Saturn In Virgo And Here’s The Speech Rules, Y’all

10 Responses to “Saturn In Virgo And Here’s The Speech Rules, Y’all”

1. joana says on 1/3/08 at 4:15 pm:
   

   Oh! Oh! I have plenty!

   My current pet hate is…”no pun intended” - YACK! Why do people have to say that in the same way all the time? Aren’t there any similar words in the dictionary?

   English is not my main language but I hear that enough as it is.

2. Conny says on 1/3/08 at 4:49 pm:
   

   As long as we feel there is something wrong, or we feel sick of a phrase, we are sane. Because it’s sanity to feel sick in face of madness. In all languages

3. Tam says on 1/3/08 at 5:18 pm:
   

   I am sick of the following two phrases, and I’m sick of people on commercials SCREAMING AT ME. I am not deaf!

   1)Think outside the box

   2)Group synergy

4. Piya says on 1/3/08 at 9:00 pm:
   

   Tam, haha, yes. Corporate phrases make my eyes roll so much they fall out of my head (it’s kind of embarrassing).

   Generally I am not bothered by most phrases, but rather incorrect usage or pronunciation. Frequent offenders:

   “irregardless”
   “literally”
   “particularly” (many people pronounce it “particyerly”)
   “anyways” (it’s not plural! It makes you sound like a high school student!)

   This is all Mercury in Virgo stuff, though, and not new to me. I could go on.

5. Elsa says on 1/3/08 at 9:03 pm:
   

   “I could go on.”

   Ha ha ha!

6. kashmiri says on 1/3/08 at 10:41 pm:
   

   I’m sick of ’so’ being used instead of ‘very’ or otherwise:

   I’m soooo ready to quit
   He’s sooooo over his job
   We’re soooo done
   That’s sooooo not me
   That’s sooooo not her

   Oh yeah, and forget about ‘gay’ and ‘retarded’ being in vogue, they make you sound like a fucking undergrounder.

   Undergrounder. Ha! I just made up a word. You like? Whoops, I hate that one, too!

7. silverfoot says on 1/4/08 at 2:47 am:
   

   ha! i was just looking at my own writing, and thinking, “Man, i’m really sick of the over-use of ‘post-9/11′… i need to think of something new.” guess i’m not alone.

   i want to axe bigger-than-necessary words. “utilise” instead of “use,” etc. also, the phrase redundant phrase “social networking” - and the use of “Facebook” as a verb.

   while we’re at it, it’s not a phrase, but i want to axe the tendency of the media to pit two “sides” against each other, so they can pretend they’re having a fair and balanced conversation about something.

8. silverfoot says on 1/4/08 at 2:54 am:
   

   ha! just found this link to the American Dialect Society 2007 Words of the Year Nominations. i guess these are the ones we’re still ‘allowed’ to say?

9. Gem says on 1/4/08 at 10:19 am:
   

   My mom always says:
   “And things like that.” after she gives me a family or personal update.

   I always say:
   “Just kidding.” after a sarcastic joke. I’m horrible.

10. Alma says on 1/4/08 at 10:34 am:
    

    I hate the term “beef up.” Hate references to natural phenomena in political speech, i.e., “tidal wave of change” or “prairie fire of hope and zeal”

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