People using the word "narrative".......

[hopkins]

You don't need to use it in every sentence. It's not big and it's not clever and it certainly doesn't make you sound more intelligent.

There, I said it !

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

'Curate' too.

 

[cheshunt seagull]

'Curate' too.

We have a lot of people where I work with the job title of 'curators' and back in the 80s it generally described an old boy with a socks and sandals, a slightly confused expression, claret on his tie and an incredibly in-depth knowledge of a very esoteric area. Now it covers everything from someone selecting music for a festival to someone with a lot of links on a Twitter feed. Someone, who basically watches DVDs and records things on SkyPlus, told me recently without a hint of irony that he 'curates' his TV viewing.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

All depends how nuanced the usage is...

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

'Transparent' . . . . .

 

[whitelion]

'Personally speaking' is one that always irritates me.

How else can you speak. (Apart of course if you're a spokesperson for a company etc).

 

[GOM]

I wish people would stop being 'passionate' about everything

 

[timbha]

Sentences beginning with "so" and "absolutely" being used instead of "yes".

 

[Bozza]

Pragmatic.

But my biggest bugbear is the ridiculously Americanised 'super' used when either 'very' or 'really' would suffice perfectly well.

You're not "super excited" about the fixtures you absolute plum.

 

[sparkie]

So I really hate people starting sentences with 'So'.

 

[Frutos]

"Emotional" and "inspirational" are my two annoyances.

 

[Wellesley]

Too be honest......

And while we are on the subject of annoying people, the idiots that bob about to music in their car, desperately trying to show everyone how wild and wacky they are, is it just me that wants to violently kill them? God I hate happy people.

 

[grubbyhands]

Too be honest......

And while we are on the subject of annoying people, the idiots that bob about to music in their car, desperately trying to show everyone how wild and wacky they are, is it just me that wants to violently kill them? God I hate happy people.

So,Is it possible to kill someone unviolently?

 

[Notters]

Can't say I've noticed this. "Road map" is my bugbear at the moment, e.g. "road map for peace". Map is fine, but it's not a road map ffs.

 

[BNthree]

So,Is it possible to kill someone unviolently?

Poison them? Gas them?

 

[pearl]

comfort zone

 

[Surf's Up]

"Can I get ........." - makes me want to throttle anyone saying this within my earshot.

 

[BBassic]

You don't need to use it in every sentence. It's not big and it's not clever and it certainly doesn't make you sound more intelligent.

There, I said it !

I struggle to see how anyone could use it in every sentence. But then I suspect you're exaggerating things to fit your narrative.

 

[spring hall convert]

Very average.

 

[Knocky's Nose]

Pragmatic.

But my biggest bugbear is the ridiculously Americanised 'super' used when either 'very' or 'really' would suffice perfectly well.

You're not "super excited" about the fixtures you absolute plum.

Absolutely this. I was in Denmark a couple of months ago, and they've taken that Americanism and are feverishly running with it. Super excited, Super happy, Super pleased, you name it...

Man, sticious and unleaded are the only three words super should be in front of.

My biggest arse-itch is "Telcon" - short for telephone conversation. "Yah, yah, lets have a telcon about that, yah. Tomorrow, yah? Midday. Yah, good. I'm super excited...".