The 'what' lor

I am always irritated, when someone have to ask me a question, and goes "Hey, you know the what hor, how I change the thing into bigger and why when I click the button, the word disappear. Where can I go to find it?"

What's with using 'what', 'thing', 'something', 'there' and other ambiguous terms to ask questions? Isnt it basic courtesy to phrase questions properly as a form of politeness to the person you are seeking help from?

Sigh. No wonder there are many people who lament that they cant communicate with others. There are just too many people who are not specific in what they are asking.


But I am not without faults in this scenario :

Sometimes I realise I do the same thing, but mostly it is because I am distracted with something else, and I hum and haw. I probably will say, "Hey, for the storyboards for Elaine, uh........" when something else attracted my attention and I let my question drift off.

Senior will say "What lah!" sharply, and I will regain my sense and repeat my question in entirety.

But to my favour, the above scenario seldom happens because when I have a question to ask senior, I usually grab all the necessary documents and my sketch pad, and approach senior with full attention.


Ok, enough of ranting.
I think I will just ignore her for now and I wont be so irritated.