Phrases people say that irritate you (male, husband, guilty, talks)

[Peester]

My bad.

[JustSomeGuy68]

Needless acronyms, textspeak, and overly long names for buildings/things.


1) You have earn your way into being an acroynm; my head is already filled with them and you better have a compelling reason to have me kick one of the old ones out to replace it with yours. If the name you came up with is too long or cumbersome for you to spell out or say, try again.



2) SMS language/textspeak/texting language should stay in the world of text and even be used sparingly there.



2) The people that came up and approved the name for such things as the "Thunder Bay Regioanl Health Sciences Center" (local hospital) should be flogged.

[DubbleT]

Originally Posted by Nefret

Here's another one that I frequently see on forums such as CD.

People for some reason must think it sounds affected or something to say "one would do such and such". They will write "you, general you, not you specifically would do ,"

I don't get it. Why not keep speech as simple as possible?

I do the 'general you' when the online conversation is touchy. I find there are a lot of people on CD who either don't bother to thoroughly read or their comprehension isn't great, or maybe they just have giant egos and they are quick to assume comments are all about them personally.

I think a lot of people on here would die living where I am. There are a lot of older backwoods people (literally) who don't have much of an education in the area. I frequently hear odd turns of phrase and antiquated words. I find it fascinating and a little bit of a trip back in time.

[Mistermobile]

Boa constructor
chimley
chest for chess
And who can forget, "I am the decider"

[nurider2002]

“Creating a narrative”.

[Backintheville2]

"You're all cracking me up!" Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to "worsh" my clothes!

[Mistermobile]

Now you are cooking with gas


Give her the gas (for put the pedal to the metal; accelerate).


We is free wheeling. (Driving without brakes.)



Ice box for refrigerator


the machine (for automobile).


the girl with the curl. (a flapper -Betty Boop?)



Long in the tooth (meaning old)


"Better living through chemistry." (A Du Pont ad taken over by the in-crowd in the 60s)

[Birds Fan]

Originally Posted by oh-eve

I am guilty of this

So am I.

[Nefret]

"The wife".

I better not ever hear my husband refer to me as " the wife ".

[amil23]

Anything with the word "preventative" in it.