| Phrases that annoy 11:36 - Oct 7 with 8883 views | perchrockjack |
My missus says to me last night," how many ROUNDS of bread would you like with your fish.
My mother used rounds to describe what are simply slices of bread.
Should have said,
"Do you want petit pains with your turbot, darling"
Or should it be pain
Over to you wise Owl
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| Phrases that annoy on 23:39 - Oct 9 with 1187 views | builthjack |
COOKING ON GAS.
Another ridiculous one. |  |
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| Phrases that annoy on 01:47 - Oct 10 with 1153 views | phact0rri |
| Phrases that annoy on 23:39 - Oct 9 by builthjack |
COOKING ON GAS.
Another ridiculous one. |
"It could always be worse."
Let's face it when has anyone ever said this, and the other say "oh you know what sir? Spot on. Why am I lamenting on about my sorry lot, when I could have born without a stomach. Cheers on you mate!" |  |
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| Phrases that annoy on 07:27 - Oct 10 with 1133 views | karnataka |
Back to the OP and rounds of bread. Our local cafe regards a round of toast as 2 slices. I've never quite understood this, is there an official definition of a 'round' in this context? |  | | |
| Phrases that annoy on 08:54 - Oct 10 with 1110 views | Starsky |
| Phrases that annoy on 07:27 - Oct 10 by karnataka |
Back to the OP and rounds of bread. Our local cafe regards a round of toast as 2 slices. I've never quite understood this, is there an official definition of a 'round' in this context? |
A round of toast is a single slice of bread or toast or two slices making a single serving of sandwiches.
You'd be surprised how many cafes Feck it up. |  |
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| Phrases that annoy on 09:23 - Oct 10 with 1097 views | Lord_Bony |
At the end of the day
Dog eat dog
Just saying. |  |
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| Phrases that annoy on 09:26 - Oct 10 with 1113 views | waynekerr55 |
| Phrases that annoy on 22:57 - Oct 9 by skippyjack |
What do they exactly mean by 'on point'.. it could be so many different things.
Make sure your CV is relevant for the job in question.
but then again.. I'm not at the required standard to have a viewpoint anyway.. which make my opinions on education redundant and irrelevant.
but I see these errors frequently by supposedly superior consort types. |
I think you and me know that you're far too erudite to be a member of the lumpen proletariat Skip... |  |
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| Phrases that annoy on 12:43 - Oct 10 with 1069 views | GreatBritton |
Just saying |  | | |
| Phrases that annoy on 12:56 - Oct 10 with 1066 views | GreatBritton |
Seriously though ...
Some language is performative, some is social, some is for the purpose of exchanging information.
Social use can be to assert status ("The point here is ..."; "Let's be clear"; "really?/seriously?" etc) or to suggest cooperation ("No problems"; "I agree, but ..."; "Absolutely")
I just wish people would be more honest about what they are trying to achieve when they speak , rather than simply aping others' speech patterns.
Oh, and there's a big difference between being sarcastic and being ironic.
And apostrophes aren't just stupid commas in the air that you can deploy willy nilly according to taste; they are aids to understanding.
If it wasn't for the football I'd be 'right outa here'. | | | |
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| Phrases that annoy on 13:10 - Oct 10 with 1059 views | MrSwerve |
Describing food as 'good'. Put some thought into it! |  |
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| Phrases that annoy on 13:14 - Oct 10 with 1054 views | union_jack |
| Phrases that annoy on 13:10 - Oct 10 by MrSwerve |
Describing food as 'good'. Put some thought into it! |
Describing anything other than food as 'delicious'. |  |
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| Phrases that annoy on 13:25 - Oct 10 with 1047 views | waynekerr55 |
| Phrases that annoy on 12:56 - Oct 10 by GreatBritton |
Seriously though ...
Some language is performative, some is social, some is for the purpose of exchanging information.
Social use can be to assert status ("The point here is ..."; "Let's be clear"; "really?/seriously?" etc) or to suggest cooperation ("No problems"; "I agree, but ..."; "Absolutely")
I just wish people would be more honest about what they are trying to achieve when they speak , rather than simply aping others' speech patterns.
Oh, and there's a big difference between being sarcastic and being ironic.
And apostrophes aren't just stupid commas in the air that you can deploy willy nilly according to taste; they are aids to understanding.
If it wasn't for the football I'd be 'right outa here'. |
Sir, you need to post more often. | |
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| Phrases that annoy on 14:01 - Oct 10 with 1032 views | morningstar |
| Phrases that annoy on 13:25 - Oct 10 by waynekerr55 |
Sir, you need to post more often. |
Yeah that's a good one Wayne. I hate it when people say that as well!  |  |
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| Phrases that annoy on 14:53 - Oct 10 with 1005 views | JacksawayatWalesgame |
Shop assistants are the worst offenders for annoying phrases. I know they're told to say the following, but it just winds me up no end. For example, "Thank you for waiting". Well, I had no choice. But worse still is, "Did you find everything you were looking for?". If I'm feeling particularly sarcastic I'll reply, "Well, I've been searching for the meaning of life, but you don't seem to stock it". Basically I don't want a conversation with shop assistants, anything more than "Can I help you?" and "Thanks, have a nice day" is superfluous. | | | |
| Phrases that annoy on 17:41 - Oct 10 with 965 views | Swanjack10 |
"Now we are sucking the right tit"
"Are you reading that paper your sitting on" |  |
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| Phrases that annoy on 18:16 - Oct 10 with 945 views | WarwickHunt |
| Phrases that annoy on 14:53 - Oct 10 by JacksawayatWalesgame |
Shop assistants are the worst offenders for annoying phrases. I know they're told to say the following, but it just winds me up no end. For example, "Thank you for waiting". Well, I had no choice. But worse still is, "Did you find everything you were looking for?". If I'm feeling particularly sarcastic I'll reply, "Well, I've been searching for the meaning of life, but you don't seem to stock it". Basically I don't want a conversation with shop assistants, anything more than "Can I help you?" and "Thanks, have a nice day" is superfluous. |
Or as the great Groucho Marx replied when told to have a nice day - "Sorry, I've already made other plans".
People who knock on the door/cold call and say "Hello, my name is xxxx - how are you today?
a) I don't care what your f*cking name is
b) what the f*ck has how I am today got to do with you?
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c) f*ck off I'm busy |  | | |
| Phrases that annoy on 19:50 - Oct 10 with 897 views | perchrockjack |
Ok it's a single word but...
"Enjoy" when served a meal .
I've often been tempted to say that if I don't you ll be the first to know | |
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| Phrases that annoy on 19:54 - Oct 10 with 892 views | zipster |
Take you're coat off or you won't feel the benefit haha  | | | |
| Phrases that annoy on 19:58 - Oct 10 with 886 views | Jackfath |
Aww that's stunnin thar iz.
Thick Swansea chavs. |  |
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| Phrases that annoy on 19:58 - Oct 10 with 884 views | Trundle10 |
Chilling
Chillaxing
A bad day at the office |  | | |
| Phrases that annoy on 21:22 - Oct 10 with 842 views | dickythorpe |
| Phrases that annoy on 14:53 - Oct 10 by JacksawayatWalesgame |
Shop assistants are the worst offenders for annoying phrases. I know they're told to say the following, but it just winds me up no end. For example, "Thank you for waiting". Well, I had no choice. But worse still is, "Did you find everything you were looking for?". If I'm feeling particularly sarcastic I'll reply, "Well, I've been searching for the meaning of life, but you don't seem to stock it". Basically I don't want a conversation with shop assistants, anything more than "Can I help you?" and "Thanks, have a nice day" is superfluous. |
I agree with most of that, but greedy managers drum it in to sales staff to ask that "did you find everything you are looking for?"
Plus it encourages interaction that some till staff sadly lack any knowledge of. |  | | |
| Phrases that annoy on 21:24 - Oct 10 with 836 views | Murph75 |
| Phrases that annoy on 21:22 - Oct 10 by dickythorpe |
I agree with most of that, but greedy managers drum it in to sales staff to ask that "did you find everything you are looking for?"
Plus it encourages interaction that some till staff sadly lack any knowledge of. |
When you buy anything from WH Smith and they sales assistant asks if you want to buy a massive bar of chocolate for a £1.
If I wanted one. I would have picked one up already. |  | | |
| Phrases that annoy on 21:25 - Oct 10 with 833 views | dickythorpe |
| Phrases that annoy on 21:24 - Oct 10 by Murph75 |
When you buy anything from WH Smith and they sales assistant asks if you want to buy a massive bar of chocolate for a £1.
If I wanted one. I would have picked one up already. |
Now that is fecking annoying!!! | | | |
| Phrases that annoy on 03:50 - Oct 11 with 782 views | phact0rri |
| Phrases that annoy on 21:22 - Oct 10 by dickythorpe |
I agree with most of that, but greedy managers drum it in to sales staff to ask that "did you find everything you are looking for?"
Plus it encourages interaction that some till staff sadly lack any knowledge of. |
This is a new thing I've noticed here (USA) thats been on for about two years or so (maybe not that new, but comparatively something new to the half a century old arsenal) is this "Did you find everything you are looking for today?"
In my mind I'm usually thinking "Eventually, but it took some doing."
But suppose I shouldn't derail to complain about the state of shops in america. But they could do with some rethinking in general. | |
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| Phrases that annoy on 08:05 - Oct 11 with 759 views | MrSwerve |
The use of 'by all accounts' when expressing an opinion or when one person has said something.
It's rife on this forum. | |
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| Phrases that annoy on 08:43 - Oct 11 with 748 views | GreatBritton |
| Phrases that annoy on 13:25 - Oct 10 by waynekerr55 |
Sir, you need to post more often. |
When I first began to post here I warned people that I might fulminate at grammatical idiosyncrasy. I got a message back to tell me that that could be offensive to some. I refrain as much as I can.
I love the word 'refrain' - a while back a croupier in a Swansea casino kept telling me to refrain when I kept trying to scoop up winnings too early. It seemed like an important metaphor to me.
'Post when I'm winning, I only post when I'm winning' | | | |
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