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Poor English
Okay, if it isnt your first language, i can understand people having a hard time with english. However, i work with way too many people who can't make a proper sentance to save their life, mispronounce words, make up words, and use words that they know are incorrect. examples:
A couple of people in this office say "de-select". Not a word. the word in "unselect". Shit, it's even easier to say..
Some mispronouciations that are rampant:
Expecially
Pacific (specific)
Libary
Nucular
One of my favorites: Irregardless... No matter how many times i tell these people its not a fucking word, they still use it....
Oh, and i love people who use acronyms and dont knwo what they mean. here are a few that drive me nuts:
Our resident moreon pc tech Jim always calls an ethernet card a "NIC Card". Nic means Network Interface Card. So he needs a network interface card card.
Or "PIN Number". This one is all over the place. PIN means "Personal Identification Number". You get the idea.
Some regional things that bug the shit out of me... No offense to newb if this is a Pan-New #England thing, but i hate the way people around here shorten everything. it's like a full word with morre than 2 syllables would overload their brain. So there are no caffeterias, its a "caff". No Mezzanine, it's a "Mez".
Is ground beef "Hamburger"? Nope, Hamburg! That one psisses me off to no end. Dont ask me why. On some level it represents laziness and stupidity (to me anyway) too deep to fathom... It seriously infuriates me.
And then there is the American tendancy to shorten or make an acronym out of everything.
KFC
BK
Micky D's
DQ
Why isnt Wendy's "W"
Subway should be "SW"
fucking ignorant bastards. Full words are just to hard these days i guess. Who knew words liek "Kentucky" and "Fried" (not to mention "chicken"... What an unusual and esoteric word that is...) could be so hard to say...
Last and certainly not least is the acceptability of slang in advertising now. McDonalds is the absolute worst...
"I'm Lovin' It"
"Get a fruit Buzz"
"Yeah, we take 'em"
Jesus... It's liek the marketing companies are hring lazy teenagers to come up with their slogans....
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