Small things that get to you very easily

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 05-11-2005, 21:06

Originally Posted by The Wizard

People who try to be smart using terms from other languages but make terrible mistakes. Like CA in RTW -- 'Vae victus'. GAH!!!

~Wiz

Er, Latin Noob here-What's wrong with that? I always thought it meant 'woe to the vanquished'.

**Kanamori** · 05-11-2005, 21:24

"I could care less" gets my blood flowing...

other than that, people telling me to say "well" when I really mean the noun "good".

I've found myself accidently typing "there" instead of "their", so that doesn't get me too upset. On many of the technicalities, I am often unsure. That's why I got me "Elements of Style".

**The Wizard** · 05-11-2005, 21:26

Originally Posted by Big King Sanctaphrax

Er, Latin Noob here-What's wrong with that? I always thought it meant 'woe to the vanquished'.

No, that's 'Vae victis'.

Vae = nominativus; that's the subject form.

victis = dativus; the form used for 'giving'. When translating, it adds 'to' to the word. So I just used the English dativus.

In the wrong RTW version, it's 'victus', which is the nominativus form, which means the translation is 'Woe defeated'.

~Wiz

**t1master** · 05-11-2005, 21:30

folks at my work asking me for my john henry when they need me to sign something. i always tell them, john henry was a steel driving man, it's my john hancock you want...

**DemonArchangel** · 05-11-2005, 22:21

Political Conservatives. Just irritating.

**PanzerJaeger** · 05-11-2005, 23:35

People drawing outrageous comparisons.

"George Bush is the 21st century Hitler!"

**Proletariat** · 05-12-2005, 02:45

When I'm Queen of the Planet I'll have everyone quartered who I can recollect saying, "at this point in time" when they could simply have said "right now" or "now."

Also, anyone I can remember having said "co-conspirator." You don't need a frigging 'co' there since you can't conspire by yourself, anyhow!

Oh and I truly will feel sorry for anyone foolish enough to have said 'irregardless.'

For good measure, also the jerk who coined the term 'automobile.' Why he thinks he can mix ancient Greek with Latin is anyone's guess, but we can ponder it while watching him swing.

**Byzantine Prince** · 05-12-2005, 03:09

Originally Posted by Proletariat

For good measure, also the jerk who coined the term 'automobile.' Why he thinks he can mix ancient Greek with Latin is anyone's guess, but we can ponder it while watching him swing.

Well the Romans used Greek words in their vocabulary as well. That's why English has 90% of all it's Greek inspired words.

**ichi** · 05-12-2005, 05:37

Originally Posted by t1master

folks at my work asking me for my john henry when they need me to sign something. i always tell them, john henry was a steel driving man, it's my john hancock you want...

Damn uppity goats getting my trash, now that'll make me angry

ichi

good to see you over here

**t1master** · 05-12-2005, 22:35

Originally Posted by ichi

Damn uppity goats getting my trash, now that'll make me angry

ichi

good to see you over here

w00t!

can you show me that whip again

**discovery1** · 05-12-2005, 23:38

"Push on" sinks that don't stay on,
Moths, and other people using internet explorer on this computer over firefox.

**Don Corleone** · 05-12-2005, 23:46

People who act like they want to talk about a serious issue but cannot or will not stay on topic and insist on using any story in the news as a partisan screech.