Terms or phrases that make your skin crawl

[Hoofy]

marshalla said:

CoolC said:

Funk said:

'Human Resources' is such an unpleasant term, it's like they're referring to stockpiles of office supplies rather than people. 'Personnel' is a far nicer description in my opinion.

Human Resources is so last century, we have a People and Leadership Development Department now

How about "People Support" ( http://www.timpson.co.uk/about/30/working-for-timp... ) ?

Doesn't anyone during the meeting that comes up with that ste say, "Guys, it sounds really wky."

[rich83]

"Ohh my christ"

[Pork]

mybrainhurts said:

That's just £251,641.39, please

Oh...is that all?

ha. Thats up there with "that's £1.99 altogether then please"

I only bought one item, so why the need for "altogether"?

[Tony2or4]

mybrainhurts said:

Tony2or4 said:

mybrainhurts said:

Ok, long story short...

In effect, this is cutting 'cutting a long story short' short.

Yes, I sodding well know, but thanks anyway...

I wasn't trying to make a statement of the bleedin' obvious (as they say) - I was just going for a slightly amusing play on words.

(Or is a whoosh-parrott heading my way?)

[Tony2or4]

HertsBiker said:

Fell pregnant. Like it was an accident.

Even worse is 'Got herself pregnant'.

What, her boyfriend had nothing to do with it?

[DanielSan]

smn159 said:

In a similar vein, when did shops become 'stores'?

"Come and visit us in-store"

"fk off"

In-shop does sound stupider though.

[Tony2or4]

"Terms and conditions apply."

[smn159]

DanielSan said:

smn159 said:

In a similar vein, when did shops become 'stores'?

"Come and visit us in-store"

"fk off"

In-shop does sound stupider though.

I agree - If only there was a way to re-phrase it without using the prefix

[Johnnytheboy]

Funk said:

PurpleTurtle said:

69 coupe said:

Human Resources, f-off what was wrong with Personnel Dept.

Wife has a two-faced condescending bh of a friend who works in HR, speaks in fluent HR-isms, generally thinks she's God's Gift to Business.

I go out of my way on introducing her to new people to say "works is Personnel"

Small victories.

'Human Resources' is such an unpleasant term, it's like they're referring to stockpiles of office supplies rather than people. 'Personnel' is a far nicer description in my opinion.

Why is it everyone (including my OH, sadly) who works in HR, pronounces HR incorrectly?

[Atmospheric]

'Slaw

[whoami]

Zorst

[Squiggs]

"I'm going to go to the shop."
No you're not! You're simply "going to the shop"!

[marmitemania]

I don't know if it has already been mentioned, but where has this EPIC! st come from all of a sudden. fk off and wipe your arse on a broken milk bottle, now that would be EPIC.

[DickyC]

The superfluous "what."

"These shoes what I bought..."

[g h j]

its your round

[mybrainhurts]

Tony2or4 said:

mybrainhurts said:

Tony2or4 said:

mybrainhurts said:

Ok, long story short...

In effect, this is cutting 'cutting a long story short' short.

Yes, I sodding well know, but thanks anyway...

I wasn't trying to make a statement of the bleedin' obvious (as they say) - I was just going for a slightly amusing play on words.

(Or is a whoosh-parrott heading my way?)

Yes, I sodding well know, but thanks anyway...



Whoosh parrot solution coming up...








sorry

[Tony2or4]

Squiggs said:

"I'm going to go to the shop."
No you're not! You're simply "going to the shop"!

I don't see your objection to this one.

Whereas 'I'm going to go to the shop' is future tense, 'I'm going to the shop' is present tense, so it has a completely different meaning.



Edited for brevity.

Edited by Tony2or4 on Tuesday 29th July 09:10

[Antony Moxey]

Super as a prefix, usually used by sports people when being interviewed after their event: I'm super happy, it was super tough etc etc.

[BristolRich]

"Soz" as in "I'm sorry".

[Tony2or4]

DickyC said:

The superfluous "what."

"These shoes what I bought..."

Not so much superfluous, it's more a case of the wrong word: should be "These shoes which I bought".