Oxford University has just released their list of the Top Ten Annoying Phrases. Some of these skew a little toward English-isms, and many of them are just outright grammatical mistakes. I find many of these irritating, though. What do you think is the most annoying phrase? Did they leave anything out?
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Diane von Furstenberg
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Oh my god. They left out everything. Working for the federal government you hear the same phrases over and over again that are infinitely more annoying. And then you start using them yourself, which is the worst part of all. These are nothing compared to govie speak.
1"it don't matter" should be on there!
2Ahh, 356UIK I agree! I work for the feds too
Personally though, the most annoying phrase ever is "No offense, but. . ."
Because you know the person IS about to say something offensive, but doesn't want to take any responsibility for it. Ew.
3I know this isn't a phrase, but what about inserting "like" when you should be using "said"?
Example: "She was like, 'OMG!'"
4"with all due respect.." yea..sure...respect...
5I would say none of the things listed. I agree with "No offense but..." and the excessive use of something like the word like when it isn't needed in the sentence. Also I've never seen this except on television, but I don't exactly enjoy hearing someone say LOL outloud. I could probably think of more but I can't think of them now.
6I find the most annoying this in the world to be is when a person says "yes, I have a question" as they are in class and their hand is raised and the teacher is asking for questions. We know you have a question, now get on with it.
7I hate "know what I mean?" at the end of any sentence.
8"Are you serious?" Should be on there.
9I don't know what it is about this question/phrase I hate.
Every time people say it to me, I want to be like "No, I just lied to you to get you going... YES I'm SERIOUS!"
I see I've brought out the cranks!
10"to make a long story short..."
The story wasn't short in the first place. No need to start it all over!
11I always say "six of one, half a dozen of the other"...seems to bug the crap out of my husband!
Also...I think "whatevs" should be on there!
12I personally, with all due respect, am so SICK and TIRED of when someone states something, and then, THEN says:
'that said...'
'having said that...'
(or for the very wordy)
'that having been said...'
whereupon they go on to totally contradict what it was they said in the first place. AAARRGH!
Absolutely.
13The "no offense" phrase really gets me every time because YOU JUST KNOW something offensive is coming! It doesn't really make any sense...if you don't want to offend, keep that to yourself!
14basically
15i'm a northerner living in texas, and all i hear is y'all.
16i still refuse to say it
How about "think outside the box"?!
17None of these really bother me that much.
18Get over it. To me that is the most annoying phrase ever. This is the one phrase that makes steam come out of my ears.
19"I could care less."
20None of the ones above bother me, nor dose "I couldn't care less".
The worst is defiantly OMG, then there's TGIF, LOL, whatever, and As-if.
I almost forgot "you've go a case of the Monday's", "That's just an excuse", and "Because I said so."
21"FYI"
22I generally hate any "computer speak" or acronyms used in spoken language (24/7, OMG, LOL, etc).
But my fiance loathes "Think outside the box" for some reason.
23"My bad" and "Its all good" top my list of sayings that drive me mad. Oh yes, and "I couldn't care less."
24"don't even worry about it."
25I'm with Peggusus on this one. "That being said" and all other evil variations drive me
sh*t
crazy!
26"it's all good" bothers me for some reason. none of those on the list bother me.
27"I didn't do nothing!" Oh dear lord I hate that phrase!
I also hate when I'm at work and something doesnt enter into the register properly and the customer goes "oh it must be free!"
28Nope, I'm just going to overcharge you.
"i'll just pre warn you"
and
"i'm not being funny but..."
29My boss' use of italics in meetings. "If we *do* do this exhibition..." or "if we *do* go ahead with this...".
30I hate most things that are said with "but"...I love you, "but". You might as well not say it to begin with!!
31"The reality of it is . . . " Is it? Is it really? I thought I was living in reality, thanks for waking me up to the fantasy land of my cubicle!
32how bout' "I'll pray for you sweety"
I hate that!
A friend of mine said the other day that she hates people calling her "sweety or honey". I couldnt agree with her more. Most people say it like "uh no offense SWEETY".
33b*tch dont call me sweety..I know you didnt mean it in a sweet way!
wow I got real pissed in that last one.teehee
34I hate being called "sweetie" too mommaof2!!! "Are you serious" is a good one. But the one I hate the most is what my MIL says to me all the time, "You've got to realize..." Drives me insane!
35Any office phrase!
36"It is what it is"
"Think outside the box"
"FYI" before a sentence - one of my co-workers actually says "I just want to FYI you..."
I've got some peeves...
"I don't disagree" because that basically means that you don't really agree but that you also want to one-up the person. Also, I just find it more likable when someone says, "I agree with you and" rather than going so negative to say "I don't disagree, but".
ohh ohh and my other one:
37"Irregardless"... common people, its not a really a word and if you really think about it: its a double negative.
I despise the whole
"You know what I'm sayin" thing
No, I'm completely lost by the 4 words you just said. Definitely confused
Also-
The "like" thing and "um" thing. If you don't know what you are going to say and need to use "break" words, then why don't you not speak for 10 seconds and figure it all out. Then talk.
38The phrase SHUT UP needs to be banned unless you really ARE telling someond to SHUT UP.
When someone tells you, "There's a hot guy checking you out." The proper response is not "SHUT UP! WHERE?"
I HATE it when people use that.
39All of the above, not only those that are listed, but also what was posted by those of you who commented before me. I don't like phrases and try to avoid them.
Other things that make me uncomfortable: the excessive use of "awesome", especially when something is merely good - or, in print, the casual way people deal with spelling and grammar. While I'm slowly getting used to people spelling "definitely" definately, I came across a "deffinatley" recently. Or the use of a preposition instead of a verb - "of" instead of "have", e.g. "who'd of thought".
Maybe it's because English is not my first language...
40Um, well, Bri, it's like...
41I cannot stand: I'll be out of the office "on tomorrow".
42Irregardless bugs me too.
And when brainy people say "In theory" when they start a sentence... grrrr
Momma - I agree!! The other day I had that woman from another department call me "honey" twice over the phone, then calling my co-worker "my darling". But then, most of the people at work don't get my name and just call me by endless variations of it, which is just as exhausting..
43"None of the ones above bother me, nor dose "I couldn't care less"."
I didn't say "I couldn't care less" was a bothersome phrase. I said "I COULD care less" is. People use it in place of "I couldn't care less" when it doesn't mean the same thing. It means the opposite.
44I HATE "I could care less." Oh, really? You could? So then whatever's bothering you really does bother you, eh?
45Ugh, I hate how one guy I work with says "Not A Problem" alll the time. I think it's actually a nervous tic he has. the worst part was that for a while I was around him so much, I would begin to use it too!
46"Think outside the box", definitely!
Oh, and of course: "It's been four years already! She needs to..."
47"with all due respect" come on, just tell them your insulting them
48OH I remembered another one that's related to the one pink_elephant mentioned. I HATE when people say, "No problem," or "Not a problem" when you thank them. Let me see if I can articulate why. . .
It's mostly because it's like, "I wasn't saying there was a problem, I was thanking you for doing whatever you did for me! By you saying 'not a problem' it's actually like you're saying that it might have been perceived as a problem, and kind of putting a negative spin on it." Why can't the person be more gracious and just say, "You're welcome!" or "My pleasure!" Or if you want something more casual, just "sure!"
It's not the "No problem" phrase itself I don't like--it's a perfectly fine response to an apology, but not a thank you. I can't really fully explain it without sounding ornery lol, but it just irks me!
49I see "no problem" much differently. When I thank someone for going out of their way for me and they answer with "no problem!" I'm relieved. It means it wasn't a problem for them.
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