Lady Butterfly @lazysoci.al to Ask@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 months agoWhat phrase really annoys you?message-squaremessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up130arrow-down1message-squareWhat phrase really annoys you?Lady Butterfly @lazysoci.al to Ask@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square46linkfedilinkfile-text
Either online or IRL. For me it’s “chefs kiss” there’s nothing wrong with it but for no reason it grinds my gears
minus-squareturdburglar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agofuck around and find out… people just think they sound so goddamned cool when they say it. it’s the worst.
minus-square🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoTo be fair, it’s shorter and punchier than “play stupid games, win stupid prizes”.
minus-squaresga@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI have recently started appreciating this, mostly as a shorter form for the scientific process - f around (perform the experiment) -> find out (record observations) does notexactly cover the 5 steps, but is short enough to conway the gist
fuck around and find out… people just think they sound so goddamned cool when they say it. it’s the worst.
To be fair, it’s shorter and punchier than “play stupid games, win stupid prizes”.
I have recently started appreciating this, mostly as a shorter form for the scientific process - f around (perform the experiment) -> find out (record observations) does notexactly cover the 5 steps, but is short enough to conway the gist