Words / phrases that annoy you

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Pawnless Endgame

Pawnless Endgame

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One of my clients at work always writes "I hope this email finds you well" as the 1st line in their email message. Is it a standard phrase? It's just the 1 person that does it but I find it bloody annoying :p

In meetings, there is 'buzzword bingo' (or bull**** bingo). It's basically overused business-type words which people then cross out on a bingo sheet. E.g. streamlining, gameplan, synergy, proactive, social media, putting the customer first etc.

What are your hated words / phrases?

Mine are:

Assertive - "be assertive!" It means being helpful and non-aggressive, but my boss thinks it means keep chasing the suppliers, make yourself a nuisance to them.

Manflu - nope it's either a cold or a flu. The difference is that a flu floors you. A cold doesn't.

Monumental - sooooo overused word! I first heard it many years ago in a poker tournament where the commentator says "he triples up in this monumental hand". I didn't mind that as it was isolated to that poker event, but then suddenly last year that word is everywhere especially on forums.

Glacial (as a description) - the queue in Barclay's bank was glacial. Just don't like it for some reason.

Then words I just don't like the sound of are - swimmingly, cusp, smarmy and squiffy.
 
'keep me in the loop' jesus that boils my urine - usually makes me think this, i'll keep you in a bin liner in a shallow grave if you keep using that term
 
Moving forward - this one grinds my gears. All the time in meetings etc.. Just talk like humans, jesus.

Then you get the latin words; circa, ergo. I just find them so pretentious. People are consciously going out of their way to use these words for the sake of using them. I guess its not the words that annoy me, its the reasons people use them.
 
Artery said:
I hate the word can't, there's no such thing as can't.
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oh you're not one of those people - I bet you use the 'keep me in the loop' phrase! :p

tell me this, can you pull both your nostrils over your head without tearing them or causing yourself pain?! - can you or can't you?
 
Thankfully i'm not subject to all the buzzword bull at my place of work, yhat would do my head in. What really annoys me is when people say on accident instead of by accident! I hate it
 
Epic when over used. It has made my favourite kinds of books sound stupid when i describe my genre

When people 'brought' stuff from the shops

General workplace and cold caller sales lobbyist buzzwords.
 
End of play, close of business or any other variation of the saying.

It really annoys me when I'm handed some paperwork with "MUST BE COMPLETED C.O.B!".
 
Radical.

Once-in-a-lifetime.

Forget what you know...

Let's blitz through this quickly.

We are what you need (what about the product?).:rolleyes:

... the death of me. (Almost never is/will be.)

I lol-ed so much. /facepalm

Upon further reflection there isn't much to say.

Stand up and be counted/stand and deliver. (hello sales people :))

Happy to have you on board (aye-aye, Cap'n).
 
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