Overused words that really irritate you

[Simster]

my bad (what a stupid expression)

Yeah what's that all about?

 

[CHAPPERS]

'Get.'

As in, 'can I get a ham and cheese sandwich please?'

No f***ing illiterate cretin. The word is 'have, not 'get'. Moron.

I use that all the time, chief.

Mine are 'fixtures', 'kanchelskis' and 'palarse'. f***ing goons.

 

[Jonathon Livingstone]

The use of the word "close" together with "proximity".

Proximity means closeness, so there is absolutely no need to use the word close.

 

[Gwylan]

I must lead a sheltered life: I've never heard 'my bad' and I've only ever heard Germans say "I'll get a sandwich" (and that's because 'get' is what one uses in German in that situation).

My pet hates are IT buzzwords, especially solutions (products), utilise (use), environment (God knows what).

 

[The Large One]

The use of the word "close" together with "proximity".

Proximity means closeness, so there is absolutely no need to use the word close.

Ah, so you have a gripe about tautologies, which ought to be on a different thread.

Max, the mere fact that you use the word, 'get' allows me to rest my case about its moronic use. You illiterate fool.

However, although it's not an over-used, I have a gripe with the wrongly-used word 'enormity'. 'Ooh, I was thinking about the enormity of the building...' WRONG! Enormity means horror, and has nothing to do with size or extent.

 

[The Large One]

I must lead a sheltered life: I've never heard 'my bad' and I've only ever heard Germans say "I'll get a sandwich" (and that's because 'get' is what one uses in German in that situation).

That may be the case, but we're not German. Our Royal Family may be, but I'm not.

My pet hates are IT buzzwords, especially solutions (products), utilise (use), environment (God knows what).

You wait until you get to marketing buzzwords. That'll really do your nut in.

 

[Superphil]

At the company I work for they use the term "Value Engineering" which really gets on my tits. It sounds so serious, when all it means is "make it cheaper".

 

[pasty]

American Express kept telling me to "Think outside the box". I did. I found better job and left.

 

[Jonathon Livingstone]

However, although it's not an over-used, I have a gripe with the wrongly-used word 'enormity'. 'Ooh, I was thinking about the enormity of the building...' WRONG! Enormity means horror, and has nothing to do with size or extent.

I beg to differ. Whilst enormity does mean horror/outrage etc, it can also mean vast/scale etc

 

[3gulls]

Legend! Half the people on here use it to praise just about anyone. For me, this club has few true "Legends" perhapse Peter Ward and Mike Bamber, and a handfull of others like Frankie Howard from the old days.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Star - used to describe every youth team player, reserve team failure and dull journeyman pro.
e.g. ex Albion youth team star, A. Nobody signs for non-league non-entities.
It gets used for players that aren't even famous in their own house.

 

[3gulls]

Star - used to describe every youth team player, reserve team failure and dull journeyman pro.
e.g. ex Albion youth team star, A. Nobody signs for non-league non-entities.
It gets used for players that aren't even famous in their own house.

 

[Tight shorts]

"Well nice"

There seems to no other adjectives for some people.

 

[Yorkie]

Legend! Half the people on here use it to praise just about anyone. For me, this club has few true "Legends" perhapse Peter Ward and Mike Bamber, and a handfull of others like Frankie Howard from the old days.

Hero - same thing applies.

Firemen are heroes not sportsmen.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Hero - same thing applies.

Firemen are heroes not sportsmen.

I beg to differ.

Derek Redmond. Hero.

OLYMPIC hero.

 

[Gwylan]

That may be the case, but we're not German. Our Royal Family may be, but I'm not.

I know: I was just pointing out that it wasn't a phrase I'd ever heard anyone but a German use..obviously I've never stood behind Chappers in the sandwich shop.

 

[Faldo]

Hero - same thing applies.

Firemen are heroes not sportsmen.

Depends if they are striking.

I work for a scottish company, and they have their own brand of words here. For example, OUTWITH (meaning 'outside') is very over used, as is TIMEOUSLY (meaning 'on time' or 'punctual').

But when you take the pi$$ of words like 'och', 'aye', 'wee' or 'Bells Scottish Premier' they get very defensive.

 

[CHAPPERS]

I know: I was just pointing out that it wasn't a phrase I'd ever heard anyone but a German use..obviously I've never stood behind Chappers in the sandwich shop.

Oooh Alan would NOT like that!

'Can I get a houmus and gouda sarnie please?'

'Can I get it in a ciabatta?'

'Can I get some lettuce, onion and a bit of beetroot in there please?'

'Oooh can I get some back pepper please?'

I can see his face now.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Mint !! Absolutely,terms like team manger,(not footy related) and things like train manager what ever happened to the guard?

 

[bhaexpress]

Stationed at portland for my last year in the mob. The locals are very scary people ... the term in bred doesn't come close.

I was down in Weymouth for over year a while ago and had a girlfriend on Portland, they are a strange lot I agree. They seem to have eyes that are far to close together don't they ?