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Old 01-15-2010, 08:10 AM
 
Location: Brooklyn
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"Utilize." You're not pretentious when you "use" the simpler word.

"Potential." There's entirely too much of it floating around.

"Essentially." I automatically tune out anyone who uses this to start sentences.
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Old 01-15-2010, 09:03 AM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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Old one, Prioritize. I set priorities, I don't prioritize.
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Old 01-15-2010, 12:20 PM
 
Location: NOCO
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Whenever some entity is trying to sell me something without using the word sell I get annoyed.

We're prepared to release this item we've reserved for you, resident of 000000 'end of the line' road
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Old 01-15-2010, 12:34 PM
 
Location: On the west side of the Tetons
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ect.
nuculer
alot
electronical
could have cared less
irregardless
nauseous
breathtaking
'nuther (as in, "that's a whole 'nuther story")
I worked with a guy who said brefast, instead of breakfast. That always made me twitch.

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Old 01-15-2010, 01:55 PM
 
Location: South Carolina
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Tentacles.

Yeah, I said tentacles. *shudder*
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Old 01-15-2010, 02:57 PM
 
Location: Earth
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"Venerable"

It's too close to "venereal" to have such a different meaning.
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Old 01-15-2010, 03:32 PM
 
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Where are yous people ?

Over dare

ain't

I don't have nothing.

I don't owe no one.

Do you have enough of light?

You get the idear
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Old 01-16-2010, 07:11 AM
 
Location: Brooklyn
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Quote:
Originally Posted by beachouse View Post
I don't have nothing.
It gets even worse than that: I don't got nothing.
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Old 01-16-2010, 10:18 AM
 
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Good point fella
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Old 01-16-2010, 10:24 AM
 
Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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what
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