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Post by gillyp on Sept 17, 2014 22:55:36 GMT
I think "It's neither here nor there" means it's not relevant to the situation or the discussion.
ETA: Just looked up the origin: Is your coworker old? Has she been saying it since the 16th century? ![:grin:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/TKS2q_7siLiFtq0xPQvx.jpg) Thanks for filling me in on the origin. The guy is not old, just opinionated sometimes. Maybe he's reincarnated from the 16th century. ![:laugh:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Ivm7lm0DayrhoRpwvCeH.jpg) I'm middle aged and probably opinionated ![:tongue:](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png) but this is a perfectly normal part of conversation where I come from. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) I hate My bad with a passion. I have an irrational dislike of "they are trying to make sense of it" or "they are trying to come to terms with it" because a co-worker was a Drama Queen par excellence and would daily tell of some catastrophe that had befallen her family. She would always finish with "the kids are trying to make sense of it" or "the kids are trying to come to terms with it". I've never heard anyone use Prolly, thankfully but some of the sayings most people loathe are probably things I say all the time! ![:blush:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/R6yG4nI0YHiVm0wktwl4.jpg)
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Post by mimima on Sept 17, 2014 23:00:41 GMT
How about "gone missing". How can you "go missing?" That, and its companion "went missing" bother my mom also. I also use "neither here nor there," my apologies
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Post by Nicole in TX on Sept 17, 2014 23:03:55 GMT
We're pregnantNO, both of you are not pregnant. Only one of you is. Who the hell dreamed up that stupid expression anyway. ![B-|](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/notamused.png) My co-worker has announced, "We're breastfeeding." I didn't know her husband had boobs.
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Post by kimpossible on Sept 17, 2014 23:09:00 GMT
The phrase I hate is "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner" "YA know" Is another one that drives me nuts. "OH Snap" I still don't get this one.... Yes, Yes and yes! I hate "bae" also.... I have a co-worker that is still saying "Ri-donk-u-lous" ....ummm, that is so Shrek 2 lady. I also dislike anyone talking in the 3rd person about themselves. Professional athletes do this a lot. "KimPossible sure hit it out of the park today with her comments"!
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Sept 17, 2014 23:11:00 GMT
Another one. I hate it when people say "currently, right now" or "currently, at this time". JUST SAY CURRENTLY!!!! so true!! and those that say "last and final" ... In that vein: - "Each and every one of you..." - "Separate out the..."
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Post by scrapApea on Sept 17, 2014 23:12:17 GMT
If you don't mind my asking (most people do mind) Umm, yeah ( you have nothing to say so you keep saying, um, yeah)
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Post by lovemybabes on Sept 17, 2014 23:15:30 GMT
THIS. Obviously, it is what it is...well duh, of course it is. Why do we need to say it. It aggravates me so much, I want to scream.
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Post by scrapsuzy on Sept 18, 2014 0:46:28 GMT
I have strong feelings about "cool beans" but I think it is because of an extremely negative experience I had with a Pea named Molly. She said it all the time and for me it is forever associated with her.
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Post by 5peanutsnana on Sept 18, 2014 2:50:44 GMT
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Post by PEArfect on Sept 18, 2014 3:14:59 GMT
Any lame pronouncement followed by "that is all." I have a FB friend that ends all of his FB statuses with That.Is.All.Peace. ![:smile:](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
prolly whatevs cra cra right on (My cousin says, "right on, right on, right on, right on." Usually for times, but at least three. )
Those annoy me.
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Sept 18, 2014 3:26:17 GMT
Do what? Seriosuly? There are hated popular expressions? I prolly use a lot of these expressions myself. My bad. Am I the only one? We peas should get some boots on the ground to drill down and find out why each of these expressions are hated, then circle back and discuss but not before having all of our ducks in a row. We should be able to identify the low hanging fruit quickly, but will have to look at the more complex phrases on a granular level. Understanding why certain phrases are hated could be a game changer. But at the end of the day, we may learn that it is what it is so when people say things that annoy us, we will have to choose our battles carefully because one of those annoying persons may be off their meds. Literally. <I'm evil and I know it. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) > I despise the use of the word prolly. For reals. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) This sounds like every meeting I had today. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Post by mama2three on Sept 18, 2014 3:40:41 GMT
SWEET!!!!!!!!!!
It was cute the first time a coworker said this, but now I hear her squeal it all the time. All the time. A squeal. Really? She's not a teen or even 20-something. It just seems so out of place in a professional office to squeal SWEET! when someone drops off an order or you get notice that your workload will be reduced or other such news.
Has anyone else heard this as an exclamation? I wonder if it's a regional thing. I've never heard anyone else say it.
As far as regional-speak, I find "y'all" grating, but I don't live in Texas. I have a client from Texas who writes y'all in business correspondence. That surprised me.
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Post by MaryMary on Sept 18, 2014 3:42:37 GMT
I have always hated "my bad".
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Post by PaperAngel on Sept 18, 2014 4:03:29 GMT
I don't use or are unfamiliar with many of the phrases listed in this thread. Only the chronic use of "like" & the "soup to nuts" idiom are heard with regularity. However, I find the filler phrase "if you will" uselessly added to the end of sentences, especially if repeated often in a lengthy speech/sermon, annoying & distracting to the message, if you will - UGH!
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Post by hockeyfan06 on Sept 18, 2014 4:06:10 GMT
I can't hear the phrase "That's what she said..." with out cringing!!!
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Post by Outspoken on Sept 18, 2014 4:08:01 GMT
Nom, nom, nom ![(puke)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sick.png)
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Post by melly on Sept 18, 2014 4:39:10 GMT
Any two word sentence starting with "because." Because snowing. Because baby. Because stupid. "Don't be afraid to....." Try a new color. Change the recipe. Whatever it may be... They are not things anyone would be afraid of!!!! Ooh, I was so scared to use red nail polish, but now because you reassured me like that, I am not afraid anymore. ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/OrTI4SBmZ2ZYSFv6ag4f.jpg) One of my bosses a long time ago said, "yeah, no" along with EVERY sentence! Or to switch it up, she might say, "no, yeah." Drove me absolutely crazy. I agree with most of the posts on this thread, but when I am having a conversation, unfortunate things just pop out of my mouth. I horrify myself sometimes, I think my sub-conscience is trying to sabotage me!
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Post by AussieMeg on Sept 18, 2014 6:20:06 GMT
Thanks for filling me in on the origin. The guy is not old, just opinionated sometimes. Maybe he's reincarnated from the 16th century. ![:laugh:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Ivm7lm0DayrhoRpwvCeH.jpg) I'm middle aged and probably opinionated ![:tongue:](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png) but this is a perfectly normal part of conversation where I come from. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) Yes, "neither here nor there" is a perfectly normal and oft used phrase here too. (However, "oft" is not often used - I just threw that one in there!!)
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Post by gillyp on Sept 18, 2014 8:37:45 GMT
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Post by billstergirl on Sept 18, 2014 9:39:28 GMT
Another "it is what it is" hater over here.
And the triplets; that's where it's at, that's where it's at right now, that's where it's at for now. I have family members who say any and all of these phrases. It makes me want to scream.
I know I have others but I would need to have a conversation with my sister to remember them.
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Post by mommaho on Sept 18, 2014 10:27:42 GMT
Sometimes my mouth says things before my brain engages . . . . however, I am not a trend setter or an 'up and comer' bothers me!
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Post by anniebygaslight on Sept 18, 2014 10:31:26 GMT
Any sentence with these two words >>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Fur baby" Yes, and can I add 'grand baby' to that. Aaaarrrggghhh!
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Post by kmk1112 on Sept 18, 2014 13:09:26 GMT
It has started to drive me crazy that people start any explanation or story with "So...." I especially notice it on interviews, when the interviewer asks the person about a process or to explain something, and they start it with So. I also have a coworker who does this and it just makes me irrationally annoyed.
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Post by oldcrow on Sept 18, 2014 13:20:37 GMT
We're pregnantNO, both of you are not pregnant. Only one of you is. Who the hell dreamed up that stupid expression anyway. ![B-|](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/notamused.png) My co-worker has announced, "We're breastfeeding." I didn't know her husband had boobs. Actually men do have boobs but they are empty. So maybe he gets to be the soother or whatever you call that plastic plug you stick in babies mouths to make them think they are getting what they want.
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Post by oldcrow on Sept 18, 2014 13:23:01 GMT
The phrase I hate is "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner" "YA know" Is another one that drives me nuts. "OH Snap" I still don't get this one.... I use "oh snap" at work instead of "oh shit" which would get me in trouble.
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Post by anxiousmom on Sept 18, 2014 13:23:39 GMT
As far as regional-speak, I find "y'all" grating, but I don't live in Texas. I have a client from Texas who writes y'all in business correspondence. That surprised me. I am guilty of this one-both in writing and speaking. In my defense though, I grew up in and still live in an environment that this is a regional norm. It isn't just Texas, it is pretty much through the south-just as other versions of "you all" are used in other regions of the country. ![:laugh:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Ivm7lm0DayrhoRpwvCeH.jpg)
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Post by ~Zoey~ on Sept 18, 2014 13:35:03 GMT
I hate "it's going to be <insert color>" when a QVC host is describing colors for an item. Is it going to change color from when I see it on the screen until I get it home?
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Post by metaldancer on Sept 18, 2014 14:58:00 GMT
I grew up, and still live, in North Carolina. "Do what" has always been part of the vocabulary here.
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Sept 18, 2014 16:30:27 GMT
I thought of another phrase that drives me nuts last night. My husband says this a lot.
"Get over yourself"
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Post by schooner3 on Sept 19, 2014 19:54:04 GMT
In order to -- the word to works fine alone Can I interrupt you? -- um, you just did Can I ask you a question? -- Um, you just did. Do you mean another question?
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