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Words or phrases that should be banned from the english language

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  • #152
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    Shot With Their Own Balls Of Shíte - who makes balls of sh*te? You're a sick bunch of f*cks.


  • #153
    Cill Dara Abu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,851 ✭✭✭Cill Dara Abu


    Latchy wrote: »
    '' Cool post Bro '' (only if it's some sarcastic troll ) :p
    It's actually "Cool story Bro".


  • #154
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,190 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Cill Dara Abu wrote: »
    It's actually "Cool story Bro".
    It's actually a variation on a theme but that would be the more common one ...yeah


  • #155
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,360 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Anyone describing a room as a "space". Common with interior designers. Usually well bred Gels having a career in between daddy's wallet and hubbies. Fcuk off you pretentious so and so.

    Many worry about Artificial Intelligence. I worry far more about Organic Idiocy.



  • #156
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,779 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Liberal, when used as an adjective. In AH, anyway.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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  • #157
    Chuck Stone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,029 ✭✭✭✭Chuck Stone


    why r u so fulla h8?


  • #158
    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,017 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    Non-National There are other nationalities besides Irish

    Irish Traveller sometimes used by the UK media in relation to individuals who may not even have been born in Ireland /ever lived at more than one address/been outside the country they were born in.

    The two communities (in relation to Northern Ireland)

    Members of an ethnic group (When used by people who dont realise that they too are members of an ethnic group)

    Political Correctness a figment of the imagination of those afflicted with an enormous persecution complex.


  • #159
    Guill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,332 ✭✭✭Guill


    Coolio
    Coolia boolia
    You're a star bar


  • #160
    Abi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,058 ✭✭✭✭Abi


    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    1. Just saying - as in "I'm going on holiday next week, just saying."

    2. All text abbreviations - For example lol, rofl, lmao

    3. Like - when it is used as every other word in a sentence. "It's like so terrible like that the government like are making all these cuts like."

    4. .com - When it is added to an adjective, for example, "I am wrecked.com after the gym."

    5. Literally - When it is over used in ridiculous situations like "I am literally freezing my balls off". No you aren't.

    6. You know - Same reason as like.

    7. Random - Used wrongly too much

    8. Me thinks - Just say something like 'I think'

    9. Epic - **** off, not everything is good let alone epic

    11. Amazeballs - Please fúck yourself off a high building

    12. Ledge - Just say "legend"!



    Feel free to add phrases that you think should be banned

    ^ Agreed

    IBW wrote:
    10. To be honest - Please do
    Leave me with that one :pac:


  • #161
    Guill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,332 ✭✭✭Guill


    No offence but....

    Particularly hate that, say it or shut your mouth, don't patronise me.


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  • #162
    Miss Olenska
    Closed Accounts Posts: 559 ✭✭✭Miss Olenska


    Wibbs wrote: »
    Anyone describing a room as a "space". Common with interior designers. Usually well bred Gels having a career in between daddy's wallet and hubbies. Fcuk off you pretentious so and so.

    Reminds me of people referring to a job as a "role". It's a fúcking job, shut the hell up!


  • #163
    Sir Gallagher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,836 ✭✭✭Sir Gallagher


    "Yeah buddy!" Supposedly used by some cnut on Jersey Shore. Now it's being used by cnuts worldwide.


  • #164
    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,017 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    Im not racist but................
    Miss Olenska wrote: »
    Reminds me of people referring to a job as a "role". It's a fúcking job, shut the hell up!

    Management/HR speak -probably worth a thread in itself


  • #165
    eth0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,632 ✭✭✭eth0


    "Touch base"

    "I guess"

    "Going forward"

    "Totally awesome" and other American Teenager talk


  • #166
    Abi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,058 ✭✭✭✭Abi


    Guill wrote: »
    No offence but....

    Particularly hate that, say it or shut your mouth, don't patronise me.

    Appreciated :) but you'd be of the kind of personality that likes to be straight shooter, others need shit sugar-coating so they don't get offended (not me personally). That's when the 'to be honest' bit slides in. This would get used by me depending on who I'm talking to.

    I understand what you're saying though.


  • #167
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,350 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    We should never ban "done to death", because it comes in handy.


  • #168
    dsmythy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,583 ✭✭✭✭dsmythy


    Mike 1972 wrote: »
    Non-National There are other nationalities besides Irish

    It means not an Irish National not that they have no nationality.


  • #169
    Abi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,058 ✭✭✭✭Abi


    "In all fairness" :pac:


  • #170
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,190 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Guill wrote: »
    No offence but....

    Particularly hate that, say it or shut your mouth, don't patronise me.
    It's the most patronising quote of all because you can be pretty sure it is to offend but in the sneakiest way possible ...not that I'm easy offended mind you :)


  • #171
    Guill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,332 ✭✭✭Guill


    Abi wrote: »
    Appreciated :) but you'd be of the kind of personality that likes to be straight shooter, others need shit sugar-coating so they don't get offended (not me personally). That's when the 'to be honest' bit slides in. This would get used by me depending on who I'm talking to.

    I understand what you're saying though.


    In all fairness........



    :p


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  • #172
    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,017 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    dsmythy wrote: »
    It means not an Irish National not that they have no nationality.

    So how come one never hears the expression used outside Ireland ?

    Is there some rule peculiar to hiberno-english that a phrase cannot mean what it actually says ?


  • #173
    missbelle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 494 ✭✭missbelle


    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    4. .com - When it is added to an adjective, for example, "I am wrecked.com after the gym."

    5. Literally - When it is over used in ridiculous situations like "I am literally freezing my balls off". No you aren't.


    Guilty of using these myself :o:p


  • #174
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    Abi wrote: »
    "In all fairness" :pac:


    I have an unfortunate addiction to this.

    It does add an extra coating of verbose sugar to sneaky put-downs that slip under the ban radar though.


  • #175
    ball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 479 ✭✭ball


    FAIL


  • #176
    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭IvaBigWun


    Abi wrote: »
    "In all fairness" :pac:

    :pac:


  • #177
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 24,773 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Deus Ex Machina wrote: »
    Referring to sex as "getting the ride".

    Ah come on that's one of the best Irish phrases.


  • #178
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,190 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    '' I'm sure you'll agree ''

    ( No , I'll make my own mind up as to weather I agree...not you ) .


  • #179
    Abi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,058 ✭✭✭✭Abi


    stovelid wrote: »
    I have an unfortunate addiction to this.

    It does add an extra coating of verbose sugar to sneaky put-downs that slip under the ban radar though.

    I say it too, to be honest and in all fairness :D


    IBW knows it's one of my phrases, so my comment was tongue in cheek :)


  • #180
    Senna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    "these recessed times"

    When said exactly like this, you just know the rest of the conversation is going to be complete bollox.


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  • #181
    John Doe1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭John Doe1


    Check this thread i started yesterday
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=75552607


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