Lady Butterfly @lazysoci.al to Ask@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 month agoWhat phrase really annoys you?message-squaremessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up129arrow-down1message-squareWhat phrase really annoys you?Lady Butterfly @lazysoci.al to Ask@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square42linkfedilinkfile-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-up9·1 month agoI just overheard someone describe how their friend was “demolitioning” her house. So, yeah, that.
minus-square🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 month 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-up3·1 month agoLike… destroying it with a bulldozer? Idk what that means
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agothe verb form of demolition already exists, it’s demolish(ing)
minus-square🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoBecause people can be very, very, very ignorant of their own language.
minus-squareNasan@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month 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?