Things that bother you or don't make sense.

[cynicaster]

I was listening to a photography podcast in my car a few months ago, and one of the guests kept pronouncing the word "photographer" as "fertographer". After a mere 5 minutes I had become so irritated I had to shut off the radio in a childish tantrum of shameless pettiness.

 

[TimothyJinx]

I was listening to a photography podcast in my car a few months ago, and one of the guests kept pronouncing the word "photographer" as "fertographer". After a mere 5 minutes I had become so irritated I had to shut off the radio in a childish tantrum of shameless pettiness.

I hate noticing something like that because I can't "un-notice" it!

 

[flow]

"Nuke-yuh-lerr". Go back to elementary school and start over.

Having to hold my breath and do yoga to get baby into his carseat because you can't properly park your tank-sized SUV between the lines.

People comparing their kids to mine while the kids are right there hearing it.

Old folks wandering down CENTER of the parking lot aisle as if they're on a sightseeing tour.

 

[amolitor]

Supposedly Edward Teller said Nucular. Eisenhower certainly did. So, there's a wee bit of precedent.

I mean, Teller was no Ulam, but he hung around with some pretty bright guys.

 

[MLCIII]

It's 'Murikan to say Nukular. But seriously, it pisses me off too. Being president or the discoverer of things does not give you the right to add imaginary letters into words.
And my wife says fertography. I point and laugh.

What ACTUALLY pisses me off are people nagging others about how their watermarks are "distracting their eye", like the damn thing is going to be on the finished product.
And the attitude, "bow to my C&C will because I'm older and wiser and I say so." Is it just me, or is there a "holier than thou" clique running around this place? Maybe it's just because I'm new around here. Or maybe it's because I'm human, and I understand that none of this stuff matters THAT much.

 

[amolitor]

Nukular is allegedly a neologism, not a mispronunciation.

 

[MLCIII]

I respectfully disagree. A neologism is a new word (i.e. tweet or noob), not a poor pronunciation of an already-existing word with an already-existing pronunciation. If anything you might be able to get away with calling it a D.C. colloquialism.

 

[amolitor]

I know what neologism means.

Bush and Carter's Nuclear Pronunciation Might Be Right - Washington Whispers (usnews.com)

 

[runnah]

Transcoding video to fit on a Blu-ray disc.

 

[pixmedic]

It's 'Murikan to say Nukular. But seriously, it pisses me off too. Being president or the discoverer of things does not give you the right to add imaginary letters into words.
And my wife says fertography. I point and laugh.

What ACTUALLY pisses me off are people nagging others about how their watermarks are "distracting their eye", like the damn thing is going to be on the finished product.
And the attitude, "bow to my C&C will because I'm older and wiser and I say so." Is it just me, or is there a "holier than thou" clique running around this place? Maybe it's just because I'm new around here. Or maybe it's because I'm human, and I understand that none of this stuff matters THAT much.

since this is just an internet forum, and not the supreme court, any advice that is rendered here is completely subject to the OP's discretion on whether to use it or not.
those that ask questions in an open forum are subject to whatever opinions might be thrown their way. take what you like, use what you want, forget the rest.

 

[MLCIII]

Here's my shot at it:

American Heritage Dictionary Entry: nuclear

The pronunciation was only approved by 10% of the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel (whose members include prominent professors, novelists, poets, etc.), making it not a "new word" (neologism), but more of a "regional dialect" (colloquialism). It's also not an accepted pronunciation by the more popular Merriam-Webster Dictionary, if that matters.

Agree to disagree, I guess.

 

[MLCIII]

since this is just an internet forum, and not the supreme court, any advice that is rendered here is completely subject to the OP's discretion on whether to use it or not.
those that ask questions in an open forum are subject to whatever opinions might be thrown their way. take what you like, use what you want, forget the rest.

Does that mean those things can't bother me? Not sure why I was the one quoted... Feel free to PM me.

 

[Overread16 4]

The view through binoculars ? Reality vs Movies - 22 Words

bothers me lots!

 

[EIngerson]

since this is just an internet forum, and not the supreme court, any advice that is rendered here is completely subject to the OP's discretion on whether to use it or not.
those that ask questions in an open forum are subject to whatever opinions might be thrown their way. take what you like, use what you want, forget the rest.

Does that mean those things can't bother me? Not sure why I was the one quoted... Feel free to PM me.

I'm confused. Do things bother you, or are you human and understand none of this stuff matters THAT much?

 

[Psytrox]

Oh man that post reminded me. Please, PLEASE listen to me. If you ever shop at a retail store, do NOT LINGER AFTER CLOSING! Working retail sucks. Most people (like myself) are only working it to get themselves through college/high school and trust me, it's not what we want to be doing.

With that said, I can enjoy my job pretty much most of the time. I work alone and I basically get paid to talk about sports all day. But the closer it gets to closing time, the more anxious I get. My store closes at 9 o'clock. I had a 10 year old kid come in at 8:58 and he stayed for 25 minutes while his mom waited outside. I mean, REALLY MOM?! I wanted to yell at the kid so bad. We both knew he wasn't going to buy anything. I have never been more frustrated before.

With people like that, you start shutting off the lights and say "we closed 10 mins ago, so im going to go now, do you want to stay here until tomorrow, or are you done looking around?"