Top Ten Irritating Phrases

Started by AngryEwok, Nov 07, 2008, 11:14 AM

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Angry Ewok

[link=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/debates/3394545/Oxford-compiles-list-of-top-ten-irritating-phrases.html]Oxford compiles list of top ten irritating phrases...[/link]

1 - At the end of the day

2 - Fairly unique

3 - I personally

4 - At this moment in time

5 - With all due respect

6 - Absolutely

7 - It's a nightmare

8 - Shouldn't of

9 - 24/7

10 - It's not rocket science
--- and that's 2 real 4 u.

ItStillJaimoe

And putting this at the end of a sentence should have been retired 10 years ago: "Not."

Here's another one: "To be perfectly honest with you."

purvis9876

Either of these:

needless to say

it goes without saying
Evey: Are you, like, a crazy person?
V: I am quite sure they will say so.

easy way

QuoteAnd putting this at the end of a sentence should have been retired 10 years ago: "Not."

Here's another one: "To be perfectly honest with you."

Yeah. If now you're trying to be 'perfectly honest with me', then the rest of the time you're completely full of shit?

....that has always bugged me too.
"the time is with the month of winter solstice, when the change is due to come..."

ItStillJaimoe

Quote
QuoteAnd putting this at the end of a sentence should have been retired 10 years ago: "Not."

Here's another one: "To be perfectly honest with you."

Yeah. If now you're trying to be 'perfectly honest with me', then the rest of the time you're completely full of shit?

....that has always bugged me too.

Exactly.

And here's another one: "To tell you the truth."

Crispy

"I hate to tell you this, but..."
"...it's gonna be great -- I mean me coming back with the band and playing all those hits again"

Taterbug

" trust me "

" I love you "    when it's over used.
"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle" Honest Abe

mjkoehler

Wow, I hear all of those at work, multiple times a day...including the I love you.  :-/

ItStillJaimoe

As grossly over-used music related phrases go, these two bug me the most:

"I was blown away" or "They blew me away".

Ghosts_on_TV

Some girls mothers are bigger than others girls mothers...

Angry Ewok

My boss' favorite phrase is "very obviously"...
--- and that's 2 real 4 u.

ItStillJaimoe

Another one:

"That's the way I roll."

Coltrane

QuoteEither of these:

needless to say

it goes without saying

Holy shit, those drive me crazy!!!!!!!


if it's needless to say, then why the hell are you saying it!!!

Confound this language!!!
....as mayor of Drugachusettes, I declare this pizza to be...AWESOME!!!

Taterbug

 hypothetically speaking

your cancer is terminal

my face melted

Baby Daddy or Baby Mama

It's my way or the highway



"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle" Honest Abe

Ghosts_on_TV

Some girls mothers are bigger than others girls mothers...

purvis9876

QuoteI fucked your wife.

Quite irritating.  ;D
Evey: Are you, like, a crazy person?
V: I am quite sure they will say so.

MMJ_fanatic

I love/hate when someone wants to sound intelligent but they say "irregardless" without even comprehending it isn't even a word.  But I digress in this "buzz word bingo" thread.

"Where the rubber meets the road"
Sittin' here with me and mine.  All wrapped up in a bottle of wine.

TheBigChicken

can we still be friends....ouch
the fruit bats love makin' made all the kids cry

Taterbug

Oops... my rubber broke.

I'm 2 weeks late.
"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle" Honest Abe

Angry Ewok

--- and that's 2 real 4 u.