# SDMBisms that irk me for some reason. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 22, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614 "2008-09-22T01:28:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/101 "2008-09-22T16:11:59Z")
> [@chowder](#): > > I, for one, welcome our \. > > Just bloody stop it, it isn’t funny When the Simpsons came up with it, it was very funny, and some of the references were, too. But now it’s descended to that level of “Hey, remember when everybody was doing that joke?” ---
**Author:** ![Qwisp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qwisp/32/397_2.png) [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/102 "2008-09-22T16:29:56Z")
Hi Opal! has overstayed its welcome. People who say m’kay _do_ sound pretentious. Anyone saying anyhoo should be publicly shunned. And I don’t care if it makes me a grammar nazi, anyone who does not know the difference between lose and loose needs to be forcefully escorted back to the forth grade. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/103 "2008-09-22T16:47:41Z")
> [@Qwisp](#): > > And I don’t care if it makes me a grammar nazi, anyone who does not know the difference between lose and loose needs to be forcefully escorted back to the **forth** grade. Gaudere is merciless, isn’t she? ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/104 "2008-09-22T16:47:43Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > I dunno if this post is addressed to my OP specifically but I will defend myself by saying that the only other messageboard that I regularly read and post to is Irish and none of the three things I posted that irk me have I ever noticed there. Definitely not a targeted attack on you or anyone else in particular. You are in my short list of “likes” and hadn’t even noticed who had OPed. That said, you could have peppered your OP with some truly obscure Irish joke and left everyone scratching their heads. Tsk tsk for missing that chance. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/105 "2008-09-22T16:49:57Z")
I think I’ve pitted this before, but… cow-orker Sure it was funny the first few times, in a real pit thread bashing your idiotic co-workers. But it’s not funny when you substitute it for the correct word every fricken time. Makes you sound like the idiotic one. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/106 "2008-09-22T16:51:57Z")
And another one that gets on my tit: Noone instead of no-one:mad: ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/107 "2008-09-22T17:11:38Z")
> [@Mosier](#): > > I never thought about that. Why DO we bold usernames, anyway? Some usernames are for words that may appear in other contexts, even in the same post. Just to pick one example, not at random, **Liberal**. It’s not often hard to determine when one is talking about the person, vice the adjective, but there are going to be times when it will cause confusion. By bolding his name, it becomes obvious you’re talking about the poster. And if I’m going to do that for any one username, I’m going to do it for all of them. It’s the way my anal-retentive view of being polite works out on the internet. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/108 "2008-09-22T17:19:51Z")
Generally speaking, I have no problem with memes: 1920’s-Style Death Ray, when come back bring pie, I burning your dog, Hi Opal, and so forth. I know it makes the board a little less accessible for newcomers, but every group has its inside jokes, and understanding them makes people fee like part of the club. That said, there are a lot of intentional misspellings (e.g., kitteh, which wouldn’t even be pronounced like kitty!) and childish nicknames (e.g., Og, Shrub) that bother me. > [@diggleblop](#): > > “Meh” really gets me. You don’t say this word in real life, well, I don’t, nor have I ever heard anyone else. My son and I both use “meh.” Example usage: “What did you think of that movie last night?” “Meh.” Clear; concise; what’s not to like? > [@Enter\_the\_Flagon](#): > > “Snarky”. Fucking hate this made-up word. I’ve been using that word for at least 20 years. > [@Kal](#): > > Bolding usernames. I actually like this convention. It shows a little bit of respect and makes it easier to pick out references to names. When the name is also a common word or phrase, having it in bold makes the sentence easy to read. > [@Qwisp](#): > > And I don’t care if it makes me a grammar nazi, anyone who does not know the difference between lose and loose needs to be forcefully escorted back to the forth grade. (highlighting mine) Ever hear of Gaudere’s law? ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/109 "2008-09-22T17:21:33Z")
> [@OtakuLoki](#): > > Some usernames are for words that may appear in other contexts, even in the same post. Just to pick one example, not at random, **Liberal**. It’s not often hard to determine when one is talking about the person, vice the adjective, but there are going to be times when it will cause confusion. By bolding his name, it becomes obvious you’re talking about the poster. And if I’m going to do that for any one username, I’m going to do it for all of them. > > It’s the way my anal-retentive view of being polite works out on the internet. I used to save the effort of bolding only for the cases where it would create confusion. Now that we don’t have Quick Reply, I guess I could do it all the time. Still, hope lives strong and I look forward to the return of QR, so I won’t be retraining to then change again. Luckily there are very few conversational uses for the word “Sapo” in english, so my hear is not broken if it is not bolded. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/110 "2008-09-22T17:22:34Z")
> [@InvisibleWombat](#): > > My son and I both use “meh.” Example usage: “What did you think of that movie last night?” “Meh.” Clear; concise; what’s not to like? I agree. It’s amusing and useful. > [@](#): > > I’ve been using that word for at least 20 years. “Snark” is fine, to me - but it’s being overused, like “random” was earlier this decade. We already have a word that means “sarcasm” - and that word is “sarcasm.” ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/111 "2008-09-22T17:23:23Z")
> [@](#): > > And another one that gets on my tit: > > Noone instead of no-one “…gets on my tit…”? I need to get out more. I’ve never heard this before. And it makes no logical sense. If I annoyed the DoperWomen, would I get on their tits? What’s to stop me from doing this? ---
**Author:** ![Qwisp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qwisp/32/397_2.png) [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/112 "2008-09-22T17:23:30Z")
Leave it to me to make a typo after complaining about grammar :o ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/113 "2008-09-22T17:23:46Z")
> [@Sapo](#): > > I used to save the effort of bolding only for the cases where it would create confusion. Now that we don’t have Quick Reply, I guess I could do it all the time. Still, hope lives strong and I look forward to the return of QR, so I won’t be retraining to then change again. Luckily there are very few conversational uses for the word “Sapo” in english, so my hear is not broken if it is not bolded. **Sapo** , I tend to just type in the VB code, and go along, without much more than six extra keystrokes - it’s no longer an effort for me. ---
**Author:** ![rucciface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/114 "2008-09-22T17:40:46Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > “Og”. Seconded. Also, “I have no dog in this fight, but…” and “Good on ya”. I have never heard these in real life, in books, on TV, etc., but about 100 times each on this board and that, well, irks me for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/115 "2008-09-22T17:41:10Z")
> [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](#): > > My thought is that the phrase implies that the reason is unknown to the person making the statement. At least, that’s how I use it. Often, someone will volunteer the reason they believe for the statement at which point, I can decide whether to adopt the belief as my own. For \*that \*reason, I have no issues with it. In addition, it’s often used with the implication that not only is the reason unknown, but it’s expected to be paltry and no good excuse for the thing in question. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/116 "2008-09-22T17:51:38Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > “Snark” is fine, to me - but it’s being overused, like “random” was earlier this decade. We already have a word that means “sarcasm” - and that word is “sarcasm.” I don’t see them quite as synonyms. But even so, it’s okay to have words with similar or identical meanings; big, large, huge, gigantic, oversized, king-sized, enormous, and the zillion other synonyms I’d find if I picked up a thesaurus are all cool with me (although ginormous is not), and I think having both sarcasm and snark in my arsenal of words is a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/117 "2008-09-22T17:52:03Z")
> [@Mosier](#): > > I’ll agree with a few of the others about “signoffs” or whatever you want to call them. They just take up extra space on the screen and make it take longer to read the thread. Shodan takes like 5 lines for his. How do you figure? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/118 "2008-09-22T18:07:33Z")
These always set my teeth on edge and I don’t always know why: Unca Cecil, him/herself when referring to one’s spouse, The Master speaks, M’kay, most roll-eyes, whoreson and most other antiquated epithets, people jumping in to correct a mistake when it’s just, obviously, a typo. That’s all I can think of, right now. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/119 "2008-09-22T18:19:14Z")
> [@rucciface](#): > > Seconded. > > Also, “I have no dog in this fight, but…” and “Good on ya”. I have never heard these in real life, in books, on TV, etc., but about 100 times each on this board and that, well, irks me for some reason. “Good on ya” is a common phrase spoken here. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/120 "2008-09-22T18:23:24Z")
It just occurred to me that some of the irking/irkage comes from the combination of different vernaculars that are present on this and other messageboards. There are a variety of particularities to the way people talk in every corner of the US, let alone other Anglophone countries. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614.md?page=7)