Words, usages, and phrases that annoy the shit out of you...

'if i'm being honest'

'Entrée' for 'main course'. It's audibly and visibly related to the English word 'entry', which should give you a tip as to which part of the meal it refers to.

Consider that the term might derive from the manner in which that course is served and not only the point during the meal when it is served.

like...on a tray?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_%C3%A0_la_russe

But the term doesn't derive from the service à la russe: in the sense of 'first course', it is attested in French (Littré) as early as the 16th century and by the mid 18th century, it had been imported into English (OED).

“Cancelled” and “keep his/her name out of your mouth”

“I’ve cancelled that in my area” - Tom Cruise

I need more examples of "canceled" to fully understand this usage.

"Mondays are cancelled."

"woof" and "oof"

I would think by now this thread would have covered every conversational phrase ever uttered in the history of the English language

"and so it begins" fucking hell people find some other way to caption your photos.

"yeah so" is there some kind of audio filter I can apply to NPR that will remove these two words which is apparently how everyone now starts their sentences?

all american podcast words, incorporating every word spoken by an american in any podcast

sorry yanks

I would think by now this thread would have covered every conversational phrase ever uttered in the history of the English language

― Paul Ponzi, Friday, July 26, 2019 4:29 PM (twenty-four minutes ago)

as I've repeatedly suggested in this thread, it's grating to ever hear any phrase for a second time. It causes feelings of dread and alienation.

Another sports one, although I'll give this one a pass: referring to players as assets: "Ronald Acuna is one of the top three assets in the game."

It annoys me simply because it's ubiquitous at the moment. But you can't say "Ronald Acuna is one of the top three players in the game," because he's not--his value is heavily tied in with projections of where he'll be in five years. And "Ronald Acuna is one of the top three properties in the game" has ugly connotations.

So "assets" it is.

Makes an ass of you and et.

Is it too late now to get everyone to stop using "super" as an adverb?

be patient. they'll tire of it on their own after a time.

its quite fluous

“amazing” and ”awesome” are so overused they’re basically meaningless now

Isn’t that a 20 year old complaint

The fewer words left that mean anything the better

yea I hate "woof."

"woof" and "oof"

Spanish speakers have been saying "¡Uf!" for decades if not since time immemorial

cf “uff da”

every time a fucking dog says "woof" I cringe at their lack of originality

what the fuck @ “woof” and “oof”, I’m going to need more details

idk i've only heard a couple people use it and it's annoying.

A reaction to another person describing an unpleasant situation. Similar usage to "ugh"

It’s a simple way to express sympathy, we could use more of those imo
Bring on the oof

Ah ok, it’s like when people return from a long journey and say “oof” after sinking into an armchair... sometimes followed by “ooh my dogs are barking” or something

woof is different iirc

"yeah so" is there some kind of audio filter I can apply to NPR that will remove these two words which is apparently how everyone now starts their sentences?

It’s a simple way to express sympathy, we could use more of those imo
Bring on the oof

Up on the Oof

oof of today

i use woof and oof regularly and refuse to stop

Even though I haven't lived in Scotland for almost 20 years I still say 'och' [ɒx], it's so much more expressive than 'oh', which sounds feeble in comparison. I also say 'aye' all the time and 'the noo' occasionally ... but not all together.

och aye the noof

och aye the neuf, the French influence on Scots can never be overestimated.

speaking of NPR, some of the younger more smartypants intellectuals do this thing where they say "right" after each of their piercing observations, even if they are quite specialised observations you could have never known before, much less agreed with. so you are like yes duh of course mr expando-brain (it is always mr) i probably knew that already, right. you are right! either that or it's something speculative and subjective they've just said in which case it's relatively more straightforward micro-hustling you into agreement. either way CUT IT OUT

Indeed…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italo-Celtic

xp

ooft

Ooftish?

(xxp) Not really, more Norman French and the Auld Alliance et al. Scots is not Celtic after all!

I was being pedantically facetious.

But yeah, sorry, I tend to get Lowland Scots and Scots Gaelic mixed up.

Talking of Lowland Scots, Oos is one of may favourite words (plural of Oo).

... pron. oose, not ooze.

(it is always mr)
Not always a man! I hear people of all sorts doing the “right” at the end of a sentence. I’ve taken to slotting it into a category of semantically insignificant time-buyers, gives a pause to remember yr next point. Seems to be prevalent among people who have practiced giving long answers to the questions they’re asked. It does seem to be highly contagious.

the worst sentence-filler is "obviously". some people pepper their sentences with that multiple times over.

oof and its metropolotan-nyc variant OOFAH are timeless and satisfying alternatives to "oh boy" or "good grief" etc.

I don't know how one would use "woof" though?