Tired, annoying phrases

[SoVeryTired]

I've always enjoyed the 2 words combined. for example: ordinarily and normally: normalarily.

horrible and atrocious: horrtrocious

Next time someone tells me to 'chillax', I'll reply "Normalarily I would, but that horrtrocious word is completally unchillaxing me."

 

[the_stone]

"It is what it is..."

Okay - so what is it? Just say it, man!

 

[qervo]

Basically anything that comes out of my in-laws mouths pisses me off .

 

[xk49w]

"Just sayin". I see this a lot on TB.

[a statement that could be construed as rude]. Just sayin'.

Followed by smiley to taste.

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[rtslinger]

Our office email policy has us using " just Following up" or "just as a follow up" I see it from everyone a ton of times a day learn to hate that one.

 

[SeaBassTheFish]

Whenever my gf says something about "touching base", I like to walk over to my bass and touch it. It never gets old.

 

[FilterFunk]

"_______ called; he/she/it wants his/her/its _______ back." As in "The '70s called; it wants its shirt back." Enough already.

 

[TolerancEJ]

People who use "Like" too much... (This is a random bit I just put together for this. Any situation(s) considered similar to life events is purely coincidental.)

Like, I don't know what he was thinking, and he was like, "Mind your own business." And I'm like, "I'll do whatever I want." Like, who does he think he is?

 

[TolerancEJ]

I also find the phrase "Haters gonna hate" annoying as well.

 

[TolerancEJ]

TalkBass-specific, "Jaco only needed 4" in many threads involving a bass with +4 strings.

 

[MatticusMania]

"I'm sorry, but......"

No, saying sorry first does not excuse you from being a jerk.

-Mike

Im sorry Mike, but you are wrong in this particular line of thinking.

I mean, youre right that saying sorry does not excuse one from being a jerk, but it is possible to use that turn of phrase without making it an excuse for being a jerk.

Whenever my gf says something about "touching base", I like to walk over to my bass and touch it. It never gets old.

Im sorry, but youre doing it wrong. Its an invitation to touch her boobs, you know, second base.

 

[David Jayne]

Oh, speaking of talkbass specific-I never hear "yeah, pretty much" anywhere but here. Grating.

 

[tbplayer59]

"Quick question"

I really dislike this, it's never quick.

I always respond "Questions are always quick. It's the answers that take time."

 

[tastybasslines]

Chillax/Chillaxing is perhaps the worst phrase ever invented. Even more annoying is the D-bags who use it.

 

[ErikW]

A whole nother. ie. That's a whole nother story. Is that even English?

 

[tbplayer59]

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?

I love baseball and I love how baseball lingo has been adapted into everyday colloquialisms. Things like "touching base", being "on deck" and being "thrown a curveball" remind me how baseball is so ingrained into our culture.

 

[DaveTomasi]

At the office, I'm frequently annoyed by the constant use of "Got a second?".

 

[SoVeryTired]

I love baseball and I love how baseball lingo has been adapted into everyday colloquialisms. Things like "touching base", being "on deck" and being "thrown a curveball" remind me how baseball is so ingrained into our culture.

In those countries with almost no exposure to baseball, phrases like this are just not cricket.

 

[ThudThudThud]

"On accident..."

BY accident.
ON purpose.
GRRRRRRRR....

"Supposebly."
GRRRRRRRRRRR.......

"Kick the can down the road." Nothing really wrong with it, just overused.

 

[TolerancEJ]

I'll also add my vote for "Chillax"