What Phrase Drives You Nuts?

[resol37]

Q: What are you doing? A: I am fixin' to go to the store.

Fixin'

Q: Where do you live? A: I stay at Tara Estates.

Stay


I wouldn't say "We are pregnant" (because a man cannot be pregnant). I would think it is okay to say "We are expecting."

Only got through a few pages before I saw this one. I totally agree. I hear that all the time. You live in Tennesse, I live in North Carolina. I think it's a southern thing. Not sure though, I was 12 when I moved here so maybe I heard it up north and just don't remember.

I work in customer service so I hear a lot of, "I just want to apologize first because I know it's not your fault..." and then a whole lot of screaming and cursing. I appreciate the apology, but I'd rather you actually realize that your water being turned off is because you didn't pay your bill for three months, not because of anything I did sitting in my cubicle. Or when people call for one reason and one reason only, to get a phone number, and then don't have a pen/pencil/paper when I start to give them the number.

At school (I'm returning to college after having dropped out for three years) I hear a lot of, "You don't understand!" as a way to emphasize a situation. Maybe they do. It was only a speeding ticket! I understand, I've been given two! Also, whenever someone screws up or gives a wrong answer in class and they say, "Just kidding." Uh, no you weren't. You messed up. It's okay, we all do it. And if you were kidding...it wasn't that funny.

 

[resol37]

I vote for this.

I also can't stand when someone's trying to be cute and says, "Happy BirF-day!"

Gag!!

My brother and my father both say this. My grandfather was in the Army and my dad in the Air Force so both my brother and father were living in Germany around the time they were learing to talk. German doesn't have the "th" sound so anytime there's a "th" in the middle of a word it comes out as an "f" for them. If it's at the beginning of the word they have no trouble pronouncing the "th".

 

[resol37]

I've always felt this way about September 11, as in I, personally, don't refer to it as 9/11, even though it's accepted and is the most common way to which I see it referenced these days. I've just felt it somehow "diminishing" (though that's not exactly the word I'm looking for) to refer to it by an abbreviation. JMO, of course.

I'm not the only one! I'm not sure exactly how to describe it either. 9/11 just seems flippant and insignificant - like a nickname or a holiday. I don't say 12/7.

 

[Poppinsme]

You just reminded me of one that makes me cringe.. "pop" on all the home and style shows. I do not want my wardrobe or my home to pop.

Oh my god!!! LMAO!! I hate this! Pop Pop Pop......blech.

 

[Narnian_Princess]

Oh my god!!! LMAO!! I hate this! Pop Pop Pop......blech.

So now you want to change your username to "pinsme"?

 

[LittleMermaidsMom]

I hate when an adult uses the word "yummy" to describe something... I see it being used on the dining board a lot and it drives me crazy....unless you are talking to a child, saying something is yummy to another adult just sounds ridiculous to me.

 

[Poppinsme]

So now you want to change your username to "pinsme"?

I just peed myself laughing.

 

[WDW Poly Princess]

I can't believe I forgot to mention the one that drives me the most nuts!

I can't stand when people say "walla" instead of "voila!" It's like fingernails on a chalkboard!

 

[brightspark]

Hey I think y'all should move to the UK... so many of these things, we simply don't have over here... especially people saying y'all!!

 

[Galahad]

Here's one I forgot previously: "I seen"

There was a woman being interviewed on the news today and she said something like, "I seen a man...."

This really drives me up a wall! It should be "I SAW a man"

I too have a co-worker - in his 40's from Columbus, OH that says "seen" and "ideal" constantly. I've gotten to the point that I don't think I make a face any more when I hear it though. I have another coworker from the Baltimore area that says "Yous" - I think she means it as the plural of "You" but I'm not sure.

There are a lot of "business-speak" phrases that I hate almost immediately but there are so many of them. Like "At the end of the day".

 

[aprilgail2]

I hate when an adult uses the word "yummy" to describe something... I see it being used on the dining board a lot and it drives me crazy....unless you are talking to a child, saying something is yummy to another adult just sounds ridiculous to me.

After reading it a dozen times today on different threads I have to agree with you, it really sounds silly from an adult!

 

[Tink_Or_Belle]

it is not a phrase but I hate when people at home on the sofa say WE are winning the game or WE are losing. no WE are watching the team is winning

 

[luvsmickeymouse]

We're pregnant.

"Crunching" the numbers to see if we can afford this trip!

"Ressies" for reservations.

Rack Rate ?

My mom calls my neice "the baby", she will be 6 next month.

A 36 month old to me is a 3 year old.

 

[momm2four]

I HATE when people are judging someone in something and they give the advice that they "Need to take it to the next level."

What in the heck does that mean? That's not concrete criticism, that's generic garbage for "You just aren't doing it well enough, but I don't know how to tell you what you specifically need to work on."

I heard it on "America's Top Model" the other night about 5 times. "Yes, she's beautiful, but she needs to take it to the next level." "We've seen her show her glamorous side, but it needs to go to the next level." If I were a model on that show, I'd be like.." What exactly does that mean I should do?"

My co-worker is our school's volleyball coach, and I heard him talking to one of the girl's parents. She wasn't one of his best players, and the parents wanted to know how she could get more playing time. His advice?..."She needs to take it to the next level." Now tell me how that helps? Just BS for she's not good enough.

Lori P.

 

[lovebuzz]

how about ...you like??????

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

"not for nothing"

"irregardless"

"I been did that"

"I seen"

"I hope to hell"

I am sure there are more.

 

[Mickey&Donald]

I haven't read the entire thread, so forgive me if I'm repeating one...

I HATE when people call their unborn child by its intended name. I know a pregnant woman who's been calling the baby "David" and every stupid nickname for David since the day she found out it's a boy.

First of all, sometimes the doctors are wrong about the sex. I've personally known three women who ended up with the opposite of what they were expecting.

Second, calling the baby by its future name just smacks of bad luck to me. Call me superstitious...