Phrases that sets your teeth on edge

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When in a certain social network web site, a married couple refer each other as "hubby" and "wifey". Arrrrrrrrghhhh!

What phrases or sayings sets YOUR teeth on edge?
 
My Bad - can't stand it, horrible saying.

My bad what, foot, house, what, whats bad!!!!!!
 
-spb- said:
My Bad - can't stand it, horrible saying.
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I will agree with that one. How can you take ownership of an adjective?

-spb- said:
My bad what, foot, house, what, whats bad!!!!!!
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Obviously my bad understanding of the English language. "That's a big ask" is another one.

I also hate the American contraction of "I could care less" which defies logic. As does a phrase commonly used by American waiters: "I will be with you momentarily". I would hope that they would stay a bit longer than that.


Steve.
 
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Borrow you...

as in

"I'll borrow you £10 until you get paid"

can people not say lend?
 
The American phrase you sometimes hear "I don't got no....."

Or, again almost exclusively Americans, in response to a question for example "You've got a new car haven't you?" They will reply "No I don't" rather than "No I haven't".


Or "That'll learn you"
 
Football commentators who say: "That was a bad miss".

No it wasn't!!! A bad miss would have been a goal. A miss that goes near the corner flag is a bloody good miss in my book, not a bad one.
 
The other phrase that really want to make me pummel the person who say it is "I ain't done nothing". Oh Jesus. :shake: :nono: :bonk:
 
for me it is............."don't get me wrong, but...................."
ggggrrrrrrrr :bat: It was a phrase I grew up and always meant....."Don't get me wrong because I am not, I am right"
 
Lasagne said:
People who say someone 'turned around' and said something :bang:
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Yes, that's one I'd forgotten about. Years ago a friend was recalling a conversation to me in which every sentence began "Then I turned round and said....." "So she turned round and..." At the end I asked her did she get dizzy with all that turning around? I think it fell on deaf ears though.
 
MisterE said:
Yes, that's one I'd forgotten about. Years ago a friend was recalling a conversation to me in which every sentence began "Then I turned round and said....." "So she turned round and..." At the end I asked her did she get dizzy with all that turning around? I think it fell on deaf ears though.
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You turned around and asked her if she was dizzy? :naughty:
 
And for my entry into the irritating phrases I add.

'Whatever'.

When this is the only comeback in an argument, then you know you've won. You've won the argument, you've won the 'who's the smartest' competition, and you've also identified who fell out of the stupid tree, hitting every branch on the way down before nose diving into the shallow end of the gene pool.

Just don't tell my wife. 'Whatever' is her favourite comeback.
 
"Because you're worth it"

"Thenewconfused.comwebsite"
 
i'm not old but younger people at my place of work have this habbit of saying "oright maaaaate" and everytime they greet its like "maaaate" or "yeah what everrrr" this is mainly girls admittedly.
 
'Like'

"She was like, so angry'
"So I was like, calm down yeah?"
"And she was like, I don't want to calm down"

The only thing you are 'like' is a very irritating irritating thing!!!!! :bang:
 
"paki shop"
"chinkeys"

Those two do my nut in especially.

I also literally get annoyed when people use 'literally' inappropriately.

"no offense but" is another one.
 
It annoys me when people call me a northerner. I'm from the ****ing Midlands :annoyed:
 
No, I'm from Middle Earth. I'm a Hobbit.
 
People who say "percific" rather than specific. It's not difficult. It's specific. I used to work with a bloke who said that all the time. Did my nut in.
 
welly said:
People who say "percific" rather than specific. It's not difficult. It's specific. I used to work with a bloke who said that all the time. Did my nut in.
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and purfectic instead of pathetic
 
So and so "is taking this on board" :gag:

"How can we impact on the situation" :puke:
 
Nuclear.........newkiller

And there isn't a reporter anywhere on the BBC London news that can say mayor. It's always mare.
 
I knew an old woman, who knew an old man who swallowed a fly didn't like chocklets substituted for full-size chocolates.
 
Wow, I've certainly opened a can of worms here! :eek: (This is me speaking as the creator of this thread). :)

I've got another one here. People who says "to cut a long story short" but still go onto telling you the full account blow-by-blow life-story version.
 
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