Sayings You Hate

[cellososweet]

My biggest one is:

Axe instead of ask. It drives me absolutely nuts. No, you don''t axe a question. You ASK one.

That and fixing to, which is pronounced either: fixin''ta or (if you really get bad) fit''in-ta.

ARGH!

 

[E B]

Date: 4/25/2009 3:32:43 PM
Author: steph72276
I hate it when people say ''I seen so and so'' instead of ''I saw so and so''

This one''s pretty awful.

 

[Haven]

I hate all sayings that include doing something with one''s @ss:
I laughed my @ss off.
What a pain in the @ss.
LMAO.
It''s going to end up kicking her in the @ss.

Yuck. I hate them.

 

[meresal]

Date: 4/26/2009 9:09:52 PM
Author: cellososweet
My biggest one is:

Axe instead of ask. It drives me absolutely nuts. No, you don''t axe a question. You ASK one.

That and fixing to, which is pronounced either: fixin''ta or (if you really get bad) fit''in-ta.

ARGH!

You my friend are obviously not from Texas...

 

[PaulaW]

oh no Haven! If we ever meet, I will have to watch it... DH and I add "a$$" to everything. I call dumb drivers "@sshats" or "@ssclowns" all the time!

 

[doodle]

Date: 4/26/2009 10:05:58 PM
Author: meresal

Date: 4/26/2009 9:09:52 PM

Author: cellososweet

My biggest one is:


Axe instead of ask. It drives me absolutely nuts. No, you don''t axe a question. You ASK one.


That and fixing to, which is pronounced either: fixin''ta or (if you really get bad) fit''in-ta.


ARGH!

You my friend are obviously not from Texas...

I''m from GA, and I admit I would drive cello CRAZY because of how often I say this! I''m also bad about using double modals (ie "I
might could help you with that"), but it''s 25 years of damage that I just can''t undo, haha!

 

[Imdanny]

enhanced interrogation
harsh questioning

 

[Imdanny]

Date: 4/24/2009 1:26:01 PM
Author: iwannaprettyone
People who say ''for all intensive purposes'' it''s intents and purposes.....if you don''t know what the correct expression is then you shouldn''t be using it.

People saying "intense" when they mean "intensive"
People saying "him and I" when they mean "him and me"

 

[AdiS]

I hate the whole "too much of a good thing" rubbish. Talk about negativism!

It also drives me nuts when people misuse "alas" and "at last". "Alas, here are the pics..."

Wait, what?!? Your pics are that bad?

 

[Kelli]

Date: 4/27/2009 3:29:34 AM
Author: doodle

Date: 4/26/2009 10:05:58 PM
Author: meresal

Date: 4/26/2009 9:09:52 PM

Author: cellososweet

My biggest one is:


Axe instead of ask. It drives me absolutely nuts. No, you don''t axe a question. You ASK one.


That and fixing to, which is pronounced either: fixin''ta or (if you really get bad) fit''in-ta.


ARGH!

You my friend are obviously not from Texas...

I''m from GA, and I admit I would drive cello CRAZY because of how often I say this! I''m also bad about using double modals (ie ''I
might could help you with that''), but it''s 25 years of damage that I just can''t undo, haha!

LOL I do the same thing, but usually in a joking manner. I would never dream of talking to someone in a professional manner like that, but I''ve said it so much around my friends that it''s become a habit. I''ve got a whole family of hillbillies and rednecks and it''s just a more fun way to talk---- in a RELAXED atmosphere.

 

[Ara Ann]

Here are a few more:

"it''s been an amazing journey" -

"surfing the net"

"the information super highway"

Basically anything internet related that was once catchy is now just annoying.

 

[Phoenix]

I have another one!

I can''t stand it when people get mixed up between "defer" and "differ". Again, for God''s sake, people, these two mean entirely different things!!

Ok, mini-rant officially over!

PEACE!!

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

"touche" and "fair enough"

I had an ex bf who would say those phrases ALL THE TIME. It drove me nuts!

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Date: 4/26/2009 10:31:30 PM
Author: PaulaW
oh no Haven! If we ever meet, I will have to watch it... DH and I add ''a$$'' to everything. I call dumb drivers ''@sshats'' or ''@ssclowns'' all the time!

We use a$$ as a prefix a lot, we also use fu** in the same manner "fu**stick" fu**knuckle" etc...all when driving.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 4/27/2009 11:49:16 AM
Author: Phoenix
I have another one!

I can''t stand it when people get mixed up between ''defer'' and ''differ''. Again, for God''s sake, people, these two mean entirely different things!!

Ok, mini-rant officially over!

PEACE!!

or when a woman thinks that a 5+ ct looks too small on her finger

 

[mirre]

There''s quite a few that drive me up the wall that have already been mentioned I''m sure. One that used to not bother me until it was pointed out that it bothered someone else is:

"Have a good one"

And another one that just makes me cringe is a guy I work with who has to say "nevertheless" after EVERYTHING he says. Just make your statement and move on, there''s no need for "nevertheless" afterwards.

Example:
Guy to me: "Have you heard from the client about the insurance on this one yet?"

Me: (looking at notes and seeing there are no notes) "No, but I sent them an email and told them to contact you with the response since you are handling the account."

Guy: "Well I''m sure (person the account is on) will be calling me asking about it again soon. I''ll just tell them we haven''t heard anything but the client is working on it. He just keeps calling, nevertheless..."

It''s not only that he uses it in every conversation it''s that he puts it in the wrong places.... just irks me lol

 

[Lilac]

I can''t stand when I''m upset about something and people say "you really shouldn''t be upset, there are so many people in the world with worse problems than you have." I KNOW this, and it never makes me feel better, it just makes me feel upset for myself and even worse for the rest of them!

Also don''t like getting asked "So how''s married life?" 50 times a day by family, friends, and especially people I barely know. It''s good, but even if it wasn''t good, do the strangers really think I would say "it sucks, but thanks for asking"??

"My bad" gets on my nerves a little too. And so does "give me a buzz" - DH says that when he wants his friends or coworkers to call him back and I''m not sure why but it really bothers me!

 

[Hera]

"There''s no I in team"

 

[KimberlyH]

Date: 5/6/2009 10:43:47 PM
Author: heraanderson
'There's no I in team'

There's no "we" in team either!

Another that I heard a few weekends back, "Anyways..." used as a means to divert conversation to a different topic. The femal population in my father's family all use this word as a bridge to return a conversation back to themselves. You know as soon as you hear the "An..." that you're being cut off, and usually you've only been speaking for less than 10 seconds.

I also can't stand "We're pregnant!" Um, no, she's pregant, the appropriate announcement would be "We're going to be parents!" It irks my husband as much as it does me, he's always amazed that women would use this phrase when they're the ones who have to go through the physical process of pregnancy and delivery.

 

[IloveAsschers13]

I hate lol. Yes I know, sooo many people say it, but i HATE LOL....

I also hate when people are in conversations and they say slang words such as "legit" and "clutch" or "sick" or "wicked" a word to these people- YOU SOUND LIKE YOU ARE STUPID! That ride is clutch!?! Why can't you just say "that's a nice car!" GRRR You should hear it on campus, people overuse these words all the time.

Me and my BF make fun of people now who say these things. Yeah, I admit it, I am a mean person...

ETA- with the anyways, my grandma ALWAYS finishes every paragraph she says with, "and that...." It drives me crazy. One time me and my cousins counted and she said it about 15 times in ten minutes.

 

[IloveAsschers13]

Date: 4/25/2009 3:42:29 PM
Author: meresal

Date: 4/24/2009 6:31:02 PM

Author: HollyS

Date: 4/24/2009 1:47:05 PM

Author: meresal

Ok, this is a HUGE one for me, if we''re talking grammar... ''ILLINOIS'' I literally cringe when people pronounce the S.


I''m talking some other management officers around my office.

It''s especially cringe worthy if you are orginally from IllinoiS and your fellow state mates where you live now just cannot NOT say the S. Geography, anyone? I don''t pronounce Arkansas - - R Kansas.

Holly, I would never be able to put up with that. If I was from Illinois, I would feel obligated to let people know they are saying it wrong.


A co-worker of mine was going to Kauai, and she kept pronouncing it, Ka-waii (like Hawaii, but with a Ka at the beginning.) I knew people there would laugh at her if she kept pronouncing it that way, so I had to tell her. She was so thankful, lol.


The S at the end of Illinois is so annoying to me, I would be willing to put billboards up around the nation, if I had the funds. I just have no idea WHY people don''t know this???

I''m from Illinois, and I pronounce it without the s... I have never heard my family who still live there say it with the s sound at the end?

 

[heb1976]

All that and a bag of chips...

 

[Circe]

I''m cranky, I''ll play!

I hate "It''s the thought that counts," ''cause, you know what? This only seems to come out when people *haven''t* thought about it, and are trying to CYA.

I hate "What do you want me to do/say?" used in rhetorical circumstances (as opposed to an honest call for suggestions, which I''m all for), because it puts the entire burden on the person who''s unhappy.

I hate any bit of netspeak that''s used outloud: saying LOL and actually laughing? NOT THE SAME.

I could go on, but I have student papers to grade ... I''m sure they''ll have me back here in no time!

 

[KimberlyH]

Date: 5/6/2009 11:21:59 PM
Author: Circe


I hate any bit of netspeak that''s used outloud: saying LOL and actually laughing? NOT THE SAME.

This rolls over into text speak, OMG is a favorite among my fifth graders. It makes me nuts.

 

[Harriet]

"This begs the question."

 

[RubyCharm]

I hate it when people say "ME and my friend...." (using objective pronouns as subjects

)

or when they use "I could of..." "I should of..." "I would of..."

instead of "I could''ve..." "I should''ve..." "I would''ve..."

 

[tigian]

Date: 4/27/2009 12:38:35 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
'touche' and 'fair enough'


I had an ex bf who would say those phrases ALL THE TIME. It drove me nuts!

I had an ex who used to say the same things and it drove me crazy!

 

[elrohwen]

Ooo, I''ve got one! I hate when people blame a personality trait on their astrological sign. I was listening to the radio yesterday and a caller said, "Well, I''m a Virgo, so I''m pretty outspoken and blunt."

Ok, you''re outspoken and blunt, but I''m pretty sure that has absolutely nothing to do with being born a Virgo.

I''ve also heard a friend say, "You know I''m a Sagittarius, so I don''t like to share." Just say that you don''t like to share! No one cares what your sign is

 

[elrohwen]

Date: 5/6/2009 11:13:04 PM
Author: IloveAsschers13
I''m from Illinois, and I pronounce it without the s... I have never heard my family who still live there say it with the s sound at the end?

I think the problem is that tons of people who aren''t from Illinois *do* pronounce the "s". I hear it all the time and it drives me nuts.

 

[meresal]

Date: 4/24/2009 12:43:21 PM
Author: whitby_2773

Date: 4/24/2009 12:16:08 PM
Author: meresal
''Make it happen''


I''m always expecting a slap on the a$$ after hearing that...

ROFL meresal

FI and I had a softball game last night... as I was heading out to the field, he yelled "Make it happen", as I ran by, and slapped my bottom

I giggled actually