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Hey Pandas, What’s A Commonly Misrepresented Concept That Drives You Crazy? (Closed)
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#2
Nuclear is pronounced new-clee-ar, not new-kyoo-lar
Final score:
26points
freakingbee (any pronouns) 1 year ago
YES I WANTED TO YELL AT MY CHEMISTRY TEACHER YESTERDAY ABOUT THIS
#3
Anything where a character becomes a martial arts master via training montage and effortlessly defeats multiple opponents. It takes years to master skills like that, and most martial artists are smart enough to know that regulated sparring/drills do NOT translate to a fight. We're trained to block, disarm/disable, and call for help. Not to fight them. (at least in my experience)
Final score:
26points
#4
I absolutely hate it when people confuse astronomy and astrology just because the only thing they have in common is stars
Final score:
26points
Grizzly milk 1 year ago
Anybody who thinks that zodiac signs control their personality annoy me. Like oh I got an F on a test, must be because I’m an asparagus.
#5
When people say “I COULD care less”. That means you care
A harder one: affect and effect - R.A.V.E.N: Remember, Affect is a Verb, Effect is a Noun
The worst: when someone says “I will borrow you something“ - you can borrow something FROM someone or lend something TO someone
Final score:
26points
Callin all cars 1 year ago
I have a few pet peeves, but one of my strongest is "I could of" or "He must of." It's"have". Not "of". Stop spelling what you think you're hearing.
#6
Well-meaning people often tell folks who are going through difficult times, “The Bible says that God won’t put on you more than you can bear.” The Bible DOES NOT say that, and does not promote that concept. The scripture that people use to say that is 1st Corinthians 10:13, which says:
“ 13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”
That scripture is specifically about temptation, but folks have misinterpreted it to apply to incredibly tragic and devastating situations in life. People go through things that are more than they can bear every day: the death of a child, the loss of a job, the end of a marriage; all of these things are “more than they can bear”. When people misquote this scripture to suffering people it implies that they are weak and inadequate. It has been used to discourage people from seeking outside help for emotional disorders and other problems. I’m a former pastor and I spent a great deal of my time trying to help suffering people deal with things that were more than they could bear, and not feel guilty about breaking under the pressure.
Final score:
23points
#7
Introverts hating all people. You just have to get us to open up to you. Plus we have friends… sometimes. Quit categorizing us and saying we’re all the same!
Final score:
22points
Crescent 3 1 year ago
I agree in part and disagree in part. I agree that we introverts are not all the same and that being an introvert doesn’t mean that we hate people. Where I disagree is the statement that “you just have to get us to open up to you”; I don’t want anyone to try to “get me to open up to them”, that’s not anyone’s job, and it’s annoying when people try to force me to be social. The better course of action is to respect my comfort zone and understand that social interaction is energy-draining and can be uncomfortable. We introverts are often told that we need to break out of our shell; but who’s telling the extroverts that we’re not broken, we don’t need to be fixed, so they should just leave us alone.
#8
Just because I am a male doesn't mean that I want to avoid child care duties. I have no problem changing my child, however, I've noticed many establishments do not have changing stations in the men's room. They will often not have a family room either but will have the changing stations in the womens. It's very frustrating, we are partners and therefore should be sharing the responsibilities. It's not one sided
Final score:
20points
KittaXOmega 1 year ago
My husband gets so happy when we find the few places that have them in both. He has always felt frustrated about the lack of them because it made it so much harder for him to take the kids anywhere if I was at work.
#9
Words in the English language are often misused. Here are a few examples:
It's supposedly, not supposably.
Flustrated is not a real word. You're either frustrated or flustered.
Are and our cannot be used interchangeably.
Same goes for ensure and insure. They have completely different meanings.
Final score:
19points
#10
Not every autistic person is a savant! It's a spectrum, and some people will find things easier than others. Also, our special interests aren't always trains or dinosaurs. It might be a show or an animal, and I know that multiple people have autism as their special interest!
Final score:
15points
Stargazer Lily 1 year ago
My son's interests are movies. He knows everything about the movies he has watched. He studies the credits and knows who the director and producer are and can give you a list of other movies they have made. He especially likes Japanese monster movies and series. He can tell you who the suit actors were for every Toho movie. Someday he might be the film historian in some documentary, who knows. I'm very proud of him. 😊
#11
When you say you're from New York and people automatically think NYC. Hello! There is a whole other land of Upstate NY that is (mostly) quite lovely.
Final score:
13points
#12
Lose and loose. You lose a game, the ball is loose. They are NOT interchangeable!
Final score:
12points
LauraDragonWench 1 year ago
I've been seeing this on certain captions and I wish I could get my hands on them to redo them!
#13
Venom vs Poison. Yes they are both toxins, no they aren't the same thing. Venom has to be injected via fangs or a stinger. Jellyfish, Man o' wars, bees, ants, wasps, spiders, scorpions, turantulas, some plants, lionfish, stonefish, cone snails, octopus, squid, beaded lizards, gila monsters, komodo dragons, and roughly about 600 out of the roughly 3,600 species of snakes are venomous. Poison has to be absorbed either through contact with the skin or ingestion. Toads, newts, and some frogs are poisonous. Garter snakes, tiger keeldback snakes, and hognose snakes are both venomous and poisonous. (Garter snakes and hognoses are harmless, please love them.) The most important thing to remember though is that if you see an animal and you aren't sure if it is poisonous and/or venomous just leave them alone and they will leave you alone. Animals are afraid of us and it is important to respect them and admire them from a safe distance. :) Love all animals you see. They are adorable :)
Final score:
11points
Shannon O'Connell 1 year ago
If it bites you and you die: venom. If you bite it and you die: poison.
#14
I see it more in online dialogue than anywhere else, but when people say they "c/w/should of" done such-and-such, it drives me crazy. Properly, and sensibly, it is "c/w/should HAVE" or "c/w/should'VE" as the contraction.
"Of" is a preposition, not a verb; you are describing a past action by using the phrase "could have"___.
Final score:
8points
Stardust she/her 1 year ago
Some would of benefitted from paying attention in english class /s
#15
Heaphones/earbuds mean I do not want to talk to anyone. Do not attempt conversation, I will ignore you.
Final score:
8points
Bored foof 1 year ago
Headphones/earbuds mean I want to avoid some ambient distracting/painful/irritating noise, not talking to people.
#16
Instruments are not the same because they look similar. A cello is very different from a doublebass. A piccolo is very different from a flute, and both are different from an oboe. A marimba and vibraphone are different.
But the worst? A violin and a viola are not the same.
You get the picture.
Final score:
7points
Mandie Zimmer 1 year ago
As an oboe and English Horn player this drives me nuts. No, an oboe is not a clarinet. And an English Horn is nothing at all like a French Horn.
#17
People who begin everything they say with “so”.
Final score:
7points
#18
People who think that breast cancer is always curable and that all it takes is a fight. If breast cancer only stayed in the breast, it could be curable. The problem is that it spreads to important parts like the brain, lungs, liver and bones. Once it spreads it is classified as metastatic breast cancer or stage 4. So far, it cannot be cured at this stage and no amount of fighting will change that. You hope your doctor can find a treatment that works for you and doesn't have too many side effects. And you hope it works as long as possible.
Final score:
7points
#20
When people say, "Blood is thicker than water."
The full proverb is, “The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.”
It means that bonds we choose are stronger than bonds of family.
You can choose to have a great bond with your family, but just because they are family, does not mean you must, or that those relationships are more important than others.
Final score:
7points
Rob Miles 1 year ago
This appears to be wrong. From the wikipedia article discussing the saying: "Two modern commentators, author Albert Jack[17] and Messianic Rabbi Richard Pustelniak,[18] claim that the original meaning of the expression was that the ties between people who have made a blood covenant (or have shed blood together in battle) were stronger than ties formed by "the water of the womb", thus "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb". Neither of the authors cite any sources to support their claim.[17][18]"
#21
The constant misuse of "women" vs "woman" in sentences. Women is the plural, it's not interchangeable except under special circumstances.
For example: - The woman says hello, and the women went for a drink. (The first one is singular and the second refers to a group of 2 or more)
- Fighting for women's rights and a woman's purse was left behind. (The first one infers all women as a group in the possessive, while the second only refers to one). You CAN fight for a woman's right to a fair trial, for example, but you wouldn't say "the women was brought up on charges" referring to the same person.
Drives me crazy in news articles and poorly written e-books. Please don't get me started on social media.
Final score:
6points
#22
Some speech no-nos just seem to become common usage like ending a sentence with a preposition, but others we hear from people who should know better like politicians, newscasters, celebrities who influence the young, and, yes, even teachers, are so unnecessary.
"Him and me are going to the movies". Anyone, regardless of failing education, should acknowledge that they probably wouldn't say "him is going" or "me is going" so if there's any light in that head, they should be able to figure out that it should be "he and I are..."
Also applies to objects of prepositions such as "with she and I" (with is a preposition for anyone who didn't know that) - if you wouldn't normally say "with she" or "with I", then again, that light, dim as it might be, should tell you something doesn't sound right.
Final score:
6points
#23
I have a couple:
Antisocial does not mean you don’t like talking to people. That’s asocial. Antisocial means that it is counteractive to society and laws of society, such as antisocial personality disorder/commonly known as psychopathy.
“I’m a little OCD about this” just because you want something organized a certain way. OCD is your head telling you “do this or else [insert something bad] happens!” Although these intrusive thoughts can sometimes happen to anyone, it’s not considered a disorder unless it is stopping you from doing stuff or harming you (you’re unable to clean your room because you can’t touch dirty things, you wash your hands to the point that they’re drying out and bleeding, not doing everything completely symmetrical gives you extreme anxiety, etc.)
Final score:
6points
#24
That because you are doing well financially your friends and family think you are a ATM they can hit up whenever they want.
Final score:
6points
#25
Sociopath vs. Psychopath.
The main difference is whether or not the person has consciousness. A psychopath will deceive and steal without remorse, possibly pretending to feel guilty. But, a sociopath typically retains some level of consciousness and may experience regret after theft, as they have some awareness of right and wrong.
Final score:
5points
#26
The saying that represents itself as an actual definition, which is; the definition of insanity, doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome. No, that is closer in relation to stupidity. There are alot more factors in insanity. The answer is not a rubber stamp one. It is a more complex answer that i would like to type here but can't think of right at this moment.
Final score:
5points
#27
Any time anyone asks, "What was your name?"
IS! IS MY NAME! I'm right here, I'm not dead yet.
Final score:
5points
#28
I hate how a lot of straight people think that just because someone is bi-sexual, they're attracted to everyone of their gender.
Final score:
5points
Carolyn Andersen 1 year ago
I wouldn't even have considered that, but try to be patient with them or at least ignore them for whatever ignorance you think they may have. People are still trying to wrap their heads around all these 'sexualities' that have cropped up in recent years, some that are probably legit, others that sound like bull. And I don't worry so much about all this business going on about schools keeping secrets about a child's choices. The grapevine, the Internet or another spiteful child will let the cat out of the bag. What would disappoint me and hurt me is that my child didn't come to me first. But I realize not ALL parents have UNCONDITIONAL love.
#29
Bashing others for incorrect pronunciations while their native languages don't have some sounds
Final score:
5points
Carolyn Andersen 1 year ago
I would take the person with the incorrect pronunciation, whether English or a native language, over the person rude enough to mention it anytime. People have a tendency to notice the mistakes of others while ignoring their own.
#30
Inertia vs Momentum. Momentum is that a body in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by another force. Inertia is that a body at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by another force. I see these constantly misused
Final score:
4points
Stardust she/her 1 year ago
In my physics class we’re taught that inertia is just the inherent property of a body that allows it to either continue staying in rest forever or continue moving in motion forever unless acted upon by an external force
#31
That older people's terminologies such as "colored people" and "gays". May just be just be the names stuck in their dialog but don't always represent their actual more up-to-date views.
Final score:
4points
Stargazer Lily 1 year ago
Older person here with an honest question. I thought two men who are a couple were considered "gay." What is the acceptable terminology? Not that it comes up in conversation. If I have to make introductions I usually just say "this is John and Robert, we work together..." or something like that. It's not my place to divulge anyone's private life to anyone else.
#32
Gluten is bad for our health. If you not ceoliaque, gluten is perfectly fine for you.
My son is ceoliaque and I’m sick of people playing the gluten-free game!!
Final score:
4points
Chickens are fluffy 1 year ago
My mom is too, and people keep telling her to stop the diet, they don't believe her when she says she's actually allergic to it
#33
Synergy. The concept that diverse parts working in harmony can achieve far more than the combined efforts of the individual pieces working separately is a brilliant revelation that can actually make a difference in organizational culture. Instead it for co-opted as a dumb buzzword for executives to try and sound smart and now just gets mocked as meaningless.
Final score:
4points
Andy Frobig 1 year ago
I almost wish I needed a job, because I'd love to write on an application that I have facilitated synergistic paradigms
#34
Rogue and rouge are not the same thing.
Final score:
4points
#35
Ewes and you . ewes are female not the plural of you.
Final score:
3points
#36
Using “of” instead of “have” (could’ve, would’ve, should’ve = could have, would have, should have).
Honorable mentions are the mispronunciation of jewelry and mischievous. Joo-wuhl-ree, not joo-luh-ree. Miss-che-vus, not miss-chee-vee-us.
Final score:
2points
#37
The hijab ban in France, Uyghur Muslims in China, and Israel’s occupation on Palestine.
Final score:
2points
Leiyan Kevin 1 year ago
I wish I could up-VOTE THIS A MILLION TIMES. Generational Genocide because of what the British did by leaving the Palestinians 🇵🇸 in a fix with murderous dungholes as 'neighbours'..KCUF 'SHITSRAEL'..
#38
AI. People who think Chat GPT is magic and has all the answers. They're literally programs that guess the next word and they're getting better at remembering more of the previous words.
Final score:
2points
#39
"The customer is always right" is a severely misrepresented idea. The actual quote is "The customer is always right in matters of taste."
Final score:
2points
#40
"Coruscating" is *not* a synonym of "excoriating."
Final score:
2points
#41
"The customer is always right" is a severely misrepresented idea. The actual quote that this comes from is "The customer is always right in matters of taste." This simply means that the customer always knows what they like and want regardless of anyone else's opinion.
Final score:
0points
Richard Michael 1 year ago
Actually, this is the 3rd or fourth time you posted it. Enjoy the downvotes.
#42
"He/she is good people."
Final score:
-1point
Colm McLaren 1 year ago
I think everyone who says this is aware of the correct grammar. Singular and plural are pretty easy concepts that stay more or less the same in all European languages. There's nothing wrong with colloquialisms.
#43
Heaphones/earbuds mean I do not want to talk to anyone. Do not attempt conversation, I will ignore you.
Final score:
-1point
Karen Philpott 1 year ago
As most of us would ignore you. Unless it is important to get your attention. Like you're about to walk into something.
#44
Multi-tasking is not a thing. No one can efficiently do more than one thing at a time.
Final score:
-2points
#45
"The customer is always right" is a severely misrepresented idea. The actual quote is "The customer is always right in matters of taste."
Final score:
-2points
#46
"Anyway" not "Anyways."
Do not add "s" to the word "Anyway".
Final score:
-2points
What do you think ?
Eva Russell 1 year ago
Sale vs sell. It drives me crazy especially on the different market places people post on. Saling a 2001 Toyota, don't low-ball me I know what I got! Ffs it's selling and now I wouldn't buy it simply because you're an idiot!
Andy Frobig 1 year ago
"Lead" pronounced "leed" is the present tense of the verb meaning to guide or command. "Led" is the past tense of that verb. "Lead" pronounced "led" is a soft, dense and poisonous metal. "Metal" is an element or alloy with metallic properties. "Medal" is an award for an accomplishment, as in sports or war.
Eva Russell 1 year ago
Sale vs sell. It drives me crazy especially on the different market places people post on. Saling a 2001 Toyota, don't low-ball me I know what I got! Ffs it's selling and now I wouldn't buy it simply because you're an idiot!
Andy Frobig 1 year ago
"Lead" pronounced "leed" is the present tense of the verb meaning to guide or command. "Led" is the past tense of that verb. "Lead" pronounced "led" is a soft, dense and poisonous metal. "Metal" is an element or alloy with metallic properties. "Medal" is an award for an accomplishment, as in sports or war.
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