Phrases/sayings you hate

I hate when I hear "close personal friend to ... "

The fact that people are friends already implies they're close and personal.

Is there such a thing as "impersonal friends"? "distant friends?"

Because that's not friendship.

There are all kinds of friendships, so "close" seems ok. You have a point with "personal".

We do this thread every other day. Snore.

The OP's lack of punctuation undercuts any snarking about language.

Not really a phrase, but people who intersperse "like" throughout a conversation. "I was like, so tired, like seriously."

"I'm like burning up in here."

"He took part in a gangbang at like 12."

Like, why do people do that? Like, for real? Like

And I'm, like, "Ohhhhhhh, r3, we've never heard anyone bitch about THAT before..."

anyone being "triggered" by whatever

anything about someone's "AGENCY" wtf?

'you are just like your father/mother'.... eeewwww

anyone at any time including EVERYONE , usually in commercials or ads.......everyone loves this, everyone agrees....everyone should....

The formatting changed when I posted I had everything in a list. Yes ,I missed a period.

City "proper" has a distinct meaning different from "city limits" as does metropolitan area. That the majority of people appear to use them interchangeably, often as a hyper-correction to sound more intelligent is the problem.

"Agency," "Optics," and "Problematic" were all great words before social media and people needed to convey authority by sounding more educated and intelligent than they had a right to claim.

In the early 2000s, we were discussing how best to "curate" information and catalog it effectively in order to increase usability, long before the it became a fashionable way to describe such things to give it an air of selectivity or sophistication.

Social media and hoi polloi have ruined a lot of formerly great and descriptive words - literally.

Husbands who refer to their wives as "my better half". Ugh, what tragic, corny condescension.

I'm with R3 - the minute I hear someone use "like," I know they are an idiot.

Top notch.

Y'all.

Yinz. (Pittsburgh slang)

[quote]Yinz. (Pittsburgh slang)

It used to be pronounced "yuns," and then some nincompoop at CMU started a blog about yinztown or some such nonsense, which changed the spelling and pronunciation. You can always tell the parvenus.

“Look at things from a more granular level” - overused by pseudo intellects when answering simple questions.

I’m sick of Af.

The dread glottal stop in words with a "T" in them: Button becomes buh-in, Putin becomes Pooh-In.

and such

basically

all things being equal

back in the day

I'm surprised you can all type with those huge sticks up your ass.

But needs must, I suppose.

In the meantime I hate words and phrases that are euphemisms for something uglier. Like "alt-right" as opposed to "Neo-Nazi racists."

But needs must , you suppose what ?

[quote]Yes ,I missed a period.

Hope you don't live in Alabama, dear.

R10 Y'all fills a need in the English language because we have an absence of a separate second-person plural pronoun, unlike other languages.

"Educate yourself...."

"My art...."

"There IS no alt-left."

“I’m an empath”

"My bad!"

"My Brand"

Um, your a fucking Instaho! IBM, Sony, Evian water: those are brands.

Unquote ..it’s close quote or end quote. I’ve seen major network anchors say it..u can’t unquote anything.

“Building my brand”

R18. Lol

I don't mind them. Things change.

"Moving forward" and "reached out" are annoying to me, especially the latter. What happened to good old "contacted?" "You guys" when addressing women is irksome. R20, I agree about "my art." Will add actors yammering on about "my craft."

At this point in time....we know you’re not talking about space so at this point suffices.

Full stop! Anytime someone puts that in a fucking email I want to say "full stop this bitch" and punch them in the face.

“That’s so cringe”.

"Lean in" - short form of "Lean in and kiss the boss's ass"

Problematic.

Why do Americans say: “I could care less” when what they actually mean is: “I couldn’t care less”?

"Full punch," r31.

I don't hear it as much, hopefully 'cause it's much maligned, but the whole "let's put a pin in that" that allows the self-involved nincompoop with whom you're conversing to continue to monopolize the conversation.

My ex-friend who signs his emails "best" also puts pins in things, r37. Double-douche and, as I said, ex-.

Authentic irks me when used in that "authentic self" bullshit.

When people use the word "perfect" to describe a response to a question or problem. The response is almost always far from perfect, but at best satisfactory.

My truth

I've actually responded, "Perfect? Really?", to waiters who've said that about my order. ("No problem" went over their heads.)

Vicki Gunvalson. These are not syllables that trip lightly off the tongue. I want the person who keeps putting threads up with her name in the title to be dropped off the George Washington Bridge

Dollface. Dolls are ugly. And they smell.

"Back in the day." Why not just say "years ago"?

“Needless to say”; then don’t fucking say it.

Phrases like “5 of my best friends and I...” only ONE can be BEST.

"Low key" being used to mean "a little bit" or "somewhat." Like here, courtesy of the douchebag who started this thread:

[quote]Low-key annoyed that I earn too much to receive the full $1,200 under the proposed Senate stimulus plan.

Mindful. This lady at work keeps saying things like "We have to be mindful of how we handle this situation." I hate it because it sounds like she's lecturing children.

I have a colleague who is a repeater so I hear a lot of "for sure, for sure" and "no worries, no worries."

Whenever someone says "correct" multiple times when talking to anyone, especially a customer, it grates on my last nerve. I think it sounds rude and condescending. There's one guy who does the drawn out "corrrrrr-RECT" the longer he is taking with someone.

However, the phrase I hate the most is "Happy (any day of the week)" Ugh.

I am hearing 'agency' more and more.

I only used to hear it as 'talent agency'

Now, people use it for so much more.

Gift as a verb, like "I gifted her a silk scarf."

Those who cannot pronounce nuclear, or calling aluminum aluminium, or the like.

Agreed, R7.

"Curator" and "to curate" used to have something to do with cunts like me who took art history degrees and studied connoisseurship and did things with museums that were grounded in scholarship.

Now it's any random cunt at all who's a wannabe tastemaker/influencer/dj in his or her own mind.

The fact of the matter is...

but at the end of the day...

Quinoa! Keen-wa is how everyone says it but that's not what it originally was. It should be kee-no-ah, three open syllables like it was before it was cool. It's been around forever until the social media millennials and trashy celebraties and wannabes started eating it and talking about it so much.

And it's not a grain, it's a seed crop not a grass.

“Goals. Blah blah blah is goals.” Jesus, I hate that.

“I want to ship them.” Yes, and I’d like to ship you somewhere, far away.

r52 The rest of the English-speaking world spells and pronounces it "aluminium."

[quote]“Needless to say”; then don’t fucking say it.

If you must, use the French version -- it sounds classier.

"Ça va sans dire."

Many TV talking heads and politicians say "the fact of the matter is"...

Agent Orange in the White House who is unable to solve any problem because that would require a brain to think, knowing what he's talking about and actually having a plan has a favorite saying: "We'll see what happens"....

“Influencer”.

It’s a self aggrandizing term for self important media whores. Also, it’s phony and pretentious.

"Great bones," about a house or apartment. Every dickhead who has ever watched HGTV utters this as if offering an insider trading tip.

“So,...”.

"The Rona" instead of corona virus = Mark of the Douche.

‘Wow. Just wow.” Especially if they continue typing/speaking. If all you want to say is just “wow” then you need to stop.

Unpack. Jesus fucking Christ on the cross I hate that shit.

Ok. Let’s unpack this situation...

“Basically...”.

We... are asking you politely.

"Let that sink in."

Wait for it.

Blah. Blah. Blah. Just say it in one damn sentence. Blah blah blah.

It is what it is.

People who end sentences with "right?" Riiiight? I know, righhhtt?

Anywho/Anyhoo

It’s too big.

It hurts.

Stop.

Ladies and gentlemen, I’m sorry to disturb your ride.

[quote] Phrases like “5 of my best friends and I...” only ONE can be BEST.

Not to mention it’s grammatically incorrect.

“Going forward” to mean from now on.

I don’t know when it entered the lexicon, but I can’t stand it.

People who don't know when to use 'me' versus 'I.'

Oh, come over and eat dinner with Tim and I. YOU FUCKING MORON, in this instance, it's actually TIM AND ME.

veggie

delish

Sorry, that's not in my wheelhouse.

R79, throw me a W&W, huh?

I hate it when people giving weather reports uselessly add the word "hours" to times of the day. "We could see some showers in the evening hours." Do you mean in the evening? "Temperatures will rise during the morning hours." You mean in the morning?

“Ok, so I’m basically...”.

Just start the fucking sentence, you halfwit!

So, here's my question.

So, yesterday I was...

So, like.

Why on earth do people start sentences with SO? Idiots.

R21 yes there is, ctrl-left

Gifting -- god, make it stop!

But....drum roll please, the over-use, incorrect use and superfluous use of the word "had" I listen to a lot of podcasts and it is appalling how many people do this. I suppose people think that more words and syllables sound like Britney "all smarted up, y'all" !!

Examples (with corrections): "She had gone to the store" (She WENT to the store) "I had given my last dollar" (I GAVE my last dollar) "If I had wanted sex" (If I WANTED sex) "I had eaten my last brownie" (I ATE my last brownie) "What had happened..." ( Ok, that one is funny so I'll tolerate it)

"Social Distancing" has already worn out its welcome.

mutilated

[quote]"Social Distancing" has already worn out its welcome.

And I've already grown tired of hearing "flattening the curve."

R72, I always follow up with: and it isn't, what it isn't.

It would be nice if this crisis brought an end to "going viral" or "infectious laugh."

New normal

Adults who say "ewwwww". What are you, 8?

Minorities who say introductory & throat-clearer phrases twice: "Hello, hello" "Good, good" Middle Easteners do this a lot, and it's innocent enough, but I find it annoying.

Yes, "flatten the curve" is overused by any wanting to sound informed.

"Legit" used to mean "legitimately," as in:

“I legit didn't think Catholic Churches did weddings during Lent.”

"This is legit THE ONLY queso recipe you’ll need."

Someone told someone else on the "Pasta. FUCK!" thread that he should eat his pasta with "lashings" of brown butter. I don't think I have ever heard anything quite so pretentious.

A phrase I’ve started hearing a lot lately: “controlling my narrative” (or “take back my narrative”).

“In and of itself” - always from a pompous American.

"Truth to power." Oh god, fuck you!

[quote] It would be nice if this crisis brought an end to "going viral" or "infectious laugh."

I can only half agree with you on this. An infectious laugh is a compliment. It means one’s laugh is so “catchy” it causes others to laugh too, regardless of how funny the original joke or situation was.

I love people with infectious laughs.

“No worries,” should own this thread. Right beside old people that bleat the word: “Grody.”

I hate when bossy faggots tell you to dress, act, talk, decorate etc. all while vocal frying and bouncing around like an 8th grade girl

[quote]"Great bones," about a house or apartment. Every dickhead who has ever watched HGTV utters this as if offering an insider trading tip.

Related to this is "pop of color". As in..... "the pillows and area rug bring a 'pop of color' to an otherwise bland space."

Anything hipster-ish and millennial:

Artisanal

Curated

Locally sourced

Goals

Hangry

Adulting

Woke

Boujee

Cis

Respecting pronouns

"That being said"

Adding - I’ve got your back! God how I hate it.

"is goals"

"Looking good is always goals."

What, moron? You left out a few words.

"Hunty" is the queeniest word in all of Gaydom.

To which I'll add, R108, any phrases that might be heard in RuPaul's Drag Race. They spill only from the mouths of the most worthless idiots

"Know my worth"

Gurl the last time I was at a gay bar these (obviously shop bottom queens) were talking about how their bosses better know their worth and their fat hag friend just kept screaming it right back at them.

Uggh.

Shaved snizz

I had a colleague who would allow anyone to use the word “but”, and when they did say it, she would interject “AND!l, meaning “say ‘and instead of but’ “. I don’t miss that nonsense.

I also hate when people say “hmmm....Let’s take this up 3000 feet and look at the bigger picture”. I usually hear that from nontechnical people.

Also, “presence” used as a verb feels pretentious “let’s presence ourselves and really process what is being shared here....hnnnkay?

“Suppose to be”.

"Moving forward". The fraus at work love saying that in the meetings.

Is it that hard saying "Next on the agenda" or "Next on our list" ?

“My husband and myself”.

Thankfully, r112, no one has ever used any of that language in my presence. Except you.

I’m with you, r116.

R112, WTF?

"Oh -- looks like a penis, only smaller."

"Are you SURE it's in?"

"It's just a cold sore."

DROPS/DROPPED - as in a pseudo-insider lingo to create a false sense of urgency for the public release or issuance of something, as in "Debbie Harry autobiography drops today"

DROP THE MIC meme - while we're on the subject of dropping, fuck on off with this cheesy shit

GOES LIVE - more psuedo-insider lingo to create a false sense of urgency, as in a realtor whose listing "goes live" on Tuesday

"The fuck?!" (leaving out "What")

"throw a fuck," as in "I bet he throws a mean fuck." Some DL idiot uses this all the time. He went away for a while, but he's back.

"I just can't."

Don't despair! a whole new lingo will emerge from this pandemic. Will be interesting to watch it develop.

"____ is EVERYTHING!"

Using "growing" for things other than agricultural pursuits. As in people who are "growing their business", hate that shit.

a lot of annoying jargon emerged from arrogant corporate speak , which is now behind us.

[quote]Mindful. This lady at work keeps saying things like "We have to be mindful of how we handle this situation." I hate it because it sounds like she's lecturing children.

THANK YOU, R48! Last week an old friend called out of the blue whom I hadn't heard from since 1999 or so. While catching up he asked me what's gone on with me, a question I hate since my life kinda sucks.

Anyway, I gave a brief outline--caring for parents with dementia/stroke/blindness, 2 major spinal surgeries and chronic pain, harassment at work, etc. Mind you, said friend is a very successful doctor in ATL, with multiple houses etc etc etc. He tells me, "Have you ever tried yoga, meditation, and mindfulness exercises?"

I told him "Yes, actually--when my psychologist committed me to a suicide intervention program, where midway through two of my assigned therapist told me if they had my life they'd be suicidal, too. My issue is I am entirely TOO "mindful" of it all."

Love ya anyway, Kev.

"Robust" has been making the rounds lately.

FANK you / fixded

"Giving me life!"

"Yeah, no."

R129 😂🖕🖕🖕🖕

—So-and-so was "at his side" when he died. What the fuck does that MEAN? Why "at his side"? Why not simply "with him" or some such? In the same category is "surrounded by his family," as if the party in question was being lynched. One of the funniest mistakes I ever read in a newspaper obituary was, "Mrs. _____ passed away at home, surrounded by her daughter." (The daughter must have been quite a big girl.) Oh yeah, "passed away" is equally offensive, although it's not nearly as bad as "passed," when referencing death. They fucking DIED; they were in no condition to pass anything, except perhaps some postmortem gas.

—"Gal." It's not the 1930s any longer. Show me a person who always uses the word "gal" and I'll show you a simpleton. I'm really surprised the Me Too people haven't zeroed in on this. (Whatcha waitin' for, gals?)

—"92 years young." Don't even fucking think it. I have gotten so militant over that stupid cutesy-precious term that I interrupt anyone in my presence who uses it and say something like, "I think you mean 92 years OLD, don't you? Don't gild the lily."

—"Across the pond," when referring to the space between The US and the UK. That term was neither clever nor amusing when it was used probably 70 years ago, at least. Just say "In England" or "in the US." Or is that too complicated?

[quote]—"Gal." It's not the 1930s any longer. Show me a person who always uses the word "gal" and I'll show you a simpleton.

See simpletons simper in the "cleaning ladies" thread.

You sound nice, r131.

[quote]Those who cannot pronounce nuclear, or calling aluminum aluminium, or the like.

But it's CALLED 'aluminium' almost everywhere in the world. Stop being so US-centric.

The way millennitards use "creeper" to mean anyone they think they don't like.

"________ is EVERYTHING"

r136 Really?

What, r137, two people can't hate the same irritating phrase?

"Low hanging fruit" -- I hate that phrase.

“Low hanging balls” — I hate those things.

The worst is "I was like..." "like..." "We were like..."

LIKE LIKE LIKE

R137: forgive me, I have you blocked, so I never saw your post. I only saw what you wrote because of R138's reply.

“So...”.

"the 'Rona." Anyone who types it deserves to get it.

R141 “like” and “um”, especially when someone is speaking in public.

[quote]You sound nice, [R131].

Actually, I'm VERY nice—when I'm not being subjected to condescending words and phrases uttered by people too stupid to come up with anything clever or original.

R124 Let’s UNPACK this, because I think there are some items we still need to CARE FOR in our NARRATIVE, to be MINDFUL of our OPTICS.

Entire meetings of this nonsense back and forth. What are they saying? What are we actually doing?

R147’s first paragraph made me gag a little.

Ok, I’m alright now.

I think anthropologists call it “code switching” when you adopt phrases, lexicon and mannerisms that suit a given audience. People can sense that effect sometimes, and not want to deal with you after.

skill set

code switching

In politics "put food on the table". Just say buy food for Pete's sake.

trump/pence 2nd term