Phrases I`m getting increasingly sick of hearing

[Dave7]

"Good morning to you and here's the weather for you"

I quite like that.
Well, I do when its Lucy Verasamy.....I can close my eyes and believe she means it.
Literally

 

[Julia9054]

People eg sports people who promise to give it 110%.......how do you do that?

Oh God, YES - infuriating!

 

[Drago]

People who "reach out..."

No you didn't. You phoned them. I know this has been aforementioned, but is so annoying I felt it worth mentioning twice.

 

[MontyVeda]

so many petty peeves... you lot must be perpetually annoyed.

Chillax!

 

[mudsticks]

Oh God, YES - infuriating!

They're just sporting 'one trick ponies' ??

Not polymaths.


See what I did there..

 

[glasgowcyclist]

The buzz-phrase which currently gets my blood pressure climbing is, ‘on the back of’ or its alternative, ‘off the back of’.

The word you’re looking for is: after. Nobbers!

 

[mudsticks]

People who "reach out..."

No you didn't. You phoned them. I know this has been aforementioned, but is so annoying I felt it worth mentioning twice.

It's a struct injunction at our union meetings now.

You're only allowed to say "Reach Out" if you are in fact one of the Four Tops.

Otherwise, desist now..

 

[Julia9054]

Every cafe, community centre, staff canteen etc is now called "The Hub"

 

[Drago]

"LGBTQ+..."

I'm a big supporter of the rights of people to live whatever lifestyle they so choose and with whom they choose, but the rate at which the acronym is expanding is making it hard to keep track of. How long before it's the entire alphabet but in a different order, with a few mathematical symbols randomly chucked in? Stop saying it, you're only making it worse!

 

[Venod]

"Absoloutly" instead of yes.
"Dialled in" when talking about bike settings
"Sweet spot" wtf
"Fenders" apologies to our US readers but they're mudguards
Starting every sentence with "Look" or "So"
Using far too many quotation marks in posts,

 

[mudsticks]

Every cafe, community centre, staff canteen etc is now called "The Hub"

I don't work in corporate environments, so I don't get to fool around with adaptive language much.

But I did rechristen weeding, as 'strategic biomass displacement' last year, in the hope of attracting some more helpers.

I'm still waiting for this to 'bed in' but I'm ever hopeful

 

[mudsticks]

"Absoloutly" instead of yes.
"Dialled in" when talking about bike settings
"Sweet spot" wtf
"Fenders" apologies to our US readers but there mudguards
Starting ever sentence with "Look" or "So"
Using far too mant quotation marks in posts,

"They're" ..

Chorussed the grammar pedants..

"Edited for addition of annoying quotation marks"

 

[Drago]

Using far too mant quotation marks in posts,

Absolutely!!! Do you have any "examples" of ""this"" phenomenon??!

 

[vickster]

"Absoloutly" instead of yes.
"Dialled in" when talking about bike settings
"Sweet spot" wtf
"Fenders" apologies to our US readers but there mudguards
Starting every sentence with "Look" or "So"
Using far too mant quotation marks in posts,

Mine, dodgy spelling AND grammar

 

[Venod]

They're..

Chorussed the grammar pedants..

Thanks, I thought that didn't look right, I have edited it but omitted your capital T.