Words, usages, and phrases that annoy the shit out of you...

lol fh delivers as usual

Greetings do serve a purpose, they are a subcategory of phatic expression!

passe un bon un

i sort of agree with tom d about "have a good day." you can say it with an edge. i think that says something about the phrase.

i like a "take care" in the right moment, and i often sign my emails with "best," cuz i'm a live laugh love / wine mom kinda guy.

By the way I'm talking from the viewpoint of someone working in the service sector, not someone using the service sector.

I work in customer service.

I use the “cheers” signoff with gleeful incontinence

Just decided early on I would be a cheers guy and never looked back

better than using the cheers signoff with fecal incontinence at least

talking to people is hard enough without the ILX vibe police telling me the way I talk is annoying so I'm just going to ignore everything in this thread

I use the “cheers” signoff with gleeful incontinence

― Boris Yitsbin (wins), Monday, December 4, 2023 6:45 PM (forty-seven seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

i use "cheers" from time to time, a throwback to my wannabe anglophile youth

I think in British English one can say "good morning" in a way that means "goodbye, you are dismissed, and get out of my office and also fuck off and possibly die."

That is not an American usage. In the US we only use it as an initial greeting.

idk I lay on the "have a great rest of your day" thick mostly because I was a prickly asshole when I was initially promoted to a manager back in 2006 and had a big desire to atone for that as I got older and realized what an asshole I had become. I wanted to become a more approachable person, so greetings and goodbyes like that entered my vernacular because they at least gave the impression that I'm a friendlier person now and not going to bite their head off for unnecessarily hostile reasons anymore.

I think in British English one can say "good morning" in a way that means "goodbye, you are dismissed, and get out of my office and also fuck off and possibly die."

That is not an American usage. In the US we only use it as an initial greeting.

― ; Powell (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, December 4, 2023 1:47 PM bookmarkflaglink

this was one of the central plot points of that Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds Christmas movie from last year iirc

I work in customer service.

So do I and you're completely misunderstanding my point. I don't hate if someone in customer service says it to me, I don't even notice it tbh, I hate when a "customer" says it to me.

A simple "Thanks" is all I need.

Also it sounds stupid when British people say it!

why don't you go ahead and have a nice day, now

but i had a nice day yesterday! variety is the spice of life!

You're due an absolute fucker of a day next Thursday

Cheers then!

Bless

i say cheers

full disclosure i say "stay well" to finish a lot of my human transactions tho

Lang may yer lum reek

May the thousand little gods bless you

Good luck in all your endeavors

Peace out

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lol

So many phrases, particularly at work, fall under the broad umbrella of phatic speech. 'Aight' 'morning' 'good weekend?' 'you're a star' 'don't be a cunt!' 'is that your piss on the bog seat?' - it's mostly just oil to keep the good vibe machine greased innit.

I might start ululating in a positive tone instead, see if anyone notices.

more workplaces need yodeling

i think we've talked about "at this time" before. i've now started using it with my cat i.e. "no treat services are being provided at this time."

We have decided to go in a different direction.

The bastard cousin of that British petit bourgeois phrase ‘as yet’.

'Heretofore'.

A word that instantly makes me think of "Murder Mystery" by the Velvet Underground.

I prefer the Cocteausian "hitherto" instead

"Best," has always somewhat puzzled and amused me - when I was a student, my Uni tutor from some weird exotic country (Canada) emailed me with it and I thought he had made a typo.
Like, best what? Wishes? Regards? George? I admire the fact that you didn't even need to decide or specify. Just BEST, whatevs

just say "besta é tu" and tell your boss it's an old Brazilian saying

LOL we actually say "stay fresh, cheese bags" all the time to each other in my house.

I'm going to start saying "stay frosty, frozen peas" because I don't think we have these cheese bags in America, but I like the concept

I've met a few cheezebags in America...

brain fart

^ so disgustingly gross

A coworker I've worked with for 13 years started saying "I appreciate you" this year. I know she's being nice but I find it weird. "I appreciate it" has worked fine for so long, why get schmaltzy...

"Best," has always somewhat puzzled and amused me - when I was a student, my Uni tutor from some weird exotic country (Canada) emailed me with it and I thought he had made a typo.
Like, best what? Wishes? Regards? George? I admire the fact that you didn't even need to decide or specify. Just BEST, whatevs

lol kinder i didn't realise I'd emailed you for work. Ftr I mean a slightly more businesslike and less greetings cardy version of 'best wishes', but death of the author and all that, other interpretations are available

and note to self, quoting is square brackets q, not b.

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brain fart

― grid yr lions (Pillbox), Tuesday, December 5, 2023 3:50 AM bookmarkflaglink

^ so disgustingly gross

― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, December 5, 2023 4:45 AM bookmarkflaglink

i knew someone who used to claim they had "poo brain", which irritated me slightly more than that

it’s short for “all the best”

Warmly,
Brimstead

My therapist uses "Warm regards." From him, it fits. I tried to use it once and the recipient made fun of me.