Every time I hear someone say ‘eh’ in a questioning tone or to mean ‘um actually’ I lose my shit. Or even just to play something down.
Like I literally come to hate the person instantly. Its a very strong feeling on a very small sound.
Instant downvotes if I see it on Lemmy too. HATE IT.
How about all y’all?
“Boys will be boys.”
Fuck you Tom! That’s how you react to your brat violating the bodily autonomy of another human beeing!? Hearing you say that means he feels it’s normal, he’s got permission and that it’s good masculine behavior. You’re teaching your son to be an asshole instead of a functioning human being. Boys will behave better if we teach them to, so you better pick up the slack and join the rest of us in raising your fucking child!
When talking politics:
“It’s plain as day” “Common sense” “I don’t know about that” “We all know” “It’s just natural” “Normal” “Everybody (verbs) (x)”
Like that kind of stuff irks me in normal conversations but when we are talking about something that is part of common debate, obviously it’s fucking not already known “common sense”, and dismissing evidence that clearly contradicted it by saying “I don’t about that” or similar just sends me.
It’s a problem with trolls, strangers, and even loved ones for me. It’s just wild
I dont know about that… :p
Geniunly triggered me without context lmao
Haha yeah it was just a joke. :)
“Most people think ___.” No, unless you’re citing a statistic or roughly quantifying how many anecdotes you’ve heard agreeing with you to support that statement (both of which rarely happen), that’s just your opinion wrapped up in language to avoid actually justifying it.
Additionally, even if most people think something, I don’t care what most people think. In my experience what most people think vs what the best thing to think is are often not aligned.
“Common sense” when it actually means “something you would know if you’d lived my exact life”. There are very few things in this world that are actually “common sense”, and to be honest the whole concept should just be removed from cultures in which it is present.
So it bothers you when people vocalize their question marks, eh?
Its much worse at the start of a sentence.
Eh, to each their own.
I see what you did there, eh
“Give something 110%”
Fuck no! 100% is the max. Even that is often too much to ask. Also, what’s in it for me? Your appreciation huh? Well fuck you.
“I have a challenge for you”.
No you don’t. You have a problem and want to make it mine. Piss off.
I am going through peoples replies sorta laughing to myself but what you have is the closest thing to something that irritates me. honestly 110 is like all the think out of the box bussiness speak to actualize externalities and such.
“It’s just common sense.” No, it’s usually either an inference you made based on incorrect information, or it’s information you gleaned from your particular environment that not everyone has experienced.
Terry Pratchett used to describe that as the school of “what my mate down the pub said” thinking.
I catch that shit in political debate all the time.
“We need some common sense gun laws!”
The speaker is saying, “Whatever I deem to be common sense is the right way of thinking and anyone disagreeing is an asshole.”
Think I’ve eliminated that phrase from my comments and speech. I’ve sure tried.
Eh…
“I call it as I see it.”
“I’m just very straightforward and honest.”
No, you’re a prick. That’s what you are.
People who champion “brutal honesty” generally seem much more excited about the brutality than the honesty.
Yeah, being truthful is generally good but that’s independent of being an ass about it.
I get unreasonably enraged at “am I the only one who”. It’s so arrogant and dismisses all the people who have been expressing the same opinion. Yes, you’re so special and unique, you must be the first person to bring it up.
I’ve also had it with “literally”. There is no need to use that word unless you are saying something that might be interpreted as figurative and you are clarifying that you mean it literally. “We literally live on the same street”. Is there a figurative meaning to that? Why do you need to specify you mean it literally?
I’ve also had it with “literally”. There is no need to use that word unless you are saying something that might be interpreted as figurative and you are clarifying that you mean it literally. “We literally live on the same street”. Is there a figurative meaning to that? Why do you need to specify you mean it literally?
I came here only to search for this one. And to add some, but that’s later.
Translates to “I just noticed something and I’m broadcasting that I’m generally inconsiderate without any self awareness” far too often, I agree.
Am I the only person that finds this comment too sensitive? Anyone? Y’all?
No I felt that to.
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Any turn of phrase which is stated incorrectly. Eg.
- case and point
- doggie dog world
- at your beckon call
- they’re on tender hooks
- should tie you over
- it’s a mute point
“They didn’t do their diligence on that one”
“The gig is up”
Both from a podcast I listened to. I’m still not sure if they ever learned.
I could care less.
You put the nail on the head
I know what all of these are supposed to be except the tender hooks one. I’ve said it aloud and it’s driving me crazy because I can NOT figure it out.
Is it a regional one maybe? I’m from the US so maybe it’s one from elsewhere in the world? I bet I’m going to feel like a real dumb dumb when I figure out the answer and it’s hella obvious lmao.
Edit: Googled it and figured out that it’s actually “tenterhooks” and just basically means that someone is uneasy. I’ve never heard that phrase in my life. Kinda dope that I learned a new phrase today!
Yes, tenterhooks are used to stretch and stress fabric.
I imagine tenderhooks, if they existed, would probably be to tenderize meat or something. If they existed.
This really my wife’s story, but: Person: “That really bottles my mind!” My Wife: “You mean ‘boggles’ my mind?” Person: “No, its Bottle.” Ooookay.
One bit of English that’s always stated incorrectly…
…is the word “incorrectly”.
Ah the classics of !aneurysmposting@sopuli.xyz
“No offence, but …” followed by an insult.
Or starting off with an insult, then ending it with “Just saying …”
As if these phrases nullify being a dick. If you’re going to be an asshole, own it. Don’t make excuses up.
That is the most Ricky Bobby thing ever, but sadly its also a very southern thing
Ricky Bobby
Sadly we get this phrase in ireland too. Especially from a certain class of society
Shake and bake?
“Turn of phrase.”
I much prefer the phrase “parlence of our day.”
I said something my husband didnt understand. I forgot what, but I said it was a common turn of phrase.
He said, Turn of phrase? What is this made up language you speak?
I had to prove to him “turn of phrase” wasn’t something I made up.
“Ding ding ding!”
I think it’s condescending as fuck.
Bless your heart dear
Also can be condescending as fuck if you know what it really means
Yeah that’s a well known southern insult. It’s really not that subtle, but then again, god didn’t intend for everyone to be as smart as you.
Lol, I’m glad that a person of your intellect did not need further explanation
100%
In writing: “A Masterclass in X” to describe some sort of exemplary behavior. Hate hate hate seeing it.
I’m more forgiving with spoken language, but agree with the use of “literally” to mean “figuratively”, it bothers me.
And in niche hairstyling lingo I hate when people use the word “micro-plopping” to describe scrunching or blotting with a cloth, because that technique precedes the word by at least 25 years, it wasn’t invented recently and didn’t need a new word. Plopping is tying your wet hair up in a cloth in a accordioned arrangement for awhile, and scrunching is just scrunching. What they are describing is better explained by saying they blotted with a cloth and/or scrunched with a cloth.
Similar to a ‘masterclass in x’ that I dislike is ‘the art of x’
