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[Misc] Phrases you hate people saying
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smudge
Up the Albion!
I have never, and will never, call anyone "Bro".
Even if I had a brother, I would never call him that.
Also, when asked a question I would never answer in the affirmative, "100%".
Probably an age thing.
Even if I had a brother, I would never call him that.
Also, when asked a question I would never answer in the affirmative, "100%".
Probably an age thing.
Klaas
I've changed this
- Nov 1, 2017
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I was going to say something similar, but as early as the 80s? I was 18 in 1990 and said 'Wicked' a lot. 'Sick' seemed to come after that?
jakarta
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My pet hate is the lazy way language on the radio and TV is now acceptable from presenters - e.g. I wunna/gunna
NO you want to and you are going to...
NO you want to and you are going to...
wunt be druv
Drat! and double drat!
"Anyhoo"! What the ****! It drives me mad! "Anyhoo"..WTF!!
- Apr 19, 2018
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Being grumpy and middle aged there's a few phrases the yoof use like "a bunch of" (to mean "a few") and "I don't want to be that guy, but...".
I also hate plurals where there are only singulars, like when pundits say "a good position for your Solly March's, your Lewis Dunk's" etc
Apologies if fixtures but my most hated phrase is "VAR check". Obviously.
I also hate plurals where there are only singulars, like when pundits say "a good position for your Solly March's, your Lewis Dunk's" etc
Apologies if fixtures but my most hated phrase is "VAR check". Obviously.
On that note, when a waitress comes to the table and says 'sorry about the wait' I have to bite my lip to stop myself replying ' That's OK, I like a girl with a few curves'
It started in the 80s but didn't become widespread in England until much later.
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jonny.rainbow
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- Oct 29, 2005
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My pet hate is the lazy way language on the radio and TV is now acceptable from presenters - e.g. I wunna/gunna
NO you want to and you are going to...
Why would you want presenters to speak in anything but a normal and natural way?
As a language teacher, I always drill "gonna, wanna, shoulda, woulda, coulda" into my students as that's how they are most often pronounced. It's hardly a new thing either. The latter three date back to the 14th century.
These days "I'ma" is becoming an increasingly common variant of gonna in the States. Has this spread to the UK yet?
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/imma
Robinjakarta
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'Not gonna lie.'
'Obviously' this and that about things that aren't obvious.
'like' every other word.
'Obviously' this and that about things that aren't obvious.
'like' every other word.
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That's rad.
Highfields Seagull
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'Skill' in the late 80s.
What really gets my goat is 'the proof is in the pudding'. No, it isn't.
seagullwedgee
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- Aug 9, 2005
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Gotten.
- Oct 17, 2008
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Are you Beverley Knight?
The last words of a fool.
pasty
A different kind of pasty
“And Smith must score”
Going to be hearing that quite a bit over the next couple of days
Going to be hearing that quite a bit over the next couple of days
- Oct 17, 2008
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My late Dad and I, in later years before he passed, used to play the “Withdean” game. We took bets on the closest minute the commentator would bring up Withdean/Goldstone from his notes and our troubled past - bonus points if it’s after a goal against a “bigger” side“And Smith must score”
Going to be hearing that quite a bit over the next couple of days
Are you Beverley Knight?
I do use that song as an example of pronunciation in use. Also the "I coulda been a contender" scene from On the Waterfront.