annoying sayings - Page 4

Clodfobble · 10-20-2008, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

"Wherefore, premises considered . . . " and other legal babbling bullshit.

You ever think maybe you're in the wrong line of work?

Aliantha · 10-21-2008, 06:21 PM

"You can't have your cake and eat it too"

Well what the fuck am I going to do with this piece of cake then?

Sundae · 10-21-2008, 07:54 PM

... except the original meaning of "have" in that sentence was "keep"
So it did make sense then

Like, "On pain of death" - where pain originally meant punishment

SteveDallas · 10-21-2008, 08:13 PM

"No offense, but . . . "

DanaC · 10-21-2008, 08:55 PM

*grins* I suspect my frenemies aren't overly keen on my "with respect..." used in meetings to render an attack civil.

My favorite though is "to be fair to X, ..."

I never thought much about that line, until J pointed out to me that it does sometimes (?) precede a velvet gloved, sideways attack :P

[eta] I have no problem with 'just out of curiosity...' it can fulfil one of two functions: firstly, it communicates that the reason for asking is mere curiosity, as questions aren't always just for that; secondly, it can denote the exact opposite, if said with the right stress.

For me, it usually means I am wavering on the edge of an idea, or thought train and am fishing for further info.

This is the thing about these little sayings, and the reason that one person's annoying phrase is another person's favourite standby: we employ and understand language at a multiplicity of levels. Set alongside that is the rather imperfect machinery that we are running the programme on. We trip over our words and we build in little strategies to make language more comfortable to use, or to fill in the gaps, create comfortable verbal links etc. Like saying "right" or "okay" at the end of a sentence, or filling the gaps with "so", or "umm". Often these stock phrases fulfil a similar function.

monster · 10-21-2008, 09:23 PM

That "God doesn't send us anything we can't handle" really pisses me off too. especially as it's always uttered by Zombie moms with too many kids whose god has clearly sent them some nice narcotics to help them handle the other shit he sent....

for the brits....
"At the end of the day"
"it's a game of two halves"

and the yanks....
"I could care less".....

monster · 10-21-2008, 09:24 PM

and I get annoyed by people who confuse

bought and brought
accept and except
pacific and specific

DanaC · 10-21-2008, 10:06 PM

*Cringes* I had a boyfriend when I was in my teens who used to say pacific. Used to wind me up.

"at the end of he day" I do find myself saying lol

A party member, who used to be a fellow councillor, is from Kashmir and he always says either "at end of day" or just "end of day, right". His conversation is littered with that mangled phrase heheh

Razzmatazz13 · 10-22-2008, 12:11 AM

Friend of mine in high school's entire family used "whenever" in place of "when", which I found mildly annoying most of the time, and rather amusing the rest of the time.

"Remember whenever we went to the movies that one time, and that guy sat behind us and ate popcorn really loud?"

Treasenuak · 10-22-2008, 11:58 AM

The "valley girl" overusage of the word "like". You know... "He was, like, so totally like GORGEOUS"

Please. Stop.

Sundae · 10-22-2008, 12:04 PM

Does Pie ever get annoyed when people say, "As easy as Pie?"
It's quite hurtful after all...

SteveDallas · 10-22-2008, 12:51 PM

Well, as long as they have an accurate assessment of exactly how "easy" Pie is, and the thing they're discussing does indeed have that degree of easiness, I'd think that would be OK.

Shawnee123 · 10-22-2008, 01:04 PM

I remember back in the day (just did that to see who I could piss off) I heard people say "Have a nice day" to which some would retort "Don't tell me what kind of day to have."

I find that incredibly rude. They are just saying something nice, at least something not hateful...it's not really different than "goodbye" or "see you."

Many times people just don't know what to say. I have told people things will get better because what they are going through really sucks. And eventually things will get better for most of us. I guess it's better than a kick in the cunt, an "it sucks to be you" or "yeah, you've had bad shit karma coming for a long time, asshat."

I think it's sad when people are judged for just trying to say something nice, even it you don't feel it's appropriate to your situation. Remember, not everyone is uber-intelligent (who'd that piss off) like Dwellars, and if we lose those polite though trite sayings we might as well just all grumble, snort, and walk away when someone tells us something is going wrong for them and we can't possibly understand that situation.

Just my two cents, for whatever it's worth, because it is what it is and at, like, the end of the day there's always a rainbow...

oh, and @ Razz...I hate it when someone uses "whenever" for "when." It sounds like they're talking about some event that occurs multiple times. That is grammatically incorrect, not a harp on people just trying to be nice.

Shawnee123 · 10-22-2008, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

and I get annoyed by people who confuse

bought and brought
accept and except
pacific and specific

Bring and take, as in "Will you bring me home?" That question works if you're currently at your home, and are asking if they will get you home from the movies, but when you are both at the movies you would need to take them home.

Pie · 10-22-2008, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Does Pie ever get annoyed when people say, "As easy as Pie?"
It's quite hurtful after all...

Hey!

No, it doesn't annoy me, because I know how hard it is to make a piecrust that is both tender and flaky. And I'm both. Along with a luscious, juicy sweet filling.

10-21-2008, 06:21 PM	#47
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	"You can't have your cake and eat it too" Well what the fuck am I going to do with this piece of cake then? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-21-2008, 07:54 PM	#48
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	... except the original meaning of "have" in that sentence was "keep" So it did make sense then Like, "On pain of death" - where pain originally meant punishment __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-21-2008, 08:55 PM	#50
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	grins I suspect my frenemies aren't overly keen on my "with respect..." used in meetings to render an attack civil. My favorite though is "to be fair to X, ..." I never thought much about that line, until J pointed out to me that it does sometimes (?) precede a velvet gloved, sideways attack :P [eta] I have no problem with 'just out of curiosity...' it can fulfil one of two functions: firstly, it communicates that the reason for asking is mere curiosity, as questions aren't always just for that; secondly, it can denote the exact opposite, if said with the right stress. For me, it usually means I am wavering on the edge of an idea, or thought train and am fishing for further info. This is the thing about these little sayings, and the reason that one person's annoying phrase is another person's favourite standby: we employ and understand language at a multiplicity of levels. Set alongside that is the rather imperfect machinery that we are running the programme on. We trip over our words and we build in little strategies to make language more comfortable to use, or to fill in the gaps, create comfortable verbal links etc. Like saying "right" or "okay" at the end of a sentence, or filling the gaps with "so", or "umm". Often these stock phrases fulfil a similar function. Last edited by DanaC; 10-21-2008 at 09:03 PM.

10-21-2008, 09:23 PM	#51
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	That "God doesn't send us anything we can't handle" really pisses me off too. especially as it's always uttered by Zombie moms with too many kids whose god has clearly sent them some nice narcotics to help them handle the other shit he sent.... for the brits.... "At the end of the day" "it's a game of two halves" and the yanks.... "I could care less"..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-21-2008, 09:24 PM	#52
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	and I get annoyed by people who confuse bought and brought accept and except pacific and specific __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-21-2008, 08:13 PM	#49
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	"No offense, but . . . "

10-21-2008, 10:06 PM	#53
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Cringes I had a boyfriend when I was in my teens who used to say pacific. Used to wind me up. "at the end of he day" I do find myself saying lol A party member, who used to be a fellow councillor, is from Kashmir and he always says either "at end of day" or just "end of day, right". His conversation is littered with that mangled phrase heheh

10-22-2008, 12:11 AM	#54
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	Friend of mine in high school's entire family used "whenever" in place of "when", which I found mildly annoying most of the time, and rather amusing the rest of the time. "Remember whenever we went to the movies that one time, and that guy sat behind us and ate popcorn really loud?" __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

10-22-2008, 11:58 AM	#55
Treasenuak Multiorgasmic and wrapped in plastic Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Central Tennessee Posts: 483	The "valley girl" overusage of the word "like". You know... "He was, like, so totally like GORGEOUS" Please. Stop.

10-22-2008, 12:04 PM	#56
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Does Pie ever get annoyed when people say, "As easy as Pie?" It's quite hurtful after all... __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-22-2008, 12:51 PM	#57
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Well, as long as they have an accurate assessment of exactly how "easy" Pie is, and the thing they're discussing does indeed have that degree of easiness, I'd think that would be OK.

10-22-2008, 01:04 PM	#58
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I remember back in the day (just did that to see who I could piss off) I heard people say "Have a nice day" to which some would retort "Don't tell me what kind of day to have." I find that incredibly rude. They are just saying something nice, at least something not hateful...it's not really different than "goodbye" or "see you." Many times people just don't know what to say. I have told people things will get better because what they are going through really sucks. And eventually things will get better for most of us. I guess it's better than a kick in the cunt, an "it sucks to be you" or "yeah, you've had bad shit karma coming for a long time, asshat." I think it's sad when people are judged for just trying to say something nice, even it you don't feel it's appropriate to your situation. Remember, not everyone is uber-intelligent (who'd that piss off) like Dwellars, and if we lose those polite though trite sayings we might as well just all grumble, snort, and walk away when someone tells us something is going wrong for them and we can't possibly understand that situation. Just my two cents, for whatever it's worth, because it is what it is and at, like, the end of the day there's always a rainbow... oh, and @ Razz...I hate it when someone uses "whenever" for "when." It sounds like they're talking about some event that occurs multiple times. That is grammatically incorrect, not a harp on people just trying to be nice. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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