The use of "whenever"

I just watched some videos .. and I have to ask, when did it become proper or accepted to use the word "whenever" for any time in a sentence talking about time.

For example - "I remember back whenever I was in the either grade I liked George."

Why was when not used there? ALL OF THE VIDEOS I SAW YESTERDAY WERE LIKE THIS! I don't know if I am just picky about this one thing, or if it really is proper .. but it drives me NUTS!

Tell me about it I hate whenever people do that.

I can forgive some grammar mistakes, for example I have no issue with ending sentances with prepositions in conversation. It has become so commonplace we might as well rewrite the rules regarding that.

Also using "their" as a singular pronoun referencing anything belonging to a person of unknown gender is pretty universal now. "His or her" just doesn't flow nicely.

The ones that get me the most are single words. Irregardless, flammable, misunderestimated... lol

My biggest pet peeve though is people who say they want to "go to Chipolte for lunch". It's not "Chipolte". It's "Chipotle". I realize it isn't an english-specific word, but come on. I can understand difficulty with pronouncing certain vowels or consonants that are slightly different than our own, but re-arranging the order of the letters in a word?

That's only forgivable if you are 4 years old or lysdexic.

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Originally Posted by Beardedragon

Tell me about it I hate whenever people do that.

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lol.

Whenever I hear that I just cant stand it. :rolleyes:

I had so many errors in my post .. complaining about errors.

uhg

Typing is NOT my forte, neither is proofreading. I don't have a personal vendetta against the word, but how much and where it is used bugs me. I know I have little space to talk, but .. come on. COME ON!

And why does hot water need to be heated if it's already hot?

Shouldn't a hot water heater be called a cold water heater?

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Originally Posted by Jenn

And why does hot water need to be heated if it's already hot?

Shouldn't a hot water heater be called a cold water heater?

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YEAH!

Truth has been spoken here.

I hate all manner of that stuff. *Irregardless, I could care less, saying random for no reason, double negatives, and the way a lot of twenty something girls talk in general.* And I'm twenty something. That movie Idiocracy was dead on with where we are headed. It doesn't help that rappers like Kanye West throw big words around with obviously incorrect context, meaning and usage.

90's valley girl x ghetto hybrids is like totally where it's at, yo. Sorry, that was like, totally random, but irregardless it is way funny whenever we talk like that, yo, hella funny. </club girl voice>

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Originally Posted by PythonWallace

Irregardless,

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is that a word?
:D

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Originally Posted by Nate

is that a word?
:D

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Nope. That was one of my examples of things that irk me. I wasn't using it for realz.

k. just checking :)

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Originally Posted by PythonWallace

I hate all manner of that stuff. [I] It doesn't help that rappers like Kanye West throw big words around with obviously incorrect context, meaning and usage.

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I don't listen to Kanye because he sucks, but the bits I've heard of him talking remind me of the skit on In Living Color where the two homeboys were making up words... "I'm gonna matriculate to my domesticile..."

My biggest peeve (and there are a lot!) is the unnecessary use of apostrophes... just because thing's are plural doesn't mean they need apostrophe's!

Or when they use quotations for emphasis! I love this one!

http://donotwantyou.com/wp-content/u...tationfail.jpg

Does the chipotle thing bug anyone besides me?

What I really hate is when people say "supposably" lol.

It's "supposedly" people! Come on!

That and my boyfriend and his entire family say "Flustrated" and don't even know that it's a made-up word combining "frustrated" and "flustered".

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

My biggest pet peeve though is people who say they want to "go to Chipolte for lunch". It's not "Chipolte". It's "Chipotle". I realize it isn't an english-specific word, but come on. I can understand difficulty with pronouncing certain vowels or consonants that are slightly different than our own, but re-arranging the order of the letters in a word?

That's only forgivable if you are 4 years old or lysdexic.

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Or in your 60's and going senile. Like the guy at work. He cracks me up but sometimes it gets annoying. For example, his "linky" (linksys) router, or "cabana" (kubuntu) linux.

Edit: Just wanted to add...

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Originally Posted by PythonWallace

That movie Idiocracy was dead on with where we are headed. It doesn't help that rappers like Kanye West throw big words around with obviously incorrect context, meaning and usage.

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I've been saying that ever since I saw Idiocracy. Scary ain't it?

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

I can forgive some grammar mistakes, for example I have no issue with ending sentances with prepositions in conversation. It has become so commonplace we might as well rewrite the rules regarding that.

Also using "their" as a singular pronoun referencing anything belonging to a person of unknown gender is pretty universal now. "His or her" just doesn't flow nicely.

The ones that get me the most are single words. Irregardless, flammable, misunderestimated... lol

My biggest pet peeve though is people who say they want to "go to Chipolte for lunch". It's not "Chipolte". It's "Chipotle". I realize it isn't an english-specific word, but come on. I can understand difficulty with pronouncing certain vowels or consonants that are slightly different than our own, but re-arranging the order of the letters in a word?

That's only forgivable if you are 4 years old or lysdexic.

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I actually can't stand when people say "ChipotLe". Really, it should be said with an almost silent L, so "Chipolte" is a more correct sound to the proper pronunciation with the word. At least, when I asked a couple Mexican family friends who live by us, that was the explanation I received.
To be honest though, that restaurant is owned by McDonalds. So I could hardly care about it, except when my friends find beetles in their burritos.

I hate libary and "pitcher", when refering to a picture.

The chipotle thing doesn't bother me really :/ I say it "the right American way" though lol

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Originally Posted by dizzy

What I really hate is when people say "supposably" lol.

It's "supposedly" people! Come on!

That and my boyfriend and his entire family say "Flustrated" and don't even know that it's a made-up word combining "frustrated" and "flustered".

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There is also no such thing as an over-exaggeration.
An exaggeration is an exaggeration. You can't over-exaggerate an exaggeration. :D

Another one that irks me is affect and effect.

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

Does the chipotle thing bug anyone besides me?

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It's actually quite annoying for me, especially since they came out with a cup that explained the pronunciation.

Other pet peeves:

I want to "aks/axe" you a question. Seriously. Open your mouth and speak clearly!

Other random cultural things I've heard from living in Richmond, Virginia:

"I need to go put something in the freezerator." O_o
"We'll go out for dinner after he's been funeralized." O_O

Seriously. Maybe, if you checked on the freezerator, you wouldn't need to be funeralized.

Oh, and for the record, Kanye West is an idiot. The man should never been given the chance to open his mouth. Ever.

I hate it when I walk around hearing "aks/axe" when referring to asking. The large majority of my peeves centralize around ignorant fools being the lowest of the low. Improper English drives me nuts. I may speak with a slight southern accent, but its hardly noticeable. And when I hear "ain't got no" I wanna pull my hair out. Ever instant message someone to see all the acronyms pop up on the screen? Jesus, that kills me. :mad::rolleyes:

Try living in Jersey, where you hear "wood-er" instead of water. Drives me bonkers and we are doing our damndest (is this one okay) to make sure my 5-year-old doesn't develop that habit.

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Originally Posted by blackcrystal22

Really, it should be said with an almost silent L, so "Chipolte" is a more correct sound to the proper pronunciation with the word. At least, when I asked a couple Mexican family friends who live by us, that was the explanation I received.

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I'm fluent in Spanish... the 'h' is the only silent letter, really... and all words get second to the last syllable stress unless the word is accented, so it should be chi-POTE-ley (since there is no soft 'o' either)...

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Originally Posted by blackcrystal22

To be honest though, that restaurant is owned by McDonalds. So I could hardly care about it, except when my friends find beetles in their burritos.

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And this is why we don't really hold them to either a high culinary or linguistic standard. ;)

Use it whenever you want to.

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Originally Posted by Melicious

Oh, and for the record, Kanye West is an idiot. The man should never been given the chance to open his mouth. Ever.

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Did anyone see the South Park making fun of Kanye and Carlos Mencia? It was awesome!

Kanye: "I don't need anyone tellin' me no play on words, I'm a motha flippin' lyrical word smith motha flippin' genius! I'm the genius voice of a generation!

Carlos: "It's true, man, I stole it. I took credit for it cause I'm not actually funny. Come on, man. Do you know what it's like being a comedian but not being funny. Come on, Kanye. I just take jokes and repackage them with a Mexican accent, man. Look at me man. I'm not funny, I steal jokes, my wiener don't work, man.

Nothing gets to me more than a cup of ice cold "soder" or an amazing "idear".

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Originally Posted by Spaniard

Nothing gets to me more than a cup of ice cold "soder" or an amazing "idear".

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one I hear around hear is "pallow". I usually respond with a "what .." the get the same hing repeated "PALLOW".

There is an I in PILLOW!

for the love of Pete.

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Originally Posted by Spaniard

Nothing gets to me more than a cup of ice cold "soder" or an amazing "idear".

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-Sheepish grin.- Aww. That's a Southernism. I pick on my father about it too.

Since somebody was already talking about the Mainers...

My friend asked me once if I wanted to play 'hots'... when I didn't understand, he said "You know, hots, the cod game."

Then I had to make him say 'hot' and 'heart,' then 'cod' and 'card'... silly Yanks! :P