"Your call is very important to us"
Well frakking answer it then!

"First to see will buy!"
How do you know? Maybe I'll go view it and not buy it just to annoy you.

"At the end of the day ..."
It's only 11:30am!

Anyone else got any that annoy you?

"Do you have a clubcard?"
I would have given you a clubcard if I had one!

"Believe you me"
Just sounds daft.

More of a word than phrase "Brought"
Last time I checked it was bought!

No

do the washing up
do the hoovering
do the dusting
do the bins
change his nappy
dont sit on fiatforum all day
clean all your mess up (its not mess, its my stuff )

Not a phrase, but when people do that inverted coma thing with their fingers. Used to be a Yank thing years ago, now it's all over the place. I just want to break their fingers one by one when someone does this. That stupid upward speak is very, very irritating as well.

The bloody finger thing does my head in. In fact I know myself I'm way over the top about it. Ironically enough, I'm quite a cool, calm & laid back sort of chap. Funny how one silly little thing gets you going.

Its not a phrase, but a habit of shoppers.

People queing in the TEN ITEMS OR LESS lane with a trolley full or a basket with 15 items in it thinking no one will notice, when theres people with 4 items right behind you!

jimboy said:

Not a phrase, but when people do that inverted coma thing with their fingers. Used to be a Yank thing years ago, now it's all over the place. I just want to break their fingers one by one when someone does this. That stupid upward speak is very, very irritating as well.

The bloody finger thing does my head in. In fact I know myself I'm way over the top about it. Ironically enough, I'm quite a cool, calm & laid back sort of chap. Funny how one silly little thing gets you going.

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Are you talking about the upward inflection? Like a question is being asked, even if the phrase isn't a question? You better not come to Australia then.....

I'm not going to start my hates, I will use up the internet in order to get them all out. :bang:

The stupid upward speak was thrust upon us from bloody Neighbours. Our language is changing, the way we speak is influenced by some funny things. In this instance, it's far from funny. What a bunch of sheep some can be...

"its not rocket science..."

are you a "rocket scientist"? STFU

Are you Irish?

"try and <do something>"

NO

"try to <do something>"

All the young kids do this. I think it started with "Neighbours" and just got worse and worse!
Sometimes when the cold callers come on the phone with the turned up at the end of the sentence thing I say - "are you sure, or are you asking me a question? You sound like you are asking me a question, but you have made a statement, so which is it?"
Mrs Codger tells me to behave. "They're only doing a job", so I apologise for being an old git.

Vance said:

More of a word than phrase "Brought"
Last time I checked it was bought!

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Both 'brought' and 'bought' are words though, it all depends on what context you are using them in.

If you bring something along - then the past tense of that is 'brought' - so I brought it along with me yesterday.

If you buy something - then the past tense of that is 'bought' - so I bought something yesterday.

So there we go

'You've got a long day ahead of you'

LOL that pisses me off so much.

Oh, and all the corporate bumph...and HR bumph too.

jimboy said:

The stupid upward speak was thrust upon us from bloody Neighbours. Our language is changing, the way we speak is influenced by some funny things. In this instance, it's far from funny. What a bunch of sheep some can be...

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Crap, it is funny...

"if it ain't broke, don't fix it"

basically meaning if it works it'll do, we wouldn't better technology, cars and everything else if everyone stuck by that!

"No, yeah". As in:
"If you don't stop using ridiculous phrases that mean nothing, I will beat you to death with this bagette. Is that ok?"
"No, yeah. That's fine".

This seems to have appeared almost overnight, and it really winds me up.

Just as irritating is "yeah, no......"

Reem.

You can close the internet now, I win.

Dominion said:

"No, yeah". As in:
"If you don't stop using ridiculous phrases that mean nothing, I will beat you to death with this bagette. Is that ok?"
"No, yeah. That's fine".

This seems to have appeared almost overnight, and it really winds me up.

Just as irritating is "yeah, no......"

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Never heard that one.
It must be a Wingerworthism!
My per hates:
With all due respect sir(real meaning - I hold you in utter contempt)
Hi there xxxxx (my first name), my name's Jimmy (in Mumbai - really?) how are you today?
I am not trying to sell you anything
Climate change
Human Rights

Secret Ballot - as used by idiots at the BBC. A ballot is a method of secret voting, so doesn't need secret in front of it unless you actually meant to say secret secret vote :nutter: If it's not secret use the word poll............

And don't get me onto double negatives - as the great Bart Simpson said "I won't not use no double negatives"