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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 16:10:53 GMT
The ones I hate at work:
"drill down"
"reach out"
"low hanging fruit"
and the term "team member"
There is not one f*cking thing about that place that makes me feel like part of a team. Unless it's a team of mules, or chain gang. That would be appropriate.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 16:13:40 GMT
Never heard that one, what does it mean? |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Aug 13, 2016 16:30:19 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 16:33:10 GMT
How bizarre, I'd never have worked that out. |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Aug 13, 2016 16:35:48 GMT
I get it but I have enough Japaneseness that I could figure out what it meant just by that. What's in the kimono is secret.
We also say for "under the table" from inside the sleeve.
It's just cultural I guess?
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Post by jewelie121 on Aug 14, 2016 0:16:33 GMT
"Love you to the moon and back"
It's so overused on Facebook and drives me crazy.
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Post by azredhead on Aug 14, 2016 0:21:27 GMT
Slay - I so don't get this term!!
Staycation
Dab
Fleek but I only heard that from Food Network Star LOL!
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Post by littlefish on Aug 14, 2016 0:57:10 GMT
"mines"
As in "He took that pencil but it's mines!"
Look. The seagulls in Finding Nemo said "mine." Not "mines".
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Post by AnotherPea on Aug 14, 2016 1:01:00 GMT
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Post by stormycat on Aug 14, 2016 1:27:57 GMT
I am going to throw in a few...
At my school, we are now calling students by a new name, learners. School hasn't started yet and it is already on my nerves.
I also thoroughly dislike sissy, when used in a family context. Let's go sissy, its time to get in the car with Michael. Why oh why can't you just call the younger sister by her name. I have a thing about names, and this is the one I hate most.
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Post by Mystie on Aug 14, 2016 1:30:39 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'. I'll admit it, I find "come to Jesus" amusing and have used it once or twice. I sat through so many altar calls as a kid, to have the phrase applied to everyday confrontations amuses me. (I'm not a fan of altar calls or coercive, manipulative evangelism, so the casual use of the phrase takes away its power.) Save |
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Post by my3freaks on Aug 14, 2016 2:16:29 GMT
Just sayin'...it's usually added after saying something rude, like that excuses it.
People saying "hashtag" before a word.
My 17 year old daughter saying "Same" or "Me" all the damn time.
Adult..as a verb. HATE it.
Spendy.
I agree about corporate speak in general. I know a guy who would say "I just don't have the bandwidth for that right now" when he didn't have time to do something.
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 14, 2016 2:17:33 GMT
"Ain't nobody got time for _______". Ugh.  Guilty!!!! |
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Post by myboysnme on Aug 14, 2016 2:19:53 GMT
I never want to hear "lovelies" as in "Hello all my lovelies." I see it in facebook posts and it makes me cringe.
I despise the term "pie hole."
Ending any sentence with 'so....' as though there is more to say but the speaker is just leaving it up to the listener to surmise what comes next.
Just end the sentence. No need to add 'so.'
I do call my adult sons "my babies" or "baby boy" but only as an endearment. They don't seem to mind this quirk of mine and I treat them like adult men 90% of the time.
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 14, 2016 2:20:53 GMT
I am going to throw in a few... At my school, we are now calling students by a new name, learners. School hasn't started yet and it is already on my nerves. I also thoroughly dislike sissy, when used in a family context. Let's go sissy, its time to get in the car with Michael. Why oh why can't you just call the younger sister by her name. I have a thing about names, and this is the one I hate most. I feel the same way about sissy. I guess I feel that way about most nicknames that aren't names. It especially drives me crazy when I don't know the people who are being talked about and you are giving them nicknames. Tell me their names! |
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Post by lucyg on Aug 14, 2016 6:02:39 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. gahh. My son does this to me when HE calls ME. All.The.Time. Phone rings, I answer hello, he says hey and then he says what's up? Drives me batshit. I have threatened to hang up on him if he keeps doing it, but he can't seem to stop. Or doesn't care to. What's up? oh, nothing. I was totally happy, minding my own business, till the phone rang and you got on my last nerve. As you may be able to tell, we have some relationship issues.  |
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Post by lucyg on Aug 14, 2016 6:07:14 GMT
The only term I really care about never hearing is "President Trump."  |
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Post by anniebygaslight on Aug 14, 2016 6:12:03 GMT
No problem.
Prolly.
Grandbaby.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2016 13:08:29 GMT
"I just can't even" is my newest hated phrase.
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Post by scrappington on Aug 14, 2016 13:47:45 GMT
On the fb videos or news. What he does next is shocking.
Uber. Hate that worded. Hated it before it was a way to get around.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2016 14:39:19 GMT
I hate the trend of substituting common words with something else and sticking "ful" on the end. It's even worse when they add "ness" to it too.
Thankfulness. We already have a word for that. It's gratitude.
Healthful. How about nutrititious? Or healthy? Yes, I realize the etymology of the words and the history of the debate between healthy and healthful but until recently, healthy was the common vernacular in the US.
Mindfulness. Ugh. So unnecessary.
I read one last night that almost made me put the book down. Needful. What the heck does that even mean?
Hate it.
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Post by myboysnme on Aug 14, 2016 15:07:26 GMT
Yes, and also for me, calling children 'minions.' |
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Post by myboysnme on Aug 14, 2016 15:10:14 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. gahh. My son does this to me when HE calls ME. All.The.Time. Phone rings, I answer hello, he says hey and then he says what's up? Drives me batshit. I have threatened to hang up on him if he keeps doing it, but he can't seem to stop. Or doesn't care to. What's up? oh, nothing. I was totally happy, minding my own business, till the phone rang and you got on my last nerve. As you may be able to tell, we have some relationship issues. Reminds me of when I watch 'Sister Wives' and Kody says "How's it Goin' " about 10 times an episode. Ugh. Now I catch myself so I don't say it. |
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Post by jenjie on Aug 14, 2016 16:11:15 GMT
"Love you to the moon and back" It's so overused on Facebook and drives me crazy. Ds18 and I use that and only for each other. We point it out and write it in cards. Because we used to take turns reading it to each other from "Guess how much I love you." |
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Post by jenjie on Aug 14, 2016 16:16:23 GMT
Anything "shipping" related. As a stand-in for relationship. "I ship them." My teens use it all the time. Ugh.
I also hate the merging of names of the people in said 'ship. (Did that whole trend really start with Boston Rob and Amber - Romber - on Survivor?)
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Post by Country Ham on Aug 14, 2016 16:39:04 GMT
90% of these or more I have never heard in general conversation. Maybe I don't get out enough.
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 14, 2016 16:47:28 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. gahh. My son does this to me when HE calls ME. All.The.Time. Phone rings, I answer hello, he says hey and then he says what's up? Drives me batshit. I have threatened to hang up on him if he keeps doing it, but he can't seem to stop. Or doesn't care to. What's up? oh, nothing. I was totally happy, minding my own business, till the phone rang and you got on my last nerve. As you may be able to tell, we have some relationship issues. I hear my boys say this whenever they get a phone call. I think it is just the way they talk. My personal opinion is that they aren't into pleasantries or social graces and want to get to the point right away. |
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Post by gramasue on Aug 14, 2016 16:53:01 GMT
Anything "shipping" related. As a stand-in for relationship. "I ship them." My teens use it all the time. Ugh. I also hate the merging of names of the people in said 'ship. (Did that whole trend really start with Boston Rob and Amber - Romber - on Survivor?)I don't know where that trend started, but I'm laughing out loud at figuring out one for me and DH. I'm Sue and he's Bob, so we could be "Sob" or "Bue". LOL!
I also hate "prolly" and "preggers" but I love "kiddos".
I love watching the home renovation and real estate shows on HGTV but want to scream every time someone says "Oh my God!"
Another pet peeve is people who refuse to use capital letters and their narratives just sort of all run together. You have to actually look to see a period at the end of a sentence to know when it ends, in order to make sense of it all.
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Post by jenjie on Aug 14, 2016 17:37:29 GMT
Kidlets
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Post by jewelie121 on Aug 14, 2016 18:24:16 GMT
"Love you to the moon and back" It's so overused on Facebook and drives me crazy. Ds18 and I use that and only for each other. We point it out and write it in cards. Because we used to take turns reading it to each other from "Guess how much I love you." The only one I don't mind, probably because only one of my friends says it (with her daughter only), is "Love you to heaven and back". I thought that was sweet. |
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