If I hear/read one of those again, I will stop talking and start barking.
-It’s all good
-When. this. is. done. for. emphasis.
-No brainer.
-How cool is that?
-And I’m like, yeah, right.
-I have issues.
-"Don’t go there" meaning "don’t think like that".
-White/Lime Green ¦is the new black.
-Think outside the box.
-Life coach
-Hit the gym
-My bad
-"So" at the end of the sentence when you can’t finish it.
-Life changing experience
-icon, iconic
-"To be honest", when there is no revelation at all.
-Soul mate
-Real good or real bad
-"embrace diversity" (the actual words, not the meaning)
-Role Model
-"My thoughts and prayers are with you" especially when used by politicians on TV
-Put your hands together
-Keeping it real
-You can say that again
-Brangelina, Bennifer, Tomkat etc
-Quality time
-Comfort zone
-"and she goes" meaning "and she said"
What are yours? Awesome? Obviously? Clearly? At the end of the day?
April 24th, 2007 at 10:29 am
“If it’s Gods will..,” I’m sick of hearing people say this because the ones I’ve heard say this sound to me like they’re trying to throw in a prayer during the conversation. If you want to pray, get up and go pray, if you’re holding a conversation then for the love of mike don’t pray, converse.
“You know..,” No, I don’t know please try and explain whatever it is your talking about.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:41 am
Oh man, that’s a lot of phrases there that i may or may not currently use (I’m admitting nothing! haha) Well okay I’ll admit to using the obviously one.. quite a lot.. and awesome. sorry!
I hate the “it’s all good” one too.
In australian society (particularly on the mine) I am always annoyed by everyone calling each other mate. It usually means absolutely nothing, and it seems to me like a fake friendly word. Not at all implying real friendship. Sometimes the tone of voice implies that the person they are referring to as mate is obviously (there I go) not their mate at all. Geezer refers to me as mate sometimes and it drives me up the wall. I’m not his “mate.” I’m his lover etc… mate is like a demotion.
“Don’t get me started” is annoying as well, though I’m prone to say it every now and then.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:42 am
Oh, and when people (like my mum and Geezer) say “Listen.” before they start saying what they have to say, as if they have to tell me to listen to what they’re saying. I’m listening! And there’s always this long pause after saying listen, which is equally as annoying as the word.
Ok it looks like I harbour a lot of annoyedness….
April 24th, 2007 at 10:47 am
lol I love this! Might turn it into a post myself. I can’t help noticing many of those seem american expressions - or are you also refering to the greek translation of those?
Sometimes people really get on my nerves, it doesn’t matter what they say! But when they use a certain amount of those clichés…it’s even worse!
April 24th, 2007 at 10:51 am
The thing that probably annoys me the most is the “like”…
I can’t possible watch another american on television STARTING sentences with “like”…or “I was like, yeah!”…
The correspondent in England “sort of” isn’t so annoying because it sounds classier…but after a while, it gets annoying too!
And in Portugal they use that too, I don’t know where they got it from, it’s such a useless word, it means absolutely nothing, except that you’re a slob that can’t articulate! GRRRRR But even I fall for it sometimes!!
April 24th, 2007 at 11:19 am
EMO!
Such a useless and irritating word!
April 24th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
That’s a good list!
I really hate it when people say “fair enough” - it may be one of the most annoying things uttered in history. I almost beat up one of my sister’s Canadian friends because the woman (already annoying) says it after practically every sentence.
“Fair enough” - what the hell does that mean, anyway? When is something fair enough, exactly?
My sister’s British friends say it too, grrr.
To slam on my own culture, I very much dislike the use of “it’s all good” and “where’s the love?” - GRRR.
April 24th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
“brain fart.”
Gross.
Also, to throw someone under the bus. My boss … I don’t think she gets what this even means and she uses it a zillion times a day.
April 24th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
When a girl says, “Tell me when it’s in”.
April 24th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
Bugger.. I say a few of those..
April 24th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
oohhh…this is a long list. I must be careful what I say
Sayings don’t so much bother me as irgnorance. I am more perturbed by what people do than what they say.
But there are a few on your list that annoy me as well!
xo
(P.S. I sent a message to you today from facebook).
April 24th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
I hate “look at the big picture”
thanks for the grin, girly xx
April 24th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
this one lady at work is always saying “cool?” She will ask em to do something and then say “cool?”
drives me batty
April 24th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Anything I say annoys me
April 24th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Whatever. Any ‘ises; like priorit’ise’ etc. People who exclaim ‘hello’! when not greeting someone i.e ‘I was like (grrrrrrr) ‘hello’ I’m not doing that. Ola ta lefta. \as well as the above, the mention of so everywhere; ‘I was like so not going to do that’
April 25th, 2007 at 6:41 am
Invent better ones, I impore you.
April 25th, 2007 at 7:58 am
oh my! those are all very very good!! i am always annoyed at what someone somewhere is doing.. lol.
i love God, love being a Christian, but i can think of lots of “christian-ese” that i dispise…. like….
“I will pray about that” as an excuse to NOT do something…
i am sure there are lots more.
April 25th, 2007 at 9:45 am
I’m guilty of half those, but you forgot 24/7!
April 25th, 2007 at 9:52 am
i’m so sick of people combining names too.. if i hear tomkat again, i may scream.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Oh dear. I say “like” and “sort of” too much. Especially in job interviews (I had one today). I hate that I say “like” and “sort of”, because I hate it when other people say the same. I am a great big hypocrite. I also say “really good” too much - am I allowed that? Is it in the same bracket as “real good”? Hmm, I think I might be annoying…
April 25th, 2007 at 7:27 pm
” Seriously”..That’s mine. I don’t think I saw that in your list..Phew
April 25th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
I hate that! I’ve been hearing that green is the new black but if that’s true than what was black in the first place and what is it now that green is black? It confuses me.
I’m not sure if it ticks me off or not but I just used the expression “that’s easier said than done.” A lot of things are but that doesn’t mean they’re difficult. It’s just easy for most of us to speak.
April 26th, 2007 at 7:54 am
Sounds like a lot of American slang to me! What about Greek phrases that annoy you? Ooh, how easily I could whip up a list of annoying Italian phrases! Very tempting..
April 26th, 2007 at 10:05 am
Have a nice day.
ANY holiday greeting.
April 26th, 2007 at 11:18 am
“Um” between every other word in the sentence.
April 26th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Sorry simpson fans, the one that really drives me crazy is “D’oh!”
April 26th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
“It’s all good.” - definitely drives me crazy.
Any over used expression becomes annoying. My sister has one that’s teetering on the edge for me: “…. dot com.”, as in “end of conversation dot com.” or “I need a haircut.dot com.”
A lot of the black slang annoys me. ” I ax’ing” instead of “I’m asking”, particularly when used by people who aren’t black. It is a wanna-be, trying to be what I’m not attitude.
Hmmmm… utilize. “I will utilize a knife and fork.” I see. You just can’t use the knife and fork?
What really annoys me is ’seen’. Not when it is used properly, as in “I have seen” but “I seen”. No, acutally, you SAW.
April 26th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
I say quite a lot of those all the time!
I’ll try to remember this when I ever meet you
April 26th, 2007 at 7:04 pm
I just dropped in and had to agree with you on one phrase inparticular… “My bad.” I hate this expression. It means nothing and takes the meaning out of being accountable for ones actions.
Thanks for the great post.
April 26th, 2007 at 9:39 pm
oooooo you would be barking at me quite a lot, then!
although i often use those phrases as a joke…in parody.
April 26th, 2007 at 9:57 pm
alright, i am embarrassed! i use those phrases!!
April 26th, 2007 at 10:08 pm
“ummmm…..”
….
April 27th, 2007 at 5:28 am
When talking to my boss, her reply ist always: “the difference is…” at the beginning of every sentence. By that she wants to show you, that you can say what you want, her opinion is the right one and she knows it better.
It’s funny because she says it even when it doesn’t make any sence.
April 27th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
Thank you for the laughs! I’ll have to share thoughts about your post at Happy Hour.
It’s finally the weekend. I’m so ready to do a great deal of nothing around the house!
*CHEERS*
April 27th, 2007 at 3:40 pm
wow, just, wow
April 27th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
As much as I hate to admit it, I use some of those quite a bit!haha Very funny though, I enjoyed reading them all.
April 27th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
Oh I thought of one that has been one of my biggest pet peeves for a long time now-thanks in part to my cousin who still, to this day, continues to say it… FINE. As in “Damn, he’s so FINE!”
Ugh, BARF!
April 27th, 2007 at 7:31 pm
It’s a phrase, or a word…it’s the way the pitch of a person’s voice goes up at the end of a statement, so that it sounds like a question? A vice of many college-age youngsters, and the guy in the next cube at my office.
April 29th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Any of the myriad ridiculous business-speak phrases, my current least favorite is “learning curve”.
May 1st, 2007 at 6:38 am
Aaaargghhh … my daughter always says “My Bad” … I soooooo hate it !!!
Great list, Chloe !!
Hope all is well.
Take care, Meow