"Food shopping" and other bizarre phrases

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. I knew that there would be a few people who would take offense at my post, and sure enough. It's always the people who claim never to be annoyed at anything, which is amusing. I'm sure you air your own similar pet peeves in countless other threads, but that's ok because somehow your annoyances are more righteous, right?

I am wondering how you know this, given that (as I recall) nobody on this thread has claimed to be somebody who is never annoyed at anything.

The self-righteous always claim that they have "better" things to worry about, no matter what the topic is. Very transparent, as we all know they're the ones chiming in about things that do bother them. Everyone has a pet peeve about something.

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New one: "sliding board." Yuck. It is a slide. Enough said.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do some people say "food shopping" instead of just grocery shopping? It sounds so simple-minded, like something a child would say. Major pet peeve. Any others?

They are from New England. They probably have supper and use bubblers too.

Actually, I have a friend from Richmond who says, "food shopping". She sounds like a silly little girl every time she says it.

Huh? You are actually shopping for food.

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Anonymous wrote:New one: "sliding board." Yuck. It is a slide. Enough said.

Yeah, that's weird. I've heard it and was like what?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. I knew that there would be a few people who would take offense at my post, and sure enough. It's always the people who claim never to be annoyed at anything, which is amusing. I'm sure you air your own similar pet peeves in countless other threads, but that's ok because somehow your annoyances are more righteous, right?

I am wondering how you know this, given that (as I recall) nobody on this thread has claimed to be somebody who is never annoyed at anything.

The self-righteous always claim that they have "better" things to worry about, no matter what the topic is. Very transparent, as we all know they're the ones chiming in about things that [b]do bother them[/b]. Everyone has a pet peeve about something.

How do we know this?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't like saying "food shopping" either. My Texan friend used to say "Let's go to the beer store" instead of "liquor store" and that annoyed me too.

I hate when people say "Recommend me a _______" (like "Recommend me a purse," or whatever. It sounds so uneducated. It's "Recommend TO me a purse."

If you said, "Recommend to me a purse," I would assume that American English was not your first language.

If you said, "Recommend me a purse," I would assume that English was your first language, but that you were a moron.

Do you also say, "Tell to me a story"? Or, "Buy for me a hot dog"?

Also, why are you responding with an insult?

Do you say "She recommended a purse me?"

No, but I would say "She recommended me a purse". That's how indirect object pronouns work in English. You can say either, "Recommend me a purse" or "Recommend a purse to me".

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He made an A in History.

I hate that. He got an A in History.

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It bothers me when people say idear instead of idea. The adding of r to words sounds weird.

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Anonymous wrote:I know it's regional, but I hate "standing on line" instead of "in line"

omg, I hate that! Are you actually ON the line, standing on top of it? Or are you just connected to the internet at the same time?

Exactly!!!!! "Online" is on the internet! "In line" is waiting with other people for something!!

I know where it's from, and we don't give a crap what you all think. We were standing on line before the Internet was even invented. I am not a sheep to meekly stand in a line, I'm standing on the damn thing.

As long as you're cool with other people thinking you're stupid, go on with your bad self.

LOL

When I lived in the UK, everyone said on line. The expression predates the internet by quite some time. If you think someone is stupid for using the expression, I'd take a look in the mirror. (Or "on the mirror," if you prefer.)

I'll bet you speak with a pseudo English accent.

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Anonymous wrote:I know it's regional, but I hate "standing on line" instead of "in line"

omg, I hate that! Are you actually ON the line, standing on top of it? Or are you just connected to the internet at the same time?

How old are these people? We used to say someone was "on the line" when they were waiting for someone on the phone.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't like saying "food shopping" either. My Texan friend used to say "Let's go to the beer store" instead of "liquor store" and that annoyed me too.

I hate when people say "Recommend me a _______" (like "Recommend me a purse," or whatever. It sounds so uneducated. It's "Recommend TO me a purse."

If you said, "Recommend to me a purse," I would assume that American English was not your first language.

If you said, "Recommend me a purse," I would assume that English was your first language, but that you were a moron.

Do you also say, "Tell to me a story"? Or, "Buy for me a hot dog"?

Also, why are you responding with an insult?

Do you say "She recommended a purse me?"

No, but I would say "She recommended me a purse". That's how indirect object pronouns work in English. You can say either, "Recommend me a purse" or "Recommend a purse to me".

It still stands out like Bush at a Mensa meeting.

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Anonymous wrote:I know it's regional, but I hate "standing on line" instead of "in line"

omg, I hate that! Are you actually ON the line, standing on top of it? Or are you just connected to the internet at the same time?

How old are these people? We used to say someone was "on the line" when they were waiting for someone on the phone.

It's a regional thing. New Yorker here, and this is what I grew up with. I still say it, and when I do it reminds me of my home state.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's another one:
A picture "made" instead of "taken"-
"Have you had your picture made yet?" or "I went to a great photographer to have my picture made"
It sounds so awkward!

I've never heard someone say that ever.

Older people used to say it all the time where I lived.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's another one:
A picture "made" instead of "taken"-
"Have you had your picture made yet?" or "I went to a great photographer to have my picture made"
It sounds so awkward!

I've never heard someone say that ever.

Older people used to say it all the time where I lived.

My old, old babysitter in Georgia when I was a little girl used to ask me "Should I leave the light in the hallway burning, honey?" I was so confused.... burning? She was like 80 and this was in 1980.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's another one:
A picture "made" instead of "taken"-
"Have you had your picture made yet?" or "I went to a great photographer to have my picture made"
It sounds so awkward!

The only people I know who say this are German. I think it's because that's how the phrase translates in German.