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

I say "be not concerned"

fret not!

Alternative alternatives to polite utterances:

Herewith, fail not at your peril

Do the needful

May the odds be ever in your favor

Thank the thousand little gods

Go with Beelzebub

Take it light, homes

be not afraid

“My problem”

“No pleasure”

My adoration for Aussies is tried when it’s abbreviated to “Naurries”, awful

Sounds like a diaper van. A nappy lorry. Naurries!

I'm actually saying "no. Worries!"

Pretty sure James Redd prefers "Dinnae fash yersel".

"The Lord is my shepherd
I shit my pants"

lol Camaraderie

“Multiple different ____”
“Various different ____”

wrong thread as it doesn't annoy me, but after listening to a number of podcasts I feel vaguely unsettled by the way Americans use the world "several"

May the Lord make his face to shine upon you.

no wokkas mate

the only time i get called "boss" is when they're trying to convince me i need a new air filter when i'm getting an oil change.

Then they start getting defensive when you refuse it and you can remind them

Hey

Who's the boss

I generally hate "boss" and "bad boy"

can't imagine disliking bad boy. mundane activities are better when everything is a bad boy. when i see an egg i gotta crack that bad boy into the pan, when i see my shoe i gotta put that bad boy on my foot, my teeth are bad boys i gotta brush real good, etc

the world is a cheeky and mildly devious place

if someone called me bad boy i'd just have tell them i object and do not wish to kink shame them. who the hell is saying bad boy? to a stranger? to anyone? nb i am old

i call a friend and also former boss (principal and founder) and also spanish fluent "jefe" not infrequently. it is in jest and respect all at the same time. no beatdowns on me yet.

nooo Hunt3r not “bad boy” as a person bad boy as a noun in the way karl says

the worst

but in terms of what you might call someone “big man” is what i find really objectionable, except if you’re scottish or irish for some reason, then it’s okay

'dirty birdie'

I like “boss”. Realllllly hate “chief” tho

Anyone object to saying “don’t forget to shake that bad boy off” to the fellow at the urinal next to you?

lmao

I blame Jamie Oliver for ‘bad boy’.

I'd bet Tim Allen on "Home Improvement" is as much to blame for "bad boy" as anyone.

guy at my local butchers still uses guvnor, squire etc.

I said no worries so many times last night at work and felt no remorse

“No remorse”

surely you meant "sorry not sorry"

Could be worse, could be "no sweat".

"no static at all"

"No Reply At All"

#onethread

Thread has got to almost 10k replies without mention of "tickety-boo", well done all

"Bad boy" needs to be part of a chain, "Annoying person + annoying phrase". Just the phrase or the person on their own doesn't have the same effect.

I am training as a counsellor, and I dislike many counsellor stock phrases like "What I'm hearing is..." at the start of a sentence, ugh

have you tried telling them no worries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UhS8kkcTnM

"what it is, is" is bad

in my call centre days i couldnt believe how common an intro into a spiel this was, whether the tale of woe or hope related to delayed bicycle deliveries or purchasing granny a commemorative ken barlow death china set

I like "no sweat."

Somebody I work with cannot go two minutes without saying "well, it is what it is," and he's never wrong, it always is what it always is

"what it is, is" is bad

in my call centre days i couldnt believe how common an intro into a spiel this was, whether the tale of woe or hope related to delayed bicycle deliveries or purchasing granny a commemorative ken barlow death china set

"Nobody asked for this"

“please understand that…”

y’all just hate bad news

lookit bossmate what it is what it is is

now we're cookin

lookit is the full stop at the beginning of a sentence

"I said no worries so many times last night at work and felt no remorse"
you could always change it up for the Oz classic "no wuckin' furries" or "no wuckers" for short
(n.b. "furries" pronounced like "furrow")

lookit is the full stop at the beginning of a sentence

My wife says when I start a sentence with "Listen," she knows bad news is coming.