Top 10 irritating phrases
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Researchers at Oxford University have compiled a list[^] of the top ten irritating phrases: 1 - At the end of the day 2 - Fairly unique 3 - I personally 4 - At this moment in time 5 - With all due respect 6 - Absolutely 7 - It's a nightmare 8 - Shouldn't of 9 - 24/7 10 - It's not rocket science Any additional ones annoy you?
More or less.
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If you take away "you know" you will make 99% of professional footballers post match interview devoid of sound - not such a bad thing :)
My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"
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Researchers at Oxford University have compiled a list[^] of the top ten irritating phrases: 1 - At the end of the day 2 - Fairly unique 3 - I personally 4 - At this moment in time 5 - With all due respect 6 - Absolutely 7 - It's a nightmare 8 - Shouldn't of 9 - 24/7 10 - It's not rocket science Any additional ones annoy you?
I find lists like this irritating. Ok, I accept that some are incorrect. (Like "fairly unique", and "I personally"). I can see how their use should be discouraged. But what is wrong with "Absolutely". It's a fricking word in the fricking English language. What the frick is wrong with it. Frick. Ans "It's a nightmare". It's a good metaphor that everyone understands. Stop being so poncey Oxford, just use the English language like everyone else and stop bitching about it. If you don't like it, bugger off and learn Esperanto[^] or something. ;)
Simon
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If you take away "you know" you will make 99% of professional footballers post match interview devoid of sound - not such a bad thing :)
My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"
Add Ronnie O'Sullivan, Serena Williams, etc to that list.
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I find lists like this irritating. Ok, I accept that some are incorrect. (Like "fairly unique", and "I personally"). I can see how their use should be discouraged. But what is wrong with "Absolutely". It's a fricking word in the fricking English language. What the frick is wrong with it. Frick. Ans "It's a nightmare". It's a good metaphor that everyone understands. Stop being so poncey Oxford, just use the English language like everyone else and stop bitching about it. If you don't like it, bugger off and learn Esperanto[^] or something. ;)
Simon
With all due respect, Simon, and at this moment at the end of the day I personally, think, fairly uniquely and 24/7, but still at this moment in time, even though I shouldn't of, seeing as it's not rocket science, that it's a nightmare. Absolutely. (The phrases are annoying because they are bullshit. Politicians lean on them like a cripple leans on a crutch. Take away these phrases and they may just have to say something of substance.)
cheers, Paul M. Watson.
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I find lists like this irritating. Ok, I accept that some are incorrect. (Like "fairly unique", and "I personally"). I can see how their use should be discouraged. But what is wrong with "Absolutely". It's a fricking word in the fricking English language. What the frick is wrong with it. Frick. Ans "It's a nightmare". It's a good metaphor that everyone understands. Stop being so poncey Oxford, just use the English language like everyone else and stop bitching about it. If you don't like it, bugger off and learn Esperanto[^] or something. ;)
Simon
Simon Stevens wrote:
It's a fricking word in the fricking English language.
Whereas "frick"...
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Researchers at Oxford University have compiled a list[^] of the top ten irritating phrases: 1 - At the end of the day 2 - Fairly unique 3 - I personally 4 - At this moment in time 5 - With all due respect 6 - Absolutely 7 - It's a nightmare 8 - Shouldn't of 9 - 24/7 10 - It's not rocket science Any additional ones annoy you?
"Researchers at Oxford University" ;)
cheers, Paul M. Watson.
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Simon Stevens wrote:
It's a fricking word in the fricking English language.
Whereas "frick"...
Steve_Harris wrote:
Whereas "frick"...
Is the surname of at least 16 notable people, a town in Switzerland, a museum, an art building, historical center, park, middle school and a variant of frig, a minced oath. Who says wikipedia sucks eh?[^]
cheers, Paul M. Watson.
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Researchers at Oxford University have compiled a list[^] of the top ten irritating phrases: 1 - At the end of the day 2 - Fairly unique 3 - I personally 4 - At this moment in time 5 - With all due respect 6 - Absolutely 7 - It's a nightmare 8 - Shouldn't of 9 - 24/7 10 - It's not rocket science Any additional ones annoy you?
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Researchers at Oxford University have compiled a list[^] of the top ten irritating phrases: 1 - At the end of the day 2 - Fairly unique 3 - I personally 4 - At this moment in time 5 - With all due respect 6 - Absolutely 7 - It's a nightmare 8 - Shouldn't of 9 - 24/7 10 - It's not rocket science Any additional ones annoy you?
as in "I've got to have my head removed, or something". Well, which?
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as in "I've got to have my head removed, or something". Well, which?
It is correct though, what with "something" being open to every possibility known to man, or something. Wow. You could win every argument with this phrase. Sarah Palin: "I think Africa is a country, or something." Barack Obama: "America needs change! Or something." John McCain: "He consorts with terrorists, or something." George Bush: "You are either with us, or against us, or something."
cheers, Paul M. Watson.
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Steve_Harris wrote:
Whereas "frick"...
Is the surname of at least 16 notable people, a town in Switzerland, a museum, an art building, historical center, park, middle school and a variant of frig, a minced oath. Who says wikipedia sucks eh?[^]
cheers, Paul M. Watson.
Results for "Frick" in the online Oxford dictionary[^], which I frankly trust more than Wikipedia in being a guide to the English language. :D
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Researchers at Oxford University have compiled a list[^] of the top ten irritating phrases: 1 - At the end of the day 2 - Fairly unique 3 - I personally 4 - At this moment in time 5 - With all due respect 6 - Absolutely 7 - It's a nightmare 8 - Shouldn't of 9 - 24/7 10 - It's not rocket science Any additional ones annoy you?
'Like' As in... "I was, like, going to the shop, and this bloke, like pushed me, like I knew him. SO I hit him, like, and like he said..." continue ad nauseum.
------------------------------------ We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. - Aesop
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It is correct though, what with "something" being open to every possibility known to man, or something. Wow. You could win every argument with this phrase. Sarah Palin: "I think Africa is a country, or something." Barack Obama: "America needs change! Or something." John McCain: "He consorts with terrorists, or something." George Bush: "You are either with us, or against us, or something."
cheers, Paul M. Watson.
Possibly worse would be: "You're the baby's father, or something."
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Researchers at Oxford University have compiled a list[^] of the top ten irritating phrases: 1 - At the end of the day 2 - Fairly unique 3 - I personally 4 - At this moment in time 5 - With all due respect 6 - Absolutely 7 - It's a nightmare 8 - Shouldn't of 9 - 24/7 10 - It's not rocket science Any additional ones annoy you?
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Researchers at Oxford University have compiled a list[^] of the top ten irritating phrases: 1 - At the end of the day 2 - Fairly unique 3 - I personally 4 - At this moment in time 5 - With all due respect 6 - Absolutely 7 - It's a nightmare 8 - Shouldn't of 9 - 24/7 10 - It's not rocket science Any additional ones annoy you?
In terms of..
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Researchers at Oxford University have compiled a list[^] of the top ten irritating phrases: 1 - At the end of the day 2 - Fairly unique 3 - I personally 4 - At this moment in time 5 - With all due respect 6 - Absolutely 7 - It's a nightmare 8 - Shouldn't of 9 - 24/7 10 - It's not rocket science Any additional ones annoy you?
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Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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Steve_Harris wrote:
Whereas "frick"...
Is the surname of at least 16 notable people, a town in Switzerland, a museum, an art building, historical center, park, middle school and a variant of frig, a minced oath. Who says wikipedia sucks eh?[^]
cheers, Paul M. Watson.
And a useful misspelling of a common F-word that isn't picked up by 'rude word detectors'. ;)
Simon
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Results for "Frick" in the online Oxford dictionary[^], which I frankly trust more than Wikipedia in being a guide to the English language. :D
Steve_Harris wrote:
which I frankly trust more than Wikipedia in being a guide to the English language
Maybe if you are French and think there should be an official bunch of old foggies defining what is and is not French... but this is English. English is a dynamic, living, fricking language. Also, this is the same Oxford dictionary that has words/phrases like phat, "bling bling", blog, "new jacks", def and jiggy[^]. Frick should definitely be in there. BTW that Oxford dictionary website is a bit flaky. blog[^] returns no results but it was added to the Oxford dictionary[^].
cheers, Paul M. Watson.
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Pro-active Really, really hate that word.
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
If you want this job you must be a blue sky ideas person, proactive and 360 compliant. Counter intuitive reactions based leadership, with market deliverance awareness. Blah blah bullshit have you any spin? yes sir yes sir, do come in. Crap for the bastards, crap for the thick. Crap for the moron who speaks this shit!
------------------------------------ We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. - Aesop
modified on Friday, November 7, 2008 6:20 AM