Phrases which irritate me .Do you have any?

[hell2bwith76]

Some common phrases which are in everyday use do irritate me .
The main one i can think of is Act your age. The very word act suggests that we are programmed ,as humans , to rehearse and act out our different stages of ageing . Is there a set of rules( a script ?) which dictates what we should act like at these different stages of life ?.
I`m not as eloquent as many are on here but i think my words will be understood .

 

[funandflirty]

so many!!!

going forward.....
it is what it is.....
oh my days ….
Brexit means Brexit....

I will stop now

 

[Lex51]

Ok, Boomer, I'm not even going to comment on how much this makes me angry. I will be banned for life.

 

[jenarator202]

'How has your day been', when asked makes me feel as if they want to know what have I been doing all day, it feels like that they think I have been doing nothing apart from sitting on my bum all day!

 

[Dong]

'All things in moderation.'

What a mingy outlook!

 

[jefffs]

'All things in moderation.'

What a mingy outlook!

Make`s a note not too ask jenarator202 how was her day, when chatters ask things like that its called making conversation, much better than hi or bye or even a nasty word.

 

[WickedPerdition]

Some common phrases which are in everyday use do irritate me .
The main one i can think of is Act your age. The very word act suggests that we are programmed ,as humans , to rehearse and act out our different stages of ageing . Is there a set of rules( a script ?) which dictates what we should act like at these different stages of life ?.
I`m not as eloquent as many are on here but i think my words will be understood .

I know it gets a very bad press but there are times when no other inquiry can be more suitable than the evergreen: "Do you come here often?"

 

[Clarity]

It is what it is ... I mean what is that about ? We know it is what it is because it is so why do we need to say it?

 

[jenarator202]

Make`s a note not too ask jenarator202 how was her day, when chatters ask things like that its called making conversation, much better than hi or bye or even a nasty word.

In real Jefffs, not on chat

 

[jenarator202]

I know it gets a very bad press but there are times when no other inquiry can be more suitable than the evergreen: "Do you come here often?"

How about 'Have you been here before?', much better way of asking.

 

[WickedPerdition]

How about 'Have you been here before?', much better way of asking.

Out of sheer embarrassment, I think I would be disinclined to ask that either. Especially with regards to visiting the Forums.

 

[jefffs]

How about 'Have you been here before?', much better way of asking.

what ever is asked will not be right for some people

 

[hell2bwith76]

There was a time when people would say "definitely" when questioned about a topic .Since the 1980`s i think it`s been altered to "absolutely" .
"Don`t you think that the sea in Cornwall is a beautiful Blue ?"...answer "Absolutely". A simple"yes " might suffice . My opinion is that this was a word used by the upper crust which was nicked by the lower crust who like to imagine that they are upper crust

 

[LadyOnArooftop]

Reminds me of 'newspeak' from the novel 1984. If something is 'good' that the only word we would need, if its not good we wouldn't need any additional words, could simply say it's 'ungood'. We could probably get the English language down to a few hundred words.

 

[hell2bwith76]

Yet another word/phrase which gets up my nose is " You have to earn" respect " !! .What does that mean ? I went to work and earned money so thjat i could live and build. I`ve never heard such rubbish as having to learn respect ! . I presume it`s a reward for doing or saying the right thing to the right person(s) which is even sillier .

 

[Wojcik]

"Well, at the end of the day", as their beginning of their closing argument or statement.

And

"With all due respect", and then you go on to disrespect you lol.

 

[hell2bwith76]

"Well, at the end of the day", as their beginning of their closing argument or statement.

And

"With all due respect", and then you go on to disrespect you lol.

Very true ! so much rubbish eh ?

 

[jenarator202]

Another pet hate, one which I constantly have to live with is 'What are they thinking!' I do not know what they are thinking, I am not a mind reader! Grrr!

 

[Dong]

'Never say never'.
(in a changing world)?

 

[Resolute]

"No, you can't."