People who use the phrase "first world problem".

networkn:

 

People who use the phrase "first world problem".

 

 

 

Ones that rile me are the word 'amazeballs', and the phrase 'reach out' when someone means get in contact with.  I have a work-related question, I don't need a social worker.

I cannot abide "onboarding".

There is no verb "to onboard" 🤬

I onboard

You onboard

We onboard

They onboard

No. No and thrice No.

Onboard is a state of being - as in "onboard the ship" - not an action. Just stop your nonsense.

Geektastic:

 

I cannot abide "onboarding".

 

I know, English is in the hands of the next generation. Unfortunately, I think they're going to treat it like the gearbox in mums car and trash it :-)

I've trained my kids not to say 'my team was versing the other'. But I hear other kids, those poor souls without a pedant for a pop, say things like 'we plussed this number and this number'.

It's so annoying.

elpenguino:

 

 

 

I know, English is in the hands of the next generation. Unfortunately, I think they're going to treat it like the gearbox in mums car and trash it :-)

 

 

 

I've trained my kids not to say 'my team was versing the other'. But I hear other kids, those poor souls without a pedant for a pop, say things like 'we plussed this number and this number'.

 

It's so annoying.

 

I blame the parents. My mother would give me a clip round the ear for saying things like that!

Geektastic:

 

I cannot abide "onboarding".

 

 

 

There is no verb "to onboard" 🤬

 

I onboard

 

You onboard

 

We onboard

 

They onboard

 

 

 

No. No and thrice No.

 

Onboard is a state of being - as in "onboard the ship" - not an action. Just stop your nonsense.

 

Linux distributions are using that errr”phrase” for their start up and tour etc and I confess it irritates me. 

Set up of an Arlo Pro 2 three camera kit.  It shouldn't be this hard.  The cameras simply won't add.

MadEngineer:

 

Set up of an Arlo Pro 2 three camera kit.  It shouldn't be this hard.  The cameras simply won't add.

 

My units set up in a flash but adding it to HomeKit just will not happen

Geektastic:

 

elpenguino:

 

 

 

I know, English is in the hands of the next generation. Unfortunately, I think they're going to treat it like the gearbox in mums car and trash it :-)

 

 

 

I've trained my kids not to say 'my team was versing the other'. But I hear other kids, those poor souls without a pedant for a pop, say things like 'we plussed this number and this number'.

 

It's so annoying.

 

 

 

 

I blame the parents. My mother would give me a clip round the ear for saying things like that!

 

Paper clip ? Crocodile clip ?

Geektastic:

 

elpenguino:

 

I know, English is in the hands of the next generation. Unfortunately, I think they're going to treat it like the gearbox in mums car and trash it :-)

 

I've trained my kids not to say 'my team was versing the other'. But I hear other kids, those poor souls without a pedant for a pop, say things like 'we plussed this number and this number'.

 

It's so annoying.

 

 

I blame the parents. My mother would give me a clip round the ear for saying things like that!

 

That’s illegal now - and that in itself may be part of the problem.

MadEngineer:

 

Set up of an Arlo Pro 2 three camera kit.  It shouldn't be this hard.  The cameras simply won't add.

 

The other cameras then added no problem.

All this through their website rather than through the app

*shrug*

Geektastic:

 

I cannot abide "onboarding".

 

No. No and thrice No.

 

Onboard is a state of being - as in "onboard the ship" - not an action. Just stop your nonsense.

 

Couldn’t agree more but not even sure ‘onboard the ship’ is correct - isn’t it ‘on board the ship’?

Edit: Found this which vindicates my suspicion:

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/529832/when-to-use-onboard-the-ship-and-on-board-the-ship

And those Covid posters that say to 'sign-in' instead of 'sign in'.

I am not sure whether this annoys me or concerns me - or both.

I went to download the new Mac OS, Big Sur, and got a dialogue box that said "Are you sure you want to download Big Sur?"

WTH?! Do you mean "..because it's big and time consuming" or "..because it might fry your computer"?!!!

Geektastic:

 

I cannot abide "onboarding".

 

 

 

There is no verb "to onboard" 🤬

 

I onboard

 

You onboard

 

We onboard

 

They onboard

 

 

 

No. No and thrice No.

 

Onboard is a state of being - as in "onboard the ship" - not an action. Just stop your nonsense.

 

”Onboarding” is a noun (e.g. ‘I have completed my onboarding’), and “onboard” is an adjective (e.g. ‘this ship has an onboard casino’). These terms are very widely used. Get with the times.