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Phrases that Annoy You

chuckd4735 said:
Who cares? You know exactly what people mean when they say things. You pointing out the flaw in the phrase and/or taking it literally just makes you sound pretentious.
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Your getting all fizzed up numerous times over this thread makes you hilarious...

While I'm at it, it's not a phrase, but annoys me in written word when people use the wrong homophone, like it's/its, your/you're, there/they're/their. I'll give a half pass for its/it's since that one's a little odd at times. The result of having an absolutely militant english teacher in HS, I guess.
 
"No Question", "No Doubt About It", "Without Question" "The National Football League" (instead of NFL). All said by people struggling to fill their allotted time with opinions, or stalling long enough for their brain to wrap around the question they were just asked.
 
00clone said:
Your getting all fizzed up numerous times over this thread makes you hilarious...

While I'm at it, it's not a phrase, but annoys me in written word when people use the wrong homophone, like it's/its, your/you're, there/they're/their. I'll give a half pass for its/it's since that one's a little odd at times. The result of having an absolutely militant english teacher in HS, I guess.
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Doc said:
:frown: I use many of these phrases. The one I'm going to defend is "I know, right?" Simply saying "I know" can sound arrogant, and can make it seem like there was no value in what the other person just said. In my opinion, saying "I know, right?" casually supports the statement the other person just said, and can build a spirit of familiarity. That's why I use it.
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But the guy I work with says it every other phrase. It kind of makes you come off as lazy to come with anything else.
 
Angie said:
"Looks like you got your ears lowered!" - when someone gets their hair cut.

"Working hard or hardly working?" - mostly just idiots say this.

What are yours?
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Always starting a sentence with the word "so".
 
"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***.
 
When my daughters say "like". I always ask, "do you mean similar to?"
 
CYCLNST8 said:
"Just wanted to touch base with you."

What the hell does that even mean? Don't touch me.
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God, I hear this about 50 times a day from my boss. If it's not this, it's the equally vacuous phrase "let's circle up and...". Grrr!
 
CyOps said:
"I see what you did there"
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I hate this one, too...and the associated memes. In fact, about 90% of memes anymore are just unoriginal drivel. There, I said it (anyone hate that phrase?).

The curmudgeon-level is going off the charts the more I read this thread...
 
chuckd4735 said:
Who cares? You know exactly what people mean when they say things. You pointing out the flaw in the phrase and/or taking it literally just makes you sound pretentious.
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and you're getting on someone else's case for voicing their opinion about a phrase that annoys them personally.....in an open forum titled "phrases that annoy you" no less.
 
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"This."

"Back and forth." How do you go back if you haven't gone forth. Shouldn't it be "forth and back"?
 
Agclone91 said:
When people use "Up, down or over" referring to making a trip somewhere and don't use up as North or Down as South. Really bugs me when someone says they are going up to Des Moines from Ames or down to Minnesota.
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This. My family that lives in Minnesota is always asking, "When are you going to come down for a visit?"
 
I'm going to agree with the poster who voted for "it is what it is." I hate that a****ot phrase.
 
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