Lady Butterfly @lazysoci.al to Ask@lemm.eeEnglish · 12 days agoWhat phrase really annoys you?message-squaremessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareWhat phrase really annoys you?Lady Butterfly @lazysoci.al to Ask@lemm.eeEnglish · 12 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-up9·12 days agoI just overheard someone describe how their friend was “demolitioning” her house. So, yeah, that.
minus-square🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-211 days agoI hate it when people verb their nouns too. It’s egregified when they start participling their already verbed nouns.
minus-squareLady Butterfly @lazysoci.alOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 days agoLike… destroying it with a bulldozer? Idk what that means
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 days agothe verb form of demolition already exists, it’s demolish(ing)
minus-square🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoBecause people can be very, very, very ignorant of their own language.
minus-squareNasan@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 days agoSo when it’s done it’ll have been demolitionized?
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.
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.
So when it’s done it’ll have been demolitionized?