Which phrase annoys you the most?

[CassiusS]

Actually, basically, really, any of these verbal crutches that can be removed without changing the meaning. The word "actually" is supposed to indicate a contradiction to something previously said.

People don't like it when sentences start with "so" but what grates on me is when people end a sentence with it, or make an entire sentence out of it.
So...

When people end a sentence with an ellipsis.

 

[misterCRUSH]

I voted carrots because well, "slappa da bass" wasn't up there.

 

[Relayer71]

Yeah brah, If I ever respond to you about how something plays I'll just say "It's slicker than my ole lady's ______!" and let you fill in the blank with the appropriate words.

You were going to say, "It's slicker than my ole lady's buttah!", weren't you?

 

[FilterFunk]

The kit is really the same as shell pack. Set is the whole kit and kaboodle.

I had to look up "shell pack." The way I see and hear the phrase "drum kit" used, it seems interchangeable with "drum set."

But what do I know?

 

[PhatBottomBass1]

“Gibby” and “Ibby” bug me. No one ever says they have a Foddy or a Saddy or a Lakky. If you can spell out Fodera or Lakland, you can spell out Gibson or Ibanez.

..lol...ya know that's, right!

May I be so bold as to point to RARE! (I will not purchase anything from anyone who uses this phrase...!)

Also, "looking for the last (or final, you choose) piece of the puzzle." If you have no more creative juice in ya than to be looking for that. I'm waiting for the next "gravey train with biscuit wheels!"

And, pups. If it don't have four legs, a tail and licks your face. It's NOT a pup.

 

[Bass Viking]

Hmm... one not really bass related but folk coming onto an International or Brit forum and introducing themselves by saying "Hello from CT" or whatever other State abbreviation that they expect the world to know of.
(I could get shot down for this one I guess ).

Years ago they did that on the Carvin forum when naming threads for bass get-togethers e.g “The CT Get-Together” or “The NY Bass Hang”. As you can imagine the “KY Get-Together” raised a few eyebrows...

 

[Dave Neal]

As a collector and a member of the BHPD(bass hoarding personality disorder), group here on TB, the term "RARE", "VINTAGE" and "MINT" especially when they are not "rare", "vintage" or "mint" annoys me.

 

[Shirobon]

As a collector and a member of the BHPD(bass hoarding personality disorder), group here on TB, the term "RARE", "VINTAGE" and "MINT" especially when they are not "rare", "vintage" or "mint" annoys me.

I can agree with that.

If everything is rare, nothing is rare.

 

[vin*tone]

Plays like butter.

 

[Watchootognbout]

“Gibby” and “Ibby” bug me. No one ever says they have a Foddy or a Saddy or a Lakky. If you can spell out Fodera or Lakland, you can spell out Gibson or Ibanez.

But they fall from the lips so easily!!

 

[Zooberwerx]

OK, If you were calling me, and I said I'd have someone reach out to you regarding your issue. I could have always told you to suck it up buttercup and hang up.

I could live with that. I'd much prefer "*sigh*...now what?!?".

Riis

 

[Schonbrun]

"Something" Metal

Plug in any value for "Something", because no one plays or likes plain Metal. It's always one of 200 sub-genras.

There's no such thing as plain metal. Heavy metal is the plainest you can get and that's still its own subgenre.

 

[StatesideRambler]

If everything is rare, nothing is rare.

If you read the used motorcycle ads every one of the 200,000+ Harley-Davidsons built each year is rare. Secondhand guitars and basses are sold on much the same foundation.

 

[GonePlaid]

I just came to the phase that I can not more stand phrase like ''Cut through the mix'' etc.

So what's Your most annoying phrase?

Feel free to add Your own nightmares.

"Risk free'.

 

[Edgar Lujan]

I don’t know if someone already mentioned it but the the phrase “warm sound” is a little annoying to me and some what over used, no disrespect to the warm audio guys.

 

[jacko]

Disclaimer - I'm English and this is probably an Americanism but I really hate standing in a queue at macdonalds or starbucks or any other fast food place and a customer says 'Can I get a bigmac/skinny latte/ham on rye/whatever'.
NO YOU CAN'T!
You aren't allowed behind the counter so the waiter will have to 'get' the item.
You can ask properly e.g. May I have an xxx or I'd like an xxx.

Musically, the phrase that annoys me most right now is 'we can't gig because of covid'.

Graeme

 

[Lorenzo V]

I'm waiting on the day when a Millenial says "plays like low fat margerine"...after all, it's now all about the healthy factor lol

 

[Charlie28711]

"Sustain for days"

 

[Ostie]

But they fall from the lips so easily!!

Today I played my Stingy for a while, then my fan-fret Dingy. My Guildy needs new strings. My Warry is in the shop, but my Peddy sounds great.

 

[PhatBottomBass1]

Today I played my Stingy for a while, then my fan-fret Dingy. My Guildy needs new strings. My Warry is in the shop, but my Peddy sounds great.

...I believe this is an acute example of the pussification of musicians unable to cope with key changes, finding the pocket and staying in it and the proliferation of the always in place headstock clip-on tuner!