Phrases that annoy you the most
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dukeboy749r said:
snuffy said:
Wildcat45 said:
“Shop Local” shop locally FFS.
"Book direct" when it's "Book directly"daytona111r said:
Not a phrase, but the word "literally" - I'm convinced most people don't know the meaning of the word and just use it to emphasis their point. 95% of the time it's used, it doesn't need to be there.
And to add insult to injury, the addition of CH. So instead of literally, it becomes litcherally. Ugh!And why do we Brits insist on mispronouncing the Spanish word Chorizo?
Either say it in its UK nativised form, Chor-EEzoh, use the Spanish pronunciation, Cho-REE-tho. Or at a push you could use the South American Chor-EE-Soh. But it's definitely not an Italian-sounding Chor-IT-so, like Pizza=PEET-sah.
Either say it in its UK nativised form, Chor-EEzoh, use the Spanish pronunciation, Cho-REE-tho. Or at a push you could use the South American Chor-EE-Soh. But it's definitely not an Italian-sounding Chor-IT-so, like Pizza=PEET-sah.
LunarOne said:
And why do we Brits insist on mispronouncing the Spanish word Chorizo?
Either say it in its UK nativised form, Chor-EEzoh, use the Spanish pronunciation, Cho-REE-tho. Or at a push you could use the South American Chor-EE-Soh. But it's definitely not an Italian-sounding Chor-IT-so, like Pizza=PEET-sah.
Because nobody cares, well apart from you.Either say it in its UK nativised form, Chor-EEzoh, use the Spanish pronunciation, Cho-REE-tho. Or at a push you could use the South American Chor-EE-Soh. But it's definitely not an Italian-sounding Chor-IT-so, like Pizza=PEET-sah.
Monkeylegend said:
LunarOne said:
And why do we Brits insist on mispronouncing the Spanish word Chorizo?
Either say it in its UK nativised form, Chor-EEzoh, use the Spanish pronunciation, Cho-REE-tho. Or at a push you could use the South American Chor-EE-Soh. But it's definitely not an Italian-sounding Chor-IT-so, like Pizza=PEET-sah.
Because nobody cares, well apart from you.Either say it in its UK nativised form, Chor-EEzoh, use the Spanish pronunciation, Cho-REE-tho. Or at a push you could use the South American Chor-EE-Soh. But it's definitely not an Italian-sounding Chor-IT-so, like Pizza=PEET-sah.
LunarOne said:
Monkeylegend said:
LunarOne said:
And why do we Brits insist on mispronouncing the Spanish word Chorizo?
Either say it in its UK nativised form, Chor-EEzoh, use the Spanish pronunciation, Cho-REE-tho. Or at a push you could use the South American Chor-EE-Soh. But it's definitely not an Italian-sounding Chor-IT-so, like Pizza=PEET-sah.
Because nobody cares, well apart from you.Either say it in its UK nativised form, Chor-EEzoh, use the Spanish pronunciation, Cho-REE-tho. Or at a push you could use the South American Chor-EE-Soh. But it's definitely not an Italian-sounding Chor-IT-so, like Pizza=PEET-sah.
Doofus said:
mac96 said:
Sweating the footprint (although I have a soft spot for this one as it probably takes more than three words to say it in a simpler way)
Work harder?snuffy said:
I was in a small shop a couple of days ago. It seems they are also a collection point for Amazon. There's an old dear in front of me collecting a parcel, using the email on here phone. She takes her phone out, then starts searching through her apps until she finds her email app. Then she opens it. Then she starts scrolling through her emails until she finds the correct Amazon one. She could have done all that before she arrived at to collect her parcel, and had the email there as soon as she got her phone out. But no, she had to do all that once she was at the counter.
It's a security thing. Safest not to get your phone out until you're in a safe place. M4cruiser said:
snuffy said:
I was in a small shop a couple of days ago. It seems they are also a collection point for Amazon. There's an old dear in front of me collecting a parcel, using the email on here phone. She takes her phone out, then starts searching through her apps until she finds her email app. Then she opens it. Then she starts scrolling through her emails until she finds the correct Amazon one. She could have done all that before she arrived at to collect her parcel, and had the email there as soon as she got her phone out. But no, she had to do all that once she was at the counter.
It's a security thing. Safest not to get your phone out until you're in a safe place. Simples.
snuffy said:
Johnspex said:
So not in any way a phrase that has only recently come in to use by the PM. the BBC, and various trendies who like to think it's cool to use American expressions all the time?
I'll stick to plain old *double* so I don't sound like a dick.
As in 'I'll double my efforts' and not I'll double down on my efforts'. If it wasn't alliterative it wouldn't have caught on.
You have completely failed to understand the expression and it's usage.I'll stick to plain old *double* so I don't sound like a dick.
As in 'I'll double my efforts' and not I'll double down on my efforts'. If it wasn't alliterative it wouldn't have caught on.
No one has ever said "I'll double down on my efforts"; i.e. they don't just add "down" to the "double" because it's alliterative.
snuffy said:
M4cruiser said:
snuffy said:
I was in a small shop a couple of days ago. It seems they are also a collection point for Amazon. There's an old dear in front of me collecting a parcel, using the email on here phone. She takes her phone out, then starts searching through her apps until she finds her email app. Then she opens it. Then she starts scrolling through her emails until she finds the correct Amazon one. She could have done all that before she arrived at to collect her parcel, and had the email there as soon as she got her phone out. But no, she had to do all that once she was at the counter.
It's a security thing. Safest not to get your phone out until you're in a safe place. Simples.
The Moose said:
Wildcat45 said:
“Shop Local” shop locally FFS.
Shop Local = overpriced/under-quality and owners buy cheapest crap from Amazon whenever they can instead of using local suppliers to shop with.Johnspex said:
snuffy said:
Johnspex said:
So not in any way a phrase that has only recently come in to use by the PM. the BBC, and various trendies who like to think it's cool to use American expressions all the time?
I'll stick to plain old *double* so I don't sound like a dick.
As in 'I'll double my efforts' and not I'll double down on my efforts'. If it wasn't alliterative it wouldn't have caught on.
You have completely failed to understand the expression and it's usage.I'll stick to plain old *double* so I don't sound like a dick.
As in 'I'll double my efforts' and not I'll double down on my efforts'. If it wasn't alliterative it wouldn't have caught on.
No one has ever said "I'll double down on my efforts"; i.e. they don't just add "down" to the "double" because it's alliterative.
snuffy said:
M4cruiser said:
snuffy said:
I was in a small shop a couple of days ago. It seems they are also a collection point for Amazon. There's an old dear in front of me collecting a parcel, using the email on here phone. She takes her phone out, then starts searching through her apps until she finds her email app. Then she opens it. Then she starts scrolling through her emails until she finds the correct Amazon one. She could have done all that before she arrived at to collect her parcel, and had the email there as soon as she got her phone out. But no, she had to do all that once she was at the counter.
It's a security thing. Safest not to get your phone out until you're in a safe place. Simples.
Johnspex said:
Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you're suggesting but if I looked at an email st home and then went shopping my phone would shut down so id have to switch it back on, put in the passcode, open the emails, find the relevant one and so on. Mind you. I'd do that while I was waiting to pay not actually whilst paying.
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