What phrase or high jacked word bugs you ?

Been There said:
Another unlikely favorite while in the military was, “I need this by tomorrow morning.” This was a favorite line used by my Colonel.
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When at work people came too late and wanted it done quick and were a bit stressed, my colleague always said: Next week you'll be the first.
I work for the government LOL.
 

BJintheUK said:
Easy, it's the past tense of the verb to burgle
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To burgle is to break into someone else's property in order to break/steal things. The person who does this is called a burglar.
So the US usage of the word 'burglarized' means that you've taken the noun of the person who does the 'burgling' i.e. 'burglar' and added the letters 'ized' on the end of the word to indicate that they've been burgling. However, as far as I know, no-one has ever been born as a burglar, so surely it is the verb 'to burgle' that defines the person (burglar), not the other way round.
 
BJintheUK said:
To burgle is to break into someone else's property in order to break/steal things. The person who does this is called a burglar.
So the US usage of the word 'burglarized' means that you've taken the noun of the person who does the 'burgling' i.e. 'burglar' and added the letters 'ized' on the end of the word to indicate that they've been burgling. However, as far as I know, no-one has ever been born as a burglar, so surely it is the verb 'to burgle' that defines the person (burglar), not the other way round.
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Americans understand that burglars are not born, they are made; they are still burglars, not burgles. They don't even do burgles much; they do burglaries. I mean, yeah, they burgle, it's what burglars do, but we call that a burglary and go from there.
 
I’ve been hearing lately in commercials, to get your attention …. some have switched out the word POP for SNAP …. dumb.
They need to think harder.:giggle:
 
Been There said:
When I was in the military, one of the sayings that made me shudder was:

“With all due respect.” When I heard this, I would think, “Here it comes.”
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My brother used to say this...I think he learned it in therapy. Every time he'd start w/that line, I'd think to myself, 'Ut oh...here it comes, he's trying to be nice while cutting you to shreds' lol
 
BJintheUK said:
It annoys me when people use the word 'gaslighting' to describe something that is better described with the proper use of the English language. It took me a while to find out what 'gaslighting' meant, and when I did I was appalled that this word had been taken completely out of context and given a meaning that had nothing to do with its origins.

I mean, how does 'gaslighting' refer to keeping someone isolated from friends and family? The word came into use during the Victorian era when gas was used to light the streets of cities, so how does lighting the way using gas have anything to do with isolating and manipulating someone?
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You look about 30.
 
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