[Misc] Phrases you hate people saying

[Weststander]

...

The morse code angers me too.

 

[McTavish]

The thing that I have a particular aversion to about that action is when they contort the hand so that the thumb represents the earpiece and the little finger represents the mouthpiece.

I always think that if they insist on doing a mime of themselves being on the phone they should do it properly and their hand should be in a simple gripping shape* which is how we actually use a phone, instead of this thumb and little finger nonsense.

* the gripping shape obviously represents the use of a landline whereas a slightly open palm will more accurately represent mobile phone use.

Not so sure about this one. That would mean that miming shooting someone would not involve using your fingers as the barrel of the gun which is clearly the correct way to do it.

 

[Gabbafella]

"it is what it is" - probably isn't though, is it?
"I'm not gonna lie" - good for you.
"To be fair" - do you even know what you're saying?
"Ben White there, had a loan spell at Leeds United" - because apparently not everyone knows this fact.

 

[Brownstuff]

Increasingly overused phrases (particularly on TV) piss me off:

"I'm excited" - about what? Seeing a bike turned into a seat ffs! Get a life.

"I can't wait" - for just about anything. Well unfortunately for you, you're gonna have to, unless you've got a Time Machine.


... and as I've said before, people who say "regularly", when they mean "frequently".

Gary Stevens (ex Brighton/Tottenham) once said 'That excites me' when referring to something like a new managerial appointment when he was doing some punditry on the Meridian Match or alike
That has always stuck in my head as me and my mates used to always mimic players and we used to use that phrase about Mr Stevens.
A very odd phrase as it was a weird thing to be excited about and secondly he didn't actually look that excited

 

[Brownstuff]

Rio Ferdinand starting a sentence with 'Listen' each time
I ain't going to listen to you now you pri*k

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

Can I get a Coke? No, you stay there, the barman will get it for you.

 

[Bakero]

"Ben White there, had a loan spell at Leeds United" - because apparently not everyone knows this fact.

We have a winner.

 

[dangull]

Like I say- why do you have to confirm something before you say it ?

 

[darkwolf666]

Almost exactly and very unique do my head in, as neither can be those things!

 

[AlbionBro]

We're going to loose.

Fridat, something or other.

I find these unusual to say the least.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

This is great timing as there is one phrase that is really getting on my nerves at the moment. I was going to put it on the bell cheese at work thread as it seems to come up a lot in a work environment:

"You got this!"

I know there's good meaning behind it but I keep hearing it, constantly, and it's just really getting on my tits!

 

[BN9 BHA]

"Ben White there, had a loan spell at Leeds United" - because apparently not everyone knows this fact.

I was surprised it took all of 20 minutes for the commentator to mention this during the Everton match.

 

[Paris]

Amazeballs.
Super excited.
Wowzers.

Probably fine if used by an American teenager.

Yes, those pretending to be American when they are not certainly grind my gears.

When people say "Sort of thing!" is another pet hate of mine too.

 

[Coalburner]

"The most vulnerable in our society" - overused

"Loved ones"- Why the hell don't they say "family and friends"

Deteriation

Could/would/should OF

Febrary

 

[Knocky's Nose]

Contentious, I'll grant you, but I'm a child of the 1970's....

For many years when someone said "...and this is my partner" I assumed they were in business together.

'Boyfriend' and 'Girlfriend' clearly became an unfashionable thing to say whilst I wasn't looking.

And my current pet hate is when people put the word 'super' in front of words like 'excited'. It's 'very' or 'extremely' my friend.. please do not veer.

 

[Weststander]

We have a winner.

“We have a winner”, really grates.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Bobbins
Sorry if fixtures


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[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Jamaican ting.

Seen.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

For those of a certain vintage, reading all of these remind me of Gus from Drop The Dead Donkey and his strange sayings

https://www.quotes.net/movies/drop_the_dead_donkey_101919

 

[Weststander]

“Lateral thinking” and “Thinking outside the box” .... are they used any more?

My deranged ex boss used to praise himself by saying he did exactly that. When he was, amongst many weird things, a rigid thinker, boy he hated change or innovation.