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[poorboy_9]

I cant stand to hear ".....what I should'a did.......
I know it may be "hip slang", BUT....!!
Any other pet peeves out there that bring to mind small-armed intentions?
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[Soup]

Hi poorboy_9

I teach in China, and my pet peeve is when my students use this phrase, in my opinion... What about, here's what I think, or this is how I see it, and so on?

[Tdol]

'At the end of the day' makes me wish I had a handy revolver.

[poorboy_9]

Hey Soup,.....I once got no partial credit on an essay question that began "In your opinion, which event in pre-WWII.....

[poorboy_9]

Hey, Do you speak "geek"? I think I see network nomenclature in your bowl! (TCP/IP)?!
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[RonBee]

Originally Posted by Soup

Hi poorboy_9

I teach in China, and my pet peeve is when my students use this phrase, in my opinion... What about, here's what I think, or this is how I see it, and so on?

One possible reaction: Of course it's your opinion. Who else's?

But I use it myself. It's a way of saying, I could be wrong, but this is what I think. It is also a polite way of disagreeing with somebody.