Mystie
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Post by Mystie on Aug 12, 2016 18:32:10 GMT
Mine is the verbal tic "look." It's an epidemic among news commentators and their guests. Every other sentence starts with "Look, yadayada." It has REALLY gotten old, I heard a guy on MSNBC say it three times in about a minute and a half.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2016 19:11:20 GMT
Adulting. The use of the word 'adult' as a verb. So dumb. I will freely admit I use this. Somedays, usually after paying bill or shopping, I am done adulting!
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Post by chlerbie on Aug 12, 2016 19:13:43 GMT
I hear it a lot here and hate it, but "having a come to Jesus meeting" irritates me.
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Post by scrappintoee on Aug 12, 2016 19:26:23 GMT
When asked a question, the person's answer begins with: " I mean........." Did y'all notice Micheal Phelps AND Lockte both began their answers to questions with this last night? Reporter: "so, Micheal...how's it been coming back this year?" Phelps: " I mean.........it's been great!"
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audiene
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Post by audiene on Aug 12, 2016 19:27:30 GMT
Hump day On fleek or on point What can I do you for? Cool beans
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2016 19:30:13 GMT
Hump day On fleek or on point What can I do you for? Cool beans Hump day is funny because my husband works with a mike.
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mallie
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Jul 3, 2014 18:13:13 GMT
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Post by mallie on Aug 12, 2016 19:40:09 GMT
cutesy abbreviations for things like sunnies, lippy, etc. I see a lot of fashion bloggers do it. How hard is it to say lipstick or lip gloss? B aby talk of any kind, especially from grown women (I never notice grown men talking this way). We want to be taken seriously, but insist on talking like little kids??? For that matter, seeing/hearing women (again men never do this) refer to their grown up children as "my baby". I see this so much, especially on Facebook, and it drives me up the wall! Trust me, your kids don't like it either! Also "in the pocket". What the heck does that even mean? I got so sick of hearing that over and over and over on The Voice. Won't be watching this fall so maybe I can block it out of my memory! SaveSaveSaveThe bolded is my ultimate pet peeve when it comes to language. Stop sounding like a two year old. It's not cute. It's not attractive. It's annoying at best. At worst, it's a pathetic and sad attempt to make yourself seem "cute" or non-threatening (because apparently an adult woman acting like an adult is threatening). It's not anything good. An adult woman talking like a toddler is an embarrassment to herself and contributes to people not taking adult women seriously. (And for the record, I did not talk to my kids like that and my kids did not talk like that. If they came home from preschool talking like that, I corrected them. Can NOT stand baby talk from anyone.) And don't even get me started on restaurants or servers using the word "sammie" instead of sandwich. Don't even. There is actually a sandwich shop I refuse to frequent because the name of it includes the word "Sammie" and they refer to all of their products as "sammies." Won't even go in. Yes, I can rant and rave about this topic endlessly.
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scorpeao
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Jun 25, 2014 21:04:54 GMT
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Post by scorpeao on Aug 12, 2016 21:55:48 GMT
A co-worker uses the word recapitulate over and over...it's his favorite word. I thought for sure he was using it wrong because I've never heard anyone use it the way he does. He uses it in place of replicate. I want to scream when he uses it JUST SAY REPLICATE..."We are going to attempt to replicate their results." Another co-worker uses penultimate a lot as well. As in, this is the penultimate shipment. DAFUQ? I had to look that one up. You don't sound smarter using big words that nobody else uses...you just sound like a douche. And I bet your co-worker isn't even using penultimate correctly, as it means second to last. The phrase "insanely" gets on my last nerve, in the context of Pinterest pins such as "4 Minute Insanely Fast Cardio Workout" or "24 Insanely Awesome Ways of Using Tension Rods in Your Home." Unfortunately, she was using it correctly.
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perumbula
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Jun 26, 2014 18:51:17 GMT
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Post by perumbula on Aug 12, 2016 21:58:56 GMT
When asked a question, the person's answer begins with: " I mean........." Did y'all notice Micheal Phelps AND Lockte both began their answers to questions with this last night? Reporter: "so, Micheal...how's it been coming back this year?" Phelps: " I mean.........it's been great!" My SIL does this and now my DD is picking it up. It never bothered me before I had to hear it every other sentence for a week.
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Post by papersilly on Aug 13, 2016 0:04:24 GMT
When people describe a situation as being "fluid". Hate that term!
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Post by babybuttoneyes on Aug 13, 2016 0:10:06 GMT
When people/teens call celebrities "mom" or "dad" on Twitter. Stupidest thing to see, I get second hand embarrassment reading that.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 0:15:51 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 2:04:43 GMT
This is very specific to me, but it makes me insane when I call my mother or sister, they answer the phone and then when I identify myself they respond with "What's up?" in this kind of abrupt way. Which makes me feel like I'm supposed to have some kind of an important reason for my call, or else I'm wasting their valuable time. What is especially irritating to me is that I HATE talking on the phone like poison and I only call them because otherwise they complain that I never call them.
I know, I'm weird.
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Post by worrywart on Aug 13, 2016 3:28:45 GMT
Cooking shows - Masterchef especially - "Its me on a plate" or "we want to see YOU on a plate" lol that's just weird.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 3:36:21 GMT
- an academic wanting to 'unpack' a concept - 'your post says more about you...' as a supposed insult. - No is a complete sentence
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Post by Legacy Girl on Aug 13, 2016 4:40:01 GMT
"Gymnastics 101: Fly high and stick the landing." Over. And. Over. And. Over. We get it!
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leeny
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Jun 27, 2014 1:55:53 GMT
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Post by leeny on Aug 13, 2016 4:43:51 GMT
No problem. Like when you ask a waiter for a beverage refill, they say it every time ! I agree. I always want to say "it better not be, it is your job!"
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valincal
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Jun 27, 2014 2:21:22 GMT
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Post by valincal on Aug 13, 2016 5:01:10 GMT
"Ain't nobody got time for _______". Ugh.
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Post by sunnyd on Aug 13, 2016 5:26:39 GMT
"pick your brain" Disgusting! Never liked it!
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katybee
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Jun 25, 2014 23:25:39 GMT
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Post by katybee on Aug 13, 2016 8:03:18 GMT
Mine is the verbal tic "look." It's an epidemic among news commentators and their guests. Every other sentence starts with "Look, yadayada." It has REALLY gotten old, I heard a guy on MSNBC say it three times in about a minute and a half. This makes me crazy, too! I take it as a sign that I watch way too many news shows…
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 13, 2016 9:35:45 GMT
free-bleed which is apparently what you're doing when wearing those Thinx panties that are endlessly promoted on Facebook. I thought free bleeders just wore normal everyday clothes and bled through them? I came across someone on Instagram who calls herself a 'Freebleeder' and she posts pictures of blood stained cloths, bloody fingers and bloody sex toys. Just gross but she had quite a lot of followers.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 13, 2016 10:09:07 GMT
I'm a teacher so I'm sure other teachers have heard this. I've been teaching for 23 years and every single year I hate the meeting of all district teachers and central office on our first day back. Invariably during some speech I could not care less about, someone from CO says how great we are for "doing more with less". I don't really understand how they stand there and say, "We're giving you less and we're proud of how you work with that!" To me, more money is just coming out of my pocket for supplies, etc. I do more with less, by buying more out of my own pocket. It's disgraceful that you should ever have to do more with less. I'm sorry that they put you in a position that you have to use your own money to buy school things.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 13, 2016 10:11:19 GMT
embellies I cannot get it out of my head. And I still scrapbook a lot so I constantly use embellishments. Hate it. ducks headGuilty.
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Post by gar on Aug 13, 2016 10:28:17 GMT
I know this is a popular phrase here, but I really can't stand when people "go all mama bear" on someone. Usually it's just an excuse for crappy behavior in the name of your child. I imagine rude yelling and aggressiveness that isn't necessary or even warranted. I don't like that one either. Nor do I like 'come to Jesus'.
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Post by paperaddictedpea on Aug 13, 2016 13:33:59 GMT
Most of mine have already been mentioned, but I'll add:
Low-hanging fruit Open the kimono Push present
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 13:47:52 GMT
free-bleed which is apparently what you're doing when wearing those Thinx panties that are endlessly promoted on Facebook. I thought free bleeders just wore normal everyday clothes and bled through them? I came across someone on Instagram who calls herself a 'Freebleeder' and she posts pictures of blood stained cloths, bloody fingers and bloody sex toys. Just gross but she had quite a lot of followers. What the ever loving f*ck?!?! Gross!
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kibblesandbits
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Aug 13, 2016 13:47:39 GMT
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Post by kibblesandbits on Aug 13, 2016 13:50:30 GMT
"With that said" "At the end of the day"
probably already been posted, but seriously, never want to hear them again.
KaB
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 13, 2016 14:12:30 GMT
Brutally honest. My sister says this to try and make it okay for her to treat someone like shit. You can be honest without being hateful. Bae Booprolly space. I hear it all of the time on HGTV. It is never the kitchen, bedroom, yard...it's always "this is a nice space". Oh no!! Not Boo... Granted, Boo has been co-opted by the young people, but it is a long time nickname in the South. My youngest is Boo, has been since he was born.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 13, 2016 14:23:55 GMT
It is what it is. This one really drives me crazy. It sounds like there is no hope. If you don't like the way "it is" - change it ! I'm guilty of using this one because there have been times in my life when there was nothing I *could* do to change the situation at all and I just had to deal with that reality.
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styxgirl
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Post by styxgirl on Aug 13, 2016 15:40:00 GMT
It's not exactly a "term", but every.single.day when you ask a patient what they're checking in for, instead of just saying a mammogram they say "to have my boobs squished". And then laugh, laugh, laugh. Gah! You're not being clever and it's not the first time we've heard it. I'm a graphic designer and sometimes part of my job is going to printers and reviewing our work while it's on the printing press.
A really great older co-worker lady and I always joke with each other that we are going on our "press-check" each year. ;-)
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