Way OT: Phrases you Hate

Wayne Boatwright said:

I don't have a long list of commonly used phrases that I hate, but there are
a couple that just drive me up a wall.

1. "At the end of the day." I have to bite my tongue to keep from asking,
"At the end of which day? Today? Some other day?" I simply hate it. I
would actually rather hear the antiquated expression, "when all is said and
done'. At least the latter is clear in its meaning.

2. This one used to be at the top of my list, at some point replaced by
number 1 above. When someone is making comparisons and states, "it's exactly
the same as ____, except ____...". The subjects are obviously not exactly
the same because there are differences. Why not state the obvious and say
something more to the point like, "this one is different from that one
because..."? This phrase has bothered me for many years, but less so since
everybody is now talking about "the end of the day".

"Each and every..." Should be each or every, but not both.

"Where are you at?" I can't figure why anyone would compound the error of ending
a sentence with a preposition with a redundancy.

Then there is the waitressese plural of "you" as "yous" "youse<sp?>" or "yous
guys".

Wayne Boatwright said:

Yes, I know, hating these phrases has very little importance, but they drive
me nuts.

Yes, much like, "_____________(fill in blank) you hate".

nb

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I don't have a long list of commonly used phrases that I hate, but there
are
a couple that just drive me up a wall.

1. "At the end of the day." I have to bite my tongue to keep from
asking,
"At the end of which day? Today? Some other day?" I simply hate it. I
would actually rather hear the antiquated expression, "when all is said
and
done'. At least the latter is clear in its meaning.

2. This one used to be at the top of my list, at some point replaced by
number 1 above. When someone is making comparisons and states, "it's
exactly
the same as ____, except ____...". The subjects are obviously not exactly
the same because there are differences. Why not state the obvious and say
something more to the point like, "this one is different from that one
because..."? This phrase has bothered me for many years, but less so
since
everybody is now talking about "the end of the day".

Yes, I know, hating these phrases has very little importance, but they
drive
me nuts.

1) The use of the word "quality" wthout a qualifier. There is low quality,
there is high quality, but by itself the word means nothing.

2) The use of the word "sharing" to mean exchange of information, as in "let
me share this story with you." Sharing is to divide something up among two
or more people. You can share a pie or a cake, but you cannot share a story
or an experience.

--
Peter Aitken

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Visit my recipe and kitchen myths page at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm

Basically....

It's a friggin' epidemic.

"Basically you sauté the onions and then you add in the carrots." NO,
you Do sauté the onions and then you DO add in the carrots. Sheesh.
Today on the news some yo yo was talking about the little boy who called
911 while his mother was being murdered. He said "basically, it was a
tragedy." Good grief. It was an actual tragedy no basically about it.

marcella

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Wayne Boatwright said:

I don't have a long list of commonly used phrases that I hate, but there are
a couple that just drive me up a wall.

1. "At the end of the day." I have to bite my tongue to keep from asking,
"At the end of which day? Today? Some other day?" I simply hate it. I
would actually rather hear the antiquated expression, "when all is said and
done'. At least the latter is clear in its meaning.

2. This one used to be at the top of my list, at some point replaced by
number 1 above. When someone is making comparisons and states, "it's exactly
the same as ____, except ____...". The subjects are obviously not exactly
the same because there are differences. Why not state the obvious and say
something more to the point like, "this one is different from that one
because..."? This phrase has bothered me for many years, but less so since
everybody is now talking about "the end of the day".

Yes, I know, hating these phrases has very little importance, but they drive
me nuts.

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Quoted message said:

I don't have a long list of commonly used phrases that I hate, but there
are
a couple that just drive me up a wall.

1. "At the end of the day." I have to bite my tongue to keep from
asking,
"At the end of which day? Today? Some other day?" I simply hate it. I
would actually rather hear the antiquated expression, "when all is said
and
done'. At least the latter is clear in its meaning.

2. This one used to be at the top of my list, at some point replaced by
number 1 above. When someone is making comparisons and states, "it's
exactly
the same as ____, except ____...". The subjects are obviously not exactly
the same because there are differences. Why not state the obvious and say
something more to the point like, "this one is different from that one
because..."? This phrase has bothered me for many years, but less so
since
everybody is now talking about "the end of the day".

Yes, I know, hating these phrases has very little importance, but they
drive
me nuts.

1) The use of the word "quality" wthout a qualifier. There is low quality,
there is high quality, but by itself the word means nothing.

2) The use of the word "sharing" to mean exchange of information, as in "let
me share this story with you." Sharing is to divide something up among two
or more people. You can share a pie or a cake, but you cannot share a story
or an experience.

Thank you for sharing 🙂

Mine is "move forward," as in "As we move forward (on this project)."
or less frequently, "Let's move forward" (i.e., go to the next agenda
item).

If I actually moved forward every time this phrase was used, I'd be in
China.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Wayne Boatwright said:

[snip]

Yes, I know, hating these phrases has very little importance, but they drive
me nuts.

Not to hijack this thread, but perhaps this will soothe your ruffled
nerves. The Washington Post annually asks readers to submit new
meanings for old words and phrases. Among this year's winners are
several that -- sort of, a little bit -- relate to food: -aem

01. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs.
02. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight
you have gained .
03. Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a
flat stomach.

08. Gargoyle (n.), olive-flavored mouthwash

14. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation
with 'Yiddishisms'.

And one of them certainly relates to posters who get a bit too carried
away with themselves:

12. Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted
by proctologists.

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Mine is "move forward," as in "As we move forward (on this project)."
or less frequently, "Let's move forward" (i.e., go to the next agenda
item).

If I actually moved forward every time this phrase was used, I'd be in
China.

Mine is 'stakeholders' as in "We're planning a to build a new church. We'll
meet with the stakeholders for..." [censored], you'll meet with the
parishioners.

When I hear stakeholders, I think of vampire hunters. Yes, I know,
stakeholder is also the person who holds the money in a bet.

Gabby

Wayne Boatwright said:

I don't have a long list of commonly used phrases that I hate, but there are
a couple that just drive me up a wall.

Two common usages affect me that way. One is bad grammar: "between
you and I" instead of "between you and me." The other is using
"disinterested" to mean "uninterested." Disinterested means impartial.
Uninterested means not interested. -aem

Your second phrase you hate is one my children say and it just cracks me up.
I give them a funny hard time when they do it. They are kids and one
expects odd comparisons, but when and adults say it I think, "Who are you
Gilligan?"

P.S. I have 2 words I abhor... "Duh?" and "Whatever." My children are
forbidden to use them. I told them no adult wants to hear a child say
either of those words.

Lynne

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Quoted message said:

I don't have a long list of commonly used phrases that I hate, but there
are
a couple that just drive me up a wall.

1. "At the end of the day." I have to bite my tongue to keep from
asking,
"At the end of which day? Today? Some other day?" I simply hate it. I
would actually rather hear the antiquated expression, "when all is said
and
done'. At least the latter is clear in its meaning.

2. This one used to be at the top of my list, at some point replaced by
number 1 above. When someone is making comparisons and states, "it's
exactly
the same as ____, except ____...". The subjects are obviously not exactly
the same because there are differences. Why not state the obvious and say
something more to the point like, "this one is different from that one
because..."? This phrase has bothered me for many years, but less so
since
everybody is now talking about "the end of the day".

Yes, I know, hating these phrases has very little importance, but they
drive
me nuts.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 01:57:15 GMT, [email hidden] (Curly

Sue) said:

Mine is "move forward," as in "As we move forward (on this project)."
or less frequently, "Let's move forward" (i.e., go to the next agenda
item).

If I actually moved forward every time this phrase was used, I'd be in
China.

Is that China up ahead?

I'm seeking to ban the use of "extreme" for a period not less than a
decade so everybody can calm down about it. Then there's "massive"
used to mean a really big buch of something. I actually heard about a
massive vacuum, once. What is the mass of a vacuum?

modom

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I don't have a long list of commonly used phrases that I hate, but there

are

Quoted message said:

a couple that just drive me up a wall.

"????wise" is the worst, whatever thing you want to refer to with "wise"
added This is just plain lazy and very often used by professional
communicators who really should know better. I can understand words being
coined to shorten speech that is over long but the phrase using "????wise"
is nearly always longer and clumsier than without it.

We have "How are we going scorewise?" instead of "What is the score?"
We have "Temperaturewise it's been very hot" what the farnarkle is wrong
with "It's been very hot"
We are asked "What is the situation trafficwise?" instead of "How is the
traffic?"

Newsreaders should be fined $500 for every single offence and $2500 for
occurences in successive sentences.

Grrrrrrrrrrrr!

David

The one that drives me up the wall is "you know". I realize that many
people, you know, talk and are not actually thinking, you know, about
what they are a saying or, you know, what the next phrase will be in
the conversation. It's just a filler phrase, you know, and they don't
even know they are doing it, you know.

GRRRRRRRR

On Tue 06 Dec 2005 06:40:02p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Marcella
Peek?

Quoted message said:

Basically....

It's a friggin' epidemic.

"Basically you sauté the onions and then you add in the carrots." NO,
you Do sauté the onions and then you DO add in the carrots. Sheesh.
Today on the news some yo yo was talking about the little boy who called
911 while his mother was being murdered. He said "basically, it was a
tragedy." Good grief. It was an actual tragedy no basically about it.

Not only is it often misused, it is used entire too often. For some people
it seems to be every other word.

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

On Tue 06 Dec 2005 07:13:04p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Gabby?

Quoted message said:

Mine is 'stakeholders' as in "We're planning a to build a new church.
We'll meet with the stakeholders for..." [censored], you'll meet with
the parishioners.

When I hear stakeholders, I think of vampire hunters. Yes, I know,
stakeholder is also the person who holds the money in a bet.

I hear this used in business meetings far more often than it should be. I
don't care for it either, although I admit I don't picture vampire hunters.
From now on I probably will. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

On Tue 06 Dec 2005 06:57:15p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Curly Sue?

Quoted message said:

Peter Aitken said:

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I don't have a long list of commonly used phrases that I hate, but
there are
a couple that just drive me up a wall.

1. "At the end of the day." I have to bite my tongue to keep from
asking, "At the end of which day? Today? Some other day?" I simply
hate it. I would actually rather hear the antiquated expression,
"when all is said and done'. At least the latter is clear in its
meaning.

2. This one used to be at the top of my list, at some point replaced
by number 1 above. When someone is making comparisons and states,
"it's exactly the same as ____, except ____...". The subjects are
obviously not exactly the same because there are differences. Why not
state the obvious and say something more to the point like, "this one
is different from that one because..."? This phrase has bothered me
for many years, but less so since everybody is now talking about "the
end of the day".

Yes, I know, hating these phrases has very little importance, but they
drive me nuts.

1) The use of the word "quality" wthout a qualifier. There is low
quality, there is high quality, but by itself the word means nothing.

2) The use of the word "sharing" to mean exchange of information, as in
"let me share this story with you." Sharing is to divide something up
among two or more people. You can share a pie or a cake, but you cannot
share a story or an experience.

Thank you for sharing 🙂

Mine is "move forward," as in "As we move forward (on this project)."
or less frequently, "Let's move forward" (i.e., go to the next agenda
item).

If I actually moved forward every time this phrase was used, I'd be in
China.

That conjures quite an image. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

On Tue 06 Dec 2005 06:38:16p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Peter
Aitken?

Quoted message said:

1) The use of the word "quality" wthout a qualifier. There is low
quality, there is high quality, but by itself the word means nothing.

2) The use of the word "sharing" to mean exchange of information, as in
"let me share this story with you." Sharing is to divide something up
among two or more people. You can share a pie or a cake, but you cannot
share a story or an experience.

I can't even remember how long I've heard these word uses, and all too
frequently.

I also can't understand who so many buzzwords and catch phrases are littered
with incorrect meaning and/or grammar.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

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Basically....

It's a friggin' epidemic.

"Basically you sauté the onions and then you add in the carrots." NO,
you Do sauté the onions and then you DO add in the carrots. Sheesh.

You know, your post is basically different than the others so it is very
unique.

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Quoted message said:

I don't have a long list of commonly used phrases that I hate, but there

are

Quoted message said:

a couple that just drive me up a wall.

1. "At the end of the day." I have to bite my tongue to keep from

asking,

Quoted message said:

"At the end of which day? Today? Some other day?" I simply hate it. I
would actually rather hear the antiquated expression, "when all is said

and

Quoted message said:

done'. At least the latter is clear in its meaning.

2. This one used to be at the top of my list, at some point replaced by
number 1 above. When someone is making comparisons and states, "it's

exactly

Quoted message said:

the same as ____, except ____...". The subjects are obviously not exactly
the same because there are differences. Why not state the obvious and say
something more to the point like, "this one is different from that one
because..."? This phrase has bothered me for many years, but less so

since

Quoted message said:

everybody is now talking about "the end of the day".

Yes, I know, hating these phrases has very little importance, but they

drive

Quoted message said:

me nuts.

How about the misuse of the word "ME"?
As in "Me and Mom went to the Mall today".
Also, starting a sentence with "So".
"So, I went car shopping today.....".

These two make me grind my teeth a bit, though I admit, I'm not perfeck,
neither.
;-)
Dave

Wayne Boatwright said:

I don't have a long list of commonly used phrases that I hate, but
there are a couple that just drive me up a wall.

Ya know... I mean, yeah, ya know, like, ya know 😉