“Wait, what?”

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AIBU or is this the most overused phrase in tv and film at the moment?

I can’t watch a single tv show (mainly American) without this phrase being uttered at least twice per episode. It’s starting to drive me batty. It’s utterly lazy writing.

Has anyone else noticed this or is it just me?! And yes, I’m aware that this is a very petty AIBU. But I’m currently on sick leave, watching a lot of Netflix and if I hear this accursed phrase one more time I will kick the tv.

I'm going to go ahead and

This drives me batty too.

Some others...

'I was stood there'
'I was sat there'
'What are you like?'
'At the end of the day'
'Not being funny but'
'Know wot I'm sayin'
'Know wot I mean?'

dont mind that one but

dya what i mean at the end of every sentence winds me up

I don't mind a "wait, what?" or a wee "what was that now?" but as a Glaswegian, I have to say that there is no way either of them will displace "did he, aye?" as the standard method of expressing scepticism

That would be did ye aye. Bloody English phone.

This has been mentioned on here before but....

'Can I get a....?' instead of 'Please may I have a....?'

I have threatened DH with divorce if he uses it again, but he persists. I'm aching for the next person who serves him to be a MNtter and respond with, "Of course you could, sir. That's what we sell....'

Oh dear. I think I'm guilty of saying "like" quite often. I know I'm doing it but can't stop! In my defence, English is my second language and the occasional (ahem) "like" gives me a quick second to think about my words.

But then again, I sounded well American when I moved to England anyway as I learnt my English from American TV shows. Everyone took the piss out of me for months.

I don't like when people say that something was "lit", but that's probably because I'm getting old.

an assistant asking me 'are you ok'

Oh yes. And the reverse too. If I ask 16yo DD's friends if they'd like a drink or something to eat, they answer "I'm ok".

That's great but do you want tea or not?

YANBU

Other pet hates of mine are "can I get..." when ordering something e.g. "can I get a cappuccino".

"I can't even". All over FB and Twitter.

"I just sicked up in my mouth a little".

"Like" - my 11 year old DD can't stop saying it, that and her rising inflection drives me irrationally mad!

Don't watch american tv.....

I know Autumn and I find I really sad!

Just thought of another one which REALLY gets to me —I really need to get a life— but when did the word “Of” replace “Have”? Grrr!

bit ot but i hate bae

i mean really

I really hate 'can I get...' too. To me it just doesn't make sense in the context. I used to work in a pub and when people used to say 'Can I get a pint of Tetley's?' the automatic reaction was to say 'Well, no, I'll have to get it; we can't have customers behind the bar'... (I never actually said it but it was on the tip of my tongue every time) Surely 'have' and 'get' don't mean the same thing.

I'd much rather hear "wait, what?" or "you guys" than all the "fucks" liberally sprinkled into the teen language I hear around here.
I can't bear all the swearing that goes on IRL and on TV lately.

Also (I'm on a roll now, feeling instantly infuriated - I should stop reading these threads) I keep seeing 'myself' everywhere now, as in 'Myself and my husband went to the shop...' 'The man said to my wife and myself....' Why? You would never say 'myself went to the shop' so why would the other person in the sentence change it? I know it's a bit judgey but I would just like to know the thought process behind it.

My pet hate Americanism is "I could care less" when they mean they couldn't

What about "you know" at the end of every bloody sentence.

On Youtube, have you noticed which pair of words 90% of the videos begin with?

"Hey guys!"

Also I think that "what?" is overused, it's especially irksome if the "t" at the end is not sounded.

What now?

Also (I'm on a roll now, feeling instantly infuriated - I should stop reading these threads) I keep seeing 'myself' everywhere now, as in 'Myself and my husband went to the shop...'

Oh yes - classic wankerish Britishism.

"Comprised of"

"Bespoke" used pretty much everywhere, all the time, to describe anything that's not off the shelf.

"Amongst"

I hate “so.... yeah!”

I like "wait, what?" and "say what now?" which I am only aware of from watching MLP with ds2. I think both serve a purpose for which no other phrases exist - or none that I can think of anyway. I also like the Glaswegian version mentioned above, but not being Glaswegian it doesn't help me.

I agree with most of the other 'hates' on here though.

Compared to ‘my bad’ ‘Wait What?’ Is positively delightful