Phrases that annoy you the most
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UTH said:
captain.scarlet said:
EmailAddress said:
UTH said:
Probably been said already but the use of “100%”. Hate it.
Got an example sentence?I can't imagine what scenario that would occur in.
"I think the food was better last time we visited."
"[Oh] 100%." [with slow nod of head.]
People can’t seem to agree with things without stating “100%”
r3g said:
"SUPER excited"
Nobody is just excited anymore. Everybody is SUPER excited to be going to x, or doing y. Youtubers in particular, or if you have pre-teen or teenage girls. So wholesome. /s
Urgh, yep, with you on this one. I work for an American company, you can imagine how often this phrase comes up on every company Zoom call. Nobody is just excited anymore. Everybody is SUPER excited to be going to x, or doing y. Youtubers in particular, or if you have pre-teen or teenage girls. So wholesome. /s
Edited by r3g on Saturday 27th May 10:35
Koyaanisqatsi said:
When inanimate objects such as an iPhone or car are spoken about as if they are people.
E.g. 'The most powerful camera seen on iPhone yet' or 'shortly after Range Rover's release, ...' etc., rather than 'the most powerful camera seen on an iPhone yet' or 'shortly after the Range Rover's release ...'
That one really annoys me too. I think it’s an attempt to emphasise the ‘importance’ of the product referred to. E.g. 'The most powerful camera seen on iPhone yet' or 'shortly after Range Rover's release, ...' etc., rather than 'the most powerful camera seen on an iPhone yet' or 'shortly after the Range Rover's release ...'
It does seem to be on the increase. There was a time when you only came across it in car manufacturers press releases, but increasingly journalists seem to be referring to cars that way too.
redrabbit29 said:
UTH said:
Probably been said already but the use of “100%”. Hate it.
I'm embarassed to say that I often say that. All I would say in my defence is I am aware of it so trying to stop Have I said "The Government" being replaced with "This Government" ?
It's said by all political parties, both the Government itself, and the opposition parties: "This Government will ensure the matter is dealt with" or "This Government are a shambles".
Since there's only one Government in the UK, then it's "the" , if there was more than one, then "this" would be okay, since you could be referring to one in question.
It's said by all political parties, both the Government itself, and the opposition parties: "This Government will ensure the matter is dealt with" or "This Government are a shambles".
Since there's only one Government in the UK, then it's "the" , if there was more than one, then "this" would be okay, since you could be referring to one in question.
snuffy said:
Have I said "The Government" being replaced with "This Government" ?
It's said by all political parties, both the Government itself, and the opposition parties: "This Government will ensure the matter is dealt with" or "This Government are a shambles".
Since there's only one Government in the UK, then it's "the" , if there was more than one, then "this" would be okay, since you could be referring to one in question.
Similarly, "that London".It's said by all political parties, both the Government itself, and the opposition parties: "This Government will ensure the matter is dealt with" or "This Government are a shambles".
Since there's only one Government in the UK, then it's "the" , if there was more than one, then "this" would be okay, since you could be referring to one in question.
redrabbit29 said:
snuffy said:
"Super" seems to have replaced "very"; so very excited is now super excited and so on.
It's an Americanizm Bit like awesome
Super really grates on me though
Great... Super.
Sorry, CJ.
snuffy said:
Have I said "The Government" being replaced with "This Government" ?
It's said by all political parties, both the Government itself, and the opposition parties: "This Government will ensure the matter is dealt with" or "This Government are a shambles".
Since there's only one Government in the UK, then it's "the" , if there was more than one, then "this" would be okay, since you could be referring to one in question.
It’s a way to refer to the incumbent government run by a particular party in much the same was as we might refer to “the Clinton administration” in the U.S. It doesn’t have the same meaning as “the government”, which has a much less partisan flavour. It's said by all political parties, both the Government itself, and the opposition parties: "This Government will ensure the matter is dealt with" or "This Government are a shambles".
Since there's only one Government in the UK, then it's "the" , if there was more than one, then "this" would be okay, since you could be referring to one in question.
UTH said:
redrabbit29 said:
UTH said:
Probably been said already but the use of “100%”. Hate it.
I'm embarassed to say that I often say that. All I would say in my defence is I am aware of it so trying to stop Not exactly a phrase, but the insistence of media referring to football clubs by the name of the ground or the road that it is located on. It means that those of us with little or no football knowledge have no idea which club is being discussed and the consequence is that my quiz night scores are worse than they should be!
snuffy said:
Have I said "The Government" being replaced with "This Government" ?
It's said by all political parties, both the Government itself, and the opposition parties: "This Government will ensure the matter is dealt with" or "This Government are a shambles".
Since there's only one Government in the UK, then it's "the" , if there was more than one, then "this" would be okay, since you could be referring to one in question.
it's a lefty thing. Most reasonable people would see politics overall as the problem; and all governments are as sIt's said by all political parties, both the Government itself, and the opposition parties: "This Government will ensure the matter is dealt with" or "This Government are a shambles".
Since there's only one Government in the UK, then it's "the" , if there was more than one, then "this" would be okay, since you could be referring to one in question.
t as the last or next. Lefties love the idea that only the tories are bad, and they are responsible for all problems, as long as you go far back enough. So, when they are slating the government, they say this government just to make it clear that they don't feel all governments are bad. threespires said:
My brother pronounces Mercedes as
Mer see dees
I pronounce it
Mer say dees
Which would seem to be the more usual pronunciation.
Any opinions?
Definitely an accent thing. Mer see dees
I pronounce it
Mer say dees
Which would seem to be the more usual pronunciation.
Any opinions?
'Mer say dees' for me.
As mentioned either above or in another thread, every accent will have its own way of pronouncing things the non-native way.
Skoda versus Shkoda, Citron versus Ceet-ghowen Jagwaar in North America versus Jag-youer, Volkswagon versus Folks-vaagen etc.
Although when it comes down to individual pronunciation, several times I've heard Jeremy Clarkson pronounce it 'Völksvaagen' despite there being no umlaut.
This morning there was an entire thread between two British people constantly using "hate on / hating on".
You don't hate *on* something. You just hate it!
Another one I thought was limited to only a handful of people I've met but obviously extends globally: 'I'm so *over* [something]', but used to mean 'fed up of ' rather than saying 'done with'.
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