What words or phrases do you find extremely annoying?

[Haole Girl]

I'll start: "That's copacetic."

Do we still live in 1979, or what?!


edit: Forgot the question mark, per usual

[flvegan]

1. "No, I won't show you my luscious, perky breasts."

[Haole Girl]

5. At my age, I can't comment on perky breasts

[leeroysphitz]

14. You're never too old to comment on perky breasts...

[Aristus]

38. Yeah, don't let us stop you!...

[Dr. Strange]

10. "Do my breasts feel firm enough?"

If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me that...

[flvegan]

17. Quit fondling the chicken at the grocery store, freak.

[TZ]

18. "PM me those pictures please"

I TOLD you enough is enough...

[Pierre.Suave]

41. especially frustrating at the...

titty club...

[Lil Missy]

89. After I sent you that pic? Oh, you are just hopeless.

[BikeWriter]

93. ...I thought you were a veggiematarian?

[flvegan]

106. Hey you, where ya been?

Haven't seen you in a while.

[leeroysphitz]

2. "with every fibre of my being" I get mega doosh chills every time i read / hear that.

Oh and the word "Ilk" just bugs the shit out of me as well.

Don't ask me why.

[Haole Girl]

6. I didn't even know "Ilk" was a word

[yellowdogintexas]

133. oh I hate the phrase "and others of their ilk" maybe I hate it so much because

mostly right wingers seem to use that phrase.

[kedrys]

3. "I'm getting to the point where it's like..."

If the s.o. says that ONE MORE TIME, to the moon. I swear.

[Haole Girl]

8. Did you tell them it bothers you?

[kedrys]

52. Many, many times

Sigh.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. "Folks" Also, "literally".

[Haole Girl]

9. "literally" gets on my nerves too

[GreenPartyVoter]

15. Yeah, my very last nerve. Literally! :^P

[Left Is Write]

12. I don't mind literally if it's used correctly.

[GreenPartyVoter]

13. I hear it far too often and even when used correctly it's annoying in a

"Thank you, Captain Obvious" sorta way.

[Odin2005]

138. That makes me LITERALLY loony!

[ReliantJ]

7. "liberal agenda"

Ann Coulter be damned

[Haole Girl]

11. Ann Coulter is vile

That's all I'm going to say on that subject.

[YankeyMCC]

16. "To be honest with you..." or any variation on that

it seems to imply that normally the person speaking is not honest and doesn't expect people - including me, the one they're talking to at the moment - to speak honestly as a matter of course.

[Haole Girl]

20. Oops

I use that. And wasn't aware it's annoying to people! Thanks.

[YankeyMCC]

23. Of course it might be because

it was one my ex used constantly so I may be more sensitive than most about it given the association

[Aristus]

35. Similar to that is: "...I mean that!"

As if everything else they say is just empty talk. I don't trust people who say that.

[DeepBlueC]

46. "I'll tell you the truth"

greet anything that follows with reservations.

[sohndrsmith]

19. "Me and ________ "... makes me want to spit. : ) n/t

[Haole Girl]

21. We get that a lot in pic threads, don't we?

English is a difficult language!

[sohndrsmith]

29. It's everywhere and it drives me crazy... I cured my teenager of this habit, but

I can't take on the rest of the world... : ).

English isn't a difficult language - it's bloody insane. I love it anyway.

[Kajsa]

61. Try teaching it!

I have such empathy for my students.

And yes, I love it too.

[Odin2005]

140. I know a Bosnian guy who called English syntax just that, "bloody insane".

And he's quite right. English's inflectional grammar is highly reduced but we compensate with an incredible complexity of syntax.

[Odin2005]

139. There's nothing LINGUSTICALLY wrong with it, it's just a pet peeve of grammar Nazis that can't...

...admit that REAL spoken language is never completely logical grammatically. Most languages, including spoken English, uses double negatives and odd pronoun usages. But for some reason the grammar Nazis got this "it's not logical" crutch that has no basis in linguistic fact. "Me and X" subject constructions are a perfectly natural part of SPOKEN English.

[NJmaverick]

22. shits and giggles grates on my nerves

[Haole Girl]

24. That's an odd one

Glad nobody I know uses it!

[NJmaverick]

42. It's used like this

Just for shits and giggles why don't we......

[rug]

25. "How long has it been oozing?"

[Haole Girl]

27. In what context, Charlie?

[rug]

32. As in on the F train at 8:15 a.m., spoken by a total stranger.

[Haole Girl]

36. Yuck

p.s., I once got lost on the "F" train. Long story. It was scary after quitting time!

[femmocrat]

26. Two lately: "going forward" and....

I don't know what it called grammatically, but I keep hearing people say (for example): "My husband, he (then the rest of the sentence)." I just know it's wrong! It seems to be becoming commonplace.

[Gormy Cuss]

28. "went missing"

In the U.S. people disappeared or got lost until about ten years ago when the British 'went missing' phrase came into vogue.

I also can't stand "per usual"

[Haole Girl]

30. Oh, should I edit my "per usual"?

[Gormy Cuss]

33. I was just having some fun with ya, Haole Girl.

[Haole Girl]

37. Oh, thanks

I'm still frazzled from a whole day of people yelling at me (work).

[sohndrsmith]

31. Yes! Thank you... this is an odd one. Especially when heard on the news.

To me it seems like slang, which is fine, but somehow doesn't fit when used as a formal term. Or maybe that's just nit-picky of me...

[Haole Girl]

34. Using incorrect grammar on the news REALLY irritates me

I don't even want to get started on that.

[cherish44]

39. "I could care less"

Could you?????

[Haole Girl]

40. When you know they do

[sammythecat]

50. I got a thing about that one too.

[raccoon]

99. Ditto. nt

[DeepBlueC]

43. "going forward"

I think it's often superfluous and I just hear it way too often. And can I add something about gestures I hate? OK, thanks: please, TV people, stop tenting your fingers!

[Haole Girl]

44. Don't hear that too much

Of course, now I will probably notice it all the time! lol

[DeepBlueC]

47. I think you will if you are a political junkie

it's ubiquitous. Politicians and pundits have all embraced what probably started as "corporate-speak". A lot of irritating phrases have their start there.

[Texasgal]

45. " Think outside the box"

I HATE that phrase!

[Haole Girl]

48. THAT phrase sould be retired, too!!

[timtom]

129. We're in luck!

There's an empty grave site right next to "paradigm shift".

[DemBones DemBones]

131. Is "proactive" in the next grave?

If not, it should be.

[DeepBlueC]

49. especiallly since they will recoil in horror if you do!

[sammythecat]

51. Let's be creative while talking in cliches

[ashling]

104. I didn't even know there WAS a box.

I've certainly never seen it ... Hell, I don't think I have even been close to the box ... not that I would have been aware, because I don't even know what the box looks like ... Does anybody know?

[libodem]

62. but how would you phrase

thinking that isn't within the usual parameters? I don't understand why it's so offensive. The same people hate rhetoric and paradigm.

[lightningandsnow]

53. "Not that there's anything wrong with that"

When used as anything other than a jokey Seinfeld reference.

They almost always are implying there IS something wrong with whatever in question.

[ashling]

105. Well, there's not anything wrong with that,

so there!

[old mark]

54. When pols or reporters say "Going Forward" or "Moving Forward"

or some derivative of that.Also "need to" or "needs", as in
"we need to move forward" or "this door needs to be kept closed".

There are a lot more, but I guess I'm just a grumpy old guy this morning.

I need to move forward....


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[DeepBlueC]

55. that's my current cringe

[ashling]

107. "Cringe" used as a noun

especially when used in sinage

[pokerfan]

56. 'Be that as it may'

has always bugged the shit out of me.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

57. You're fired

irriates the hell out of me. Thank God I have only heard it once.

[Forkboy]

58. "The fact of the matter is..." Usually followed by anything but.

And "Chillax" earns instant death if said in my presence.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

59. "Mandatory Malloy Truthseekers Check In Here"

Sorry, Mandatory Malloy Truthseekers...it just SOUNDS effin' STOOOOOOOOOPID.

[nytemare]

64. I'm not sure why, but Malloy bugs me.

I guess I have to turn in my DU membership card, but he is irritating to me.

[tinymontgomery]

60. No Problem

I hate that term. You ask someone to do something and they say no problem, especially someone that works for you or a service person. If they couldn't do it because of a problem then I would expect them to say they couldn't do it. I really hate it after they did something and you say thanks and they respond with no problem, what happened to just saying your welcome or something.

[Maeryanne]

121. Oh, but that phrase is so cute in Hawaii :)

It was one of the cutesy memories I brought back with me from Maui! "No Problem!" Said in that slow Hawaiin drawl, I loved it! And, somehow, it helped me feel that there was no problem, I found it reassuring as a solo tourist

[tinymontgomery]

124. Have never been to Hawaii

so then maybe it does have its place at certain times.

[Maeryanne]

132. s'ok ...

No problem!

[libodem]

63. 'whatever'

[graywarrior]

65. I LOVE whatever!

It's the ultimate put down.

I hate it when someone makes a statement and then adds "True?" and waits for you to respond KNOWING you have to say yes or you are a loser.

[Lucian]

66. "Big island of Hawaii"

There is only ONE island of Hawai'i. Yes, it's the biggest island in the Hawaiian Islands, but it's the ONLY one named Hawai'i. Christfuck! I read that phrase in the March 2009 Discover magazine, and I had to put it down after I read it. It really irritated me.

[Haole Girl]

68. When I go to Hawaii

And people ask which island, & I tell them Hawaii, then they ask "Yes, but which island." It's at that point I usually call it the Big Isle.

[Release The Hounds]

67. 'Woot Off' or 'Oh, Snap'

[seaker]

69. My bad

I hate that phrase

[Haole Girl]

70. I hate it too

It makes me cringe.

[bluethruandthru]

71. Spot on.

Drives me crazy!

[DeepBlueC]

79. that's British

I hear it fairly often in Canada

[omega minimo]

88. Spot on, eh?

[DeepBlueC]

111. "eh" I almost never hear actually

I think Don Cherry (redneck hockey guy) might be an "eh" guy.

[spindrifter]

72. Give ... a heads up.

[Lavender Brown]

73. "Going forward," "not so much," and any common phrases involving the word brain

as in "brain fart," "brain drain," and "pick your brain." I can't stand those.

[WinkyDink]

74. "UPS" as a word, instead of "U. P. S." Waiting "on line"; it's "IN"! "At the end of the day."

[Tangerine LaBamba]

85. Waiting on line is common usage

in some parts of the US. In NYC, people wait on line.

[WinkyDink]

98. "Common usage" is the raison d'etre of the OP. RARE usage rarely annoys.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

101. Au contraire

I saw nothing in the OP referring to common or uncommon usage.

You're putting something there that wasn't.

[Skittles]

75. "prolly" used instead of probably

just incredibly fucking juvenile

[Haole Girl]

76. Will you please kick their ass when you see it next time?

[Arugula Latte]

77. "Don't go there."

"It's not brain surgery."
"It's not rocket science."

The phrase "not so much" can be annoying, however, for some reason I like it when Jon Stewart uses it.

Ooooh, and freakin' Apple has been using the word "funnest" in its iPod ads -- "The funnest iPod yet" or something like that.

[Rob H.]

78. Long, boring explanation followed by "That being said..."

followed by a continuation of the long, boring explanation. I have a coworker who does that all the time and it's fucking irritating.

I also hear "At the end of the day..." and "Moving forward..." pretty often. I wish corporatespeak would just die, already.

[Nye Bevan]

80. "It is what it is"

Also:

"very briefly" (if you really want to be very brief you can be even briefer by skipping the words "very briefly".

"I could care less" (meaning I *couldn't* care less)

[FloridaJudy]

109. Gods! I HATE that one!

Especially since it's almost always used to dismiss some situation that really sucks.

Next to that, I'd have to chose "irregardless" as my least favorite expression. That's just ignorant, without possessing the earthy charm of "ain't".

[Evoman]

81. "Fruit of my loins".....plain ol fucking gross, I say.

[RoyGBiv]

82. Signage ...

The first time some PR person used that in my presence I started laughing 'cause I thought they'd made it up.

But, no ... Marketing people apparently use this constantly.

We don't need two stinkin' syllables for "sign." Tell me to put up the sign. I'll put up the sign or all the signs. I will have nothing to do with your signage, however.

[Orrex]

83. I hereby kick and recommend your post

"Signage" causes me terrible annoyage.

[XemaSab]

91. Note to self:

Take the word signage out of the environmental report.

[RoyGBiv]

102. Grrr ...

Although, if the environmental report reads something like "there's too damn much signage around here" it can pass.

Signage, signage, everywhere there's signage
Blocking out the scenery breaking my mindage
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the signage

[ashling]

103. Are you allergic to marketing jargon in general, or

do you just have a sinage infection?

[RoyGBiv]

108. Why I oughta ...

That made me spit coffee. And I have no comeback.

[oshyposhy]

84. The night is yet a fetus.

My bestie says this all the time. Makes me cringe.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

86. I have issues.

ARRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! AAAAIIIYYEEEEEE!

Nobody can say that they have "problems" anymore. That is not cool.

I hate "issues" as the worst kind of sissified euphemism. Gak.

[smalll]

87. IMPACT as a verb. And its puke-worthy bastard child, "IMPACTFUL."

And the fact that this atrocity has become so widespread that I'd bet that even the most intelligent and literate people under 20 these days have no idea that it's wrong. So wrong.

[XemaSab]

92. Note to self:

Take the word impact out of the environmental report.

[sammythecat]

118. Yes, the battle has been lost

"Task" has been tasked with double duty as well.

[Odin2005]

141. Call the WAAAHHHmbulance!!!

Turning nouns into verbs or vice-versa is completely normal in English. With many such 2-syllable words distinguished by stress. IM-pact is a noun, im-PACT is a verb.

[ashling]

90. "brutally honest"

in my experience, people who claim to be "brutally honest" are generally ore into the brutality than honstey.

[raccoon]

100. You got that right. nt

[Zavulon]

94. "Brutally murdered," "brutally raped."

As opposed to what, "tenderly murdered" and "gently raped?"

[Zavulon]

95. Wellness.

I don't know how old the word is, but I've only been hearing and hating it for the last decade or so.

[FloridaJudy]

110. Worse: "High Level Wellness"

When did "good health" become something to avoid? I want to slap the snot out of people who want to "promote high level wellness". Medical and nursing administrators are among the worst offenders.

[riverdale]

96. WJW

"Wow Just Wow"
This never occurs in the wild; only online.

[BlueCollar]

97. "irregardless"...n/t

[Inchworm]

112. wunt, cunt, shunt

"He wunt do that."

"They cunt come."

"She shunt touch it."

Missing the D. I giggle inside when people do it and occasionally grin out loud

[Rhythm]

113. Narwals! Fuck Yeah!

When everybody knows it's FUCK YEAH NARWHALS!!! STAB YOUR ASS!!! YEAH! FUCK!

[namahage]

114. "Don't take this the wrong way,but..."

Followed by a (verbal) punch to the gut. Somewhat similar to its weaker cousin "No offense, but..." (which indicates that whatever follows will be blatantly offensive), but also manages to shift responsibility onto the listener--that if you're hurt by what is being said, it's somehow your fault for taking it the wrong way.

[Lindsey]

115. "Does that make sense" drives me crazy. n/t

[Maeryanne]

120. Oh, you are soooo right!

I have been fumepondering that very expression as offered to me by my brother during a recent disagreement! "You are taking it the wrong way ... !"

And, it wasn't until later, during my 'postmatch' analysis, that I could hear my completely cool, calm and collected response ... "So, you are NOT being ... {then listing what I felt was being projected}. And much later, like maybe yesterday {yes, I am working on letting go } Retorting something like "I am not TAKING anything!" in the same centred and selfassured manner

Last week on "Two and a Half Men" that line was delivered in the most delicious way, by the more, shall we say 'constricted' of the two brothers "Now, don't take this the wrong way ... " as he proceeded to list off all of Charlie's character faults, to which he musingly responds "Why would I take that the wrong way ... ?"

It was funny, and kind of synchronistic too! Or, was that irony?

[cherish44]

116. "Baby bump"

For a pregnant woman's belly. That phrase has become popular only in the past few years but it annoys the hell out of me for some reason. Sounds like something a 5 year old would say.

[Odin2005]

143. It's a Briticism

Apparently British actress Kate Winslet popularized it over here.

[sammythecat]

117. Corporate. It's an adjective, not a noun.

Using "corporate" as a noun, by those who should know better, is pathetically pretentious.

[BarbaRosa]

119. Actually

Actually, I think the word actually is actually used way to much.

ALSO

To make a long story short, generally too late.

[timtom]

130. How about:

To cut a long story sideways and down the middle, and not to put too fine a point on it...

[Maeryanne]

122. "At the end of the day ... " {????}

Soooo overused, much like the term "pc" which seems to have been hijacked for the purposes of a quick putdownwithoutproperinquiry

Other annoyances that escalate in irksomeness once identified in conversation are:

"You know ..."

"Should" {shmoud}

[MadBadger]

123. "With all due Respect"

Just doesnt seem to fit when followed by, "You're fucked in the head!"

[MissMillie]

125. "whatever!"

in an argument, it's a clear sign that the other person won.

[timtom]

126. Anyhoo...

No problem. (As an answer to "thank you" instead of "You're welcome".)

"Anyhoo" is at the top of my list, however.

Oh, and those who would be so fashionably hip and would refer to a computer as 'puter.

[redqueen]

127. Epic, FTW, my bad, etc. (nt)

[geardaddy]

128. That's one.

I don't know why, but I cringe at the tag "and whatnot"

[yellowdogintexas]

134. "one of the only" jeez, if it is only, then it has to be just one. DUH

the correct usage should be one of the few.....

[Haole Girl]

135. Hmm...

never thought about it. Just figured there were groups of "only ones." lol

[DarkTirade]

136. Like, whatever.

[Odin2005]

137. "Does this make me look fat?" and other "stroke their ego with white lies" situations.

Be honest and you get slapped by the GF/wife.

[seaker]

142. Day 1 and 24-7