I'm picturing him saying things such as "Would you like me to remove another beverage from the refrigerator for you, whilst we watch some association football?"
― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― naus (Robert T), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― jimmy glass (electricsound), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― naus (Robert T), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:53 (nineteen years ago) link
As used to describe a footballer running into a streak of good form
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― stelf)xxx, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:01 (nineteen years ago) link
When used in phrases like "a raft of policies" or "a raft of new measures" - why?!?!??!!?
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:03 (nineteen years ago) link
Or a colon.
COINKY-DINK, "guestimate," and any time someone ends an interrogative sentence with "at," as in "Where's my keys at?" or "Where's your head at?"
― pullapartgirl (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:22 (nineteen years ago) link
"hating on"
― gem (trisk), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:23 (nineteen years ago) link
"Action" used as a verb. (Especially with regards to some annoying little thing I had already been doing.) "Can you please action this?" Actually, no I can't. Action is a noun. If you would like me to DO it, then just ask. Argh.
Especially when coming from the same irritating marketing bods who last week asked me to "manage the relationship" with one of our suppliers. Fuck. Right. Off.
― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― gem (trisk), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:26 (nineteen years ago) link
A term of address directed at Turkish shopkeepers by 13 year old boys and directed by Turkish shopkeepers at everyone else. The most annoying ever.
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:28 (nineteen years ago) link
DON'T MADAM ME, YOU LITTLE...!!! OK, according to Watching The English, this means that they have socio-status assessed me as middle class or higher. But it irritates me because it makes me feel old.
― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― N_RQ, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:38 (nineteen years ago) link
'Whilst'
― estela (estela), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― N_RQ, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― N_RQ, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:46 (nineteen years ago) link
"AARRGGHHH!!! I certainly hope it will be taking off longer than that - we're flying to London!"
― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― N_RQ, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― N_RQ, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Britain's Jauntiest Shepherd (Alan), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― estela (estela), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:52 (nineteen years ago) link
"No can do"
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― estela (estela), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:53 (nineteen years ago) link
'If I can just ask you to power off your machine'.
What's wrong with switch off?
― Rumpie, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― Homosexual II (Homosexual II), Thursday, 18 August 2005 12:00 (nineteen years ago) link
The word "proverbial" when overused or when not referencing a proverb but an idiom or cliche. (Correct: "Let's not count our proverbial chickens just yet." Incorrect: "I'm having a proverbial bad hair day.")
Redundancy in general.
Word inflation (i.e. "efficacious" for "effective" or "efficient").
― elmo (allocryptic), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:23 (nineteen years ago) link
Add that to my list, please.
― pullapartgirl (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:27 (nineteen years ago) link
I hate that, too. I usually tend to say "colloquial" instead, if it fits.
― Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of social estrangement. (Eastern Mantra), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:31 (nineteen years ago) link
What sends me apoplectic is THEY'RE NOT SAYING 1999 WHAT!!?!?!!
"This beautiful sofa, only eight four nine."
― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― Leon C. (Ex Leon), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:34 (nineteen years ago) link
*ragu (as in the spaghetti sauce. I HATE SPAGHETTI!!)
*tabernacle
*salve
*moist
am throwing up in wastebasket now.
― ai lien (kold_krush), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:34 (nineteen years ago) link
AGH! I hate that, too! And The Rapture used it in "Echoes" (the song). It's "converse" you dolts!
― Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of social estrangement. (Eastern Mantra), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― geoff (gcannon), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:39 (nineteen years ago) link
(1) People who append "thing" at the end of every sentence. For example, "Are you going to the party thing tonight?" Why add "thing"? My friend theorizes that it's a camp phenomenon, signifying a cooler-than-thou disinterest in the event. It's still unnecessary. Can't you just say, "Are you going to the party tonight?"
(2) When someone announces that they're 'all about [fill in]." What the fuck does that mean?
(3) "Impact" as a verb. IT'S A NOUN! Use "AFFECT"!!!
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:47 (nineteen years ago) link
"Job done"
"Bish bash bosh"
― Huey (Huey), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― rogermexico (rogermexico), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 18 August 2005 16:01 (nineteen years ago) link
Levinson's shipping container book absolutely worth reading if you suspect it's your thing. This one too...https://f.media-amazon.com/images/I/91AFvKf1ygL._SL1500_.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 3 September 2024 22:26 (three days ago) link
oooooh now I want a new book.
― Ima Gardener (in orbit), Tuesday, 3 September 2024 23:40 (three days ago) link
although the phrase doesn't innately bother me, there's been an alarming increase of "lean into" in recent months
― Lee626, Friday, 6 September 2024 09:26 (three hours ago) link
https://ideas.time.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2013/03/book.jpg?w=720&h=480&crop=1
^ written about a decade ago
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Friday, 6 September 2024 09:32 (two hours ago) link