Terms I find annoying

[H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 571]

 

Only semi-serious here, but I will admit that there are a handful of terms that I see here on the Wire from time to time that cause me to roll my eyes every time I see them.   They are not offensive or hurtful or something that angers me or anything like that.  I just wish I didn't see them so often.   Terms like...

 

.45 Long Colt

Spelling Cavalry "Calvary."

Period Correct  (I'll admit that I didn't find this one so bad at first, until someone I respect greatly said why he loathes it, and he had a good point.)

The War of Northern Aggression.

4th Generation Colt

 

So what are some of the other terms that while in an of themselves are probably really quite innocent, just drive you bonkers when you see them?

 

[Goody, SASS #26190 606]

Winny

Shotty

Referring to guns as 'she'

 

 

[The Original Lumpy Gritz 4,928]

Life's to short to let that stuff get to me........

OLG

[Marauder SASS #13056 582]

I thought I lived in an incorrect period - until I realized it was only a comma. 

 

 

[Wyatt Earp SASS#1628L 52]

Winnie, Remie,  and shotty

[Warden Callaway 2,076]

Boolet 

[Totes Magoats 202]

"and a P"  nothing more annoying than that.

 

Totes

[Dusty Devil Dale 203]

A Win. '73 "carrier" referred to as a "lifter" 

[Black Angus McPherson 217]

I know what you mean.  I had a period correct, 4th generation Colt, calvary model (from just after the war of northern aggression), in .45 Long Colt and some guy called it a Remmie.  I was pretty annoyed and thought about grabbing my shotty and putting a couple boolets in his butt.  Then I thought:  Life's too short to sweat the small stuff and went on my way.

 

Angus

[Yul Lose 3,757]

Do you have your hearing aids in?

[Sedalia Dave 4,668]

Signing a post with  "Just saying"

[Silver Creek Jack 117]

2 hours ago, Warden Callaway said:

Boolet 

Right there with you Warden!   SCJ

[Marshal El Malo 11]

"Mute" point.. 

[David Richert 29]

2 hours ago, Totes Magoats said:

"and a P"  nothing more annoying than that.

 

Totes

Clean with a P

[Widder, SASS #59054 3,710]

Hoofhearted?

 

..........Widder

 

[Son of the Midnight Star 55]

2 hours ago, Phantom, SASS #54973 said:

 

PS: To respond to the question, the use of the word Weapon to describe tools that are only Weapons when used as such.

Yeah Yeah Yeah I heard ya the first time 

Long Colt
Boolits
Bullets when referring to Cartridges

[Three Foot Johnson 1,352]

Brasser

Deagle

Mangle 'em, when referring to magnum

And my personal favorite - Sir, I'd like you to recite the alphabet backwards for me.

[Yul Lose 3,757]

Don’t hang up, this call is important.

[Son of the Midnight Star 55]

But wait there's more!!

 

[Major BS Walker Regulator 343]

Things That Annoy Me In Stage Writing

 Hammers down on empty chambers, HDEC  -   Pistols, Rifle

Make firearm safe  -   after shooting one gun before firing next 

And my all time favorite  -  Draw pistols according to category

[Son of the Midnight Star 55]

Well since the gloves are off How about corporate buzzword BS

 

Value added
Goal oriented 
Think outside the box
Network
Paradigm

Proactive
Reach out
Culture 
Politically correct
Non Binary
Genderless

[Manassas Jack 29]

Thirty years in Congress.

[Tyrel Cody 2,725]

Stoopid

 

Referring to The War of Northern Agression as the Civil War

 

Calvary instead of Cavalry

 

to instead of too

 

Weapon instead of firearm, gun, etc.

 

Ruger is better than Colt

 

 

 

 

[Phantom, SASS #54973 3,355]

Stoopid stoopid stoopid...

 

Oy, oy, oy...

 

Oh, and the majority of the southern states didn't want to secede from the union. It was forced on them by the Planter Class.

 

How's that for being annoying!

 

 Phantom

[Dusty Devil Dale 203]

Since we've gone more broadly, how about:

 

Inclusive

Assault weapon

Progressive

Man bun

MeeToo

 

[Lead Monger 318]

Phantom 

[Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 1,596]

Using THAT in a sentence referring to a person, instead of who/whom.

[Warden Callaway 2,076]

4 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said:

Signing a post with  "Just saying"

 

Ditto! 

 

Wait....  Ditto may be annoying to someone.  Maybe, "Me too."  No...  Try,  "I also."  

[Son of the Midnight Star 55]

All I know is pissing down someones back and your buddy is telling him it's just raining. Well there ain't nothing cowboy way about that. 

 

[Captain Bill Burt 1,257]

Advice when they mean advise

Who when it should be whom

On that same note me when it should be I (and the reverse)

Ending a sentence with ‘at’ ie ‘where is Captain Bill at?

[Guest Texas jack Black SASS#9362]

  TOP OVERALL 

[Snakebite 823]

I get tired of the word tactical used to market everything from A-Z

[Son of the Midnight Star 55]

4 minutes ago, Snakebite said:

I get tired of the word tactical used to market everything from A-Z

Yeah that's another one. Or EDC (every day carry) or any other stupid initialism that people think is an acronym

[Warden Callaway 2,076]

43 minutes ago, Captain Bill Burt said:

Advice when they mean advise

Who when it should be whom

On that same note me when it should be I (and the reverse)

Ending a sentence with ‘at’ ie ‘where is Captain Bill at?

 

I have to work at being grammatically correct.   The works of Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn,  Tom Sawyer is my first language.  I loved the "Me & Joe" stories by Sketter Skelton.  I'll try to clean up my act but sometimes I just like to laps into my first language.   

[Croc Holiday 83]

Not sure why people are still replying.  Black Angus already won haha.