Phrases You Hate: Part 2

Research has become a comic word thanks to Google. Finding one source online is not research. Spending time in a library stack is.

OP and R1, right on with your observations about this idiotic phrase “doing your research” or “I did my own research.”

This is such a product of this decade. Quickly from the start of 2020 that phrase become laughable.

I Did My ReeSUrCH!!! = “I’m a room temperature IQ idiot that reads the first page of Google results and has no understanding of algorithmic manipulation.”

These are the smooth brain retards holding us back.

I guess you expect people to spend 8+ hours in a University library?

"We begin tonight with breaking news..."

Do these newscasters (especially Miss Muir of ABC World News Tonight) understand the concept of 'breaking news' ? Apparently not.

'Breaking news' is something happening in that moment in real time. Tonight, Muir's 'breaking news' was Trump's message to Latinos in the mid-west this afternoon. That's not 'breaking', that happened hours ago. It's now old news - it's not in this moment. It broke when he said his message earlier in the day, not at 6:32 pm. 'Breaking News' sounds urgent, but viewers have become immune to this phrase now, knowing damn well there's nothing to anticipate.

Maybe he should change his tagline to "Tonight we begin with the latest news..." That's more appropriate.

Maybe it started breaking or developing after their last broadcast. But I agree the word breaking sounds silly. Waves break.

[quote]Maybe it started breaking or developing after their last broadcast.

I'm sure it did - a lot of news 'broke' in the past 24 hours, even in the last five minutes. Which is my point - the news already broke and now it's old news, not breaking. So don't try to sensationalize it and call it 'breaking news' just to grab everyone's attention.

BTW, this 'breaking news' hype started on 9-11, when news was breaking every moment of that day from all parts of the world. It was warranted at that time. News producers saw how it captured the viewers' attention, and they didn't grab the remote - they sat through the newscast.

Trump talking shit at an afternoon rally is not 'breaking news' on an evening newscast. Not when all the cable news channels covered it live.

[quote]Do your own research.

"Google is your friend" being an annoying variation of it.

"I could say something/a lot of things, but I won't".

You Just did.

R1 you don’t know DL—they can barely click on a safe link!

"Ate and left no crumbs"

"Let's get this party started" used in a business environment.

“It’s a real game changer.” This is being annoyingly used ads and previews for everything. Stop!

"Elevate your ...."

"It's my signature scent!"

"It's my go to!"

"It's my Holy Grail!!"

Fucking idiot women online

"Everything happens for a reason."

... except when it doesn't.

"Last but not least..." in any list of names

"Chill out."

‘’Trump will keep us safe’’

Mother!!! Iconic!!!!

Anything that sprouts from Reddit.

“Shut up” really means “meet me in bed in 5 minutes “

“I’m not here to fulfill all your needs.”

"Pack your patience" in regard to airport lines, voting lines, etc.

I'm probably wrong but ....

Yes, you are wrong.

That one about spoons? I’m all out of spoons today?

The page is not responding.

Wise up!

OP, I commend you. "Do your own research" has become a new way for people to say "I'm a narrow-minded, bigoted, uneducated asshole who had worked very hard to be this person."

My second place choices include:

"Let that sink in." No, go fuck yourself.

"DO YOU GET IT YET?!!!" Always a right-wing cunt.

"Sorry, not sorry" Well, fuck you, not fuck you, actually fucking fuck you.

"Welp" THIS IS NOT A FUCKING WORD AND I WANT YOU TO DIE IF YOU THINK OTHERWISE

“Wait for it…” Attention-seeking, needy phrase when stuffed into the middle of a declaration. The news this person is going to share with you is never worth the wait, nor is it as interesting as they think it is.

“How’s that workin’ out for ya’?” Bitchy, judgmental, and sarcastic.

“What’s YOUR excuse?” same as above.

"Iconic"

The word has lost all meaning now because of how overused and misused it is. A thing has to age years and years to become iconic, it doesn't reach that status automatically. It takes time.

"Whatever" when used to dismiss what the other person is saying. The person who says it is usually not clever enough to respond meaningfully to the other person.

I identify as....

My pronouns are.....

My triggers are.....

My dietary restrictions include....

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Wait for it…”

Started when guys were jacking off online and didn’t want you to scroll past until you saw him shoot his wad

Historical investigations.

A police term for looking into a matter that has occurred in the past.

Kichen table issues

Eye-watering

Women spaces

I feel seen

I feel heard

"I love you to the moon and back."

Self care.

…lives rent free in your head!

"over the moon"

Usually uttered in connection with a baby. Ugh.

" At the end of the day...."

" The end all and be all." ( Shakespeare is crying)

"Read the room."

This one is (mercifully) less common, but when some calls out “AND!” when a speaker attempts to use the word “but” in a sentence. You hear this from colleagues who have been coached in using positive, active language in the workplace.

The idea isn’t a bad one, but (“AND! ANNND!”) the loud, preachy way it is applied can be. It reminds me of someone holding you in a whole nelson uttering “Say it! SAY IT!”

It’s also a marker for someone wanting to be noticed.

Full stop.

Reeks of arrogance.

All this therapy talk. "My boundaries," "narcissist," "gaslighting," etc. Everyone you don't get along with is not a narcissist.

No, r7. Not sisters under the syntactical skin.

"Do your own research" is what a smug MAGAt says to an interviewer asking for the source of said MAGAt's insane claims. Example: "Antifa did January 6. This was proven. Do your own research."

"Google is your friend" is the proper reply to someone asking a question whose answer of fact can be found faster than typing the query. Example: "In what theater was Lincoln shot? I have a school report to write."

R36, Google is your friend.

"So, I did a thing..."

"It is what it is." No, it can always be changed.

"My Bad" What? Are you a toddler?

"Back in the day" Uh?

Any use of "You and I" unless it is used as the subject of a sentence.

"Girlies" is one I've been seeing a lot lately on Reddit - "Where are my ADHD Girlies?" Truly nauseating. Oh, and "Girl Dinner," "Girl Math," etc. 🤮

Sir, this is a Wendy's.

It was sort of funny the first time. Now we're up to the 10 billionth time, and it's stupid.

R51 “My bad” belongs in the column of toddler syntax, just below “I make”.

"It's not my JOB to teach you!"

"Being transparent."

Make it happen.

Nowadays news breaks like the farts at a chili feed.

Say her name...

The misuse of the word "demure" by ugly heifers who are anything but demure.

"Kamala is brat"

That "brat" stuff is stupid. It's not funny or cute like Charli xcx and the twinks who worship her think it is.

I don't know what to tell you.

Yes, you do.

R61 What even is brat?

Stupid and self-centered is my guess.

Excuse me?

to show that I do not understand what you have said. Why not just say that?

It's old, but "klick" for "kilometer."

R51, "Back in the day" is humbly telling you the speaker is much older than you.

R67, okay, I understand. But I hear it mainly from 18-25-year-olds. "Back in the day" is just yesterday!

I thought BRAT meant, banana apple rice toast, as in diet?

When I worked in an office I used to hate the phrase Please do not hesitate to contact us, used in standard letters to customers. It seemed so dumb to me and I would delete do not hesitate from my letters.

"Anyways".

The authorities. As in I will report you to the authorities!

lololololol

“Right-right-right,” and “Yeah-yeah-yeah,” delivered swiftly and aggressively—and anything else that can be answered with a single word.

"Fly high eith the angels".

"Thoughts and prayers".

To be found in the condolences of the death notices of thugs and criminals in Britain and Ireland.

What did you just say? as a way to express outrage or disbelief.

For the 27th time, “I’m sorry you feel that way.”

I do not like this word and I caught my uncle using it the other day-

Gifting

"This call may be recorded for training purposes."

"I've never heard of [Insert name of cultural icon here]."

"The Democrats need to...."

"President Trump."

I’m wet

When women say Suck My Dick as a supposed insult to a man.

R81, It is the stupidest thing.

“No, I get it! I really do. I get that you want to [insert avoidant action]…”

…Whenever there is a gap in a shit script. Every single one…

Certain appellations.

I really do not care for "Sam" as a woman's name or nickname.

I also do not like being called "Honey" by another woman, or my even using the word outside of a food reference.

Lastly, I don't even want to be addressed by my first name, offering my surname instead (it's a definite surname, not a Christian name doing double duty).

Yes, I have issues.

I don’t appreciate emails that open with the salutation “Hey_____,”

You do need to do your own research, fuck you narcissistic cunts, you only say it when you're fucking wrong, besides, it's a thoroughly cunt straight haggy bitch thing to say, so fuck you.

R86 needs an anger management intervention

Everything DOES happen for a reason. It’s called cause and effect.

R85 what about “Hey Lady,” ?

"Paying it forward."

Why does Hey bother you, you sound like another narcissistic cunt, and quite a bitch.

Sorry, not sorry.

Sounds so stupid and passive-aggressive.

R85, I also hate "Hey," to address or greet someone. Such phony bonhomie deserves a huge BITCH SLAP!

“Myself and…”.

I'm sorry for your loss. Maybe I've heard it said too many times on TV cop shows so it sounds so hollow.

From the YouTube comments section on a comedy skit video:

"I'm dead"

"I'm dying"

"Dead!"

"OMG that is KILLING ME and I'm here for it !!!"

"I spit my drink out at that one"

"_____ is the thing I didn't know I needed today!!"

It is what it is.

(What else could it be?)

R97, that phrase is used to signal acceptance of something you can't change... maybe you don't know that?

“Obviously…”

as obvious things don’t need to be stated.

The new normal

"living my best life"

R10 But some of literally leave a spot railway that’s how fierce we are. We always understand the assignment.

"Read the Room."

Anyone who says this fucking sucks

"I don't have the bandwith for..."

"hold space for someone/something"

"My dude"

A condescending and overly-familiar redditism

“Don’t sleep on _______.” to mean “don’t miss _______.”

"I said what I said."

Rewriting what someone else has written and adding 'Fixed that for you'. It isn't big and it isn't clever.

"Just sayin'"

High-functioning alcoholic.

There is no such thing. Only the appearance of one.

I enjoy tagging “…just so you know” onto things, like I’m in junior high.

R110. Agreed.

Anything "bespoke"

And "curated".

"I'm John Morgan of Morgan and Morgan."

neurodivergent

R114 I notice a variant of that. Really expensive items labeled “Consciously Curated”. I think it means sustainably sourced materials and carbon credits purchased for shipping and fair wages to those who created the item. All good things, but I can still be irritated.

that something is bangin'

that something slaps

It happens.

Really?

"I'm just so curious!" used by people who spend their days doom-scrolling right-wing sites.

Nuanced. Everything now has to be nuanced to have value.

Let me be clear - said everyone

When some piece of media “drops,” especially if you hear the news on “Insta.”

I think people overuse “exponential” and it sounds pretentious.

“Shout out to…”

Iconic

It's the " End all and be all." I hear this on the radio constantly. Shakespeare wrote it," Be all and end all," but, maybe, it has been re-interpreted for a contemporary audience.

Slap my ass

Show up for yourself.

Based

Face card never declines

R128 I like that phrase

Audie Cornish has a lot of questions

I'll do you one better...........

That's nothing, I................

Wait, what?

At the gym how they call non-members guests. It makes it sound like they are hotel guests. Care for a mint chocolate on your pillow?

"You weren't hired to think."

Oh, dear!

Know your audience

"It's [italic]such a vibe[/italic]"

"That is [italic]fire[/italic]"

"Dead to me"

“It’s a total bop”.

" End all, be all." It's " Be- all and the end- all," idiots. Or," Be all, end all."

[quote]that but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all here, But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, We’d jump the life to come.

They could not have been nicer.

Er yes they could have,

Just leaving this here because each of these linguistic abominations have appeared on the DL today. I know that they are not phrases:

“Cringe” as an adjective. It’s not, it’s a fucking verb. “Cliché” as an adjective. It’s not, it’s a fucking noun. “Cause” because the poster is too stupid or too lazy to type the word “because”.*

*additional demerit points for “cos”. “Cos” is a lettuce, for fuck’s sake.

I have a friend who utters "it's all good" as many as five times in an hour-long conversation. But he only describes single things, not a bunch, not "all."

"Based off" a book or play, instead of "based on."

What's your point? when it's obvious what the person is saying.

“ opens up about …” beloved by H’wood PR agencies & press departments as fed to People, US, etc etc.

“So&so celebrity opens up about her weight loss journey / new relationship / current project,” whatever fucking boring topic …

Just say discusses, morons.

Farm to Table

R149, below is the thread for you.

R147 The thread is called "phrases you hate." There doesn't have to be a point.

But since you ask if there's a point, I'll try to think of one.

"The film was based on" means there was something on which the film was based. "The film was based off" means what? There was something off which the film was based? I don't get why "off" is even used. But maybe someone who knows more about this can explain it.

I never heard "based off" until a few years ago. Has it been used a long time?

R152 The full phrase is “based off of,” which is even worse. “Based on” is the correct usage. Use “based off” or “based off of” if you don’t give a shit.

“Off of” in any context makes my skin crawl and my ears bleed.

Any phrase, expression or buzzword that went from nowhere to being picked up by every writer or corporate drone and is suddenly everywhere. E.g.:

Cohort

Trope

Lens - as in “let’s look at this through a different lens”

Granularity

Insights - instead of “reporting”

R151, I think (though I'm not certain given the lack of quotation marks) that r147 objects to the phrase "What's your point?"

“Myself and”.

R156 Oops.