What Phrases Make You Want To Scream?

[barry1010]

Or punch the speaker on the nose?  My current rage trigger is 'give back'.  I am doing this (voluntary work, joined the police/fire service/became a councillor....) because I want to give back.

 

 

[DTCwordfan]

In a restaurant, the army command of "Enjoy."

[barry1010]

I have to bite back 'or what' when the wait staff say that to me, DTC.   

[Old_Geezer]

You should ask, "Or what ?"

[melv16]

Going forward. 

Laser focused. 

[newmodarmy]

'Reached out' in stead of contacted

[bookbinder]

"Impact" instead of "Effect/affect".

[Barmaid]

I seem to be hearing "Can I get...." instead of "May I have....".  Grrrrrrrr.  I have no idea why it irritates me so much.

[ponkle]

My narrative 

[barry1010]

Oh yes, I get emails in reply to my complaints that start 'Thank you for reaching out'. Hate it.

Learn instead of teach, but I've been hearing that since was knee high to a grasshopper, maybe it's a regional thing. 'Will you learn me to drive?'  and 'That'll learn you'

[Ken4155]

"End of", particularly when used by TTT because he will continue the argument/debate long after typing the words. I pulled him up on it the other day and his reply was basically it doesn't mean end of discussion to him. He didin't say what it meant, though.

[smurfchops]

"So....." before every answer

[Lie-in King]

"It's been a rollercoaster".  Much worse if it was "literally a rollercoaster".

Unless it was a rollercoaster.  Which it never is.  Until now - 🎢

[jno]

doesn't bother me, Barmaid, "May I have..." always appears to be asking permission, and I don't want permission, I want a slice of cake. "Can I have" seems to be checking that it's still on the menu, which makes more sense to me.

"Get-go" is invading  from America. "Start" always sounded perfectly adequate to me.

[barry1010]

I can't abide 'end of', either.  When anyone uses that expression they know they've lost the argument.  

L-i-K, how about a 'rollercoaster journey'?  

[rowanwitch]

My current hate is ' Mark making' when used to describe an artist's method of working.... Pretentious   

Yeah, they splodge some ink or dye On the fabric before they add stitching or whatever...

 

 

 

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[Prudie]

Also 'reach out'.  I hear it or see it in an email at least once a day at work.  3 years ago I'd never heard of it. We used to say 'ask'.

[Prudie]

Can or may must depend on one's upbringing. My mother always corrected me if I said can I have rather than may I....

[rowanwitch]

Also.... People saying Oh em gee.... When it's the same blooming syllables to say oh my god!    Where does that come from,  basically anyone who vocalises text speak .... 

[jno]

Prudie, I think the idea behind "reach out" is that you're trying to contact someone via email or X or whatever but you have no idea if you've got through to them; so it's before you can actually ask them anything.

[barry1010]

I have heard people say 'lol'.