Phrases that Annoy You

I am an offender of this, but when people say "how's it going" in passing. You don't really care, why are you asking?
 
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People who harp on people for saying "I could care less" really annoy me. I got into it on the mega-thread. I still maintain that "I could care less" is more correct, taking into account that "could care" means I might or might not be able to care which fits with the spirit of the expression (I care so little about this that I'm not even going to think about it, therefore I'm not sure if I could or could not care less). But I don't want to get into it again.

Again, not a phrase, but people that 'get into' something, then end with "I don't want to get into it". In essence, getting their opinion in, then attempting to shut down further discussion.

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Worst sports reference: "At the end of the day". I hear it way too much and it is completely overused.

Worst saying that is botched: "It's a mute point." It's flipping MOOT son!

Agree with both.

Even worse than "At the end of the day" for recent overuse: "Going forward."

I haven't made it through the entire thread yet, so someone may have already mentioned that one.

"Going forward." Well, we can't go backward.
 
Just sayin'

too long, didn't read

Agree with these strongly, especially the first.f

This isn't a phrase in particular, but I dislike the overuse of sarcasm for many of the same reasons given in this thread. 90% of the time it's not funny. It's not original, and it doesn't add anything constructive to the conversation.

Way too much sarcasm that often doesn't come through. Used well, sarcasm is great, but it is overused.

"Let me Google that for you"

Yeah, no need for it.

"Just sayin" and "my bad" are a few others that annoy me.

Yeah, add "my bad" to the list.

How and I mean HOW has "cool story bro" not been listed multiple times in this thread?
 
Oh, dang near forgot:

When someone starts a discussion with "Now, don't get..." (annoyed, mad, upset) It's like an instant blood pressure spike...you just know something not good is coming. Doesn't happen a lot, I'm not an excitable guy, but it's annoying when it does.
 
Again, not a phrase, but people that 'get into' something, then end with "I don't want to get into it". In essence, getting their opinion in, then attempting to shut down further discussion.

:skeptical::smile:

Haha fair enough. I had the discussion once on this site and don't want to do that again.
 
"...something like that" - our weird drafter lady used this end 95% of her sentences and would interject it into conversations that she was trying to get into. I can't say it to this day, and it's 5 years later. This phrase must be big within the underground cat fancy, larping, and unicorn culture, but unfortunately I've only met one person living the good life. She did use Travel - O - City to book her flights, which is awesome, and I still call it that to this day.

A lesser degree of disdain is held for:
"at the end of the day..."
"the question is..."
 
"Write your John Henry down on the line." - When being asked to sign a document.

If your signature reference is in regard to John Hancock signing the Declaration of Independence, you might want to use the correct name and read a history book dumb***.


I correct people all the time when they say this, and most really don't even know why it is wrong.
 

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