What words/sayings annoy you?

[JustAPenny]

Just curious if it's just me but I find 'reaching out' so annoying. Less so, but when people are talking about paying for something 'forked out'

Bite of the cherry

'Catch-up' At work everyone has them in the diary & I find it irritating.

"Let me be clear"
"Well, I've always been very clear that..."
Stupid politician phrases.

"And I turned around and said... And then she turned around and said..." Seriously, why are all these people revolving in order to speak??

‘Bits’, meaning things, which seems to be endemic - ‘I went to the supermarket to get some bits’ or ‘I got my DD some bits for christmas’. Just say ‘things’ or a more descriptive word! Bits sounds like crumbs.

‘As you do’

‘Now’ at the start of a headline, which the Daily Mail use as shorthand for the world going to hell eg ‘Now doctors earn six figure salaries!’

Hashtags that can’t possibly work in the intended way eg #iiiitttsssmiiinnneee, #auntieteresasbalcony (real examples)

I absolutely hate the way so many people begin sentences/comments/answers to questions with 'so'.

What did you have for dinner?
-so we had pasta with carrots and cheese.

How was the journey?

• so the train was delayed but luckily we were only ten minutes late.

Did you apply for that job?

• so I 'm just fine tuning my CV then I'll send it off.

STOP SAYING "SO" FFS.

On the radio they say "it's 3.30 across the North East"
Makes the time sound like it varies like the weather :o

'reach out'
Creepy, somehow.

I've only read the first page. What the hell is a boob monster?

"Casting up" it drives me bloody mad!

It's, like, really, like, annoying when people, like, use the word "like", several times in, like, every sentence.

"Little man" for a small boy really gets my back up for some reason. l've never heard anyone say "little woman" when referring to a girl.
We used to play 'office bingo' with a senior manager at work. He had some beauties. "Let's run it up the flagpole and see who salutes it". " 'cascade' the information down" (accompanied by suitable hand gestures) "ball park figure" "raft of ideas".

JustAPenny -'reaching out' seems to be an Americanism - l've heard it used a lot on various tv programmes. l don't get it either.

"enjoy"
Every time I hear someone say "Ooo enjoy" as a response to something you're going to do! Eeuuuk.

"Give your head a wobble" I just don't see what food wobbling your head will do in any situation.

Good, not food

Oh, and I know its not a phrase at word but the way people go up at the end of every sentence, I've even notice people doing it when they are just saying one word. I just want yo punch them in the face!

'At the end of the day'
Example- at the end of the day it's my house I'll do what I want.

Also can't stand it when people shorten words like when texting.
Example- how r u tday (how are you today)
Np (no problem)
Btw (by the way).

2day (today)
Gr8 (great)
Thnx (thanks)

Americanisms. The suggestion of PND at every woman struggling with exhaustion and emotion when they have a newborn. Insulting to them and real PND. The suggestion of 'counselling' for every single one of life's hang ups/relationship issues. And the worst worst worst of them all... 'pop to your GP for a chat'

@floralcup men do get this too. How often I hear 'male nurse' when actually men make up probably 40% of the qualified nursing workforce.

Yes to the suggestion of PND to everything! Not everything is PND. Sometimes something is annoying or upsetting and it's okay to say that.

-Going forward
-Let's get that "diarised"
-Cascade that down-you mean tell people?
-Making memories
-Shining a light on things
-It is what it is
-I hear what you're saying
-Empowering used in a fake, passive-aggressive manner

I am sure I have so many more of these!

"We've taken the decision to..." Where the bloody hell did this come from? Don't we make a decision? Take a decision makes no sense to me and I get really bloody annoyed when I hear it. I blame David Cameron. But I blame him for a lot of stuff.

Overt over use of counselling type sayings (it's so patronising) 'I feel' by way of attributing your feelings to yourself and not daring to persecute the party that has actually pissed you off. 'own your feelings' it's just so americanised.

Using "guys" to address of group of people.
Grinds my gears sooooooo much

"Should of"

I'll just leave that one there!

Also over clichéd depersonalised General advice that has zero thought in it e.g to someone who is depressed 'go for a walk' 'go for a run' 'take up volunteering in your local community' so generic and cheesy. And of course the popular 'have a chat with your GP'!!!