Oh, yes, anyone deploying the phrase "hard-working families" is in urgent need of a forceful punch to the crotch.
The phrase 'hard-working' as an adjective of praise full stop, It is so sickly and mindlessly cliched. People work hard either because they are very driven or because they are forced to, though they may dislike it. Neither case seems like a badge of honour to me. You will hear of judges summing up after a guilty verdict, along the lines of 'It is sad to see a hard-working young man/respected professional like yourself before the court...' Does someone who is a really nasty piece of work have their undesirable qualities absolved or mitigated by being 'hard-working'?
I hate this with a passion! 16 y.o. niece uses it all the time. I tried to get her to explain it to me. I did tell her that if I ever hear her use it in my presence, I would slap her.
I detest "Just saying" or "Just sayin'". Drives me up the wall. It's the same as "No offence, but..."
What "No offence, but..." basically means is "I'm going to say something rude, insensitive, offensive, outrageous etc. but I'm going to try and absolve myself of responsibility for saying such things by inserting this meaningless platitude/caveat at the beginning of my sentence".
"Just saying" basically means "I've just said something rude, insensitive, offensive, outrageous etc. but I'm going to try and absolve myself of responsibility for saying such things by inserting this meaningless platitude/caveat at the end of my sentence".
If you want to say something rude, just have the guts to say it straight up, rather than trying to worm your way out of responsibility for what you're saying.
Any reference to something still happening even though it's the 21st century. As if after the millennium all the worlds problems were suddenly resolved.
That doesn't make sense.
Slightly off topic but I was always taught to say "contribute" not "contribute". When did it change ?[/QUOTE
Now you're causing a Con trov ersy, or a Contra versy.
"I can't believe that it's now the 21st century and we still have people starving in Africa" is an example of what I meant. It's as if when the millennium came, somebody came up with a solution to all the worlds problems such as hunger and disease.
I've had four kids, and it always used to drive me nuts when I was pregnant and health professionals used to say things like 'How's baby today?', and 'Hop up onto the couch so that I can take a look at baby.' Aaaarrggghh!!!!
The baby can't hear you. And if the baby can hear you, then talking to the baby's mother as if she had a cabbage between her ears is only likely to cause the baby concern.
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Like...like...like... peppering the sentences of teenage girls.
"I'm hanging around with an idiot, aren't I?"
"Oh yes - totes, darling!"
Totes Amaze.
Amazeballs.
Ooh yes, I think I hate these the most!
The phrase 'hard-working' as an adjective of praise full stop, It is so sickly and mindlessly cliched. People work hard either because they are very driven or because they are forced to, though they may dislike it. Neither case seems like a badge of honour to me. You will hear of judges summing up after a guilty verdict, along the lines of 'It is sad to see a hard-working young man/respected professional like yourself before the court...' Does someone who is a really nasty piece of work have their undesirable qualities absolved or mitigated by being 'hard-working'?
Peeps
Babi as in baby
Blighty
I hate this with a passion! 16 y.o. niece uses it all the time. I tried to get her to explain it to me. I did tell her that if I ever hear her use it in my presence, I would slap her.
I hate that too and yes, all three are marks of an idiot, especially when it has been pointed out to them, but they persist in using it. :mad:
Whoever coined the phrase 'bikini body' should be shot! WFT is a bikini body? It just doesn't make sense.
Ah, that was nice to get that lot off my chest.
Golf
Golfing
Antique
Antiquing
Car boot
Car booting
Drives me up the wall!
"at the end of the day"
"Would of / Should of"
"My other half"
"At the end of the day"
"Banter"
"Hardworking, tax-paying families" - as Woot_Whoo mentioned earlier. Single people are rarely mentioned by politicians and the media in this country.
Pass me the ****ing sick bucket.
What "No offence, but..." basically means is "I'm going to say something rude, insensitive, offensive, outrageous etc. but I'm going to try and absolve myself of responsibility for saying such things by inserting this meaningless platitude/caveat at the beginning of my sentence".
"Just saying" basically means "I've just said something rude, insensitive, offensive, outrageous etc. but I'm going to try and absolve myself of responsibility for saying such things by inserting this meaningless platitude/caveat at the end of my sentence".
If you want to say something rude, just have the guts to say it straight up, rather than trying to worm your way out of responsibility for what you're saying.
Banter.
Narrative.
Social media.
:mad:
U ok hun? ((((((((hugs))))))))
Sorry, cannae resist
That doesn't make sense.
Slightly off topic but I was always taught to say "contribute" not "contribute". When did it change ?[/QUOTE
Now you're causing a Con trov ersy, or a Contra versy.
I thought a barrister worked in a court room.:D
"Its got many posters. Its got many topics. Its got many pointless threads."
Have we lost the ability to add variety to descriptive sentences and seemingly abandoned the word 'and'?
And "Oh my life".
'YOU can't get food and drink but our staff can.'
Seems to work.
Baby instead of my baby.
Guess and estimate are perfectly good words. Pick one and use it, knobs.
I've had four kids, and it always used to drive me nuts when I was pregnant and health professionals used to say things like 'How's baby today?', and 'Hop up onto the couch so that I can take a look at baby.' Aaaarrggghh!!!!
The baby can't hear you. And if the baby can hear you, then talking to the baby's mother as if she had a cabbage between her ears is only likely to cause the baby concern.