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    Br33ZaAH language.

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    People eating with their (that ok Colovion? ) mouth open!
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    When my kids say "It was so fun!" No dear, it was fun, or is was so much fun. Or a lot of fun. But not so fun.

    Also, people who use the word bath as a verb. "I'm going to bath my two-year old." NO! You are going to bathe your two-year old. The letter E was invented just for this reason.

    But the worst, the most annoying, the most insidious disruptor of the intellectual process, is the term "baby" as it's used these days in commercials. As in, "Buy Cornflakes, baby loves them." or "This soap is soft on baby's skin".

    ARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!

    It's the baby, a baby, my baby, your baby. Not just baby.

    And when I hear some heinous beyotch say "I'm going to bath baby." Well, death row is looking me in the eye because Im going to strangle the very life out of the mother just so her kid doesn't grow up and learn to speak like her.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beirut
    When my kids say "It was so fun!" No dear, it was fun, or is was so much fun. Or a lot of fun. But not so fun.

    Also, people who use the word bath as a verb. "I'm going to bath my two-year old." NO! You are going to bathe your two-year old. The letter E was invented just for this reason.

    But the worst, the most annoying, the most insidious disruptor of the intellectual process, is the term "baby" as it's used these days in commercials. As in, "Buy Cornflakes, baby loves them." or "This soap is soft on baby's skin".

    ARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!

    It's the baby, a baby, my baby, your baby. Not just baby.

    And when I hear some heinous beyotch say "I'm going to bath baby." Well, death row is looking me in the eye because Im going to strangle the very life out of the mother just so her kid doesn't grow up and learn to speak like her.
    But isn't baby's correct? I am going to wash the baby 'his' skin? That is how I remember it... Been a while *REQUEST!* is it though or tho? and when? And explain to me, what is the difference between through and thrue?

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    You can't use the word baby without putting, a, the, my, your, before it.

    They're not saying babies love Cornflakes. They're saying baby loves Cornflakes. They're trying to personalize a collective and it sounds really, really stupid.

    The difference in the words you cited is simply that one spelling right and one is wrong.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beirut
    The difference in the words you cited is simply that one spelling right and one is wrong.
    Still I see a lot of thru and tho, internet slang I guess

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    Grocers' apostrophes. (Eg using an apostrophe in a plural, "Apple's 50p a pound, banana's a pound a bunch")

    Also people writing its for it's and vice versa.

    I wouldn't say they get to me, I just assume any native English speaking person who does it is thick.

    I'm not sure I agree that verbing nouns is annoying though. And I thought thru was an American spelling?
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    People misprounoucing my last name (Its PIAZZA not PIZZA or PYEAHZAH!) and people calling me a Nazi or a Communist. Or when people think I'm Jewish. Or Protestant. Or when Marine Recruiters try to recruit me (Im on my third one this year), Ditto for Army recruiters.

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    Capo, I know you can't serve, but they're not trying to piss you off. Give them a break, they must look and you and see 'a guy who can carry two bazookas!"

    As far as the name thing goes, George Carlin said "To be an American and not a WASP is to have your name mispronounced your entire life by your teachers".

    Not sure why the religion thing bothers you, but if it makes you feel any better, Jesus was a Jew.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fragony
    Br33ZaAH language.
    Yes, just keep it locked up in cu2 with all the other loonies (like badpakboi) and spare me...

    Misplaced arrogance... i.e. people who don't deserve to be arrogant but are so anyway.

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    People using adjectives instead of adverbs-"Look how fast he's running!" "He perfomed poor".
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    One word:

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    narrowminded people... cant talk to them.
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    Ahh.. The apostrophe. It's annoying, isn't it? Good thing about Finnish that there are no apostrophes in it.

    Fortunately...
    Bob's quick guide to the apostrophe, you idiots

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big King Sanctaphrax
    People using adjectives instead of adverbs-"Look how fast he's running!" "He perfomed poor".
    It had to happen.....fast is an adverb as well as an adjective......

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    Quote Originally Posted by English assassin
    It had to happen.....fast is an adverb as well as an adjective......

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    People who are to stupid to even associate with. I get frustrated because I know they are idiots and if I get this strong urge to tell them. I wish I lived in a world where idiots were whiped out.

    Another thing is the word 'feduciary'. I can't f4cken stand it when people use that word, it angres me beyond anything!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Byzantine Prince
    People who are to stupid to even associate with.
    Ah, that would be "too stupid", damn it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Byzantine Prince
    'feduciary'
    Fiduciary? Why? It is a useful word when applied correctly.

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