Phrases that annoy you the most
Discussion
'like' and 'bucket list'.
Probably been said before but I have NOT met one under 20 yr old who doesn't use 'like' in every sentence. EVEN ADULTS! ARGH FFS People improve your vocabulary and structuring of sentences.
And I don't give a s
t what is on your self obsessive bucket list. OKAY!
Probably been said before but I have NOT met one under 20 yr old who doesn't use 'like' in every sentence. EVEN ADULTS! ARGH FFS People improve your vocabulary and structuring of sentences.
And I don't give a s
t what is on your self obsessive bucket list. OKAY!bonerp said:
'like' and 'bucket list'.
Probably been said before but I have NOT met one under 20 yr old who doesn't use 'like' in every sentence. EVEN ADULTS! ARGH FFS People improve your vocabulary and structuring of sentences.
And I don't give a st what is on your self obsessive bucket list. OKAY!
Reminds me of the latest trend for saying 'I feel like' at the start of seemingly every sentence (or at least when not starting it with 'so'). When I have the kids in the car I put Radio 1 on for them and quietly seethe listening to the various voices constantly say it.Probably been said before but I have NOT met one under 20 yr old who doesn't use 'like' in every sentence. EVEN ADULTS! ARGH FFS People improve your vocabulary and structuring of sentences.
And I don't give a s
t what is on your self obsessive bucket list. OKAY!QuickQuack said:
Pothole said:
At the risk of sounding like an old Monty Python sketch, I head the Attorney General use this one on the radio
"I would have loved to have [done whatever)"
AAARRRGGGHHH!
"I would have loved to [do whatever]"
or
"I would love to have [done whatever]" but NOT both together.
This man is a QC and the Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales. I'm sure he is superbly eloquent in court but this got me shouting at the radio!
The Attorney General’s sentence is grammatically and logically completely correct. Neither of your suggestions mean precisely the same as what he said; in fact, your two suggestions have different meanings and are not simply interchangeable themselves. Roughly translated to plain English, the meanings are:"I would have loved to have [done whatever)"
AAARRRGGGHHH!
"I would have loved to [do whatever]"
or
"I would love to have [done whatever]" but NOT both together.
This man is a QC and the Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales. I'm sure he is superbly eloquent in court but this got me shouting at the radio!
Attorney General: This sentence refers to the past and at the time point it refers to, I had not done X, and at the time, I wished that I had done it prior to that time point. However, I no longer wish to do it, or I no longer wish that I had done it in the past (which it is will depend on the context).
Your first suggestion: This sentence also refers to the past, and at the time point it refers to, it wasn’t possible to do X for one reason or another, but if it had been appropriate/possible to do, I would have done it and enjoyed it.
Your second suggestion: This sentence refers to the present and at this moment in time, I wish I had done X in the past.
Your rant is similar to that which followed Donald Rumsfeld’s famous “unknown unknowns” quote which was grammatically and logically correct as well as being very precise. However, he was pilloried by those who can’t decipher complex sentences or logical concepts. What do you think of the following sentence (without googling it)?
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
Working in an office at the moment where I'm surrounded by people who can't start sentences with any word other than 'so' and there's another who is constantly reaching out, zooming in, big picturing or re-imagining things. 
I'm worried that one day I might be responsible for a massacre.
I'm worried that one day I might be responsible for a massacre.
Gad-Westy said:
Working in an office at the moment where I'm surrounded by people who can't start sentences with any word other than 'so' and there's another who is constantly reaching out, zooming in, big picturing or re-imagining things.
One of the reasons I opted out.I feel your pain.
whoami said:
Gad-Westy said:
Working in an office at the moment where I'm surrounded by people who can't start sentences with any word other than 'so' and there's another who is constantly reaching out, zooming in, big picturing or re-imagining things.
One of the reasons I opted out.I feel your pain.
VP in a company all-hands webcast said this three times last week.
Gnash, grate!
Blown2CV said:
CanAm said:
The most ridiculous management B/S type phrase I heard was someone who asked, " Can I come and swim in your think tank?"
no fking way did someone say that!! arghhhBlown2CV said:
CanAm said:
The most ridiculous management B/S type phrase I heard was someone who asked, " Can I come and swim in your think tank?"
no fking way did someone say that!! arghhhThat caused some confusion.....
During a meeting this week, someone asked me to re-allocate (on paper) part of a Client contingency fund from one department to another so that the recipient had "a little more fat to stir into the pot if needed".
Those exact words - not one I've heard before but as an example of terrible business phrases it made my toes curl so hard they nearly broke.
Those exact words - not one I've heard before but as an example of terrible business phrases it made my toes curl so hard they nearly broke.
Frank7 said:
lord trumpton said:
Not a phrase as such but - Baby shower.
My eldest daughter is tonight going to her friends 'baby shower'
It grates the fk out of me. Baby shower grrrrrr
Get with the program old timer, things have moved on.My eldest daughter is tonight going to her friends 'baby shower'
It grates the f
k out of me. Baby shower grrrrrrIf you want a bunch of freebie baby stuff, throw a shower.
"Old timer".
"Baby shower".
All Americanisms no doubt.
I presume a baby shower is a precursor to "It's raining men! ".
Halleluia.
Where do septics throw a shower, anyway?
Into a "dumpster"?.
I'll skip that, if you don't mind.
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