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For example, "back in the day" (what does this mean?), "huck", "dude" - all irritate me. Don't know why and don't care, but why not share yours?
"excuse me" that really p1sses me off.
[b]NO[/b], I won't excuse you ....... ****
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At the end of the day, to be honest with you, basically, it's 6 of one and half a dozen of the other'
mildred"huck", "dude" - all irritate me. Don't know why and don't care,
Huck and dude are words dude, not phrases. Probably not a massive mystery as to why you dislike them.If the word "Huck" was banned tomorrow people would still huck their bikes - they'd just call it a different word, and you'd still be bitter at your innability to do it, dude.
Wonder how long it'll be till some one says "All Mountain".
Dude/huck etc make me smile
uber, on the other hand, makes me mad
there's no logic
("excuse me" makes me randy)
Absolutely......
Probably not a massive mystery as to why you dislike them
you'd still be bitter at your innability to do it, dude
Do you know me then?
The thing is......
mildred -
Do you know me then?
It would seem I know your type.
oh, ok.
most annoying on here is "pulls up a chair"
oh, no, I'm wrong, it's anything to do with "kicking back doors in", but that may now be bannable...
"To die for" WTF is that all about
Any sentence that has the word "like" inserted at inappropriate points
Any sentence ending with "innit"
Early doors
Better than sex....... if that's the case then you're doing something seriously wrong!
'Riding buddy'
what are you? a cowboy?
Using the word 'awesome' to describe a pair of handlebars or shorts etc.
Its a catch 22 situation (what the hell does that mean?), Your grandad would be turning in his grave (really? hows that then?)They dont build them like they used to (i know because the old ones were shit!!)
Paul - catch 22 is fine. If you don't know what it means go google for it
'Swop out'
'At the end of the day'
The use of the word 'fresh' to refer to anything other than fruit or air
'I 'sourced' this, that or the other'
Those are just my top four...
'For sure' as used by just about everyone somehow connected to Formula One.
I think this was started by Schumacher, who could have been forgiven as English isn't his first language. However, it seems that all those whose first language is English are saying it now. Drives me nuts
Can I get
My bad
Up for grabs
The proof is in the pudding
Shouldn't of
27/7
kicking back
This is not an exhaustive list
"At this moment in time", "can I get" and "touch base" are probably my top three
"to be fair"
"my bad"
grrr!
and any swearing, just shows a lack of imagination and communication skills
'significant other' is about the only thing that boils my piss
oh and 'FACT' and 'FAIL' and Ghetto as a prefix, all used by uncool 30 somethings trying to be.
Ending sentences with 'no?'
or "yes"
or 'right?'
[i]You know, yeah? Like, 'coz I is, like, ****in like, ****in' you know, stuff.[/i]
I am sorry, that vacancy is no longer available
from our manager at a project meeting yesterday;
"we've got all the quality rocket fuel we need, now it just needs pointing in the right direction"
Is that a reference to Korea? Aa metaphore you hadn't thought through? A sly hint we should all be looking for jobs elswhere at AWE?
"after a robust 360 degree appraisal we are going ahead with blah blah de blah"............eh?
Its a catch 22 situation
Catch 22 is an amazing book by Joseph Heller. "There was only one catch, and that was catch 22". As an example, in the war, you didn't have to fly bombing missions if you were crazy, but Catch 22 said anyone applying to be stood down from bombing because it was driving them crazy obviously had to be sane 🙁
I particularly hate management crap.
Recent ones used in my organisation are:
Blue sky thinking - (eh?)
work stream - (instead of project or study)
Thought shower - (a minor brain storm?)
360 degree feedback - (bollocking with the opportunity to give your side of the story)
Feedback sandwich - (bollocking taking this form - praise/bollocking/praise)
WTF is a "Thought Shower"???
Is it as good as it sounds or am I just being twisted??? 😈
& yeah "pulls up a chair" gets my vote. As does rad, sick, killer etc etc. I maybe just getting old but speak fekking English, grrr, rant, rant...
"Random" 👿
At the end of the day like, you know, er, absolutely random doods who think a word is a phrase, innit ? Buttery smooth FACT for sure.
buttery smooth - when applied to suspension, not butter
what ever happened to plush suspension?
'In the future, going forward'...
'politically correct'
'percentage wise'
buttery smooth - when applied to suspension, not butter
actually, it appears some on here are annoyed by non-literal metaphor
ie buttery not applied to butter and dead people getting annoyed
Over use of the word "Hate"
when you mean you kinda dislike something
although would be a bit more difficult to tattoo
on yer knuckles
what ever happened to plush suspension?
sorry that adjective is reserved for upholstery 🙁
if i hear [b][i]'living the dream'[/i][/b] it makes me feel sick to the stomach.
"...turned round and said..."
"at the end of the day"
"Can I get"
"Yadda yadda yadda"
etc.
In current affairs, the phrase "international community"
I agree with a good number of these, especially 'going forward'. I'm annoyed by 'speak English' too. 😛
"you do the math" really gets my goat
"really gets my goat" wtf does that mean
man the f up
i could go on.
but i have some tidying up in the garden to do
Words and phrases don't irritate me, it's ususally the mouths they come from that do.
If it's a mate(the one i've got) then i don't notice it so much but if it's a stranger(not my numb hand) then it can make me frown...
"STOKED" Hey dude that jump was totally radical dude, im STOKED!!ETC ETC !!
STFU!!!!!!!!! YOU N0B HEAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😈
"Ah Bless"
I am irritated by [i]inaccurate[/i] use of the expression "catch 22 situation". 😉
"It's all good" annoys me. As does the fashion mags' use of the word "channeling" when someone is 'dressing in the style of' someone or some era. EG: "Aggy is channelling her 'getting dressed in the dark' side"
I think there is a whole universe of words and phrases that annoy me lurking in magazines that I do not read. They can stay there. 😉
At the end of the day...
In the grand scheme of things...
Or in business meetings "yes we need to get some dialogue going" WTF? Aren't we talking now?
I'm currently channelling NYC so I say can I get and yadda yadda all the time 😉
Edgy. Contemporary. wtf is all that about. Ass. i.e. when you mean e.g.
(I realise that some of these aren't phrases, but I don't care).
"oh wants a occurring"....i swear if i hear that one more time i may actually explode!!!!! GET YOUR OWN CATCHPHRASES!!
I forgot, "fo'shizzle" and "The shizznit" etc. YOu can have those for a dollar, acjim, I hate them.
there is a whole universe of
when applied to strictly limited domains
I am irritated by inaccurate use of the expression "catch 22 situation"
but there's only one catch...
(it's obviously "get BigDummy day" for me 🙂
😳
apparentlyodd - Member"oh wants a occurring"....i swear if i hear that one more time i may actually explode!!!!! GET YOUR OWN CATCHPHRASES!!
Isn't that what a catchphrase is? Something that someone says frequently enough to be mimicked?
[pedant mode] Also, it's "what's" [/pedant mode]
😉
'standard' used at the end of someone else's sentence in bristol, and **** beans, why oh why????
"credit crunch"
Really grips my shit, but eeven more so as a prefix. E.g. ...busting, friendly etc.
"mam" it is mum or mother
"chillaxe" don't even know how to spell it
"our ben/martin/george" when referring to son or daughter
"mam" it is mum or mother
where I come from it's definitely "our mam" (Wales)
"i've got a headache"
"the floor is not a waldrobe"
"If you think your putting 'that' in there think again"
"have you got the number for 'my' solicitor"
everyday phrases in our house.
"it's only a bike"
"blue sky thinking"
"could care less"
sfb - safe to say that would drive me mad!
sfb - safe to say that would drive me mad!
don't move to Wales then :o) Are you equally annoyed by the words for 'mother' in other languages too ? Mama, madre, mutter etc...
where I come from it's definitely "our mam" (Wales)
Up here in the NE too
as spouted by my mum!What's that all about then?
it needs fixed [b]or[/b] it needs changed out [b]or [/b] i sourced this that/the other
it needs [b]to be[/b] fixed
it needs [b]to be[/b] changed out
i [s]sourced[/s] found this that/the other
Anything on this forum between two *s
eg
*puts head round thread door*
*Pulls up chair, pours wine, lights cigar, gives self a self congratulatory wa*k for being so witty*
Anything on this forum between two *s
I thought that was just an innocent form of emphasis...
*puts head round thread door*
THAT deserves to be lopped off 🙁 Schiiiiiing - thud!
disco slippers when referring to generic bike shoes. it really needs to be reserved for the most garish of euro footwear
I thought that was just an innocent form of emphasis...
Thats OK, its when its used to emphasise some imaginary action taken by the poster that it becomes annoying
don't move to Wales then :o) Are you equally annoyed by the words for 'mother' in other languages too ? Mama, madre, mutter etc...
No just "mam" 😆
No just "mam"
also avoid Edale due to unfortunate mountain...
and while we're on short phrases, does anyone have a shorter one that annoys them ?
I hate medical / nursing language. "mobilise" instead of "walk" for example.
There are too many examples to list - but the main use is either to make the person using them sound more "scientific" or to prevent teh public knowing what the proferssionals are on about.
another management classic.......
'reach for the low hanging fruit'...... ie - we've set an unattainable target but would like to suggest that, if you start at the bottom, you will reach the top......
that and any form of Three Letter Acronym - always organisation specific and, IME, always specific billocks.......