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?
In terms of..
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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
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Pro-active Really, really hate that word.
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
It's better than "It's a game of two halves." and "We needed to get a result on Saturday."
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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Nd the code urgentz. It's urgent. Plz Help Urgent.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
Damned homework noobs!
cheers, Paul M. Watson.
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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.
I'm too much of an engineer for this.... "We need an int, or something" (usually a string) "Our system has failed, or something" (the power's gone off) "Our profits are up, or something" (collect your P45 at the door) Neil.
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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
Couldn't agree more
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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:
If you don't like it, bugger off and learn Esperanto[^] or something
Hear, hear!
Software Zen:
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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?
"You know what I'm saying" X|
James O'Donnell
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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
Dalek Dave wrote:
Blah blah bullsh*t have you spin? yes sir yes sir, do come in. Crap for the bastards, crap for the thick. Crap for the moron who speaks this sh*t!
Awesome.
Software Zen:
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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.
Paul Watson wrote:
Maybe if you are French and think there should be an official bunch of old foggies defining what is and is not French...
Absolutely! :-D
James O'Donnell
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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.
The OED describes, not proscribes, so it only reports on the state of the language, not tells you what you can and can't use (like in France).
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It's better than "It's a game of two halves." and "We needed to get a result on Saturday."
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
It's a game of two halves
As opposed to a game of three halves... :-D
cheers, Paul M. Watson.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
It's a game of two halves
As opposed to a game of three halves... :-D
cheers, Paul M. Watson.
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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
Dalek Dave wrote:
and 360 compliant.
What, you can turn around on the spot? WTF?
cheers, Paul M. Watson.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
and 360 compliant.
What, you can turn around on the spot? WTF?
cheers, Paul M. Watson.
Classic line was when John Major the PM was in trouble, and he said... "When your back's against the wall you have to turn around and fight!" Why? What had the wall done?
------------------------------------ We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. - Aesop
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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?
"For sure...", used in every sentence by all Formula One drivers regardless of nationality. Bugs the hell out of me :mad:
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Visual Basic is not used by normal people so we're not covering it here. (Uncyclopedia) -
The OED describes, not proscribes, so it only reports on the state of the language, not tells you what you can and can't use (like in France).
Absolutely. (I know that. Simon was making the case it is the end all and be all of English.)
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?