Phrases people say that irritate you (talks, introduction, mother, grandmother)

[Curly Q. Bobalink]

Originally Posted by Daffodil_fields

Are there any phrases that people say that annoy/irritate you?"

This is easy, here are some that I absolutely hate hearing:

"Hey Dude, have you got that twenty bucks I lent you?"

"License and registration, please".

"Why do you have your hand on my girlfriend's butt?"

"Sir, please step out of the vehicle and place your hands behind your back".

"Can I borrow your lawnmower?"

"The jury votes to find the defendant guilty on all counts".

"I'm sorry to say that your operation didn't turn out as well as we'd hoped".


I hate ALL of those....

[NDak15]

I have many:
-using gift as a verb
-using can't when you mean can like saying "Let's see if we can't figure this out."
-might could
-kindygarten
-Santy Claus

Your IQ drops when you say these.

Another set I made a thread on a ways back that relate to greetings:
-What do you know?
-What's the word (or the good word)
-What do you think?
Those are the most moronic greetings.

I'm also tired of the overuse of the words anxiety, racist (or just about any other -ist), and fake news and bias used just because someone doesn't agree with something.

[Hawk4042C]

Originally Posted by JMD60

"Begs the question."

If you're not sure, just ask the question already.

Originally Posted by SFBayBoomer

It's not fake. It's shorthand.

DH = Darling husband

DW = Darling wife

Oh I forgot the dramatic descriptions.

Originally Posted by sll3454

-a server at a restaurant asking if I'm doing all right, or how I'm doing

Hmm, I'm in a restaurant sitting down. So how do you think I'm doing?

I'm hungry now, and don't feel like cooking for myself. Get me the food I ordered!

[Hyperthetic]

Originally Posted by WellShoneMoon

The alternative to "It is what it is" that I try to remember to use is "Sometimes you have to accept the things you can't change."

The abuse of philosophy, of "it depends on what is, is", was an attemption of escapement.

It failed, but unfortunately it earned the attemptor a high rating of intelligence.

It was an attempt to de-face a string instrument with a wind instrument.

It was a sexophone!

[Nefret]

I also hate "a ton" to mean a lot of.

One that bugs me lately is the overuse of "myself". As in "here's a picture of Joe and myself".

And for many years have heard the following:

"How are you today?".

"Fine, yourself?" Instead of "Fine, and you?"

I know---picky, picky.

[Hyperthetic]

Originally Posted by AnthonyJ34

“Enjoy today . . .

Yeah, hey no ****z, man.

I'm a born epicurean. I'm, like, from the Samos island, or something.

I'm confronted with stoics all the time, and sometimes result a stoichiometry.

[Hyperthetic]

Originally Posted by Hackopotamus

"I'm not gonna lie". Well, I hope so! Does that mean everything else you told me is a lie?!?

Hmm - "All's I'm say'n is . . . ." An act of dodging and escaping!

I saw Elvis do it when he needed to do it.

[Hyperthetic]

Originally Posted by CatzPaw

"To make a long story short ..."

... guarantees it won't be.

"Bottom line is . . . "

[Hyperthetic]

Originally Posted by Gfab1

Oh, and I forgot to mention this: "It's not personal, it's just business." Newsflash- whether they are in the right or not, whatever it is IS personal to whoever this is directed to. It seems like a phrase people use to justify whatever they are doing, while knowing that it will upset someone.

I'm not saying that it is never true or applicable, but there are definitely times that phrase is used as a shield for people to feel okay about screwing someone else over.

Honesty, by a Scott -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rsZfcz3h1s

[Hyperthetic]

Originally Posted by KathrynAragon

Sigh. THAT sounds pretentious to me and irritates the heck out of me! LEARN THE RULES OF GRAMMAR, PEOPLE, AND THIS WON'T HAPPEN.


"Could you bring ME my menu, please?"

I actually have a daughter who somehow got this sideways and she's always saying things like "This is a picture of my husband and I" or "Can you take my friend and I to the airport?" Stuff like that. I thought I taught her better than that! (Is that a dangling preposition? By "that" I mean "THAT!")

Me'm going to the store - wanna come alone with me?

Where's the missed logic of the incorrupted?