Are there any phrases that annoy you?

Question

I don't like "go figure"...it's kind of stupid! So is "he's gone missing"...shouldn't it be "he is missing"??
State your favorite stupid and annoying phrases...

Great answers...I hadn't thought of most of them...guess there's alot of annoying talk out there! ;~)
But "wildman"..."what planet are you from?"

Answer 1

"whatever"...that one annoys me as it's apparent the person has nothing to say and yet feels the need to make noise.

ending sentences with the word "at" (e.g., "Where's he at?" or "Where is it at?") The "at" isn't needed, makes no sense, and adds nothing to the question. "Where is he?" or "Where is it?" are correct and complete.

Calling a PIN (Personal Identification Number) a "PIN Number". That would make it a Personal Identification Number Number...it's a PIN, not a PIN number.

Not fond of the word "aint" and living in the south, it's very prevalent. I cringe, especially when hearing college educated people use it (and end sentences with "at").

Saying something bad sucks, is screwed, or is f*cked. Those are GOOD things! ☺ If something is bad, I say "that audits". Audits are rarely good things.

I could go on...I'm not a language guru but do have plenty of peeves with regard to words and phrases.

Answer 2

I'm not a native speaker so I can't feel the real sense of the wordslike you do.. anything for me is new and I take it almost as granted LOL

But something that really annoys me is the accent and the way, almost illiterated, the black girls talk in the neighbourhood LOL nothing to do with the race don't like to be called Nel the racist !!!!

Answer 3

Teens these days ...when they talk ....every 3 rd word ...is..."Like "

the other is ... "Ya Know what I am saying"
DUH ....if I'm having a conversation with you ..... I know what your saying !!!

I personally think that Rap Tunes start alot of phrases...and Butchers the living hell out of the English language

Cest La Vie !!!

Happy Easter .....Have a Great Week end !

Answer 4

Little one,
Some of those phrases may be a bit annoying. in planet of apes.
But those were just blunders and slip-ups with human errors with living human kind and little children living in misery in trying to put words into sentences to be living words in planet of apes.
Not everyone is that well educated or smart like you in planet of apes.
Give them a break when they even have problems in communicating were trying their best to communicate with living human kind in a borderless world in planet of apes.
Just give them the chance to knock instead of shooing them away living in misery in planet of apes.

Answer 5

Dear JoJo,

The one that tops the list for me is "sleeping in".

I know the people who say it mean "sleep late"
so why not just say that.

Answer 6

There is one I can't stand: Whatever.
http://achiral.blogspot.com/2007/04/i-hate-this-word.html

Answer 7

1.) "Don't Talk To Me!!!"
2.) "What?"
3.) "What about me?"
4.) When people say, "Ummmmmm?"
5.) When people say, "Loser!!!" and they stick the L' to the head.....

Answer 8

i hate it when peopel say HUH gets me every time i have already tought my 4 years old to say excuse me instead of huh

Answer 9

when i talk to someone from Germany or Europe...when i explain something they always have to say "of course" ..well its the same to me as when someone is talking and saying "you know?" after each statement they make..You know? of course?

also..a friend in California says___>"UNBELIEVABLE!" after each state ment...duh...after the sixth or seventh time it gets under my skin...:"unbelievable"

Answer 10

back in the day = then
at the present time = now