Phrases that annoy you the most

[lowdrag]

Today English as it were spoke, so to say, no longer exists. We have throwaway clichés, language I really don't understand, but if there is one expression I always react to it happened again this weekend. People who come to see me once a year, waving goodbye and shouting "see you later". But I won't see them for a year, and strangely they always want to come at Le Mans weekend; so just what is "later"? For me it used to say "be back this evening" as I went off to the pub or the cinema, not next bloody year. It really gets my goat, and I don't hesitate to say so.

So what expressions really get to you? I'll be interested to see.

[freddytin]

It really gets my goat.......What goat is this exactly ?

[lowdrag]

Good reply

I had to look it up myself:-

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/get-your-goat.h...

[Bristol spark]

"Is this your best price"

[mr_spock]

"to be honest" when they mean "to be frank" or "to be blunt". So you were lying the rest of the time?

[droopsnoot]

lowdrag said:

People who come to see me once a year, waving goodbye and shouting "see you later".

This one annoys me as well. That phrase to me means "I'll see you later today", and nothing else. If it won't be later today, then the phrase is "see you tomorrow", or just "see you again".

[Turn7]

So....

[jjohnson23]

Thinking outside of the box.I could put the c**ts who say that in a box.
Oh,and blue sky thinking - tts.

[Connectors]

'I was doing *** LEPTONS', WTF do you think is going to happen if you say MPH you fking retarded tt?

[So]

Turn7 said:

So....

So?

[wibblebrain]

"like"

I was on a train from London to Banbury recently and the group opposite had some dozy tart who couldn't utter three words without one of them being "like".

I could have happily strangled her by the end of the journey.

[av185]

'Lets touch base'

'To be honest'

'At the end of the day'

'Basically'

'Chap'

[mickk]

Can I get?

[InductionRoar]

wibblebrain said:

"like"

I was on a train from London to Banbury recently and the group opposite had some dozy tart who couldn't utter three words without one of them being "like".

I could have happily strangled her by the end of the journey.

This is the one for me.

[AMG Merc]

Lessons will be learned/learnt - billox!

[oobster]

Wax Lyrical.

[catman]

"Square the circle" and "he/she turned round and said...." are two of my most disliked. Just remembered, "the car owes me." fk off, it's a car, it doesn't owe you anything.

Tim

Edited by catman on Saturday 24th June 21:46

[MitchT]

Anything that's a combination of two words ... "chillax", guestimate", etc.

[pip t]

'It's due to....' when refering to the weather - i.e 'it's due to rain at 2.'

The weather doesn't operate to a bloody timetable!

That, and all the 'blue sky thinking' type phrases.

[And172940]

mickk said:

Can I get?

+1

Makes me cringe every time in shops, pubs etc. Usually people under thirty.