of a word..."wow." when someone starts a thread or posts something.

[PhilTLL]

"Impactful" has somehow gained traction as a legitimate word - I blame the internets.

[Tulsa_Fireman]

Sphincterific.

[Fraggle145]

economical drives me crazy too.

economic (adj) - (using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness) "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"

economic (adj) - (of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth) "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life"

economical (adj) - frugal, sparing, (avoiding waste) "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light";

[SicEmBaylor]

I have a friend who is adamant that the word "forte" is pronounced "fort" which technically isn't wrong but it still drives me crazy to hear him say, "That's not my fort."

[GottaHavePride]

I have a friend who is adamant that the word "forte" is pronounced "fort" which technically isn't wrong but it still drives me crazy to hear him say, "That's not my fort."
Well, he's right. "Forte" used in that sense is French, and the last "e" should be unpronounced. Used in a musical setting to mean "loud" it's an Italian word and thus all vowels are pronounced. Of course most people pronounce it wrong then, too. emphasis goes on the first syllable - "FOR-ta", not "for-TAY".

[GottaHavePride]

Oh, and the word I hate is "defensed". I believe I have ranted on that subject a number of times.

[MamaMia]

Irregardless and ain't didn't use to be a word either, but its in the dictionary now. Next the word babydaddy will be dictionarialized. Is that a word? :D

ir·re·gard·less (r-gärdls) KEY

ADVERB:
Nonstandard
Regardless.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Probably blend of irrespective , and regardless
Usage Note:
Irregardless is a word that many mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined in the United States in the early 20th century, it has met with a blizzard of condemnation for being an improper yoking of irrespective and regardless and for the logical absurdity of combining the negative ir- prefix and -less suffix in a single term. Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.


Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Ain't \Ain't\
A contraction for are not and am not; also used for is not.
[Colloq. or illiterate speech]. See An't.


The word I see misused alot is when a woman calls the man she is about to marry, her fiance', instead of her fiance.

[Fraggle145]

Oh, and the word I hate is "defensed". I believe I have ranted on that subject a number of times.

god I hate that too... they have a word for it already... its called defended.

[SicEmBaylor]

I've never heard any of these fake words, but then again I go to Baylor not OU. ;)

[Tulsa_Fireman]

Sicemtarded.

[OUstudent4life]

Tornadoed.

Preventative.

[Jeopardude]

Just because in my brief time teaching English in Mexico (a few weeks) and I taught this to young children who were expected to use it correctly, I bristle when people don't use well as the adverb form of good.

That means I bristle a lot. :D

[SicEmBaylor]

Just because in my brief time teaching English in Mexico (a few weeks) and I taught this tooung children who were expected to use it correctly, I bristle when people don't use well as the adverb form of good.

That means I bristle a lot. :D

That's a pet peeve of mine as good.

[PhilTLL]

Irregardless and ain't didn't use to be a word either, but its in the dictionary now. Next the word babydaddy will be dictionarialized. Is that a word? :D

The word I see misused alot is when a woman calls the man she is about to marry, her fiance', instead of her fiance.

Virtually every grunt and yell uttered by English speakers is in unabridged dictionaries, though. If you count the Oxford New English, even "D'oh!" is "in the dictionary."

[Mixer!]

Trickonometry & Trickeration!

[SicEmBaylor]

Strategery.

[Fraggle145]

something is not problematical! its problematic!

[Paperclip]

Heighth.

[goingoneight]

Tornadoed.

Preventative.


OFTEN: (offen) NOT F***ING "OFF-TUN!!!"

[goingoneight]

Oh... and what about plural fark-ups? "Deers, mooses, mouses, waspes, sheeps," etc.

[Fraggle145]

The incorrect use of fish (many of a single species) and fishes (many of multiple species)

[Jimminy Crimson]

Ya'll instead of y'all.

[Fraggle145]

Ya'll instead of y'all.

or worse... you guys.

[yermom]

Uh, uh, check it out
Junior M.A.F.I.A., uh, um
(i like this, yeah)
Uh, yeah, 94'

To all the ladies in the place with style and grace
Allow me to lace these lyrical duches in your bushes
Who rock grooves and make moves with all the mommies?
The back of the club, sippin Moet, is where you'll find me
The back of the club, mackin hoes, my crew's behind me
Mad question askin, blunt passin, music blastin
But I just can't quit
Because one of these honies Biggie gots ta creep with
Sleep with, keep the ep a secret why not
Why blow up my spot cause we both got hot
Now check it, I got more Mack than Craig and in the bed
Believe me sweety I got enough to feed the needy
No need to be greedy I got mad friends with Benz's
C-notes by the layers, true ****in players
Jump in the Rover and come over
tell your friends jump in the GS3, I got the chronic by the tree

(I love it when you call me Big Pop-pa)
Throw your hands in the air, if youse a true player
(I love it when you call me Big Pop-pa)
To the honies gettin money playin niggaz like dummies
(I love it when you call me Big Pop-pa)
If you got a gun up in your waist please don't shoot up the place
Cause I see some ladies tonight who should be havin my baby
Bay-bee

Straight up honey really I'm askin
Most of these niggaz think they be mackin but they be actin
Who they attractin with that line, "What's your name, what's your sign"?
Soon as he buy that wine I just creep up from behind
And ask what your interests are, "who you be with"?
Things to make you smile, what numbers to dial
You gon' be here for a while, I'm gon' go call my crew
You go call your crew
We can rendezvou at the bar around two
Plans to leave, throw the keys to Lil Cease
Pull the truck up, front, and roll up the next blunt
So we can steam on the way to the telly go fill my belly
A t-bone steak, cheese eggs and Welch's grape
Conversate for a few, cause in a few, we gon' do
What we came to do, ain't that right boo (truuuueee)
Forget the telly we just go to the crib
and watch a movie in the jacuzzi smoke l's while you do me

(I love it when you call me Big Pop-pa)
Throw your hands in the air, if youse a true player
(I love it when you call me Big Pop-pa)
To the honies gettin money playin niggaz like dummies
(I love it when you call me Big Pop-pa)
If you got a gun up in your waist please don't shoot up the place
Cause I see some ladies tonight who should be havin my baby
Bay-bee

(How ya livin Biggie Smallz?) In mansion and Benz's
Givin ends to my friends and it feels stupendous
Tremendous cream, **** a dollar and a dream (whaat)
Still tote gats strapped with infrared beams
Choppin o's, smokin lye an' Optimo's
Money hoes and clothes all a nigga knows
A foolish pleasure, whatever
I had to find the buried treasure, so grams I had to measure
However living better now, Gucci sweater now
Drop top BM's I'm the man girlfriend
(Honey check it, (check it)
Tell your friends, to get with my friends (your freinds)
And we can be friends
**** we can do this every weekend (that's right)
Aight? Is that aight with you?
Yeah... keep bangin)

(I love it when you call me Big Pop-pa)
Throw your hands in the air, if youse a true player
(I love it when you call me Big Pop-pa)
To the honies gettin money playin niggaz like dummies
(I love it when you call me Big Pop-pa)
If you got a gun up in your waist please don't shoot up the place
Cause I see some ladies tonight who should be havin my baby
Bay-bee

Uhh, Check it out,
My full ****, for that ***,
Uhh, Puff Daddy, Biggie Smalls,
Junior M.A.F.I.A., represent baby bay-bay!
Uhh!

The Notorious B.I.G. has spoken :P

[Fraggle145]

The Notorious B.I.G. has spoken :P

We all arent B.I.G. enough to have our stable of beotches to conversate with... :D

[Paperclip]

The Notorious B.I.G. has spoken :P

That's probably why he got shot.

[frankensooner]

Why is you axin me?

[Hamhock]

supposably

[Fraggle145]

That's probably why he got shot.

you sayin he was axin for it? ;)

[OUstudent4life]

fixinta'

As in "I's fixinta' get started."

[Oldnslo]

supposably

Yeah, I know I'm not the first to point out this "word", but it just grates on my ears.

[yermom]

my officemate always uses it on purpose

[SicEmBaylor]

I hear a lot of people (including my extended family which drives me crazy) have trouble making the "th" sound.

For example, they would pronounce bathroom as "bafroom" or birthday as "birfday."

Drives me freaking mad.

[Fraggle145]

I have a problem with silent h's... I say huge as yuge... I just cant help it. damn yankee parents!

[TheHumanAlphabet]

[rant] We didnt conversate :rolleyes:, we CONVERSED IDIOT! The entrance of this word into society is driving me ****ing nuts!! [/thisrantover]

What other word/non-words drive you crazy?
Is this like orientate?

[SicEmBaylor]

I have a problem with silent h's... I say huge as yuge... I just cant help it. damn yankee parents!
YMSSRA

I spek anyone who damns the damned yankees.

[SicEmBaylor]

Admittedly, for a long time I pronounced umbrella as "uhm-buh-rella"

[SoonerJack]

I hear a lot of people (including my extended family which drives me crazy) have trouble making the "th" sound.

For example, they would pronounce bathroom as "bafroom" or birthday as "birfday."

Drives me freaking mad.

Dude, family or not, you have to get out. That is just straight up redneck.

[sanantoniosooner]

I have a semi distant inlaw that would call the grocery store "Humpy Dumpy".

Hilarious.

She'd also finish a chore in about 5 mittens.

[Fraggle145]

Is this like orientate?

HA! I had not heard that one in a while...:eek:

[olevetonahill]

Yallqitmakinfunamykin !
dayumyankees
:eek:

[Pricetag]

acrossed

[Paperclip]

Ideal when they really just mean idea. "Hey, that's a good ideal." Actually, it would be ideal if you learned to use ideal properly.

[Hamhock]

I have a semi distant inlaw that would call the grocery store "Humpy Dumpy".

Hilarious.

She'd also finish a chore in about 5 mittens.


did she also shop at kmarts and walmarts ?

[apusooner]

li-bary

[frankensooner]

My wife used to say "bundlesome" instead of "cumbersome" or "burdensome"

[SicEmBaylor]

Dude, family or not, you have to get out. That is just straight up redneck.
Reason #5 for going to Baylor.

[sanantoniosooner]

did she also shop at kmarts and walmarts ?
walmarks

[SicEmBaylor]

walmarks
heh, my grandmother says Wal-Mark as well.

She also says, "MacDonalds"

[soonerbrat]

supposably




hey..that's what I was going to say

[Hamhock]

hey..that's what I was going to say

supposably...

[soonerbrat]

for reals!


I was going to send my supervisor an email saying " 'supposably' is not a word" when I quit my last job, but I just couldn't do it.

[Paperclip]

My boss uses 'irregardless' quite often.

[Hamhock]

for reals!


I was going to send my supervisor an email saying " 'supposably' is not a word" when I quit my last job, but I just couldn't do it.


that would not have been a good ideal.

[Petro-Sooner]

Its WASHington. Not WORSHington.

[GottaHavePride]

Dude, family or not, you have to get out. That is just straight up redneck.

That's not redneck. It's cajun. ;)

Oh, and my granddad always used to call Montgomery Ward "Monkey Wards"

[picasso]

I heard a chick on HGTV last night say "vibrancy." heh.

I thin she meant vibrance but I could be wrong.

[soonerbrat]

vibrancy?

[olevetonahill]

Ya'll instead of y'all.
How bout the Finhillbilly versionn
YALL :eek:

[CORNholio]

Tornadoed.


That freaking rocks.
Its like torpedoed but for use with weather situations.
"It was crazy. Everything got tornadoed." I love it.

[CORNholio]

F that Im gonna start using it with everything.
I got so tornadoed last night. I spent all morning in the bafroom at walmark.

[yermom]

"Tornadoed"

i like that

[Fraggle145]

"Tornadoed"

i like that

That blows... :P

(ya that was terrible but its late and I couldnt resist.)

[Fraggle145]

It is when... not whenever, or is it? :confused: people call me out on this all of the time... what is the rule?