Phrases that annoy you the most
Discussion
Tom8 said:
Latest annoying Americanisms to encourage you to hate them just that little bit more;
"already" after a word such as "enough already"
"period" after stating something
"too funny" when one finally works out a joke and deems it very amusing.
God they're annoying.
"You've arrived late to work four times this week already!""already" after a word such as "enough already"
"period" after stating something
"too funny" when one finally works out a joke and deems it very amusing.
God they're annoying.
Annoys the heck out of me. Luckily I don't have to answer to a boss these days and can work when I want!
TUS373 said:
Do not say 'it is what it is'. That is meaningless, unless it is what it isn't.
It's not meaningless. It's part of the laws of thought.Identity, non-contradiction, excluded middle.
A=A
A≠¬A
It cannot be both A and ¬A.
It is what it is.
It is not what it is not.
It cannot be and not be.
motco said:
12 o/clock in the daytime is noon; 12 o/clock in the night-time is midnight. Neither of these is 12 am nor is it 12 pm - these terms are meaningless.
They're not meaningless. AM and PM both begin at a specfic point, and that point is 12 o'clock.
They can be called midday (or noon) and midnight, but they are still 12:00pm and 12:00am.
Strangely Brown said:
TUS373 said:
Do not say 'it is what it is'. That is meaningless, unless it is what it isn't.
It's not meaningless. It's part of the laws of thought.Identity, non-contradiction, excluded middle.
A=A
A?¬A
It cannot be both A and ¬A.
It is what it is.
It is not what it is not.
It cannot be and not be.
"I did it so I could spend more time with my children"
Some f
king stupid bint with a whining Manc accent on a really irritating and frequently repeated GBNews advert reckons that having a gastric band fitted will allow her to be with her kids more because she was obviously sooooo fat before she couldn't see them.
What utter, utter bks.
I know, I shouldn't watch that sh!t channel....
Some f
king stupid bint with a whining Manc accent on a really irritating and frequently repeated GBNews advert reckons that having a gastric band fitted will allow her to be with her kids more because she was obviously sooooo fat before she couldn't see them. What utter, utter b
ks.I know, I shouldn't watch that sh!t channel....
Doofus said:
motco said:
12 o/clock in the daytime is noon; 12 o/clock in the night-time is midnight. Neither of these is 12 am nor is it 12 pm - these terms are meaningless.
They're not meaningless. AM and PM both begin at a specfic point, and that point is 12 o'clock.
They can be called midday (or noon) and midnight, but they are still 12:00pm and 12:00am.
Royal Museums Greenwich said:
What does am and pm mean?
The 12-hour clock divides the 24-hour day into two periods.
am stands for the Latin ante meridiem, translating to "before midday". This is the time before noon.
pm stands for post meridiem or "after midday" – the time after noon.
Noon is therefore neither 'ante' (am) nor 'post' (pm) meridiem. Midnight is also neither am nor pm.]
The 12-hour clock divides the 24-hour day into two periods.
am stands for the Latin ante meridiem, translating to "before midday". This is the time before noon.
pm stands for post meridiem or "after midday" – the time after noon.
Noon is therefore neither 'ante' (am) nor 'post' (pm) meridiem. Midnight is also neither am nor pm.]
Pitre said:
"I did it so I could spend more time with my children"
Some fking stupid bint with a whining Manc accent on a really irritating and frequently repeated GBNews advert reckons that having a gastric band fitted will allow her to be with her kids more because she was obviously sooooo fat before she couldn't see them.
What utter, utter bks.
I know, I shouldn't watch that sh!t channel....
I'd assume it's a reference to morbid obesity being likely to shorten lifespan.Some f
king stupid bint with a whining Manc accent on a really irritating and frequently repeated GBNews advert reckons that having a gastric band fitted will allow her to be with her kids more because she was obviously sooooo fat before she couldn't see them. What utter, utter b
ks.I know, I shouldn't watch that sh!t channel....
Edited by hidetheelephants on Monday 20th May 15:43
motco said:
Doofus said:
motco said:
12 o/clock in the daytime is noon; 12 o/clock in the night-time is midnight. Neither of these is 12 am nor is it 12 pm - these terms are meaningless.
They're not meaningless. AM and PM both begin at a specfic point, and that point is 12 o'clock.
They can be called midday (or noon) and midnight, but they are still 12:00pm and 12:00am.
Royal Museums Greenwich said:
What does am and pm mean?
The 12-hour clock divides the 24-hour day into two periods.
am stands for the Latin ante meridiem, translating to "before midday". This is the time before noon.
pm stands for post meridiem or "after midday" – the time after noon.
Noon is therefore neither 'ante' (am) nor 'post' (pm) meridiem. Midnight is also neither am nor pm.]
The 12-hour clock divides the 24-hour day into two periods.
am stands for the Latin ante meridiem, translating to "before midday". This is the time before noon.
pm stands for post meridiem or "after midday" – the time after noon.
Noon is therefore neither 'ante' (am) nor 'post' (pm) meridiem. Midnight is also neither am nor pm.]
They're not neither.
Doofus said:
The thing that pisses me off more than any is when you express sympathy for somebody by saying "I'm sorry" and they reply with "It's not your fault"
I wasn't apologising, you fkpig, I was sympathising; but now I couldn't give a st about your wife/job/leg/car, so poke it up your arse!
Good, pisses me off too. I get it's a difficult time, but now you've made this conversation even more awkward. Well done.I wasn't apologising, you f
kpig, I was sympathising; but now I couldn't give a st about your wife/job/leg/car, so poke it up your arse!
Age old. discussions about Americanisms here , but usage develops over time. Take the word "gay" for instance, Nobody says " I had a gay old time " any more..
There are however British usages that are strange. I have on occasion arranged to meet someone in London for instance and said " How about 4PM"?... and the answer is "Brilliant".
Why do people use Brilliant in this way?. I would consider Einstein to be brilliant, but a simple agreement or affirmation is not "brilliant".
There are however British usages that are strange. I have on occasion arranged to meet someone in London for instance and said " How about 4PM"?... and the answer is "Brilliant".
Why do people use Brilliant in this way?. I would consider Einstein to be brilliant, but a simple agreement or affirmation is not "brilliant".
RDMcG said:
There are however British usages that are strange. I have on occasion arranged to meet someone in London for instance and said " How about 4PM"?... and the answer is "Brilliant".
Why do people use Brilliant in this way?. I would consider Einstein to be brilliant, but a simple agreement or affirmation is not "brilliant".
Why do people use Brilliant in this way?. I would consider Einstein to be brilliant, but a simple agreement or affirmation is not "brilliant".
RDMcG said:
Age old. discussions about Americanisms here , but usage develops over time. Take the word "gay" for instance, Nobody says " I had a gay old time " any more..
There are however British usages that are strange. I have on occasion arranged to meet someone in London for instance and said " How about 4PM"?... and the answer is "Brilliant".
Why do people use Brilliant in this way?. I would consider Einstein to be brilliant, but a simple agreement or affirmation is not "brilliant".
I don’t know but the father of a friend always used to say “Super. Well done!” as a kind of nervous tic.There are however British usages that are strange. I have on occasion arranged to meet someone in London for instance and said " How about 4PM"?... and the answer is "Brilliant".
Why do people use Brilliant in this way?. I would consider Einstein to be brilliant, but a simple agreement or affirmation is not "brilliant".
I met him one day and he asked how I was.
“Mustn’t grumble etc, but sadly my father died since we last met.”
“Super! Well done!”
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