Phrases you hate...

that's a good one but the problem is people jump to it too quickly. if you play like it like the original scene it's okay imo

Someone posted this on ilx today.

Anyone?

Beuler?

A server at a fine dining restaurant I worked at was trying to get the attention of a large party (of business people) to tell them the special, and they ignored her completely until she said "Anybody? Beuler? Beuler?" and it was divine and it got their attention, and some even laughed.

That was about two years ago, and it was the very first time I had ever heard it, and I don't know if I've heard it since, so it's still funny to me.

"got it on lock"

I also hate "Makes ya think", because everybody I know who says it is usually referring to some urban legend email they just forwarded...

i love 'makes u *think*' because history mayne, ice cream, crut and others use it to classic effect all over ilx

Heard on the street yesterday, re a co-worker who let her dog lick her on the mouth: "It's OK to love your dog, but don't LOOOVE your dog! Hahaha."

I forgot how much I hate that stupid line.

Honestly I can pretty much tell if someone and me will be good friends or not by the things they say. If they spout off lines like the one Jesse said above I'm usually pretty sure that I'll NEVER hang out with said person.

hopefully ppl don't ever say this anymore, but

"bad boys" or "puppies" e.g., "give me one of those bad boys"

ah hell everybody does the "bad boy" thing here, it's permeated somewhat to the 'older' crowd even. I hate it too.

here's a couple i hate:

"don't we already have this thread?"

"we've done this before"

"No biggie" for "that's not a big problem"

Absolutely fucking dreadful.

"mentee" instead of "protege" -- don't be making up new words that suck when there are already good ones

mentee makes me think of manatees or mentos

I would LIKE working with manatees. "Mentees", not so much

- "fast track" as a verb
- "incentivize" instead of "encourage"

Using verb "do" when ordering food.
"And for you sir?"
"Uh, I think I'll do the cedar plank grilled salmon."

Maybe he has something else in mind in regards to his dinner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcdvyYc5zmE

If this nitwit in the office uses "reach out" for "communicate" one more time...

a new one i'm hearing is "inreach" (communicating internally, as opposed to "outreach")

yaaaaaaargh

my brother laughed at me for saying "right on" on the phone the other day, something I say probably 800 times a day

stop saying 'within' instead of 'in'

stop saying 'utilize' instead of 'use'

stop saying 'embolden' and punch yourself

stop saying 'utilize' instead of 'use'

so otm

a new one i'm hearing is "inreach" (communicating internally, as opposed to "outreach")

Rage.

"real talk"

ugh

a new one i'm hearing is "inreach" (communicating internally, as opposed to "outreach")

yaaaaaaargh

― Z S

just had to use this is a statement of work.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/content/images/2006/10/19/dmu_head_in_hands_315x420.jpg

'TANOREXIA'. STOP IT. NOW.

douchenozzle

phrases you love: "holy cats!"

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8bgpWIRURlg/TcHybqLK0qI/AAAAAAAAJd8/e1O05I88A_U/s400/idiotman.png

My boss quit last month. The person in charge of supervising me now says "it is what it is".

"Give it up for Nicki Minaj."

'learnings'

"Listen to your body"

i really enjoy all these shitty phrases tbh

.. going forward.

"... with regard to (X)..." when it is entirely unncessary.

^^^^ yes also:

"with respect to"
"in terms of"

oh, also 'next-level' and 'epic.' but i suspect they've been covered already.

"traditional socities"

argh!

"Obama is not perfect"

"all of the _________s"

I swear some people can't help talking entirely in memes

I know it's hard to hear, Morbs, but it's true.

"what we talk about when we talk about"
"not a good look"

"what we talk about when we talk about"

this one is terrible. it gets tacked onto all kinds of book and article titles for no reason other than It Is A Clever Reference To A Famous Writer Don't You See

I think there was a time when "The Unbearable Lightness Of X [or of Being X]" was used similarly, also "Portrait of the Artist as an X"

people who unnecessary pluralize things to sound like lolcats - "we should go play Halos now"

"at the end of the day..."