Sometimes I just have to vent my pet peeves! On The View, which I watch sometimes, Whoopi Goldberg does this, and it’s hysterical. So, here are my latest peeves…
1. People who say “Actually” and “Literally.” The former start each sentence with, “Actually…” and around here, each syllable is stressed – all 4. Once I hear it, I know it will repeated and I had best grit my teeth. Then there are those who say things such as, “I literally fell off my chair when I heard!” Really? If it was literal, you’d be lying on the floor. Did that happen? No! So it wasn’t literal. “She literally tore my face off!” Seriously? So, you no longer have a face?
2. The way people are now responding to questions that merely require a “Yes” or “No” answer. Example: “Are you doing anything for New Years?” “ I aaaam!” “Did you see your friends last week?” “I diiiid!” “Do you like this show?” “I dooo!” Please stop!! Just say “Yes!” Whoever started this must the same bozo that brought “Like” and “Y’know” to conversations!”
3. Using the same adjectives over and over. Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa, does this all the time during her show. Now I’m noticing regular people around me also doing it. “It’s fabulous.” “It’s fantastic.” “It’s incredible.” There are many more – usually used to describe things that really aren’t in need of superlatives. I don’t mind hearing them once in a while – they spice up a dialogue; however, when used over and over and over, I go nuts.
Whew…I feel so much better! Actually, isn’t it fabulous that I don’t have much else about which to gripe? It iiiis!
Peace,
Muff
Slow down
2 hours ago
5 comments:
You're funny...you aaaaaaaaaare!
Did I hear remnants of the prior English teacher in this post? Maybe I'm just remembering Miss Evans or Mrs. Sfura. You didn't have them in high school, by any chance? I didn't think so, but I owe them so much, I wish I could tell them. Your students probably feel the same way.
Judy
You crack me up, and contribute to my own feelings of insecurity, but let's put my own gaffes aside for a moment, shall we? I'll share one that my friend always makes that drives me bonkers: "I feel hideous."
It's nice to have you back, by the way. "-)
Hi, Karen, Thank you...I aaam!
Hi, Judy, Yes, of course the old English teacher is there...but most of that post is just my curmudgeonly self griping about things I hear.
Hi, Webster, Trust me -- I. Do. Not. Judge. These are phrases I hear which grate me. Good to be back among friends!
Peace,
Muff
Oh Muffie, I am so guilty of some of your pet peeves!!! You would literally want to choke me to death within minutes. lol
I use the word 'actually' all the time. I am histrionic AND hyperbolic, so I also frequently apply the word 'literally' to improbable situations. There was a period, my lowest verbal point ever, lol, when I was also giving more than the one word answer required. For some ungodly reason, if someone asked me a question that had an affirmative answer, I would reply "That is correct!" WHAAAAT?!?! Even in my own head, every time I said it I was like, "SHUT UP!!" I had no idea where it came from or why I was saying it. In my defense, I believe I was actually possessed. lol I had to consciously eliminate the phrase from my vocabulary before someone slapped me.
Excellent list! :)
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