What Phrases or Words Irritate You?

Not a phrase but my wife hates the words, moist, panties and lube. Not much fun going on in my house.


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"Home in" means to move toward a target or goal. "Hone in" means nothing.

 

people who pronounce the capital of Massachusetts as BAHHston make it sound like the name of the capital city is "Barston".

 

It's been a while since I've heard anyone use "hone in". I've always used "Zero In".

 

That would avoid the misuse altogether. But I heard "hone in" just recently, which prompted my post here.

 

Feb-you-airy.

 

That one annoys me as much as "liberry" (a place you go, to borrow books.)

 

That's another one that peeves me.

 

I had a department head, years ago, who said "liberry". Hearing that from a college-educated adult is just painful.

 

I never knew this. I have to embarrassingly admit that I always thought it was hone in. My whole childhood I also thought the saying was Old Wise Tales instead of Old Wives Tales.
So what's correct, I could care less or I couldn't care less?


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Either, depending on whether or not you could care less.

 

Assuming that you mean you do not care, even one little bit, "I couldn't care less." is correct.

 

I always assumed, I Could Care Less was more sarcastic than accurate. You might think I'm at the end of my tolerance for whatever situation but I could go even lower kind of a thing. Where I Couldn't Care Less is more like admitting that I've reached my maximum limit.

 

Utilize. If you hang a shirt on a hanger you are using it. If you unclog a toilet with the hanger you are utilizing it.
Between you and I.

 

I just heard one on TV that reminded me I hate it. The host asks a question to the guest, and the guest's first word is "Sure". It's like saying "All right, that's a good enough question, I'll answer it". Guests can shoot themselves in the foot with this because what if they say "Sure. No I don't think so". Makes em sound silly to me, like saying "Yes. No."

 

The other one is when someone asks a question and the responder says: "So",... Example: Q:How do you know your analytics are sound? A: So, we limited our assumptions and by...

 

I can't stand "so" being used like that!!! Glad to join you on that one.

 

here's another..........."if you will".

 

Well, actually, I DON'T will it, but it's gonna happen anyhow, isn't it?