Friday Fives - It's Been a While :-)

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Friday Fives - It's Been a While :-)

Post by buffettbride »

What word irks you everytime you hear someone say it?
Orientated (when it should be oriented) and utilize (when it should be use)

What is your favorite word?
Serendipitous

What does it mean?
The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident.

What word do you say far too often?
Dude

What word(s) do you think other people overuse?
Whatever


(My favorite sentence is, "Whatever, dude.")
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Post by ph4ever »

YAY!!!!!

What word irks you everytime you hear someone say it?
Refudiate

What is your favorite word?
Pursuant

What does it mean?
Do I look like a f'ing dictionary? okayokay - when used as an adjective it means proceeding after or following. When used as an adverb it means according or in a manner conformable

What word do you say far too often?
F**k

What word(s) do you think other people overuse?
ya know
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Post by LIPH »

What word irks you everytime you hear someone say it?
Hater. Whatever happened to just having different opinions?

What is your favorite word?

I don't have a favorite word.

What does it mean?

I think it means I'm barely literate.

What word do you say far too often?
f**k

What word(s) do you think other people overuse?
Awesome. It's reached the point that it doesn't really mean anything anymore. If everything someone likes is "WOOOOHOOOO!!!!!! OMG THAT'S F'N AWESOME!!!!" then nothing is really "awesome", is it?
what I really mean . . . I wish you were here
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Post by BeachBumJim »

What word irks you everytime you hear someone say it?
I got a few...and they just make me squirm. I don't want to embarass the person saying them though.
Supposably
Pitchers (photographs)
Libary

What is your favorite word?
Depends on the mood...today it would be
Upgrade

What does it mean?
Upgrade. Duh. :roll:

What word do you say far too often?
Absolutely...just recently though.

What word(s) do you think other people overuse?
Basically / tied with Technically

By the way...who ever coined the phrase..."grab the third rail"......please do.
I've heard it 50 times in the past week. :roll:
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Post by krusin1 »

What word irks you everytime you hear someone say it?
irregardless
(People actually mean "regardless." NBD, but a pet peeve.)

What is your favorite word?
hoopy

What does it mean?
It's a silly adjective... picked it up from "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." Means essentially the same as when you say "awesome" or "terrific!"

What word do you say far too often?
whatever
Seems like a lot of stupid stuff comes my way... whatever.....

What word(s) do you think other people overuse?
okay
Actually this only ever bothered me with one person. He was a speaker at a banquet, and at the end of most thoughts would say (almost under his breath) "okay" and keep going. I counted a dozen "okays" before losing track. REALLY hard not to laugh during the banquet.
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Post by Tequila Revenge »

BeachBumJim wrote:
What word do you say far too often?
Absolutely...just recently though.
It seems like that's the way waitress.....errrrr.. food servers are trained to reply to your order:

"I'll have the oatmeal."
"Absolutely." :roll: :roll:

one better or worse

"I'll have the oatmeal."
"Awesome." :roll: :roll:
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Post by GARNETBIMBO & BIG DAD »

What word irks you everytime you hear someone say it?[/b]
Mybad

What is your favorite word?
Really

What does it mean?
Depends on the way its said .It can mean anything from WOW!... to... your full of crap

What word do you say far too often?
?!Really?!

What word(s) do you think other people overuse?
Whatever and/or Loser


My favorite sentence is, "Oh really..?! "
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Post by Wino you know »

What word irks you everytime you hear someone say it?
WOOHOO

What is your favorite word?
Summer

What does it mean?
My favorite time of year

What word do you say far too often?
HOOTERS

What word(s) do you think other people overuse?
WOOHOO, SPEW, LMAO (in that order)

(My favorite sentence is),
It's summertime, you'll find me at HOOTERS
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Post by alphabits »

What word irks you everytime you hear someone say it?
Nucular (instead of nuclear)

What is your favorite word?
Dumbassity

What does it mean?
Overt silliness or stupidity without regard to consequences or public opinion.

What word do you say far too often?
No

What word(s) do you think other people overuse?
Reality
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Post by tigzoe »

What word irks you everytime you hear someone say it?
Distemperment (as in my animal needs the distemperment shot).

What is your favorite word?
Awesome

What does it mean?
It is my answer for everything...good or bad.

What word do you say far too often?
Fine

What word(s) do you think other people overuse?
I won't do it again
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Post by SMLCHNG »

What word irks you every time you hear someone say it?
Supposeably instead of supposedly. Or Expresso instead of Espresso.


What is your favorite word?
Probably “cool”.

What does it mean?
It’s not talking about the weather.

What word do you say far too often?
Really? or Moron!

What word(s) do you think other people overuse?
I know, right? (and some don't use the question mark)
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Post by daaave33 »

What word irks you everytime you hear someone say it?
Sucky (and I hate to be in a group addressed as "folks")

What is your favorite word?
Oligarchy or Pseudohalogeniccompoundcyanogen

What does it mean?
Oligarchy is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people

What word do you say far too often?
"Word!"

What word(s) do you think other people overuse?
LOL, ROFL and other quick net acronyms
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Post by daaave33 »

LIPH wrote:What word irks you everytime you hear someone say it?
Hater. Whatever happened to just having different opinions?

What is your favorite word?

I don't have a favorite word.

What does it mean?

I think it means I'm barely literate.

What word do you say far too often?
f**k

What word(s) do you think other people overuse?
Awesome. It's reached the point that it doesn't really mean anything anymore. If everything someone likes is "WOOOOHOOOO!!!!!! OMG THAT'S F'N AWESOME!!!!" then nothing is really "awesome", is it?

Fantastic Answer for "what does it mean!" =0Þ
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Post by tigzoe »

LIPH wrote:What word irks you everytime you hear someone say it?
Hater. Whatever happened to just having different opinions?

What is your favorite word?

I don't have a favorite word.

What does it mean?

I think it means I'm barely literate.

What word do you say far too often?
f**k

What word(s) do you think other people overuse?
Awesome. It's reached the point that it doesn't really mean anything anymore. If everything someone likes is "WOOOOHOOOO!!!!!! OMG THAT'S F'N AWESOME!!!!" then nothing is really "awesome", is it?
It is going to be so awesome to meet you at GW ;)
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Post by daaave33 »

I also despise when people say "ackleast" instead of "at least." :evil:
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Post by tigzoe »

daaave33 wrote:I also despise when people say "ackleast" instead of "at least." :evil:
I am with you. Anything that begins "ack" I am thinking hairball.
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