[Misc] Phrases you hate people saying

[Brownstuff]

You smashed it

 

[HalfaSeatOn]

People giving interviews prefacing each sentence with 'Look'.

'Reach out'. No, no and fu**ing no (unless you're a member of the Four Tops).

‘Listen’ is another one

 

[Brownstuff]

‘Listen’ is another one

Footballers who go into punditry love saying 'Listen'
I think they must get it from managers who walk into a dressing room and tell them to shut up and listen as they are all being noisy and jovial.
They are used to hearing it in sporting circles so often that they then bring it into common parlance.
Methinks it is very rude but maybe we have all said it from time to time without thinking about it.
Unfortunately some people seem to say it all the time and start every other sentence with it.

 

[Charity Shield 1910]

"Amazing" and other forms of over used hyperbole. "Let's socialise this" and other corporate speak. Oh and the "stay safe" that's come in since the pandemic. Bloody gits.

 

[super-seagulls]

Annoying me greatly at the moment is:

“Seem Spurs fans seem interested in Potter”

Too many unnecessary seems in such a short sentence.
Aarrgggghhhhh

 

[HalfaSeatOn]

Footballers who go into punditry love saying 'Listen'
I think they must get it from managers who walk into a dressing and tell them to shut up and listen as they are all being noisy and jovial.
They are used to hearing it in sporting circles so often that they then bring it into common parlance.
Methinks it is very rude but maybe we have all said it from time to time without thinking about it.
Unfortunately some people seem to say it all the time and start every other sentence with it.

Years ago, I know in our departmental updates, bored staff used to play management bingo and I tried my hardest to avoid jargon that resulted in heads down ticking off their words. Difficult to avoid. I think most people have a word virus or two.

 

[tinycowboy]

Too many - I think I’m quite grumpy. Anyhow:

“Anyhoo”
“Drop” as in “new album dropping next Monday”
“I don’t rightly know” said in a kind of Yorkshire accent (it may be that there is only one person in the world who does this, but it annoys me when this one person does it)
“Aaaaand.......relax”
“Put it this way:”
“Sit you down”
“Tis a thing of beauty”
“Enjoy!”
“Are you going to talk to this?”

Plus many more. I’m probably just allergic to anything that sounds smug.

 

[GOM]

"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.

I cannot believe only one person has mentioned...... 'to be fair'

This seems to have replaced anything else to start a sentence.

A totally unnecessary phrase 99.99% of the time.

 

[BadFish]

"talk to me about . . . "

"No, you ****ing ask me a questions about . . . "

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Last time I was in Brighton I witnessed that in a lot of queues, then I saw a bunch of Whitehawk chavs in their Yankees baseball caps (on back to front of course) and saw a load of Halloween tat in the stores. Felt like I was back in New York. Looks like the Americanisation of the UK is well under way - what next real estate and apartments?

Don't you mean 'Realty'?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Did I mention 'win' as in 'In order to fund my research I applied to the medical research council in the hope I might win a grant'.

Nothing about finding a cure for a disease, or anything. Winning is what it's all about. Someone I know and who uses this terminology was complaining to me a while ago about how her grant applications were being turned down. The temptation to jeer 'loooooserrrr!' was almost overwhelming. I desisted.

 

[schmunk]

“I don’t rightly know” said in a kind of Yorkshire accent (it may be that there is only one person in the world who does this, but it annoys me when this one person does it)

That is probably from Les Dennis' impression of Mavis from Coronation Street, and the correct line is "I don't really know".

Fun fact* - the actual Mavis character only said that line once in her whole 26 year run.

I have heard "I don't rightly know" used in real life, but then I am from Yorkshire...






*that I just found out today

 

[Barham's tash]

My two are football related:

1- it’s a shot from range. Is that short range or long range or medium range. A lazy meaningless fad of a commentary line.

2- back on terms. Is that equal terms, unequal terms. As above, drives me mad.

In a similar vein - “he got the ball in there from wide areas” or “great cross again from wide area of the pitch”, and “they’re not exploiting wide areas enough” all variations on a theme to allow co-commentators to sound more intelligent than they are. It’s from the WING or WINGS, played by WINGERS not players in wide areas. FFS.

 

[tinycowboy]

That is probably from Les Dennis' impression of Mavis from Coronation Street, and the correct line is "I don't really know".

Fun fact* - the actual Mavis character only said that line once in her whole 26 year run.

I have heard "I don't rightly know" used in real life, but then I am from Yorkshire...






*that I just found out today

Thanks. I did consider the Mavis angle. It's either that or they once heard someone else (who may or may not have been from Yorkshire) say it and it's somehow lodged itself in their brain. I'm not going to ask them why they do it because that would solve the mystery and I'd prefer to leave it hanging.

 

[Horses Arse]

If those ambitions are to be realised, the importance of maintaining squad continuity for Brighton cannot be underestimated. Movement in the market, however, is a reality Potter is all too aware of. For him, maintaining continuity in his methods is ultimately the key.

Yes it can be understimated you stupid Sky twats. You could argue that it can't be overstated. You could also argue that it could not be over estimated. But it can certainly be underestimated.

What is it with these people!!!!!

 

[DanR]

Attributes!

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Were and was being used incorrectly. I were , We was

Percific instead of specific

Would of, could of, should of.

 

[Waynflete]

‘End of’
‘Fact’
‘Simples’

Any of these at the end of a statement is a sure sign someone has just said something fatuous, with no supporting evidence, and is too lazy to attempt a proper argument.


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[Bry Nylon]

'Game time' (as in "player x needs more game time) plus 'Match week [insert number]'

Two more vacuous, jarring NFL-spawned phrases polluting the beautiful game.

 

[Pint of Ale and a Burger]

It's not a phrase,but I have noticed something strange amongst a growing number of football commentators and pundits.
Keown has been doing this for years but I'm hearing it more and more these days.
They seem to add the player or club they are talking about at the end of the sentence rather than at the beginning.

"They have played well today.... Brighton"

"He has had a good game..Dunk"

"He's put in fantastic cross into the box.. Gross"

"He has been amazing in the midfield today..Bissouma"