"To be honest"

[domd1979]

"Massive" is a completely over-used devalued word, along with "devastated", "gutted", and all the other things that footballers say when describing their silly little game.

Massive isn't a word I use very often.... And I detest football, so I wouldn't have a clue about the words footballers use

 

[Cranky]

Like the earlier examples of 'massive', 'devastated' and 'gutted' (as well as 'mortified', now I come to think of it) hyperbole is all.

and, of course..... "mega".

 

[Rhythm Thief]

That's a bit like "With all due respect" - it means you're about to say something rude to someone!

"With due respect" actually has a place. I use it quite a lot. It doesn't mean you're being rude to someone (although it is useful for that too!), but as an example, I was talking to the director of the business that I work for the other week, about theft from lorry trailers at motorway services. I told him "with due respect to your business, if I hear someone nicking stuff from my trailer, I'm not about to try and stop them." This seems valid to me.

 

[jonesy]

I think we may have to address the issues around the use of cliches.

 

[Sittingduck]

The term actually translates to "I'm a liar and I'm about to lie to you... chump!"

This is guaranteed if they follow the phase with a slight pause then the word "Yeah".

 

[GrahamG]

Some of this is regional - I didn't really notice until I had it pointed out to me that Brummies use 'To be fair' ALL the time. Do you work in the west mids Dom? That might be an explanation of why you hear these things more often!

 

[Blackandblue]

I agree with Yello regarding the "I'm loving your [whatever]".

The other one I quite like is "What you have to understand..." - that can be very patronising.

 

[domd1979]

Not far away... !

Do you work in the west mids Dom? That might be an explanation of why you hear these things more often!