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The word "realistically" "realistic"

  • 16-02-2011 09:46PM
    #1
    Adamantium
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    This may seem like a petty annoyance but everytime this word is used in conversation by people it annoys me!

    My point being: people use "realistically" as a excuse to get out of everything and anything, its the ultimate killer of motivation/ambition and kills any conversation/craic with logic. e.g this guy i know who points out that "realistically" his coursework can't be done with a certain timeframe, you know he makes every small thing out to be a struggle, i only imagine how much more this guy would have done if he stopped thinking, and started "trying"!

    Does anybody else notice this among certain people?


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  • #2
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    Adamantium wrote: »

    Does anybody else notice this among certain people?


    Realistically, no.


  • #3
    Poor Craythur
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,382 ✭✭✭Poor Craythur


    No problems with 'realistically', I'm too busy feeling annoyed the misuse of 'literally' and the overuse of 'basically' and 'unreal'. 'Unreal' is an Irish-ism that really gets on my tits.


  • #4
    Adamantium
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,563 ✭✭✭Adamantium


    Poor Craythur wrote: »
    No problems with 'realistically', I'm too busy feeling annoyed the misuse of 'literally' and the overuse of 'basically' and 'unreal'. 'Unreal' is an Irish-ism that really gets on my tits.


    Basically - thats another!


  • #5
    Badgermonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,018 ✭✭✭Badgermonkey


    American misuse of the word 'Awesome'.

    A volcano is awesome, a tsunami is awesome, the earth from space, again awesome.

    Front row tickets for Elton John in vegas, no sorry, it's just not.


  • #6
    Poor Craythur
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,382 ✭✭✭Poor Craythur


    Badgermonkey wrote: »
    American misuse of the word 'Awesome'.

    A volcano is awesome, a tsunami is awesome, the earth from space, again awesome.

    Front row tickets for Elton John in vegas, no sorry, it's just not.

    "Epic!" :mad::mad::mad::mad:

    And "Oh my God!". I overuse this and am trying to get out of the habit!


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  • #7
    Captain_Generic
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    For all intensive purposes, I agree


  • #8
    Cheap Thrills!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,723 ✭✭✭Cheap Thrills!


    Captain_Generic wrote: »
    For all intensive purposes, I agree

    makes me want to tear my own head off when I see it :(


  • #9
    Badgermonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,018 ✭✭✭Badgermonkey


    Captain_Generic wrote: »
    For all intensive purposes, I agree

    Is that not for all intents and purposes.

    Bedouin dolphins? :o


  • #10
    MistyCheese
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    Pah, I could care less...


  • #11
    Fremen
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    "eckcetera" annoys the piss out of me.


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  • #12
    jimthemental
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭jimthemental


    Adamantium wrote: »
    This may seem like a petty annoyance but everytime this word is used in conversation by people it annoys me!

    My point being: people use "realistically" as a excuse

    I got that far before becoming annoyed with the fact that you were giving out about grammar.


  • #13
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    Jesus OP, if this is all you have to worry about? Your doing well.


  • #14
    Poor Craythur
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,382 ✭✭✭Poor Craythur


    Fremen wrote: »
    "eckcetera" annoys the piss out of me.

    That's a good one, actually. I get annoyed when people don't pronounce the 't's in Massachusetts.


  • #15
    Irish Guitarist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,736 ✭✭✭Irish Guitarist


    Poor Craythur wrote: »
    No problems with 'realistically', I'm too busy feeling annoyed the misuse of 'literally' and the overuse of 'basically' and 'unreal'. 'Unreal' is an Irish-ism that really gets on my tits.
    I hate when people misuse the word 'literally'. It literally makes me explode with rage.


  • #16
    Poor Craythur
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,382 ✭✭✭Poor Craythur


    Irish Guitarist wrote: »
    It literally makes me explode with rage.

    That's cute. ;)


  • #17
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,397 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Irish Guitarist wrote: »
    I hate when people misuse the word 'literally'. It literally makes me explode with rage.

    Someone break out the James Joyce quotes.


  • #18
    MistyCheese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭MistyCheese


    pickarooney wrote: »
    Someone break out the James Joyce quotes.


    James Joyce quotes, eh?

    "It is wonderful to f**k a farting woman when every f**k drives one out of her. I think I would know Nora's fart anywhere. I think I could pick hers out in a roomful of farting women. It is a rather girlish noise not like the wet windy fart which I imagine fat wives have. It is sudden and dry and dirty like what a bold girl would let off in fun in a school dormitory at night. I hope Nora will let off no end of her farts in my face so that I may know their smell also."

    Source: Cracked


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