Phrases that annoy you the most
Discussion
BananaFama said:
Heard spoken by that expert on the English language ,Mike Brewer on Wheeler Dealers......
"Poor man's [car] ".
A Toyota MR2 is a poor man's Ferrari , according to MB .
Annoyed !
There's no such thing as a poor man's Ferrari. If you can afford a car - any car, you are rich beyond the wildest dreams of a very large proportion of the world's population."Poor man's [car] ".
A Toyota MR2 is a poor man's Ferrari , according to MB .
Annoyed !
popeyewhite said:
"Top lurking!"
Probably because they can't be arsed dealing with people like you.
See also: "User name checks out!"
I am very amused when the username is apt for the poster's remarks. Hopefully I'm around when you're discussing sailing, spinach, pipe-smoking, olive oil, or this dude, so I can serve you a "username checks out" of your own.Probably because they can't be arsed dealing with people like you.
See also: "User name checks out!"
Penny Whistle said:
When I go into our nearby filling station/supermarket just for some groceries. I present them at the till and say "just these, please". To which the response from the cashier is "any fuel ?" To which my response is always "just these please".
Yes x100. This drives me insane. On the rare occasion they listen and don't ask the "any fuel?" question, I feel elated and my day is destined to be great
“Nice place to be” and “lovely place to be” when describing the interior of a car.
“Comfortable to drive” “Supportive seats with everything to hand” maybe, but “to be” as if this is the essence of the human existence, a zen experience where the cares of the world float away, the achievement of some sort of nirvana in the middle lane of the M6? Please, spare us the pretension.
Yes, it’s a car. Yes, we like cars. Yes, nicely designed cars are fantastic. But a “nice place to be” is sitting alone for a moment at the top of a Lakeland peak quietly contemplating the beauty and majesty of the landscape, not occupying one seat of a mass produced collection of metal and plastic you’ll be handing back to the lease company in three years….
“Comfortable to drive” “Supportive seats with everything to hand” maybe, but “to be” as if this is the essence of the human existence, a zen experience where the cares of the world float away, the achievement of some sort of nirvana in the middle lane of the M6? Please, spare us the pretension.
Yes, it’s a car. Yes, we like cars. Yes, nicely designed cars are fantastic. But a “nice place to be” is sitting alone for a moment at the top of a Lakeland peak quietly contemplating the beauty and majesty of the landscape, not occupying one seat of a mass produced collection of metal and plastic you’ll be handing back to the lease company in three years….
Edited by OMITN on Wednesday 1st March 11:06
OMITN said:
“Nice place to be” and “lovely place to be” when describing the interior of a car.
“Comfortable to drive” “Supportive seats with everything to hand” maybe, but “to be” as if this is the essence of the human existence, a zen experience where the cares of the world float away, the achievement of some sort of nirvana in the middle lane of the M6? Please, spare us the pretension.
Yes, it’s a car. Yes, we like cars. Yes, nicely designed cars are fantastic. But a “nice place to be” is sitting alone for a moment at the top of a Lakeland peak quietly contemplating the beauty and majesty of the landscape, not occupying one seat of a mass produced collection of metal and plastic you’ll be handing back to the lease company in three years….
I can only imagine the miserably spartan existence you eke out, if you think that describing a car interior as a ‘nice place to be’ is pretentious. “Comfortable to drive” “Supportive seats with everything to hand” maybe, but “to be” as if this is the essence of the human existence, a zen experience where the cares of the world float away, the achievement of some sort of nirvana in the middle lane of the M6? Please, spare us the pretension.
Yes, it’s a car. Yes, we like cars. Yes, nicely designed cars are fantastic. But a “nice place to be” is sitting alone for a moment at the top of a Lakeland peak quietly contemplating the beauty and majesty of the landscape, not occupying one seat of a mass produced collection of metal and plastic you’ll be handing back to the lease company in three years….
Edited by OMITN on Wednesday 1st March 11:06
It’s about the most banal piece of descriptive prose that could be used.
Disastrous said:
OMITN said:
“Nice place to be” and “lovely place to be” when describing the interior of a car.
“Comfortable to drive” “Supportive seats with everything to hand” maybe, but “to be” as if this is the essence of the human existence, a zen experience where the cares of the world float away, the achievement of some sort of nirvana in the middle lane of the M6? Please, spare us the pretension.
Yes, it’s a car. Yes, we like cars. Yes, nicely designed cars are fantastic. But a “nice place to be” is sitting alone for a moment at the top of a Lakeland peak quietly contemplating the beauty and majesty of the landscape, not occupying one seat of a mass produced collection of metal and plastic you’ll be handing back to the lease company in three years….
I can only imagine the miserably spartan existence you eke out, if you think that describing a car interior as a ‘nice place to be’ is pretentious. “Comfortable to drive” “Supportive seats with everything to hand” maybe, but “to be” as if this is the essence of the human existence, a zen experience where the cares of the world float away, the achievement of some sort of nirvana in the middle lane of the M6? Please, spare us the pretension.
Yes, it’s a car. Yes, we like cars. Yes, nicely designed cars are fantastic. But a “nice place to be” is sitting alone for a moment at the top of a Lakeland peak quietly contemplating the beauty and majesty of the landscape, not occupying one seat of a mass produced collection of metal and plastic you’ll be handing back to the lease company in three years….
Edited by OMITN on Wednesday 1st March 11:06
It’s about the most banal piece of descriptive prose that could be used.
LunarOne said:
Disastrous said:
OMITN said:
“Nice place to be” and “lovely place to be” when describing the interior of a car.
“Comfortable to drive” “Supportive seats with everything to hand” maybe, but “to be” as if this is the essence of the human existence, a zen experience where the cares of the world float away, the achievement of some sort of nirvana in the middle lane of the M6? Please, spare us the pretension.
Yes, it’s a car. Yes, we like cars. Yes, nicely designed cars are fantastic. But a “nice place to be” is sitting alone for a moment at the top of a Lakeland peak quietly contemplating the beauty and majesty of the landscape, not occupying one seat of a mass produced collection of metal and plastic you’ll be handing back to the lease company in three years...
I can only imagine the miserably spartan existence you eke out, if you think that describing a car interior as a ‘nice place to be’ is pretentious. “Comfortable to drive” “Supportive seats with everything to hand” maybe, but “to be” as if this is the essence of the human existence, a zen experience where the cares of the world float away, the achievement of some sort of nirvana in the middle lane of the M6? Please, spare us the pretension.
Yes, it’s a car. Yes, we like cars. Yes, nicely designed cars are fantastic. But a “nice place to be” is sitting alone for a moment at the top of a Lakeland peak quietly contemplating the beauty and majesty of the landscape, not occupying one seat of a mass produced collection of metal and plastic you’ll be handing back to the lease company in three years...
It’s about the most banal piece of descriptive prose that could be used.
RichB said:
LunarOne said:
Disastrous said:
OMITN said:
“Nice place to be” and “lovely place to be” when describing the interior of a car.
“Comfortable to drive” “Supportive seats with everything to hand” maybe, but “to be” as if this is the essence of the human existence, a zen experience where the cares of the world float away, the achievement of some sort of nirvana in the middle lane of the M6? Please, spare us the pretension.
Yes, it’s a car. Yes, we like cars. Yes, nicely designed cars are fantastic. But a “nice place to be” is sitting alone for a moment at the top of a Lakeland peak quietly contemplating the beauty and majesty of the landscape, not occupying one seat of a mass produced collection of metal and plastic you’ll be handing back to the lease company in three years...
I can only imagine the miserably spartan existence you eke out, if you think that describing a car interior as a ‘nice place to be’ is pretentious. “Comfortable to drive” “Supportive seats with everything to hand” maybe, but “to be” as if this is the essence of the human existence, a zen experience where the cares of the world float away, the achievement of some sort of nirvana in the middle lane of the M6? Please, spare us the pretension.
Yes, it’s a car. Yes, we like cars. Yes, nicely designed cars are fantastic. But a “nice place to be” is sitting alone for a moment at the top of a Lakeland peak quietly contemplating the beauty and majesty of the landscape, not occupying one seat of a mass produced collection of metal and plastic you’ll be handing back to the lease company in three years...
It’s about the most banal piece of descriptive prose that could be used.
hidetheelephants said:
Spidersleg said:
Could they not just write six five foot poles?
Six 5' poles, 6 five foot poles; sixty five foot poles are longer obviously, as are 65' poles. Sixty five 12" poles is just silly, as is 65 twelve inch poles.popeyewhite said:
See also: "User name checks out!"
Yes I'm no stranger to that one - I just see it as a tacit admission that the author has no actual counterpoint to whatever it is I've said that's upset them. One that's been getting on my nerves more and more of late is the omission of the word 'on'. E.g. in a news item on the BBC this morning: 'Rishi Sunak will announce Thursday that he intends to...' rather than 'Rishi Sunak will announce on Thursday that he intends to...'. I can only presume this is borne of a misguided desire to sound like an American as they do it all the time, and they're wrong.
k off.
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