quiltz
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Post by quiltz on Aug 5, 2015 14:11:57 GMT
I completely dislike the phrase "rule of thumb".
It is my understanding that this phrase came by the way of that the man's thumb was the thickness indicator for how wide or deep an item could be used to be used in a violent way towards his wife or other woman or child.
Fingernails on chalkboards.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 5, 2015 14:24:44 GMT
I completely dislike the phrase "rule of thumb".
It is my understanding that this phrase came by the way of that the man's thumb was the thickness indicator for how wide or deep an item could be used to be used in a violent way towards his wife or other woman or child.
Fingernails on chalkboards. wow I have never heard that
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Post by marzbar71 on Aug 5, 2015 14:30:17 GMT
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Post by padresfan619 on Aug 5, 2015 14:32:28 GMT
"She is 85 years young!" I find that phrase to be so patronizing. Not many people have the honor of growing old.
"Not my circus, not my clowns/monkeys/elephants" It seemed to be the new go-to phrase on here for a while that just stood for "Not my problem."
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quiltz
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Post by quiltz on Aug 5, 2015 14:34:53 GMT
Thank you for the correction. My information was given when I was on a tour in Briton in the early 1990's.
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Post by melanell on Aug 5, 2015 14:39:18 GMT
"Kids will be kids" or "boys will be boys" or "girls will be girls" as an answer to behavior that should NOT continue. If your kid is making mudpies and you snap a pic and caption it "Boys will be boys!", that doesn't bother me at all. But if your kid is kicking and tripping kids on the bus everyday, then I really don't want to hear you say "Boys will be boys". I want to hear you say "We will talk to him and let him know that this will not continue.". Same with "girls will be girls" if your girl is being the poster child for the phrase "mean girls". (Just examples, by the way.)
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Post by gmcwife1 on Aug 5, 2015 14:49:42 GMT
FFS, luckily I only see it here.
And I agree with 'boys will be boys' for unruly kids.
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akathy
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Jun 25, 2014 22:56:55 GMT
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Post by akathy on Aug 5, 2015 15:00:28 GMT
"Kids will be kids" or "boys will be boys" or "girls will be girls" as an answer to behavior that should NOT continue. If your kid is making mudpies and you snap a pic and caption it "Boys will be boys!", that doesn't bother me at all. But if your kid is kicking and tripping kids on the bus everyday, then I really don't want to hear you say "Boys will be boys". I want to hear you say "We will talk to him and let him know that this will not continue.". Same with "girls will be girls" if your girl is being the poster child for the phrase "mean girls". (Just examples, by the way.) This X 1000!
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Post by mellowyellow on Aug 5, 2015 15:01:42 GMT
I can't stand when parents say their kids are so many months instead of years. I don't really know what the cut off "should" be but saying your child is 37 months just bugs me. LOL!
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Post by ferblover on Aug 5, 2015 16:07:51 GMT
I have a neighbor that says "Happy Cake Day" instead of Happy Birthday. Drives me up a wall! She thinks she is being so very cutsie and unique.
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Post by peasapie on Aug 5, 2015 16:19:39 GMT
Women referring to other women as pussies. Isn't it bad enough that men use this term?
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Post by myshelly on Aug 5, 2015 16:26:28 GMT
I have a neighbor that says "Happy Cake Day" instead of Happy Birthday. Drives me up a wall! She thinks she is being so very cutsie and unique. Or maybe she's just a redditor
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RedSquirrelUK
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Aug 2, 2014 13:03:45 GMT
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Aug 5, 2015 16:28:29 GMT
My SIL is a "filler phrase" person. She'll pick up a few phrases and use them to death until the next one comes along. Her current favourites are "as it were", and "you know what I mean?" and "bless his/her cotton socks" or "bless his/her cottons" A few years ago everything was "lush" but that one has fallen by the wayside, thank goodness. None of her phrases are bad, or really annoying once or twice, but I'm hearing them on random repeat.
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Post by wrongwayfeldman on Aug 5, 2015 16:41:31 GMT
I'm bugged when someone adds the word "WISE" to the end of the word. I understand the word "LIKEWISE," but someone I know uses it with so many other words. I'll try to think of some examples:
"I'm not sure what I'm bringing to the party FOOD-WISE, and I'm not sure what I'll wear CLOTHES-WISE, and I hope the hosts think about who they're inviting GUEST-WISE, but I know after hearing me say this over and over you're probably going to want to get drunk on whatever they offer WINE-WISE."
Makes me crazy!
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QueenoftheSloths
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Jun 26, 2014 0:29:24 GMT
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Aug 5, 2015 16:42:12 GMT
I work with a woman who likes to use "bloody". As in, "I need the bloody report" or whatever it is that she needs. The reason this bothers me is that she is not British at all!
I also hate: It is what it is- such a cop out phrase. Why don't you just say what you mean, which is, I don't care! My bad- no adult should say this.
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Dalai Mama
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Jun 26, 2014 0:31:31 GMT
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Post by Dalai Mama on Aug 5, 2015 16:44:29 GMT
Women referring to other women as pussies. Isn't it bad enough that men use this term? Pusillanimous, meaning weak - not female genitalia.
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BarbaraUK
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Jun 27, 2014 12:47:11 GMT
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Post by BarbaraUK on Aug 5, 2015 16:49:50 GMT
Thank you for the correction. My information was given when I was on a tour in Briton in the early 1990's. It appears that a newspaper in Britain published this in 1886 according to a survey of old newspapers carried out by Genes United: They said that the saying now means a practical approach to problem solving but it appeared to have a darker meaning 150 years ago. So your informant must have read that somewhere!
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RedSquirrelUK
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Aug 5, 2015 17:00:56 GMT
I work with a woman who likes to use "bloody". As in, "I need the bloody report" or whatever it is that she needs. The reason this bothers me is that she is not British at all! I also hate: It is what it is- such a cop out phrase. Why don't you just say what you mean, which is, I don't care! My bad- no adult should say this. Have the British got a reputation for using "bloody" inappropriately then? I didn't know that! "My bad" I have no idea where this came from. We don't use it in the UK. "It is what it is" - ugh. And that reminded me of another of SIL's favourite filler phrases: "at the end of the day", used in the same way as "as it were". Ah well. We can't change people, can we? The rule of thumb is, at the end of the day, that word-wise it is what it is (as it were). Boys will be boys, but not my circus, not my monkeys. Bless their cottons. The crazy thing is that that almost made sense...
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BarbaraUK
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Post by BarbaraUK on Aug 5, 2015 17:03:05 GMT
I work with a woman who likes to use "bloody". As in, "I need the bloody report" or whatever it is that she needs. The reason this bothers me is that she is not British at all! I also hate: It is what it is- such a cop out phrase. Why don't you just say what you mean, which is, I don't care! My bad- no adult should say this. Have the British got a reputation for using "bloody" inappropriately then? I didn't know that! "My bad" I have no idea where this came from. We don't use it in the UK. "It is what it is" - ugh. And that reminded me of another of SIL's favourite filler phrases: "at the end of the day", used in the same way as "as it were". Ah well. We can't change people, can we? The rule of thumb is, at the end of the day, that word-wise it is what it is (as it were). Boys will be boys, but not my circus, not my monkeys. Bless their cottons. The crazy thing is that that almost made sense...
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The Birdhouse Lady
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Jun 30, 2014 17:15:19 GMT
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Aug 5, 2015 17:08:30 GMT
I cringe when I hear someone say Food Nazi or any other reference to it.
There was a thread about this recently.
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QueenoftheSloths
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Jun 26, 2014 0:29:24 GMT
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Aug 5, 2015 19:59:30 GMT
I work with a woman who likes to use "bloody". As in, "I need the bloody report" or whatever it is that she needs. The reason this bothers me is that she is not British at all! I also hate: It is what it is- such a cop out phrase. Why don't you just say what you mean, which is, I don't care! My bad- no adult should say this. Have the British got a reputation for using "bloody" inappropriately then? I didn't know that! I think it is fine if a British person says bloody. I don't think it's fine if an American person uses another countries slang to get around a no cursing at work policy.
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oldcrow
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Jun 26, 2014 12:25:29 GMT
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Post by oldcrow on Aug 5, 2015 20:04:59 GMT
Have the British got a reputation for using "bloody" inappropriately then? I didn't know that! I think it is fine if a British person says bloody. I don't think it's fine if an American person uses another countries slang to get around a no cursing at work policy. Is bloody a "bad" word in Britain? Or is it just one of those words used instead of a curse word? I say drats at work all the time but my close co-workers know I really mean fuck.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2015 20:08:13 GMT
I'm confused, so if a British person worked with you and said bloody a lot would that be fine?
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Post by Sam on Aug 5, 2015 20:08:20 GMT
Have the British got a reputation for using "bloody" inappropriately then? I didn't know that! I think it is fine if a British person says bloody. I don't think it's fine if an American person uses another countries slang to get around a no cursing at work policy. I bet the collective Irish hate me for adopting 'feck', then - but you know what? I don't fecking care!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2015 20:12:34 GMT
It's not considered a very bad word, I use it when I want to say something worse but can't.
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Post by Blind Squirrel on Aug 5, 2015 20:16:01 GMT
"Friday eve" as an alternative to "Thursday." No, no, no!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2015 20:16:17 GMT
I think it is fine if a British person says bloody. I don't think it's fine if an American person uses another countries slang to get around a no cursing at work policy. I bet the collective Irish hate me for adopting 'feck', then - but you know what? I don't fecking care!! I say feck all the time and the also much loved Irish insult gobs**te.
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conchita
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Post by conchita on Aug 5, 2015 20:23:22 GMT
I just thought of one. Calling something, "________ Porn". Most common one is "food porn".
Also the many variations of the word, "bitch".
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MerryMom
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Jul 24, 2014 19:51:57 GMT
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Post by MerryMom on Aug 5, 2015 20:33:41 GMT
Fur baby
or
Seasoned citizen instead of Senior citizen.
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Post by peased2bhere on Aug 5, 2015 20:36:11 GMT
"We'll just have to play it by ear", said by my mother too many times to count. It's probably her indecisive behavior that bugs me more, but that phrase just drives me batty now. Also one that I only see here, "lather, rinse, repeat". No idea why but that's another one that gets me.
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