# English annoyances
#list #language #pedantry

what they say (what I wish they'd say)

## Abbreviation/Slang
- the a.m. (the morning)
- bro/bruh ()
- ts (this, this shit, type shit)

## Confusion
- 110%, 200%, 1000% (100%)
- begs the question (raises the question)
- defiantly, definately (definitely)
- irregardless (regardless, irrespective)
- narcotic (drug, psychoactive)
- weary of (wary of, tired of)
- whence (when)

## Euphemism/Censorship
- corn (porn)
- crossed the rainbow bridge (died)
- euthanized (killed)
- f*ck (fuck)
- passed, passed away, passed on (died)
- PDF file (pedophile)
- put down (killed)
- sui (suicide)
- trying to get pregnant (fucking raw)
- unalive (kill)

## Gender
- females (women, women and girls)
- LGBTs (LGBT people)
- trans (trans people)
- transactivist (trans activist)
- transwomen (trans women)
- we're pregnant (we're having a baby)

## Technology
- Android (cell phone)
- charger (AC adapter)
- the cloud (a server)
- CPU (computer)
- download from my phone (copy from my phone)
- inbox (message)
- jack (plug or socket)
- male, female, gender[^mf] (plug, socket, polarity)
- plug (outlet)
- power bank (battery)
- USB (flash drive, USB cable)


[^mf]: Go to the hardware store sometime and tell them you need a penis-penis adapter.