Poll: Things People Should Stop Saying

[Kelly]

oh irregardless. that drives me bonkers. Regardless already means without regard so if you the ir to it you change the meaning back to with regard.

[Sílvia]

Silvia, I was supposed to have a meeting with someone named Silvia today, but she called me half an hour late for a 45 minute meeting, so I bailed. She is the bane of my existence. But don't worry, I won't take it out on you.

Oh good. Why is her name with an i?

And Aly, yeah, it's a threadjack

[LauraLowEnd]

If you want me to do something for you, don't say something like "You want to fill this up for me?", well I may not want to but if you say"would you fill this up for me?", I would even if I didn't want to do it.

i totally agree. in fact, i hate "office slang" a lot, even though i know i'm guilty of using it myself. "if you could ______ (fix the TPS reports, set up that worksheet, etc.), that'd be _____ (great, just terrif, etc.)." i know this kind of speech is used to make the request sound a little more friendly and polite, but it's irritating to me. just ask!

everybody around here thanks each other for EVERYTHING. there's no need to thank me for doing my job! if i go above and beyond, then yes, a "thank you" is appreciated. but if i hand you a stack of paper for you to look through, i'm SURE you're not thankful for it.

i think office slang should become a lot more klingon-esque.
"laura."
"what do you want?"
"here is the information. make it into a table."
"it will be done."

no more pussyfooting around.

[Marie]

*embarrassing question*

I always get confused as to when to use "IT'S" and "ITS" - can someone clarify?

[Jax]

"it's" = it is

its = possessive

[Crystal Meth]

"Its" is used in cases of ownership. i.e. "The puppy was chasing its tail." "Marie's peanut is kicking its little butt off in her tummy." "It's" is a contraction of "it is."

If you can't say "it is", then you don't need an apostrophe. (i.e. You obviously can't say "The peanut is kicking it is butt off.")

I'm glad someone brought that up, cause it pisses me off!

[Kelly]

Laura I always thank the attorneys' secretaries for bringing me documents or doing something I ask them to do. Yes, it's their job. My thank you is more of a "thank you for being polite, doing a good job and not being a total bitch" Becasue I've dealt with bitch secretaries before and they can make your life hell. Politness is dying. Just because its your job to do something doesn't mean your going to actually do it. A lot of people don't perform their job well and avoid their responsibilities. Is it really so bad for people to thank you?

[Spudd]

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Silvia, because she's from Costa Rica, same reason yours is spelled with an i (well, not Costa Rica, but you know what I mean).

I feel sorry for her having to visit Toronto in March. At least it's not January.

</threadjack>

[aly]

Silvia, I was supposed to have a meeting with someone named Silvia today, but she called me half an hour late for a 45 minute meeting, so I bailed. She is the bane of my existence. But don't worry, I won't take it out on you.

Oh good. Why is her name with an i?

And Aly, yeah, it's a threadjack

Ok, just making sure. It was just funny how random it was, at least to me. I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something.

And Spudd, you didn't have to go all out and use the Threadjack alerts...I wasn't getting on you or anything... I'm hardly the advocate of forum etiquette.

[Jax]

"Its" is used in cases of ownership. i.e. "The puppy was chasing its tail." "Marie's peanut is kicking its little butt off in her tummy." "It's" is a contraction of "it is."

If you can't say "it is", then you don't need an apostrophe. (i.e. You obviously can't say "The peanut is kicking it is butt off.")

I'm glad someone brought that up, cause it pisses me off!

It took me 5 words to say this. You are definitely a writer.

[Crystal Meth]

My explanation was better.

[LauraLowEnd]

Laura I always thank the attorneys' secretaries for bringing me documents or doing something I ask them to do. Yes, it's their job. My thank you is more of a "thank you for being polite, doing a good job and not being a total bitch" Becasue I've dealt with bitch secretaries before and they can make your life hell. Politness is dying. Just because its your job to do something doesn't mean your going to actually do it. A lot of people don't perform their job well and avoid their responsibilities. Is it really so bad for people to thank you?

no no; despite my "klingon" thing, i do appreciate politeness. and i thank people for stuff too. i guess my peeve is more for written correspondence. like "attached are the documents you requested. thanks." thanks for what? or "if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. thank you." you're welcome... after all, i did a great deal to... um.... oh yeah, i didn't do anything at all.

i guess "thank you" wasn't a good example. how about people who say "wonderful" or "great" to EVERYTHING? it's not that great; it's just the next step to getting the job done.

[Crystal Meth]

Oh! You know what I hate? When people start a phrase with "I mean"

"Hey Jax, how was your weekend?"
"I mean... it was okay. We just hung out at home..."

Dude, you can't say that if you haven't given us something to refer it to!

[Sílvia]

Crystal, dh does the "I mean" thing ALL the time! It drives me insane! I've already told him a billion times to stop it. I'm glad I don't have to hear him speak English every day .

[kayley]

o sea is "I mean" in Spanish. O sea, it stands for the same thing, it doesn't really mean the same thing. And it is used at the beginning and middle of every sentence. It makes me want to kill myself.

And while I am on Spanish, here people say porfiiis sometimes to be cute, instead of por favor (thanks). I want to kill, kill!