[Misc] Phrases you hate people saying

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

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.

I had the misfortune to watch a couple of Sky matches this week with a commentator who is the absolute haemorrhoid of irritation.

And Chelsea will have only themselves to blame if they don't hang on to this lead.
Mind you, they dropped more than a few points against Arsenal when you were playing, Martin.
It's been remarked on several occasions that the home advantage doesn't seem to be with us this season.
I think we can all agree that we all want to see the crowds back in.
A noisy Stamford Bridge. Of course this has been a difficult year.

Oh for ****'s sake, ****ing shut the ****ing **** up, you ****ing ****wit!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

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"

It's because they can't remember the players' names. When it's Brighton playing . . . . .Pint of Ale and a Burger.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

'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.

The EPL isn't what it used to be, is it?

And the game is LIVE!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

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

Percific instead of specific

Would of, could of, should of.

I would of went along with that Chrissy Waddle, were he wouldn't have started using it.

I would also be very interested to find out what Carlron Cole finks about former players finking aloud about their forts in the furough fashion they do, especially in the feater of dreams, especially give that Joe Cole and Ashley Cole are the leading exponents of this uther thucking abomination.

 

[giveusfalmerplease]

110% (no such thing)

[/I]

actually it depends on context ; "our profits have gone up 110%" is perfectly valid but if someone says " you are 110% correct" then yes they are prats!

 

[A1X]

“Fri-yay”

I am convinced the arrival of this phrase coinciding with social distancing meaning a lack of people being punched in the face is not a coincidence.

 

[Baldseagull]

For some reason it came to me this morning, that "GET UP YOU LAZY GIT!" is a phrase that really irritates me.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

My brother is 61.

We share music online fairly regularly.

He sends tracks which he says are “dope” or “off the scale”.

He’s 61.

I find him somewhat tiresome.

 

[Bodian]

For some reason it came to me this morning, that "GET UP YOU LAZY GIT!" is a phrase that really irritates me.

I do hope you have posted that whilst still in bed?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

'Genuine question'

That was occasionally used by someone now banned from NSC

In case it hasn't been posted already, 'like' when used in place of 'including'. Countries like America and Russia. Players like Bissouma. Singers like Bob Dylan. Leaders like Trump. Does my head in, like.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

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.

To be very honest.

(I'd be astonished if I haven't already posted this on this thread. At the moment it is said by only one TV pundit - Macmanamanamanan. If he's working with the commentator who says 'and it's live', I'm off.)

 

[The Optimist]

The new one that seems to be spreading around football pundits is “and rightly so”. Annoys me immensely.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

110% (no such thing)

I'm not complaining, but..... (yes you are)

I use 110% often. As a joke, or to mock people who will nod in agreement when I say it. I must confess also to using 'we were literally electrified and glued to our seats' when describing something dull, such as one of our totes amazeballs 0-0 draws. I stole it from Private Eye.

Back to terms that make me flinch:

Cushdy.
Specific (when used to mean selective; that one's a work thing).
Irregardless.

 

[Baldseagull]

I do hope you have posted that whilst still in bed?

No, I got up, but I am still in my dressing gown now as a protest.

 

[giveusfalmerplease]

"and Smith MUST score" still hurts

 

[Bodian]

I use 110% often. As a joke, or to mock people who will nod in agreement when I say it. I must confess also to using 'we were literally electrified and glued to our seats' when describing something dull, such as one of our totes amazeballs 0-0 draws. I stole it from Private Eye.

Back to terms that make me flinch:

Cushdy.
Specific (when used to mean selective; that one's a work thing).
Irregardless.

Amazeballs....
Totes...

I'm assuming/hoping these were deliberately put in as other examples?

 

[Questions]

So...............

 

[BN9 BHA]

No brainer

Not something I use or will ever use, I often wonder who invents this shite and why phrases like this became popular.

 

[ArfurW8]

Not really phrases but here are a couple of food based words that get on my nerves.

Mac'n'cheese
'Slaw' instead of coleslaw.

 

[Garage_Doors]

The use of the word Passed when someone has died.
"the dog that was hit by the car along the road sadly passed" no it didn't it died !!!

The use of the term "fur baby" **** off !