What English expression do you hate the most?

[matticus]

That's a fair point. However, having said that, if you're a presenter/expert/interviewee then using it every time you start to speak is intensely irritating. There are other words which could be used, for variety

I guess there's always room for improvement! What would be your favourites?
- Hey Kidz!
- Listen.
- And Lo!
- Here's the good bit ...
?

(If I'm being interviewed - in my role as expert - I tend to use: "I'm glad you asked that:" )

 

[mistyoptic]

(If I'm being interviewed - in my role as expert - I tend to use: "I'm glad you asked that:" )

But you probably don’t use it every time, which was my point really

 

[matticus]

But you probably don’t use it every time, which was my point really

Well I won't do now you've pointed it out!!!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

"...your age"

As in, "You have to expect this at..." I'm not even fifty, for goodness’s sake.

And possibly worse: "You're extremely healthy for...."

And I might add, it doesn't help when the phrase is delivered by a doctor that looks like he should be in high school... mutter, grumble...




Where's me tablets?

I remember going to the over 40s health check. They didn’t have a column for the amount of exercise I did. Expectations are low. Expectations are set around an unhealthy sedentary population.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Quite Enough Done

Quod erat demonstrandum!

 

[Brandane]

IME it is used far more widely than that. It seemed to start off as an Americanism which has quickly spread into everyday conversational use by many of the people I know. A bit like one of those "viral" social media memes/sayings; people copy it and it becomes standard. I even use it myself without knowing

The person who first replied "I'm GOOD" when someone asked how they were has a lot to answer for then.
As a matter of principle I stick with "Very well thanks" or "fine, thank you" or even "shite; but thanks for asking".
Never will I be caught saying "I'm good". Wrong on so many levels and doesn't even make sense. Sheep like behaviour you nobbers!

 

[mistyoptic]

The person who first replied "I'm GOOD" when someone asked how they were has a lot to answer for then.
As a matter of principle I stick with "Very well thanks" or "fine, thank you" or even "shite; but thanks for asking".
Never will I be caught saying "I'm good". Wrong on so many levels and doesn't even make sense. Sheep like behaviour you nobbers!

I often go with “marvellous!” Usually gets a smile

 

[Ming the Merciless]

One of my maths teachers used to use the expression “this is going to be fun” - it never was 😠

It wasn’t an episode of Black Adder then?

 

[lazybloke]

"...your age"

As in, "You have to expect this at..." I'm not even fifty, for goodness’s sake.

And possibly worse: "You're extremely healthy for...."

And "Act your age, not your shoe size!"

 

[Gunk]

Another irritant is when someone replies “interesting” usually prefixed with an ‘mmmmm”

”mmmm interesting” what is that actually supposed to mean? it’s a cop out from actually expressing any sort of opinion.

 

[Gwylan]

Another irritant is when someone replies “interesting” usually prefixed with an ‘mmmmm”

”mmmm interesting” what is that actually supposed to mean? it’s a cop out from actually expressing any sort of opinion.

It's a quotation..."mmm, very interesting.... but stupid!"
Has to be done in a bad Germanic voice

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arte_Johnson

 

[DaveReading]

after a few "therefore's" and "it follows that" (each has a symbol in maths-speak)

I'm struggling to understand the difference between the two expressions.

 

[Profpointy]

I'm struggling to understand the difference between the two expressions.

One is three dots in a triangle and the other is something like this =>

🤪

Joking aside, I seem to remember you use the "=>" symbol between each step, then use the "therefore" three dots just before the conclusion. Mind you it's over 40 years since I've written down a proof!

 

[DaveReading]

Thanks a bunch.

 

[raleighnut]

The person who first replied "I'm GOOD" when someone asked how they were has a lot to answer for then.
As a matter of principle I stick with "Very well thanks" or "fine, thank you" or even "shite; but thanks for asking".
Never will I be caught saying "I'm good". Wrong on so many levels and doesn't even make sense. Sheep like behaviour you nobbers!

People don't like it when I say in reply "knackered"...................I mean I've had a good life but all the things I've done have left me farked, walking 60-70 miles with a backpack or cycling 200 miles has left me suffering with arthritis in both knees and hips but at least I enjoyed it when younger
Maz used to describe my trips as a 'piss-up with a tent'