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Re: Trivial cycling things annoy me?

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 7:07 pm
by jekyll man
rajMAN wrote:
Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:57 pm
"Super" super this, super that...boils my barnacles.
Yes I find this super annoying too!
"I was super motivated today"....
You're either motivated or not.

Not just a cycling annoyance but people "medalling". It's not a verb.

Re: Trivial cycling things annoy me?

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 7:07 pm
by Weenie

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Re: Trivial cycling things annoy me?

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:31 pm
by TobinHatesYou
jekyll man wrote:
Mon Nov 14, 2022 7:07 pm

Not just a cycling annoyance but people "medalling". It's not a verb.

Every English dictionary contradicts this. Is it a modern usage? Yes, but that doesn't matter.

Re: Trivial cycling things annoy me?

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 2:48 am
by Butcher
What? Super Record has been around way too long to call it annoying. What about Superman? The world would not be here if is was not for him. :D

Re: Trivial cycling things annoy me?

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:14 pm
by Miller
Styling details being described as 'aggressive'.

Re: Trivial cycling things annoy me?

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:01 am
by C36
People saying « I gave my 110% best ». You gave it really all? Well that’s 100%, yes that last 1% was hard to give but, nevertheless, that’s 100%.

AluminUm instead of Aluminium. Both are correct (aluminum was the original published name) but the « ium » is more consistent with the other element (and the same guy isolated and named a few like sodium and magnesium) and used everywhere except the US.

Re: Trivial cycling things annoy me?

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:25 am
by TobinHatesYou
What about platinum and lanthanum though…

Re: Trivial cycling things annoy me?

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:37 am
by C36
TobinHatesYou wrote:What about platinum and lanthanum though…
No idea probably a legacy of some old naming (ferrum before iron or cuprum before copper) or elements that do not carry the “um” in other languages.
In all cases even if 78/79 elements are in “ium” and 3-4 in “um”, it’s just a detail.

Re: Trivial cycling things annoy me?

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 10:29 am
by Woland
robbosmans wrote:Every other pronunciation of “sram”, especially in Europe. (S-ram etc)
Schram. You're welcome.

"Exetera". It's "et cetera" FFS Image

Great topic.

Re: Trivial cycling things annoy me?

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 12:33 pm
by Mockenrue
"The team did a fantastic job" in post race interviews.

Re: Trivial cycling things annoy me?

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:27 pm
by djm
Speaking of post race interviews, take note every time a rider uses the term "for sure". It is frequently used to both start and finish sentences. Quite peculiar. But the very verbal riders are few and far between, not to mention that it's demanding to say something meaningful immediately after crossing the finish line.

Re: Trivial cycling things annoy me?

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:07 am
by micky
Columbia.

Re: Trivial cycling things annoy me?

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 11:17 am
by Nickldn
robbosmans wrote:
Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:34 am
Every other pronunciation of “sram”, especially in Europe. (S-ram etc)
In at least one European language Sram is the verb to have a sh*t.

No doubt hilarious to some, but may also explain the deliberate mispronounciation.

Re: Trivial cycling things annoy me?

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 12:04 pm
by RimClencher
"generational talent"

Re: Trivial cycling things annoy me?

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 7:42 pm
by LouisN
(Write any cycling related noun you want here...) advantage...

Louis :)

Re: Trivial cycling things annoy me?

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:55 pm
by Karvalo
RimClencher wrote:
Sun Nov 27, 2022 12:04 pm
"generational talent"
Yes, it does seem like there must be a lot of generations sometimes :P

Re: Trivial cycling things annoy me?

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:55 pm
by Weenie

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