Oxford Compiles List of Top Ten Irritating Phrases

[teddyk]

Yes, my Grandmother used that^pharse alot, also its fun to see how we all differ in our use of the language.

[Hemidakota]

“I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times”

“Could care less”

“Same difference”

“Monkey see, monkey do”

“Basically”

[ruthiechan]

I really love the "my bad" you mentioned, my kids got me started on that 1 :)opps! "mybad" I meant to spell it out(one)

Notice I left space between my an bad, a quirk of mine, that may not be proper leak speak, or leak speak may not be( what the topic is)I'm not sure of what I meant,either:confused:

Leak speak? Teehee, you are so cute.

It's leet speak, alternate spelling being l33t or l337.

[teddyk]

Wee! thank you, sooo much:p no wonder the kids where chuckling at me, I'm an infant to leak(leet) speak:eek:, for sure.

New1found: "for sure" :)

Edited December 20, 2008 by teddyk
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[Hemidakota]

What was the one phrase that was so annoying in a Disney film when her grandmother told her she was a princess of a country?

[Truegrits]

ruthiechan:

Leak speak? Teehee, you are so cute.

It's leet speak, alternate spelling being l33t or l337.

What is "leet speak"? And l33t or l337 ?

[teddyk]

Disney Movie? are you thinking of " Cinderella' ?

( i'll report back, my Grandaughter has all of them)

Back to topic:

Another found " you know "

example: I love egg-nog, you know.

Edited December 20, 2008 by teddyk

[Hemidakota]

A good book that discusses styles of writing both good and bad:

The Elements of Style (Elements of Style by William Strunk, E. B. White

[Hemidakota]

Disney Movie? are you thinking of " Cinderella' ?

No...they made three movies based on a girl that lived with her mother in San Fransisco. Her grandmother and bodyguard make the journey from a European country where she is now residing as a queen to visit her.

[teddyk]

I'm gonna guess, hemi... because if my Grandaughter suddenly got the news she was a princes, she would say...

" So your telling me I'm a real Princes, no way "

is it " no way "

[Hemidakota]

No....this one escapes me but that phrase was annoying and still use by kids at school.

[Hemidakota]

Senior moment here: "Princess Diaries"

[pam]

"I seen" is a big one for me.

[Hemidakota]

The phrase was catchy at first but annoying now: "SHUT UP!"

[Elphaba]

I really love the "my bad"

Okay, I must confess, I like "my bad" as well. The truth is, it's fun to say.

I was attempting to sound like a lofty intellectual who disdains English jargon. But I lied.

is " oh well" one of them w'ere disscussing?

I think it fits.

(omy) I use instead of " oh my" which may be just lazy on my part

I don't care how you spell it as long as I can still say it each time Johnny visits me for one of our rendezvous.

*Foot note: My dear english teacher would frown(alot) if she seen how I mangle her lovely english language,she loved to teach.

Eyes yust tu be a curiclum deloper fur english glasses, 'n I garuntee ure rite: ure english teach wuld be veree upset atch u.

Elphie

[Elphaba]

This one drives me insane.

Have you ever noticed when people are being interviewed, each time they begin a response, they first say a crisp “Well”?

It goes like this:

Well, (miniscule pause) funny you should ask that.

I hate that!

I think someone may have mentioned this one already, but when a person is giving a speech, and intersperses it with long pauses filled with three or four "uhs," I hate that!

Okay, one more:

I hate that!

Elphaba

[Elphaba]

ruthiechan:

What is "leet speak"? And l33t or l337 ?

Leet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

True,

I'd never heard of leet speak either.

Elphaba

[beefche]

I think someone may have mentioned this one already, but when a person is giving a speech, and intersperses it with long pauses filled with three or four "uhs," I hate that!

Unfortunately, that bugs me so much that if a speaker does it too often in the beginning, I shut down. I'd rather count ceiling tiles than listen to a bunch of "um, ah, uh..." going on.

[Palerider]

Unfortunately, that bugs me so much that if a speaker does it too often in the beginning, I shut down. I'd rather count ceiling tiles than listen to a bunch of "um, ah, uh..." going on.

and how many times do we hear that....wow....:)

[Batmanifestdestiny]

I personally think that "it's like" and "they're all like" should be on the list, it's a 24/7 nightmare. ;p

[beefche]

and how many times do we hear that....wow....:)

Um, I don't mind it, ah, if there are some, uh, uh, breaks with sound fillers. But, when, um, people, um, ah, can't, um, get, ah, um, a, um sentence out, um without, ah a break, then um, I begin to ah, um, count.

Whew! That's hard. I especially despise it when I'm in a professional setting. I recognize that everyone has anxiety about speaking in front of others, but when I'm in a business meeting, I expect those who are speaking to have learned (by taking Toastmasters or in some other fashion) to speak coherently and without the simple annoyances. Simply breaking without a sound filler does very well. I'm a little more charitable in a church setting....but I usually open my scriptures and read if it grates on my nerves too much.

[pam]

I personally think that "it's like" and "they're all like" should be on the list, it's a 24/7 nightmare. ;p

I counted my daughter with this once. She said "like" 28 times in a five minute conversation.

[Palerider]

Um, I don't mind it, ah, if there are some, uh, uh, breaks with sound fillers. But, when, um, people, um, ah, can't, um, get, ah, um, a, um sentence out, um without, ah a break, then um, I begin to ah, um, count.

Whew! That's hard. I especially despise it when I'm in a professional setting. I recognize that everyone has anxiety about speaking in front of others, but when I'm in a business meeting, I expect those who are speaking to have learned (by taking Toastmasters or in some other fashion) to speak coherently and without the simple annoyances. Simply breaking without a sound filler does very well. I'm a little more charitable in a church setting....but I usually open my scriptures and read if it grates on my nerves too much.

or you hear someone from the pulpit.....and um, and um, you go away thinking the talk was about ....and um:D

[Lolgirl]

CHICK:oDo I LOOK like I was born under a hen's backside?!!?!!

[Misshalfway]

CHICK:oDo I LOOK like I was born under a hen's backside?!!?!!

Are you trying to say you aren't an egghead???