Posted on 02/05/2018 10:29:46 AM PST by simpson96
Continental, an East Village dive bar famous for selling five shots “of anything” for $10, has decided to take a bold stand against the word “literally,” of all things. According to a sign posted in the bar’s window, the staff will boot anybody who uses the word “literally” from the premises, on the grounds that it is “annoying” and they just won’t tolerate ungrammatical language in the dive bar.
Continental has occupied its famous space near St. Marks’ Place for 27 years, and in its heyday was known for hosting acts like The Ramones and Iggy Pop. More recently it’s been known for its shots deal and $2 beer offers. Continental has filed for bankruptcy twice and is scheduled to close for good on June 30, 2018, but for the last few months of its existence, the grimy dive bar could be a haven for those who cannot stand to hear people say the word “literally.” According to a sign in the bar’s window, it will be kicking out any customers who commit that grammatical faux pas.
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I see older women “like” trying to act Valley Girl young. Most real men avoid the use but girly men abuse it to death. I can tell their sexual proclivity if they say it every other word. I have a son who coaches football. If you say it and he hears it, it is 30 push ups or 50 sit ups in 90 seconds , you choose— freedom of choice. I like hate it.
Obviously a much higher class bar than those I used to drink in.
That has really crept into the vascular. You ask a simple question. As if they didn’t hear the question , the say “ SO, there I was ... bla bla bla. “ It is a totally incongruous response but it is going colloquial.
And I would literally bar anyone who used the term “dive bar”. A dive is a seedy bar, so a “dive bar” would be a “seedy bar bar”. This kind of redundant nonsense is for naive dilettantes who have never had the first-hand pleasure of getting good and oiled in a real dive. (burp)
‘Actually’ is worse...second only to, ‘awesome!’
Literally at the end of the day, the clocks chime midnight.
No dif than DC Current or AC Current
That the equivalent of Direct and Alternating Current Current.
But hey who’s counting ??
Like literally banned?
Caeser entered on his head, his helmet on his feet, his sandals in his hand, his trusty sword.
Like, sorry.
You know what grinds my gears? When you thank a ‘millenial’ for something, say checking you out at the supermarket or giving you change at a restaurant, and they say ‘no problem’...good, glad it’s no problem for you to DO YOUR JOB!
Totally agree. After 5 shots for $10 people will start almost all sentences with “remember “ recalling all the good times and bad times in the past.
Example
“Remember when Hillary thought she was going to win instead Trump won?”
“Yeah dude I can remember that like it was yesterday “.
So, actually, my Uncle literally died of vernacular disease.
While something like “DC current” or “PIN number” I might find mildly annoying, the uttering of “dive bar”, sir, is wholly and unequivocally unpardonable from my point of view. This is just so you know I have my priorities well ordered...
50 years of government schools...!
when their total epistemological vocabulary consists of 200 words, a new additional polysyllabic word must be constantly used... literally! .
"Vascular" has suddenly burst into the vernacular?
I missed the memo...
You are right but it does make my blood boil.
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