What Phrases or Words Irritate You?

Discussion in 'The Chatterbox' started by DaltonGang, Aug 18, 2016.

  1. Paul Turner

    Paul Turner outside the quote(s) now

    I'm a flaunt man muhself(given the choice)
     
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  2. Erik Redd

    Erik Redd Lizabeth, baby, I'm comin' to join ya.

    Yeah, everyone knows a floutist plays a flute.
     
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  3. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    And the neighbors have complained... repeatedly. :eek:
     
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  4. Eeyore

    Eeyore Well-Known Member

    I don't know about Italian (unfortunately), but definitely true for Afrikaans.

    Edit: the last "nie" always closes the sentence. "Die water is nie skoon nie".
     
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  5. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    You mean, "Het water is niet schoon." ;)
     
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  6. Eeyore

    Eeyore Well-Known Member

    Almost; water is onzijdig.
     
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  7. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Oops. Rookie mistake. :ashamed001::ashamed001: /hanging my head in shame
     
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  8. Eeyore

    Eeyore Well-Known Member

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  9. HolyRollah

    HolyRollah BaconLord

    "I don't know nuthin' about no double-negatives...."
     
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  10. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    I don't neither.
     
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  11. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    It might have been mentioned before, but I detest the word "Ain't".
     
  12. Shaver X

    Shaver X Well-Known Member

    "Merkur razor blades"

    That's a phrase isn't it? They sure do irritate the hell out of me. ;)
     
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  13. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    If my mother ever said "aint", my grandma would teller "Ain't ain't in the dictionary." It was eventually added to the dictionary, but Grandma never accepted it use. Neither do I.
     
  14. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

    In my neck of the woods, it makes me smile when someone refers to their porch as a lanai. We ain't got no lanais here.
     
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  15. Eeyore

    Eeyore Well-Known Member

    You bet we ain't got no porches here as well.

    Porsches on the other hand (German Autobahn nearby)

     
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  16. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    Another irritating phrase is "I should have went."
     
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  17. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Yeesh. Everyone knows it's: I shoulda had go-ed. What are people thinking?! ;)
     
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  18. Redfisher

    Redfisher Doesn't celebrate National Donut Day

    LOL . Why can't you say "this is funny " or I'm laughing here. Lol blah blah lol. Hate it.
     
  19. Redfisher

    Redfisher Doesn't celebrate National Donut Day

    I always say that after I've left the house and need a bathroom..
     
  20. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    I detest the use of the word "bae." Is "babe" or "baby" that much harder to type out?
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