Terms or phrases that make your skin crawl
Discussion
boxst said:
Hoofy said:
A man took his Rotweiler to the vet and said to him, "My dogs cross-eyed. Is there anything you can do for it?"
"Well," said the vet "let's have a look at him" The vet picks the dog up by the ears and has a good look at its eyes.
"Well," says the vet "I'm going to have to put him down."
"Just because he's cross-eyed?" says the man.
"No, because he's heavy," says the vet.
(CnPed from the interweb. <--- hope someone's skin is now crawling.)
That made me smile. Apart from the last bit obviously "Well," said the vet "let's have a look at him" The vet picks the dog up by the ears and has a good look at its eyes.
"Well," says the vet "I'm going to have to put him down."
"Just because he's cross-eyed?" says the man.
"No, because he's heavy," says the vet.
(CnPed from the interweb. <--- hope someone's skin is now crawling.)
"From the word go," as uttered by weathermen and weatherwomen.
I've been an early riser this many a long year and can say, with no fear of contradiction, that there is no Word Go. It does not hover at 11,000 feet amid the clouds. It does not come up over the horizon like a surreal sunrise.
There is no Word Go.
I've been an early riser this many a long year and can say, with no fear of contradiction, that there is no Word Go. It does not hover at 11,000 feet amid the clouds. It does not come up over the horizon like a surreal sunrise.
There is no Word Go.
DickyC said:
"From the word go," as uttered by weathermen and weatherwomen.
I've been an early riser this many a long year and can say, with no fear of contradiction, that there is no Word Go. It does not hover at 11,000 feet amid the clouds. It does not come up over the horizon like a surreal sunrise.
There is no Word Go.
Sometimes the infuriating barstewards say "From the get-go" Grrr!I've been an early riser this many a long year and can say, with no fear of contradiction, that there is no Word Go. It does not hover at 11,000 feet amid the clouds. It does not come up over the horizon like a surreal sunrise.
There is no Word Go.
silverfoxcc said:
I personally think.....
Personally i think.....
Why not I THINK?
Unfair, I think.Personally i think.....
Why not I THINK?
I use that in circumstances where I am differentiating between fact and opinion when disagreeing. eg:
"I think that is wrong, the capital of Nigeria is actually Abuja"
"Personally, I think that you are wrong about thinking Liverpool is a nice place to go"
TIGA84 said:
"Thanks for reaching out to me"
"John, can you reach out to Tiga"
Where the f
k did this fking phrase come from?
America. "John, can you reach out to Tiga"
Where the f
k did this fking phrase come from?In my work, the employees of American consultancies on the sub-continent use this to the point of overkill, because they think it sounds smart.
I usually say "reach out for what?" They then go on to explain that they meant 'get in touch', I reply "well why didn't you just say that then?". Only way to keep me sane.
EggsBenedict said:
"Can I get?" is about the most annoying one for me. Especially when used repeatedly when ordering a salad that someone's making for you. Can I get chicken <bloke chucks in chicken> Can I get green beans <ditto> ... and to crown it: can I get mayo with that?
FFS, no you can't get it, that's what the bloke mixing the salad is for you muppet tt.
"Please may I have", "I'd like some", "May I have", "Please could you add", "Could you pour some mayonnaise over it please?" So many much more elegant ways of putting it.
Oh, and "incentivise". The verb is to incent. There isn't such a word as incentivise.
...and breathe.
"....and breathe" - in spite of the fact I used it above. FFS, no you can't get it, that's what the bloke mixing the salad is for you muppet t
t."Please may I have", "I'd like some", "May I have", "Please could you add", "Could you pour some mayonnaise over it please?" So many much more elegant ways of putting it.
Oh, and "incentivise". The verb is to incent. There isn't such a word as incentivise.
...and breathe.
"Rant over" - I can tell it's over - there are no more words in the post.
PurpleTurtle said:
America.
In my work, the employees of American consultancies on the sub-continent use this to the point of overkill, because they think it sounds smart.
I usually say "reach out for what?" They then go on to explain that they meant 'get in touch', I reply "well why didn't you just say that then?". Only way to keep me sane.
Now I think about it properly, I can see this in some of my american (and also Indian?) clients.In my work, the employees of American consultancies on the sub-continent use this to the point of overkill, because they think it sounds smart.
I usually say "reach out for what?" They then go on to explain that they meant 'get in touch', I reply "well why didn't you just say that then?". Only way to keep me sane.
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