What Phrases or Words Irritate You?

"Git-R-Done". I had an ex brother-in-law, who was loud, constantly drunk, and had a mouth full of rotten teeth(caused by smoking Meth). He found a way to work this into about every other sentence he used. Just hearing that said brings on a Thanksgiving flashback from several years ago. Thank God my sister-in-law came to her senses and dumped him. Grrrr, now my blood pressure is up, just typing about him.

 

Haaa haaa haaaa, you used "Ain't". You are now a "Redneck Scotsman". Or is it "The Hillbilly Scottish Ninja"?

 

also of the news media.

 

I am Indeed..

Billy

 

The use of "ask" as a noun, as in: "My ask is that ...." instead of, "My request is that .... / I am requesting that...."

 

oh boy-I really hope THAT one doesn't became a "norm". (I have yet to hear it from anyone, but thanx for the warning).

 

"My talk-back to your ask is a definite 'maybe'!"

 

I'd say that's a maybe for one reason -fighting fire with fire!!

 

Well, so long as you're definitely uncertain.

 

replying to myself-I just now picked up on the definite maybe..still drinkin my coffee here lol.

 

I hate when someone in some stores or offices tell me "It'll just be a minute." You end up waiting much longer than that.

 

This is one that I have not heard. Hopefully, I never will.

 

I wish someone who hears that, or any of the phrases we've talked about on this thread, would have the courage to say to the speaker"Do you know how silly you just sounded?"

 

Apparently, it's the new corporate "thing."

 

But my issue is, if this stuff is heard outside the corporate world, it has the potential to sound weird.

 

Oh, agreed. It probably sounds weird in the corporate world too. I'm not sure why they need to invent/reinvent the lingo every so often when standard English is perfectly adequate and comprehensible. No wonder the Indian callers can't understand our customer service reps. (see what I did there?)

 

I've never heard it, either.

 

Yes, this one bothers me to no end.

Me: Mr. X called and asked where his X was as of today.

Other person: In all honestly I think XYZ was supposed to handle that.

This can typically be followed up with a simple yes or no question where said person answers yes but subconsciously shakes their head no.

People are funny because they don't realize body language says more than verbal language. I love watching new politicians especially for this.

 

When people say "expresso" instead of "espresso." Or when someone says "Ax" instead of "ask..."

Also, I hate it when people use the term "fleek" For example, in the sentence... "That girl's hair is on fleek..." Or when they use "af" as well in the sentence, "Man I'm hungry af..." Those words seem to be very popular with younger people in my generation and of the younger generation just after mine... Though I'm not sure where the cut off for Millennials are. Most say 1995, others will say as late as 2000.

 

Here lately i get a fair amount of iritation from, ITEM WON