2006-07-31 07:00:45 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Do people realize how stupid they sound when they use "what not" in a scentence ? ?? it doesn't make any sense!! I wish people would think before they spoke instead of just hearing someone they "thought" was smart using a stupid term like "what not" and incorporating it into their vocabulary and then thinking they were speaking all smart and intelligently. Whats wrong with these people????
2006-07-31 07:15:53 · update #1
I agree, I think it's strange. Just a habit on their part - ask them what "whatnot" means next time - then laugh. :)
2006-07-31 09:37:41 · answer #1 · answered by Lake Lover 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's like some people would put the word "stuff" in every sentence they speak. It's a trendy habit of certain era. It will go away after a while. I haven't heard "what not" for a while now. But I hear "stuff like that" everywhere.
2006-07-31 16:41:10 · answer #2 · answered by Juju 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Or like the Jerky Boys, when the guy was talking about his dog. He said "My dog's always snappin' and snarlin' - He's real high strung, cuz I'm always beatin' on him and what not."
Love, Jack
2006-07-31 14:19:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know what I hate? I hate it when people say "irregardless" and what not. Since when did "irregardless" become a word??? To me THAT sounds stupid.
2006-08-04 13:17:34 · answer #4 · answered by Samba Queen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My old man used that Fraze in 1980, I wonder if he started it
2006-07-31 19:34:06 · answer #5 · answered by buzzard 2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"What not" takes the place of describing all of the other details you have chose not to share, usually because they're mundane and asinine to share.
2006-07-31 14:03:42 · answer #6 · answered by Yahoo! Answers Chic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stuff they didn't have on there list.Lack of a better term?
2006-07-31 14:03:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They use "what not" so that they don't have to go through every detail of what they did.
2006-07-31 14:03:34 · answer #8 · answered by rltouhe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its just a victorian era phrase that meant little things.
2006-07-31 14:04:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it's like saying etc... It means, and some other stuff.
2006-07-31 14:02:48 · answer #10 · answered by PiccChick12 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋