The Ranting Room

^^^ that wasn't so much a Rant Andy, more of a whimper really...

Here I think it's primarily a California thing, or at least it used to be.

Geck0 wrote: darqdean wrote: Like it's really like annoying like when people like punctuate like y'know sentences with random like words y'know and then like turn like the statement into a like y'know question? I'm like totally with you on that, dude? The raising of the voice at the end of each senTENCE is really annoying and it has a name, which I've annoyingly forgotten.

I think it's called upspeak, where every sentence sounds like it's a question.  I agree that it is an annoying habit.

darqdean wrote: Like it's really like annoying like when people like punctuate like y'know sentences with random like words y'know and then like turn like the statement into a like y'know question?

I'm like totally with you on that, dude?



The raising of the voice at the end of each senTENCE is really annoying and it has a name, which I've annoyingly forgotten.

im angry at having more songs then i can hadle then having to make a play list for 70 songs,its angers me!

Chameleon wrote: moreitsythanyou wrote: Chameleon wrote: So I'm walking to school with my iPod, listening to Starless. As we all know, the climax of the song is the eargasmic sax solo at the end, so I've spent the last ten minutes in eager anticipation. I can hear it coming...   When all of a sudden, every ambulance and fire truck in the god damn neighbourhood drives by.   Eeedle oodle Eeedle oodle Eeedl-BEEEPBEEEPBEEEP WEE-OO WEE-OO WEE- OO HONK HONK VRRRRRRROOOOOOM   Forced to listen only to my loudest music, I spent the rest of my walk in frustration.   Drive somewhere else, of make a quieter car. Well there was obviously an emergency. How inconsiderate of some people. Making a big fuss because they're in danger or pain. There's prog to be listened to without being bothered by all that pesky racket. That's not selfish at all.   There were semis and low flying planes too.

moreitsythanyou wrote: Chameleon wrote: So I'm walking to school with my iPod, listening to Starless. As we all know, the climax of the song is the eargasmic sax solo at the end, so I've spent the last ten minutes in eager anticipation. I can hear it coming...   When all of a sudden, every ambulance and fire truck in the god damn neighbourhood drives by.   Eeedle oodle Eeedle oodle Eeedl-BEEEPBEEEPBEEEP WEE-OO WEE-OO WEE- OO HONK HONK VRRRRRRROOOOOOM   Forced to listen only to my loudest music, I spent the rest of my walk in frustration.   Drive somewhere else, of make a quieter car. Well there was obviously an emergency. How inconsiderate of some people. Making a big fuss because they're in danger or pain. There's prog to be listened to without being bothered by all that pesky racket. That's not selfish at all.

So I'm walking to school with my iPod, listening to Starless. As we all know, the climax of the song is the eargasmic sax solo at the end, so I've spent the last ten minutes in eager anticipation. I can hear it coming...

I don't really mind the "so..." thing, I've done it myself before in informal conversation.  But I understand why anybody would find it irritating, it doesn't go anywhere....

What really pisses me off is people saying "Where you at?"  That screams terrible English to me, it's just as easy to say "Where are you?", so why don't people say that?!

And this doesn't really irritate me, but I pick up on it much more often than I used to in the past (thanks to my sophomore high school English teacher!): ending sentences with prepositions.  Every time I hear this happen (even if I say it), I'll correct it in my head, or occasionally correct other people.

My biggest pet peeve for the last few years has been people attaching the word "So" to the end of thoughts and sentences with no real meaning.  I hear it constantly at work and on TV and it really is driving me batty.  There are two people at work who constantly say it. 
"This report appears to be wrong, so...."
"I really like this new frozen dinner, so..."
"I have waxy, yellow buildup in my crevices, so..."
"We need more paper towels in the bathroom, so..."
"My panties get moist every time I watch George Bush blow his nose, so..."
 
Now they have infected 75% of everyone else in the building.

The "So" goes nowhere and is entirely superfluous and annoying and it drives me crazy.  And it seems like half the people in the USA are doing this and no one cares.  I care and I would like it to please stop!  I notice mostly females do it but men are far from immune.  I think about it so much that on the oft times I do it, I want to beat myself over the head.

And if you haven't noticed it, after reading this post you will.  Because it is everywhere.