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Annoying Phrases / Sayings?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:04 pm
by mnsrfrites
what phrase piss you off in day to day life?
some of mine are
'soz'
'random' 'tunage' 'all of a sudden'
'literally' (when used incorrectly) etc etc
anyone got any others?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:06 pm
by ashley
Any office slang that makes things sound more important than they actually are
Re: Annoying Phrases / Sayings?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:07 pm
by frebentos
mnsrfrites wrote:'all of a sudden'
hahaaha, how does this annoy you?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:08 pm
by triky
ethnic. like when in the news they say, ethinc albanians (or whatever other cultural/racial group). because there's a whole load of unethnic albanians out there who we don't give a fuck about...
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:09 pm
by meschi
Ashley wrote:Any office slang that makes things sound more important than they actually are
I recieved an email from a project manager about some website testing im doing...
"Im in meetings until 14:00 today, so I shuld be able to
touch base with you after that"
all you had to say was that you'll come speak to me after.... cock!
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:10 pm
by elbe
not really a phase but the word 'like' squezzed into any available space
and on the same link the word something/nothing pronounced somthink/nothink
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:11 pm
by triky
Ashley wrote:Any office slang that makes things sound more important than they actually are
reminds me of this

good fun in any boring meeting/conf
http://www.bullshitbingo.net/cards/bullshit/
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:12 pm
by badger
soz is annoying i'll agree
"allow it"
"to be fair"
"at the end of the day"
and any kind of management speak
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:12 pm
by felixgash
"urban"
"it's a lot" (anyone who uses this is officially a stapled-together tnuc)
"blad" ("blood" with an "a".. why though? but why?)
And people who drop their T's.
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:13 pm
by powerpill
meschi wrote:Ashley wrote:Any office slang that makes things sound more important than they actually are
I recieved an email from a project manager about some website testing im doing...
"Im in meetings until 14:00 today, so I shuld be able to
touch base with you after that"
all you had to say was that you'll come speak to me after.... cock!

Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:14 pm
by meschi
powerpill wrote:meschi wrote:Ashley wrote:Any office slang that makes things sound more important than they actually are
I recieved an email from a project manager about some website testing im doing...
"Im in meetings until 14:00 today, so I shuld be able to
touch base with you after that"
all you had to say was that you'll come speak to me after.... cock!

hahaha, that actually looks like him
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:15 pm
by deamonds
po po...
annoys the shit out of me
Re: Annoying Phrases / Sayings?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:16 pm
by mnsrfrites
frebentos wrote:mnsrfrites wrote:'all of a sudden'
hahaaha, how does this annoy you?
People that use it incorrectly
i.e.
'Then all of a sudden he opened a packet of crisps'
or
'then all of a sudden i turned the page'
basically when it is used in instances which are anything but sudden
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:17 pm
by mnsrfrites
'nang'
really gets on my tits
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:17 pm
by felixgash
Also, people who say "can't be asked".
It's "can't be arsed", you fucking arse.
(am right, right? amiright?)
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:18 pm
by badger
eLBe wrote:not really a phase but the word 'like' squezzed into any available space
and on the same link the word something/nothing pronounced somthink/nothink
yeah those are both annoying
people who say "still" in a sentence for no apparent reason? seriously what's the point?
and those "he said" "she said" conversations usually undertaken by complete plebs drive me mad
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:18 pm
by frebentos
ahhh yea i understand you now.
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:19 pm
by mnsrfrites
'hows u?'
people are starting to speak like a cruddy text message sent by a bonafide festigio
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:20 pm
by stanton
SOZ is great, especially when used as a verb when breaking something. "I sozzed your video player trying to pause on a frame of Basic Instinct".
I fucking hate, "At the end of the day", "Know what I'm sayin'" and when "Shit" is used to replace any/all words in a sentence, usually by West coast American's if the posters on here are anything to go by. I actually rather like the last one though as it makes me chuckle somewhat.
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:22 pm
by stanton
mnsrfrites wrote:'hows u?'
people are starting to speak like a cruddy text message sent by a bonafide festigio
"How's you?" has been a greeting in parts of the UK for decades, Lincolnshire particularly. They also use "Now then" as a greeting.