Phrases that annoy you the most

[SlimJim16v]

Doofus said:

SlimJim16v said:

First time I've seen this Americanism used on PH. 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?

OK I should've been clearer.

[TopTrump]

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!

Came here to post this! 100% is the new literally.

[Antony Moxey]

TopTrump said:

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!

Came here to post this! 100% is the new literally.

Not sure it's the new literally, but it seems to be the new absolutely. What was wrong with a simple yes?

[Magikarp]

TopTrump said:

Came here to post this! 100% is the new literally.

To which I would add
"110%", and "to be fair", "if I'm being honest with you" (do people not listen to the words tumbling from their mouth?), and "at the end of the day".

Absolutely instead of yes is a particular irritation.

[Pit Pony]

Antony Moxey said:

snuffy said:

C5_Steve said:

I feel there's a lot wrong with society that could be sorted if people "found out" more often.

I get this type of thing every day at work. It takes me all my time not to say "Why don't you try working it out for yourself, instead of just asking me? That way, you might actually learn something."

Pretty poor attitude for a teacher.

Actually, it's a very good attitude. To best learn, go do your own research first.

I did A level Design in the Early 80s. One homework was
WRITE about William Morris and the impact he had on society through his design ideals.

Now being a bit into cars, aged 17, I wrote an essay about William Morris and where he fitted into the UK motor industry.

Apparently there's another William Morris, who if alive today would embrace the use of Etsy. Might have managed to get a job at Laura Ashley as a junior on the Design office, but didn't change the world like The William Morris.

Teacher, was stoic. Gave me a decent mark, and said, it showed I hadn't copied straight out of a text book. Well no, I went to Liverpool Central Library and took out a number of biographies and reference books about Morris cars in Oxford. And copied them.

[Strangely Brown]

snuffy said:

C5_Steve said:

I feel there's a lot wrong with society that could be sorted if people "found out" more often.

I get this type of thing every day at work. It takes me all my time not to say "Why don't you try working it out for yourself, instead of just asking me? That way, you might actually learn something."

I think he may have been referring less to "working it out" and more to the consequence of "fk about and find out". I agree, there is nowhere near enough "finding out" and there needs to be a whole lot more.

[RichB]

Pit Pony said:

Antony Moxey said:

snuffy said:

C5_Steve said:

I feel there's a lot wrong with society that could be sorted if people "found out" more often.

I get this type of thing every day at work. It takes me all my time not to say "Why don't you try working it out for yourself, instead of just asking me? That way, you might actually learn something."

Pretty poor attitude for a teacher.

Actually, it's a very good attitude. To best learn, go do your own research first.

I did A level Design in the Early 80s. One homework was
WRITE about William Morris and the impact he had on society through his design ideals.

Now being a bit into cars, aged 17, I wrote an essay about William Morris and where he fitted into the UK motor industry.

Apparently there's another William Morris, who if alive today would embrace the use of Etsy. Might have managed to get a job at Laura Ashley as a junior on the Design office, but didn't change the world like The William Morris.

Teacher, was stoic. Gave me a decent mark, and said, it showed I hadn't copied straight out of a text book. Well no, I went to Liverpool Central Library and took out a number of biographies and reference books about Morris cars in Oxford. And copied them.

Brilliant

[snuffy]

Strangely Brown said:

snuffy said:

C5_Steve said:

I feel there's a lot wrong with society that could be sorted if people "found out" more often.

I get this type of thing every day at work. It takes me all my time not to say "Why don't you try working it out for yourself, instead of just asking me? That way, you might actually learn something."

I think he may have been referring less to "working it out" and more to the consequence of "fk about and find out". I agree, there is nowhere near enough "finding out" and there needs to be a whole lot more.

That's exactly what I mean - something doesn't work, something does not connect, someone clicks something and gets an error message etc. What do they do ? Ask me, that's what. If they tried to work out what's wrong by fiddling around until they found the incorrect setting, they would learn a lot more. So next time something goes wrong, they can use their previous experience to get to the solution faster. If they just ask, I say "click this, select that, untick set, set that permission to whatever" they just do it, it works and that's it; nothing has been learned, they dont know why they did that, but they are happy cus it now works.

One more generation and we are fked.

[snuffy]

Pit Pony said:

Actually, it's a very good attitude. To best learn, go do your own research first.

I did A level Design in the Early 80s. One homework was
WRITE about William Morris and the impact he had on society through his design ideals.

Now being a bit into cars, aged 17, I wrote an essay about William Morris and where he fitted into the UK motor industry.

Apparently there's another William Morris, who if alive today would embrace the use of Etsy. Might have managed to get a job at Laura Ashley as a junior on the Design office, but didn't change the world like The William Morris.

Well, you could then drive round in a Morris Minor with lovely patterned wallpaper instead of paint !

[Randy Winkman]

Antony Moxey said:

TopTrump said:

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!

Came here to post this! 100% is the new literally.

Not sure it's the new literally, but it seems to be the new absolutely. What was wrong with a simple yes?

For me, 100% is no worse than "Very much so".

[Pit Pony]

snuffy said:

Pit Pony said:

Actually, it's a very good attitude. To best learn, go do your own research first.

I did A level Design in the Early 80s. One homework was
WRITE about William Morris and the impact he had on society through his design ideals.

Now being a bit into cars, aged 17, I wrote an essay about William Morris and where he fitted into the UK motor industry.

Apparently there's another William Morris, who if alive today would embrace the use of Etsy. Might have managed to get a job at Laura Ashley as a junior on the Design office, but didn't change the world like The William Morris.

Well, you could then drive round in a Morris Minor with lovely patterned wallpaper instead of paint !

The teacher had a brand new Morris Ital, and painted the whole underside with green hammerite, from the metalwork storage cupboard.

[Hackney]

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[LR90]

"DJ Steve Wright, who presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for more than four decades, has died at the age of 69."

Why four decades? Why not 40 years?

And, in the interests of journalistic accuracy, why not be more precise?

"DJ Steve Wright, who presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for 44 years, has died at the age of 69."

[paulguitar]

LR90 said:

"DJ Steve Wright, who presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for more than four decades, has died at the age of 69."

Why four decades? Why not 40 years?

And, in the interests of journalistic accuracy, why not be more precise?

"DJ Steve Wright, who presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for 44 years, has died at the age of 69."

At least they've said died and not 'passed'.

[DavieW]

LR90 said:

"DJ Steve Wright, who presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for more than four decades, has died at the age of 69."

Why four decades? Why not 40 years?

And, in the interests of journalistic accuracy, why not be more precise?

"DJ Steve Wright, who presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for 44 years, has died at the age of 69."

The way I read "more than four decades" means 50+ years to me.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

paulguitar said:

At least they've said died and not 'passed'.

That's exactly what I was thinking. In general I think the media is better at this than the screaming melts who use 'passed'. I seem to recall that we've had this discussion on this thread before.

[LE62NDE]

Pit Pony said:

Actually, it's a very good attitude. To best learn, go do your own research first.

I did A level Design in the Early 80s. One homework was
WRITE about William Morris and the impact he had on society through his design ideals.

Now being a bit into cars, aged 17, I wrote an essay about William Morris and where he fitted into the UK motor industry.

Apparently there's another William Morris, who if alive today would embrace the use of Etsy. Might have managed to get a job at Laura Ashley as a junior on the Design office, but didn't change the world like The William Morris.

Teacher, was stoic. Gave me a decent mark, and said, it showed I hadn't copied straight out of a text book. Well no, I went to Liverpool Central Library and took out a number of biographies and reference books about Morris cars in Oxford. And copied them.

Both the William Morrises were influential: the older, beardy one more or less originated the Arts and Crafts Movement (with help from the Pre-Raphaelites) which had, and continues to have, a profound effect on British design; you can argue whether this was a good or a bad thing, but that's a different matter. He mastered several crafts himself, was a fine orator and a visionary poet, although his poetry is much out of favour today. His fabric and wallpaper designs alone make him more than a junior at Laura Ashley.

The other William Morris revolutionised car manufacture in the UK and became phenomenally wealthy; but unlike the present generation of super-rich, he didn't behave like a Bond villain. He put much of his fortune into medicine (Lord Nuffield=Nuffield Health) and offered iron lungs to any hospital that wanted them at his own expense.

Celebrate both of them, I'd say.

Edited by LE62NDE on Tuesday 13th February 22:11

[Hackney]

DavieW said:

LR90 said:

"DJ Steve Wright, who presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for more than four decades, has died at the age of 69."

Why four decades? Why not 40 years?

And, in the interests of journalistic accuracy, why not be more precise?

"DJ Steve Wright, who presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for 44 years, has died at the age of 69."

The way I read "more than four decades" means 50+ years to me.

Which is right. He joined the BBC in the 70’s so did broadcast for 50+ years

[motco]

LE62NDE said:

Both the William Morrises were influential: the older, beardy one more or less originated the Arts and Crafts Movement (with help from the Pre-Raphaelites) which had, and continues to have, a profound effect on British design; you can argue whether this was a good or a bad thing, but that's a different matter. He mastered several crafts himself, was a fine orator and a visionary poet, although his poetry is much out of favour today. His fabric and wallpaper designs alone make him more than a junior at Laura Ashley.

The other William Morris revolutionised car manufacture in the UK and became phenomenally wealthy; but unlike the present generation of super-rich, he didn't behave like a Bond villain. He put much of his fortune into medicine (Lord Nuffield=Nuffield Health) and offered iron lungs to any hospital that wanted them at his own expense.

Celebrate both of them, I'd say.

Edited by LE62NDE on Tuesday 13th February 22:11

I was a guest of an old chum of mine when we visited Lord Nuffield's house in Oxfordshire. We arrived in my chum's Bullnose Morris and the staff waived the entrance fee and gave us a VIP tour. What you drive matters!

[LR90]

Using the word ‘lump’ or ‘unit’ when referring to a car’s engine.

The first is just irritating, the second is so non-specific it’s entirely useless as a descriptor.

A unit of what? Currency? Measurement?