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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lesley153 
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"I know you are, but what am I?" Do real people say that? I thought it was only Bart Simpson! Reply #61. Jan 04 09, 7:57 AM |
leelee63
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We used to reply to "That's what you are but what am I?" by saying "That's what the scientist hasn't found out yet." Any one ever hear that? My brother said he made it up. Reply #62. Jan 04 09, 9:48 AM |
Loki8553
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Politicians and newscasters who constantly say "the fact of the matter is...'. I don't know if this annoys me because they repeat it so much, or that they rarely know much about the "fact" or the "matter." Reply #63. Jan 04 09, 10:16 AM |
Valfuunator
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Lesley153, your right, people do say that, well if 10 year old kids count as people :P. Being a kid myself I know how annoying and irritating it can be hear, "I know you are but what am I?" Some more irritating phrases are, "It's just a game" or "don't spaz". Or at least it is for me :). Reply #64. Jan 04 09, 12:41 PM |
| lesley153
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Leelee, you have a clever brother! I hadn't heard that response - how did people respond to him? Andrew, while I was bringing my son up, I outraged a lot of people by comparing him favourably with human beings. Most of the adults I knew couldn't see the connection. But I'm not sure about small yellow cartoon children with only four digits on each hand. (Sorry if that sounds colourist or digitist.) I think the one I hated most, from my childhood, was: "Because I say so." Reply #65. Jan 04 09, 12:57 PM |
mjws1968
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What gets to me (and this may have been said before) is when people say they are "blessed" when something good happens to them. They are not blessed by any form of divine being, they are there either as a result of making good decisions or just pure luck or a combination of the two. The word blessed should be reserved for rabbis and priests in my opinion. Reply #66. Jan 05 09, 10:06 PM |
dfc4385
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How about "whatever". Make a decision. Have an opinion. Not "whatever". Here's another one - when someone dies and is laying in the casket, "well wishers" always seem to say "doesn't he (or she) look good - just like they are sleeping". Absolutely ridiculous! Reply #67. Jan 07 09, 10:40 PM |
| dfc4385
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Wow mjws - you reminded me of a story. When the Giants won the SuoerBowl under Bill Parcels, he was interviewed and said the Giants won because "God was on their side". What did the other team do that God was not on their side? And you are so right - when a player makes that touchdown, he usually genuflects or points to the sky. Does he do that when he drops the ball? Reply #68. Jan 07 09, 10:43 PM |
| lesley153
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This is one I really heard, many years ago. I didn't make it up - honest. "This is my first wife. I like to call her that - it keeps her on her toes." Reply #69. Jan 08 09, 8:44 PM |
demurechicky
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A recent one which I have heard rather a lot of late, used by teenagers.."Keep it real", instead of "cheerio".. Reply #70. Jan 09 09, 3:30 PM |
Rowena8482
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That reminds me of perhaps the most "satisfying" comment I ever got to make Lesley - when I was separated but not yet divorced from my ex we happened to be in the same club one night, and were chatting about Gothson (then just a wee toddler), when the 'lady' my ex was with came over, sort of curled her lip, and said "he's MY boyfriend who do you think you are?" so I waved my left hand, still complete with ring at her, and said "I'm his wife, have we met before?" (evil grin) I still smirk thinking about it lol more than 15 years later - it was one of those things that happen once in a lifetime. Reply #71. Jan 09 09, 5:26 PM |
jordandog
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"This is my first wife. I like to call her that - it keeps her on her toes." I swear, on my life, this is how my ex (son's Dad) introduced me at a rather swanky company weekend getaway, to an entire group of people I had never met, including his bosses and their wives: "This is Sandy, my future ex-wife." Ah, little did he know how that would come back to haunt him! Rowena, that is a true *once-in-a-lifetime* moment and you lived it! Thanks for the laugh.;) Reply #72. Jan 09 09, 6:40 PM |
satguru
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Safe, sweet as a nut. Send both to cliche crematorium. Reply #73. Jan 09 09, 8:00 PM |
| lesley153
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Rowena, that's wonderful. Please tell us what she said back to you - something ladylike, I trust? Sandy, what a twit. I had no idea that men made that same daft remark in other countries too. Oh dear! Reply #74. Jan 09 09, 8:09 PM |
dodgermaniac88
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"It's so easy a caveman can do it." Reply #75. Jan 09 09, 10:02 PM |
| Rowena8482
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I don't think she said anything much Lesley - she looked at him and he was laughing (oh how gallant!) and just sort of fidgeted a bit, then I wandered off to find my friends. I have a feeling their relationship didn't last very long though as he got married to someone else about a year later. Reply #76. Jan 10 09, 11:06 AM |
| clarod
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how about "oh my god" everyone says it lately. is so annoying and "oh my days" Reply #77. Jan 10 09, 3:38 PM |
| satguru
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That's right- I'd never heard 'Oh my days' till last year or so on Big Brother, now all the same people who say 'safe, sweet as a nut' are adding that as well. I don't think it's a new one as such, maybe one revived from way before my time? Reply #78. Jan 10 09, 7:32 PM |
dopple44
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A conversation with my friend who was telling me he had just split up from his girlfriend: ME: Oh dear, I'm so sorry. Has it been very acrimonious? HIM: No, it's been really nasty... And a phrase that makes my toes curl (aside from that one) is "Stop showing off". There is literally no good comeback from that (and I mean 'literally' in it's true sense...) Reply #79. Jan 14 09, 11:54 AM |
ozfei
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The most annoying phrase to me is "It's good just to wake up each day" Reply #80. Jan 16 09, 3:17 AM |
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