Lord Lionheart

Slightly off topic and since someone took my favorite " whatever" how about " seen it, done it, bought the t-shirt" or " by end of play" in setting a business deadline.

antjen

' have a nice day!' - from shop assistants in every dam shop!!! - like they really care about my day??? - so fake, though it is LA

Ant

cheekymonkey

Yeah, that "Have a nice day" stuff can be really abrasive (especially if I'm not having a nice day!) There's a grocery store around here where I always encounter that. I'm sure it's simply store policy, and the staff are told that they MUST "greet" customers. Oh well...

Now for something that really bugs me -- "bye for now". Of course, it's "for now". Why the hell does someone have to say that? Why not just say "good-bye", and I'll assume it's for now???

Here's something that I don't hear, but increasingly observe in written communications -- "loose" rather than "lose". You can't loose money, but you might LOSE money. If you have loose lips, that might cause you to lose money. Of course, loose monetary policy could also be problematical. Oh well, let's not loose sleep over this...

tony_2003

"I was like...yeah...he was LIKE....and she was LIKE...so yeah, I was like over at Johnny's house"

The word LIKE is by far the most ****ing iritating thing i've heard so far.
I have actually started replying to people as if I were a psychiatrist trying to figure out a puzzle...trouble is no one gets the joke.

"so you were not actually at Johnny's house?....this was a dream that seemed like his house?...or perhaps you were on drugs and that's why it seemed LIKE his house?"

cindyabs

I have to chime in on this one, since I am also in Rete's generation-manners maketh the man (and woman)! I get irritated when I go to a fast food place or something similar and am just handed the food or whatever without a peep from the employee after I've given them the money. Occasionally I will pointedly say you're welcome in response to their silence. Sometimes they get the hint and reply thank you.

Rockgurl

Pharrya

" But wait, Call within the next ten minutes and we'll send you a second (insert crappy kitchen gadget here) absolutely free, yes you get two really crappy kitchen gadgets for just $19.95"

Britarm

Having to listen to Britishism of the American language on tele, or, the piccies.

DaveC

There's a guy at work who, when asked for information, starts his answer with the phrase "that's gonna be".... I don't know what irritates me more - the phrase itself or the fact that after hearing it so often, I'm sure to find myself saying it soon.

doctor scrumpy

Not so much a phrase, but the fact the Hispanic immigrants working in shops/ fast food chains round here ALWAYS stand in front of you speaking Spanish
whilst you are waiting to order. THen they try to make out they cannot understand you. Fine if you don't understand English ( Or American even ) then piss off back to your country of birth.

fatbrit

Alternatively, you could learn Spanish! It's quite a common language in the US.

nottsinCT

hehehe its quite funny I live in CT and that is the norm in every shop non english speaking poor paid immigrants

anyway I was once in Ben and Jerrys and a girl asked where I was from I told her England where she told me her gran lived there and told me the name of the street I said where abouts she said England!!! do Americans think that the UK is the size of Rhode Island !!! hahaha. and of course we get many asking us where in Australia we are from ???

cindyabs

Ha, ha-I can identitfy with that, my husband is always getting asked at his work if he's ever killed a crockadile (he's a Brummie!!!). It does surprise me because I've always been able to distinguish between a Brit and an Aussie accent wise !! Doesn't sound anymore alike than someone from the Bronx coupled with someone from New Orleans!

doctor scrumpy

Why should I ? If I went to live in France they would not learn English. It is really annoying to go into a BK and find they advertize a burger in Spanish but not English & you need them to translate.

fatbrit

It might broaden your horizons.