Top 10 most irritating phrases

[TehMac]

What the hell is wrong with "absolutely?"

What else are people going to say "I RESOLUTELY AGREE WITH YOUR PREVIOUS STATEMENT!!!!"??

 

[Gibsons]

Originally posted by: nineball9

Originally posted by: Minjin

Originally posted by: nineball9
I find the now common pause "you know" irritating. This is especially true when said by news reporters; if a news reporter in the field says "you know", why is he or she reporting it as news? We already know it!
"You know" may be used as an interjection, but it seems to have replaced "um", "er", "eh" etc as a trite pause..

I particularly hate these catch phrases.

Here's a good example of a podcast I listened to recently where the guy uses "you know" an insane amount of times:

http://www.amateurscientist.or...st-studio-douglas.html

At times, he does it so quickly, it can be difficult to catch unless you're paying attention.

You know, that's a, you know, very good, you know, example

"Going forward" and "mute point" need to be in there somewhere.

The phrase is "moot point". "Mute" is the inability to vocalize.

Of course, that's why "mute point" irritates me to no end. It's as bad as "rediculous" and "definately," but with the bonus of changing the meaning.

 

[Arcadio]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

With all due respect, I personally think some these items shouldn't of made this list. Absolutely there are some phrases that, while fairly unique, are extremely irritating. It's a nightmare to listen to them being uttered 24/7. There's probably someone saying at least one of these phrases at this exact moment in time! I mean, it's not rocket science, people! But I guess, at the end of the day, we all are guilty of saying stupid things found in the English language . It is what it is..

lol. Reps.

 

[axelfox]

"Recommend me"

 

[Shadow Conception]

My Alg2/Trig teacher says "right" after nearly everything. We were reviewing how inequalities are graphed on number lines. The inequality was something like "x > 3", so he was like, "So you graph an open circle on 3, and then go right, right?"

After nobody answers, he once again asks, "right?"

Actually, somebody in our class did count how many times he said "right" in the span of our 45-minute period. The final count was 115, apparently.

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: Arcadio
lol. Reps.

I agree, "reps" belongs on the list.

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Originally posted by: Xyclone

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
Oh and I hate it when people use the *OFFICIAL* tag on their thread title when the thread is not official... I don't think that is a phrase though... Oh and I dislike it when people on this forum always post fuck as fvck. I really don't understand what the hell they are thinking.

Fvck is better than *****, for any curse word, if ATOT remembers.

Yeah, but fuck and other curse words aren't censored anymore - they're only not allowed in thread titles.

 

[cjvon]

Originally posted by: illusion88
To be honest with you

This.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555

Originally posted by: goog40
"I could care less"

What about I couldn't care less?

WHOOSH. :roll:

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: Arcadio

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

With all due respect, I personally think some these items shouldn't of made this list. Absolutely there are some phrases that, while fairly unique, are extremely irritating. It's a nightmare to listen to them being uttered 24/7. There's probably someone saying at least one of these phrases at this exact moment in time! I mean, it's not rocket science, people! But I guess, at the end of the day, we all are guilty of saying stupid things found in the English language . It is what it is..

lol. Reps.

Reps?!? This isn't SD fool, we only give diggs, upmods, props, thumbs up, and stars around here.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
It is what it is.


And yes, anyone that uses "should of", "could of" or "would of" should be shot.

can you really tell the difference between someone saying would of and would've? unless they take a pause between would and of, then i just don't see if.

No, just don't TYPE OUT "would of", k?

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
It is what it is.


And yes, anyone that uses "should of", "could of" or "would of" should be shot.

can you really tell the difference between someone saying would of and would've? unless they take a pause between would and of, then i just don't see if.

He means it's "should have", "could have", "would have".

 

[xochi]

Dont go there!

 

[fstime]

Originally posted by: Pepsei

Originally posted by: gar3555
Top 10 irritating phrases

The top ten most irritating phrases:
1 - At the end of the day
2 - Fairly unique
3 - I personally
4 - At this moment in time
5 - With all due respect
6 - Absolutely
7 - It's a nightmare
8 - Shouldn't of
9 - 24/7
10 - It's not rocket science

What phrases annoy you?

I would have to add: "it is what it is..."

for bonus point, post something with all those words.

You fail.

And "fail."

 

[MichaelD]

The Grammar Police are strong in this thread. Annoying little turds, all of you.

At the end of the day I personally feel that's it's fairly unique to utilize most of, if not all of, the phrases in question here. I personally use them all from time to time; such as in this moment in time.

With all due respect to all the naysayers here, I absolutely must say that it's a nightmare of epic proportions that you all are making such a big deal out of nothing.

It's not rocket science to see that commonly used phrases are a boon to the English language, and you shouldn't of bitched about it so much, OP.

Being that AT is a 24/7 forum, you can be sure that you'll continue to be flamed for failing not only basic English, but basic Internet and common-speak languages/skills as well.

Have a nice day.

 

[Gibsons]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
The Grammar Police are strong in this thread. Annoying little turds, all of you.

At the end of the day I personally feel that's it's fairly unique to utilize most of, if not all of, the phrases in question here. I personally use them all from time to time; such as in this moment in time.

With all due respect to all the naysayers here, I absolutely must say that it's a nightmare of epic proportions that you all are making such a big deal out of nothing.

It's not rocket science to see that commonly used phrases are a boon to the English language, and you shouldn't of bitched about it so much, OP.

Being that AT is a 24/7 forum, you can be sure that you'll continue to be flamed for failing not only basic English, but basic Internet and common-speak languages/skills as well.

Have a nice day.

cKGunslinger's version was better.

 

[BehindEnemyLines]

"no offense, but..."

And then they go on to insult you or someone else.
Anything that follows that line, is and will be, never pleasant.

 

[Gibsons]

Originally posted by: BehindEnemyLines
"no offense, but..."

And then they go on to insult you or someone else.
Anything that follows that line, is and will be, never pleasant.

Kind of like "I'm not a racist/homophobe/bigot, but <insert racist/homophobic/bigoted comment>"

 

[BrokenVisage]

here's one I just heard used that I despise... "to a man"

 

[Minjin]

Originally posted by: Minjin

Originally posted by: nineball9
I find the now common pause "you know" irritating. This is especially true when said by news reporters; if a news reporter in the field says "you know", why is he or she reporting it as news? We already know it!
"You know" may be used as an interjection, but it seems to have replaced "um", "er", "eh" etc as a trite pause..

I particularly hate these catch phrases.

Here's a good example of a podcast I listened to recently where the guy uses "you know" an insane amount of times:

http://www.amateurscientist.or...st-studio-douglas.html

At times, he does it so quickly, it can be difficult to catch unless you're paying attention.

Looks like someone else has the "you know" problem:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new...daily_news_i_woul.html

 

[GasX]

Not tonight, I have a headache.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

90% of this thread...

The #1 phrase in the DV list of irritating phrases though has to be:

"It is what it is"

Well no shit. Why can't we CHANGE "what it is"?

"Dude your gf's a bitch, and you should dump her because she always bitches at you."
"Yeah well it is what it is"

Grow some fucking balls and CHANGE the fuckin situation. Do something proactive about it. I don't give a fuck what it is, I care about what it *could* be.

 

[tranceport]

Originally posted by: rocadelpunk
i'm not a fan of the

"i know, right"

In Houston, they drop the "i know" and it is just "right" but ending in higher pitch.


I apparently have picked it up. I caught myself using it a while back.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: Howard
Is 8 on the list because the wording is wrong? Or did they make a mistake there?

And what's wrong with 6 and 9? Both are useful.

I'll say! :thumbsup:

 

[TridenT]

way to resurrect bad thread1111