# English annoyances
[2026-06-13_bad-english]

Modified: 2026-06-14 @ 06:13:42 (Sunday)
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#list #language #pedantry

what they say (what I wish they'd say)

## § Abbreviation/Slang ^

- the a.m. (the morning)
- bro/bruh ()
- ts (this, this shit, type shit)

## § Confusion ^

- 110%, 200%, 1000% (100%)
- begs the question (raises the question)
- defiantly, definately (definitely)
- irregardless (regardless, irrespective)
- narcotic (drug, psychoactive)
- weary of (wary of, tired of)
- whence (when)

## § Euphemism/Censorship ^

- corn (porn)
- crossed the rainbow bridge (died)
- euthanized (killed)
- f*ck (fuck)
- passed, passed away, passed on (died)
- PDF file (pedophile)
- put down (killed)
- sui (suicide)
- trying to get pregnant (fucking raw)
- unalive (kill)

## § Gender ^

- females (women, women and girls)
- LGBTs (LGBT people)
- trans (trans people)
- transactivist (trans activist)
- transwomen (trans women)
- we're pregnant (we're having a baby)

## § Technology ^

- Android (cell phone)
- charger (AC adapter)
- the cloud (a server)
- CPU (computer)
- download from my phone (copy from my phone)
- inbox (message)
- jack (plug or socket)
- male, female, gender1 (plug, socket, polarity)
- plug (outlet)
- power bank (battery)
- USB (flash drive, USB cable)

## § Footnotes ^

1. Go to the hardware store sometime and tell them you need a penis-penis adapter. <-|

## § See Also ^