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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: Chris_ on August 27, 2010, 07:16:42 PM
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Irregardless
People think it means:
Regardless
Actually means:
Not a damned thing.
This is not a word. Now, we have no problem with making up words (if a particular scent can only be described as "fartalicious," we reserve the right to call it so). The problem with this one is "regardless" already means something isn't worth regard (that's why the "less" is there) so adding the "ir" to it means... it's worth regarding again? Who knows.
Should you care?
If there's ever a time to speak up, this is probably it. Mainly because this is one of those words used almost exclusively by people trying to sound smarter than they are. Remind them that when using fake words to at least try to use ones that have some kind of meaning, if they want to avoid unnecessary cockulance when speaking.
I'm only posting the first one because it's the one on this list that pisses me off when I hear someone use it.
Here's the rest of the list, you illiterate nabobs.
Cracked (http://www.cracked.com/article_15664_9-words-that-dont-mean-what-you-think.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=fanpage&utm_campaign=library+article082710)
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Amen!!!!!!
And if I hear "melty" one more time, I swear I'm gonna go ahead and shoot that dog in my avatar! :banghead:
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I think that dog died of old age a long time ago. :tongue:
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Irregardless
People think it means:
Regardless
Not if they ever read Strunk & White.
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I read that article for the pictues!
(http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleimages/wong/misused2.jpg)
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Amen!!!!!!
And if I hear "melty" one more time, I swear I'm gonna go ahead and shoot that dog in my avatar! :banghead:
melty? What sort of helmet-wearing window-licking inbred mattress stain uses that word, and in what context?
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melty? What sort of helmet-wearing window-licking inbred mattress stain uses that word, and in what context?
Taco Bell used it for the longest time in their ad campaigns ie: "melty cheese." UGH
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Taco Bell used it for the longest time in their ad campaigns ie: "melty cheese." UGH
Ah--no wonder I never hear it. We do not have this "Taco Bell" of which you speak in my town. Portsmouth, yes--but not here.
And damn, man--why up so early? And I thought I had trouble sleeping!
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Ah--no wonder I never hear it. We do not have this "Taco Bell" of which you speak in my town. Portsmouth, yes--but not here.
And damn, man--why up so early? And I thought I had trouble sleeping!
Wow! No Pizza Hut delivery, no Taco Bell. Is Portsmouth the east coast equivalent of Mayberry or somethin???
As for me being up at 5 am Pacific, with the big party tomorrow night, us peons are getting together this morning to pick up our outfits and run some last minute errands, then it's a full day of phone calls and interviews.
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I read that article for the pictues!
(http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleimages/wong/misused2.jpg)
I would read more if I had something like that to hold my book for me.
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Wow! No Pizza Hut delivery, no Taco Bell. Is Portsmouth the east coast equivalent of Mayberry or somethin???
As for me being up at 5 am Pacific, with the big party tomorrow night, us peons are getting together this morning to pick up our outfits and run some last minute errands, then it's a full day of phone calls and interviews.
Actually, I don't live in Portsmouth--I live about 25-30 miles up the road. Hell, even Dover (10 miles, give or take) has better places than we do.
Such is life outside the I-95/I-93 corridors of "Cow Hampshire".
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Enormity
People think it means:
Enormous.
Actually means:
Outrageous or heinous on a grand scale.
War crimes are enormities. Extra-big bouncy castles are not
Works for me!
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I would read more if I had something like that to hold my book for me.
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: