Horrible Phraases

[bednobs]

There are 3 phrases on here, which I seem to see with alarming regularity all of which I hate hate hate.
1) you couldn't make it up
2)end of.
3)each to their own
1 because it's used to disparage something
2 because it means the person who posted it thinks what they think is so omportant that there need be no further debate
3 because it's wrong - the saying is to each his own (well that's what I was taught anyway!)

Do you have things people say annoy you?

[choux]

Apologies, wrong thread.

[choux]

A colleague of mine would always trotout 3 I disliked:
At the end of the day...
It is our responsibilty...
In actual fact...

I thoroughly dislike "This is it".

[Stargazer]

I was sat there.

[emmie]

at this moment in time......

[JJ109]

"My bad" - It doesn't make sense!

[emmie]

no it doesn't.

[allenlondon]

“Wow.”

Constant, banal, meaningless exclamation.

“This is your new house.”

“Wow.”

“Today is the last day of your life.”

“Wow.”

“If you say ‘wow’ again I will shoot you.”

“Wow.”

Bang.

[Theland]

'' basically, ''

'' people up and down the country.''

[barry1010]

'I think, personally' and similar

[barry1010]

'LOL', written and spoken. Yes, I have heard people say it. LOL

[barry1010]

Awesome. "My dog died last night," she said. "Awesome," he replied.

[barry1010]

Like.

I was like, wow, and she was like, nooooo, and Jezza was like, get out of here, so we was all like, what the hell?

[Theland]

''He turned around and said ........ So I turned around and said!''

[Theland]

Some years ago, the company I worked for made a big thing of formally introducing teamwork, with workshops, lectures, and relabeling departments and job descriptions.
Overnight, lots of middle and junior management had turned miraculously into psychologists, and their meetings were a hoot.
The phrases and, ''management speak,'' that prevailed was a joy to behold.
It was probably around this time that I fell in love with Dilbert, the project engineer with the turned up tie, and the devilish boss.

[barry1010]

Theland, did the all turn round and say, like, blue sky thinking outside the box after brainstorming?

[Bazile]

Has anyone mentioned 'going forward' ?

[Theland]

One manager, (who I actually admired), swallowed it whole.
Pushing the envelope, picking the low hanging fruit, the elephant in the room, ''how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! (The elephant being the challenge of efficiency improvements!)
Maslow's hierarchy of needs, De Bonos Five Hats, Leave your hat at the door, Touch Base, the list was endless.
The game to play was called, ''Bull$#1t Bingo,'' to see who could notice the most BS words and phrases that would infect the meetings.

[Theland]

Going forward, 'in time',

[allenlondon]

I like that barry ("My dog died last night," she said. "Awesome," he replied) although it would be improved with a “Wow.”

[Bazile]

'The human condition '
(What's that , by the way ?)