"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of..." Pretty much any police officer anywhere near a microphone or camera nowadays following a major disaster/murder/burglary/death of a family pet...
"We take the health/safety/security of our customers/patients/clients very seriously..."
Standard corporate response following an incident that might reflect badly on the company in question.
Mothers who refer to their newborn child as 'Baby [insert name]'.
Or simply as 'Baby'. There's been a spate of births from women at work (5 births in less than a year) and there's also a couple of new grandmothers and I constantly hear, "How's, Baby?" and not "How is the baby?" or "How is [insert name]?"
A new one which makes me want to punch people. Mainly an internet thing.
Written as 'Dat [thing] do'. English translation 'That [thing] though.'
Or simply as 'Baby'. There's been a spate of births from women at work (5 births in less than a year) and there's also a couple of new grandmothers and I constantly hear, "How's, Baby?" and not "How is the baby?" or "How is [insert name]?"
A new one which makes me want to punch people. Mainly an internet thing.
Written as 'Dat [thing] do'. English translation 'That [thing] though.'
When British people call somebody a douche bag.
You've no idea how happy this has made me. It's not just me!!!! I thought I was being stupid and that's the proper way to say it! THANK YOU!
It makes me want to go "I don't ****ing know? Who's baby? Dylan's alright by the way,thanks for asking. Rude!" Lol
December three instead of December third, or what ever. I noticed it crept into the cinema adverts last year and it's driving me up the wall!
A footballing one, 'drop zone' to refer to the relegation zone. Very Sky. For future reference: A drop zone is a place where parachutists or parachuted supplies land. It can be an area targeted for landing by paratroopers, or a base from which recreational parachutists and skydivers take off in aircraft and land under parachutes
And two that are used in any story to do with military build-up by NATO or Russia - 'sabre-rattling' and 'beef up'.
NATO are 'beefing up' their forces in the Baltics. I just imagine them herding a load of cows. 'Strengthening' is accurate and not in any way tabloidy... how stupid would you have to be not to understand it, and need 'beefing up' instead?
And 'sabre-rattling'. It's to do with some obscure event in Chile 100 years ago - I had to look it up on wikipedia, I had no idea. I bet most of the people using it have no idea either. And it just goes with the complacent hogwash that any strengthening of armed forces or declaration of intent can just be dismissed as unimportant.
Putin says 'we're going to have the biggest and most modern nuclear arsenal in history.' "Oh it's just sabre-rattling!" So, let's not bother to analyze why he's saying this, just ignore it and carry on.... AARRGGH! >:(
Not a phrase, but, the fukcing word 'amazing'....it's used too much!!!!!!!!
Yes, by millennials downwards. To describe the most humdrum thing.... "that chicken tikka I had last night was, like, AMAZING!" How would they react if something truly amazing were to happen?
Literally being used instead of figuratively. "I literally died laughing!" Or "I literally shit my self!" If either statement is true I don't want to talk to you. 1- cause you're literally a zombie or 2- cause you literally smell.
Literally being used instead of figuratively. "I literally died laughing!" Or "I literally shit my self!" If either statement is true I don't want to talk to you. 1- cause you're literally a zombie or 2- cause you literally smell.
This usage has become so ingrained it's now in the dictionary!
informal
used for emphasis while not being literally true.
"I have received literally thousands of letters"
"Can I GET a ........" when ordering something, I've never heard it in real life (Thankfully).
"Step up" or "Step up to the plate" usually heard on the Jeremy Kyle show :mad:
When someone (undoubtedly a CRETIN) describes an activity as "so fun" or "the funnest". WTF has happened to our Education Sytem? A lot of these imbeciles claim to be "teachers" ..........
Off you go. (Please don't use this any more, Masterchef.)
The race card. (Irony is always lost on those who utter this.)
Everything happens for a reason. (Usually said to a grieving or terminally ill person.)
Not very ladylike of her.
Not very ladylike of you.
Onwards and upwards.
Phrases at work annoy me much more:
Hit the ground running. <--- I loathe this most.
Let's think outside the box.
We all are a family here.
Let's touch base later.
I'll touch base with you later.
Doesn't this have a whiff of Xerox? (translation: this isn't original enough / it's too similar to something else.)
You snooze, you lose.
Losing is for wimps and losers.
Are you a team player or are you a team player?
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"We take the health/safety/security of our customers/patients/clients very seriously..."
Standard corporate response following an incident that might reflect badly on the company in question.
Or simply as 'Baby'. There's been a spate of births from women at work (5 births in less than a year) and there's also a couple of new grandmothers and I constantly hear, "How's, Baby?" and not "How is the baby?" or "How is [insert name]?"
A new one which makes me want to punch people. Mainly an internet thing.
Written as 'Dat [thing] do'. English translation 'That [thing] though.'
When British people call somebody a douche bag.
You've no idea how happy this has made me. It's not just me!!!! I thought I was being stupid and that's the proper way to say it! THANK YOU!
It makes me want to go "I don't ****ing know? Who's baby? Dylan's alright by the way,thanks for asking. Rude!" Lol
December three instead of December third, or what ever. I noticed it crept into the cinema adverts last year and it's driving me up the wall!
Talking of baby I saw a bleach blond thing looking in baby's buggy and repeatedly saying 'oh my god', 'oh my god' to make her baby smile.
What the hell's all that about
And two that are used in any story to do with military build-up by NATO or Russia - 'sabre-rattling' and 'beef up'.
NATO are 'beefing up' their forces in the Baltics. I just imagine them herding a load of cows. 'Strengthening' is accurate and not in any way tabloidy... how stupid would you have to be not to understand it, and need 'beefing up' instead?
And 'sabre-rattling'. It's to do with some obscure event in Chile 100 years ago - I had to look it up on wikipedia, I had no idea. I bet most of the people using it have no idea either. And it just goes with the complacent hogwash that any strengthening of armed forces or declaration of intent can just be dismissed as unimportant.
Putin says 'we're going to have the biggest and most modern nuclear arsenal in history.' "Oh it's just sabre-rattling!" So, let's not bother to analyze why he's saying this, just ignore it and carry on.... AARRGGH! >:(
Ok, maybe you'll like the one I use better...(I very much doubt it, but it's worth a try) AMAZEBALLS!
Yes, by millennials downwards. To describe the most humdrum thing.... "that chicken tikka I had last night was, like, AMAZING!" How would they react if something truly amazing were to happen?
Yes! or even worse Aunty 'Beeb'!
This usage has become so ingrained it's now in the dictionary!
informal
used for emphasis while not being literally true.
"I have received literally thousands of letters"
http://theweek.com/articles/466957/how-wrong-definition-literally-sneaked-into-dictionary
Is your friend Jules Hudson?
"Step up" or "Step up to the plate" usually heard on the Jeremy Kyle show :mad:
Totes Amazeballs (aargh)
Londoninium instead of London
I know, right
Overuse of 'totally '
"He gave a superlative performance".
"I could care less" in place of "I couldn't care less".
"I could care less what you think".
Believe it or not, some Yanks say that.
The race card. (Irony is always lost on those who utter this.)
Everything happens for a reason. (Usually said to a grieving or terminally ill person.)
Not very ladylike of her.
Not very ladylike of you.
Onwards and upwards.
Phrases at work annoy me much more:
Hit the ground running. <--- I loathe this most.
Let's think outside the box.
We all are a family here.
Let's touch base later.
I'll touch base with you later.
Doesn't this have a whiff of Xerox? (translation: this isn't original enough / it's too similar to something else.)
You snooze, you lose.
Losing is for wimps and losers.
Are you a team player or are you a team player?
My arse just actually hurt reading that
This seems to be the most hated phrase in the land, judging by this thread! Doesn't bother me though - I find it fairly innocuous.
Let me run this past you..
And women who call their child Little man
Lol what does it even mean? where did it come from?
Overused, particularly by the Americans
at the end of the day,
or throw in a "24/7" in a sentence
start sentences with "basically"
and the worst one is people saying "innit" at end of sentence
If these annoy you as well, never watch the Jeremy Kyle show. It is a pre requisite to use these words/phrases at least 10 times each