Words you hate hearing

I'm sorry. But the fact you listed two things, said 'is something' then left a word out at the end while praising how important correct grammar is to you makes me giggle.

 

Yeah, I know. I changed that statement so many times so it didn't end in a preposition, it was ridiculous! (look, I spelled it right). I also added the pronunciation thing at the last minute

Quit busting my (metaphorical) balls, IJAG

 

Yes, warsh is one that definitely bothers me, as does Warshington.

 

God, am I glad you added 'metaphorical.'

I was going to wonder about you and Good Doc.

 

My dad says "yaller" and "warshington," as opposed to "yellow" and "washington." He has others, but those have always stood out. It cracks me up to this day.

 

The n-word and c-word … and this coming from someone who verbally lets a lot of crap fly.

"Impact" as a verb (thank you, HC)

"Plated" (thanks, SC … nothing like lazy baseball/softball writing)

"Irregardless" (IJAG ... )

Phrases that start with “to be honest with you …” So let me guess – you were going to lie to me before prefacing your thought with this? Tonysoprano hit upon this topic

"loaded the sacks" ... I had the misfortune of working with someone who thought he knew it all about sportswriting. He'd say "load the sacks," which always was edited to "bases."

I’m no NASCAR fan, but if people are going to write about it, specify the series. It’s not “NASCAR champion” … it’s either (corporate) Truck champion, (second-rate corporate) Series or (corporate) Cup. NASCAR can be anything from (corporate) Cup to local NASCAR-sanctioned track.

Any idiot on the radio that refers to "Phil Collins and Genesis." Same with "Sting and The Police." (They're separate entities ... treat them as such)

 

Creed.

 

May have been mentioned and I just overlooked it, but an SAS favorite:

"At the end of the day ..."

WTF does it mean?

 

YES!!! but it's not just SAS. coaches, players, gms, everybody uses it. and it's become gawd-awful.

 

pro-active

 

Partner, when used as a verb.
"I'm going to partner with George Bush to bring this country to its knees."

NO!

 

"And now, to take you the rest of the way, here is Chris Berman."


And when talk radio or tv sports guys are going to spend the next 15 minutes "breaking down" something.

"We're going to break down the NCAA brackets"
"Let's break down the Super Bowl matchup"


What proceeds is guaranteed to be the most superficial discussion around.