Tiny Little Things That Cause You Irrational Rage

[malumbu]

The use of adjectives as adverbs

Eg quick, or fast. Relative terms.

Now we are saying "John moves more quickly" "This is happening more slowly"

When it should be "John is faster" and "this is happening slower"

Or my favourite - the economy is growing less quickly than expected shd be the economy is growing slower than expected.

[Otta]

The recentish use of the word "wow", or "wow, just wow".

[Jah Lush]

Wow wow wow wow!. Unbelievable. I blame Kate Bush.

[Earl Aelfheah]

Radio advert for a BMW sport model of some sort - Says something along the lines of "what's worse than constantly being stuck in traffic? You could be stuck in traffic in the wrong car". What are they getting at? You need a sports car so that you can feel superior in some way when sat in traffic?

[maxxi]

Otta Wrote:

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> The recentish use of the word "wow", or "wow, just

> wow".

Annoying but preferable to the Californian-inspired stoner-delivered "whoah!" (as in "whoah dude!"). If you are ever over-enthusiastically and needlessly "wowed" (or "whoahed") I believe the correct response is "yeah, waw"*

*what a w-anchor

[Otta]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Wow wow wow wow!. Unbelievable. I blame Kate Bush.

I like that song, and it's been stuck in my head for the last week, so much so that I keep finding myself singing it, and must look like a demented cat impersonater to passers by.

But no, I mean specifically when you'll write something, and someone's response is

Wow... Just Wow

As in they're amazed at how stupid you are.

[Loz]

I don't think I've used "Wow. Just Wow." for a little while, but I did rather like it. It was shorter than writing, "I'm sorry, but you have written something that you should really be rather embarrassed about. But probably won't be."

[Otta]

I know, but hey this is Irrational. Plus there is something so smug in the tone of it, I think that's what gets me.

[Jah Lush]

I'd file that alongside people who say 'awesome' to describe everything.

"How was your journey into work today?"

"Awesome, just awesome."

"Wow! Just wow!"

Cnuts!

[Loz]

Um... I tend to use awesome a bit, too. But in my defence, I have been spending my time of late teaching snowboarding.

[DulwichFox]

People saying 'What's not to like.'

Foxy

[Otta]

I use awesome too, but hopefully not to the extent that Jah is on about...

[numbers]

'Awesome' causes me irrational rage too. (also 'parenting'). argh.

PS the sweetie has now gone, thank fuck.

[Mustard]

Don;t know if this has been said before on here, but people who keep saying basically, as a filler in a sentence, or obviously when no, it's not obvious at all.

[Loz]

Well, basically, I'd obviously agree with that.

[fortified]

jctg Wrote:

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> Children with made-up names. Seren, Beauden and

> many many more.

> What's wrong with Mark or Philip?

Seren isn't made up; it's a Welsh name meaning star.

So that's one less thing to feel enraged about.

[Robert Poste's Child]

'LOL' makes me want to hit someone.

[Jah Lush]

Me too.

[Louisa]

As does 'LMFAO' or 'FML'. Pass me the puke bucket.

Louisa.

[Otta]

I quite lije FML when used completely inappropriately.

But yeah, lol and lmfao are very annoying.

[Otta]

And as for lolz, just fuck off.

[Alan Medic]

Smiley's that aren't visual. I usually have to ask someone else what that means. The day will come when that's how the written word is only communicated. :^>:

[Otta]

So what does it mean?

[Seabag]

"Chillax"

Or "Take a chill pill"

No, just F off and fall under a bus please

[Robert Poste's Child]

Slugs, especially stepping on them, especially in the dark, especially in bare feet.