Phrases that annoy you the most

[Doofus]

jet_noise said:

RATATTAK said:

'Reach out' has now become 'reach back out'. Saw it in an email yesterday.

Something which not even a Four Top would do.

A Four Top is just a Top. Otherwise the group would be called The Four Four Tops.

[jet_noise]

Doofus said:

jet_noise said:

RATATTAK said:

'Reach out' has now become 'reach back out'. Saw it in an email yesterday.

Something which not even a Four Top would do.

A Four Top is just a Top. Otherwise the group would be called The Four Four Tops.

Fair point
But to differentiate/specify such a Top from others?

[Kenty]

‘From the getgo’ used a lot in the Wimbledon BBC commentary today. WTF

[Doofus]

jet_noise said:

Fair point
But to differentiate/specify such a Top from others?

Can't be done.

See also (inter alia): A Beatle, A Stone Rose, A Degree and A BBA.

[nicanary]

Kenty said:

‘From the getgo’ used a lot in the Wimbledon BBC commentary today. WTF

I join your grief. Probably an Americanism. What's wrong with the word start? One syllable instead of two.

[M1K3]

Sheesh
To be honest
To tell you the truth

[jet_noise]

Doofus said:

jet_noise said:

Fair point
But to differentiate/specify such a Top from others?

Can't be done.

See also (inter alia): A Beatle, A Stone Rose, A Degree and A BBA.

A BBA

[FMOB]

The last 14 years...

[RATATTAK]

"I won't lie"





Good, just tell the truth then.

[Doofus]

They're going to. They just told you that.

[Bright Halo]

There seems to be an epidemic of “for sure” within motor racing circles.
What’s wrong with yes or definitely?

[Pit Pony]

911hope said:

Short Grain said:

"It's coming home!"


It's not 'coming home'. It wasn't 'home' in 1966! It was on fkin holiday, possibly! The '66 team did well to win it but that doesn't make England its fkin home you tts! Just fk Off! And then fk Off a bit more!

Less than eloquent, expletive laden rants are quite annoying.

Who invented football?.....

Wait I'll ask jeeves.

This is fairly clear. It started in England and we gave it to.the rest of the world to enjoy.

I quote the internet.

Football as we know it today - sometimes known as association football or soccer - began in England, with the laying down of rules by the Football Association in 1863.


I obviously ignored references to China playing a similar game 2000 years ago.

[redrabbit29]

I keep seeing the word "trim" on social media referring to a haircut.

Typical examples are:

Person reposts a picture of some guy saying "some trim that is"

Or "wtf is with the trim"

...

[snuffy]

"That's when the fun started", and then proceeds to retell some tale of woe.

[loskie]

"Lovely whip" a la the fast estates thread

[Strangely Brown]

loskie said:

"Lovely whip" a la the fast estates thread

I hate it so decided to look it up.

https://www.thedrive.com/article/7495/why-is-a-car...

While the article does explain the etymology I think the opening has it best:

To paraphrase...

article said:

People use the term to sound younger than they are, and like they know “what the happs.”

[snuffy]

Strangely Brown said:

To paraphrase...

article said:

People use the term to sound younger than they are

There's nothing worse that people doing that when they should know better at their age.