Phrases that annoy you the most

[snuffy]

move on with your life

[Antony Moxey]

Fair one.

Heard this often from military and rugby types instead of using something like 'fair enough' in response to an explanation of why you've done something a certain way. Don't know why but it really winds me up!

[jonsp]

It's where you left it

When you lose something somebody (usually a woman) will always say this. It's obviously true, the lost item must be where I left it. But if I knew where I left it I wouldn't be looking for it.

[Alickadoo]

jonsp said:

It's where you left it

When you lose something somebody (usually a woman) will always say this. It's obviously true, the lost item must be where I left it. But if I knew where I left it I wouldn't be looking for it.

Not necessarily.

Someone else may have moved it.

[C n C]

jonsp said:

It's where you left it

When you lose something somebody (usually a woman) will always say this. It's obviously true, the lost item must be where I left it. But if I knew where I left it I wouldn't be looking for it.

Similarly, "It'll be in the last place you look".

[Red 5]

Colourful character.

Why not tell the truth?

[AlexC1981]

loskie said:

It's the yoof:

Everything is "perfect, amazing, reaching out, going forward, be kind" etc etc

Sit in a Teams meet at work if you have to and play Reaching out or going forward bingo.

I responded to an email recently and their reply to my email started with "thanks for reaching back"

[Abbott]

AlexC1981 said:

loskie said:

It's the yoof:

Everything is "perfect, amazing, reaching out, going forward, be kind" etc etc

Sit in a Teams meet at work if you have to and play Reaching out or going forward bingo.

I responded to an email recently and their reply to my email started with "thanks for reaching back"

I thought the correct term was "a reach around"

[RATATTAK]

Abbott said:

I thought the correct term was "a reach around"

I think it may be 'Reach Out' for a 'Reach Around'. Translated as 'Looking for help to provide a solution (to a problem)'

[snuffy]

RATATTAK said:

Abbott said:

I thought the correct term was "a reach around"

I think it may be 'Reach Out' for a 'Reach Around'. Translated as 'Looking for help to provide a solution (to a problem)'

A feel a parrot may be in order.

[LunarOne]

C n C said:

jonsp said:

It's where you left it

When you lose something somebody (usually a woman) will always say this. It's obviously true, the lost item must be where I left it. But if I knew where I left it I wouldn't be looking for it.

Similarly, "It'll be in the last place you look".

I make a point of continuing to look for things even after I've found them, if only to nullify that saying.

[RichB]

snuffy said:

RATATTAK said:

Abbott said:

I thought the correct term was "a reach around"

I think it may be 'Reach Out' for a 'Reach Around'. Translated as 'Looking for help to provide a solution (to a problem)'

A feel a parrot may be in order.

Is that 'a phrase that annoy you the most' or for Abbot for suggesting it's a 'reach around'?

Edited by RichB on Tuesday 6th February 14:23

[motco]

Apologies if it's a pearoast but "Anytime soon" gets on my nerves. The Beeb's news presenters use it while leaning against a wall in the street talking about something that happened hours or days earlier and everyone concerned has gone home - bar the Beeb's individual.

Not a phrase but the arm waving. I can't recall who it was, perhaps Alan Whicker, but anyway they said that it was always drummed into presenters who do pieces to camera to avoid gesticulating because the viewer is so distracted by the flailing arms that they lose the gist of the matter in hand. Grr...

[Lordbenny]

Instead of saying…Yes,I agree with you whole heartedly

Da yoof is saying….100%

I’m heating this a LOT especially from footballers!

[NRG1976]

I hope this email finds you well.

I haven’t seen you in a minute.

Edited by NRG1976 on Wednesday 7th February 19:19

[21st Century Man]

Lordbenny said:

Instead of saying…Yes,I agree with you whole heartedly

Da yoof is saying….100%

I’m heating this a LOT especially from footballers!

At least that's better than the 110%, 120%, 130% idiots.

[SlimJim16v]

First time I've seen this Americanism used. Stop it.

Horsey McHorseface said:

Based out of France, by the look of it.

[Doofus]

SlimJim16v said:

First time I've seen this Americanism used. Stop it.

Horsey McHorseface said:

Based out of France, by the look of it.

If it's the first time you've seen it used, how do you know it's an Americanism?

[Jim on the hill]

New to me. I know it's technically correct and it shouldn't annoy me but it just rings of some Facebook 'pm me hun' thing.

Edit. I think it's because you can preface it with brand new instead of new if it's actually new. Whereas a new car is already new if it's new to the owner. The little things aye

[Johnspex]

Doofus said:

SlimJim16v said:

First time I've seen this Americanism used. Stop it.

Horsey McHorseface said:

Based out of France, by the look of it.

If it's the first time you've seen it used, how do you know it's an Americanism?

Hey Doofus! Where have you been?
Perhaps be meant it was the first time he'd SEEN it used but he'd HEARD it before.