The most irritating phrase in the English language?
Mar 24th 2004, 2:44 am
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Originally posted by seang
find the use of "well basically" extreme irritation
find the use of "well basically" extreme irritation
OzTennis
Mar 24th 2004, 2:53 am
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Originally posted by OzTennis
The 'bottom line is' that 'I am in concordance' with you.
OzTennis
The 'bottom line is' that 'I am in concordance' with you.
OzTennis
glad to see we are on the same page
Mar 24th 2004, 3:32 am
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"For your comfort and convenience."
"To improve our customer service."
Two phrases guaranteed to mean a lowering of standards.
Jim
"To improve our customer service."
Two phrases guaranteed to mean a lowering of standards.
Jim
Mar 24th 2004, 4:08 am
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Come on - can't anyone think "outside of the box".....
Mar 24th 2004, 4:48 am
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I ain`t being funny, but!
Yeah right! (often from kids)
Cool!
Come on!!
The old man/girl
Yeah right! (often from kids)
Cool!
Come on!!
The old man/girl
Mar 24th 2004, 5:14 am
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The best has to be 'believe you me'. Don't know what dialect it is, but have used it myself on a regular basis over the years but have never really been able to suss out what it actually means, pmsl.
Example: If have another fight, believe you me, you'll be sorry.
Hope your head is now spinning like mine has for years, lol.
Sarah
Example: If have another fight, believe you me, you'll be sorry.
Hope your head is now spinning like mine has for years, lol.
Sarah
Mar 24th 2004, 7:40 am
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Re: The most irritating phrase in the English language?
Originally posted by OzTennis
24/7; absolutely; address the issue; around (in place of "about"); awesome; ballpark figure; basically; basis ("on a weekly basis" in place of "weekly" and so on); bear with me; between a rock and a hard place; blue sky (thinking); boggles the mind; bottom line; crack troops; diamond geezer; epicentre (used incorrectly); glass half full (or half empty); going forward; I hear what you're saying; in terms of; it's not rocket science; literally; move the goal-posts; ongoing; prioritise; pushing the envelope; singing from the same hymn sheet; the fact of the matter is; thinking outside the box; to be honest/to be honest with you/to be perfectly honest; touch base; up to (in place of "about"); and value-added (in general use).
Further contributions welcome!
OzTennis
24/7; absolutely; address the issue; around (in place of "about"); awesome; ballpark figure; basically; basis ("on a weekly basis" in place of "weekly" and so on); bear with me; between a rock and a hard place; blue sky (thinking); boggles the mind; bottom line; crack troops; diamond geezer; epicentre (used incorrectly); glass half full (or half empty); going forward; I hear what you're saying; in terms of; it's not rocket science; literally; move the goal-posts; ongoing; prioritise; pushing the envelope; singing from the same hymn sheet; the fact of the matter is; thinking outside the box; to be honest/to be honest with you/to be perfectly honest; touch base; up to (in place of "about"); and value-added (in general use).
Further contributions welcome!
OzTennis
'text me' really pees me off as hate mobiles, 'getting wronged' (that's definitely just round here I think as in Yorkshire we used to get 'done' when we were in trouble!)
sandy
Mar 24th 2004, 7:51 am
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certainly AM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ARE YOU GOING ON HOLIDAY ? CERTAINLY AM !!!!!!!!!!!
DO YOU LIKE CAKE ? CERTAINLY DO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EAT THE CAKE CERTAINLY WILL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OOOOOOOOOOO THAT PISSES ME OFF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DO YOU LIKE CAKE ? CERTAINLY DO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EAT THE CAKE CERTAINLY WILL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OOOOOOOOOOO THAT PISSES ME OFF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mar 24th 2004, 8:22 am
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My ears hurt now!!
Mar 24th 2004, 9:01 am
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Here you go, "Buzzword Bingo" for the next time that you're stuck in a seemingly never ending business meeting :-
http://www.codehot.co.uk/puzzle/bingo1.htm
My game time seems to shorten with the number of young graddies in attendance
http://www.codehot.co.uk/puzzle/bingo1.htm
My game time seems to shorten with the number of young graddies in attendance
Mar 24th 2004, 9:25 am
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Originally posted by Mairi&Chris
The ones I really hate are all the business buzzwords, such as "we have to pick the low hanging fruit"
We've found a way to make concalls and meeting fun now by playing Buzzword Bingo. For those that havent heard of it click the link below and have some fun at the next boring staff meeting or whatever.
http://isd.usc.edu/~karl/Bingo/bbbingo.html
The other one we have great fun with is http://www.outofservice.com/buzzword/
Grab a phrase off here and then the challenge is to find a way to work it into a concall or meeting in such a context that nobody challenges you but just nods wisely. The best is if you can get somebody to re-use it in another meeting.
The ones I really hate are all the business buzzwords, such as "we have to pick the low hanging fruit"
We've found a way to make concalls and meeting fun now by playing Buzzword Bingo. For those that havent heard of it click the link below and have some fun at the next boring staff meeting or whatever.
http://isd.usc.edu/~karl/Bingo/bbbingo.html
The other one we have great fun with is http://www.outofservice.com/buzzword/
Grab a phrase off here and then the challenge is to find a way to work it into a concall or meeting in such a context that nobody challenges you but just nods wisely. The best is if you can get somebody to re-use it in another meeting.
"People high on this dimension tend to enjoy Alternative, Rock, and Heavy Metal music. On the Edgy & Aggressive Dimension you fell in the 92 percentile. This score is very high.
Based on your responses, you scored above average on the edgy and aggressive music-preference dimension. Research in our laboratory indicates that people high on this dimension, like you, often have the following characteristics:
People with high scores on the energetic and aggressive music-preference dimension tend to enjoy taking risks and engaging in thrilling experiences. They also tend to be dominant, imaginative, and energetic. They tend to be politically liberal, and believe that freedom, independence, and excitement are important aspects of life. When it comes to lifestyle, lovers of edgy and aggressive music, tend to come from the middle to lower classes. As for media entertainment, they're likely to enjoy watching action, science fiction, fantasy, war, and horror movies."
Okay, it may be a little bit accurate, I'll have to go and do another now!!!
sandy
Mar 24th 2004, 9:29 am
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"your call is valuable to us"
IF ITS SO FREAKING VALUABLE WHY DON'T YOU EMPLOY MORE PHONE PEOPLE!!!!!
(because they all leave after 3 weeks!!, sorry Jane, couldn't resist )
IF ITS SO FREAKING VALUABLE WHY DON'T YOU EMPLOY MORE PHONE PEOPLE!!!!!
(because they all leave after 3 weeks!!, sorry Jane, couldn't resist
)
Mar 24th 2004, 11:57 am
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"obviously" is a word that seems to be getting overused in the UK a lot at the moment.
Has anyone else noticed this?
Has anyone else noticed this?
Mar 24th 2004, 12:14 pm
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If you think "like" is overused in the UK, try living in a student community in the US. Every second word is 'like'. It drives me nuts (is that an annoying phrase though?....)
Mar 24th 2004, 12:35 pm
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if anyone calls anything "squiffy" i want to kick them in the nuts. 
