Phrases that annoy you the most

[Pothole]

The word "guys" irritates me intensely, especially when used by waiting staff in restaurants. Generally superfluous, too.

[anonymous-user]

Hi Guys is a good one
My wife despises "I wasn't going to mention t but..............." So much so that she told someone who did to keep it buttoned up.

[Solitude]

The turds that are off to LOS Vegas.........

A Las

[thenortherner]

A 'cheeky' Nandos / drink or whatever.
Banter/bantering.

Irritating.

[av185]

I need to run the contract terms past our legal people.

Ah yes, that will be your back street conveyancer.......

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

'I swear to god', or the even more repulsive 'I swear down'. Proper Jeremy Kyle guest terms.

[Bungleaio]

Two off them

It's of not off you fking cretin!

[Charlie Hoskins]

Do you get my drift ?
Really grinds my gears that one.

[RichB]

Not being funny but "really grinds my gears" also boils my piss actually.

[jdw100]

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

'I swear to god', or the even more repulsive 'I swear down'. Proper Jeremy Kyle guest terms.

I've heard the first (a longstanding traditional English phrase) but never the latter. Who uses it and where?

[otherman]

RichB said:

Not being funny but "really grinds my gears" also boils my piss actually.

...and "boils my piss" really gets up my nose.

[bristolracer]

Pothole said:

The word "guys" irritates me intensely, especially when used by waiting staff in restaurants. Generally superfluous, too.

And mate.
I do not know you
I am,therefore,not your mate.

[dtmpower]

otherman said:

RichB said:

Not being funny but "really grinds my gears" also boils my piss actually.

...and "boils my piss" really gets up my nose.

"Not being funny...."

[Rawwr]

They're not phrases but people who call me mate, pal, buddy, chap or fella. I can't stand it. I have proper psychotic hatred of those terms.

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

jdw100 said:

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

'I swear to god', or the even more repulsive 'I swear down'. Proper Jeremy Kyle guest terms.

I've heard the first (a longstanding traditional English phrase) but never the latter. Who uses it and where?

There you go -

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=swe...

[DRFC1879]

These threads always seem to bring out two types of people:

1. Those who find incorrect or lazy language or grammar annoying.
2. People who can't stand others being friendly, jovial or polite.

[iphonedyou]

lowdrag said:

Today English as it were spoke, so to say, no longer exists. We have throwaway clichés, language I really don't understand, but if there is one expression I always react to it happened again this weekend. People who come to see me once a year, waving goodbye and shouting "see you later". But I won't see them for a year, and strangely they always want to come at Le Mans weekend; so just what is "later"? For me it used to say "be back this evening" as I went off to the pub or the cinema, not next bloody year. It really gets my goat, and I don't hesitate to say so.

So what expressions really get to you? I'll be interested to see.

I'm glad you're not Spanish if you require fully detailed salutations! You'd have a nightmare!

[anonymous-user]

Rawwr said:

They're not phrases but people who call me mate, pal, buddy, chap or fella. I can't stand it. I have proper psychotic hatred of those terms.

+1

[Vocal Minority]

smn159 said:

Language evolves; we can't live in the 1950s forever.

Pistonheads will always, always fking try though

[PositronicRay]

techiedave said:

Rawwr said:

They're not phrases but people who call me mate, pal, buddy, chap or fella. I can't stand it. I have proper psychotic hatred of those terms.

+1

Me too, but oddly I'm ok with boss or chief.