A brief rant: One should not use the word quality alone when one wishes to praise someone or something. In such instances the word quality requires a modifier, such as high or good or excellent. Thank you.
Hi DMM - Yes! Another good one to remember! ;o) - Lee
Hi Gail - Lately, I've been hearing it used alone quite frequently as in "He's a real quality pitcher." or "We'll be looking for quality candidates to fill the position." I reflexively ask the question in my mind "Pray tell, what sort of quality do you mean?"
It's not quite as wince inducing as "irregardless", "aks" for ask or "ath-a-lete", but it's in my top ten! ;o) - Lee
Hi Gail - Yes, for some reason rightwingers have staked out nuke-u-ler as their personal point of pride. Perhaps they think they sound "folksy" if they sound uneducated. I haven't run across Pap-a-rika. I wonder if it's a regional thing where you live now?
Then of course there is "obnoxious". After what, three or four decades, I still hate to hear it. Who says I can't hold a grudge? ;o) - Lee
Also, it's unique or it isn't unique. It's NEVER quite unique or rather unique or anything else.
ReplyDeleteand the reason for your "rant"?????
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Hi DMM -
ReplyDeleteYes! Another good one to remember!
;o)
- Lee
Hi Gail -
Lately, I've been hearing it used alone quite frequently as in "He's a real quality pitcher." or "We'll be looking for quality candidates to fill the position." I reflexively ask the question in my mind "Pray tell, what sort of quality do you mean?"
It's not quite as wince inducing as "irregardless", "aks" for ask or "ath-a-lete", but it's in my top ten!
;o)
- Lee
paprika pronounced paparika.
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Gail
Hi Gail -
ReplyDeleteYes, for some reason rightwingers have staked out nuke-u-ler as their personal point of pride. Perhaps they think they sound "folksy" if they sound uneducated.
I haven't run across Pap-a-rika. I wonder if it's a regional thing where you live now?
Then of course there is "obnoxious". After what, three or four decades, I still hate to hear it.
Who says I can't hold a grudge?
;o)
- Lee
My favorite is still irregardless.
ReplyDeleteIts NOT a word!! lol
Hi Kate -
ReplyDeleteThat's one to which I have an involuntary shudder come over me whenever I hear it! Very awkward in social situations!
;o)
- A.L.
I myself always here "this pt is disorientated" hate that it's disoriented...my peeve CC
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