[Closed] Words and phrases that get on your jangly bits

Now, Coronation Street

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Something is happening in 'the square'

Something happens in our house as well.. I chuff off upstairs and log on..

"Trick" in reference to some horrible gold/purple piece of bike jewellery. I've even seen it used on articles here 😡

"Swap out" instead of just swap, when somebody putting a new bit on their bike.

uber

and latterly, "hive mind"

very recently, "outside pubs"

'jangly bits'

'basically'.

'jangly bits' is basically, like, really annoying

rocking (up)

'buff trails' is one that always gets me.

seconded "swap out", and also "bit of kit", just seems like adding words that aren't needed!

talking of adding unneccessary words: re-bleed.

this "yea yea yeah" that folk seem to be using over the past 4 or 5 months-ish when agreeing with you on something.

and the word "so" thrown into the middle of things.

i really do so hate that.

bassspine, you beat me to it!

fry off
station stop, as in 'Macclesfield is our next station stop'
'if you could just do that'. If I could just do that [i]then [b]what[/b]?[/i]
It's a feature. Translation: it's a thing in the room / garden.
Long words when short ones will do. The long words are often used incorrectly, so the speaker's aim of appearing clever is defeated. Ha!

Re-double our effort!

Assumes we've already increased our effort by 100% 🙁

"If you have any questions regarding our latest company initiative please contact myself"

You mean ME. Contact ME. FFS!
As you can probably guess from the wording, that was one that came from HR.

The secret is to just ignore such phrases - and the people who say them.

Simples.

From a few years ago, people would say "baaaah" on the phone instead of "bye". which grated on my nerves for some reason.

"literally" - 9 times out of 10 when people use this word, thay don't actually mean literally. they mean "i exagerate when i say..."

'I literally jumped a mile in the air.' - no you didn't, you fanny.

Cockpit - when referring to the distance between seat and handlebars.

It is a bicycle you twunt and not a ****ing F16 fighter jet.

any of the "**** word bingo" words salespeople and consultants use such as "helicopter view" "blue sky thinking" WTF does it all mean?

things that realy anoy me?

any thread title that begins with something like...........

words-and-phrases-that-git-on-your-jangly-bits

it's litteraly simples and if you have any issues with that please contact myself

 

'cut one's teeth'

argh - bloody gums, jagged, everywhere, horrible!!

"a good look", meaning something is good. And "that's how we roll"... Aaaarrrrghhh! Damn you, wannabe gangstas.

Numpty pigs bladder kickers:

"I played my heart out for the lads" sic

"I gave it 110%"

Company mission statements. Toss.

when giving directions someone tells you to "hang a right". Surely they just mean "turn"??

>100% inflation. You do realise that 110% is now old hat, and you have to give at least 150% (if not 200%) or it looks like you haven't really been trying? 🙄

Surely nobody ever says "that's how I roll" seriously?

I find it a useful phrase for all sorts of circumstances.

Wife: "Why haven't you washed these plates up properly?"
Me: "Sorry, that's how I roll."

1. Price point - wtf is wrong with just price?

Not indicative of a specific price though is it, at least not in my understanding, it's a range. So it'd be price range. So it's just another variation.

"blue sky thinking" WTF does it all mean?

That one is pretty obviously linked to its origin.

People using the foreign names for places, when speaking/writing English.

DrJ, in København.

Leading edge and bleeding edge....AARGH!
Best of breed (Unless applied to show animals)
Workshop (Unless applied to a room or building with tools in it!)
Solutions. Why is everything a solution these days? The Eye does great coverage of this vile phenomenon, but my own favourite was seen on the side of a van recently- "Fluid transfer solutions". The translation? Hoses.

"bless"

Your not a preist!

"Shizzle"

"Sh1ts and giggles"

"Chillax"

Sonic, I agree. The same with "actually" and "actual".
"I actually went to the actual place where XX actually fellated XX on the actual nob".
rrrrrrrr

anyone mentioned ....... 'simples' yet......?

and from my coprorate days

blue sky thinking

low hanging fruit.... etc etc.......

[i]station stop, as in 'Macclesfield is our next station stop'[/i]
what's wrong with that one then? It's to differentiate stops at stations from random stops because the driver needs a p1ss, or the train is broken, or some scouser has nicked the signalling cable etc.

The same with "actually" and "actual".

'thinking outside of the box'

Off you f@#$ing box more like!!

Et instead Ate.

Innit instead of isn't it.

'With regard to...'

'With respect to...'

Both of these are generally used to avoid the need to put a sentence together properly and somehow seem to be required to sound professional. Grrrr!!!

And don't get me started on 'daily/frequent/regular basis' instead of every day, frequently or regularly. Nu labour speak at it's worst.

Incidently I worked for a company which has 'Thinking outside of the box' as a logo. It was even on my business card. Despite being a large spin-off from a power company they went bust within about two years of being formed.

"It's a no brainer"

Why do people think that they can sell stuff to me by suggesting that I have no brain!!

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Just for Boardinbob.

It seems mandatory for youngsters these days to liberally sprinkle each sentence with the word 'like'. IMHO If you are incapable of communicating with adequate precision, then keep your mouth shut

"Adding value"

Yeah right you are.