Which phrase annoys you the most?

[StatesideRambler]

“My tone.” just needs to be set afire and marooned on an uncharted asteroid.

People that do "quotes" where there should "not" be "quotes".

And apostrophe’s where there shouldn’t be apostrophe’s. Plural’s should not have apostrophe’s. I realize I’m pissing into the wind on this one. That battle is lost; that ship has sailed.

 

[Danthoin]

It’s not on the list, but when someone is very obviously asking a gear-specific question about how their idol sounds, and get bashed into oblivion with “tone is in the fingers.” It’s become the most frustrating thing to me. It’s like the community hears the gunshot that starts the race to gatekeeping. “I’ve got this one” says the first responder. “I’ll back you” says the next, followed by “I’ll do it too, but with an added anecdote.”

I think everyone knows, from very beginner to world-class, that practice makes perfect, and the road to getting better is long and excruciating. The person is very clearly trying to find out the differences in gear - pedals, amps, basses, strings, etc. Please, for the love of carrots, just answer the question if you can and don’t respond or (express interest in learning the answer yourself) if you don’t know.

Flea on a Wal sounds like Flea on a Wal, which is different from Flea on a Modulus, which is different from Flea on a Fender Jazz.
They all sound like Flea, but there are very obvious tone differences between them. It is these types of differences that I see people ask about and get put in their place over.

Seriously, “the tone is in the fingers” is the accurate and obvious answer to the question that very clearly wasn’t asked.

 

[thewildest]

There's very little that will change everything (other than death)

Interesting angle. I think everything changes everything, continuously.

 

[JES]

“Price point.” In most TB usage, it means exactly the same thing as “price.”

But I also hate “reach out.”

I love carrots.

 

[Fat Nermil]

Has to do with the term "piping". It's the shrill sound (like bagpipes) which emanates from a cauldron with a lid when a soup or whatever comes to a boil. Read that years ago in an L.M. Boyd column.

Riis

Kentucky Fried Chicken uses sealed pressure fryers to fry their original recipe and extra crispy chicken pieces. Maybe piping is appropriate? Judges?

 

[Bass4Brkfast]

Came for the poll, stayed for the replies.
Phrases that annoy me most are used in classified ads for used gear, like "used only 3 times", or "brand new strings"...ugh...

 

[57pbass]

That sound I hear in my head !

 

[Flatwound]

It’s not on the list, but when someone is very obviously asking a gear-specific question about how their idol sounds, and get bashed into oblivion with “tone is in the fingers.” It’s become the most frustrating thing to me. It’s like the community hears the gunshot that starts the race to gatekeeping. “I’ve got this one” says the first responder. “I’ll back you” says the next, followed by “I’ll do it too, but with an added anecdote.”

I think everyone knows, from very beginner to world-class, that practice makes perfect, and the road to getting better is long and excruciating. The person is very clearly trying to find out the differences in gear - pedals, amps, basses, strings, etc. Please, for the love of carrots, just answer the question if you can and don’t respond or (express interest in learning the answer yourself) if you don’t know.

Flea on a Wal sounds like Flea on a Wal, which is different from Flea on a Modulus, which is different from Flea on a Fender Jazz.
They all sound like Flea, but there are very obvious tone differences between them. It is these types of differences that I see people ask about and get put in their place over.

Seriously, “the tone is in the fingers” is the accurate and obvious answer to the question that very clearly wasn’t asked.

Because Stanley Clarke or Jaco would have sounded exactly the same playing a Musicmaster with flats through an old Kustom.

 

[Monkey]

I hate it when in response to a question, someone posts what piece of gear they use, followed by “end of thread”, with no explanation. The voice of the almighty has spoken....

Also, maybe I’ve been here on TB for too long, but I’m so over “carrots” (not a phrase, though).

 

[Low Down Brown]

One that always upsets me is, "Sir, you have to put on some pants or I'm calling the police." Either that one or, "NO...I do NOT want to buy a slightly used merkin!" You just hear those thrown around so much nowadays.

I love carrots.

“Price point.” In most TB usage, it means exactly the same thing as “price.”

^^^^Ha! This reminds me of a bit George Carlin did about language. Love me some Carlin.

 

[jbybj]

I've spent years cultivating my annoying filter, because if you spend anytime at all on the interwebs, and have no resistance, you will be perpetually annoyed. I tend to not get annoyed by specific phrases, though, "the tone is in the fingers" deserves special mention. But I get very annoyed at posts that have no relation to the thread, and contribute nothing. Most recent example, a thread in the effects forum, asking
What's the dumbest reason you did/didn't get a pedal?

and someone responds like this

I haven’t used a pedal in almost 30 years. Not going to start up now. Back then it was comp, chorus or flanger. None of them make me sound any better.

That is annoying.

Did you know that Talkbass has a feature where you can ignore selected users? Best feature of all.

 

[Trabeen]

“Mwah”

 

[Deleted member 165050]

Two phrases or terms really get up my goat:

"Plays like butter / buttah". Illogical. Butter is not an efficient vibration conducting material. And covering your bass with butter would be gross and disgusting, especially once it went rancid.

"Pups". Pups are small dogs or baby seals. Pickups are not small dogs or baby seals, or any other kind of young mammal.

 

[TheReceder]

"At the end of the day"
Not related to the bass... but I'm convinced that part of my life was wasted every time someone says it.

 

[Matty Koff]

Yay another thread about personal annoyances.. of which there are no shortcomings. Could we order some natural disasters, hunger, and poverty for these people? OR perhaps the dysfunctional family they never had. It might alleviate their symptoms.

In other words.. find something to be grateful about and share it instead imo.

Everybody stuck on being Debbie Downer...

 

[MynameisMe]

Hey, "Jaco" only needed four "fingers"¡!

 

[Wasnex]

Actually, the gratuitous expression of pet peeves sort of gets on my nerves . Normally I would keep this to myself, but since you specifically asked .

I'll let myself out now .

 

[James Collins]

Has to do with the term "piping". It's the shrill sound (like bagpipes) which emanates from a cauldron with a lid when a soup or whatever comes to a boil. Read that years ago in an L.M. Boyd column.

Riis

Oh ok. I think it was also something with when you have a pie or something and break the crust and the steam comes out from my brief research. By the dictionary, it is one of those words that has come to mean just really hot food or beverage.

On a note of words that have changed that annoy me:

The words short lived and long lived should have a long "i" in their pronunciation. They are derived from the noun life. So that "He had a short life" became "he was short lifed" and then "he was short lived".

Also, capricious should rhyme with delicious, suspicious, auspicious, and pretty much every word that ends in an -icious. Using a long "e" on the second syllable doesn't sound pleasant.

Lastly, there are two words spelled "forte" with two different meanings and two different etymologies. There is a musical adjective derived from Italian which means to play loudly and ends with a long "a". There is also an noun derived from French that has a silent "e" and means a strength.

 

[Zooberwerx]

As a highly skilled customer services rep I agree. I would never say that to a customer, that's more of an internal company phrase. In the same way, I never tell a customer "I am going to transfer you". I always say "I will connect you". Choosing words is like choosing notes

I start each CS / tech support session with "what's the beef, jerky?".

Riis

 

[iagtrplyr]

I can’t believe no one has mentioned, ‘Tone (or insert whatever you want) for days...’ I liked a decade ago but it’s grown a ZZ Top beard and needs to fade away.