Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 5)

[V8mate]

popeyewhite said:

V8mate said:

popeyewhite said:

As an aside the Cambridge dictionary is no longer/never was used in many academic quarters.

But given that England doesn't have an official authority on the English language (unlike, say, France and its Académie française), all of our dictionaries simply reflect usage.

Certainly the Cambridge seems to. But a dictionary should actually inform us of the roots and meaning of a word, not tell us what slang has been adopted into our language that we didn't know about. Aaaanyway.. how about this (the phrase "An Iconic Facility" appeared on the building before it had even had it's last coat of graffiti proof paint. And yes, rather unsurprisingly the building is an underused sh*thole):

That^ is utter st bks.

[droopsnoot]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Vaud said:

The increasing use of "very unique" is my current pet hate. Something is either unique or not, there are no variations of uniqueness.

Totally agree.

Or "quite unique". How can something be less than unique and yet still qualify as unique?

I agree on "degrees of unique-ness", but for the "quite unique" usage, I suspect it's a different meaning of the word "quite". I don't see it as the same meaning as, say, "quite good" which I would take to mean "fairly good, but not really good". I see it as a filler word, really, as in "quite delightful".

I'm not suggesting that loads of people don't use "quite unique" to represent a degree of unique-ness, only that I think there's a way of using that coupling without transgressing the meaning of unique.

Didn't someone point to a definition of "unique" the last time this rant popped up that suggests it is now acceptable to use it as a synonym for "very rare" rather than what I took to be its original (or "proper") meaning? I'm sure it's probably changed now, but it'll just be because it's easier than correcting everyone.

[Vaud]

Also why is "Facility" capitalised and "iconic" not?

[V8mate]

Vaud said:

Also why is "Facility" capitalised and "iconic" not?

It is.

[Shakermaker]

V8mate said:

Vaud said:

Also why is "Facility" capitalised and "iconic" not?

It is.

Is it run by a company called Iconic?

[anonymous-user]

Sick. Bruv.

[Vaud]

V8mate said:

It is.

Ah thanks. The other pic was a bit blurry, I thought it was "i".

[yellowjack]

glenrobbo said:

People pronouncing 'your ears' as 'years'.

...in a Welsh accent please...

"I've had these ears here for years"

...Boyyo!

[popeyewhite]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Words change.

Some do, some don't. Gay still means carefree to many. Mostly the words that change are those that have some subjective/personal interpretation involved. Let me know when 'door' changes to 'oven' will you?

[Clockwork Cupcake]

popeyewhite said:

Let me know when 'door' changes to 'oven' will you?

There really is no point in replying to your posts is there.

Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Tuesday 28th August 15:48

[RizzoTheRat]

Inconvenient changes to plans!

I've just been told I have something on for work in a few weeks that's about 3 hours away and I ideally need to be there on a Sunday night. But I'm away that weekend and won't get home until gone 9 so will need to either to go home to repack and arrive crazy late on Sunday, or persuade them to book me a direct flight as my easyjet one isn't refundable to change.

Annoyed beyond reason because giving me 6 weeks notice is plenty really.

[Vaud]

Or get up early and hit the road at 4:30?

[nonsequitur]

Grahamdub said:

Clockwork Cupcake said:

You mean that English has evolved? Like it always does and always will?

Doesn't mean us old gits have to like it though

Come now sire, hast thou nought forsyte? I tell thee in sisty years thou shalt not underftand one word that be uttered. Merrily sorward matey!

[RizzoTheRat]

Vaud said:

Or get up early and hit the road at 4:30?

There is only one 4:30 in the day and it's not the one you're thinking of!

An added complication is that the closest I'll get to my car through all this is about an hour away

[talksthetorque]

RizzoTheRat said:

There is only one 4:30 in the day and it's not the one you're thinking of!

An added complication is that the closest I'll get to my car through all this is about an hour away

Tell them you'll set off at 9am on Monday when your holiday ends.

You may end up saying what everyone else was thinking

[davhill]

V8mate said:

And yet, less than 100 English miles away...

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/englis...

Enjoy your annoyance while the rest of the world gets on with their lives (and language)

Ah yes, the Cambridge dictionary. Available in charity shops everywhere.

[Pothole]

Vaud said:

It has, which annoys me even more.

I can understand when car phones or a portable phone had a whopping great big battery... but not a modern phone.

It's always been bks.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

So, the whole "meanings of words evolving" thing...

[RizzoTheRat]

talksthetorque said:

RizzoTheRat said:

There is only one 4:30 in the day and it's not the one you're thinking of!

An added complication is that the closest I'll get to my car through all this is about an hour away

Tell them you'll set off at 9am on Monday when your holiday ends.

You may end up saying what everyone else was thinking

It's an induction course for new starters so probably best not to make too many waves in my first few months

[Vaud]

RizzoTheRat said:

It's an induction course for new starters so probably best not to make too many waves in my first few months

Then man up and get up early.. it's only one day and you'll be sat in a room drinking coffee all day.