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what two words in one/sayings irritate you?
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On the news the other day they reported about a police raid at 3am in the morning....of course am is in the morning!!0
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Sales Model........0
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'Robust' instead of strong. i.e. There must be a robust case for...... What's wrong with 'strong'? Politicians use it often.0
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Why oh why do people say "I didn't want to read and run", it irritates the hell out of me!0
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Also I had a colleague who would write bigger words than necessary into formal meeting minutes, instead of saying 'Bob said' we get 'Bob mooted the point that...' or 'Bob opined'
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I hate 'cool bananas'
And a second vote for 'okilydokily'...The Simpson's has a lot to answer for..."carpe that diem"0 -
"Basically............" & "At the end of the day......" irritate the hell out of me.
Basically because, at the end of the day, they are just not needed in a sentence.:A:dance:1+1+1=1:dance::A
"Marleyboy you are a legend!"
MarleyBoy "You are the Greatest"
Marleyboy You Are A Legend!
Marleyboy speaks sense
marleyboy (total legend)
Marleyboy - You are, indeed, a legend.0 -
'THANX'
is it really so difficult to type or write the words 'Thanks'? :mad:This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
Whilst things like 'thanx' are effing annoying, at least they allow to you accurately gauge the intellect of the person using it and adjust your expectations of them accordingly.
I knew my boss was a moron, but she 'thanx'ed me in an email on Friday, which supported my previous judgement.Debt free as of July 2010 :j
£147,174.00/£175,000
Eating an elephant, one bite at a time
£147,000 in 100 months!0 -
puppypants wrote: »Why oh why do people say "I didn't want to read and run", it irritates the hell out of me!
That one annoys the life out me too.
Chillax is pretty irritating too. Some of the others listed are things I say which confirms that I must annoy people who have to listen to meIf you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you always got!0 -
I hate,with a passion, the word caught instead of conceive.
Oh and the phrase honestly speaking -why are you telling others lies then on a regular basis?2014 Target;
To overpay CC by £1,000.
Overpayment to date : £310
2nd Purse Challenge:
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