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Phrases that Annoy You
- Thread starter Angie
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I did not read all 15 pages of this thread, so I apologize if these are repeats.
I cannot stand.
"Cra" (shortened version of crazy ie. "Last night was cra cra.")
Or the use of the word SWAG.
I cannot stand.
"Cra" (shortened version of crazy ie. "Last night was cra cra.")
Or the use of the word SWAG.
Many of mine have been posted here.
I would like to add one that drives me bonkers!
During a sporting event when a the guy or gal calling the show uses "within" to describe "down by". Let me clarify:
"and that three point shot brings the score to 95-92, they are within three". NOOOOO they are down by three, within means less than three.
I would like to add one that drives me bonkers!
During a sporting event when a the guy or gal calling the show uses "within" to describe "down by". Let me clarify:
"and that three point shot brings the score to 95-92, they are within three". NOOOOO they are down by three, within means less than three.
Without checking all 12 pages to see if alrerady mentioned -- I can't stand "It is what it is". Really? Do people need to mention this as a sentence?
I'm kind of annoyed that so many people are so annoyed by simple, everyday expressions.
Maybe try not taking everything so literally.
Really? Greeting somebody with "How are you?" is annoying?
I'm sure somebody just got annoyed that I said "kind of" and " literally" and described some expressions as "everyday."
Maybe try not taking everything so literally.
Really? Greeting somebody with "How are you?" is annoying?
I'm sure somebody just got annoyed that I said "kind of" and " literally" and described some expressions as "everyday."
"can't see the forest for the trees"
WTF does this even mean?! Even if it does have actuall meaning, it's so stupid you should just find another way to say what you are trying to say.
WTF does this even mean?! Even if it does have actuall meaning, it's so stupid you should just find another way to say what you are trying to say.
The thread asked the question. It annoys me because I don't believe that the person asking it cares. I feel that I have to either answer with honesty or come up with a canned response, which isn't honest. I would much rather say, Hi, Hello, Howdy, Hola, or whatever as a greeting. I overheard somebody leave a message on voicemail the other day, "Hi Mr. X, How are you, this is Jane..."
It is used so much that it has no meaning obviously. So then if I really want to ask how somebody is, they give me a canned response instead of letting me know how they truly are. That's what annoys me about the use of this phrase.
If it's just an opener, it doesn't bother me. But if it's canned like in your example, it annoys me, too.
That's when you come back at them just slightly different. "I'm fine. Why are you?"
I've never understood why this bothers so many people. I think of it as "It is what it is and that's all that it is," which, given how much people try to over-analyze things like Paul Rhoads' statement he might not be here forever, I'd say, yeah, people should mention it more. It is what it is, not what you're trying to turn it into. Particularly applicable when something is out of my control.
I think there are a few valid uses for "it is what it is", but mostly as a euphemism. If a person could really say what they meant at the time without negative consequences, they wouldn't need to use "it is what it is".
IMO, it's acceptable to use "it is what it is" or some equally meaningless phrase when you really want to say one of the following:
"I resign myself to the fact that my client is lazy or my wife is crazy and I am going to be blamed for their failures."
"I know you screwed up but you won't admit it. Since placing blame isn't going to help anybody, let's move on and try to fix this."
"I am ****ed. ****ed is me."