Pet Peeve: Why do they make mute button on remote controls invariably the smallest, hardest to locate button? The mute button should be the biggest, easiiest button to located.
Related pet peeve: whoever is writing commercials for television and radio should fall on their swords. They create hideous looking and ugly sounding commercials that people want to mute. One would think that they would make commercials that were beautiful to look at, like some of the SuperBowl commercials. (Damn it, it’s tough to find the remote control when reclined back in a Lazy Boy lounge chair.)
animalntaz on
October 6th, 2008 2:27 pm
I’ve had a little time to think about it and its hard for me to say what my biggest pet peeve is. I want to say people in general, but there are other people I have anger issues towards.
I don’t even care what people think of me. You can probably think of me as a rude, vulgar, perverted, offensive jackass for all I care….. I’d like to consider myself as fearless.
Nice Homepage/Profile, i look every Day on It! You look awesome as well!
Now my Request: Where exactly does the Word “Nuance” came from?
greetings,
burtons78
heeroyuy 18 on
October 6th, 2008 5:10 am
wair das the word Chihuahua cum from?
freebird199 on
October 6th, 2008 4:32 am
Another word thats quite common is Communism. I’m not sure if its from the French Commune or from other places.
prospero811 on
October 6th, 2008 4:08 am
One of my pet peeves:
It bothers me shen people say “less people” or “less players,” instead of “fewer people” or “fewer players.”
prospero811 replied on October 6th, 2008 4:09 am:
….and when people misspell the word “when.”
arxidiaris2 on
October 6th, 2008 3:55 am
my word is BATTERY
shades72 on
October 5th, 2008 11:55 pm
my word is ROFLCOPTER i really don’t know what it means but most of the people i know say it all the time so if you know what it means could you please tell me because i don’t
eendraai on
October 5th, 2008 11:40 pm
Hey Marina
As always, beautifully educational! An interesting word for you - can you tell me what is so special about the word CLEAVE and where it originated from?
Look forward to hearing from you.
Eendraai
eendraai replied on October 7th, 2008 6:02 am:
It is the special thing about CLEAVE that needs answering - what makes it different to any other word in the English language?
jason32 on
October 5th, 2008 7:43 pm
With the phrase “joe blow won hands down” where’d that phrase come from?
bloody xhmx on
October 5th, 2008 7:15 pm
I have a word request: I learned in my Chemistry class what a mole was. It is a measurement in which you can measure how many atoms are inside an element. (6.022×10^23) So where did the word “mole” come from? thnx so much!
DeeDoubleYou: I heard a program on BBC Radio 4 a couple of weeks ago which gave the origin of “Bees Knees”. I think it was around the 1920s or so, the media had a craze with inventing new words/phrases to mean “wonderful” or “fabulous” - and somehow combining an animal with a body part to form a phrase caught on.
(While searching to back the above up, found the following bit confirmed on Wiktionary, the dictionary counterpart to Wikipedia):
Some, like “Bee’s Knees” and “Cat’s Whiskers” survived, together with some even odder variants, like “Cat’s pyjamas” and “dog’s bollocks” (don’t ask!), others didn’t, like “eel’s ankle”,”elephant’s instep”, and “snake’s hip”.
Wiktionary (which sort of confirms the etymology heard on R4) offers additional potential etymologies:
“Slang coined in the 1920s. Stories in circulation about the phrase’s origin include: “b’s and e’s”, short for “be-alls and end-alls”; and a corruption of “business”.”
-oOo-
Just thought - this could be an additional line of videos - for words where the etymology is uncertain, ask us to assist you in tracking the origins of the word! Sort of like an international version of the Oxford English Dictionary’s “Wordhunt” they had a couple of years ago (where they asked the UK public to help track down etymologies / first known usage of words/phrases, with the aid of a BBC TV programme called “Balderdash and Piffle” [yes, the programme did investigate it's own title!])
bsomebody on
October 5th, 2008 4:45 pm
homework part 2 (do I get extra credit?): My “best” one is negativity. I like good Ju-Ju. Some call it Karma, positive energy, reaping what you sow… whatever. Sometimes, though, I get really negative about negativity. Does that make me a hypocrite? Ooh! Another pet peeve!
bsomebody on
October 5th, 2008 4:37 pm
homework: My worst one is food-smacky noises. It drives me crazy. Now, I have got my kids so they cannot stand it either. Pet peeves and OCD seem to be related.
durak on
October 5th, 2008 4:32 pm
You asked for words for pants in another video. How about breeks = брюки = britches.
See A.A. Milne, “the old sailor” for example of the word “breeks”.
mittfh on
October 5th, 2008 4:32 pm
My pet peeve (at work):
People who disappear for a meeting or whatever, leaving their mobile turned on and voicemail turned off. So someone inevitably will ring them, and you’ll hear either (a) a dodgy rendition of a pop song, or (possibly even worse) (b) the default Nokia ringtone (that four bar “melody”) playing for minutes upon end before the caller finally realises that no-one’s going to answer the phone.
It happens with work phones as well - some people don’t divert them elsewhere when they’re not in the office, so the phone will just ring and ring and ring and ring…
-oOo-
Meanwhile, 290 videos posted so far - you’ll be up to 300 by the end of the month (if not before)! Another milestone to celebrate!
(Well, 292 if you count hot4words as well as hotforwords…)
-oOo-
Since he features so much in your videos (but probably doesn’t realise it!), how about a page somewhere introducing your dog?
mrsean22795 on
October 5th, 2008 4:15 pm
W.O.R.D. R.E.Q.U.E.S.T.
the word is syllable
since ive started watching your vids ive seen words with alot of syllables so im wondering… where does it come from
spanishteacher on
October 5th, 2008 3:15 pm
Hi, Marina
In the past year or 2, I have often heard commentators on news programs (such as CNN, MSNBC) use the term “sea change”. What the heck is that? I can assume from context that it refers to a dramatic change, but my husband and I do not know the exact definition or origin of the phrase. Help, please?
I often do word games and Spanish “modismos” with my students, so I enjoy your videos.
Dear совершенная Marina, For your homework, my (mild) pet peeve is that I am always (yes, always) “Mr. Fixit” at the office. I’m called upon to fix paper jams in the copier, the printers, typewriters, PC glitches, coffeemaker problems, furniture adjustments and other repairs. I still do it for two reasons: (1) If I can fix it in ten to fifteen minutes, it prevents “downtime” and loss of production. (2) It usually saves lots of money over calling for an expensive repairperson to do the job. Besides, it my evaluations as employee and adds to my resume. I missed this video last night because I went out. But I can forecast something: That the zipper on the left side of your mini-skirt has “YKK” marked on it!
Your dear student, seesixcm6
groundzero523 on
October 5th, 2008 1:35 pm
Much like the late George Carlin(RIP), I don’t have pet peeves. I have major, psychotic f****** hatreds *lol* One of which is being kept in the dark about anything concerning my family/friends.
@ Chevolay. Yea I just crawled out of bed about an hour ago. We ran out of stumps and pallets and started on anything we could find to burn. The weather was just perfect for a night out in the yard killing some cold ones and and listening to some music. I got to bed about 2 am this morning. I stayed up a little longer after talking to you. Had a few more to finish off. No bad hang over really.
cufan71 replied on October 5th, 2008 12:39 pm:
Good afternoon Capman! Sounds like you had an awesome party!
My biggest pet peeve is people that cut you off in traffic, without using a turn signal. Just one more the house phone a waste of money having one.
Great video, great lesson and a great wall for the green screen.
Who sent me the Boston University shirt? I can’t find the comments in the past where someone said they were going to do that. Do any of you remember someone saying that?
I remember it being a guy.. but of course I could be wrong!!!
smokin joe on
October 5th, 2008 9:57 am
‘cut to the chase’
reekzilla on
October 5th, 2008 9:45 am
OLE
TARMAC
COMMODE
PISSOIR
FEDERAL
BOOZE
TRAIN from TRAINING
PEEPING TOM
LEEWAY
DRINK YOU UNDER THE TABLE
JACK OF ALL TRADES
FOUL
ARCADE
BREAKFAST
DIBS
FRESTYLE
ROCK AND ROLL
SUEY
TAXICAB and TAXIDERMY
SHAMPOO
ALECK
ericvader8 on
October 5th, 2008 9:35 am
Hotforwords!!! Can you do a video on the word, appetizer?
Hi-
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Hi-
Hi there i saw ur video and was wondering if you would be able to do one for me Im a studying dental student on a stupid Dental assignment lol. I Really would need to see ur mouth and teeth, Please let me know when/if you can do it And have it emailed to me Thanks alot for your help with this
HAHA Nice try Mr MouthFetish
stokesjrj1 on
October 5th, 2008 8:13 am
a pet peeve everyone thinks they should have a voice in how a couple should have sex and then they find out it backfired on them
et00880 on
October 5th, 2008 7:55 am
My word request: What does the P and the U stand for in P U that stinks! Thanks!
Good one et00880! I’ve actually been researching that one and it’s TOUGH!!! I literally CANNOT find anything yet… but hammering away! If anyone here can get some clues, please fill me in.
Good for you Felicity. We are all proud of you for trying. I know you will succeed.
leonard on
October 5th, 2008 6:50 am
My pet peeve is so normal and that is between what makes civil of people. Sundays are best at the tea-t-chers snuglet of shelter and food.
leonard on
October 5th, 2008 6:39 am
no one is ever late—so much work—you are my pet –
lrv80 on
October 5th, 2008 6:35 am
Hi Marina, i’d like to know the origin of the word “Sexy”.
Thank you, bye bye!!!
cufan71 on
October 5th, 2008 6:22 am
I have several, but one pet peeve that I have is people who do not know how or care to return shopping carts to the right place! They either leave them in the middle of the parking lot or they just roll the toward the return without taking time to keep them in order!
But, one of the funniest things I ever saw was a CAR in a cart return!
That’s funny cufan71, a CAR! It must have been a real small car, right?
cufan71 replied on October 5th, 2008 10:53 am:
Oh yes! Another funny thing was that other people were putting carts behind the car to block it in!!!
cufan71 replied on October 6th, 2008 5:17 am:
Hi Marina! It was awesome to finally meet you! I’m glad you enjoyed my comment! I wish I had a photo to show you of that car, but I didn’t have my camera that day! I hope you have great day and stay
matalexwolf replied on October 5th, 2008 11:46 am:
Reminds me when my mother couldnt find a slot at a super market. She removed the trollies then ’shoved’ her mini into the slot; only this action sent the front bumper flying a few rows just avoiding somebody! Crazy woman when she is on a mission, almost dangerous to man kind!
When someone has a problem with what you say or do and doesn’t come out and say what the problem is to your face! .. the one’s of the “if you don’t know, then i’m not going to tell you” frame of mind. .. they keep to themselves and get into a mysterious huff.
i don’t really know why, but for some weird reason i think my pet peeve is related to yours.
i’m surprised that this is apparently no-one’s pet peeve.
i hate it when people don’t keep their promises, when they say they’d do something and then don’t do it. that’s just … disappointing and annoying as hell.
yeh .. like they don’t have the nerve to be honest in the first place.
(resets the counter for quitting the site for a few days)
buzzword replied on October 5th, 2008 9:14 am:
i ain’t got time to be dealing with extra bullshit. if people hate me or got some problem just fucking say it. so many great ways to convey that message. like, “i fucking hate you.” that makes my life so much more simple, doesn’t even piss me off. and promises yeah, like what the fuck is a promise supposed to mean? if something happened beyond ones control that makes fulfilling that promise difficult or impossible then i understand. but to just renege on a promise pisses me off, then i’d explain, “you broke your promise, i fucking hate you.” both peeves mentioned could really simplify life, promises and honesty. yeah, looks like i have a kennel of pet peeves.
oh .. btw … re your rant about people not coming out and saying they hate you …
… i’m temporarily breaking my self-imposed exile cos it occurred to me last night that the opposite of love is indifference (not hate), and if they’re indifferent to you, you’re not likely to be told.
still not exactly knowing wat is in that video he’s showing, but still…. im sorry if i ofended you in any way, it was just to tease james and he took it to srsly….again -.-
@james, just check the mens dictionary vid and the rest was from some vid she was stretching in… maybe one day……….
i’m off to bed again ,i’m so freaking tired this aint normal!! I think I might have kissing desease….. nah can’t be that ….marina, r you tired to? just joking hehe srry (lame-,-), bad humor must be a symptom to of this thing I have …
freebird199 on
October 5th, 2008 5:39 am
Hey I got a new word, Bafflegab. I heard it oneday when I was in class.
Can someone help me please. I shut the lid on my laptop and now the screen size is huge like in safe mode and I can’t turn it off I have got into the screen resolution bit in the control panel but I don’t know what to press. It doesn’t help that my brother isn’t in either.
davemarkwz replied on October 5th, 2008 5:40 am:
If you mean huge as in huge letters, icons, etc then your resolution is low (perhaps 640Xnnn etc.) bump it up a resolution. they usually
have only a set amount of choices.
If it doesn’t do anything, perhaps something has re-arranged
data in your “Graphics Driver” - which is also in your Control-Panel.
Get to that section (Control Panel; Graphics Driver) and instruct it to
download the latest update.
Pet peeve? I like doing things and getting them done. So, to do
most anything twice in a work-like sense becomes a pet peeve.
Not everything though. i like old re-runs of TV shows, ie. It’s just
those things considered a chore.
* LOL !! * You are coming along fine with your training. Now, If you
can project your voice without moving your lips and adversely keep
your lips moving while making no sound at all, you can join the many
martial - arts kick-butt B - films!
And Chuck is a good start, being old and busted ….
Can you own Jackie Chan ? Jet Li, next - you know - together ?
(Always Fun! Thanks!)
* - Pick HURRICANE next ! There are other words for such storms:
Cyclone, tornado is not quite a hurricane and storm just to generalize.
Why does HURRICANE so special that it even gets a name?
uuuhh….. I think i can go on all day ranting but i’ll try to name a few, …..
i hate slow people!! whether they’re driving a car or riding a bike i can’t stand it -.-
people that let they’re dogs take a shit on the middle of the street or childrens playgrounds and don’t clean it up.
people that lie about all kinds of litle things real obviuously , stinking people, Rude and mean people. and all kinds of other things…
Marina! .. it’s been nearly 10 hours and no new video! I think we’re all getting impatient!
davemarkwz replied on October 5th, 2008 5:23 am:
I think she had this problem with Yahoo’s internet servers before.
I know I have problems with their e-mail system giving me an icon
listing 2 or 3 e-mails waiting. I go and check and they don’t exist.
So, if anyone has similar incidents then it is likely Yahoo to blame.
That was some trance that Kobe was in.
He was throughtly charmed.
Couldn’t make out what the third picture in the introduction was.
Looked like a map, but couldn’t tell.
HW =
Fools, I don’t suffer them gladly.
People who make decissions based on criteria that have nothing to do with the matter at hand.
People that demand or receive advantage based on attributes that have nothing to do with the matter at hand.
Blaming the messenger.
CONGRESS.
Hi there again! I would like to ask about the word “flummoxed” again. It’s my nickname, and I really want to know where did it come from. Could you investigate?
atriviality on
October 5th, 2008 4:06 am
I’d like to know the origin of the word “smithereens” as in “blow something to smithereens”.
Marina, How can I send you that audio file.. What I cant send attachments to you on your page.. If you can send me an e-mail then i can reply to it with an attachment from there. Also its in wma. What format will i need to convert it to?
pedantickarl replied on October 5th, 2008 3:43 am:
Hi James, There are several ways to do it.
There are many music storage sites like this one.
You can upload WMA. http://www.mp3-upload.net
If you have a MySpace account, they have music storage.
You could also create a video using the audio and a black screen or picture and upload to your YT account. If you don’t want others to see the video, set it to private designating Marina to see it. Then message her with the video.
Pet Peeves:
1. All of the below .
2. + probably most of the above.
3. Inanimate objects that wilfully refuse to do whatever you’re trying to make them do.
4. Apostrophe Abuse
Marina, at 2:45 AM, I took a snapshot of the YT
“All - Most Viewed (Today) ” videos page.
The “Perky” video is #1 and the “Mind your p’s and q’s” video is #12.
Two authoritative videos (pigtails).
I took a full screen shot of the whole page in case it is much different from the time you get to see the page. http://i33.tinypic.com/2zp5fo8.jpg
pedantickarl replied on October 5th, 2008 3:27 am:
P.S.
When viewing the image in the widget, click the green arrow at the bottom to view full scale or Right click on the link and
then click “Open Link in new Tab (or window)”.
I like your philosophy about the apostrophes being fallen commas. If you need further proof, consider that inverted commas are really apostrophes flying in formation; in fact I reckon that inverted commas would be a good name for an aerobatic team and should always be written in Red
wanna know a pet peeve of mine?
probably not, but i’ll type it out anyways.
one pet peeve of mine is when people get all cranky about not being replied to.
im a nobody in the grand scheme of the internet, yet i get enough mail to keep me very very busy. and often i am unable to reply to every single message i get. if i replied to every message i received, i would have to quit my job and become an insomniac by giving up sleep and give up eating and showering.
i love doing all those things. eating, showering, working, sleeping. etc.
and i love receiving nice messages but unfortunately i cannot reply to all of them.
so it really bothers me to read comments from people on my own videos, and then on marinas videos, about not getting a reply from me or her.
marina has over 100,000 subscribers on youtube… she makes at least one video every day… she researches the words herself.. and she has her own personal life to live. and she has kobe to entertain too!
please understand that marina does not have endless minutes in the day to read every comment she receives. and even if she could read every single one, her fingers would not have the strength to type out a response to every single person that contacts her.
Well said Miss CC,
We all need to remember that we are not the centre of the universe. {Thinks … now do I exclude aLx from those two wee “we” words?
Cunningly avoiding the abuse of an apostrophe }
I know. But well done for blocking him.. I don’t think he will have been expecting that. I suppose I had better go on your channel and see what your new info is.. Can you also accept my friend request so I can talk to you on youtube since you have spam proofed yourself.
My main pet peeve is when a comment/topic/video description is full of spelling errors and/or grammatical errors.
People should take the time to type texts without making mistakes.
People who chew with their mouth open
Funny video Karl
i like the video @ the end. 5 *’s
my brother
no seriously!!
Pet Peeve: Why do they make mute button on remote controls invariably the smallest, hardest to locate button? The mute button should be the biggest, easiiest button to located.
Related pet peeve: whoever is writing commercials for television and radio should fall on their swords. They create hideous looking and ugly sounding commercials that people want to mute. One would think that they would make commercials that were beautiful to look at, like some of the SuperBowl commercials. (Damn it, it’s tough to find the remote control when reclined back in a Lazy Boy lounge chair.)
I’ve had a little time to think about it and its hard for me to say what my biggest pet peeve is. I want to say people in general, but there are other people I have anger issues towards.
I don’t even care what people think of me. You can probably think of me as a rude, vulgar, perverted, offensive jackass for all I care….. I’d like to consider myself as fearless.
Nice Homepage/Profile, i look every Day on It! You look awesome as well!
Now my Request: Where exactly does the Word “Nuance” came from?
greetings,
burtons78
wair das the word Chihuahua cum from?
Another word thats quite common is Communism. I’m not sure if its from the French Commune or from other places.
One of my pet peeves:
It bothers me shen people say “less people” or “less players,” instead of “fewer people” or “fewer players.”
….and when people misspell the word “when.”
my word is BATTERY
my word is ROFLCOPTER i really don’t know what it means but most of the people i know say it all the time so if you know what it means could you please tell me because i don’t
Hey Marina
As always, beautifully educational! An interesting word for you - can you tell me what is so special about the word CLEAVE and where it originated from?
Look forward to hearing from you.
Eendraai
It is the special thing about CLEAVE that needs answering - what makes it different to any other word in the English language?
With the phrase “joe blow won hands down” where’d that phrase come from?
I have a word request: I learned in my Chemistry class what a mole was. It is a measurement in which you can measure how many atoms are inside an element. (6.022×10^23) So where did the word “mole” come from? thnx so much!
New vid is up.
DeeDoubleYou: I heard a program on BBC Radio 4 a couple of weeks ago which gave the origin of “Bees Knees”. I think it was around the 1920s or so, the media had a craze with inventing new words/phrases to mean “wonderful” or “fabulous” - and somehow combining an animal with a body part to form a phrase caught on.
(While searching to back the above up, found the following bit confirmed on Wiktionary, the dictionary counterpart to Wikipedia):
Some, like “Bee’s Knees” and “Cat’s Whiskers” survived, together with some even odder variants, like “Cat’s pyjamas” and “dog’s bollocks” (don’t ask!), others didn’t, like “eel’s ankle”,”elephant’s instep”, and “snake’s hip”.
Wiktionary (which sort of confirms the etymology heard on R4) offers additional potential etymologies:
“Slang coined in the 1920s. Stories in circulation about the phrase’s origin include: “b’s and e’s”, short for “be-alls and end-alls”; and a corruption of “business”.”
-oOo-
Just thought - this could be an additional line of videos - for words where the etymology is uncertain, ask us to assist you in tracking the origins of the word! Sort of like an international version of the Oxford English Dictionary’s “Wordhunt” they had a couple of years ago (where they asked the UK public to help track down etymologies / first known usage of words/phrases, with the aid of a BBC TV programme called “Balderdash and Piffle” [yes, the programme did investigate it's own title!])
homework part 2 (do I get extra credit?): My “best” one is negativity. I like good Ju-Ju. Some call it Karma, positive energy, reaping what you sow… whatever. Sometimes, though, I get really negative about negativity. Does that make me a hypocrite? Ooh! Another pet peeve!
homework: My worst one is food-smacky noises. It drives me crazy. Now, I have got my kids so they cannot stand it either. Pet peeves and OCD seem to be related.
You asked for words for pants in another video. How about breeks = брюки = britches.
See A.A. Milne, “the old sailor” for example of the word “breeks”.
My pet peeve (at work):
People who disappear for a meeting or whatever, leaving their mobile turned on and voicemail turned off. So someone inevitably will ring them, and you’ll hear either (a) a dodgy rendition of a pop song, or (possibly even worse) (b) the default Nokia ringtone (that four bar “melody”) playing for minutes upon end before the caller finally realises that no-one’s going to answer the phone.
It happens with work phones as well - some people don’t divert them elsewhere when they’re not in the office, so the phone will just ring and ring and ring and ring…
-oOo-
Meanwhile, 290 videos posted so far - you’ll be up to 300 by the end of the month (if not before)! Another milestone to celebrate!
(Well, 292 if you count hot4words as well as hotforwords…)
-oOo-
Since he features so much in your videos (but probably doesn’t realise it!), how about a page somewhere introducing your dog?
W.O.R.D. R.E.Q.U.E.S.T.
the word is syllable
since ive started watching your vids ive seen words with alot of syllables so im wondering… where does it come from
Hi, Marina
In the past year or 2, I have often heard commentators on news programs (such as CNN, MSNBC) use the term “sea change”. What the heck is that? I can assume from context that it refers to a dramatic change, but my husband and I do not know the exact definition or origin of the phrase. Help, please?
I often do word games and Spanish “modismos” with my students, so I enjoy your videos.
Marilyn
Season of the Witch
Voodoo Child
nice one!
Marina are you ready to upload another video. Your already at number 26, wow so fast on this one.
Pet Peeves, hmm…Congress?
fingernails across the blackboard,
bandwidth robbing spam,
buying gasoline, buying food,
Ugh! I’m going to stop, now
Yea it doesn’t look like your eating enough.
Out of gas already,
Pet peeves: Students who screw up and then say “I’m going to tell my Mom>”
People who cut you off in traffic or jump a long line.
Still got a full tank
See you tomorrow, Gus-Gus!
Dear совершенная Marina, For your homework, my (mild) pet peeve is that I am always (yes, always) “Mr. Fixit” at the office. I’m called upon to fix paper jams in the copier, the printers, typewriters, PC glitches, coffeemaker problems, furniture adjustments and other repairs. I still do it for two reasons: (1) If I can fix it in ten to fifteen minutes, it prevents “downtime” and loss of production. (2) It usually saves lots of money over calling for an expensive repairperson to do the job. Besides, it my evaluations as employee and adds to my resume.
I missed this video last night because I went out. But I can forecast something: That the zipper on the left side of your mini-skirt has “YKK” marked on it! 
Your dear student, seesixcm6
Much like the late George Carlin(RIP), I don’t have pet peeves. I have major, psychotic f****** hatreds *lol* One of which is being kept in the dark about anything concerning my family/friends.
@ Chevolay. Yea I just crawled out of bed about an hour ago. We ran out of stumps and pallets and started on anything we could find to burn. The weather was just perfect for a night out in the yard killing some cold ones and and listening to some music. I got to bed about 2 am this morning. I stayed up a little longer after talking to you. Had a few more to finish off. No bad hang over really.
Good afternoon Capman!
Sounds like you had an awesome party! 
Yea it was great. The only thing that could of made it better would have been for all of my HotForWord’s friends could have been there.
Hi, Just got back, glad to hear you had a good time
Tks again, I now can do the links with words,
As you know if you saw the Fire on the Mountain song
Yes I did and congratz.
My biggest pet peeve is people that cut you off in traffic, without using a turn signal. Just one more the house phone a waste of money having one.
Great video, great lesson and a great wall for the green screen.
Views: 44,444
Odd number..
Looks like YT have sorted things out though
YAY
Err … Even number.
One of my pet peeves is poor grammar!
I also have a word request, rather a phrase request.
It is:
Bee’s Knees
As in he/she is the “bee’s knees”
Thank you!
Who sent me the Boston University shirt? I can’t find the comments in the past where someone said they were going to do that. Do any of you remember someone saying that?
I wanted to thank him!
Marina
I don’t know… Hmm… Lets just say it was me… No.. When I have the money I am sending a bottle of poison… Dior poison
I went to the search feature and typed in several words including shirt, Boston and came up with nothing. Sorry.
Look who finally woke up
Last of the stump burners
Maybe it was on your YouTube site.
or her.
I remember it being a guy.. but of course I could be wrong!!!
‘cut to the chase’
OLE
TARMAC
COMMODE
PISSOIR
FEDERAL
BOOZE
TRAIN from TRAINING
PEEPING TOM
LEEWAY
DRINK YOU UNDER THE TABLE
JACK OF ALL TRADES
FOUL
ARCADE
BREAKFAST
DIBS
FRESTYLE
ROCK AND ROLL
SUEY
TAXICAB and TAXIDERMY
SHAMPOO
ALECK
Hotforwords!!! Can you do a video on the word, appetizer?
my pet peeve, zealots.
DentalStu3
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Hi there i saw ur video and was wondering if you would be able to do one for me Im a studying dental student on a stupid Dental assignment lol. I Really would need to see ur mouth and teeth, Please let me know when/if you can do it And have it emailed to me Thanks alot for your help with this
HAHA Nice try Mr MouthFetish
a pet peeve everyone thinks they should have a voice in how a couple should have sex and then they find out it backfired on them
My word request: What does the P and the U stand for in P U that stinks! Thanks!
Good one et00880! I’ve actually been researching that one and it’s TOUGH!!! I literally CANNOT find anything yet… but hammering away! If anyone here can get some clues, please fill me in.
Always though it was from saying “Pew”
the onomatopoeia sound you make when
you encounter a foul smell
Or sounds more like “phew” or “pheu”
spell checker likes “phew” ni red line under it
I agree with chevolay; onomatopoeic.
PU is an abbreviation for “phew”
because PU sounds like “phew”
people didn’t know how to spell “phew” when writing
so they wrote PU
That all I got
huh? i thought it was “phew” or “iew” or something. an interjection expressing disgust?
but “p u”? pee you? :/
Pepe La Phew
Try this Miss M.
P.U.
Capman911, I think you are right on.
My word request: jeopardy ! ;D
If I second that, is it double jeopardy?
annudder pet peeve is when someone misrepresent themself as more or different than what they really are…
hmmm…oh, and word request: juxtaposition…
hello! my pet peeve is people who have smoke around me. i havent had cigarettes for 2 days. i will absolutely quit smoking.
Good for you Felicity. We are all proud of you for trying. I know you will succeed.
My pet peeve is so normal and that is between what makes civil of people. Sundays are best at the tea-t-chers snuglet of shelter and food.
no one is ever late—so much work—you are my pet
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Hi Marina, i’d like to know the origin of the word “Sexy”.
Thank you, bye bye!!!
I have several, but one pet peeve that I have is people who do not know how or care to return shopping carts to the right place! They either leave them in the middle of the parking lot or they just roll the toward the return without taking time to keep them in order!
But, one of the funniest things I ever saw was a CAR in a cart return!
That’s funny cufan71, a CAR! It must have been a real small car, right?
Oh yes! Another funny thing was that other people were putting carts behind the car to block it in!!!
Reminds me when my mother couldnt find a slot at a super market. She removed the trollies then ’shoved’ her mini into the slot; only this action sent the front bumper flying a few rows just avoiding somebody! Crazy woman when she is on a mission, almost dangerous to man kind!
pet peeve!!
When someone has a problem with what you say or do and doesn’t come out and say what the problem is to your face! .. the one’s of the “if you don’t know, then i’m not going to tell you” frame of mind. .. they keep to themselves and get into a mysterious huff.
real annoying.
i don’t really know why, but for some weird reason i think my pet peeve is related to yours.
i’m surprised that this is apparently no-one’s pet peeve.
i hate it when people don’t keep their promises, when they say they’d do something and then don’t do it. that’s just … disappointing and annoying as hell.
yeh .. like they don’t have the nerve to be honest in the first place.
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i ain’t got time to be dealing with extra bullshit. if people hate me or got some problem just fucking say it. so many great ways to convey that message. like, “i fucking hate you.” that makes my life so much more simple, doesn’t even piss me off. and promises yeah, like what the fuck is a promise supposed to mean? if something happened beyond ones control that makes fulfilling that promise difficult or impossible then i understand. but to just renege on a promise pisses me off, then i’d explain, “you broke your promise, i fucking hate you.” both peeves mentioned could really simplify life, promises and honesty. yeah, looks like i have a kennel of pet peeves.
i hate you.
oh .. i forgot …
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Have some Cheery Pie before you go
I WANT SOME CHERRY PIE
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i thought i should offer up something in return.
not quite as good, but in the right spirit, i think.
[ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin]
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ditto, you shit head! har har har
i applaud you for your honesty!
{… applauds, then kicks buzz in the nuts ..}
oh… was that you? right left
oh .. btw … re your rant about people not coming out and saying they hate you …
… i’m temporarily breaking my self-imposed exile cos it occurred to me last night that the opposite of love is indifference (not hate), and if they’re indifferent to you, you’re not likely to be told.
Marina. Here is the audio.. Its only viewable by you so its pointless anyone else clicking it!!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kb0IQf_MiX0
wth is that
So funny James!
I know! He still won’t tell me what programme he used. He said he didn’t.. You actually said it to him..
yeah, it’s hard to accept to truth sometimes, right ?
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ok now show me !!! is that the thing i send you or wat….
Yes.. If it was the truth
James… don’t be so gullible! I think I need to feature your remix video… I’ll put it in the Shout-Out area.
He said you told it to him which I don’t believe at all, I think I worded it wrong. Thanks for feature by the way!!!
still not exactly knowing wat is in that video he’s showing, but still…. im sorry if i ofended you in any way, it was just to tease james and he took it to srsly….again -.-
@james, just check the mens dictionary vid and the rest was from some vid she was stretching in…
maybe one day………. 
i’m off to bed again ,i’m so freaking tired this aint normal!! I think I might have kissing desease….. nah can’t be that ….marina, r you tired to? just joking hehe srry (lame-,-), bad humor must be a symptom to of this thing I have …
Hey I got a new word, Bafflegab. I heard it oneday when I was in class.
Can someone help me please. I shut the lid on my laptop and now the screen size is huge like in safe mode and I can’t turn it off I have got into the screen resolution bit in the control panel but I don’t know what to press. It doesn’t help that my brother isn’t in either.
If you mean huge as in huge letters, icons, etc then your resolution is low (perhaps 640Xnnn etc.) bump it up a resolution. they usually
have only a set amount of choices.
If it doesn’t do anything, perhaps something has re-arranged
data in your “Graphics Driver” - which is also in your Control-Panel.
Get to that section (Control Panel; Graphics Driver) and instruct it to
download the latest update.
its OK I have sorted it
Pet peeve? I like doing things and getting them done. So, to do
most anything twice in a work-like sense becomes a pet peeve.
Not everything though. i like old re-runs of TV shows, ie. It’s just
those things considered a chore.
* LOL !! * You are coming along fine with your training. Now, If you
can project your voice without moving your lips and adversely keep
your lips moving while making no sound at all, you can join the many
martial - arts kick-butt B - films!
And Chuck is a good start, being old and busted ….
Can you own Jackie Chan ? Jet Li, next - you know - together ?
(Always Fun! Thanks!)
* - Pick HURRICANE next ! There are other words for such storms:
Cyclone, tornado is not quite a hurricane and storm just to generalize.
Why does HURRICANE so special that it even gets a name?
uuuhh….. I think i can go on all day ranting but i’ll try to name a few, …..
i hate slow people!! whether they’re driving a car or riding a bike i can’t stand it -.-
people that let they’re dogs take a shit on the middle of the street or childrens playgrounds and don’t clean it up.
people that lie about all kinds of litle things real obviuously , stinking people, Rude and mean people. and all kinds of other things…
i also hate the word LOL -.- which i say a 1000 times a day
-.-
Marina! .. it’s been nearly 10 hours and no new video! I think we’re all getting impatient!
I think she had this problem with Yahoo’s internet servers before.
I know I have problems with their e-mail system giving me an icon
listing 2 or 3 e-mails waiting. I go and check and they don’t exist.
So, if anyone has similar incidents then it is likely Yahoo to blame.
From your post: “She must be up to something .. but what?”
….. Scheming to take over the world for …. ONE MILLION DOLLARS !!
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Word requests
Apostrophe
Comma
That was some trance that Kobe was in.
He was throughtly charmed.
Couldn’t make out what the third picture in the introduction was.
Looked like a map, but couldn’t tell.
HW =
Fools, I don’t suffer them gladly.
People who make decissions based on criteria that have nothing to do with the matter at hand.
People that demand or receive advantage based on attributes that have nothing to do with the matter at hand.
Blaming the messenger.
CONGRESS.
Hi there again! I would like to ask about the word “flummoxed” again. It’s my nickname, and I really want to know where did it come from. Could you investigate?
I’d like to know the origin of the word “smithereens” as in “blow something to smithereens”.
Marina, How can I send you that audio file.. What I cant send attachments to you on your page.. If you can send me an e-mail then i can reply to it with an attachment from there. Also its in wma. What format will i need to convert it to?
Hi James, There are several ways to do it.
There are many music storage sites like this one.
You can upload WMA. http://www.mp3-upload.net
If you have a MySpace account, they have music storage.
You could also create a video using the audio and a black screen or picture and upload to your YT account. If you don’t want others to see the video, set it to private designating Marina to see it. Then message her with the video.
Pet Peeves:
1. All of the below .
2. + probably most of the above.
3. Inanimate objects that wilfully refuse to do whatever you’re trying to make them do.
4. Apostrophe Abuse
But I don’t allow any of them to affect me …
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I””””’m
Marina, at 2:45 AM, I took a snapshot of the YT
“All - Most Viewed (Today) ” videos page.
The “Perky” video is #1 and the “Mind your p’s and q’s” video is #12.
Two authoritative videos (pigtails).
I took a full screen shot of the whole page in case it is much different from the time you get to see the page.
http://i33.tinypic.com/2zp5fo8.jpg
P.S.
When viewing the image in the widget, click the green arrow at the bottom to view full scale or Right click on the link and
then click “Open Link in new Tab (or window)”.
lol@your comment below re: commas
im so lazy with typing.
i have an extensive vocabulary and i am aware of the correct placement in regards to commas and apostrophes, but i am far too lazy to type them out.
in german, all nouns are spelled with capital letters at the start.
ie: nouns like ‘bed’ (Bett)
‘cat’ (Katze)
‘dog’ (Hunde)
etc
I like your philosophy about the apostrophes being fallen commas. If you need further proof, consider that inverted commas are really apostrophes flying in formation; in fact I reckon that inverted commas would be a good name for an aerobatic team and should always be written in Red
wanna know a pet peeve of mine?
probably not, but i’ll type it out anyways.
one pet peeve of mine is when people get all cranky about not being replied to.
im a nobody in the grand scheme of the internet, yet i get enough mail to keep me very very busy. and often i am unable to reply to every single message i get. if i replied to every message i received, i would have to quit my job and become an insomniac by giving up sleep and give up eating and showering.
i love doing all those things. eating, showering, working, sleeping. etc.
and i love receiving nice messages but unfortunately i cannot reply to all of them.
so it really bothers me to read comments from people on my own videos, and then on marinas videos, about not getting a reply from me or her.
marina has over 100,000 subscribers on youtube… she makes at least one video every day… she researches the words herself.. and she has her own personal life to live. and she has kobe to entertain too!
please understand that marina does not have endless minutes in the day to read every comment she receives. and even if she could read every single one, her fingers would not have the strength to type out a response to every single person that contacts her.
/end rant.
i forgot a smilie.
Well said Miss CC,
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We all need to remember that we are not the centre of the universe.
{Thinks … now do I exclude aLx from those two wee “we” words?
Cunningly avoiding the abuse of an apostrophe
DISCLAIMER:
May/not Include aLx
shh!
just because aLx is my friend and i made him a bday video.
misscupcake wishes she could make a video for everyone she is friends with.
but she does not have the time to do that.
if misscupcke made a video for someone everytime they asked, her channel would have to be renamed to
thededicationchannel
and its (it’s but im uneasy about using an apostrophe
) entire content would be videos dedicated to other peoples!
and who on earth would wanna watch that?
(apart from the one person mentioned in each dedication)
oh man i havent eaten a proper meal today
ive only eaten chocolate
i have far too much energy
Hmmmm, you’re not trying to abuse the comma, are you?
A comma is just a fallen and damaged apostrophe.
I think until you blocked.. You probably had more emails than marina in a day.
i wouldnt mind if the emails were normal.
his emails are abusive, antagonising, and freaking obsessive.
I know. But well done for blocking him.. I don’t think he will have been expecting that. I suppose I had better go on your channel and see what your new info is.. Can you also accept my friend request so I can talk to you on youtube since you have spam proofed yourself.