Words or phrases that annoy you

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Particularly when they're not really brutal just petty and are as honest as a reality show is real.

Originally Posted by pshsx1

Usually means "I'm a snarky bitch and every one dislikes me because I don't know how to shut the hell up."

The "brutally honest" thread that's up right now is the first one I've read (I usually don't read recruitment threads), but just seeing the phrase pisses me off lol

[Preston327]

One I heard all throughout my seven years of living in Michigan, and despise to this day: "yous guys." Seriously, what is that? Who decided that "you" needs a plural form?

Another one that gets on my nerves is "all y'all." I say y'all myself so I shouldn't complain but all y'all just seems needlessly repetitive.

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by Preston327

One I heard all throughout my seven years of living in Michigan, and despise to this day: "yous guys." Seriously, what is that? Who decided that "you" needs a plural form?

Another one that gets on my nerves is "all y'all." I say y'all myself so I shouldn't complain but all y'all just seems needlessly repetitive.

Well actually a lot of languages have a second person plural, though English doesn't. So the immigrants decided to create one.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by Preston327

One I heard all throughout my seven years of living in Michigan, and despise to this day: "yous guys." Seriously, what is that? Who decided that "you" needs a plural form?

Another one that gets on my nerves is "all y'all." I say y'all myself so I shouldn't complain but all y'all just seems needlessly repetitive.

Where in Michigan did you live? I lived in Michigan for 25 years and have never heard anyone say 'yous guys'.

[Preston327]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

Where in Michigan did you live? I lived in Michigan for 25 years and have never heard anyone say 'yous guys'.

Suburbs of Detroit mostly.

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by Preston327

Another one that gets on my nerves is "all y'all." I say y'all myself so I shouldn't complain but all y'all just seems needlessly repetitive.

"I've already done this before."

Yes, the fact that you have "already done this" implies that you have done this "before." Knock it off!

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Preston327

Who decided that "you" needs a plural form? . . .

I say y'all myself . . . .

Why do you say "y'all" if "you" doesn't need a plural form?

Another one that gets on my nerves is "all y'all" . . . . all y'all just seems needlessly repetitive.

"All y'all" has a different meaning from "y'all," just as "we all" has a different meaning from "we."

E.g.: "We know what you've been doing." vs. "We all know what you've been doing."

"Are we going to the game?" vs. "Are we all going to the game?"

"All y'all" means "every single of one of you."

(Yes, I know "y'all" is a contraction of "you all," but it functions as a plural rathar than as a true contraction.")

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by Preston327

One I heard all throughout my seven years of living in Michigan, and despise to this day: "yous guys." Seriously, what is that? Who decided that "you" needs a plural form?

Another one that gets on my nerves is "all y'all." I say y'all myself so I shouldn't complain but all y'all just seems needlessly repetitive.

I've lived here for 46 years and never heard someone say yous guys. It's "You guys" or "you people" usually.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I've lived here for 46 years and never heard someone say yous guys. It's "You guys" or "you people" usually.

I'm under the understanding that that's a Chicago thing more so than a Detroit thing.

We also go to The Home Depots and The Jewels (grocery store, Jewel-Osco), apparently.

I don't use these terms but "real chi-KAH-go guyz" do.