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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jabb5076 
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Prefacing every other sentence with "like" and "you know" . Reply #361. Jun 17 16, 3:54 PM |
lesley153
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Good answer, HairyBear! :p Reply #362. Jun 17 16, 5:57 PM |
jolana
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What´s wrong with "at the end of the day"? I remember I used it once in an essay at university and the teacher underlined it in red but I forgot his explanation. What shall I use instead of it? In the evening? Reply #363. Jun 17 16, 6:10 PM |
Mommakat
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Well how is this for double standards. I posted an expression which is in common use which I find atrocious, the word means to draw liquid into the mouth by movement of the tongue and lips - 5 letter word that starts and ends with S - prefaced by "it". The site refused to accept it. This from a site that freely accepts "bastard" as an entry in Crystal Ball. Frankly it s---s....ROFL Reply #364. Jun 17 16, 6:28 PM |
| jolana
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You mean spits? Reply #365. Jun 17 16, 6:34 PM |
| jolana
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Definitely not, my previous post was accepted without an objection :). Reply #366. Jun 17 16, 6:36 PM |
| Mommakat
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Not really Jolana - if you have not heard of the expression I am referring to you would be about the only one....LOL Reply #367. Jun 17 16, 6:37 PM |
| jolana
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Well, I am going exploring. :) Reply #368. Jun 17 16, 6:38 PM |
| jolana
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Ahh, s.ucks. It didn´t take it, LOL! :) Reply #369. Jun 17 16, 6:41 PM |
| jolana
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Once, poor Charles Dickens wasn´t accepted and we had to write Darles Chickens. Reply #370. Jun 17 16, 6:43 PM |
| jolana
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Sorry, sometimes I can´t resist to be naughty:) Reply #371. Jun 17 16, 6:56 PM |
| Mommakat
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Don't worry I got a giggle out of it, but you have to admit that it was a bit ridiculous....however it is comforting to know the "site computer" agrees with me. It is an irritating and meaningless expression and to my way of thinking only makes the user look stupid. Reply #372. Jun 17 16, 6:59 PM |
| jolana
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Anyway, again - what´s wrong with "at the end of the day"? I am a foreigner and this is a literal translation of a Czech phrase. What´s better, please? Reply #373. Jun 17 16, 7:11 PM |
missmess
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It is what it is! Hate that expression. Reply #374. Jun 17 16, 8:48 PM |
Mixamatosis
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At the end of the day is o.k when you are referring to the day's end but many people use it to mean "in conclusion" or "when you sum it all up" and suchlike, and it's become a cliche. It's like when footballers are asked how they feel about winning or scoring a goal and they all used to say "I'm over the moon". It becomes tedious when constantly used. The opposite feeling for footballers was "sick as a parrot". Reply #375. Jul 01 16, 9:56 AM |
| Mixamatosis
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I heard another one the other day and was reminded that it irritates me - "From the get go". What's wrong with "From the start or from the beginning"? One of the reasons it irritates me is that it sounds like adults speaking baby language. Reply #376. Jul 12 16, 2:39 PM |
| jabb5076
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One saying that drives me absolutely crazy is when prople say, "I could care less," when what they actually mean is "I couldn't care less." What they're saying is the exact opposite of what they mean. Reply #377. Jul 12 16, 5:07 PM |
MotherGoose
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"Also I don't like the expression that someone has "passed" as if they have just walked by or as if it's less hurtful to use a euphemism. We all die, why can't we use the word?" My husband's aunt hated euphemisms for death. After she was widowed, people would say to her "I'm sorry to hear that you lost your husband". She would snap back with "I didn't lose him. I know exactly where he is. He's dead and buried in the Marysville Cemetery". Reply #378. Jul 19 16, 10:31 PM |
Creedy
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"Having said that" It drives me nuts when people use that STUPID expression. If they've said something then they don't have to state that they've just said it. Reply #379. Sep 23 16, 6:41 PM |
| Mixamatosis
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I understand your irritation with "having said that" but I think it does have a function as it is used as a signal that someone is about to say something which is an exception to what they've just said before and they don't want to seem like they are contradicting themselves. They could find a better way to say it though. Reply #380. Sep 24 16, 2:13 AM |
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