phrases or expressions that drive you crazy!

[fiveravens]

totally guilty of this one

It's not a major crime, Piskie; I must say I do like your cuckoo. I hope we'll soon be hearing him!

[amandaandherveg]

'At the end of the day...'

'I'm not being funny....but'

'Ok Babes?'

'Baby' (as in being called it)

'Don't get me wrong, but'

[Minty]

A few that send me in to fits of rage are :-

I know it`s none of my business BUT!!!!
Easy tiger,
Let me bounce this off you,
Pick it up and run with it,
Speak as i find me ,
Respec!!!!

[willowstar]

With respect

that is probably the most annoying though I've never actually heard it in real life, only american dramas. with respect sir... blah blah you are wrong and I am right. why bother?

[dexterdoglancashire]

My best friend and I were talking about Gok Wan on Channel 4 last night........the phrase that drives me "crazy"! is "ding dong"! That guy is seriously sexy - shame he bats for the other side! Bernie
PS A slightly different slant on the "driving you crazy" idea!

[kentvegplot]

My pet hate is the phrase 'up to' - as in 'up to 30 people were injured'.

Was does that mean? 2? 12? 29? You must have a better idea than that! It is just lazy. If the reporter believes that 20 people were hurt, they could cover themselves by saying 'approximately 20' NOT 'up to 30'.

It is meaningless. but used in all sorts of contexts.

Grrr....

[sewer rat]

Who came up with these ? it's anyone's guess!!

"You make my blood boil". Has anyone's blood ever boiled? Don't think so somehow, you'd be dead.

"It's raining cats and dogs". Bullsh*t - has anyone ever seen a cat or dog fall randomly out of the sky? I think not.

"You are what you eat", do i look like a roast chicken dinner with extra gravy?

"When the sh*t hits the fan", who the hell got a fan and some sh*t to see what the end result would be? A great big brown mess I reckon.

"I'm going to paint the town red". Has anyone ever painted a whole town red?

"You want your cake and eat it" Well yeah of course I do, I aint going to sit and look at it all day thats for sure.

"Bob's your uncle", no he really isn't. Ive never had an uncle Bob. Not unless someone's......

"Keeping mum"!, where exactly are they keeping her?, and that could make me the........

"Black sheep of the family" , how many familys have black sheep in them?!

"I'm swimming against the tide", how stupid are you? you're going to have your work cut out there sunshine.

"As pure as the driven snow", snow can't drive idiot!

"A little bird told me", don't lie to me, since when did birds start to speak?

"By the skin of your teeth", buy a toothbrush, my teeth aint got no skin on them, not even after a night on the drams

" You can't get blood out of a stone", well duh, only a complete eejit would think that you could,

"I'll eat my hat", go on I dare you, don't say you will when you know you can't

"You've got a face for the radio", well at least your mother still thinks your beautiful

[valmarg]

OK ...
* waits whilst Clare gets on her soapbox*

HIV virus
UPC code
PIN number

And ISBN number.

valmarg

[valmarg]

Anybody in a shop that gives me 'one pence' change. Pence is the plural of penny, so how can you have one pence? And Alister Darling in his budged reducing something by half a pence!

TV/radio presenters who say something is 'quite unique' or 'fairly unique'. The dictionary definition of unique is 'the only one of its kind in the world' so it needs no qualification.

valmarg

[daineal]

The one I think is particularly stupid is when they report on the news that someone's died & they say that the person was "Fatally Wounded"

[NOG]

Used by psudo americans in the City "Can I get"

Can I get a muffin.....

[blue411]

I have a friend who constantly says " What it was, was"
Arrgghhhh

[NOG]

The one I think is particularly stupid is when they report on the news that someone's died & they say that the person was "Fatally Wounded"

Isn't that and Mortally wounded when you get hit then die later....rather than being killed outright.

[Peter]

Great thread.

The one that I really hate is when people say, 'See you later then.' Why do people say that when they know they wont see me later?

Now abbreviated to "Laters".

[Peter]

What makes me cringe is where the speaker is so inarticulate that they resort to "you know what I mean", no I bl**dy don't I'm waiting for you to explain what you mean.

Someone in a debate this morning used that to put their opinion to a panel of experts.


What I really loathe is where everything discussed is sexually active.

As in overhead on the train tonight, at building site volume,

"Nah, I'm on the f***in train, yeah, yeah mate, see yah dahn the f***in pub, wot you f***in mean f***in Danny's f***in coming, he's nah f***in good, his f***in bird's a f***in cow an' I can't f***in stand 'er."

, so eloquent, so poetic, so suitable for mixed company including small children.