Words and phrases that give you the rage light hearted

[NimbleHiker]

What phrases do you hate? It gives me the rage when my mum says put up and shut up. I know that some things are not within my control and that i have to do things i don't like.

Jammies for pyjamas. Horrible word.

Oh another one, potty shot about scan photos. Disgusting

I am so glad you said this. It drives me insane! Do people not understand the point of it? Personally I hate all the DC bollocks, but when someone adds a D before typing out the full word dog - what the actual fuck?!

Vibing.
Gilet.
Snacks.

This current thing on here of people saying "Gently", before they give their shite advice.

Maybe it is accents? I pronounce that word exactly like "draws", but I've always known that those receptacles, that slide in and out of a chest, and which you store clothes etc. in, are drawers.

I do wonder if, dyslexia etc. aside, a lot of spelling difficulties arise from people not reading, for want of a better term, good quality publications like books, newspapers, magazines etc. that aren't riddled with spelling errors themselves. When you're constantly or at least frequently reading correctly spelled words, then I think it just implants in your brain so that it always recognises the correct spelling, and seeing a word spelled wrongly is like looking at a completed jigsaw puzzle with one rogue piece - it just looks glaringly wrong.

Or "Gentle Reminder" - the ultimate pass-ag precursor to a demand "request"!

”It’s ok, they’re friendly” Think we can all guess what this is in relation to!

At this moment in time…

Agree 100%. And the books don’t need to be anything resembling ‘literature’ - any light fiction (unless self published without a competent editor) will serve the purpose.

My old manager used to say “suck it and see” all the time, and it made me want to punch her.

As in, "Now"?
😅

Or "sock it and see", in this case. 👊

Or even ‘at present…’. But no, it’s always preferable to use 5 words when one or two would do. They make you sound cleverer, don’t they?
I don’t know whether there’s a campaign to bring back Plain English, but if not, maybe I should start one.

I've heard it said by teenagers quite a few times

Jim jams? 🤣

Long in the tooth 😫

Yes, also owners letting their dogs greet my wee mutt saying “be nice”

For me the current worst is the rhetorical “right” with a slight American inflection at the end of every question. Eg “you know where it is, right?”

Oh I said this on this very thread sorry 😀

In the bin with you! 🚮

One thing that drove me mad in Australia was ‘NOT A PROBLEM!’ at full volume every time I said thank you to e.g a waiter bringing an item I’d ordered. So v likely several times during a typical meal.

I felt like saying, ‘Well, I should hope it’s not a problem, since it is actually your job to bring my food’.
(But I didn’t.)
Stopping in Singapore on the way home, what a relief it was to find quiet, unobtrusive service in both hotel and restaurants.

HA!

I hate it when ordering drink or food people say"Can I get" instead of "Can I have". Admittedly it does seem to be more common with young people.

“We’re making data driven decisions”, Said whilst simultaneously ignoring the data they don’t like, and not making the decision it is clearly indicating needs to be made.

”I’m a strategist” said whilst simultaneously ignoring the fact that they haven’t produced, shared, nor enacted any kind of strategy beyond what personally benefits them.