The use of the word ‘babe’, especially in one-sided phone conversations “Loves ya babe… Loves ya… Bye… Loves ya babe…” FFS finish the **** call you dinny bint,
see that doesn’t seem too bad to me – as it’s common parlance.
I was thinking more along the lines of:
“please could you send that to Trisha and myself”
or
“I’m contacting yourselves because I’m bad at grammar”
I was introduced to the phrase “high touch” the other day when I asked who had specified and sold the project I am involved in. I was informed that it was Mr X who is very high touch, basically meaning he runs off like a scalded rat as soon as the contract is signed as he is well aware it is practically impossible to deliver said project.
Chillaxe, my girlfreind says this, I swear to God she will get a ****ing axe if she doesn’t stop.
People who say “y’know”, y’know, in every sentence. It, y’know, makes you sound like a ****, y’know? I now can’t help myself counting every time someone says “y’know” on tv / phone calls / etc 😐
People who say “rail” or “berm”, and if someone says both it makes me die a little inside. And, people who use an upwards inflection at the end of every sentence? Y’know? Should be shot?
I have always preferred “Thank you kindly”. Makes me feel like a cowboy.
Hate: People who say “Different tact”. It’s tack! But also, is exclusively used by people who don’t have any tact, let alone multiple different tactful approaches which they can switch between.
Guy I work with always refers to his house as “I have a “property” adjacent to the wilderness area” —no Robert, you have a fffing house like everyone else on your street.
what I say mostly is err, dunno like, y’know, I was like, naaaaaaah, innit though.. I get so sick of myself that I have to throw a comic Blaaaaaaad on the end of the sentence occasionally just to let people know that I’m aware of my multiple speech disorders..
for what it’s worth, I think that I’d rather speak to someone with a lot of irritating linguistic tics and something funny or interesting to say than someone who says naff all worth hearing with perfect diction and impeccable vocabulary
brakes – Member
“Not bad, yourself?”
see that doesn’t seem too bad to me – as it’s common parlance.
I was thinking more along the lines of:
“please could you send that to Trisha and myself”
or
“I’m contacting yourselves because I’m bad at grammar”
Meanwhile, ken, some bits of Scotland, ken, have inhabitants, ken, that put “ken” several times in every sentence, ye ken?
More progressive areas do the same with ****iinnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. I heard an entire sentence that was just that one word, stretched out to be about 40 seconds long, and his mates seemed to take great meaning from it.
Bloke in front of me in Subway: “Can I get a 6″ tuna?“. I was really disappointed not to hear: “You stay where you are, mate! – I’m the one making the subs here“.
I interviewed someone for a position as a 3D artist at our company recently. With a straight face, the candidate turned to me and asked: “So…what software are you rocking here?“
…Had me reaching for the button that drops them into the shark tank.
