Phrases that annoy you the most
Discussion
smn159 said:
"Passed away" meant the process of the spirit leaving the body and going up to heaven.
The intellectual equivalent of telling a 5 year old that their dead hamster has gone to live on a farm
Whilst it's used as a 'gentler' way of saying 'died', it is nowhere near as bad as simple 'pass' or 'passed', which is a street slang shortened version.The intellectual equivalent of telling a 5 year old that their dead hamster has gone to live on a farm
I saw it used written in a BBC News article about
(I think it was Paul O'Grady, IIRC) and it just had to be called out. They changed it to 'died'.
Passed? What, a test? The ball? A pub quiz question? Walked by?
FlyVintage said:
TameRacingDriver said:
"Baby shower" 
Name reveal Sex reveal
As for 'reveal', again, another Americanism: it isn't even a noun, it's a verb, but using it as a noun has become so normalised that there'll be plenty of people who will have forgotten the original correct nouns ever existed or that using the verb as a noun is plain wrong.
Reveal = revelation, including things like 'the grand reveal'.
Invite (especially MS Teams, Zoom etc) = invitation. This should have no place in any serious workplace or formal business communication IMO, so no, no 'calendar invite', ta.
Delete = deletion.
Plus, using gift as a verb for non-gifting when 'give' was enough...and correct.
Warhavernet said:
One could dispense with the words Died and Death, they are pregnant with finality, I would go with "Sorry for your loss " [ unless the word Loss annoys our PH grumpmuffins ]
When my neighbour told me that they had lost their dog, I offered to help them look for it.Could have saved a lot of embarrassment if he had just said it had died.
CaptainScarlet1967 said:
FlyVintage said:
TameRacingDriver said:
"Baby shower"
Name reveal Sex reveal
As for 'reveal', again, another Americanism: it isn't even a noun, it's a verb, but using it as a noun has become so normalised that there'll be plenty of people who will have forgotten the original correct nouns ever existed or that using the verb as a noun is plain wrong.
Reveal = revelation, including things like 'the grand reveal'.
Invite (especially MS Teams, Zoom etc) = invitation. This should have no place in any serious workplace or formal business communication IMO, so no, no 'calendar invite', ta.
Baby shower always made me think of golden shower. Wedding shower even more so. Does the vicar get wet as well?
Delete = deletion.
Plus, using gift as a verb for non-gifting when 'give' was enough...and correct.
RichB said:
Armstrong & Miller ?
I was thinking of this ...https://youtu.be/5rKYL0tW-Ek?si=MzrhUeDj81Ylpd10
snuffy said:
"Life changing amount."
When its not.
Someone on The Chase recently referred to say a 5k or 10k potential win as "life changing".
If someone gave me 10k, Id be happy, but in way imaginable would that change my life.
Someone who is free to queue up in the hopes of going on a daytime TV quiz is unlikely to be in the "cash rich, time poor" category. When its not.
Someone on The Chase recently referred to say a 5k or 10k potential win as "life changing".
If someone gave me 10k, Id be happy, but in way imaginable would that change my life.
£10k could be that long-wished for trip to see friends and family in Australia, perhaps?
donkmeister said:
snuffy said:
"Life changing amount."
When its not.
Someone on The Chase recently referred to say a 5k or 10k potential win as "life changing".
If someone gave me 10k, Id be happy, but in way imaginable would that change my life.
Someone who is free to queue up in the hopes of going on a daytime TV quiz is unlikely to be in the "cash rich, time poor" category. When its not.
Someone on The Chase recently referred to say a 5k or 10k potential win as "life changing".
If someone gave me 10k, Id be happy, but in way imaginable would that change my life.
£10k could be that long-wished for trip to see friends and family in Australia, perhaps?
snuffy said:
donkmeister said:
snuffy said:
"Life changing amount."
When its not.
Someone on The Chase recently referred to say a 5k or 10k potential win as "life changing".
If someone gave me 10k, Id be happy, but in way imaginable would that change my life.
Someone who is free to queue up in the hopes of going on a daytime TV quiz is unlikely to be in the "cash rich, time poor" category. When its not.
Someone on The Chase recently referred to say a 5k or 10k potential win as "life changing".
If someone gave me 10k, Id be happy, but in way imaginable would that change my life.
£10k could be that long-wished for trip to see friends and family in Australia, perhaps?
t but you've got the memories to sustain you.That said if you want the cash The Chase is the worst thing to do. You could be the smartest guy in the room but if they put you with 3 muppets you're going home empty handed. Absolute best case you might get £30k. There was a chap on millionaire last week who was a bus driver. He won £250k, that's his mortgage and a good chunk in his pension.
I suspect most people applying aren't looking for the money. Good day out, get on TV, something to tell the kids, go home with nothing. Still life changing.
jonsp said:
I suspect most people applying aren't looking for the money. Good day out, get on TV, something to tell the kids, go home with nothing. Still life changing.
I used to think this about 'The Weakest Link'*: usually an abysmal amount 'in the kitty' by the end, but it was always a good sportsmanship gesture whenever the winner split it with the runner-up.(*) before they deleted 'the' and it became just 'Weakest Link'
donkmeister said:
snuffy said:
"Life changing amount."
When its not.
Someone on The Chase recently referred to say a 5k or 10k potential win as "life changing".
If someone gave me 10k, Id be happy, but in way imaginable would that change my life.
Someone who is free to queue up in the hopes of going on a daytime TV quiz is unlikely to be in the "cash rich, time poor" category. When its not.
Someone on The Chase recently referred to say a 5k or 10k potential win as "life changing".
If someone gave me 10k, Id be happy, but in way imaginable would that change my life.
£10k could be that long-wished for trip to see friends and family in Australia, perhaps?
swisstoni said:
Banter.
Probably covered on here already, but it used to mean good-natured joshing or, prior to that, a specific slang used amongst people like fighter pilots (hence the Monty Python sketch).
Now it seems to also include downright abuse.
Chris Finch to David Brent in front of everyone at the bar after the office quiz.Probably covered on here already, but it used to mean good-natured joshing or, prior to that, a specific slang used amongst people like fighter pilots (hence the Monty Python sketch).
Now it seems to also include downright abuse.
"No it's not banter."
"It's not banter, not now."
Dave Hedgehog said:
donkmeister said:
snuffy said:
"Life changing amount."
When its not.
Someone on The Chase recently referred to say a 5k or 10k potential win as "life changing".
If someone gave me 10k, Id be happy, but in way imaginable would that change my life.
Someone who is free to queue up in the hopes of going on a daytime TV quiz is unlikely to be in the "cash rich, time poor" category. When its not.
Someone on The Chase recently referred to say a 5k or 10k potential win as "life changing".
If someone gave me 10k, Id be happy, but in way imaginable would that change my life.
£10k could be that long-wished for trip to see friends and family in Australia, perhaps?
dundarach said:
Depressingly I can imagine that for many sensible people £10k immediate cash would indeed be life changing. Around my parts that's 10% deposit and currently there are 374 properties for sale within 5 miles of Hull, which would get you a mortgage of £500 a month, much less than many a renter I know. However, saving up £10k at say £150 a month would take you over 5 years (I know many of us old farts did this) especially if you're paying £800-£1000 a month renting on a low wag already!
It certainly is relative. For some it could finally mean anything from being able to get dental work done, to treating their children to new clothes or a fun day out, or getting a new second-hand car etc.A clip popped up on Tiktok yesterday by someone who has worked in the TV industry and he was saying that in order to get onto certain programmes like gameshows with cash prizes, the key is to be as memorable as possible, whether it means being flamboyant, wearing interesting clothes and generally coming across unique and able to make good television.
He also advised against answering the question 'what would you going to do with the money?' with anything sensible, e.g. pay off some debt, give some to charity. Instead, he advised to come up with something whacky.
I don't know how true that is. I travelled from Leeds to an audition in Brum as a 20-year-old uni student for 'Are you smarter than a 10-year-old?' and to an audition in Manchester in 2013 for 'Amazing Greys'. There were some characters there who were being very competitive and trying very hard to be noticed. It came across a bit eccentric and contrived for a novice like me.
There was also Mancunian lady who (this was when social media fame was limited to Twitter and Facebook), as we were going around the room introducing ourselves, said she had appeared as an extra in some TV programme or other and wanted to be on this programme to help boost her career.
With hindsight, I thought 'Take Me Out' was there for those who may have been looking for a bit of fame, so to use a primetime family gameshow as a way to attain Z-lister status did come across a bit tragic.
Also, IIRC, there was a screening question as to whether you've applied, been auditioned or been on this or that programme before. Probably explains why some people were acting the way they were at the auditions, as they were showing off the refined art of auditioning technique and knew how it worked.
Could also explain how and why Charles Ingram got onto WWTBAM when his wife had already been a contestant on the programme.
Edited by CaptainScarlet1967 on Tuesday 12th May 12:37
dundarach said:
Depressingly I can imagine that for many sensible people £10k immediate cash would indeed be life changing. Around my parts that's 10% deposit and currently there are 374 properties for sale within 5 miles of Hull, which would get you a mortgage of £500 a month, much less than many a renter I know. However, saving up £10k at say £150 a month would take you over 5 years (I know many of us old farts did this) especially if you're paying £800-£1000 a month renting on a low wag already!
Again, what you have described is hardly life changing. I used to rent a house, then I finally bought one. Did my life change? No. And this is my point, people saying "life changing" when they mean something in their life has become a bit better. Drive round in a old banger, now you have £10k, you get get a reasonable car for that. "Life changing" ? No, not really.
CaptainScarlet1967 said:
It certainly is relative. For some it could finally mean anything from being able to get dental work done, to treating their children to new clothes or a fun day out, or getting a new second-hand car etc.
And none of which are "Life changing" events. Ther'e just nice, one off things or events. Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff