OT: What words or phrases annoy you?

[NY]

I didn't know about the name to IQ mapping.

Yes, they usually get promoted very quickly to management roles.

[Buck Fiden]

You obviously need to pick a better news channel.

[NY]

"This was obviously the hardest decision of my life" may be hyperbole, but it could be taken at face value: the speaker knows what decisions he's had to make up to now in his life, and judges the one he's talking about to be the hardest of those (without enumerating all the decisions). Obviously no-one can compare it with decisions in the future which they have not yet faced, but I'd take "of my life" to mean "of my life *so far*".

[NY]

I've not heard that term. The usual euphemism is "learning difficulties" which tends to refer to people who are unkindly and humorously referred to as "the hard of thinking" as an extension of the similar derivation "the hard of hearing".

[Fredxx]

There's a very good mathematical explanation for this:

[Sam E]

One of the most common errors around here. Also mixing up breath (as in take a breath) and breathe (as in breathe freely).

[rbowman]

In this group the euphemism is 'f****ng moron'.

[Commander Kinsey]

So if I told you to drive to Melbourne and you didn't drive, you wouldn't have the sense to take a bus?

No I wouldn't. It's always been click. Touchscreens are a new thing.

Words have to be longer to be unique.

Bollocks. I detest the pathetic ones. You can't say someone is pathetic for hating what pathetic people do.

No, it's just wrong. What if I told you to heat down your food, or cool it up in the fridge?

You can look a geek in the eyes and not feel that desire?

[Commander Kinsey]

Heads up.

[Commander Kinsey]

Commentator instead of commenter.

[Commander Kinsey]

Do some actually believe that can be true?

[Marilyn Manson]

I know a number of people who work in that segment of the health care field.

The correct term is "adults with disabilities". Many of the people they work with have physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and many times, both.

God bless their souls - the health care workers, I mean. I watch what they do day after day and witness the caring hearts and especially the patience these people have. I am humbled when I watch them in action.

Just yesterday I attended a wedding of two such people and sat at the table with a bunch of their coworkers. Many of them have worked in group homes and day-habs for decades. Besides the daily care that they provide, they are also trained in take-down techniques, restraint holds, etc. Depending on the environment, some workers always wear clothes that they can easily slip out of, like loose fitting pullover shirts. I'm not talking about criminally violent individuals, I'm talking about normally very gentle individuals that occasionally exhibit behaviors that can be harmful to themselves or others. One minute an aide could be helping a client clean themselves after using the bathroom and the next minute they could be involved - with the same client - in a 2 person takedown maneuver.

I thank them for their service just like I thank those that serve(d) in the military.

[Thomas]

Number one from assholes on usenet is.. "Ask them, they're here" Number two... Anything from Peeler. Anything.

[Tekkie©]

On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:48:27 -0500, Kelly Phillips posted for all of us to digest...

+1

[micky]

For sure. He can decide it was the hardest, and I'm not challenging that. But no way is that obvious to the people he's talking to.

He didn't mean that it was obvious to himself.

[Tekkie©]

On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 19:58:01 -0400, Ed Pawlowski posted for all of us to digest...

I had a collection too. I have found that when one leaves it is quickly replaced by another of lesser ability. I compare it to a staircase - it only goes down.

[Marilyn Manson]

Because, based on the context/present situation it's somewhat true.

It basically means that the route that you are on is not going to get you to your destination. Sure, technically, there is *always* a way to get from one point to another, but it may not be as convenient as one might hope.

I recently took a drive to visit some friends who were camping at a site that was (in the past) accessible by 2 routes:

1 - Put your boat in at a boat ramp and head across the pond directly to the front of the camp site. 2 - Drive around to the other side of the pond, take a dirt road for a ways and then hike about 15 minutes, arriving at the camp site from the back.

We don't have a boat and didn't feel like renting one for the day, so we tried the drive/hike route, which we have done a few times in years past.

This time, when we got to the trailhead at the end of the dirt road we saw something new:

A chain across the opening and a sign that read:

"Private Property. No Trespassing."

I turned to the folks I was with and calmly said "Looks like we can't get there from here."

[Marilyn Manson]

What does ADA stand for?

[Marilyn Manson]

Wow! He knows how to copy/paste!

The letters stand for "Americans *with Disabilities* Act".

The age 18+ subset of Americans protected by that act are therefore American Adults with Disabilities.

Let's take that worldwide:

What does CRPD stand for?

[rbowman]

For practical purposes...