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

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

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

a hyperlink to the past (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 17:57 (eight months ago) link

I'm actually saying "no. Worries!"

This is Dance Anthems, have some respect (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 17:58 (eight months ago) link

Pretty sure James Redd prefers "Dinnae fash yersel".

The British Boy of Film Classification (Tom D.), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 17:59 (eight months ago) link

"The Lord is my shepherd
I shit my pants"

never trust a big book and a simile (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 18:07 (eight months ago) link

lol Camaraderie

a hyperlink to the past (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 18:27 (eight months ago) link

“Multiple different ____”
“Various different ____”

just1n3, Tuesday, 13 February 2024 18:47 (eight months ago) link

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"

This is Dance Anthems, have some respect (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 18:52 (eight months ago) link

May the Lord make his face to shine upon you.

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 19:03 (eight months ago) link

no wokkas mate

Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 19:14 (eight months ago) link

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.

omar little, Tuesday, 13 February 2024 19:51 (eight months ago) link

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

Hey

Who's the boss

Neanderthal, Tuesday, 13 February 2024 20:19 (eight months ago) link

I generally hate "boss" and "bad boy"

Neanderthal, Tuesday, 13 February 2024 20:20 (eight months ago) link

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

karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Tuesday, 13 February 2024 20:35 (eight months ago) link

the world is a cheeky and mildly devious place

karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Tuesday, 13 February 2024 20:37 (eight months ago) link

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

a single gunshot and polite applause (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 20:42 (eight months ago) link

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.

a single gunshot and polite applause (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 20:44 (eight months ago) link

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

Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 22:08 (eight months ago) link

'dirty birdie'

Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 13 February 2024 22:10 (eight months ago) link

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

a hyperlink to the past (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 22:14 (eight months ago) link

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

karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Tuesday, 13 February 2024 22:19 (eight months ago) link

lmao

Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 22:55 (eight months ago) link

I blame Jamie Oliver for ‘bad boy’.

steely flan (suzy), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 23:08 (eight months ago) link

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

Hideous Lump, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 06:13 (eight months ago) link

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

fetter, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 08:37 (eight months ago) link

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

Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 14:21 (eight months ago) link

“No remorse”

a hyperlink to the past (flamboyant goon tie included), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 14:41 (eight months ago) link

surely you meant "sorry not sorry"

the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 14:42 (eight months ago) link

Could be worse, could be "no sweat".

The British Boy of Film Classification (Tom D.), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 14:51 (eight months ago) link

"no static at all"

the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 14:58 (eight months ago) link

"No Reply At All"

#onethread

Neanderthal, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 15:03 (eight months ago) link

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

rock will eat itself (Matt #2), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 15:04 (eight months ago) link

"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

Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 16:05 (eight months ago) link

have you tried telling them no worries

karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 14 February 2024 16:24 (eight months ago) link

"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

close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 20:26 (eight months ago) link

I like "no sweat."

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 20:27 (eight months ago) link

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

a hyperlink to the past (flamboyant goon tie included), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 20:32 (eight months ago) link

"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


well lookit

Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 20:35 (eight months ago) link

"Nobody asked for this"

MarkoP, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 20:43 (eight months ago) link

“please understand that…”

y’all just hate bad news

a single gunshot and polite applause (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 21:23 (eight months ago) link

lookit bossmate what it is what it is is

nashwan, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 21:27 (eight months ago) link

now we're cookin

close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 21:29 (eight months ago) link

lookit is the full stop at the beginning of a sentence

close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 21:29 (eight months ago) link

"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")

assert (matttkkkk), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 21:35 (eight months ago) link

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.

Tahuti Watches L&O:SVU Reruns Without His Ape (unperson), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 21:41 (eight months ago) link

i'm also a "no sweat" guy idc who knows it

Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 22:11 (eight months ago) link

This is a pretty random reference but “Lookit” reminds me of Jennilee Harrison on Dallas cuz she often said it and it sounded cute coming out of her mouth… I think the implication in that case was that her character was from a humble background (though technically heir to part of the Ewing estate) and was a straight shooter.

Josefa, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 22:11 (eight months ago) link

i prefer "no worries" to "no sweat" because i prefer people not to be thinking about my sweat at work and these stock phrases come up at work, both jobs in fact

Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 22:15 (eight months ago) link

I said that I prefer “no worry “to “no worries“ because I can only address one phobia at a moment, nor should I have to worry about all of the dimensions of your neurotic ass. I got my own neurotic ass to worry about.

a single gunshot and polite applause (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 23:58 (eight months ago) link

you could always change it up for the Oz classic "no wuckin' furries" or "no wuckers" for short

or as I sometimes like to say it, "no wux"

Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 15 February 2024 04:30 (eight months ago) link


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