Anonymous wrote:"Per se," which is used incorrectly about 99% of the time.

"Hone in on." I almost get hives when I hear this. It is "home in," as in on a target. Hone is a different word. I think that it is finally accepted because the misuse was so rampant, but it still makes you sound illiterate.

You've complained about this before "on here".

Just the tip.

All stop.
It is what it is.

"Per se," which is used incorrectly about 99% of the time.

"Hone in on." I almost get hives when I hear this. It is "home in," as in on a target. Hone is a different word. I think that it is finally accepted because the misuse was so rampant, but it still makes you sound illiterate.

"It's giving xyz" energy. I hate "giving" used that way. Ugh!

It's giving Taylor Swift.
It's giving old man wearing tweed.

Ugh and ugh.

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thee-ter (instead of the-a-ter)

Do you mean THEE-uh-ter, the way Brits pronounce it, or thee-ATE-er, the way some southerners pronounce it (like vee-HICK-el, same cadence)?

I find pronouncing it the British way if you aren't British to be pretentious, and the southern way sounds just plain wrong unless that's your natural accent.

But the real question is whether you spell it theater or theatre. My high school theatre teacher used the -re spelling, so I do it now instinctively, and sometimes people yell at me for it.

Wait, how do you pronounce it if not THEE-uh-ter? I'm 100% American and I think I pronounce it this way.

Many Americans just say THEE-ter. THEE-uh-ter is more correct but the other pronunciation is so common that it's no longer wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:Bone on bone. Mostly how people say it.

I don’t understand anything about this post.

Talk to someone over 60 about their knees. It will come up.

Anonymous wrote:Ok ok I am the hey bud hater. I do use terms of endearment to my kid but it’s not every other sentence. I was at the playground and I have seen these dads that every utterance towards the child involves bud. Hey bud. Good job bud. Bud it’s time to leave. On no bud don’t put that in your mouth. Bud bud bud!

I'm a horse girl and I thought this was an equestrian thing. I call every horse, dog, cat, and child I encounter "bud." It is unconscious. I don't have the mental energy it would take to break this habit.

"Speaking out" in any context other than a whistleblower complaint. So overused.

"Go in with" in cooking or makeup tutorials. As in "now we go in with the garlic powder" or "now you can go in with the liner."

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Anonymous wrote:
thee-ter (instead of the-a-ter)

Do you mean THEE-uh-ter, the way Brits pronounce it, or thee-ATE-er, the way some southerners pronounce it (like vee-HICK-el, same cadence)?

I find pronouncing it the British way if you aren't British to be pretentious, and the southern way sounds just plain wrong unless that's your natural accent.

But the real question is whether you spell it theater or theatre. My high school theatre teacher used the -re spelling, so I do it now instinctively, and sometimes people yell at me for it.

Wait, how do you pronounce it if not THEE-uh-ter? I'm 100% American and I think I pronounce it this way.

Anonymous wrote:
thee-ter (instead of the-a-ter)

Do you mean THEE-uh-ter, the way Brits pronounce it, or thee-ATE-er, the way some southerners pronounce it (like vee-HICK-el, same cadence)?

I find pronouncing it the British way if you aren't British to be pretentious, and the southern way sounds just plain wrong unless that's your natural accent.

But the real question is whether you spell it theater or theatre. My high school theatre teacher used the -re spelling, so I do it now instinctively, and sometimes people yell at me for it.

It is what it is.

Anonymous wrote:I had told you..
Type of sentence constructions.

Adding “had” when it’s not the right tense.

My ILs are from a rural part of "Pennsyltucky" and they speak this way. I don't hold it against them personally because I know it's just how they were raised and they don't really know another way to speak. But I will admit when we are visiting them, it starts to really wear on my nerves after a day or two and I'm so relieved when we go back home and people speak properly.

The experience has made me aware of how fortunate it is to grow up in a more cosmopolitan place, and has also made me really admire the degree to which my spouse had to learn an entirely new culture and language in order to go to succeed in college and his career.

thee-ter (instead of the-a-ter)

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Anonymous wrote:Didn’t read the whole thread.

Calling kids Bud (sometimes Bug for a girl) - you named the kid. Thought about the name.me a lot while pregnant. Use it!

Align.

Do you only refer to your kid by their first name?

Yes, generally. Or if it’s just me and kid and I say something while looking at her, she understands I am talking to her. I cringe so much at the hey bud over and over (while the kid ignores the parent most times). When my kid gets hurt or sick I may also say honey or sweetie.

That’s…interesting.

NP. What’s the problem here? I call my kids honey, sweetie, darlin’, etc. all the time.

That’s what’s weird…that PP will only call her kids by a term of endearment if they’re injured or sick. So rigid and bizarre.

That doesn't seem that weird to me. I have noticed that I am way more likely to call my kid "sweetie" if something is wrong (they are sick or come home upset from school, etc.) because it's a way of conveying that I'm concerned about them. I think this is really common for parents.