― naus (Robert T), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― jimmy glass (electricsound), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― naus (Robert T), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:53 (eighteen years ago) link
As used to describe a footballer running into a streak of good form
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― stelf)xxx, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:01 (eighteen years ago) link
When used in phrases like "a raft of policies" or "a raft of new measures" - why?!?!??!!?
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:03 (eighteen years ago) link
Or a colon.
COINKY-DINK, "guestimate," and any time someone ends an interrogative sentence with "at," as in "Where's my keys at?" or "Where's your head at?"
― pullapartgirl (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:22 (eighteen years ago) link
"hating on"
― gem (trisk), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:23 (eighteen years ago) link
"Action" used as a verb. (Especially with regards to some annoying little thing I had already been doing.) "Can you please action this?" Actually, no I can't. Action is a noun. If you would like me to DO it, then just ask. Argh.
Especially when coming from the same irritating marketing bods who last week asked me to "manage the relationship" with one of our suppliers. Fuck. Right. Off.
― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― gem (trisk), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:26 (eighteen years ago) link
A term of address directed at Turkish shopkeepers by 13 year old boys and directed by Turkish shopkeepers at everyone else. The most annoying ever.
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:28 (eighteen years ago) link
DON'T MADAM ME, YOU LITTLE...!!! OK, according to Watching The English, this means that they have socio-status assessed me as middle class or higher. But it irritates me because it makes me feel old.
― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― N_RQ, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:38 (eighteen years ago) link
'Whilst'
― estela (estela), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― N_RQ, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― N_RQ, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:46 (eighteen years ago) link
"AARRGGHHH!!! I certainly hope it will be taking off longer than that - we're flying to London!"
― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― N_RQ, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― N_RQ, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― Britain's Jauntiest Shepherd (Alan), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― estela (estela), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:52 (eighteen years ago) link
"No can do"
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― estela (estela), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:53 (eighteen years ago) link
'If I can just ask you to power off your machine'.
What's wrong with switch off?
― Rumpie, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― Homosexual II (Homosexual II), Thursday, 18 August 2005 12:00 (eighteen years ago) link
The word "proverbial" when overused or when not referencing a proverb but an idiom or cliche. (Correct: "Let's not count our proverbial chickens just yet." Incorrect: "I'm having a proverbial bad hair day.")
Redundancy in general.
Word inflation (i.e. "efficacious" for "effective" or "efficient").
― elmo (allocryptic), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:23 (eighteen years ago) link
Add that to my list, please.
― pullapartgirl (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:27 (eighteen years ago) link
I hate that, too. I usually tend to say "colloquial" instead, if it fits.
― Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of social estrangement. (Eastern Mantra), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:31 (eighteen years ago) link
What sends me apoplectic is THEY'RE NOT SAYING 1999 WHAT!!?!?!!
"This beautiful sofa, only eight four nine."
― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― Leon C. (Ex Leon), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:34 (eighteen years ago) link
*ragu (as in the spaghetti sauce. I HATE SPAGHETTI!!)
*tabernacle
*salve
*moist
am throwing up in wastebasket now.
― ai lien (kold_krush), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:34 (eighteen years ago) link
AGH! I hate that, too! And The Rapture used it in "Echoes" (the song). It's "converse" you dolts!
― Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of social estrangement. (Eastern Mantra), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― geoff (gcannon), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:39 (eighteen years ago) link
(1) People who append "thing" at the end of every sentence. For example, "Are you going to the party thing tonight?" Why add "thing"? My friend theorizes that it's a camp phenomenon, signifying a cooler-than-thou disinterest in the event. It's still unnecessary. Can't you just say, "Are you going to the party tonight?"
(2) When someone announces that they're 'all about [fill in]." What the fuck does that mean?
(3) "Impact" as a verb. IT'S A NOUN! Use "AFFECT"!!!
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:47 (eighteen years ago) link
"Job done"
"Bish bash bosh"
― Huey (Huey), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― rogermexico (rogermexico), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 18 August 2005 16:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― rogermexico (rogermexico), Thursday, 18 August 2005 16:01 (eighteen years ago) link
Got a "welcome in" from a doctor the other day.
― jaymc, Saturday, 20 April 2024 18:11 (three days ago) link
I’m even a fan of “I appreciate you” because it’s not a referendum am I good y/n it’s an appreciation.― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Monday, October 30, 2023 6:20 PM (five months ago) bookmarkflaglinkI love “I appreciate you.” This is the worst fucking thread. :-(― brimstead, Monday, October 30, 2023 6:54 PM (five months ago) bookmarkflaglinkI don't think I have ever heard "I appreciate you" outside the southern U.S., but I am a fan.― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Monday, October 30, 2023 7:03 PM (five months ago) bookmarkflaglinkI have, and it’s a perfectly nice thing to say.― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Monday, October 30, 2023 7:09 PM (five months ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Monday, October 30, 2023 6:20 PM (five months ago) bookmarkflaglink
I love “I appreciate you.” This is the worst fucking thread. :-(
― brimstead, Monday, October 30, 2023 6:54 PM (five months ago) bookmarkflaglink
I don't think I have ever heard "I appreciate you" outside the southern U.S., but I am a fan.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Monday, October 30, 2023 7:03 PM (five months ago) bookmarkflaglink
I have, and it’s a perfectly nice thing to say.
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Monday, October 30, 2023 7:09 PM (five months ago) bookmarkflaglink
I appreciate you has begun to make inroads at my workplace in the past few months. I enjoy seeing it written to me in an email, but it feels so intimate that I'm uncomfortable writing or saying it myself. I've definitely told colleagues, "I appreciate it," or the more casual "Much appreciated." I hadn't thought too deeply about those before now, but in the light of I appreciate you, they do seem to put a little distance between the speaker and the receiver. So, I'm a fan, but it doesn't feel natural enough for me to say yet.
― peace, man, Monday, 22 April 2024 11:46 (yesterday) link
its stilted to my ears, i couldnt see where id ever hear it or use it where it wouldnt come out as a bit....much
but its a game of opinions and we are all using these phrases in very different contexts
people who take issue with the less formal versions of any such sentiment are a little weird tho i think
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Monday, 22 April 2024 11:51 (yesterday) link