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Words or phrases, that annoy you.
Topic Started: Nov 25 2009, 11:25 AM (331 Views)
aston1
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I know that I can be a moaning old git, sometimes, but I find certain words or phrases annoy me. I accept that language is a constantly evolving process, but do we really need some of the expressions which are finding their way into daily use?
Pet hates:


1.Thinking outside the box,
2.Gobsmacked,
3.Starting a sentence with, "I mean." I first noticed this one mid 90's, when Jurgen Klinsmann joined Tottenham Hotspur. He used it all the time.
4.Whatever,
5. State of the art. I know what people mean by it, but why???? What's wrong with latest, or most up to date.
6. 24/7
And my favourite/most hated:
7. At this moment in time. What's wrong with Now?

Anybody else have any views?

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To little to late
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puffin
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You just might come to regret starting this! :twist

'Blue sky thinking' - what on earth does that mean??
'Very unique' - sorry, it's either unique or it's not. (Mostly not!)
'Please hold - your call will be answered as soon as one of our operatives becomes available'
'You should have been here ten minutes ago!' (All too frequently used in birding circles when we turn up just after the bird has disappeared....)
'Should of' (Also would of, could of etc.)

Oh.... and (in the context, apparently, of the Mafia) - 'icing'.

I'm sure some more will be along shortly. ;)
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I know that it is considered polite to respond to someone offering to do something for you to say "Oh, you don't have to do that" but lately, dealing with my poor mother and her still-infected hand, I find I have to say everything twice. D0h1z

As in "I'd like to stop by and bring you some soup this afternoon"

"Oh, you don't have to do that!"

"Well, I know, but I'd still like to."

"Aren't you taking the kids to the movies this afternoon?"

"Yes, but that's not until later."

"Well, really I'm OK, I have some food here..."

"Um, do you want some soup or not?"

"Well, of course! It's just that I don't want you to go out of your way."

etc. :blink:
Edited by Laurie, Nov 25 2009, 01:12 PM.
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Number One pet hate - Whatever.

Closely followed by;

"That is so gay!" (used to describe something not very nice)

Finishing a sentence with "do you know what I mean?"
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'Have a nice day' - especially when said by supermarket checkout staff.

Which brings me to those irritating 'This is a Colleague Announcement...' announcements in supermarkets - whatever happened to "staff"?? It's even worse in IKEA - they have "Co-worker" announcements! Aaarrgh!!! :twist

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Innit!!! That really does annoy me!!
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firth
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"And I'm like 'Oh , what's with you?', I mean, that's SO, you know, hullO-o, duh!"

Think I've got most of them in there! :twist


Oh, and "Here here!" instead of "Hear hear!" (written, not spoken! :P )
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aston1
Nov 25 2009, 11:25 AM
And my favourite/most hated:
7. At this moment in time. What's wrong with Now?



one of my pet hates :twist :twist :twist
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karin
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As an editor I'm afraid I'm a picky bitch! My text messages are always spelled out and fully punctuated... sad I know!

Pet hates in written word
LOL - did you really laugh out loud?
Xmas - I'm not even a Christian, yet I hate this abbreviation
Accordian - it's accordion

And in spoken
Whatever - although if they respond with that then you've probably won the argument!
I really like that - not! Infuriating!
How cool/great/cute is that? - I don't know, you tell me!

But forget writing, forget speech, my main pet hate is supermarket check-out staff who lick their fingers to separate bags and then pack food into them. They wouldn't like it if you spat on their food!

Sorry - I'm off on a rant. My electricity's just back on, having been off for 19 hours, and I'm on magazine deadline - I'm just a grumpy old woman tonight!

K.
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I think I have probably spelt accordion wrong my entire life!! :A Sorry Karin!!

I used to feel foolish using lol on the internet, it just always seemed odd, but I have got into the way of it.

Another thing that used to annoy me no end, was when I lived up in Orkney. I do realise that people pick up local accents, but I used to cringe when I would hear a non Orcadian using the word 'peedie' which is very much an Orkney word for small/little. In Shetland it is 'peerie'. It just always sounded wrong to hear a south voice use the word.

At this precise moment in time, the phrase, "I'll just be!" is doing my head in. Coming from a son I am trying to get to his bed!!! :A
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Almost exactly....sorry it's exact or it isn't :twist :twist

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karin
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Anything that isn't a question, sounding like one? A lot of teenagers have started raising the pitch of their voice at the end of a sentence? It really gets on my nerves? AAAAAGGGGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!........ ?
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aston1
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I think this could be a very interesting thread. :twist :twist :twist
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Dear the washing up .....NOW !!!!!!!!|


Not tonight I have got a headache.
Edited by tiz, Nov 25 2009, 10:30 PM.
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