New phrases that grate on my nerves...

[DMass]

Peeps!

Where my peeps at?

Witchoo

I wanna get witchoo.

 

[BalooTheBear]

TEAM - something

and

APP, as in, there's an APP for that....

and one they use a lot in my business - let's SOLUTION that.....

 

[AndreaDM]

Wally World for Wal-Mart

O I hate that one too!!

 

[Toad_Passenger]

Never thought this one would bother me, but it really threw me off. I overheard two ladies (probably around 35-40) talking in the supermarket. The one said the following to the other, "Oh, I can't wait to tell my Mommy about that one!"

Mommy? Really? At 35+ years old?

 

[MamaJessie]

Are you sure? The "almost" doesn't save the person - figuratively and... literally?

I think it is safe to assume they were nowhere near death caused by laughter. I suppose a better example could have been chosen, you are correct. The misuse of literally still frustrates me though.

 

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

This is a shirt from Fleurty Girl!

http://www.fleurtygirl.net/ziwhyouwryod.html

If my mother-in-law hadn't died several years ago, I would have bought this for her. True story, when my husband and I were first dating his mom asked me to go get something for her and said, "It's under the zink in the kitchen." Well, I trotted off to the kitchen looked around for something that resembled a hunk of zinc, came back to her and said, "Excuse me, but where is the zinc." She laughed hysterically and said, "The zink is where we do dishes." It then dawned on me that she meant SINK, not some huge chunk of metal. My then boyfriend (now husband of 21 years) thought it was hysterical. I just thought it was weird!

Oh, and yes, I've lived in St. Louis most of my life but never encountered "South St. Louis-isms" until I met her.

 

[ZuZugal]

If my mother-in-law hadn't died several years ago, I would have bought this for her. True story, when my husband and I were first dating his mom asked me to go get something for her and said, "It's under the zink in the kitchen." Well, I trotted off to the kitchen looked around for something that resembled a hunk of zinc, came back to her and said, "Excuse me, but where is the zinc." She laughed hysterically and said, "The zink is where we do dishes." It then dawned on me that she meant SINK, not some huge chunk of metal. My then boyfriend (now husband of 21 years) thought it was hysterical. I just thought it was weird!

Oh, and yes, I've lived in St. Louis most of my life but never encountered "South St. Louis-isms" until I met her.

My MIL says zink for sink. There are 6 kids in my DH's family and only the oldest child says zink as well. Guess the others never caught on!

She does say "wash", not wersh (or wrench)

Let's add Wal MarK and KMarK to the list for her too...there are not "t's" at the end there are "K's"!! But I love her dearly so I just grin when she says it!!

We are from the metro east of St. Louis. Another good one around here is "yous". as in "what are yous doing today?"

 

[stevenpensacola]

Frank Lingua, president and CEO of Dissembling Associates, is the nation's leading purveyor of buzzwords, catch phrases and cliches for people too busy to speak in plain English. Business Finance contributing editor Dan Danbom interviewed Lingua in his New York City office.

Danbom: Is being a cliche expert a full-time job?

Lingua: Bottom line is I have a full plate 24/7.

Danbom: Is it hard to keep up with the seemingly endless supply of cliches that spew from business?

Lingua: Some days, I don't have the bandwidth. It's like drinking from a fire hydrant.

Danbom: So it's difficult?

Lingua: Harder than nailing Jell-O to the wall.

Danbom: Where do most cliches come from?

Lingua: Stakeholders push the envelope until it's outside the box.

Danbom: How do you track them once they've been coined?

Lingua: It's like herding cats.

Danbom: Can you predict whether a phrase is going to become a cliche?

Lingua: Yes. I skate to where the puck's going to be. Because if you aren't the lead dog, you're not providing a customer-centric proactive solution.

Danbom: Give us a new buzzword that we'll be hearing ad nauseam.

Lingua: "Enronitis" could be a next-generation player.

Danbom: Do people understand your role as a cliche expert?

Lingua: No, they can't get their arms around it. But they aren't incented to.

Danbom: How do people know you're a cliche expert?

Lingua: I walk the walk and talk the talk.

Danbom: Did incomprehensibility come naturally to you?

Lingua: I wasn't wired that way, but it became mission-critical as I strategically focused on my go-forward plan.

Danbom: What did you do to develop this talent?

Lingua: It's not rocket science. It's not brain surgery. When you drill down to the granular level, it's just basic blocking and tackling.

Danbom: How do you know if you're successful in your work?

Lingua: At the end of the day, it's all about robust, world-class language solutions.

Danbom: How do you stay ahead of others in the buzzword industry?

Lingua: Net-net, my value proposition is based on maximizing synergies and being first to market with a leveraged, value-added deliverable. That's the opportunity space on a level playing field.

Danbom: Does everyone in business eventually devolve into the sort of mindless drivel you spout?

Lingua: If you walk like a duck and talk like a duck, you're a duck.
They all drink the Kool-Aid.

Danbom: Do you read "Dilbert" in the newspaper?

Lingua: My knowledge base is deselective of fiber media.

Danbom: Does that mean "no"?

Lingua: Negative.

Danbom: DOES THAT MEAN "NO"?

Lingua: Let's take your issues offline.

Danbom: NO, WE ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE MY "ISSUES" OFFLINE.

Lingua: You have a result-driven mind-set that isn't a strategic fit with my game plan.

Danbom: I WANT TO PUSH YOUR FACE IN.

Lingua: Your call is very important to me.

Danbom: How can you live with yourself?

Lingua: I eat my own dog food. My vision is to monetize scalable supply chains.

Danbom: When are you going to quit this?

Lingua: I may eventually exit the business to pursue other career opportunities.

Danbom: I hate you.

Lingua: Take it and run with it...

 

[AustinTink]

Snowflake. If a kid's a brat, he's brat... not a snowflake.

 

[kaytieeldr]

this is an oldie but goodie...

Yeah "Enronitis" would have given it away... but I can't believe how many of these nobody cited! They must be so last-year as to have flown under our radar...

 

[surfergirl602]

MY BAD. This one bugs the heck out of me. It just sounds so uneducated.

 

[AndreaDM]

Harder than nailing Jell-O to the wall

My MIL relates everything to "nailing Jello to a wall" then acts like SHE came up with the phrase herself and is so clever.

 

[Teacher03]

Never thought this one would bother me, but it really threw me off. I overheard two ladies (probably around 35-40) talking in the supermarket. The one said the following to the other, "Oh, I can't wait to tell my Mommy about that one!"

Mommy? Really? At 35+ years old?

I agree! I love the new show on TLC called DC Cupcakes, but the two owners are sisters and call their mom "Mommy" They say it in a baby voice, which is even weirder!

 

[DawnM]

And the #1 phrase that grates on my nerves?

"No offense, BUT....."

and then something really STUPID comes out of their mouths!

 

[We_Love_Disney]

What is kwim?

Phrases that bother me:
* OMG along with LOL. It has gotten so pervasive that people actually say OMG rather than using the words. I heard a woman the other day tell someone she was lol-ing about something.
* My Bad!
* Literally i.e. it literally killed me....really? you are the only dead person that can talk.
* Mad anything
* Dude - um, dude, where is your education
* Any phrase that intentionally makes the speaker or writer seem uneducated.

 

[aprilgail2]

Never thought this one would bother me, but it really threw me off. I overheard two ladies (probably around 35-40) talking in the supermarket. The one said the following to the other, "Oh, I can't wait to tell my Mommy about that one!"

Mommy? Really? At 35+ years old?

Worse than that is when husbands and wives call each other "mother" and "father"..... my neighbor always yells "mother" when he wants her...its just SO creepy!!!

 

[Robinrs]

Never thought this one would bother me, but it really threw me off. I overheard two ladies (probably around 35-40) talking in the supermarket. The one said the following to the other, "Oh, I can't wait to tell my Mommy about that one!"

Mommy? Really? At 35+ years old?

I called my mother Mommy till she passed away when I was 46 years old.

 

[Liberty Belle]

I really don't like when someone responds "no problem" after I say "thank you". What happened to "you're welcome"?

That annoys me, too, especially when clerks, etc, say it. They should be thanking me in return, not telling me their effort was "no problem."

 

[catycatcat4]

I hate when people say. "True dat" Do you really want to talk the the trashy people on mtv?

 

[kaytieeldr]

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