Words that annoy me for no particular reason.

[Kryton521]

"Like" when used in a sentence such as, "I was walking down the street like ........."
Well like what? I'm waiting for a demonstration of your walking style to critique or praise......

 

[CanucksTraveller]

If I can indulge and have two words this time.... it's the use of the words "fresh" and "fish" together. It seems to give people satisfaction to say "fresh fish", and the words are always used combined, in supermarket adverts, in cookery programmes. But what other type of fish would supermarkets be trying to sell you, or would TV cooks be cooking with? Fish that's something less than fresh? Definitely gone past its best fish? Rancid fish? Fish crawling with maggots? Of course not. More redundant bollocks, just because it sounds a certain way and marketers think that'll appeal.
You don't hear "fresh chicken" in quite the same way, it's assumed that chicken that you cook will be fresh regardless.

 

[Electric_Andy]

If I can indulge and have two words this time.... it's the use of the words "fresh" and "fish" together. It seems to give people satisfaction to say "fresh fish", and the words are always used combined, in supermarket adverts, in cookery programmes. But what other type of fish would supermarkets be trying to sell you, or would TV cooks be cooking with? Fish that's something less than fresh? Definitely gone past its best fish? Rancid fish? Fish crawling with maggots? Of course not. More redundant bollocks, just because it sounds a certain way and marketers think that'll appeal.
You don't hear "fresh chicken" in quite the same way, it's assumed that chicken that you cook will be fresh regardless.

Yes, if it's to be eaten then it's either fresh or frozen.

And I've just thought of another one: "Tuna Fish" Why add "fish" in the decription? Who has ever ordered "Tuna" from the menu, only to hear the waiter reply "Tuna as in fish, or as in piano tuner?" There's no other type of Tuna that we eat!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Many years ago I worked in IT in a big company - we made a lot of purchasing decisions - hence got marketing rubbish in the post - especially my boss - who was a man who spoke in direct terms using rather blunt language
A word that used to wind him up no end was 'Leverage'
it appeared in every marketing thing he got - never seemed to mean much

One day he was engaging in a major rant on the subject when the contracts manager walked in to see him
mid rant he turned "Ahh Pete - great you are used to this **** - when in the name of **** does this ******** mean
In mean what the **** does leverage actually mean!!!!"

Pete was used to this - he took the document and read it carefully

put it down and said
"just replace every occurrence of 'leverage' with 'use'"

perfect - worked every time

just used leverage to make it sound technical and clever - putting in 'use' brought is down to Earth

 

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[ebikeerwidnes]

Get - in the modern usage such as
ordering in a restaurant - staff member comes up to take the order
"Yes - can I get a sirloin steak"

NO YOU CAN'T - JUST ORDER THE DAMN THING AND THEY WILL GET IT FOR YOU AND BRING IT TO YOU!!!!!!

(5 exclamation marks - sure sign of a deranged mind)

 

[newfhouse]

Settings. ‘Care home settings’ and ‘school settings’ and ‘workplace settings’ are surely just care homes and schools and workplaces, aren’t they?

 

[MichaelW2]

Yes, if it's to be eaten then it's either fresh or frozen.

And I've just thought of another one: "Tuna Fish" Why add "fish" in the decription? Who has ever ordered "Tuna" from the menu, only to hear the waiter reply "Tuna as in fish, or as in piano tuner?" There's no other type of Tuna that we eat!

Fresh fish at the supermarket can be up to 20 days old. Freshly frozen fish is often a better choice.

 

[icowden]

"Like" when used in a sentence such as, "I was walking down the street like ........."
Well like what? I'm waiting for a demonstration of your walking style to critique or praise......

My daughter does this.

"Dad, can you find me like a pen?"

Me - gives daughter a pencil.

D - "That's not a pen"
Me - "No. It's *like* one though"

 

[Bazzer]

Buddy. As used increasingly by tats 'n beard chaps behind the bar. I am nobody's buddy, buddy, just give me the beer.

And it's compatriot: Mate.

I used to only hear it when in Lincolnshire visiting family. Now, it grates when used by people who don't know me. And were they do so, they would quickly realise I had no wish to be associated with them in any meaning, whether standard or slang, of the word.

 

[swee'pea99]

My daughter does this.

"Dad, can you find me like a pen?"

Me - gives daughter a pencil.

D - "That's not a pen"
Me - "No. It's *like* one though"

Ooh! Responded to my daughter's 'I'm good' with 'I know you are, but would you like a cup?' once too often.

She gave me this look.

I haven't used that line since.

 

[swee'pea99]

And it's compatriot: Mate.

I used to only hear it when in Lincolnshire visiting family. Now, it grates when used by people who don't know me. And were they do so, they would quickly realise I had no wish to be associated with them in any meaning, whether standard or slang, of the word.

Funnily enough, 'mate' doesn't raise my hackles nearly as much...sometimes not at all. Maybe it's a London thing. I've been called mate all my life.

 

[Dayvo]

"Literally", DO they know what it means? Don't say, "I literally just......" You either did or didn't!!!

I literally posted my post 2 hours 35 minutes before you did! 😉👍

 

[Dayvo]

Loo: middle class people, carpeted floor, cover over the tissue, muffled flush.
Lavatory: usually public or in a work place, tiled floor, giant roll in a holder that hides the end, contacless flush.
Bog: lower class people, floor that makes you wish you could hover, “fodder” all over the floor, flush a knotted string-careful you don’t pull the cistern down when you pull it.
Sh*tter: cabin in a wood.

I'm definitely, but not literally, a 'bog' man.