Phrases I`m getting increasingly sick of hearing

[Edwardoka]

One time when talking about a sportive where I got my pacing badly wrong and ended up suffering on the back leg with a headwind, I described the effort to get round to a friend and colleague as a "head down, arse up" one.

He then tried to use the same phrase to motivate the team to push through a backlog of work.
The predominantly female team did not interpret it as a headwind-related cycling phrase

 

[mudsticks]

A friend got a sheepdog from the Dumfries area and took it back to his farm in Aberdeenshire and the damned mutt just would not sit when he told it to. In frustration he phoned the seller who said "How are you pronouncing "sit"?". Turns out dogs recognise the differences too.

Aha - Excellent.. You've put me in mind of a phrase, that I am tired of hearing.

"He's only being friendly "

An owner referring to their hound which is quite clearly invading someone elses personal space, against their wishes.

I particularly disliked it when ppl would let their dogs run up to my kids (who were both nervous around them) and then get all funny if I asked them to keep them away.

It often seems that disliking dogs (though I wish them no particular ill) is a worse sin than disliking kids, in this country.

 

[MichaelW2]

Myself when not used reflexively.

Correct use:
I will bring the keys so I can show around the well appointed house myself.
Incorrect:
My colleague or myself will be able to show you around the well appointed house.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

But what if they haven't got a colleague

 

[Edwardoka]

"Thanking you"

 

[mudsticks]

But what if they haven't got a colleague

Then, they ll just have to get the keys from Micheal, and show the client round themselves, won't they?

 

[vickster]

Draws picture.

A, how are you today.

B, that's racist.

Two annoying phrases that get used too often.

Hth

The lack of question mark after your first phrase got me confused

 

[Archie_tect]

Or I could show them round... not busy.

 

[mudsticks]

Or I could show them round... not busy.

Sweet of you to offer

 

[Levo-Lon]

The lack of question mark after your first phrase got me confused

Sorry
We'll add that to the list .

 

[swee'pea99]

The increasing use of saying "two times" instead of twice.

Why do I feel compelled to type that again.

And yet if you say thrice you're just being pretentious. Or incomprehensible, to anyone under 40.

 

[swee'pea99]

Which reminds me of a couple of words which are departing the language, sadly: tuppence, and thruppence. Both commonplace when I were a nipper.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Which reminds me of a couple of words which are departing the language, sadly: tuppence, and thruppence. Both commonplace when I were a nipper.

I try and keep these things alive by loudly exclaiming things like "Twenty bob! For a packet of crisps?" at every opportunity

ETA - I also promised my grandson a shiny shilling if he could find my glasses for me. Hopefully the heartfelt disappointment will teach him a valuable life lesson.

 

[Venod]

And yet if you say thrice you're just being pretentious. Or incomprehensible, to anyone under 40.

Yes Lionel Richie singing, Once, Twice Thrice, a lady would sound like a medieval ballad.
Bob Dylan would also sound wrong singing Don't think two times it's alright.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Sweet of you to offer

Whose got the keys though? BTW I do know whose on qst base