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‘I WOULD SAY’! It’s just so silly.

(166 Posts)
ayse Tue 19-May-20 18:39:35

This phrase really annoys me! They could just say what they wanted instead of using this ridiculous phrase. To me, it’s like ‘squaring the circle’ (impossible)!

Are there any phrases that other find equally irritating. I’d like to put them in Room 101 but that’s a different thread!

Pearlsaminger Wed 20-May-20 10:47:39

My bad. Drives me nuts. Why do adults have to revert to being 2 year olds learning to speak ?

And... ‘I should of’ - it’s ‘I should have’

Glenfinnan Wed 20-May-20 10:56:00

The phrase ‘You’re Joking Me’

Glenfinnan Wed 20-May-20 10:58:04

and ‘It’s a journey’ and ‘unchartered water’ as said by Nicola Sturgeon every few minutes!

Gransooz Wed 20-May-20 11:00:05

Draw for drawer, brought for bought. Lots of those already mentioned. I could feel the annoyance rising within by just reading them! ??

Jaycee5 Wed 20-May-20 11:02:04

I agree. It's also nonsense. A totally meaningless way to introduce something that you actually do say. It has always irritated me.

lilyH Wed 20-May-20 11:02:14

I get fed up when looking through msm home page that almost every article has " so and so reveals " something ...

25Avalon Wed 20-May-20 11:03:09

How about “laters” instead of goodbye when you may never see that person again! I don’t think they are referring to the hereafter!

Craftycat Wed 20-May-20 11:07:19

'I'll tell you for why' Drives me crazy & it did my Mum too.
Mind you there are a lot of things that drive me crazy right now!!

scrabble Wed 20-May-20 11:11:30

When I ask my GC if they want, say, a cup of tea, they say, "I'm good, thank-you, irritates me.

Nanachoochoo Wed 20-May-20 11:13:46

Different to. It's similar to, different FROM

Aepgirl Wed 20-May-20 11:20:35

Elephant in the room. I’d like that to be Elephant in room 101.

Seefah Wed 20-May-20 11:34:19

Woke ! Especially coming from people who are barely conscious !
Does that work for you Grrrr.
What does my bad mean?

Bazza Wed 20-May-20 11:37:35

I myself. And in this moment in time. Grrrrr

Newatthis Wed 20-May-20 11:42:11

'surreal' totally overused and misused.

Mollygo Wed 20-May-20 11:42:48

Aep girl, me too! Ditch the elephant ASAP!
I dislike most of what’s already been added though some are new to me but, my bad, simples, haitch and of for have, come top of my list.
When questions are asked at the briefing and they say, “That’s a very good question,” when what they’d really like to say is “Don’t you listen? We answered that yesterday.” Anything said by Laura Keunssberg
The new one that I’m about to hate is The Blame Game. Read it or heard it mentioned about 11 times since yesterday!

Ffion63 Wed 20-May-20 11:44:39

I hate the expression, ‘Sorry for your loss’ when someone has died. For some reason, it never sounds sincere to me.

Delila Wed 20-May-20 11:54:59

I love the expression "oh my days!".

Diggingdoris Wed 20-May-20 12:00:58

My manager used to say 'let's hit the ground running'. It always annoyed me.

I am also getting fed up with hearing the word 'unprecedented', sometimes 3 or 4 times in one interview.

Allegretto Wed 20-May-20 12:01:04

Can I get ......?
I have to say ......
I also cringe at the response, “I’m good”. I have said it myself a few times and I was very cross with myself when it happened. I think it’s used so often now that it’s filtered through to my brain as being appropriate. I still hate it.

Thecatshatontgemat Wed 20-May-20 12:04:34

People who punctuate their sentences constantly with "like". Makes me want to slap them.

Musicgirl Wed 20-May-20 12:08:11

I cannot bear the way that nouns are turning into verbs. One example is accessing. I blame the Americans for this.

BizzieB Wed 20-May-20 12:08:31

My least favourite Covid word is: unprecedented

Musicgirl Wed 20-May-20 12:09:02

Oh, and everyone is on a journey these days. Such a cliche.

Nanna58 Wed 20-May-20 12:10:54

‘ proceed in a sure- footed manner’ just count the number of times Dominic Raab says it in his briefings. Will put £1 in a pot each time, will have more than enough for the hairdressers by the time they open!

FarNorth Wed 20-May-20 12:12:10

homefarm What is masonic in origin? confused