Tired, annoying phrases

[placedesjardins]

Which ones grind your gears? Today at the airport I heard business doods on their cell phones saying "just want to touch base" at least three different times. Sick to death of hearing that. You?

Just wanted to touch base with you. Great thread idea. Love it. Keep up the good work. Hey... I'll touch base with you again in a week.

 

[David Jayne]

Sure, let's do lunch and kick ideas around. I'm sure if we just run a few things up the flagpole we'll nail down something that sticks. Swing by and grab me manana and I'll get you up to speed.

 

[Manichga]

"Incidents's"

Incident - singular
Incidents - plural
Incidents's - means nothing.

 

[David Jayne]

ATM machine.

 

[elgecko]

"Incidents's"

Incident - singular
Incidents - plural
Incidents's - means nothing.

Incidence - singular
Incidences - plural

 

[Manichga]

Incidence - singular
Incidences - plural

Different words.

"It was an isolated incident"
" there were 2 similar incidents"

 

[elgecko]

Different words.

"It was an isolated incident"
" there were 2 similar incidents"

I've never seen "incidents's" spelled out. That'd be wrong but it would be pronounced like "incidences".

 

[JdoubleH]

"Optics" used in place of "appearances".

 

[ZenG]

"Haters gotta hate"............ stunning information of which I was unaware.......

 

[fhm555]

...In the south people will say anything rude or insulting but as long as they follow it up with "bless their heart"...

My favorite southernism is when a good church going individual wants to use bad words like darn or heck, they will say "Excuse my french, but darn it all to heck, those new stained glass windows make Jesus and the shepherd boy look fat."

 

[the_stoot64]

I just read back through the thread. I don't think anyone has mentioned irony.

"I went to the harbour, which is ironic because I was wearing shoes"

 

[David Jayne]

My favorite southernism is when a good church going individual wants to use bad words like darn or heck, they will say "Excuse my french, but darn it all to heck, those new stained glass windows make Jesus and the shepherd boy look fat."

Sure. A bit like how certain people begin an insult by saying "With all due respect,... "

 

[ChrisB2]

ATM machine.

...like a sign on a car for sale, "$2500 or OBO"

 

[FilterFunk]

"change the culture"

When NBA commentators say "A three from outside." ALL 3-pointers are from outside!!!

 

[rtslinger]

I can't stand " it is what it is" this is the worst. following up by " in the long run"

 

[Happynoj]

Many things can be amazing.

Food? Not so much.

You are eating in the wrong restaurants.

Also, Snoop-Onics. As in, "this thrizzle is off the hizzle." Or, "thrizzif is off the hizzif." Gag me with a spoon, I hate to be THAT guy, but there, I said it.

Why does Snoop Dogg carry an umbrella? Fo' drizzle.

 

[Happynoj]

It's not so much a 'tired phrase', but it really winds me up when people use 'substitute' curse words. You can shout about 'frick' and 'fudge' and 'gosh-darn' and 'bar-stewards' all you like, but everyone knows what you mean. I feel like when it comes to swearing, the intent is what counts. If you want to swear, just swear. Don't try and make it ok by masking your intent with a family-friendly veneer. I find that this is often a tactic employed by religious types, and I sort of feel like God would be judging people by their intent not their vocabulary - the spirit of the law, not the letter.

On a similar note, people using cutesy substitutes for anatomical words, chiefly 'vajayjay'.

 

[David Jayne]

I don't get 'bar stewards.' I do get 'shut the front door.' That one kinda sucks.

 

[malthumb]

I don't get 'bar stewards.' ....

This would be a South Park example....

They killed Kenny!!

Those bar stewards!!

I have burning hatred for "slappa da bass". How 'bout I just slappa your face.

 

[FilterFunk]

Why does Snoop Dogg carry an umbrella? Fo' drizzle.

LOL!!!

That should be in the "worst jokes" thread, because a lot of the jokes there are actually funny.