Subject: Top ten irritating phrases
Posted by: lesley153
Date: Nov 07 08
A top 10 of irritating expressions has been compiled by researchers at Oxford University.
1 - At the end of the day
2 - Fairly unique
3 - I personally
4 - At this moment in time
5 - With all due respect
6 - Absolutely
7 - It's a nightmare
8 - Shouldn't of
9 - 24/7
10 - It's not rocket science
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/debates/3394545/Oxford-compiles-list-of-top-ten-irritating-phrases.html
Do we find any other phrases even more irritating than this lot?
Posted by: lesley153
Date: Nov 07 08
A top 10 of irritating expressions has been compiled by researchers at Oxford University.
1 - At the end of the day
2 - Fairly unique
3 - I personally
4 - At this moment in time
5 - With all due respect
6 - Absolutely
7 - It's a nightmare
8 - Shouldn't of
9 - 24/7
10 - It's not rocket science
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/debates/3394545/Oxford-compiles-list-of-top-ten-irritating-phrases.htmlDo we find any other phrases even more irritating than this lot?
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Pagiedamon 
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Oh, Sat, I hope you are just using a really irritating phrase and NOT being literal! Reply #21. Nov 08 08, 8:39 PM |
| houston1127
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Maybe he we his pants TOO much is now being littoral. Reply #22. Nov 08 08, 9:35 PM |
| houston1127
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oops, "wet" his pants Reply #23. Nov 08 08, 9:36 PM |
dfc4385
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I agree Rowena. We address a doctor as Doctor. Why must they address us by our first names? Reply #24. Nov 08 08, 9:40 PM |
MaggieG
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Credit crunch is driving me mad at the moment. Couldn't they think of another way to express the financial crisis? Or at least vary it a bit? Reply #25. Nov 09 08, 3:26 AM |
satguru
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Don't worry Pagie, I just sent a curve ball to confuse everyone (I slipped in another irritating phrase there to keep on thread) but I do thank goodness manage to keep that area under voluntary control in reality. If they were honest about the credit crunch it would be about debt not credit, and if the whole area was called debt far fewer people would be willing to accept the kind offers for 'debt'. Then it could be called the debt disaster, debt dungeon, debt downfall or debt dreck. Either way whichever was used would still get on everyone's nerves after a few days. Reply #26. Nov 09 08, 7:32 PM |
TheRambler
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My boss has got the very annoying habit of saying "straight away" when he wants you to do something. "Can you bring that through, straight away" "Can you balance that account, straight away". I'm sure it will be on his headstone and he might just have one sooner than he thinks! Then when you've knocked yourself out balancing the account, he'll say "Does it balance"! arggggg! Reply #27. Nov 10 08, 9:27 AM |
supersal1
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One that makes me want to commit matricide... when I lost something, Mum would always say "where did you lose it?". Reply #28. Nov 10 08, 10:17 AM |
lesley153
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You've got the wrong department. You'll have to ring another number. Reply #29. Nov 10 08, 12:12 PM |
Cymruambyth
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macabrescibe, alongside 'due to the fact that' I'd like to place 'at this point in time'. The first is more succinctly expressed by 'because' and the second by 'now'. I get irritated by any use of three or four words where one will do. I am reminded of the maxim followed by Winston Churchill: "Short words are best, and short words when old are best of all." Reply #30. Nov 10 08, 2:38 PM |
| lesley153
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You talk the talk, but can you walk the walk? Somebody actually said that on the telly this evening. Honest. Reply #31. Nov 10 08, 3:40 PM |
| Cymruambyth
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Lesley, that "talk the tak/walk the walk" phrase is a common one in North America. It drives me bonkers, too, along with that ghastly Christian catchphrase "What would Jesus do?" (My response to that is, "If you'd ever read the gospels, you wouldn't have to ask!") Reply #32. Nov 11 08, 9:43 PM |
| lesley153
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It used to be quite common here too, but I hadn't heard it for ages and thought it had fallen into disuse. Wrong! Reply #33. Nov 12 08, 6:21 PM |
Catamount
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Just heard another on today: my boss is "devolving" something down to me. I know it's the latest catchword for "dumping work on an underling" but I find it insulting. It's like "my highly evolved cerebral cortex can't be bothered with this, so I'm devolving it down to you because I know you haven't evolved beyond your reptilian brain." Too bad; she used to be a nice person until she went over to the dark side a year ago. Reply #34. Nov 12 08, 7:15 PM |
| satguru
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There is one phrase that now makes me feel like shooting myself every time I hear it. "Carbon footprint" Aaargh! Reply #35. Nov 12 08, 8:19 PM |
Gaudeamus
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"to be perfectly honest ..." AAArrrggghhhh ... you can tell there is nothing honest about this .... Reply #36. Nov 13 08, 3:25 PM |
Rob3
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"For my sins" What sins? What exactly does this mean? Reply #37. Nov 16 08, 12:03 PM |
beerboy
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"sorry to interrupt, but .." If you were that sorry, you wouldn't interrupt! Reply #38. Nov 16 08, 3:33 PM |
imcastortroy
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The greeting, "sup?" I'm left wondering if I've been asked to dinner. Reply #39. Nov 16 08, 3:55 PM |
macabrescribe
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Cymruambyth, I agree. People shouldn’t use big or unnecessary words when they're not needed. But I will be the first to admit that sometimes I am guilty of doing so just be arrogant. It’s my way of poking fun at those types of people. Reply #40. Nov 16 08, 4:14 PM |
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