‘I WOULD SAY’! It’s just so silly.

I would say so ?.....acceptable, surely?

As it were and my real hate atm (see previous post) ramping up! I've heard it 13 times today! Arrrrggghhhh!

Agree, 'Ramping up' is the Government's go-to expression right now. Makes it sound as though they're doing something...

"Ramping up" and "rolling it out" irritate me. My most hated phrase, though, is "No problem" when said to me by someone I've thanked for doing their job!

"bring it in line with....X".
Usually X is only loosely connected with whatever is to be brought in line.

I never liked "How do you do". It seems to have waned nowadays.

I dislike 'back story'. What is wrong with history?

Issues. Nobody has problems anymore, they all have issues.

‘Reach out’.
Or ‘you’ve reached out to me ...’

Er no, I have contacted you, or phoned or emailed you ...

When asked a question youngsters always start with ..... so. ie. where do you work answered by so I work in London. ?

Bavk in the day

My bad (!grr)

I agree about so as the favourite opening. gingster but it's an irrational irritation.
Is it worse than Er or Well or Um?

And the inevitable "lessons will be learned" when clearly they never are.

"My bad" has got to be the most stupid, nonsensical phrase ever. Really irritating.

"Been on a journey"

People do insert all manner of meaningless fillers. They fear coming across as too overbearing , unfriendly, or know-it-all.

Chewie I agree ‘my bad’ is utterly ridiculous...

I don’t even know how it could have come into usage ...

At this moment in time

"kicking the can down the road - hate that one - used by lazy politicians mostly!!!

Blinko
The government is doing something, they are tackling a pandemic ?

Another vote for "my bad". And people (usually young) who say "soz" for sorry.

I have not heard 'my bad' - who uses that?
I must have led a sheltered life!

Laters when they mean bye bye

When I worked in Local Government you could guarantee whenever management had been on yet another 'awayday' they would be quoting new buzzwords, the ones that spring to mind are 'blue sky thinking', 'thinking outside the box', 'singing from the same hymn sheet' and the latest one 'going forward' Arrgghh!! ;)

When politicians say “let’s be clear”. You know they are going to be anything but.