Phrases/sayings that irrationally annoy the life out of you

[Candycoco]

I cannot stand it when someone is asking about what to use in a certain situation, and people say "... [Such and such] is your friend" argh I hate that!

Or when people describe something as their "go-to" product .

Don't know why but I just hate those phrases! Anyone else ?!

oh, and

...'hashtag' anything.

The word "Yay" grates on my ears.

I also really dislike "There but for the grace of God..."

Twat. I hate that. And the C word (can't type it).

Frigging, for some reason.

Tits. Just cos I don't have any.

People asking what phrases or saying annoy me. Hate that.

Mumsnet. I want days of my life back please. Twats.

What do I need to do to get banned please? Could I make a nice request to MNHQ to ban me for life? I have to make my first million and I keep interrupting it...

In Devon Bae means boy. I can't stand famalam (is this another devon thing?) and where to, as in "Where's it to"

I'm generally pretty tolerant which is lucky because I live in the us so have no problem reaching out and touching base to give you a heads up about what you need to action going forward.

But they say here 'could care less' instead of 'couldn't care less' and I don't get it, it's now the complete opposite meaning but used the same way. Why?

I thought I was a grump until I read this thread.

There are many, many verbal tics that irritate me. "I'm good," as a response to "How are you," probably being top of the list.

However, certain things that used to annoy me which I have started to embrace, such as hashtagging. They are, to my mind, joyful and emphatic. And so very, very funny when used to excess.

I like the phrase "bracingly inventive". Very good.

I completely agree about all the mediaspeak, by the way. "Go-to products," "ticks all the boxes", "for a touch of..." "up the ante..." Having edited a number of magazines, I can say these stock phrases are used to avoid repetition. It is probably lazy and unimaginative, but the writers/sub-editors are under time pressure and you can't repeat yourself in copy, ever. So that might explain the proliferation of numbing phraseology.

Nom nom is sickening

When people say 'literally' all the time. "I literally died laughing" or "I literally ripped his head off" etc...er no, you didn't.

Or 'virtually' as in "it's virtually impossible" so is it actually impossible or just virtually?!

I have an irrational dislike of "calling all ...." as in calling all pet owners/ knitters/ mums etc. no idea why it bugs me, just seems really obnoxious to me.

Lately I have noticed people at work want to get the word "pertaining" into conversation a lot when it's not needed, it's like having Russell Brand trying to show fancy words in where none are needed "the sun is shining pertaining to this hot weather we are having" wtf?

Candycoco - I started to properly hate Derek Acora when, on an episode of Ghosthunters, he tried to add 'atmosphere' by saying that he detected the spirit of 'a little babb-ee'.

Many phrases already mentioned, especially twee ones like holibobs and hubster; also:

But hey!
But - d'you know what?
Go viral/ went viral

The first two are used a lot by managers and increasingly, politicians, and I find tend to be pulled out to either 1) intimidate or 2) disguise their ignorance.

Starting a sentence with 'erm' or 'so' and 'much' after a describing word.

Off of ..... don't you mean from?
Rocks - as in z list celeb rocks a clothing look. Couldn't it be 'wore' ?
Grrr

I hate the fact EVERYONE is "on a journey" these days.

People saying 'obviously' lots of times in a conversation,..obviously.

Disagree with 'passed away' or similar. I don't like saying 'dead'. But that might be because it's a very recent occurrence for me. Just feels so...well...final, really.

But it is final. I'm a loather of euphemisms for died/dead. My f.i.l. wanted to put "fell asleep" on my m.i.l's gravestone. Thankfully we talked him out of it.

Fell asleep/passed on/ gone to a better place....dead is dead, bloody well spit it out and stop pissing about.

Bestie. I always read it as beAstie!

And people saying they are excited "for" something when they mean that they are excited " about" it or looking forward to it.

And unnecessary abbreviations such as obvs and deets. Even when there enough Twitter characters left to say it in full.

I love this thread!

My pet hate is 'it'll do you good' usually as a way of trying to make you do something they want and you don't want.

I always want to reply 'what'll do you good is to lose weight, wax your lip and shut the fuck up'.

Andrewofgg - I'm glad your boss corrected herself for using going forward. It's bad enough in an office context, but when people use it on here "if you and DH go to counselling, then you can decide how your marriage will be, going forward " ugh!

hate "pop of colour"or "make your eyes pop"

touch base

I admit I didn't realise that 'have your cake and eat it' meant eat your cake and still have it. I still think it's a hideous saying though.

When people refer to going some were as "Bob over"

I hate going into shops and the assistant/cashier says "Ya'll right there" - what's wrong with, for example "hi or how are you or can I help you" I think it sounds so rude, hate it with a passion

Yes to "From scratch" It reminds me of a big old rooster scratching its feet on the chopping board before I start cooking. Grim.

Spag bol, or worse; Spag Bog (used frequently in the latest Bridget
Jones.)

Lol. Pmsl. Rofl. It's bothering me to even type these bastard things.

Nom nom nom. Reminds me of loud piggy eaters.

Hmmm... We lost a dear family member last week and I must admit I have been saying "passed away" when imparting the news. It just feels a kinder way to tell people.

"We're all good" or "I'm all good" or "It's all good" when you ask how someone is. This response ussually comes when things are far from good.

*usually