To be honest I've picked up a bad habit

Jalima1108 What is disgusting?

My ex husband used to say 'With the greatest respect..' when he blatantly wasn't being at all respectful

I hate "see you later" when your just leaving a shop from an assistant who you probably won't see again,also "Take Care" when they don't give a f---k .(alright from friends)

I find it very disconcerting when people ask me 'What are you up to today?' - usually asked by junior in the hairdressers or girl at the checkout in supermarket - The answer is usually not much, but not always appropriate to discuss what you're actually doing i.e. mammogram! Also the phrase reminds me of asking child with guilty face 'What have you been up to?'

Mine was "I have to say", even when I certainly didn't have to say anything. It took me ages to stop that. I'm now working on "so".

I find myself saying 'Bye love' at the end of family phone conversations - hate it, it's 'so not me' (that's another one). Has anyone else got in the habit of counting how many times the weather forecaster on BBC says 'but'?

I address everybody as love, Yorkshire upbringing, I know it annoys some people but at 62 I doubt I'll change.

Not to bad living in Devon as they do tend to address women as "my Lover" no I'm not or "my Lovely" which I like, used in Somerset a lot as well.

If I have any minor news or gossip to impart to OH I find myself starting the tale with "Guess what?"
How I would hate to hang around waiting for him to guess.
Not that he would!

Politicians who use the phrase "Let me say this..."
Property show clichés - Light and airy. We want to keep alpacas. A big dine-in kitchen with an island. ( It's envy with the latter )
Property show euphamisms - Cosy for too small. Potential - for someone else.
As for me - Not to worry - when clearly I should.

Yes! Friends of mine start virtually every sentence with "to be honest with you..." I always feel like saying "Do you usually lie to me then?"

Jalima1108 What is disgusting?

It's another saying from Gavin and Stacy BBevan!

'That's disgusting that is'
which I have heard people use jokingly (best said by younger friends in an authentic Welsh accent)

Friend of DH tacks “As it were” on to most sentences. Very irritating as it were. ?

Actually BBevan, it's not a bad habit it's quite funny if not overdone!

I don't say it unless it's true but I hate it when people in shops say see you later when you leave....there have been times when I expect half a dozen such folks to turn up later! It is meaningless.

I think I say "i'll see you later" even though I know I won't. I don't know why I say it!

So, like it's when I say bless when, you know, I'm an aetheist.

All conversations prefaced by 'D'you know what?' - I suppose a variant of 'Guess what?' and an attention-seeking ploy. I don't think I've been guilty of this one!

I never implied it was a bad habit. Jalima Just that everyone in S Wales especially says it. And if Teetime had been there, that is where she may have picked up ' to be honest with you ' . ?

Tidy!

Amazing which started with David Beckham I think grrr

Diolch Jalima

It's clearly.........

Incredible!
I once heard a politician on the radio claiming that their party had some "incredible policies".
I would have been more impressed if their policies had been credible.

DGD taught me that BBbevan

Mine is Hey ho