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Tired, annoying phrases
- Thread starter David Jayne
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"There are more important things..." or "There are worse things..."
You could conceivably say that about anything short of an extinction level event!
Sometimes it applies, but too often it's an excuse for being lazy and not sweating the details.
"There are more important things than being on time."
"There are worse things than littering."
Ugh.
You could conceivably say that about anything short of an extinction level event!
Sometimes it applies, but too often it's an excuse for being lazy and not sweating the details.
"There are more important things than being on time."
"There are worse things than littering."
Ugh.
Then you must not live in the south. Bless your/his/her heart is a common phrase, especially among southern women.
It really means "You poor, miserable SOB." And for extra emphasis, you will hear Bless his/her Little heart.
"I know you know, but . . ." Then do us both a favor and don't tell me you loquacious bastard.
My gals family are hill folk. One term they use that is like nails on a chalk board is ( I'll spell it phonetically ) Yoosta could. In a typical sentence it would sound something like "I yoosta could stay up all night, but now I need to sleep some."
I love 'em to death but whiskey tango foxtrot they are tough to listen to sometimes
My gals family are hill folk. One term they use that is like nails on a chalk board is ( I'll spell it phonetically ) Yoosta could. In a typical sentence it would sound something like "I yoosta could stay up all night, but now I need to sleep some."
I love 'em to death but whiskey tango foxtrot they are tough to listen to sometimes
Stupid annoying: "Awesome Sauce!!!!"
Just plain annoying: "It's a game changer"
Just plain annoying: "It's a game changer"
OK here's one I run across in my travels to the west, like PA and Ohio. Checkout person at store says "Would you like a bag at all?" Or waiter: "Can I get you a refill on your iced tea at all?"
Makes me giggle. Then when you leave they say "Avagoodone."
Makes me giggle. Then when you leave they say "Avagoodone."
I could only handle five pages of saying to myself, "yeap, that's really annoying", so I apologize if this has been covered by now, but the whole evolution of "how's it going?" really bugs the hell out of me. It's gone from a fairly benign (but still annoying) pleasantry to replacing "hello" in some people's repertorie. It gets said so often that it has been replaced by the more sincere sounding "how are you?", or, even worse, "how are you today?", as if to say "we both know this is phony, but society says it's necessary for me to check up on the well-being of every total stranger I speak with, so I'm going to place a temporal boundary around my fake care for you, total stranger". Don't ask me how I am if you don't know me, because if it's anything but positive, you're going to be like, "awkward..."
... Which brings me to my next most annoying utterance: "awkward". Don't point out how awkward everything is, it's just evidence of how uptight you are, which you would take offense to and rebrand as "well-adjusted".
... Which brings me to my next most annoying utterance: "awkward". Don't point out how awkward everything is, it's just evidence of how uptight you are, which you would take offense to and rebrand as "well-adjusted".
"Same difference" - doesn't even make sense......
The one I think is hilarious: "DUUUUUUUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude! What's up man?"
The one I think is hilarious: "DUUUUUUUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude! What's up man?"
"Essentially..."
"Ri-ri-ri-ri-ri-right."
"Help me understand..."
"Better together."
"And this is just you an me talkin'..."
"Lean forward." - um, yeah...
"Ri-ri-ri-ri-ri-right."
"Help me understand..."
"Better together."
"And this is just you an me talkin'..."
"Lean forward." - um, yeah...
slobake
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That one means "I'm not paying attention to a word you are saying. Just listen to me because my opinion/life/stories are all that matters." I know someone who says that often. Sometimes after he says that as a way to cut me off and go into a long monologue I will stop him and ask "what did I just say?" He almost never knows.
