Alpharatz Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I hate the word "tarmac" quite a skoshi da*n bit....tarmac this tarmac that....especially when I hear a sentence like "I think we just parked on some soft tarmac" "That crazy O-6 in personnel haS ORDERED his staff to start wearing cris-crossed reflector belts. They ran out to watch us sinking into the tarmac. Looked like the Mexican Army in "Viva Zapata" only glowing. One got squished by a tug" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawnman Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Well, since we're de-railing the thread into grammar pet peeves... I hate it when I get a leadership email that's a page long, and at the bottom, there's a "BLUF" line..."Bottom Line Up Front". No, it isn't...you put it at the bottom, jackass. If it were truly "BLUF", you'd have opened the email with it, not closed with it. Does anyone else get taskers with a suspense of "soonest"? Just curious...that one also gets on my nerves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnerlit Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Misspelling Info Extra info on misspelled words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetfreezer Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Does anyone else get taskers with a suspense of "soonest"? Just curious...that one also gets on my nerves. No, by the time they get to us they've usually changed from "soonest" to "2 weeks ago". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Worst of all...ordinance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BQZip01 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Worst of all...ordinance. I learned this one the hard way (noobs/shoeclerks/those stuck being an Exec take note) I was a Wing Exec and spent the better part of a day (about 8 hours) redoing about 25 decorations. Nearly all of them misspelled the word "ordinance"... ...until I stopped to look it up and discovered what "ordnance" was. Ordnance=weapons Ordinance=law or regulation Soooooo I had to go back and fix all of those and recall a couple dozen e-mails looking like a d-bag... Pet peeve of mine: insure vs. ensure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawnman Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Affect vs. effect. Your vs you're. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram02 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Since the thread has already derailed, my grammar pet peeve is the unnecessary apostrophe. "All pilot's will..." "ABU's will be worn..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slacker Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Loud noises! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireMission Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 (edited) When getting a briefing downrange, or at the 'Deid and briefers pronounce the word "potable" as "pot-a-ble" (apparently because you can put the water in a pot). Straight from the dictionary -- Pronunciation: \ˈpō-tə-bəl\ or for those that don't understand that notation, it is pronounced, "pote-a-ble" Edited January 5, 2010 by FireMission Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFRESH Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 When getting a briefing downrange, or at the 'Deid and briefers pronounce the word "potable" as "pot-a-ble" (apparently because you can put the water in a pot). Straight from the dictionary -- Pronunciation: \ˈpō-tə-bəl\ or for those that don't understand that notation, it is pronounced, "pote-a-ble" I learned something today.... I've always said POT-a-ble.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butters Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 This is why I say get rid of the T-38 and all fighter guys should go through T-1s. This way everyone will get propper CRM and grammer training! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slacker Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 This is why I say get rid of the T-38 and all fighter guys should go through T-1s. This way everyone will get propper CRM and grammer training! ....but not spelling apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExBoneOSO Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 This is why I say get rid of the T-38 and all fighter guys should go through T-1s. This way everyone will get propper CRM and grammer training! Grammar training, too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butters Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 From Wikipedia: “Jokes are typically for the entertainment of friends and onlookers. The desired response is generally laughter; when this does not happen the joke is said to have "fallen flat".” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slacker Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 mmmm....Lauren Holly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExBoneOSO Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 mmmm....Lauren Holly. You got that right..I figured Butters was just being funny, but it was a good excuse to post her picture.. Lloyd: Hit me! Just give it to me straight! I came a long way just to see you Mary. The least you can do is level with me. What are my chances? Mary: Not good. Lloyd: [Gulps] You mean, not good like one out of a hundred? Mary: I'd say more like... one out of a million. Lloyd: So you're telling me there's a chance. Yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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