For me, I dislike when the young kids disrespectfully refer to anyone older than them as a boomer. One called me a boomer this week, I could not let it float by. I had to correct him.
Anyone else have one?
Anyone else have one?
A term that you cannot stand:
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rharshberger
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Murica...or Merica either spelling....
As a former service member I find it extremely disrespectful to this country.
As a former service member I find it extremely disrespectful to this country.
Any launch lingo term that is not 5-4-3-2-1 START. BLAST OFF, FIRE, IGNITE, LIGHT THAT CANDEL , etc. are all horrible and scary terms sure to chide the tender sensitivities of the modern ear. Launch lingo reformation and standardization was attempted but failed miserably. 
No room for fun, just serious rocketry. Where are the Thought Police when you need them?
No room for fun, just serious rocketry. Where are the Thought Police when you need them?
I'm o.k. with it if I read it in a newspaper or historical source because it indeed refers to a group of people born between 1946 to1964. I've never heard
it referred to by kids in public where I live. Then again maybe country kids have more respect for their elders.
No one has ever verbally referred to me by that term but I might not like it either. I'd be o.k. with "older guy" as heck I have the gray hair that shows it.
it referred to by kids in public where I live. Then again maybe country kids have more respect for their elders.
No one has ever verbally referred to me by that term but I might not like it either. I'd be o.k. with "older guy" as heck I have the gray hair that shows it.
Dog Barf, an insult the to the cellulose insulation industry.
CATO. Won't go into specifics because there are entire threads on that one.
CATO. Won't go into specifics because there are entire threads on that one.
Igniters. Or any other explosives term uttered at a launch where an undercover federal agent might be listening to initiate scary regulatory action. Can never be to cautious or paranoid. STARTERS people!
NateB
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Corporate speak of the week (circle back, pin it, bandwidth, etc...) and the pretentious internet fad of IYKYK needs to go away.
Rekitted. Dude, I'm crushed after another D12 3 CATO! Need safe space.
Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will make me buy more!
Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will make me buy more!
Great topic.
I hate "orientated", it's a Britishism but it sounds stupid because it is.Oriented is sufficient.
"Performant" is nails on chalkboard for me. Gen X, Y, Z talking about computer stuff. Yuck.
"Less" when fewer is the right word. My English teacher grandma was right about that.
Also, Frisco, Cali, and other mouth breathing monosyllable shorthands. It's easy, say the whole word. 4 syllables. Just like Wisconsin, Virginia, Alabama. Etc.
I hate "orientated", it's a Britishism but it sounds stupid because it is.Oriented is sufficient.
"Performant" is nails on chalkboard for me. Gen X, Y, Z talking about computer stuff. Yuck.
"Less" when fewer is the right word. My English teacher grandma was right about that.
Also, Frisco, Cali, and other mouth breathing monosyllable shorthands. It's easy, say the whole word. 4 syllables. Just like Wisconsin, Virginia, Alabama. Etc.
Buzzard
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"Efforting", although a producer at a DFW radio station used it to let the host that he was working on their request or finding a missing guest. I admit to using the term myself.
My young bride, non-military, hates my SAC terms of "In work", "Standby" (does not work with cats), "Reboot", "Trap Out", "Upload", "Download" (either weapons or your spouse giving birth), "Oh-Dark-Thirty", and many others.
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My young bride, non-military, hates my SAC terms of "In work", "Standby" (does not work with cats), "Reboot", "Trap Out", "Upload", "Download" (either weapons or your spouse giving birth), "Oh-Dark-Thirty", and many others.
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Utilize, when "use" means everything the speaker or writer intends to convey.
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You don't say!?!?
When people say “Hone in”.
I’ll go hone now to home my pocket knife…
I’ll go hone now to home my pocket knife…
You beat me to it!! This is currently my biggest grammar pet-peeve. My wife is a tech writer and mentioned this one to me, and ever since I constantly hear people using this word usually to make what they're saying sound more sophisticated or important.
"Literally". What a stupid word where the definitions can be completely opposite.
Baby bump. Can’t we just say she’s pregnant?!
This is completely without context. I would be interested in knowing the context of the conversation in which you were called "boomer."
The whole "boomer" thing is about how people treat each other. People get termed "boomer" typically because they treat anyone younger than them or perceived as lower social class as subservient and/or stupid. Check out r/BoomersbeingFools on Reddit for many examples.
My father, total boomer. "I came to this restaurant two Saturdays in a row five years ago, why don't you know what my usual is?"
I fully expect this post to get deleted and to get some sort of temp or permanent ban. Because, hey, that's how boomers react to things they don't like to hear.
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FYI, this is my favorite Boomer. Of course, there is some definition of female breasts in the picture, so I apologize in advance for posting soft-core porn.
"Going Forward" There was a Lady I worked with that came from one of the Casino/Hotels to work with me when I was a corporate apparel buyer for Nevada Bobs Golf shops. She said going forward so often it made me crazy. She said it least once every time we had a conversation. Fortunately she was fired after a few months. She rubbed the VP I worked for the wrong way one time to many.
lr64
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As I recall, the first widely reported use of "Ok, Boomer" was completely justified, but things went downhill after that. Broad statements, which the original was not, about entire generations are inevitably unfair and inaccurate. Goes both ways. I'm not going to start dissing "Kids these days" just because I can't pick up two bags of cement at once any more or understand certain lingo. I would hope for the same default of respect in return. Disrespect should be individually earned. There is no shortage of people who have earned it, from many different generations, so no need to hurl it around indiscriminately. BTW, when I was maybe 20, it blew my mind to work with a guy who might have been 65 and was definitely a socialist. Even though he was happy to listen to "music of your life", which is a traumatic memory for me. Not enough Benny Goodman, I guess. I had been under the impression that all those old folks were fairly conservative.
I also dislike "orientated", which at one point meant something specific. Also the use of literal to mean figuratively. Ditto the use of "dynamic" as a synonym for good. Ditto "core competency".
Are people still saying "It is what it is?". Usually, they mean "it is what I SAY it is."
I also dislike "orientated", which at one point meant something specific. Also the use of literal to mean figuratively. Ditto the use of "dynamic" as a synonym for good. Ditto "core competency".
Are people still saying "It is what it is?". Usually, they mean "it is what I SAY it is."
"Rocket fuel" when talking about solid propellant. I think "You're in middle school, aren't you?" when I see it on a list or post.
And there is a type of term that I find mildly annoying. "ATM machine", "LCD display"
And there is a type of term that I find mildly annoying. "ATM machine", "LCD display"
That is not the case in this instance. This guy was just being derogatory toward his elders. I doubt he even knew what a Boomer is—deleted or banned; no. Personal attacks are removed and not needed.
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"To make a long story short..."
Whenever I hear this, I think to myself, "Too late." At a recent group meeting at work, I happened to softly vocalize that thought; many chuckled and, afterward, some thanked me.
Whenever I hear this, I think to myself, "Too late." At a recent group meeting at work, I happened to softly vocalize that thought; many chuckled and, afterward, some thanked me.
lr64
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At least a couple of times, I have been hired to do much of the real work when the permanent engineer involved had to go to too many meetings. Which I'm sure were full of language-destroying clichés. I suppose buzzword bingo would be career poison, but it would be tempting, if I was still going to such meetings.
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lr64
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Generally, when I see it, it's being used ironically to criticize someone who has an overly narrow view of what America is. For instance, one that excludes me, whose family has been hear for more generations than I know, because of some of my opinions. Not, generally, to criticize the country as a whole. YMMV
When pressed for time, I do try to use that phrase properly, and follow it with a sentence or two summarizing the point. If anyone wants the full story/context, they can ask.
I usually see it used humorously, as in, "that's such an American thing to do," like when The Fat Electrician on YouTube talks about different wacky things servicemen have done in the field and says something like "because 'Murica, that's why!"
I find it annoying when people drop "to be" from sentences, saying things like, "The floor needs cleaned."
I'm not going to get specific, but I also hate when people use sanitized terms to make certain deeds seem less evil than they are.
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