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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Praia
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Have a good one Be advised It's not rocket science Are you having a laugh? Reply #81. Jan 16 09, 4:59 PM |
| Praia
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Well I never. You don't say. I'd never have believed it, if I hadn't of seen it for myself. Hind sight is a wonderful thing. Reply #82. Jan 16 09, 5:55 PM |
cydonia325 
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"Taking it to the next level" What level are you on to begin with, and were are you going? Are you in a lift, asking someone to push a button, so that you may go up to a higher floor? Musicians I worked with frequently talked about taking their "music to the next level". It was always part of the press junket. If these musicians had "found" a level, they might not have fallen off the 4th stage at Glastonbury, Reading, etc. They may have made a second album, but this is one of life's great mysteries... Reply #83. Jan 16 09, 9:06 PM |
lesley153
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"Ooh - mustn't grumble." (You just have.) Reply #84. Jan 26 09, 7:51 AM |
aprilkay5
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You go, girl! Thatta boy! Wooo Doggy! Kiss my grits! Well I never! I know you are, but what am I? To make a long story short... Ain't that the cat's meow? It's the greatest thing since sliced bread. Happy Holidays. Reply #85. Jan 28 09, 4:53 PM |
yowie29
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i usually hate it when people say 'im not being funny but..' or 'i hope you dont mind me saying'. It always means they are going to say something offensive or unhelpful. Reply #86. Feb 01 09, 9:12 AM |
| lesley153
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Someone who needs all the friends he can get said to me "This'll probably upset you, but..." and he was right; it did. He now has one friend less than he had before he said it. Reply #87. Feb 01 09, 1:06 PM |
Cymruambyth
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Reading through this thread, I realize that I am guilty of using some of these cliches, although I try to avoid them. Add these to the list: It's a miracle (generally used to describe quite ordinary happenings by people who seem to have no idea what a miracle is!" Adevertisers who claim that their product(s) is (are) "fantastic" or 'incredible" or "unbelievable". I once worked as a copywriter in the advertising department of a major Canadian department store (now no longer extant due to extremely bad management by the great-grandsons of the founder who treated their private empire like a piggy bank instead of a business). On my first day of work I was handed a booklet containing lists of words that were not to be used in Eaton's advertising, and the reasons for banning them. Incredible, fantastic and unbelievable were there and the reason we weren't allowed to use them to describe any product of service offered by Eaton's was simple - incredible and unbelievable mean the same thing, that one cannot believe what is being said and fantastic means that it is made up and not real. We only dealt with products and services that were real, that our customers could believe. I miss Eaton's! Reply #88. Feb 02 09, 10:18 AM |
| lesley153
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"Mind if I give you a bit of advice?" Best thing to do with this is ignore it. Best thing to do if you hear this when you're pregnant is put your fingers in your ears, sing La La La as loud as you can, and run like the clappers. Reply #89. May 03 09, 4:43 AM |
dfc4385
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I totally agree with that one, Cydonia! Another one: a lot of folks cannot finish a sentence without "you know". Reply #90. May 03 09, 11:49 AM |
rosmarinus44
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'There's always someone worse off than you.' How is that supposed to make you feel any better? Reply #91. May 06 09, 1:19 AM |
| lesley153
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The same way as eating everything off your plate will help starving children in India. Reply #92. May 06 09, 4:09 AM |
romeomikegolf
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In this time of economic crisis, 'At least you've still got a job'. This helps nobody. Those without a job (and I really do feel for them having gone through it some years ago) in the current climate, at least here in the UK, can get some help from the State (albeit pathetic). Those of us that are 'lucky' enough to still be employed have to try and find ways of cutting things to the bare minimum Reply #93. May 06 09, 6:10 AM |
nasty_liar
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I have long since expected monotonous rubbish from everyone else. I can accept it from others, or at least I simply expect it. It is very likely that I annoy myself far more with the inexplicable garbage that I come up with on a daily basis. I say 'to be honest' too much, that's a good start. I irritate myself by trotting out 'to be fair' or 'to be fair to them/him/her etc'. I have even heard myself utter 'at the end of the day' and that's on the list! Oh no! I think that I'm guilty of throwing a few 'likes' in there aswell as the odd 'no probs'! I response to a few earlier, supersal mentioned being asked 'where did you lose it?' when searching for something, my dad always used to say 'have you looked?'! Have I looked? Of course I've looked! Gillamalta, I used to get that old gem quite a lot, 'cheer up' or 'It might never happen' or some combination of the two. I'd love to have punched everyone that has ever said that to me squarely in the jaw. Reply #94. May 06 09, 6:19 PM |
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"Your mom" "Your face" " That's what she said" "Swine flu outbreak" "Recession" Reply #95. May 07 09, 7:28 PM |
Dircashede
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I don't see how something can be "New AND Improved". I am frequently irritated by people who, if you talk about X, will say "You're an X"! Reply #96. May 09 09, 8:28 AM |
Chilax14
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I totally agree with Dircashede on the "new and improved" deal. It's a big contradiction. This isn't really a phrase, but it also annoys me when people say "ya'll" though I hear that rarely in Alaska. Reply #97. May 22 09, 9:19 PM |
| Chilax14
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I want to add that I also don't like the whole "rocket science" deal. It's getting old at this point. Reply #98. May 22 09, 9:20 PM |
| lesley153
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'cheer up' or 'It might never happen' That's interesting - I thought it was only women who are required by society to smile and look cheerful at all times. As long as you remember to say "It already has" before you break their jaw. Reply #99. May 23 09, 4:32 AM |
REDVIKING57
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One that really 'winds me up'(?) : 'At the end of the day......'. I just want to ROAR "It Gets Dark!" Reply #100. May 23 09, 6:51 AM |
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