Phrases that annoy you the most
Discussion
sicarumba said:
PurpleTurtle said:
I’ve got a boss who, when not constantly ‘reaching out’ or ‘going forward’ is always wanting to do a ‘deep dive’ into something.
Reminds me of the current favourite in my office, "drains up".For context, every time something has gone wrong and we need to find the reason, "we need a drains up on this".
vexed said:
Have we had 'yourself'?
The car was owned by yourself
The lady is due to meet yourself
Where 'you' would be more appropriate. Always seems to be people trying their very best to sound intelligent or officious, and succeeding in sounding an idiot.
You’ll hear “yourself?” used a great deal in London pubs and bars.The car was owned by yourself
The lady is due to meet yourself
Where 'you' would be more appropriate. Always seems to be people trying their very best to sound intelligent or officious, and succeeding in sounding an idiot.
2 or 3 guys will go into a bar, one will order the drinks, then the barman/barmaid will say, “£12.20 please.”
Whoever is paying will put a £20 down, and say, “Yourself?”
Meaning, would you like a drink yourself?
Sometimes this is shortened to, “Self?”
A friend did it in a bar in rural Florida, only to be met with a quizzical look from the barmaid, and a questioning “Excuse me?”
After I’d explained the situation, she said that she wasn’t allowed to drink with the customers, but thanks anyway, do you want anything else?
My friend then compounded his error by saying, “Yeah, any fags here love?”
k. Right. Off. 
V8LM said:
zoom star said:
Not so much a phrase, but starting any conversation, answer,with the word 'so'
Tends to be any academic, as they are reasoning the argument in their head and verbalise it as a logical progression of though. So they start every sentence with so.vexed said:
Have we had 'yourself'?
The car was owned by yourself
The lady is due to meet yourself
Where 'you' would be more appropriate. Always seems to be people trying their very best to sound intelligent or officious, and succeeding in sounding an idiot.
It's spreading like some sort of pox these days. The car was owned by yourself
The lady is due to meet yourself
Where 'you' would be more appropriate. Always seems to be people trying their very best to sound intelligent or officious, and succeeding in sounding an idiot.
Yourself
Myself
Itself
All reflexive pronouns (i.e. to be used when the subject and object of the sentence are one and the same). Not, as some people seem to think, a substitute for me, you, it.
Fortunately, the misuse of these is an easy marker of people to ignore in the workplace these days.
Stan the Bat said:
V8LM said:
zoom star said:
Not so much a phrase, but starting any conversation, answer,with the word 'so'
Tends to be any academic, as they are reasoning the argument in their head and verbalise it as a logical progression of though. So they start every sentence with so.
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