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certain phrases which give me the irrational rage. Anyone else?

425 replies

NolansEpicDressSense · 26/01/2014 19:06

'is your husband babysitting?' actually that's not an irrational one. It annoys the fuck out of me.

'I am eating my meal'. No you're not, you're eating your breakfast/dinner/tea/lunch/supper/whatever you want to call it, not your meal.

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Cheesyslice · 26/01/2014 19:07

'With all due respect...'

Any sentence following this fucking annoying caveat is guaranteed to be disrespectful. If you want to be rude, go for it. Don't bother trying to be polite immediately prior.

Chottie · 26/01/2014 19:08

I hate 'can I have a lend of?'

and phrases like

he / she was thieving......

bunny boiler

DarrenFox · 26/01/2014 19:09

um, you could be riding a bike?

'please may you' upsets me

Coumarin · 26/01/2014 19:09

We're mad busy.

It's soul destroying.

Both said by people working in retail referring to an extra person being in the store and someone ruffling up a jumper they folded.

LilyTheSavage · 26/01/2014 19:09

The good lady wife, her indoors give me the rage.
Moist.

RandyRudolf · 26/01/2014 19:09

yy to eating my meal. Makes me want to stab them with their bloody fork.

Methe · 26/01/2014 19:10

What on earth with the word meal?

I'm eating my meal is a strange turn of phrase but hardly offensive.

I can't stand any sentence with the word belly in it and anyone who says or writes gotten deserves to be garrotted.

JerseySpud · 26/01/2014 19:10

'I'm not being horrible but'

'I'm sorry but'

'Sory if i sound rude but'

Coumarin · 26/01/2014 19:10

Not exactly a phrase but 'yum' really makes me cringe.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 26/01/2014 19:11

I'm sending out the invites / I got an invite etc - makes me want to poke forks in their eyes.

Methe · 26/01/2014 19:11

I missed out two whole words. Impressive!

What's on earth is wrong with the word meal.

Newyearchanger · 26/01/2014 19:11

I would of thought that .....

HAVE HAVE HAVE BECOMES 'VE 'VE 'VE

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 26/01/2014 19:11

I don't think I have ever heard anybody say, 'I am eating my meal.'

Newyearchanger · 26/01/2014 19:12

nomnomnom

RandyRudolf · 26/01/2014 19:12

'That'll learn you' and 'will you borrow me some money' and 'can I lend some money'.

DarrenFox · 26/01/2014 19:12

I can cope with 'yum' but 'yummy' makes me want to peer icily at people over my pince nez and tell them they are no longer 5.

Even if they are 5.

GeraldineFangedVagine · 26/01/2014 19:12

I hate 'taking this forward', 'actioning this' and 'brainstorming'.

PacificDogwood · 26/01/2014 19:13

"Let me tell you what it is..." when they are phoning me for the service I provide.
Yes, please. Do tell. It helps as my mindreading is really shit.

I don't know why this riles me so much, but it does

RandyRudolf · 26/01/2014 19:13

Any sentence that ends in 'or'. "Are you coming or..."

Or what????.

PacificDogwood · 26/01/2014 19:14

"I am no racist/homophob/sexist, but...."

Yes, dear, you are.

NaturalBlondeYeahRight · 26/01/2014 19:14

At the end of the day...

So I turned around and said (always starts the ballerinas off in my head)

Most sentences with the word 'literally' in it. Is it?

Dromedary · 26/01/2014 19:14

When your train is cancelled or delayed, etc etc: "We apologise for any inconvenience that may have been caused." Of course inconvenience has been caused, bastards!

Blueberry234 · 26/01/2014 19:14

Totes amazeballs
Tremaze
and putting le in front of things like le weep and le cringe

mrspremise · 26/01/2014 19:15

somethink = SOMETHING
anythink = ANYTHING
I text her = I SENT HER A TEXT MESSAGE

Grrrrrr Angry Angry Angry Angry

Coumarin · 26/01/2014 19:15

Darren Oddly I can tolerate yummy. Yum makes me want to vomit.

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