Irritating words or phrases

benjamin d

Here's a thread that hasn't been done in a while...

Are there any turns of phrase people use that really irritate you for whatever reason?

For me, referring to anything as "so-called" usually makes me stop reading or listening to an argument, because 99% of the time what they're referring to is actually the thing they're claiming to be so-called. Around these parts and in internet comment sections it's usually something like "so-called politicians" or "so-called Irish Water" - they ARE politicians and it IS Irish Water, why put the so-called in there? I automatically assume anyone doing this is an idiot.

Another one is "X at its finest", which is so overused these days and almost always wrongly written as "at it's finest". Pedantic I know, but it's annoying.

Also any corporate speak obviously, flying kites and running things up flagpoles and all that ****e.

Stanford

Going forward

Stanford

Lets clear the decks first

Stanford

Trending positively

I says

Blue sky thinking

charman

Like

Stanford

I mean like

Stanford

Hand on heart

pimpmyhat

An individual or a team gave 110%

Lucas Hood

In terms of

Stanford

Realistically

Stanford

Outside the box

Stanford

Lucas Hood wrote: »

In terms of

Nothwithstanding that

Stanford

Stanford wrote: »

Nothwithstanding that

That having been said

Lorelli!

Well jel
Jesus wept
Just sayin'

Jennehy

Moist mucus

Los Lobos

I've answered this one before but I'll say it again so hopefully one more person stops using it

Much of a muchness

Creative83

Let's touch base with *insert anything* :mad:

pimpmyhat

The building blocks are in place

Galwayguy35

Toxic Masculinity.

JimmyAlfonso

Personally

rizzodun

"In line with the business needs"

**** off you jumped up twat, you wouldn't understand the business if it was a 4 hour movie directed by Spielberg. Just do your ****ing job and stop sticking your dick in everyone else's!

julyjane

there's nothing worse

corks finest

In Cork like,know what I mean like?u do like?LIKE, every second word out if a lot of my fellow corkonians like.

pawdee

Thoughts?

verycool

Here's a thread that hasn't been done in a while...

Beanntraigheach

Cis-

jamesbere

Creative83 wrote: »

Let's touch base with *insert anything* :mad:

Yes definitely this

Harry Palmr

Impact when effect is what the speaker really means and of course it's bastard past tense version impacted esp when used in the future tense context.

Ray Palmer

n number of times

freshpopcorn

I hate when people say of if only 'You walked in my shoes'.