Phrases or Sayings for Room 101

[Skaville]

There are two in particular that I absolutley canot abide right now:

"My bad" - Your bad what? Finish the sentence you cretin
"Standard" - Argh! This one really gets me. Has to be an Americanism.

How about you?

 

[dannyboy]

'to die for'

as in ' oh that cake at choccy woccy doo dah is absolutely to die for'

is it? yeh ? **** off

 

[Goldstone1976]

"Like", when it's used as a filler in dialogue because the speaker has an insufficiently good vocabulary &/or speed of thought to construct a sentence.

 

[Creaky]

He has a passion for . . . .
I'm passionate about . . . .

How many people really have a passion for anything, so much so that they can't control themselves.

Another word that seems to have gained ground is devastate - people are devastated over the slightest thing these days.

 

[Driver8]

"Yay". **** off.

 

[upthealbion1970]

100%

Blue sky thinking

 

[jakarta]

Answering a question with:

'So.........' dragged out for about 5 seconds before they actually give you the answer!

 

[Creaky]

100%

Blue sky thinking

110% that ^^

 

[Acker79]

"bedwetter"
"Ok mate"
"Jesus wept"

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

"bedwetter"

Absolutely this, utterly phrase

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Another word that seems to have gained ground is devastate - people are devastated over the slightest thing these days.

A recent customer said she was devastated when I had to put on hold her new bathroom suite due to MOT failure on my van
I told her I was devastated when it cost me over a grand to get it roadworthy and ROAD TAX it(see what I did there)

 

[lawros left foot]

People/things having "issues"

It's problems, you clowns

 

[beorhthelm]

Financial Fair Play.

sick of hearing of it. apart from the fact it seems to non-existant, budgets have alwasy been resticted by those that want to, or have to, restrict their budget.

 

[dolphins]

"Can I get....?" irritates me as do a number of the ones above (particularly the 110% one). There's also this, an Americanism that REALLY irritates: "I could care less" when it is the exact opposite they mean.

 

[DNB_Seagull]

All americanisms.

 

[yxee]

Everything from the thread on 'management speak'.

 

[dazzer6666]

'Xx more sleeps', especially from adults. You're not a 3 year old waiting for Christmas you twonk
'Amazeballs'
'Like'
'In that space' (management BS - 'he operates in that space'
'Going forward'

 

[Garage_Doors]

Can I get, no you ****ing can't,

Another one is when asking someone if they want something like would you like a cup of tea, or would you like a sandwich they reply, no I'm good

 

[desprateseagull]

quintessential
icon
very unique
pre order <<<<< this one especially.

 

[Smith DID score]

How about the use of two time instead of the word twice, i.e. James Toseland was two time World Superbike Champion.

Also saying a player is a Germany international rather than a German international, what is that about and why did it seem to change almost overnight in the media?