Expressions/sayings you hate

[Proteus214]

Just love it when people say "lol" or "bbl" in real life....

Ugh, I used to know a guy that did that all the time.

 

[Tinblitz]

"Not being funny but-"

One person would alawys say this at my old school right before he said something that would insult you.
E.g. "not being funny but maybe you didn't get the good part in the play because you're never it school..."
"No, it's because the main role goes to the best arse-lickers. Now kindly bugger off and die."

Sorry to vent the bile, but that phrase makes me want to slap the stupid out of people...

 

[Proteus214]

"...no pun intended."

Yes, you did intend it, and nobody laughed, so shut the fuck up.

 

[annoyinglizardvoice]

It's gay (meaning not good)

Whatever

FYI

Who's off? (in response to sod off!)

 

[Blackmagic1515]

Do you trust me?

Not when you say that I don't.

 

[messy]

A post that just contains the word "this" (please no-one be ironic and quite me and just put "this")

Non forum stuff - "could've been worse" or any sort of pseudo silver lining. Also speculation of any kind gets irritating

realised my first one was in the OP. So also the phrase "you make your own luck" makes no sense what so ever, luck by definition is out of your control, making your own luck is just being smart, clever, quick etc.

 

[metalmmaniac]

It is what it is...

My boss says it all the time and annoys the hell outta me

 

[Archaeology Hat]

Just about any buzzword marketing language ever. The worst thing is the vast majority of it doesn't even mean anything.

 

[Queen Michael]

Double negative. And before you comment, let me point out that this is in Swedish, where double negation makes the speaker sound really stupid, like this: "Not that brand I don't want." Or "Not chick lit don't I like."

 

[Jim Grim]

"Taxpayers money." The money is not YOURS if you've just given it to SOMEONE ELSE.
Perhaps it's not the phrase I hate though, and more the scare-mongering daily mail writers that use it with monotonous regularity.

 

[Queen Michael]

Just about any buzzword marketing language ever. The worst thing is the vast majority of it doesn't even mean anything.

And pointless slogans.

To quote a Kyle Baker comic book:

Man #1: I've got the perfect slogan for the movie! "He's tired of running. Now it's his turn."

Man #2: It's brilliant!

Man #3: What does it mean?

Oh, and I really hate the phrase "I'm sick and tired of..."

 

[Lynx]

"At least you've got your health." - Not always much of a comfort.
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away." - Never heard of any such case.
"All is fair in love and war." - Like hell it is.
"Life is a *****." - Life is a female canine?

 

[manicfoot]

This is more stupidity but the use of the word addicting pisses me off.
Also " a bad workman blames his tools" pisses me off to no extent.

I've changed it and say "a bad rapist blames his lube"
My pet hate is "I COULD care less". Pisses me off so much. People on the internet type it all the time

 

[Jedoro]

"At least you've got your health." - Not always much of a comfort.

"It could be worse. A woman could chop your penis off and throw it out of a moving car," Tyler Durden (I believe). I dunno, that's just what I thought of when I read that.

You wouldn't have that problem, just don't do that to a guy unless he really deserves it.

 

[dwightsteel]

"Don't worry, be happy."

Call me a pessimist if you want, but THIS IS BLOODY RETARDED!!! Worrying is GOOD! If our ancestors hadn't worried about the big kitty with the long pointy teeth being potentially dangerous WE WOULDN'T FUCKING EXIST! Worrying about stuff is a mechanism that helps you avoid making mistakes!

I can't tell you to like the term "Don't worry, be happy," and I know it can be annoying when you're trying to vent, but the reasoning you've used is flawed, in that it's being taken out of context.

I very much doubt someone would say "don't worry, be happy," when a sabretooth tiger is closing in. It's more often used to comfort those in situations they have no control over. When nothing can be done in light of said situation.

Again, I can't say that the phrase can't be annoying, but it's all about context, and the one you used, I feel pretty sure, the phrase was never meant for.

 

[Nickisimo]

"Non-starter" - ugh, please choke yourself with your tie
"My bad" - sounds like caveman-speak
"What's his/her/your deal?" - Are we in Vegas?
"[Insert words], man/dude/buddy/champ/sport/pal/tiger/whatever". This gets old fast. Do the 'blah blah blah, man" thing no more than once every 10-15 sentences unless you're an actor for Budweiser.
"Everyone makes mistakes" - I should mistakingly punch you.
"Guesstimate" - It's weird, because saying estimate is actually shorter, and you know, actually a word.
"It's the exact, same thing" - Yes, I know this was a George Carlin joke, and he was right.
Pretty much any internet-speak; e.g. "ftw, ftl, lmao, roflcopter, inorite, amirite, etc etc" - GO OUTSIDE

 

[DarkRyter]

I despised "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

As if life really works like that. Fuck reciprocity, I'll treat people how I want to treat them and they should do the same.

 

[Lynx]

"At least you've got your health." - Not always much of a comfort.

"It could be worse. A woman could chop your penis off and throw it out of a moving car," Tyler Durden (I believe). I dunno, that's just what I thought of when I read that.

You wouldn't have that problem, just don't do that to a guy unless he really deserves it.

Well, I wouldn't.

Regarding the "it could be worse", here's a slightly random piece of advice to all men: Do not under any circumstances use this phrase to a woman who is currently experiencing uterine cramps. For she will throw something at you.

 

[XJ-0461]

Any internet stuff in real life annoys me to no end. Why say "lol" when it's just easier, and more natural, to laugh?