Friday, October 7, 2011

Phrases I Hate II

Some of these I've actually hated for a long time but I wanted to mention them, just so that if I happen to be around you when you use them, you won't be surprised by a punch in the neck.

"Multiplayer" (idiots that pronounce it "mult-EYE-playeh")
 I'm not sure where people started with this one, but I think it was around the time newscasters were calling desktop computer systems 'hard drives' and patting the case like a baby's bottom. Regardless, if you are saying this word muhlt-EYE-playeh, you are saying it wrong and will be punched in the neck.

Why is it wrong you ask? There are a few reasons but I'll give the main one: There is no vowel one letter past the letter "i", so that means you do not say the "i' in it's vowel long form "eye" - you are supposed to say "eh".  You wouldn't pronounce "multiplication" muhlt-EYE-ply-kay-shun, would you? Only idiots would. That's why it's "muhlt-EH-plih-kay-shun" and Multiplayer is "muhlt-EH-play-ehr".

"Stave" (idiots that think "STAY-ef" is a way to refer to a staff, as in a kickass bo staff, but that would be wrong because it's not "ah kick-ah-ss bow-STAY-ef")
Sooo many idiots have started to say staff as "stay-ef" that it has even been included in some dictionaries. This isn't because it's correct however, it is because dictionaries are updated as terms and phrases become 'more commonly used'. In other words, there are so many idiots using this word and saying it this way that it has to be put in the book, not that it is any more correct. I think that dictionary technicians must take special drugs so they can sleep and not rage all night at the moronony of the world. I just made that word up, but at least it's correct. Idiot.
Stave actually gets special mention because despite not being a real word, a popular Massively Multiplayer (don't say it that way idiot) Game for kids called World of Warcraft even has their voice actors (i.e. a couple programmers who got 20 bucks) say "stay-ef" into the microphones and has been saying it that way ever since their  earlier kick-ass game Diablo2.

Why is it wrong you ask? Again, there are a couple of reasons but I'll give one example: What do you call the caricature of the stereotype of jewish people in fantasy games (like MMORPGs)? That's right, Dwarves.
Now, what is the singular form of dwarves? That's right, Dwarf. "duh-war-ff" - IT IS NOT DRAVE.
If I hear anyone say "dray-ev" around me, expect a punch in the neck.  You morons who don't understand word logic and say "stay-ef" look: If the singular of dwarves is dwarf, then the singular of staves is staff. Only idiots would say "stay-ves" for the plural of a staff. That's why it is "stah-ff" NOT "stay-ev". If you say it that way, guess what you get

That's it for now
If you can talk properly, I might buy you a beer sometime
or whatever fruity drink you drink

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