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Which phrase annoys you the most?

Which phrase annoys you the most?

  • Cut through the mix

  • Sustain (in any context)

  • Maple or Rosewood

  • Hi mass bridge

  • P or J

  • Carrots

  • Carrots for carrots sake!


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Reported to the Department of Redundancy Department.

On any car forum, whenever somebody posts a picture of their car after a crash - particularly if the car is really badly damaged - "that'll buff out".
Along the same lines, how about "income coming in?" You either have income, or you don't, but "income coming in" is like saying "money money."
 
Along the same lines, how about "income coming in?" You either have income, or you don't, but "income coming in" is like saying "money money."
Or PIN (or VIN) number... same goes for ATM machine. “Your personal identification number number, sir??”. “I’m going to the automatic teller machine machine to get some money money”.
 
I heard congressmen refer REPEATEDLY to the word Calvary when they clearly meant cavalry. Regarding something too political to mention. What's worse is that the newscaster said it too.
Same for supposedly educated folks who say nu-kyoo-lerr as opposed to the correct nu-klee-er when trying to pronounce the word nuclear... don’t even get me started on the “irregardless” dolts.
 
Same for supposedly educated folks who say nu-kyoo-lerr as opposed to the correct nu-klee-er when trying to pronounce the word nuclear... don’t even get me started on the “irregardless” dolts.

"he done went all nuklear when he saw the flashing lights of the ambliance..."
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There's a multitude but saying a band "dropped" their new whatever irks me. Did it break when they dropped it? Maybe they should just release stuff instead.

Calling pickups pups gets my panties wadded enough that I made a meme about it.

Calling inanimate objects "she", "her" "my wife" etc is weird. "Here I am playing one of my girls, Zelda" and it's a photo of a guy playing a bass . Virgin, much?