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Anything adopted from the US or elsewhere and thought to be hip or cool in the last 50 years.
Like. eg "it was...err....like...er.." Well was it like it or was it actually it!
Speak to the hand.
High Five eg "Give me a high five"...... err NO I am BRITISH I don't do High Fives! We use a handshake.
Pretty Please. Gushing affected nonsense.
Can I get. No, it is can I have. I will get it for you.
Stick Shift.
Bathroom. Isn't a Toilet sufficient for a piss?
Cookies. I like biscuits with my Tea.
Crisps. "Can I have a Cod and Large Crisps" please :scratch:
Rain Check. Yup I am soaked it is definitely raining outside.
Real Estate. What's wrong with Land?
I could go on.......so I won't:D
Methinks this could run and run!
My personal bete noir is the US use of nouns as verbs: to author a book; to medal (i.e. win a medal); to critique something; to gift .......! :doh:
Firebottle
09-09-2014, 19:52
My absolute hate is anyone answering a question or starting a sentence with........
'Yeah, no ...........etc.
FFS do people mean yes or no? Is this one of the latest ways to dumb down the language? I can't stand it :steam:
I had to restrain myself from using capitals on this one,
:cool: Alan
walpurgis
09-09-2014, 20:07
Just 'wake up and smell the coffee' Alan! ;)
I don't like that one. Yes, I know it's popular here, but I can't help that. :)
walpurgis
09-09-2014, 20:10
'The light at the end of the tunnel', well it's about bloody time somebody turned it off. :eek:
'Window of opportunity'. They (whoever they are) can go and jump right out of it!! What's wrong with just plain old 'opportunity'? :rolleyes:
walpurgis
09-09-2014, 20:13
Anything adopted from the US or elsewhere and thought to be hip or cool in the last 50 years.
Far out! :D
walpurgis
09-09-2014, 20:16
Get outa here!
Right on Rob!
‘Queue’ (‘cos I hate ‘em all with a passion)!!
Marco.
Solution, when used as part of a sodding "mission statement", in fact all forms of business speak, including the phrase "business speak".
Solution, when used as part of a sodding "mission statement", in fact all forms of business speak, including the phrase "business speak".
Can I add 'Synergies', 'Silos', 'Joined up', 'Going forward' ...
Anything adopted from the US or elsewhere and thought to be hip or cool in the last 50 years.
Like. eg "it was...err....like...er.." Well was it like it or was it actually it!
Speak to the hand.
High Five eg "Give me a high five"...... err NO I am BRITISH I don't do High Fives! We use a handshake.
Pretty Please. Gushing affected nonsense.
Can I get. No, it is can I have. I will get it for you.
Stick Shift.
Bathroom. Isn't a Toilet sufficient for a piss?
Cookies. I like biscuits with my Tea.
Crisps. "Can I have a Cod and Large Crisps" please :scratch:
Rain Check. Yup I am soaked it is definitely raining outside.
Real Estate. What's wrong with Land?
I could go on.......so I won't:D
Not a quote but I hate how everything now is greeted with hoops and hollering ,like we did as kids playing cowboys and Indians,the term "bugs "for anything and everything ,bacteria or germs or insects or even faults in the system are termed this way.Going further the shake of the hand near the face [award acceptance speech,you know what I mean] in mock tearful reaction.Not exactly along the lines of the original post ,but have the same sort of gist to be accepted.I hate Americanisms in OUR language
mr sneff
10-09-2014, 11:05
'Key' when used in a context other than opening a door.
This is 'kinda' (sorry :D) relevant: Have you ever been in a conversation where you suddenly become aware that every phrase you utter ends in 'right'. It's so bloody embarrassing especially as it makes one sound like a complete moron. Of course, once enlightened it is almost impossible to stop without dunking your head in a bucket of water... :mental: :lol:
The Barbarian
10-09-2014, 12:07
Ill expect all the well educated folk that excel in English & Grammar to contribute.
:rolleyes:
That'll be me then :)
Two of my latest pet hates - first is the expression 'Drill down' - I think there is a rule that says it must be used at least once per show on 'Dragon's Den'.
Second is 'Show Stopper' - used to describe a problem that must be overcome before a project can continue. The urge to kill people who use it is frighteningly powerful.
Firebottle
10-09-2014, 13:23
The urge to kill people who use it is frighteningly powerful.
:lol:
That'll be me then :)
Two of my latest pet hates - first is the expression 'Drill down' - I think there is a rule that says it must be used at least once per show on 'Dragon's Den'.
Second is 'Show Stopper' - used to describe a problem that must be overcome before a project can continue. The urge to kill people who use it is frighteningly powerful.
Drilling down into this issue revealed a bit of a show-stopper.... RUN AWAY...RUN AWAY!!! :door:
Working for an American company you get that stuff all the time. I mean you sort of expect it from the yanks - they were born like that. It is when the English employees adopt it that it starts to sound ridiculous.
mr sneff
10-09-2014, 13:37
'And the winner is................................................ .............................' followed by a 5 minute pause that is supposed to heighten the tension and suspense but is just f**king tedious
Two times and three times. What happened to twice or thrice!!!!
Not sure if this is correct but it seems to have been in much more use since The Fugees version of Killing Me Softly. I suppose it's quite ironic that it is killing me....:eek:
Here's a couple that get trotted out far too often...
'Singing from the same song/hymn sheet'...what's wrong with the word 'aligned'
'Ball park figure' - Once when asked to provide the said 'Ball park figure', I responded with '415 foot!'...'What'? came the reply...'that's the distance from the home plate to the green giant (back wall) at the Wrigley Field baseball stadium' was my response. 'If you want an estimate then ask me for one' FFS ;)
Sarcasm can be a powerful tool....it surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together...
etc
Two from me: -
I'm loving it (or 'the colour' or 'the programme' - fill in your own words).
The script for the TV show 'Pointless' - I don't watch it 'onest, it's my wife :lol: - which is the same every show, only the names of the contestants is changed, other that that not one word is changed from show to show. "And now it gets even more exciting" makes me want to scream!!
Dave.
Sarcasm is my only real form of humour. However there are a lot of people who simply don't get it. Shame.
Two from me: -
I'm loving it (or 'the colour' or 'the programme' - fill in your own words).
The script for the TV show 'Pointless' - I don't watch it 'onest, it's my wife :lol: - which is the same every show, only the names of the contestants is changed, other that that not one word is changed from show to show. "And now it gets even more exciting" makes me want to scream!!
Dave.
Go figure! That's a great one init.
I once worked with a Yankie lawyer who used to send stuff to the court with a covering letter saying that the enclosed was for "issuance". I told him that it was not a word and all he had to do was forget the ance and add an e to issu. Nothing changed:)
walpurgis
10-09-2014, 16:55
That'll be me then :)
Two of my latest pet hates - first is the expression 'Drill down' - I think there is a rule that says it must be used at least once per show on 'Dragon's Den'.
Second is 'Show Stopper' - used to describe a problem that must be overcome before a project can continue. The urge to kill people who use it is frighteningly powerful.
It would get a mention. It's a 'key indicator'! :rolleyes:
When I hear the word obligated, I feel obliged to slap the offending speakerround the chops.
‘Politics’.
Boring, BORING, BOOOOOORRRRRIIIIINNNNNGGGGG!!!
Total yawnsville.
Marco.
"Have a good day" irritates the hell out of me. A/ they don't mean it and B/ they don't mean it
‘Work’… That one always signals the end of having fun, for a while!
Marco.
Covenant
12-09-2014, 21:43
Sw
Wossat mean? :scratch:
Marco.
walpurgis
12-09-2014, 21:52
"At the end of the day.............."
At the end of the day what? FFS!! Why not just state your point!
If it had been a Tuesday, though, that would’ve made all the difference…..
Marco.
"At the end of the day.............."
At the end of the day what? FFS!! Why not just state your point!
At the end of the day, when all's said and done, in the final analysis, people feel compelled to use intensifiers. Words, phrases, repetitions, volume etc to make their content (or themselves) noticed.
mr sneff
13-09-2014, 07:22
Sentences that begin with "obviously" when what follows isn't at all obvious :scratch:
Increasing exponentionally - err you mean it's getting bigger quickly you tosser.
Quantum leap or jump. Said to imply a huge or large change, whereas anyone who knows anything about quantum physics will tell you that a quantum change is a discreet change from one state to another; there is nothing between the two (e.g. in tossing a coin there are only two states in which it can fall: heads up or tails up). The size of this change can be small or or it can be large.
I also detest all forms of hyperbole in audio reviews (or indeed in posts made by members). I get very suspicious of phrases such as "it blew my existing ****** away (or into the weeds)", or "I simply could not believe what an enormous improvement it made", or "the difference was as clear as day from night". :doh:
walpurgis
13-09-2014, 18:31
Increasing exponentionally - err you mean it's getting bigger quickly you tosser.
Not sure I'd be happy with an exponential willie! :eek:
Not sure I'd be happy with an exponential willie! :eek:
(Brian Blessed voice here) "Good God man! Not Happy! What's wrong with a bigger Willie!!!!!
walpurgis
13-09-2014, 20:13
Would that be anything to do with an exponential horn? :lol:
mr sneff
16-09-2014, 18:37
On websites: "click to enlarge" and when you do the picture is the same size or smaller :doh:
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