Words or phrases that drive you mad

Jo.1981

Far to many to list but the main ones are

Touch base (a favourite at work)
Catch 22
At the end of the day

hansi

Carbon footprint and footfall!

ivavoucher

Here’s one my dad used to tell me off for, yesterday night.

nascargal

Here in Glasgow you get people saying, in the middle or at the end of a sentance:

"so i did"
"so am ur" loosly translated to "so I am"

drives me mad - they have just told you what they did, then they add on "so i did" gggrrrrrr

Eenymeeny

Draw r ing as in drawing room or drawing closer. It's used by tv presenters quite often. Why doesn't someone tell them it's wrong? Mirrow is another one on the 'house programmes' It's MIRROR!
'2 seconds', used on the phone just before they put me on hold.... do they mean that they'll be back in 2 seconds? because they never are....:(

Freshwater

Thanks OP and everyone - great thread.

Contestants on TV who are on a 'Journey'

People who say 'I hold my hand up' when they have made a mistake.

tgon

My pet hate phrase is "actually", commonly used by some at the start, middle and end of a sentence. e.g. "Actually, you can run the idea up a flag pole and actually see who salutes it... actually." or "So, actually, it's agreat product and you can actually see the value every time you use it, actually!"

bcl999

People who tell you something they know you either are unhappy about or disagree with and finish the sentence with "OK?" as in "Sorry, I know you have an appointment with us at 2pm today but we can't see you and will have to rebook you for next month, OK?"

hippyadam

Anyone who uses the word "synergy". Ever.

Misstress

'Excuse my french' when they swear, hate it!