RANTING/VENTING MEGATHREAD 3.0

how come people say something is "below par" meaning that it is bad, yet to be "below par" in golf is good? once again, it's one rule for golfers and another for the rest of us

how come people say something is "below par" meaning that it is bad, yet to be "below par" in golf is good? once again, it's one rule for golfers and another for the rest of us

I realize you're just being goofy, but for anyone who's curious: "Par" just means something like "average" or "standard." In golf terminology, it'd mean the average number of shots it takes to finish a hole, in which case finishing below par is good. Outside of golf, though, something being below par would just mean it's "below average," which could very well be a bad thing.

Because knowledge is power!

how come people say something is "below par" meaning that it is bad, yet to be "below par" in golf is good? once again, it's one rule for golfers and another for the rest of us

...Par for the course... you might say...  

I have a ticket for figure skating and for the opening ceremony!

How much were those tickets?

how come people say something is "below par" meaning that it is bad, yet to be "below par" in golf is good? once again, it's one rule for golfers and another for the rest of us

'Cuz par originally meant the face value of something :D

how come people say something is "below par" meaning that it is bad, yet to be "below par" in golf is good? once again, it's one rule for golfers and another for the rest of us

Don't they say "UNDER" par in golf, not below par?

My favourite thing is being asked a "What do you call this?" question then the person deciding they don't like your word because it doesn't match the 1500s English word they found on naver so they wander off and use the atrocious naver word instead.

Or asking to "language exchange" but not accepting any critiques/even arguing with you.

"I feel hard" is not the right way to express that you're having a hard time, that you're tired, or that your task is difficult. But okay, keep on saying it if it means that much to you.

Maybe that's not what he's trying to express...

She asked me what you call a kindergarten attached to a public school. So I told her we'd call it a kindergarten because other kinds of kindergartens are kind of rare so we typically would specify that it's a different kind of kindergarten, but if you just use the word kindergarten people will typically associate it with being part of a legitimate school. That's what we'd say in my area of Canada at least, I don't know if in other countries private kindergartens are super popular. Anyways she didn't want to believe that we wouldn't have some insanely specific term for a plain old kindergarten so she went to try naver again for some term no one's ever used in the last 300 years.

We also had an argument over her demanding students say "blue jeans" when talking about jeans because according to her it's more proper and according to me no one says that outside of country songs, but hey, naver's more reliable right?

We also had an argument over her demanding students say "blue jeans" when talking about jeans because according to her it's more proper and according to me no one says that outside of country songs, but hey, naver's more reliable right?

omg for some reason the idea of saying "blue jeans" is just antiquated enough to sound really funny to me

But..But baby makes her blue jeans talk.

Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the baaaanndddd.

Angel in blue jeans...

Blue Jeans forever!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQLWF_ItzYs

In stereo~

We also had an argument over her demanding students say "blue jeans" when talking about jeans because according to her it's more proper and according to me no one says that outside of country songs, but hey, naver's more reliable right?

omg for some reason the idea of saying "blue jeans" is just antiquated enough to sound really funny to me

I've had a coT try to dictate how I pronounce "a."   

I was doing a game with my classes today. One group was being especially rowdy and would not listen. So I subtracted a point from their team. My co then goes and adds the point back when I'm not looking.
Frustrates me so much how teachers will baby these students. No wonder they won't listen to us.

Enough of the rice cakes already. Enough. I don't care if they're delicious, they're not for me. Stop offering them, please; as in, every day.

Enough of the rice cakes already. Enough. I don't care if they're delcious, they're not for me. Stop offering them, please; as in, every day.

FFS yes. Sometimes they're so vile I can't even give them away to students.

I hate rice cakes. Of any kind.

We also had an argument over her demanding students say "blue jeans" when talking about jeans because according to her it's more proper and according to me no one says that outside of country songs, but hey, naver's more reliable right?

omg for some reason the idea of saying "blue jeans" is just antiquated enough to sound really funny to me

I've had a coT try to dictate how I pronounce "a."   

OR

I wonder how many people on this forum know who that is. 

I wonder how many people on this forum know who that is. 

I do.

How old do you have to be?

I'm 45... any younger?