What English expression do you hate the most?

[Dogtrousers]

Two things.

Firstly "like". It's like, not an actual like "word" any more, but more like, a pause, an interjection, like the modern equivalent of "ummm" or something. STOP IT!

You're missing a whole new meaning of like, which is "to say something or hold an opinion". As in:

@roubaixtuesday was like: "I don't like 'like'. It's a mere interjection"

And I was like: "Like's like more than an interjection, like"

Get with the program

(like)

 

[Ian H]

How would you know unless you were there?

I can recognise lazy English even at a distance.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Like is brilliant, init like?

"innit" not "init".

Poor from you.

 

[mistyoptic]

"innit" not "init".

Poor from you.

As its not even a real word, how can you quibble with the spelling?

 

[Andy in Germany]

As its not even a real word, how can you quibble with the spelling?

Arguing about unimportant minutiae with people you'll never meet is what the internet is for.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Arguing about unimportant minutiae with people you'll never meet is what the internet is for.

"Ooh no it isn't!"

This is the panto thread, right?

 

[All uphill]

"Ooh no it isn't!"

This is the panto thread, right?

No this is a serious thread about our changing language.

The thread you're looking for?

It's behind you!

 

[Gwylan]

We are excited blah blah blah.
This mostly refers to the HR or sales department of my company. They seem to be constantly excited , be it about new employees, sales figures, going to conferences , opportunities etc etc . They never seem to be interested, enthralled or anything else, just constantly excited.

or not give a toss

 

[Gwylan]

'She sadly died'. What is meant is 'sadly, she died'.

perhaps she was upset and died.

 

[stephec]

"innit" not "init".

Poor from you.

I'm quite proud to get it wrong. 😂

 

[Andy in Germany]

This mostly refers to the HR or sales department

"Human resources" is another one.

 

[Brandane]

Shops who refer to staff as "colleagues" in communications (signs or verbal announcements) directed at customers. Sainsbury's this means you! e.g. "Please ask a colleague for assistance with this item".
I phoned my work to ask if one of them would mind driving the 15 miles to Sainsbury's to help me, but not surprisingly they declined! Had Sainsbury's sign said "Please ask a member of STAFF ......" (or maybe even "please ask one of OUR colleagues.......") then that would make more sense; but MY colleagues are people who I work with - not the staff of Sainsbury's.
Perhaps the sign had somehow found it's way from the warehouse storage area, or somewhere else behind the scenes where only staff had access. In that setting it would make sense.

Edited for typo (there's another example of laziness!) spelling mistake.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

I'm quite proud to get it wrong. 😂

Awesome bro

 

[Alex321]

Shops who refer to staff as "collleagues" in communications (signs or verbal announcements) directed at customers. Sainsbury's this means you! e.g. "Please ask a colleague for assistance with this item".
I phoned my work to ask if one of them would mind driving the 15 miles to Sainsbury's to help me, but not surprisingly they declined! Had Sainsbury's sign said " Please ask a member of STAFF ......" then that would make more sense.

Not just Sainsbury's of course. I seem to remember Asda being the first supermarket in the UK to do that. And others do it now as well.

 

[Milzy]

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