Phrases or sayings that you're tired of?

"In other words" (a.k.a. "IOW"). It makes no sense to me, If you have to restate what you just said, using other words, then why not say it that way in the first place? In other words.... oh, wait....

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Dan Riffle

11 years ago

"I'm just saying."

I know. You just said it.

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Daniel Evans 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

"I'm just saying."

I know. You just said it.

The worse ever. Bar none.
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- Alexa Smith Banned 11 years ago
  
  "See you at the top" (I think that one's so old now that it's nearly fallen out of use?)
  "See you inside" (did they get a custodial sentence?)
  "See you on the other side" (are these people all spiritualists, or what?)
  And even "To your success" is irritating.
  
  I'm just saying ... :p
  
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  Dan Riffle 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Alexa Smith
  
  I'm just saying ... :p
  
  <shaking fist, spittle flying from mouth> Damn you, Alexa! Damn you!
  
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  Dennis Gaskill 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Alexa Smith
  
  And even "To your success" is irritating.
  
  Oh, Sean's not going to like that. :rolleyes:
  
  Zig Ziglar might be frowning down on you about now too.
  
  I'm with travlinguy on the "ninja" overuse. I'd wager half the people using the word can't even accurately describe what a ninja is.
  
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  AprilCT 11 years ago
  
  Anyone else besides me getting tired of the phrase "high quality"? It seems overused and in many cases, misleading, when it comes down to examining the "goods."
  
  Then, again, maybe I'm just being cranky because I have to go get busy back to what I was doing...
  
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travlinguy

11 years ago

I'm getting a little tired of the word skillset being misused all over creation.

And then there's dirty little ninja secrets, autopilot, done for you, cash sucking money monster... You know the drill.

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Brandon Tanner 11 years ago

I'm tired of people talking about phrases or sayings that they're tired of. :p
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11 years ago

I get annoyed when people say OTW (on the way). It's just for text messaging or chat. That's why it's abbreviated, for it to be easier. If you say it out loud, it doesn't make any sense. Because it's harder to say Oh Tee Dobleyu than just saying on the way.

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lcombs

11 years ago

One of the most obvious is "win, win". aaahhh!

"At the end of the day..."

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"The money's in the list".

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whateverpedia 11 years ago

Originally Posted by lcombs

"At the end of the day..."

At the end of the day, I'm getting sick of people saying "at the end of the day".
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Patrician

11 years ago

I don't like when you say 'thank you' and somebody says 'no problem'.

Who said anything about there being a problem, I said 'thank you', you say 'you are welcome'.

I do not like over-used remarks either - 'with that said' (heheh) think of something new to say already.

'far out' is good again since hardly anybody but aging hippies remembers it.

'awesome' is the hip word now especially for little kids wanting to sound sophisticated and savvy.

really tired of it.

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Claude Whitacre

11 years ago

"He's in a better place" (No..he's not)

"How are you" (I always ignore it and just say "Hello")

"Let me ask you this..." I used to say it until someone recorded a presentation I did. I used it before every question...

"They should...." Maybe the worst of the litter. Nothing ever came after "They should" that was helpful.

"I'll try..." That means "I won't"

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"Not tonight, I've got a headache".

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bizgrower 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Horny Devil

"Not tonight, I've got a headache".

I've never heard that one.
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  Originally Posted by bizgrower
  
  I've never heard that one.
  
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Horny Devil

Banned 11 years ago

Customer service departments and help-lines . . . .

"Is there anything else I can help you with? I hope I've been of assistance to you. Would you complete a short questionnaire?"

No, no, and no. Grrr . . .

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Dennis Gaskill

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Horny Devil

"Is there anything else I can help you with?

That reminds me...

Going through a checkout and the cashier asks, "Did you find everything OK?"

WHAT! Now I'm supposed to check on everything? Seriously, what are they going to do, have someone go find something for me and make everyone else in line wait? Argh!

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11 years ago

Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill

That reminds me...

Going through a checkout and the cashier asks, "Did you find everything OK?"

WHAT! Now I'm supposed to check on everything? Seriously, what are they going to do, have someone go find something for me and make everyone else in line wait? Argh!

Agree with that one and hate it when they make editorial comments about what you are buying.

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Claude Whitacre 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Horny Devil

"Not tonight, I've got a headache".

At least you were in a position to get turned down!
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Daniel Evans 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

"He's in a better place" (No..he's not)

There is no-one who can be certain of that - at least in a non-physical sense.

I think that topic has been covered though...
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  Originally Posted by Daniel Evans
  
  There is no-one who can be certain of that - at least in a non-physical sense.
  
  I think that topic has been covered though...
  
  I know they mean well.
  
  In restaurants;
  
  "How was everything?" It's not that I'm tired of it, but sometimes I say "I don't know, I didn't order everything".
  
  I said that to an 18 year old kid in a Bob Evan's once...and in a complete deadpan he said "You're right. Let me see...how was the meatloaf?"..."How was the mashed potatoes?"...he went through every item my wife and I ordered. I couldn't stop laughing. I got handled by a kid.
  
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  LynnM 11 years ago
  
  "At this moment in time" or "at the present moment".
  
  And on this forum, "Is such and such dead?"
  
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  I dislike the phrase "for what it's worth". I just hear it used too often and it's starting to sour on me.
  
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lcombs

11 years ago

I really HATE it when I say "Good morning" to someone and
their reply is "What's good about it?".

Well, you woke up this morning on the right side of the dirt. I'd say that's a pretty good start.

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FreddyBeach

11 years ago

Not to impress you, But to impress upon you!

Enough already!

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11 years ago

Pull my finger... :rolleyes:

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11 years ago

These are mainly found in the IM niches:
"You've been lied to ..."
"How I turned $x into $x in just x days!"

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11 years ago

I hate the phrase "No Pain, No Gain".. why does success have to involve pain ?

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Originally Posted by ozzie2012

I hate the phrase "No Pain, No Gain".. why does success have to involve pain ?

I totally agree and think we have to watch how we "mentally instruct" ourselves.

I really don't like that saying in the case of helping non-athletic people loose weight. They just need to enjoy working out - moving - and they're not likely to have to worry about running 40 yards in 4 seconds.
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- MissTerraK 11 years ago
  
  "You know what I'm saying?" after every few sentences!
  
  If you can't explain it intelligently enough for you, yourself to understand it, then don't try to explain it to me and question whether I get what you're trying to explain! Grrr!
  
  Oh, and I can't stand when someone asks "Would you like fries with that? Not even if I'm ordering in a restaurant. :rolleyes:
  
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  Jennwith2ns 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by MissTerraK
  
  "You know what I'm saying?" after every few sentences!
  
  I was going to say "Know what I mean?" UGH. No, I don't. I'm just nodding my head for fun.
  
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Lloyd Buchinski 11 years ago

I've enjoyed reading through these and had a couple of good chuckles.

Originally Posted by ozzie2012

I hate the phrase "No Pain, No Gain".. why does success have to involve pain ?

My answer to that one is usually something like 'I don't believe that. My attitude is: no pain, good.'
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Igor Fridrihs

11 years ago

My reply for "How are you?" is "I'm doing extremely well".

An opposite person at least hear it

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Originally Posted by Servicy

My reply for "How are you?" is "I'm doing extremely well".

An opposite person at least hear it

Is there a heatwave in Cyprus at the moment?

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Kay King

11 years ago

This one:

Think outside the box

One of my pet peeves is when I enter a restaurant alone - I am the only person waiting to be seated - there is no one else around....and the hostess says "how many in your party".

I'm standing here all by myself - do I LOOK like I'm having a "party"???

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Lloyd Buchinski

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Kay King

I am the only person waiting to be seated - there is no one else around....and the hostess says "how many in your party".

I think there might be a point to that one. I've gone to a restaurant where 3 of us were meeting but we came from different places and didn't arrive together.

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Claude Whitacre

11 years ago

My Dad used to start every explanation for everything with..

"The thing of it is..."

It got to the point where I would say it at the same time he did. It would crack us both up.

I truly miss it.

In a line at a grocery store; "Will there be anything else?"

I once asked the poor girl at the counter "How long have you worked here?"
She said "Five years"
I said "When you ask people that, has anyone said that they wanted something else?"
"No".. And I said "Then why do you ask?"...and she said "Because I'm supposed to".

I promise I only did that once. They have a dreary job that doesn't pay well. They don't need my nonsense too.

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Dennis Gaskill

11 years ago

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

"You know what I'm saying?" after every few sentences!

People develop speech habits just like they develop other habits. In high school our gym teacher said "in there' with just about every sentence. "OK boys, let's choose up sides in there." "Let's get the towels put away in there."

Back in the dark days before I worked for myself, the safety instructor at the paper mill I worked at said OK at the end of every sentence. "Make sure you know your assignment when the emergency alarm sounds, OK? It only takes one person unsure of what to do to cause an injury, OK?"

I guess everything was a question. I started counting his "OKs" during one safety meeting but gave up as he drew close to 100. That's a lot of OK'ing.

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"Think of the children"
Most people that use that line don't.

Many times that's used because people want to get their way but don't have a convincing premise to stand on, so they fall back on an emotional crutch. It's easier than thinking.

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MissTerraK

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill

Back in the dark days before I worked for myself, the safety instructor at the paper mill I worked at said OK at the end of every sentence. "Make sure you know your assignment when the emergency alarm sounds, OK? It only takes one person unsure of what to do to cause an injury, OK?"

I guess everything was a question. I started counting his "OKs" during one safety meeting but gave up as he drew close to 100. That's a lot of OK'ing.

Ha! That reminds me of being back in speech class in high school and counting all of the "Ums" and "ahs" per speech, lol!

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11 years ago

Originally Posted by Kay King

One of my pet peeves is when I enter a restaurant alone - I am the only person waiting to be seated - there is no one else around....and the hostess says "how many in your party".

I'm standing here all by myself - do I LOOK like I'm having a "party"???

Ha! They say "party of one?" to me. I guess you can have a party of one if you're like George.

George Thorogood & The Destroyers - I Drink Alone...

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"You have the right to remain silent.Blah blah blah blah blah"

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ThomM 11 years ago

"Think of the children"
Most people that use that line don't.
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travlinguy

11 years ago

"You want fries wit dat?" As the greasy-haired fast food operator wipes his runny nose from elbow to sleeve smiling while fixing an apparent wedgy with his free hand...

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11 years ago

I'm with on you "Think outside the box," since most people who use that expression don't actually display any originality themselves.

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Josh Monroe

11 years ago

Most "internet phrases"

lol, lmao, smh and so on.

The "lols" etc are like online filler words (know what I'm sayin', You feel me, You understand).

I'm also glad the following phrases seem to have died out -

Swag, Yolo, No homo to name a few.

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Doran Peck

11 years ago

The words decadent and dilectible (sp?) in commercials.

Maybe it was last summer I hear that word in. McD's commercial, then not long after I hear it in 3 other companies commercials. Copy cats

My biggest pet pieve word is "aight?"

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lcombs

11 years ago

"Give 110%".
STOP IT! It's impossible!
There is NEVER more than 100% of ANYTHING!

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Dennis Gaskill

11 years ago

Originally Posted by lcombs

"Give 110%".
STOP IT! It's impossible!
There is NEVER more than 100% of ANYTHING!

I once filled my coffee cup to 110% of capacity. Of course, 10% went on the counter.

Here's something that's becoming an annoyance to me -- using "texting" shortcuts on a forum. r u tired of it 2?

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Claude Whitacre

11 years ago

"AXE" instead of "ask"

And the word "So" and the end of a sentence. "I'm having someone come over to help me later so........"

It's just funny to me.

My parents used to say things like "He's so smart, he's almost an idiot". I actually asked what that meant, and it seems that it's just passed down.....until someone asks the question.

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Joe Mobley 11 years ago

"I'll bet Tim Ferriss works more than 4 hours per week." - You're an idiot.

"You get what you pay for." - You're a liar and an idiot.

I'm just saying... :rolleyes:

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  "For the the Foreseeable Future" is the phrase that always triggers the red alert flashers for me when anyone says it. It seems to be used when someone isn't really telling the whole or real truth and wants to be confusing.
  
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11 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

"AXE" instead of "ask"

And the word "So" and the end of a sentence. "I'm having someone come over to help me later so........"

It's just funny to me.

My parents used to say things like "He's so smart, he's almost an idiot". I actually asked what that meant, and it seems that it's just passed down.....until someone asks the question.

No, no, no....
it's "aks"

As in, "I actually aksed my parents...."

And I agree.

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MissTerraK 11 years ago

Originally Posted by lcombs

As in, "I actually aksed my parents...."

Uhhh, Who is Lizzy Bordon! What do I win?

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  Originally Posted by MissTerraK
  
  Uhhh, Who is Lizzy Bordon! What do I win?
  
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  tagiscom 11 years ago
  
  I'm tired of people talking about phrases or sayings that they're tired of. :p
  
  I have to admit that l'm tired of people talking about phrases or sayings that they're tired of, while talking about how they are getting tired of people talking about phrases or sayings that they are tired of! :rolleyes:
  
  Or giving me a headache???? :rolleyes:
  
  "The money's in the list", yep, not necessarily true or practical. No point putting a grand in to get 100 buyers on a list, you would probably be dead and buried by the time you broke even!!!! Geeezzzz!
  
  A few others are "that graphic pops????" How, there are no Coco pops in sight?
  
  That is sick is another, that is sexy is another overused one.
  
  "Would you like fries with that"
  "How are you"
  When you walk past some presentation in a busy shopping ctr, and they say, "hi" or "how are you" etc! Totally full of it, to put it nicely!
  
  But "think outside the box, is one l agree with, since l did that recently and it put me on a much more profitable and easier path than l was on.....
  
  Others are walking into an empty electronics store, the staff are like vultures ready to attack; l usually leave as quickly as possible.
  
  Promotional videos are the worst, and it usually goes like, "l am like you, and was broke on the street in the snow, starved with a Laptop apparently?
  
  And had a brainwave, or got desperate and clever enough? And developed this Google Sniper B*** sucking, Mother off all systems, developed by a Russian hacker, who can't stop doing illegal things. So this system may disappear at any time, etc, etc....
  
  "Only available for a limited time, is the worst"! Especially when the product stays up for months on end!
  
  Others are the words "luscious", and the worst "mouth watering" arrrrrrrrgggggg!
  
  Glad l don't watch ad's anymore, but l am still under their evil spell.
  
  Mixing up words, is seriously annoying, like "Dogalog" and "Lagoanium" Seriously p*** me off!
  
  Hmmm,
  
  The Goodies- Cakes - YouTube
  
  And....
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...b2JlmYv3M&NR=1
  
  Yep, that reminds me to get some more Mould!!! LOL! :p Don't want the boys knocking on my front door?
  
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  "Only available for a limited time, is the worst"!
  
  Somebody has to do it...
  
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rodtyler 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

"AXE" instead of "ask"

And the word "So" and the end of a sentence. "I'm having someone come over to help me later so........"

People are getting too lazy to even speak correctly. Fitty instead of fifty. Or even worse, fitty cent instead of fifty cents.

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lcombs

11 years ago

"Over-achieving".
(See last post.)
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11 years ago

When I see a sales page that begins "Who Else Wants ... (fill in the blanks), I immediately hit the back button. That one really annoys me.

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11 years ago

Irregardless. It's a fabricated word..

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Joel Young 11 years ago

When people use the word "so" to begin a sentence or answer a question.

Q: "Can you show me how this works?"
A: "So, you start with turning on the.... etc."

It sounds like the person is picking up in the middle of a thought.

Another one: Saying "absolutely!" in response to every question or request.
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lcombs 11 years ago

Originally Posted by rodtyler

Irregardless. It's a fabricated word..

BIG pet pieve of mine.

The worst ever mis-used, over-used single word; "Like".

As in, "I was like...."
And, even worse; "I was like, you know,..."
"And they were like..."
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SteveJohnson

11 years ago

"I'm offended." "That's offensive."

To resurrect an older overused acronym, "BFD."

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tagiscom 11 years ago

"It's a lovely day today", or (even worse) . . . "It's a lovely day today isn't it".

No, now f**k off.

Reminds me of a Harry Potter P**P, on Youtube, l can still remember, "Something from the trolley dears, no, now f*** off" in an Irish accent of course".

Shane

Harry Potter and the Slug Repellant etc.....is particularly funny!

Obviously not rated PG!
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ceenote100

11 years ago

"You feel me?"
"Keep it 100"
"Seriously!"
"No like seriously!"
"Literally"

I'm pretty sure I can come up with many more but I'm like seriously trying to keep it 100. You feel me?

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tagiscom

11 years ago

"You feel me?"
"Keep it 100"
"Seriously!"
"No like seriously!"
"Literally"

I'm pretty sure I can come up with many more but I'm like seriously trying to keep it 100. You feel me?

You forgot "No, like, totally seriously"

"Kapeesh"!

Shane

Then we have "no, seriously l am just like you, l have a mortgage and 2.3 kids and a dog, and a cat, but l could make $1,343,565,434,565,777,454,545 in 7 days!!!!

I might be full of s***, and most of this is a scam, but you can try to get your money back, etc...

I wonder if l can hire out the Mould washing powder thugs, l have a couple of errands! :rolleyes:

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Frank Donovan 11 years ago

"Enjoy".

Gee, hold me back. This term is getting very tired, very fast.

Note to wannabe marketers: "Enjoy" is a reasonable instruction when proffering, say, a cold beer on a hot day. It's entirely inappropriate and just a little sad as an introduction to yet another shoddily put-together PDF "report" or thinly-disguised sales pitch.

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sivricmarijan

11 years ago

"Money spoils people"...I hate that one!!!

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lcombs

11 years ago

"I feel your pain."

Did I miss it? Or, has "soooo..." not been posted yet.

"That is sooo not cool"
"I will sooo be there."
"I Sooo totally feel your pain." :p

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Frank Donovan 11 years ago

"Make no mistake."

It's such an irritating phrase. Why would anyone assume I'd make a mistake? When I hear this redundant warning sternly trotted out, usually by someone with an inflated sense of their own authority, I feel like replying: "What makes you think I'd make a mistake? Don't judge everyone else by your own error-prone standards, you pompous, presumptious pillock!"

But I don't, mostly.

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- Alexa Smith Banned 11 years ago
  
  I'm a bit tired of "Who Else Wants To ..." as the start of sales headlines, as well. (Not seen quite so much, now, perhaps - because everyone else is, too?).
  
  I also used to be very fed up with "Only 7 copies remaining" and all that nonsense, but to be fair it is actually useful (for indicating vendors with whom one would never choose to do business).
  
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Big Rob

11 years ago

"Um"
People cannot seem to communicate without it.
Is it so hard to have a brief silent pause?

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Kurt

11 years ago

The most despicable words ever uttered by mankind:

"Kurt, I just took the last slice of pizza."

I also don't care much for virtually any sentence that begins with:

Can I borrow _______

....it really means, "Will I give you _______."

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rodtyler 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

I also don't care much for virtually any sentence that begins with:

Can I borrow _______

....it really means, "Will I give you _______."

If you have ever been a smoker, I'm sure you have had someone ask to "borrow" a cigarette. Are they going to return it intact when they are done? For that matter, are they going to pay you back at all? Unlikely.
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Lloyd Buchinski 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

Can I borrow _______

When someone asks that there are a couple of good responses. One is 'temporarily or permanently?' and another one is 'NO.'
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- Laura Raisanen 11 years ago
  
  "onwards and upwards"
  "let's touch base"
  "360-degree thinking"
  "close of play"
  "going forward"
  
  Hmm... no wonder I never really liked in the corporate world!
  
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  rodtyler 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Laura Raisanen
  
  "360-degree thinking"
  
  I hear people all the time talking about doing a complete 360. Actually that would mean they are right back where they started. They should have said complete 180, which is a complete turnaround. 360 is a full circle.
  
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Joel Young

11 years ago

Basically we should all just stop talking, I guess. :p

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Dan Riffle

11 years ago

I'm sick of YOLO.

I only hear it on TV, but it still makes me want to punch the person in the face.

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MissTerraK 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

I'm sick of YOLO.

I only hear it on TV, but it still makes me want to punch the person in the face.

I've never heard of it.

What the heck does YOLO mean?

Terra
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- Joel Young 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by MissTerraK
  
  What the heck does YOLO mean?
  
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  Kay King 11 years ago
  
  One that grated when watching the news lately:
  
  "to make sure it doesn't happen again"
  
  This has become a standard for anyone wanting to avoid discussing a problem that should not have happened in the first place....it's become the mantra for the "let's just forget that it happened and move on without any consequences"...
  
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  senthu 11 years ago
  
  One of the terms that are mis-used greatly in sports is the differentiation between "resigned" and "re-signed". When a player re-signs, that means they extended their contract and are continuing on with their current team for the length of the contract. When a player resigns (which normally never happens), that means that the player has quit and opted out of his contract, generally. It just seems to bother me.
  
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- Lloyd Buchinski 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Joel Young
  
  Basically we should all just stop talking, I guess. :p
  
  I felt like I learned something from this topic, to just put things in my own words as accurately as I can, and forget about the catch phrases.
  
  Originally Posted by MissTerraK
  
  I've never heard of it.
  
  What the heck does YOLO mean?
  
  Terra
  
  I know we've got the meaning now, but I just wanted to add a bit of the history. It's been a hot acronym on reddit for awhile, and when the mayor of New York used it, it got even hotter.
  
  My favorite dictionary of internet slang (not that I've tried many) is Internet Slang words - Internet Dictionary - InternetSlang.com.
  
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rhondaklewis

11 years ago

I hate the phrase "I almost peed myself"

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dallas playboy

11 years ago

Sup Dog?

Say Esse

Freeken

Right On

Out of Sight

Yo Mamma

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Horny Devil Banned 11 years ago

"We're going to make a small incision here". . . pre-op chit-chat with your consultant/surgeon.

You come out with a stitched-up hole they could have pulled Moby Dick out of.
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rodtyler 11 years ago

Originally Posted by dallas playboy

Sup Dog?

Say Esse

Freeken

Right On

Out of Sight

Yo Mamma

I admit that I use freeken (or frickin, depending on how you say it) often. It's kinda like cursing without actually cursing.
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- lcombs 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by rodtyler
  
  I admit that I use freeken (or frickin, depending on how you say it) often. It's kinda like cursing without actually cursing.
  
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travlinguy

11 years ago

I've got a headache...
Not tonight...
Put that thing away...

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LeeLee

11 years ago

Shut the front door or any other cutesy word/phrase to replace cursing.

Amazing!

Couldn't care less

In his wheelhouse. Not in his wheelhouse.

And anytime a politician says he is going to fight for me... that is all of them for the most part. Stop fighting and try getting along. Maybe we might get out of this mess.

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Joel Young

11 years ago

Originally Posted by LeeLee

Couldn't care less

That makes me think, not so much of a phrase I'm getting tired of hearing, but a phrase that I'm tired of hearing said incorrectly! -- "I could care less"

By saying that, a person means that while they do care very little for something, they still care for it a little bit. Hence, they could care less for it than they do now.

The phrase, for those who don't realize it, is "I couldn't care less"! That is, there is no care remaining; all the care you might have had for it is completely gone; you're scraping the bottom of the care scale.

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rodtyler

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Joel Young

That makes me think, not so much of a phrase I'm getting tired of hearing, but a phrase that I'm tired of hearing said incorrectly! -- "I could care less"

By saying that, a person means that while they do care very little for something, they still care for it a little bit. Hence, they could care less for it than they do now.

The phrase, for those who don't realize it, is "I couldn't care less"! That is, there is no care remaining; all the care you might have had for it is completely gone; you're scraping the bottom of the care scale.

A bit of an overly detailed explanation, but I agree. It's just another example of how lazy people have gotten. How much energy does it take to pronounce that "n't" at the end? Too much apparently.

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Alexa Smith

Banned 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Joel Young

That makes me think, not so much of a phrase I'm getting tired of hearing, but a phrase that I'm tired of hearing said incorrectly! -- "I could care less"

I've heard one that quite a few times on US television things shown over here. It's pretty puzzling at first, but I'm kind of used to it, now: I just assume, whenever I hear it, that it means the exact opposite of what it says. It's one of those mistakes which have become so common that it's nearly "idiomatic", now, I think!

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Elvis Michael

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

I've heard one that quite a few times on US television things shown over here. It's pretty puzzling at first, but I'm kind of used to it, now: I just assume, whenever I hear it, that it means the exact opposite of what it says. It's one of those mistakes which have become so common that it's nearly "idiomatic", now, I think!

Yes, we have so many words and phrases used incorrectly. Know what's really irritating, though? These words/phrases are written by so-called writers with college degrees (when it comes to TV/movies.)

"Copywritten" as opposed to Copyrighted
"I'm going to LAY down" instead of LIE down.

I could go on and on.

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Elvis Michael

11 years ago

I hope this qualifies in this discussion: The word "Literally."

And those who use it REAAAAALLY, I mean REALLY use it. Not to mention it's always misused.

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peter_act 11 years ago

From my dentist ' "This may sting a little"

Even more worrying, from my (male) doctor, giving an injection:

"You might feel a small prick"
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- senthu 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by peter_act
  
  From my dentist ' "This may sting a little"
  
  Even more worrying, from my (male) doctor, giving an injection:
  
  "You might feel a small prick"
  
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Thomas Wilkinson

11 years ago

In a pathetic whiney voice "will this work on a Mac?" (I usually think to myself "I don't give a flyin' rats ass. If you'd have bought a real computer you wouldn't have to ask.)

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btchristopher

11 years ago

"the next level" "that having been said" and the headlines "who else wants to..." and "they all laughed when i..." when i see these headlines i am instantly turned off because the writer is showing laziness, therefore how good is the product going to be?