Phrases that annoy you the most

[RichB]

cuprabob said:

southendpier said:

have we had "golf phrases" - probably enough for a new thread. eg - after a bad shot - that miraculously still finds its way to the green "like shagging your step sister - you're up there, feels good, but you know you shouldn't be"
there are so, so many

Par for course

Indeed, and usually crass....

[daqinggregg]

'Earth grown'

I really thought I’d seen it all when it comes to BS bingo, apparently not, today while researching what colour packets crisps should come in, I stumbled upon this.



‘Earth Grown’ Vegan Mozzarella Style Sticks and Cheddar Style Sticks

[Zoon]

Strangely Brown said:

"do crimes" or "doing crime".

Since when has a crime, or crime in general been something that you "do" rather than commit. A person commits a crime or crimes, they don't "do crimes".

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time!

[JuniorD]

Heard usually on a Friday: "Have a good weekend when it comes "

[tim0409]

“hey ho”

My mother in law says it after some tale of woe; I find it quite annoying for some reason.

[RichB]

JuniorD said:

Heard usually on a Friday: "Have a good weekend when it comes "

Never heard that...

[Blown2CV]

normally uttered by someone who realised as they were saying it that it's actually too early in the week to say have a great weekend, but then has to kind of style it out by adding 'when it comes'

[paulguitar]

'Good point, well made'.


Irritates me, for some reason.

[21st Century Man]

paulguitar said:

'Good point, well made'.


Irritates me, for some reason.

Good point, well made.




Somebody had to

[snuffy]

paulguitar said:

'Good point, well made'.

I find people say that when they have had a counter-point made to their argument, and they can't argue against it, i.e. "Ah, you have got me there".

[captain_cynic]

snuffy said:

paulguitar said:

'Good point, well made'.

I find people say that when they have had a counter-point made to their argument, and they can't argue against it, i.e. "Ah, you have got me there".

I've always interpreted GP, WM as an agreement.

"Well have to agree to disagree" is a phrase for "I've lost the argument but still don't want to give up".

[TUS373]

Not read the previous multitude of pages, but I offer these.

I don't like the voice overs for advertisements for new films that are coming out that give the date as a cardinal number.

If a film is coming out to the cinema on the 1st of June, say the 'first' then. Please do not say 'June 1'. Date is a position, not a quantity. I think this has crept in from the USA.

Do not say 'it is what it is'. That is meaningless, unless it is what it isn't.

"Yeah, no". Well, which then?

How are you? "I'm good". No, say that you are well. Not good or bad please.

"My bad". No, its your fault, mistake. It is not your 'bad'.

"That's sick". Well, if it is an animal at the vets, then maybe yes. If it is a car with Yianimise wrap - also possibly true ( ) but if it is an expression of "wow, that is good, I really like it" then why describe it as a vomit?

[Doofus]

The thing that pisses me off more than any is when you express sympathy for somebody by saying "I'm sorry" and they reply with "It's not your fault"

I wasn't apologising, you fkpig, I was sympathising; but now I couldn't give a st about your wife/job/leg/car, so poke it up your arse!

[Dagnir]

captain_cynic said:

I've always interpreted GP, WM as an agreement.

"Well have to agree to disagree" is a phrase for "I've lost the argument but still don't want to give up".

No it's not.

It's used when you realise you have an irreconcilable difference of opinion but want to move on.


(This where you respond with "agree to disagree" thus rendering us both correct and incorrect and the same time)

[Tom8]

Latest annoying Americanisms to encourage you to hate them just that little bit more;

"already" after a word such as "enough already"
"period" after stating something
"too funny" when one finally works out a joke and deems it very amusing.

God they're annoying.

[LunarOne]

Tom8 said:

Latest annoying Americanisms to encourage you to hate them just that little bit more;

"already" after a word such as "enough already"
"period" after stating something
"too funny" when one finally works out a joke and deems it very amusing.

God they're annoying.

"You've arrived late to work four times this week already!"

Annoys the heck out of me. Luckily I don't have to answer to a boss these days and can work when I want!

[Strangely Brown]

TUS373 said:

Do not say 'it is what it is'. That is meaningless, unless it is what it isn't.

It's not meaningless. It's part of the laws of thought.

Identity, non-contradiction, excluded middle.

A=A
A≠¬A
It cannot be both A and ¬A.

It is what it is.
It is not what it is not.
It cannot be and not be.

[motco]

12 o/clock in the daytime is noon; 12 o/clock in the night-time is midnight. Neither of these is 12 am nor is it 12 pm - these terms are meaningless.

[Countdown]

tim0409 said:

“hey ho”

My mother in law says it after some tale of woe; I find it quite annoying for some reason.

is this her?

[Doofus]

motco said:

12 o/clock in the daytime is noon; 12 o/clock in the night-time is midnight. Neither of these is 12 am nor is it 12 pm - these terms are meaningless.

They're not meaningless.

AM and PM both begin at a specfic point, and that point is 12 o'clock.

They can be called midday (or noon) and midnight, but they are still 12:00pm and 12:00am.