Double Double Confirm!

Thank goodness I survived last week. I was double confirmed twice! *faints*

I recently bought an OSIM massage chair after years of resistance to the ah lian culture and the chinese in me. It was a compact model and fits very well in the apartment. Finally they called me to confirm delivery and the girl who called said that she wanted to "double confirm" my address....OH GOD, HELP ME.....*gritting teeth* It didn't help that she spoke with the high pitch chinese accent. Charmaine told me that when she asked to double confirm, I should've asked her to say the address twice!! :o please, I couldn't stand another minute of talking to that voice.....sigh.

Just when I thought that was the double confirm dose of the week, a guy called about business and he wanted to "double confirm" my number! eeks, I think its like 10 times worse when a guy uses the word double confirm. It is extremely salah, I can't explain it, it just is. I can double confirm that.

IRREGARDLESS (Double Confirm Part II)

I'm sure we've all heard people use the word IRREGARDLESS. Some are probably guilty of using it too! I first heard it back in 2000 from an ex-colleague, trust me, it wasn't music to my banana ears.

Irregardless is ALMOST as bad as double confirm on my list of irritating words. I don't know how it came about, but it just probably might have originated from the double confirm gang of people out there. Come out now y'all, stop hiding, we can hear you!

Regardless is already in spite of/despite, I really can't figure out what happens when you add IR- to regardless! Seems like you cancel out the whole reason for regardless being there in the first place :o *blank*

Double Confirm!

I JUST have to bitch about the word DOUBLE CONFIRM!

It is the MOST irritating phrase that I've had to put my poor banana ears through (Banana ears = a chinese person's ears that can only accept well formed english words).

I wish those using it would just stick to reconfirm or double check and not cross-breed the two. It is most irritating when I'm super busy and the credit card company calls to DOUBLE CONFIRM transactions, or some finance girl with a high-pitched voice asks to DOUBLE CONFIRM that payment has been made. aaarrrrggghhhhh...........

AAAARRRGGGGHHHHH.

A couple of years back my colleagues found out how much I couldn't stand the phrase and decided to use it liberally around me (scowls and shows chao face). I once had the credit card person call me and her exact phrase was, "I wanted to call to confirm and double confirm....", I'm just waiting for the day when some kiasu kaki will call me wanting to TRIPLE CONFIRM something. I might just wish for a double confirmation then...