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07 Jul 2016, 6:08 pm

^ We also have, "What's the word on the street?"

I always think of a literal street with "Pedestrian Crossing Ahead" or "Prepare to Stop" painted on the road whenever someone asks me that.

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07 Jul 2016, 6:44 pm

"Word up everybody say
When you hear the call you've got to get it underway
Word up it's the code word
No matter where you say it you know that you'll be heard ... "

from the song "Word Up" by Cameo

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07 Jul 2016, 9:40 pm

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I hate cutesy baby speak.
I was reading an article on how to care for ferrets to prepare for getting one as a pet, and instead of just referring to them as "ferrets" you get all this putrid baby speak - "fuzzy wuzzle bums," "fur bubbies," "fuzzies."
Similarly grinding are the rhyming variety - I have a relative who does this for everything and it drives me bats. Instead of just saying she enjoyed her food, she'll say sh!t like "yummy yummy in my tummy wummy."
Just don't. We're not infants, it's not cute.

Oh crikey I hate it when people get all sloppy with animals like that. Seems rather common among American women, I've not seen it so much in the UK thank Christ. I don't even think it's necessary with baby humans.

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07 Jul 2016, 10:03 pm

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Yep....that "what do you do for a living?" question drives me bonkers. I wish I was a teacher or something of that ilk--but, alas, I am what I am. Which is really okay with me, most of the time.

Yeah, I dislike people who act as if your job (or sometimes marital status) defines you. Nothing wrong with what you do for a living, kraftiekortie.

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C2V wrote:

I can't stand that kind of stuff either. Sometimes I swear the children or even the animals themselves look embarrassed

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07 Jul 2016, 10:20 pm

Raleigh wrote:

^ We also have, "What's the word on the street?"

I always think of a literal street with "Pedestrian Crossing Ahead" or "Prepare to Stop" painted on the road whenever someone asks me that.

Aspies are not known for being streetwise. So an aspie would be last person to know what the "word on the street" is!

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07 Jul 2016, 10:23 pm

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"What's the word?"

Like "like whassup?", and "how are you?". A greeting. But with "how are you?" at least you can mumble "fine", or "okay".

No idea how to respond to "what's the word?".

Wow, that's strange. I've never heard anyone ask that before. I guess it's not a thing in the southern U.S.
Well, I know how to respond to it, now! :lol:

Well...there ya go!

Now I know that I should respond with "everybody KNOWS that the BIRD is the word!". And I should go into baritone mode and sing "papa - OH mow mow UH mow ma mow...."!

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07 Jul 2016, 10:30 pm

'My condolences' or 'You'll be alright, you're strong' or whatever always drives me batty, I don't offer condolences, I actually offer a tangent of deeply gathered thought if something has occurred which calls for a reservoir of emotional weight to be exchanged to another human. I often write cards with extended messages or at the very least write things down that I can say if I have the opportunity to go away and consider things with more time and less immediate pressure, I can't fathom how people can say a sentence and leave it at that when somebody could do with some rapport and not surface floating throwaway remarks.

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08 Jul 2016, 4:56 am

I only recently discovered AS and this site and it's really great to see there are others who think like me!!

I just recently quit my office job after 12 years in the field, and these questions & phrases surely didn't make me want to stay. You all have posted some good ones.

I really agree about writing notes on cards, where people say things like "all the best", just throwing down filler phrases that allow them to appear caring with little effort. I always needed to set aside some time to put anything down on those office cards.

I hate "any plans for the weekend?" or "how was your weekend?"

I hate this dialogue:

Them: "how's it going?"
Me:"OK"
Them: "...JUST OK!??"

As if out of the blue I am going to have a heart to heart conversation with them in the elevator. Sometimes I would say "SUPERRIFIC!! !" only to break the horrible pattern and see how silly they would get from hearing this. I wouldn't give them a good reason why I was so "super", which probably didn't make me appear all that normal in retrospect.

Anything to do with sports... don't like.

You guys put a smile on my face today for sure. Thanks.

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08 Jul 2016, 5:49 am

i find some sayings silly such as 'When God closes a door he opens a window' or 'Everyone is the architect of his own fortune' because they are just not true, so I can see not much sense in them

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08 Jul 2016, 10:57 am

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

So, if I break my foot and walk with a limp, I'm stronger? If I refuse to get any exercise, I'm still alive, but stronger?

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08 Jul 2016, 12:41 pm

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Dang, I say "what's up" if someone responded "the celing" or "the sky" I would think they were an obnoxious prick for responding in that kinda way.

I just usually say "nothing much" and keep it moving.

I hear a lot of people respond that way, so I'm used to it.

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08 Jul 2016, 12:48 pm

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What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

So, if I break my foot and walk with a limp, I'm stronger? If I refuse to get any exercise, I'm still alive, but stronger?

Yeah, that one makes no sense to me, either. It's just not true, at least in most situations.

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08 Jul 2016, 2:34 pm

I agree with the others who say "Good Morning" bothers them. It really gets on my nerves----I mean, I know it's a greeting, but how could I possibly know / feel / perceive / forecast a good morning until I've experienced it.

"Near Miss" drives me absolutely nuts, because it sounds an awful lot to ME that they are describing something that HIT----meaning, they ALMOST missed each other, but DIDN'T----but, that's not what they're talking about. What they're talking about, is an ACTUAL miss----for instance, on the news, they might say: "Airline A and Airline B had a near miss this morning when the tower....."; but, the planes did NOT hit, because one guy swerved, or whatever----so, they ACTUALLY missed. If they had a "near miss", they would've come CLOSE TO, but NOT missed. I'll never understand it, as long as I live!

The other one I hate----and, it's not just NTs----is when someone, instead of saying "I could'NT care less", they say: "I could care less". I always say "Go 'head!". They never get it. LOL

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08 Jul 2016, 2:56 pm

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The other one I hate----and, it's not just NTs----is when someone, instead of saying "I could'NT care less", they say: "I could care less". I always say "Go 'head!". They never get it. LOL

Oh yeah, I've noticed people saying that, too. It's weird~.

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08 Jul 2016, 3:09 pm

"I'm so sorry for you" when the person actually doesn't care.
"Your work is good, but"... No, seriously, I'd prefer constructive criticism, something helpful please.
And the worst of all : when you're in a very bad situation, like you've just been diagnosed with incurable cancer, and "It's going to be all right". :roll: Comforting allows telling blatant lies...

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08 Jul 2016, 3:31 pm

@ EzraS What's up?

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