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I can't stand the word "hubby" for husband, it makes me cringe. Similarly, I hate the word "panties" for knickers and "pantiehose" for tights - very American and very silly.

What words, if any, set your teeth on edge?

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only one i hate TORY.:D

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To be perfectly Honest I don't like it when someone starts a reply with,

"To be perfectly honest",

Does it mean that if they don't use this as a prefix to a sentence they are or would usually be lying?

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Can't stand the word "wowed"" like in she wowed the crowd with her dress or in the masterchef on TV.."can he wow the judges with his dish"..what a load of boloxnian!

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one i really hated when younger was "Last Orders Please":D cos it meant no after time.

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'Penny for 'em'.

I used to work with a stupid man who asked me that all the time.

I just used to reply my thoughts were worth considerably more, as they involved cruelly torturing an imbecile..

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I reckon that sums things up..the dreaded bell..like the grim reaper over yer shoulder.

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'chillax'.....it really annoys me

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i absolutley hate it when people constantly say
absolutely :rolleyes:

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My pet hate is when people use the fraze "at the end of the day" often used by footballers with little brain

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What about: "Have a nice day".

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" you know" constantly repeated all dumbos like Beckham tend to say that in conversation, to me shows limited vocabulary.:rolleyes:

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Rooney makes me laugh in every interview he Say's "urm" every other word, in fact he's been christened Urm Rooney in my gaffe:D

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I'm not racist but..

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+1

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you have the right to remain silent

and then they bombard you with loads of questions :rolleyes:

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I hate that one too... What's wrong with the beginning of the day or the middle of the day? :D It's a completely meaningless phrase which should be outlawed.

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The adjective is of course dependent on the level of ignorance. The flexibility is really what wins it for this phrase.

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'Right? yeah!'........as used when someone is explaining something and they think you understand it and they say 'right? yeah!'........I feel like saying 'no, it isn't right....I haven't the faintest idea what you are talking about'......the phrase can also be reversed in the same kind of situation....as in 'Yeah? Right!'.... I hate it.
I also find this latest pandemic virus being referred to as 'swine flu' tedious.
It is the H1N1 virus......how hard is it to call it that?

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'she's a gate' NO SHE'S NOT A GATE she's a person

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or if from out of town " IM a git "

so am i but i dont brag about it :)

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Artinodagatethen.
Thamusbeoneothem
dreadedflashies.
:theband::theband::theband:

Retlaw

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Im with Cashy . "Last orders" always made me cringe:D

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ahh but these days in teh right pubs it means teh ashtrays willbe out 30 mins later and you can enjoy a pub how its supposed to be :)

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no use though to most of us owd farts, cos were knackered at that time these days.:D

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Hate it when someone is relating a tale then every so often they actually say blah blah blah.

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Another one that gives me the pip is "to cut a long story short":rolleyes:

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Guilty of all the above at some stage, except Retlaw's; took me a bit to sort them out.:D Also Flashy's 'chillax' .. never heard that before .. :confused:

I dislike lots of buzzwords but, again, have found myself using them when you are surrounded by people who constantly use them :

Thinking out of the box.
Netiquette.
Mapping.
Going forward.
Innovation ... due to the fact that the derivative 'Innovative', I always struggle to say first time.
Best Practice.
Downsizing.
Wellness.
Out of the loop.
Mission.
Blah, blah, blah ... LOL.

The one I hate the most is 'guesstimate' .. yes, have used it and apologised for doing so.

Can't stand anyone saying 'you guys' when it is obvious I am a gal.

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Just notice how many people now say, "The proof is in the pudding". The proof is not in the ******* pudding, the proof of the pudding is in the eating!!!

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unless of course, it has been poisoned....then the proof is in the pudding :)

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Great !! Love it .. never thought of the meaning before .... :D

Mind you, these days would mean the fat content... :)

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Ha haaaaaa! What a great thread. Karma to you, Westender. :D

I don't know why, but I have never liked the word 'supper'. Very silly, I know. :(

Another one is when someone says that someone has 'turned round' and said something. I always imagine people literally spinning round as they talk.

The third one is when people talk about themselves in the third person. You usually see this if someone is talking to a child.
They say 'Mummy has to go out' instead of 'I have to go out'

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i do that all the time :o

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At the end of the day is my favourite. Well at the end of the day, it's the end of the day. It's nonsense really.

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At the end of the day just kneel and pray
say: thank you Lord for my wealth for my ways
I’ll try to be Good, all I know that I should
that’s my Prayer for the end of the day

Nobody knows what part you found
so do what you can for the others around
be ready to meet what the Day may send
and be ready to greet every man as a friend
carry them High.....when they seem to be Low
as on Your Way you go
that’s my Prayer.....for the End of the Day
(radio Caroline 391 MW)


La la la .... :D


Loved this when I was a kid.

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Don't you just hate it when someone borrows something off you and they say " i will bring it back " . you know very well that they won't .

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Thinking out of the box is new phrase that a lot of people seem to using now. What box?

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You've just reminded me of another one!

When someone asks to borrow an item when they are really asking you to give it to them as it would either be impossible to give it back ( or you wouldn't want it back after they'd used it)

'Can I borrow a tissue off you?'

When out with a baby 'can I borrow a nappy off you?'

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"he's no angel, but..." (my son may have mugged an OAP, burnt down the local school, terrorised the neighbourhood and stolen numerous cars, but he hasn't actually murdered anybody).
"but hey! that's alright..." (don't even understand what that one means, but it's usually total prats who use it).
"don't you think you've had enough?" (if I did, I wouldn't be at the sodding bar asking for another pint, would I?).
"non-judgemental" (a favourite of those who don't have the guts to condemn bad behaviour).
"I'm not being funny, but..." (get ready, I'm going to say something insulting to you).
"we will be setting up a working party to investigate the problem" (we're going to spend more of your hard-earned taxes on paying people who like the sound of their own voices).
"despite the rising cost of raw materials, we have pegged our price levels for the last three years" (woo-hoo, sucker, we're going to hit you with a whopping price rise!).
"never mind, it's only a game" (if you're not a football fan, you will never understand how despair-inducing that particular phrase is, as you sit there, head in hands, contemplating the prospect of a ruined weekend!).

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I always tend to think of it a little this way Bernard:

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Maybe we should run another competition again as this..

'Thinking Outside The Box' Puzzles

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Yeh, I always reply no "you may not borrow it, but keep it by all means" .. LOL

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I'm agreeing with everybody so far. :D

I can't stand "24/7" for all the time and "police girls" for WPCs - when do you ever hear of police boys?

The one I used to hate most seems to have gone out of fashion a bit, "Give me a bell." :rolleyes:

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Ha! So do I. :D

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Oh no, it 'aint West Ender ... still extremely popular .. particularly amongst the 30 year olds. Always had dirty thoughts about this one ... :D:D

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'Give me a tinkle'.

I don't like that one. Reminds me of wee.

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whats really bloody irritating is when you go in a shop in ANY town n some sickly smiling minger says " Are you looking fer something" No i'm walking round yer store wi me eyes shut says i n walks on. or the other one is can i help you? usually say if i want help I will ask fer it n cart on. or sometimes i just walk out, so if any of ya do that fer a living. IT LOSES YA CUSTOM ya dummy.:mad: rant over.:D

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See my today's Blog :D and ......Snap!

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I don't really understand this. Is proof another word for poison?

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good to see it aint just me.:D

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My sentiments exactly:)

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When it's thirty below zero, and someone says: "Cold 'nuff fer ya".

"At this point in time".

And this is a wander: saw a sign outside a store today, letting all know that they had "Frozen Ice" for sale.

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What is it you don't understand then?
Supposing the police are called to a suspicious death?....The man had pudding and custard all around his gob......the pud was poisoned.....hence the pudding would be evidence.......and once the poison in the pudding was isolated.....it would be PROOF of the dastardly deed.

I really thought you would have got the idea.

To everyone else who got it in the first place..........sorry!

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That's far too abstract for my literal mind.

The phrase is still very annoying, though.

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Eric. At this point in time is one of my favourites. How can it be anything other than this point in time?

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Another one that has given me the pips over many years is "were all singing off the same hymn sheet"

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"I hear what you're saying" annoys me, and I'm getting tired of being told "It's not rocket science!"

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It irritates me that some young men, born and bred in this country from generations back, have adopted a West Indian accent. Not just that but they say, every 2 minutes, "Y'know wha' a mean?" It drives me mad. :D

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Much as we hate them, we all use these phrases from time to time......except perhaps our own particularly disliked ones.....they are insidious, in that they creep into the language we use everyday.

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amazing whats crept into my language oer the years.:D

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Yes, Cashy, but not when you are with a lady :)

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well i do make a concious effort,but occasionally......:o:o

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I do believe that "at this point in time" was coined by John Dean of Richard Nixon fame. But, for the life of me (and I don't much care for this one either), I can't figure out why one should replace a perfectly useful word, "now", with a five word phrase. But not all of us remember Watergate .....

And that's another peeve of mine ... whenever there is a govt. scandal, it is often described as a "something-gate" .... and putting "plex" at the end of words: a multi-screen cinema becomes a Cineplex ... yecch. And putting "pre" at the beginning of words: "pre-wash", "pre-heated oven", "pre-boarding" at the airport.

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i now pronounce you man and wife

so far i have only heard this said to others the poor sods

may their god have pitty on their souls

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" the devil is in the detail" said often by area manager, haven't a bloody clue what he means and don't give one either!:rolleyes:

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'walk the extra mile'
I have no intention of walking the first one

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And I ain't capable:rolleyes:

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"I have a window......" It's one of the more stupid transatlantic ones! :D

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"May I see your drivers licence and registration".

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'in all fairness'

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"Do you want chips with your ......"

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is it in yet :(

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i'll tell you how it is ..


no yu wont you will try and tell me how it is but i will tell you to F off before you get chance

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"you know what you want to do dont you?"

well yeah.... but you mean what you want me to do!

and the one at the moment is..... "that baby needs or you know what that baby needs..." yeah... cos im her mum ! usually someone saying she should be on solids,bottle,dummy, in her pram etc ...

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"You heard".

No I bloody didn't! That's why I asked!

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i dont tell doneys twice..

well im not a donkey so try again but speak up this time numb nuts

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one me mam used to say- Is it raining, when i'd just come in like a drowned rat. just used to shrug me shoulders n say "Irish":rolleyes::D

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'Smile, it might never happen.'

'It already has.'

'I've been diagnosed as a dangerously violent psychopath, who is triggered off by people making inane observations.'

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iv never done that before...

4 fingers says you have

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Weather forecasters, who are not my favorite profession anyway. Just slightly better than astrology for me, when they say "rain and then showers"

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Have you noticed the latest phrase? Spits and spots. Apparently it means anything from light rain to a deluge. :(

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Could OF, would OF, should OF, might OF.

It's HAVE, you morons. Not OF.

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"Irregardless":mad:

Anything with "mega" or "combo" ....

The new Wendy's burger: the "Baconator" ....

Heard this on CBC, normally not that bad: "Canadians are cutting corners to make ends meet" ...... :eek:

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I hate it when I hear my lad say "go fry your head" grrrr (Obviously not to me or he,d get a thick ear) lol!!

Squaddie talk really irritates me at times and gawd knows where they come up with them .

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It means a lie would be more appealing in the situation but an honest opinion ought to be given regardless.

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One of the things I know that I do a lot is say 'obviously' as if everyone shares my exact knowledge. It drove an Australian friend of mine insane this year because our thought processes were so very different and he never did 'obviously' know what I was on about without a more detailed explanation of why it was obvious.

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" ummm mmm MMMMMM "


for gods sake stop making a fuss and either spit it out or swallow it...



if you dont like wine gums dont put them in yur gob in the first place :rolleyes:

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