hated expressions

I'm a little wary of people who say "To be honest..."
They weren't being honest before?

How about "to let someone go" as a euphemism for firing some poor sod.

The expression implies the person "let go" was trying to get away.

Chaps

My hates are

1. Have a nice day.......insincerity at its worse.

2. Your welcome....said by someone when they don't mean it.

3. Get a handle on this......who invented that one.

4. Enjoy.....it should be enjoy your coffee or whatever.

5. Get your head around this.

6. Lets get our arrows pointing in the same direction.

7. Wow

8. Okedoke

9. There you go....often said by shop assistants. Do they want you to go.

10. Sure I'm sure.

Whatever happened to the English language.

Regards

Mick

<< Whatever happened to the English language. >> Don't know, Mick but do let us know when you find it again.

I suppose you 'let someone go' after 'down-sizing.'

#6 is classic -- Is that from 'The Office'

Unfortunately, this stuff is insidious -- I just used the word classic - damn!

Oh dear, Mick. Are you sure you want to visit the States?

Not only will you have to wait for hours in line at airports to have all your bodily orifices closely inspected, but you'll be subjected to most of those expressions - and many more that will make your blood boil - by people who have the audacity to think that English is a living language.

Davie

When, before people start criticizing something/someone, they start their monologue by saying I don't want to say anything about this/him/her !!!

Cheese

My most hated thing is when people say for "I am 41 years of age" instead of saying "I am 41 years old".

Drives me nuts every time I hear it!

Computers are supposed to work on 1's and 0's - in other words "Yes" or "No" - why does mine frequently say "Maybe"?......

You may not believe this but it is true. I had a Yank trying to convince me that cricket was descended from American base ball.

I must admit I do find that most Americans have little knowledge of what happens within the world.

When I stayed in a hotel in Istanbul, we were trying to eat our dinner with difficulty because some old female Yank kept coming over asking " what is this". She evidently had never seen asparagus and archichokes before.

Also she asked why lemons were floating in water bowls.

Never the less I was patient and answered all of her questions.

Regards

Mick

She also seemed to know nothing of wine and yet California produces bucket loads of the stuff.

<Meldrew Mode on>

What I really hate is that exclamation when you tell someone something and they say "Really!?"

I hate having to reply with "No. I'm Lying."

Sorta kills the conversation but hey why do some people feel the need to question what you're saying all the bloody time?

Harumph.

<Meldrew Mode off.>

Where'd my goat go?

P

Chaps

In Hifi circles we have dozens, the daftest bein "invisible bass".

Also my jaw hit the floor......has anybodies jaw actually hit the floor after switching on the Hifi.

Another daft one is envelopes of sound....what moron created that one.

I could go on but life is too short which is another daft saying.

Regards

Mick

Quote "What I really hate is that exclamation when you tell someone something and they say "Really!?"

P One does that when one really wants to say...piss off you boring little oik. I use it a lot.

Regards

Mick

1. "Cool" Argghhh!

2. "Chaps"

Smilees

Adding 'yeh' to the end of a sentence.

quote:

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Originally posted by Mick Parry:
You may not believe this but it is true. I had a Yank trying to convince me that cricket was descended from American base ball.

I must admit I do find that most Americans have little knowledge of what happens within the world.

When I stayed in a hotel in Istanbul, we were trying to eat our dinner with difficulty because some old female Yank kept coming over asking " what is this". She evidently had never seen asparagus and archichokes before.

Also she asked why lemons were floating in water bowls.

Never the less I was patient and answered all of her questions.

Regards

Mick

She also seemed to know nothing of wine and yet California produces bucket loads of the stuff.

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When my (ex)wife's English uncle came to visit us in the states, he:

1) had no clue how to answer when a waitress asked him how he would like his eggs prepared. His reply? "Ehhhhhm... cooked."

2) had never seen a taco before; he just barely mustered a plan of attack for eating them.

3) thought "American" beers like Budweiser and Michelob were the BEST beers EVER (even Americans know that stuff is swill).

4) knew drastically less about wine than he did about beer.

5) had never seen or heard of a banjo or a mandolin.

Oddly enough, we liked him anyway, and everyone had a great visit.

Ignorance transcends borders.

Ignorance is Bliss

As has been proven time and time again.

See above.

P

"Touch base"
"in terms of"
"at the end of the day"
"at this moment in time"
"not on my radar"
people who say speciality when they mean specialty.

Newsreaders who use the present tense when referring to the past.

Local TV 'news presenters' who put mindless puns into every item e.g. If the item has any water in it there will be someone 'making a splash', if there is an animal in it then there will be 'paws for thought' etc.

But my venom is reserved for people who make a statement but their intonation makes it a question.

People who talk to you about the weather because they can't think of anything to say - Be silent then you mindless fuck.

Wow, this thread got me going

Newsreaders that when noting the date say for example "April nine" rather than "April the ninth". Drives me potty!

Steve

Chaps

Not being allowed to say Chairman or Blackboard etc in order to satisfy the whims of some left wing PC pinko.

If ever there was a breed of nutters who should have been strangled at birth, it is bloody pinko's.

Regards

Mick

...oh and that pretentious and superfluous announcement at the end of the Steve Wright show on Radio 2 "all material is copyright".
As if anyone would want to copy that drivel anyway.

Mick, No one says you can't say Chairman or blackboard. Has the Daily Hate been winding you up again?

I gave it 110%

I cringe at that one....sometimes I can even feel it building up in the person!

Tony

[This message was edited by Tony Lockhart on Fri 09 April 2004 at 19:13.]

I was once a Vice Chair person until I threatened to resign. I was Vice Chairman after that, but it really upset some female PC pinko.

Regards

Mick

Perhaps chairwoman sounds too much like charwoman.

Tony