Words I'm sick of hearing...

[Lotusgone]

21st Century Man said:

"At all"

Seems to be tacked onto the end of many a simple query,

"Do you have any scratch cards at all?"
"Do you do cash back at all?"

What does it mean?

Agreed - I remember waiting in a queue at some eatery to be seated, a waiter came down the queue asking "Williams, at all?"

[Zoon]

21st Century Man said:

"At all"

Seems to be tacked onto the end of many a simple query,

"Do you have any scratch cards at all?"
"Do you do cash back at all?"

What does it mean?

She'd rather no go at all
I don't mind at all

Cambridge dictionary is worth a read if unsure

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/englis...

[Zoon]

"living their best life"

As opposed to what?

[paulguitar]

Zoon said:

21st Century Man said:

"At all"

Seems to be tacked onto the end of many a simple query,

"Do you have any scratch cards at all?"
"Do you do cash back at all?"

What does it mean?

She'd rather no go at all
I don't mind at all

Cambridge dictionary is worth a read if unsure

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/englis...

It's the words being used in an inappropriate or superfluous context that is the issue.

[Tom8]

The "C" word.
"Community"
Most miss used and divisive term. And really annoying being used endlessly.

[spitfire-ian]

Lotusgone said:

21st Century Man said:

"At all"

Seems to be tacked onto the end of many a simple query,

"Do you have any scratch cards at all?"
"Do you do cash back at all?"

What does it mean?

Agreed - I remember waiting in a queue at some eatery to be seated, a waiter came down the queue asking "Williams, at all?"

I might be due a parrot but you sure it wasn't "Et al" meaning "and others"?

[R56Cooper]

Tom8 said:

The "C" word.
"Community"
Most miss used and divisive term. And really annoying being used endlessly.

Still trying to work out who my local community leaders are.

[DoctorX]

spitfire-ian said:

I might be due a parrot but you sure it wasn't "Et al" meaning "and others"?

I'm pretty sure the scratch card buyers aren't dropping Latin into the conversation!

[Lotusgone]

Perhaps he was looking for a large person.

"Who et al the pies?"

[Tom8]

R56Cooper said:

Still trying to work out who my local community leaders are.

Yes, do they get paid, are they elected. Reminds me of the 4X4 Response gang....

[Stuart70]

Zoon said:

"living their best life"

As opposed to what?

Actively choosing and deciding on activities and lifestyle - making choices, planning and achieving them.
Rather than drifting through life day by day
“Living their best life”.

Drifting through life day by day taking it as it comes and enjoying the moment.
Rather than frenetically organising, doing, moving planning to do ‘things”
“Living their best life”

Means that you are living the life that you will most enjoy. Hope that might help.

[Stuart70]

Lotusgone said:

Perhaps he was looking for a large person.

"Who et al the pies?"

Brutus?

[Finglescave]

Undisclosed Fee - just tell us what it was, every news outlet knows anyway.

[Lotusgone]

Stuart70 said:

Lotusgone said:

Perhaps he was looking for a large person.

"Who et al the pies?"

Brutus?

Et tu, much?

[R56Cooper]

Stuart70 said:

Zoon said:

"living their best life"

As opposed to what?

Actively choosing and deciding on activities and lifestyle - making choices, planning and achieving them.
Rather than drifting through life day by day
“Living their best life”.

Drifting through life day by day taking it as it comes and enjoying the moment.
Rather than frenetically organising, doing, moving planning to do ‘things”
“Living their best life”

Means that you are living the life that you will most enjoy. Hope that might help.

Not keen on the expression "living their best life" as it screams Insta / FB look at me nonsense but I do agree with the sentiment.

Friend of a friend died yesterday after a long battle with cancer. She was 37 with two young kids, 1 and 7. Carpe Diem as you're not here for long, make the most of your time.

[stewartm]

"just"

As in:

"Could I buy a cup of coffee please?"

"Sure. Here is a mug of Mellow Birds. That will be just 38 pounds."

[DoctorX]

stewartm said:

"just"

As in:

"Could I buy a cup of coffee please?"

"Sure. Here is a mug of Mellow Birds. That will be just 38 pounds."

Ooh, that winds me up. Always said when someone’s fleecing you.

Two more:
Shout out
Making memories

[Whats on Second]

people online talking about "mertch" ?

blatherskites actually saying OMG rather than oh my god

[Missy Charm]

Nickbrapp said:

In a similar thing, when people on pistonheads change car names because they don’t like it

Quashqui to cashcow is the most irritating one, and the amount of people who spell evoque as evoke. FOOLS

Those who spell 'Qashqai' as 'Quashqui'. FOOLS.

[Finglescave]

Back In The Day

Watching the Goodwood live feed and every other sentence they are saying it. Just say what year it raced, was used whatever, just stop saying that.