The "Annoying Phrase" Thread

[newspapercowboy]

impacted

Impacted sounds like what happens to a wisdom tooth not something you find in an employee handbook. :eusa_doh:

As in:

"Your excellent work has positively impacted third quarter performance."

 

[C-dot]

Impacted sounds like what happens to a wisdom tooth not something you find in an employee handbook. :eusa_doh:

I think unacceptable and inappropriate are perfectly acceptable and appropriate everyday words

(go jump into the lake.:rage: lol)

I know what you mean lol It's similar to disliking someone for no good reason, like the new guy at work. Everybody else thinks he's charming and a snappy dresser. Heck, they're probably right. But you still don't like him!

 

[Paisley]

It's not wrong to say it. It's perfectly okay. Very commonly used.


But it irritates me no end. I can do nothing about it.




The word is issues applied like this : I have issues. I have issues with this......I have issues with that........ (go jump into the lake.:rage: lol)

Worse: "I'm in a place where..."

Where there's a Kramer vs. Kramer marathon playing?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

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Most vapid and annoying phrase due to incessant repetition: "Nice lid."


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[Cobden]

"Irregardless" is liable to send me into a frenzy. Surely if one wants to take no regard of something, then one doesn't wish to give it the extra focus of an unneccessary first syllable?

 

[Carlisle Blues]

(go jump into the lake.:rage: lol)

fftopic: Hilarious phrase

lol lol lol lol lol

 

[Marc Chevalier]

"That being said,..." when used to refer to something said in the past. Annoyingly wrong.

The correct phrases: "That having been said,..." or better yet, "That said, ...."

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[jamespowers]

As in:

"Your excellent work has positively impacted third quarter performance."

Sounds like your excellent work is causing someone pain.

 

[jamespowers]

Worse: "I'm in a place where..."

Where there's a Kramer vs. Kramer marathon playing?

Their head is in a posterior place. :eusa_doh:

 

[HadleyH]

Worse: "I'm in a place where..."

Oh Paisley yessss !!!!!!

"I'm in a place where..." :rage: that's another extremely irritating one that manages to awaken the dormant sadist in me lol

 

[jamespowers]

Another commercial one I hate is the "not available in all states" message. If its not available in all states then why are you advertising something you can't sell. [huh]
Next time try "not available in some states." :eusa_doh:

 

[C-dot]

I've seen that. In Canada, it's usually "Not available in Québec," since Québec is a whole different culture than most of the country.

I don't like "New and Improved!" If it's new, how did you improve upon it?

 

[Jennifer Lynn]

Here's one that I caught a few of my newer friends saying - 'scrip', as in prescription. I've a feeling this is a street slang version of the word. Makes it sound seedy (imho).

 

[Tomasso]

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Most vapid and annoying phrase due to incessant repetition: "Nice lid."
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But that's all I got!!! What else shall I say? [huh] I'm all ears.



And please, leave Chapeau in France, where it belongs.

 

[C-dot]

Here's one that I caught a few of my newer friends saying - 'scrip', as in prescription. I've a feeling this is a street slang version of the word. Makes it sound seedy (imho).

I've said that before, purely because it's one syllable instead of 3 lol

Now that I think about it, you're right. I'm never saying it again, it does sound seedy.

 

[Paisley]

I don't like any medical jargon used by those who aren't in the trade, or used by medical people outside their work. "Meds" sounds like something you get from a psychiatrist or Dr. Feelgood; "stat" makes you sound like you've been watching too many medical dramas.

 

[John in Covina]

I've said that before, purely because it's one syllable instead of 3 lol Now that I think about it, you're right. I'm never saying it again, it does sound seedy.

The only time I have actually heard the term "scrip" was in interviews on tv with druggies and former druggies where they talked about stealing the prescription blanks (scrip) forging "scrip" for their habit. So I always link 'scrip' with drug addicts, AS SEEN ON TV!

 

[Paisley]

And available in all states.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I don't like "New and Improved!" If it's new, how did you improve upon it?

And what were we using before? Old and Lousy?

 

[Dewhurst]

OK, a little different here but still annoying:

Having to say "WWW" before Internet addresses.

Seems like a gigantic waste of syllables and it is rather laborious. I'm with Stephen Fry: we should start saying "wuh wuh wuh" instead of "double U double U double U". lol