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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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Dromedary · 26/01/2014 19:16

Also DC saying "I BRUNG my book to school". What is it about the past tense of BRING that makes it so impossible for children to remember, despite it being pointed out a million times?

Cuddlydragon · 26/01/2014 19:16

"It's almost exactly". No it's not, it's either "almost" or "exactly". Arghhhh

sharonosaurus · 26/01/2014 19:16

"At the end of the day"

Yes, what about it? Its fucking midnight usually, now fuck off

Pigeonhouse · 26/01/2014 19:16

'It is what it is.'

'End of.'

or 'End of' followed by 'Simple as that.'

But my direst hatred is reserved for the phrase 'all walks of life', which I think tries to suggest that inequality and the class system is 'natural', because there we all are, walking together on our different ways.

Newyearchanger · 26/01/2014 19:17

" I can do that for you " ... When it is just actually their job not a personal favour to me!!!!!! Just do it!

mrspremise · 26/01/2014 19:17

and people my boss saying 'yourself' when they she mean s YOU. FFS! ITt doesn't make you sound 'posh', it makes you sound ignorant...

Dromedary · 26/01/2014 19:17

Yes, baby language is vile. I used to know a man (in his 30s) who always spoke in baby language. Eg "I'm going for a little walkie now". Did he really think that this endeared him to everyone? Apparently so.

LottieJenkins · 26/01/2014 19:17

I hate it when people say "My bad!!!!" Angry

Mishmashfamily · 26/01/2014 19:18

Boils my piss ....... really' is your puss actually boiling?

Nomnomnom

'Can you just get me...'

LilyTheSavage · 26/01/2014 19:18

I'm going town.... missing out "to".
Shall we go cinema?

I could go on and on. But I won't.

AphraBane · 26/01/2014 19:18

To be honest, the use of 'give me the rage' as in your OP makes me feel rather irrationally annoyed. Grin

Mishmashfamily · 26/01/2014 19:18

Piss!

mrspremise · 26/01/2014 19:19

Sorry, too many strikeouts there... Still pees me off though Angry

TobyLerone · 26/01/2014 19:19

'Meal' is a really horrible word.

And 'sorry', when you're not sorry. On Baby Names, for example.
"What do you think of this name?"
"I don't like it, sorry."

Why on earth are you sorry? You're not! And neither should you be!

Also, when you've just been rude. "Sorry, but I think you're being a dick."

LilyTheSavage · 26/01/2014 19:19

mrspremise you've really hit on a real bug-bear of mine. Yourself, myself ourselves. Can these people really not know that it's just wrong?

Lorialet · 26/01/2014 19:19

When people say "for my sins". Don't know why but it makes me cringe.

hazeyjane · 26/01/2014 19:19

'Quite literally' inserted in a sentence which quite literally doesn't need the word literally.

Eg - it was quite literally a hairy situation (said to me yesterday)

NewBlueShoesToo · 26/01/2014 19:20

'It's not rocket science'. Obviously.

Gift wrap - no, it's wrapping paper, wrap is a verb. (Don't start me on the tortilla/wrap.)

Love PIN number. In our village there was an Annual AGM Meeting.Smile

Mishmashfamily · 26/01/2014 19:20

'Sick in my mouth'

'Hysterical'
'Peeeedoooos'
Actually all the over used MN phrases..

PacificDogwood · 26/01/2014 19:20

"I hurted my back"

But when DS4 says he wants his sausage 'cutted' up, it's adorable of course Wink

Ellengriswold · 26/01/2014 19:20

"Personally speaking..." (What else would
It be?) Same for "in my opinion..."
"Here, here!" (Argh the spelling.)
sits in corner rocking and thinking of all the others

NolansEpicDressSense · 26/01/2014 19:20

Annual AGM Meeting! Oh crikey!

Grin
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Misspixietrix · 26/01/2014 19:20

I get stabby when people include totes reem etc in to their sentences and amazeballs gets a deathstare of me. The word moreover annoys me too. Also people who say "No offence but..." Mostly followed by something offensive.

LilyTheSavage · 26/01/2014 19:21
bequiasweet · 26/01/2014 19:21

'fallen' pregnant
'We're' pregnant
My 'boy' (when 50 year-old woman refers to her similarly-aged man-friend)
At this moment in time
I was 'sat' on the chair
It's time for 'Mum' to feed 'baby (don't be so lazy, we both have names you know)
I'm going toilet (or any similar announcement which misses out 'to the')

And breathe ..... Grin

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