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Are there any phrases that people say that annoy/irritate you?
A few I am tired of hearing -
"If I could tell my younger self... "
"At the end of the day..."
“Enjoy today because tomorrow isn’t promised!”
Well, duh! That’s true of course, but neither is the next ten minutes or the next hour for that matter. But regardless, I don’t see what practical benefit this phrase provides. Does one actually change his/her approach to life or living when considering this statement? One likely still has to go to work, pay bills, meet deadlines, fight traffic, etc., so what really changes?
What does “living each day as if it were one’s last really look like”? To me, that would entail a day of complete excess and unrestrained hedonism! Lol. It sure as hell wouldn’t entail going to work or worrying about paying bills or arranging child care or any of the other “responsible” activities of day-to-day living.
Furthermore, I often hear this said after someone dies, which is understandable, but it still sounds a bit pointless. People have been dying since the days of the first humans. And people of all ages die — young, old, in between, etc., so dying is old news and it eventually touches everyone. But the obviousness of the statement makes it seem pointless. Plus, the chances of any particular person radically altering his/her daily life simply because tomorrow isn’t promised seems low.
I think most people expect to have many more tomorrows promised, and it would actually be too depressing and demotivating if people actually and wholeheartedly considered that each day might be one’s last. If we really truly felt that way, I think our actual daily lives would definitely be radically different.
Well, duh! That’s true of course, but neither is the next ten minutes or the next hour for that matter. But regardless, I don’t see what practical benefit this phrase provides. Does one actually change his/her approach to life or living when considering this statement? One likely still has to go to work, pay bills, meet deadlines, fight traffic, etc., so what really changes?
That's right up there with my own non-favorite, still being repeated as solemnly as if it were Holy Writ:
"No one on their deathbed ever said they wish they'd spent more time at the office."
It's not even true. Accomplished people throughout history have lamented just before dying that they could not finish their work.
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.
Last edited by Gfab1; 11-01-2019 at 12:34 PM..
Reason: punctuation
"No worries" - many times I might say "sorry" in the mildest sense of the word, and no, I'm not worried, just being polite.
"Anyways" - I'm always surprised at the supposedly educated people who start a sentence with it - maybe they are trying to feign nonchalance?
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."
But then you sound like you just came from AA.
I hate "the bottom line is" because my dear husband says it a hundred times a day.
Also loathe corporate-speak, in any form. I wish they'd all "move forward" and "circle the drain" with their "sweet spots" and "low-hanging fruit". Yech.
This phrase is massively overused, to the point of almost being insulting when it's thrown out there. Why can't people say what they REALLY think when terrible things happen? An example would be instead of using that stupid line in regards to a mass shooting, why don't news reporters and politicians say something like this: "The absolute P.O.S. who shot these people deserves to be shot in the town square and placed to wave in the wind. There is nothing we can say to make their families and friends feel any better and we are so sorry we don't have the words."
I'd respect people a lot more for saying what is really on their minds, that's the truth.
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