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Phrases you hate

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  • Powell Is Pleasant
    Powell Is Pleasant Posts: 1,443
    ricky_otto said:

    Not a phrase, but 2 words I hate. No and Consent.

    It's annoying, isn't it Ched?
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    Addick in SW16 said:

    A lot of American ones. "My bad" being one of the most irritating.

    You'd have thought that when we colonised The Americas we'd have taught them English.
  • Powell Is Pleasant
    Powell Is Pleasant Posts: 1,443
    Mr. Happy said:

    I pretty much tune out most football commentary these days so don't know if it's still as common, but:

    "Away goals count double"

    Yeah, that's a stupid phrase. It's not true at all. Away goals count as a decider in the event of a draw. "Away goals count double" suggests that you could draw the home leg 0-0, then lose the away leg 3-2 and you'd go through because your away goals count as 4.

    It's a bit like "saved by the woodwork". The suggestion there is that it would have stood as a goal if it wasn't for that pesky post. It wouldn't have; the shot was off target. That's why it didn't go in.
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,410
    ....and the goal frame is not even made of wood !
  • Fiiish
    Fiiish Posts: 7,998
    edited February 2018
    All this thread proves is that some people hate any colloquialism or neologism that they themselves don't use.
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    edited February 2018
    Addick in SW16 said:

    Addick in SW16 said:

    A lot of American ones. "My bad" being one of the most irritating.

    Literally just received this from a colleague
    I forgot to tell you..my bad!! sorry it's been a little bit crazy recently
    :angry:

    Pop a cap In his ass.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,443
    Fiiish said:

    All this thread proves is that some people hate any colloquialism or neologism that they themselves don't use.

    It's a thing

  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    Fiiish said:

    All this thread proves is that some people hate any colloquialism or neologism that they themselves don't use.

    Or maybe they realise it sounds cunty.
  • LonelyNorthernAddick
    LonelyNorthernAddick Posts: 2,422
    Using the phrase 'lads' or 'lad' to describe some wanker acting like a prick and people think its/hes funny.

    I use the phrase myself sometimes though so i'm a massive hypocrite.
  • AddickUpNorth
    AddickUpNorth Posts: 8,325
    lolwray said:

    "lets drill down on this"


    I actually said this to a mate once. It was during my misogynist phase.

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  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    edited February 2018
    C_Jensens_Love_Child said:

    Living in Scotland I have plenty but "Patter" has to be the worst.

    if your patter was water you'd droon
  • Addick in SW16
    Addick in SW16 Posts: 1,421
    edited February 2018
    happyvalley said:

    Addick in SW16 said:

    A lot of American ones. "My bad" being one of the most irritating.

    You'd have thought that when we colonised The Americas we'd have taught them English.
    Another one: Not actually a phrase, but pronouncing schedule as skedule is plain wrong.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Powell Is Pleasant said:

    ricky_otto said:

    Not a phrase, but 2 words I hate. No and Consent.

    It's annoying, isn't it Ched?
    What?
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,333
    Not a phrase, but when people wiggle their index and middle finger to denote inverted commas.
  • Addick in SW16
    Addick in SW16 Posts: 1,421
    thai malaysia addick said:

    Not a phrase, but when people wiggle their index and middle finger to denote inverted commas.

    I do that a lot :smile:
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,220
    Greenie said:

    Addick in SW16 said:

    Addick in SW16 said:

    A lot of American ones. "My bad" being one of the most irritating.

    Literally just received this from a colleague
    I forgot to tell you..my bad!! sorry it's been a little bit crazy recently
    :angry:
    Pop a cap In his ass.

    ARSE!

  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,333
    Addick in SW16 said:

    thai malaysia addick said:

    Not a phrase, but when people wiggle their index and middle finger to denote inverted commas.

    I do that a lot :smile:
    It's a very good way to indicate that it is inverted commas, I think.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited February 2018
    LIKE: Unless it's being used as a simile or the fact you enjoy something, why is this word said 40 times in a few minutes by excitable folk. (Mainly young people and Jermaine Defoe)
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,779
    Sticking 'gate' on the end of a word to indicate a scandal.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,260
    Yeah, no
    as a way to start an answer

    Isn't it? or you know?
    At the end of a sentence

    Both horrible
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  • dizzee
    dizzee Posts: 5,616
    IdleHans said:

    And she turned round and said...

    Well finish your sentence then.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,022
    edited February 2018
    T_C_E said:

    "Ahhhh, do they bite"
    of course they feckin bite, they are dogs all fecking dogs bite. Will they bite, possibly not unless you bite them or take the pi55 out of what I'm wearing and then they will obey my commands!! ;)
    image

    @T_C_E can you do me a favour and edit the last word of your post. If you could shorten it a bit to, say, 'cmnds', the alignment on my phone would make the smiley winky thing look like the head of the dog walker. :wink:
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,022
    Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

    I thought it was clever once, but it's so overused it's become mind-numbingly humdrum. I much prefer the David Byrne version: Same as it ever was, same as it ever was [repeat to fade].
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    i_b_b_o_r_g said:

    IMO winds me up, but it is marginally more acceptable than people stating their opinions as fact imo

    No, you're wrong.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Macronate said:

    24/7
    Touch base
    Blue Sky Thinking
    We're On a Journey
    Thought Shower
    Run It Up The Flagpole
    If You Don't Like It Get Off The Bus
    Pick It Up And Run With It
    Let's Get Our Ducks In A Row

    Business speak for business morons.

    Don't forget "going forward " for anything at all.

    "How are we going to implement this going forward."

    "Well, going forward, we should be having lunch around 1pm".

  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Greenie said:

    Addick in SW16 said:

    A lot of American ones. "My bad" being one of the most irritating.

    This, it's been done on here before, but anyone who says 'my bad' should be put up against a wall and shot.
    Same with the dickheads who, once they've explained something, say 'simples'. Grade A tossers the lot of em*

    * I have no idea why it pushes my buttons, but it does.
    I think you gave me a flag for saying "my bad" on here once.
  • newyorkaddick
    newyorkaddick Posts: 3,052
    "Let's double click on...."

    (ie look at something in more detail)
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,142
    It's your round.
  • Powell Is Pleasant
    Powell Is Pleasant Posts: 1,443
    ricky_otto said:

    Powell Is Pleasant said:

    ricky_otto said:

    Not a phrase, but 2 words I hate. No and Consent.

    It's annoying, isn't it Ched?
    What?
    Did I misunderstand what you said maybe?
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,022
    I was in a meeting with someone today who kept repeating the phrase 'the art of the possible'. I've no idea what it means and don't want to know either, but she said it five times after I'd started counting so I guess she thinks she's said something important.

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