I correct people that use literally when they mean figuratively. It makes me so popular with the ladies. No. Wait...Kill everyone who uses "literally" as an emphasis word.
Example:
(For a person describing their experience on a rollercoaster).
"I literally **** myself!"
No you didn't. You mean you were afraid. You didn't literally poop your kegs.
"I literally **** myself!"
No you didn't. You mean you were afraid. You didn't literally poop your kegs.
Annoys the hell out of me as well. The worst offender is without a doubt Bear Grylls. Named and shamed you bug eating parachute fairy.
)"I turned around and said" is pretty annoying. I turned around to her and said and then she turned around to me and said.
'Basically' - Sorry, just because your intellect is sub-par it doesn't mean that I require a summarisation and am incapable of forming my own conclusions.
'At the end of the day' - It's not the end of the day, nor the end of this conversation, as much as you'd like it to be!
'You know' - Maybe I do, maybe I don't, perhaps that's why you've just told me?
'Mate' - I'm not your NO SWEARING mate.
'Bruv' - I'm fairly confident that there is virtually no possibility of us being from the same gene pool, let alone being brothers!
'Cheers' - As much as I'd like to be holding a pint, I'm not, so NO SWEARING off.
'To be honest' - So apart from this, the rest of the crap coming out of your mouth has been lies?
'Safe' - WTF? Are you going to crack it or award it a BSI Kitemark?
'Seen' - Seen what? A flying pig?
'Whatever' - Including you're a NO SWEARING

Worst for me is when people constantly want to give 110% or sometimes 120%/


I've noticed that everybody is using literally rather than really as of late. I'm guilty as charged too.




Why do people insist on using the world "clearly" to explain the the obvious?
