Dave, I have burdened my poor wife with my complaints about these very things in the last few weeks. Anyone starting a sentence with "Look..." is looking to start a fight.Dave N. wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:51 pm There’s a lot on NPR that is worthy of vaporization, but my top three lately are:
Reporters greeting each other with hey. “Hey, Ari!”
An interviewee discussing something thoughtful or somber and the interviewer replying with “Mmmmm…”
Pundits starting their opening sentences with “Look…”
Hate that.echokiloromeo wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 1:29 pm The use of "social" when what one means is "social media platforms".
Make sure you post that on social.
Informality is fine:zorg wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:33 pmInformality seems totally fine when the menu is fucking number coded or called an "Adult Happy Meal" or "Cravings Box", and my drink choices include a "Baja Blast" or anything similarly ridiculous.
I can understand this frustration. But I have a friend who always says a variation of “Yes. May I please have…” which is 100% the proper polite way to say something, but damned if it isn’t annoying the 3rd time you hear it out of him in a single night. What he does get wrong every single time at a bar, “May I please TRY the…” which confuses every bartender because he is meaning to order that beer, but they think he’s asking to taste it first.
Do you think he asks to "try" because he's an idiot, or because he enjoys the extra attention? Either way I think he needs some therapy.tommy wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:04 pmI can understand this frustration. But I have a friend who always says a variation of “Yes. May I please have…” which is 100% the proper polite way to say something, but damned if it isn’t annoying the 3rd time you hear it out of him in a single night. What he does get wrong every single time at a bar, “May I please TRY the…” which confuses every bartender because he is meaning to order that beer, but they think he’s asking to taste it first.
Using “try” here is weird. There would need to be a lot of emphasis for the intended meaning to cone across at all.enframed wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:06 pmDo you think he asks to "try" because he's an idiot, or because he enjoys the extra attention? Either way I think he needs some therapy.tommy wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:04 pmI can understand this frustration. But I have a friend who always says a variation of “Yes. May I please have…” which is 100% the proper polite way to say something, but damned if it isn’t annoying the 3rd time you hear it out of him in a single night. What he does get wrong every single time at a bar, “May I please TRY the…” which confuses every bartender’s because he is meaning to order that beer, but they think he’s asking to taste it first.
There is a context where this works for me. After the turn of the century when the "craft brewing" craze exploded the beer market it became common to find not only breweries and tap rooms, but ordinary bars with a row of a dozen taps, monthly features, seasonals etc. This made the act of ordering a beer a kind of tasting experiment where connoisseurs would organize outings to places in order to "try" specific brews. So while I wouldn't ask to "Try a Miller Highlife" it's easy to fall into wording a request for a carrot saison as something you're willing to try.seby wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 6:25 pmUsing “try” here is weird. There would need to be a lot of emphasis for the intended meaning to cone across at all.enframed wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:06 pmDo you think he asks to "try" because he's an idiot, or because he enjoys the extra attention? Either way I think he needs some therapy.tommy wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:04 pm
I can understand this frustration. But I have a friend who always says a variation of “Yes. May I please have…” which is 100% the proper polite way to say something, but damned if it isn’t annoying the 3rd time you hear it out of him in a single night. What he does get wrong every single time at a bar, “May I please TRY the…” which confuses every bartender’s because he is meaning to order that beer, but they think he’s asking to taste it first.
This is always the scenario he uses the word try, typically at beer bars, breweries, or anywhere with craft beer on tap. He’s legitimately trying the beer for the first time, but he’s committing to a full pour. Which is very much unclear to the person taking his order.losthighway wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:50 pmThere is a context where this works for me. After the turn of the century when the "craft brewing" craze exploded the beer market it became common to find not only breweries and tap rooms, but ordinary bars with a row of a dozen taps, monthly features, seasonals etc. This made the act of ordering a beer a kind of tasting experiment where connoisseurs would organize outings to places in order to "try" specific brews. So while I wouldn't ask to "Try a Miller Highlife" it's easy to fall into wording a request for a carrot saison as something you're willing to try.seby wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 6:25 pmUsing “try” here is weird. There would need to be a lot of emphasis for the intended meaning to cone across at all.enframed wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:06 pm
Do you think he asks to "try" because he's an idiot, or because he enjoys the extra attention? Either way I think he needs some therapy.
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