what two words in one/sayings irritate you?

Mrs_Ryan

There are a lot of sayings etc that really annoy me... my best mate is worst for that. She's picked up a nasty habit from this guy she likes who says 'man' after everything and is particularly prone to saying 'yeah man' even when the person who they are talking to is clearly not a man!!
I dont like the custom down here of saying 'Bless you' instead of thanks or thank you - what do you say to that? Another saying from down here that really annoys me is 'I wont be many minutes' AAAAARGH! Cant you just say 'I wont be long?'

lollipopsarah

This thread is ticking all the boxes - do what!
some may be a little of topic but thank you for making me laugh.
Silly one from work when busy on the checkouts - someone will say "are you waiting to pay?" (i.e go to next checkout)
Well of course they are!

xx

hardpressed

tinkle wrote: »

I think they mean that Railway Station should be used instead of Train Station

That's exactly what I mean.

hemophobic

My girlfriend sometimes calls crisps "crips" :mad:

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

'Fantastic' eerugh!
Everytime I hear it I want to correct their prose and use words that use less hyperbole.

delain

lollipopsarah wrote: »

Hehe am loving this thread, thank you OP.
I remember a child playing up at the checkout - wanted sweets or whatever because she was starving/hungry and luckily got away with pointing out that she didn't know what she meant (!).
hey ho
xx

Twin1 is a big fan of exaggeration. She was recently heard to say 'but I'm starving TO DEATH!' in a fit of melodrama over sweets, I just told her she wasn't going to die before dinner and left it at that

She has always done it. When attempting to hide aged 5, i told her 'i can see you there' she replied 'no you can't, I don't exist' :think:

I've just settled for being pleased she has a good vocabulary

DianneB

When talking about houses people use the phrases "wow factor" and "ticks all the boxes" grrrrr.

shop-to-drop

peaceandfreedom wrote: »

Were they from the West Country - the use of 'Oh Bless' is rife 'round 'ere.

I don't think so, I'm in Essex but I'm originally from West Country myself!

It was most strange she rarely said anything else.

shop-to-drop

unixgirluk wrote: »

mountainofdebt wrote: »

I hate,with a passion, the word caught instead of conceive.
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I can't stand this phrase either, you usually find its uttered by someone who doesn't approve of either the person who is pregnant or the person who's the father.

Don't people usually use 'caught' pregnant when it was unplanned?

That is how I would interpret it.

Mrs_Arcanum

Turtle wrote: »

Ooh yes loads of these wind me up, but then I say a few of them myself

Particularly cringe worthy phrases for me are 'between a rock and a hard place' and 'between the devil and the deep blue sea.'

Most detested though are all the words people use for baby, ie bubba, babby, bubs etc. I hate them all. It's a baby, nothing else.

Even worse when used to refer to an 8 year old.