Lady Butterfly @lazysoci.al to Ask@lemm.eeEnglish · 3 days agoWhat phrase really annoys you?message-squaremessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up130arrow-down1message-squareWhat phrase really annoys you?Lady Butterfly @lazysoci.al to Ask@lemm.eeEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square46linkfedilinkfile-text
Either online or IRL. For me it’s “chefs kiss” there’s nothing wrong with it but for no reason it grinds my gears
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 days agoI just overheard someone describe how their friend was “demolitioning” her house. So, yeah, that.
minus-square🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 days agoI hate it when people verb their nouns too. It’s egregified when they start participling their already verbed nouns.
minus-squareNasan@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoSo when it’s done it’ll have been demolitionized?
minus-squareLady Butterfly @lazysoci.alOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoLike… destroying it with a bulldozer? Idk what that means
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agothe verb form of demolition already exists, it’s demolish(ing)
minus-square🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoBecause people can be very, very, very ignorant of their own language.
I just overheard someone describe how their friend was “demolitioning” her house.
So, yeah, that.
I hate it when people verb their nouns too. It’s egregified when they start participling their already verbed nouns.
So when it’s done it’ll have been demolitionized?
Like… destroying it with a bulldozer? Idk what that means
the verb form of demolition already exists, it’s demolish(ing)
Just… why?
Because people can be very, very, very ignorant of their own language.