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To hate these expressions

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AlexaChelsea · 15/10/2013 17:36

How's you?

Good eats

NO

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colafrosties · 18/10/2013 14:31

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mortuusUrsus · 18/10/2013 14:45

I can almost smell the rage hormones on this thread.

No worries though guys Smile

DuckToWater · 18/10/2013 14:49

YA All B U anyway as it should be "May I have?"

I quite like "Can I get?" though and "I'm good, thanks." Also "no worries."

Also "me time" is conveniently descriptive.

I don't like "Hun" though.

mersea208 · 18/10/2013 17:05

My worst is "team" when it has no reference to sport. As in "phone a member of our team for information". No, it should be "staff". Please.

WineIsMyMainVice · 18/10/2013 18:06

Peeps.

HATE IT!!!

Thants · 18/10/2013 18:21

People who write 'nom nom nom' to describe nice food.
Adding .com to things like bored.com, it doesn't make sense, why?

moanalot · 18/10/2013 19:15

When someone is asked "how are you" and they reply "yes I'm good" or "yes I'm fine thanks". What's the "yes" for. The word doesn't apply to the question. The answer should be "I'm fine thanks". Just leave out the "yes".

roseblanche · 18/10/2013 19:59

and why oh why is everyone on a 'journey' ? Did they all remember to pack sandwiches for the 'journey' ?. E.g X Factor to voted out loser 'let's have a look at your journey' I always expect to see a number 9 bus appear...makes me very cross.com Grin

AngusAndElspethsThistleWhistle · 18/10/2013 20:01

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AmIthatHot · 18/10/2013 20:05

Along with the journey comes the "rollercoaster of emotions" Angry

ohmymimi · 18/10/2013 20:14

Cohort - I first heard Toady Young use it in its now most common usage, in relation to year groups in his free school. I just see Russell Crowe (Unleash hell!) x480 when hear it, not a group of spotty teenagers.

Sallystyle · 18/10/2013 20:20

My GP receptionist says 'I have made an appointment for your good self'

Annoying.

dementedma · 18/10/2013 20:21

Can I get is standard usage in Scotland. Always has been.
So there.
Personally I hate How's you
I'm good
Pre-warned
and the way my Scottish colleagues pronounce December as Dizember.......aaaargh!

ohmymimi · 18/10/2013 20:23

Someone's already posted 'hashtag' no doubt. Who puts that in sentence, for pete's sake! And when did it become hash? The sign is a crosshatch. Ruddy Twitter.

AmazingBouncingFerret · 18/10/2013 20:25

Oh the 'sorry to keep you waiting' thing bugs the hell out of me. I always say 'why? it's not your fault you have customers' (not in a belligerent way of course, cos I am nice) Grin

It obviously shows the training is shite (not the staff) because they should be told to thank their customers for waiting.

VulvaVoom · 18/10/2013 20:31

I hate it when people say 'I turned around and said to him/her .....' Did you actually turn around? Really? Or did you just say something like normal people do?

Tinuviel · 18/10/2013 20:37

"I'm good" - hate that - if you are well, I am pleased to hear it; I'll form my own opinion on whether you are good or not!

birdmomma · 18/10/2013 20:40

Ha AngryBeaver, I was just about to say the same thing. Stay away from New Zealand ... the language is pretty much made up from every expression listed here. Awesome!Or as my 13 year old now says (constantly) "Awesomeness"

Guiltismymaster · 18/10/2013 20:41

Being 'out of one's comfort zone'.

summerlovingliz · 18/10/2013 21:05

I hate 'getting on board' with reference to understanding or going along with something.. Oh and th whole hash tag thing on fb!

roseblanche · 18/10/2013 21:14

'I am hitting it out of the park' WTF is that all about?

TrueStory · 18/10/2013 21:15

"Very" unique. I mean it is either unique or it isnt. Even educated people say this, usually when trying to sell you something. I think the word they are looking for is "unusual" by the way. I think this deserves a thread of its own.

TrueStory · 18/10/2013 21:17

Journey! Yes and Rollercoaster of Emotions!

daisychain01 · 18/10/2013 22:52

"On the same page" or "singing from the same hymn sheet" - stabby Angry
"Synergy savings". Yeah, right, redundancies in other words -say what you mean, not bollocks
"Time I wasn't here" yup, too right, let me show you to the door