Expressions/sayings you hate

[A Raging Emo]

I can't think of many phrases that annoy me, but I can think of loads of words that do.

Fidgeting.

Scoff.

It makes me nerd rage. Just like when people don't use correct (Or at least understanadble) grammar. Or when people use the word 'Fuck' in every sentence.

EDIT: A phrase that does annoy me is wen people are about to eat and they say 'Well, everyone Dig In'.

 

[Sonicron]

"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.

True, I hadn't thought of the context issue, thanks for pointing that out.
Still, I stand by the principle - I often find myself in a position where I have to organize rather large events, and the people who are also part of those 'planning committees' (for lack of a better term) keep telling me "Don't worry so much." And EVERY SINGLE ONE of those events I co-organized until now not only turned out to be no disaster, but a rousing success because of several things I came up with and executed in excruciating detail and with precise timing as a result of 'worrying too much'.
Maybe that makes me a control freak somewhat, but I'd rather have contingency plans B through F up my sleeve rather than fully relying on a sloppily rendered plan A.

 

[MagnetoHydroDynamics]

People who write i++
It pisses me off to no end.

What. In conversation? Oh, right... Can't think of any atm.

 

[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.

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.

Well that's just something retarded to say in that circumstance. Kinda makes me think about if I'm an unlucky cop or something who gets shot every few months.

"It could be worse, dude."
"Yeah, well you'll understand if I'm tired of it happening."

I mean, wow, it sucks that you gals go through that. Not something to stupidly comment on.

 

[Mylon]

One expression that bugs me every time I read it is, "All but X" It's such a simple phrase that means, well, X. It makes no freaking sense.

 

[Sonicron]

"Guesstimate" - It's weird, because saying estimate is actually shorter, and you know, actually a word.

[linguistics]
"Guesstimate" IS a word. Precisely, it's a compound, and more precisely a so-called 'improper blend'. It is listed as a stage 2 neologism, meaning it has already transcended the stage of protology and is used frequently by at least several sub-cultures / interest groups.
[/linguistics]

I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. ^^
I know these words sound strange, I probably wouldn't use such a word myself... but I wrote a 25-page essay on this subject as part of my linguistics studies, and seeing claims like yours in this case is to me like someone waving a piece of red cloth to a bull.

 

[TheGreenManalishi]

"at the end of the day"
only idiots utter such a thing

 

[Assassin Xaero]

Ok... dunno how I didn't get ninja'd on this, or maybe didn't see it, but "going green"... if I hear that one more time I want to go burn a tire... Also, "same difference"... there are probably others too...

 

[dwightsteel]

Anytime someone concludes a point and then says to me "isn't that right?"

Aside from the fact that it represents a certain amount of insecurity in what they were saying, I don't like people trying to coerce my opinions. It's the reason I have trouble watching almost all news shows (aside from the Comedy Central variations, which I watch purely for entertainment value).

It irritates me to the point where I go out of my ways to poke holes in their arguments, even if I agree with them!

 

[Nickisimo]

"Guesstimate" - It's weird, because saying estimate is actually shorter, and you know, actually a word.

[linguistics]
"Guesstimate" IS a word. Precisely, it's a compound, and more precisely a so-called 'improper blend'. It is listed as a stage 2 neologism, meaning it has already transcended the stage of protology and is used frequently by at least several sub-cultures / interest groups.
[/linguistics]

I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. ^^
I know these words sound strange, I probably wouldn't use such a word myself... but I wrote a 25-page essay on this subject as part of my linguistics studies, and seeing claims like yours in this case is to me like someone waving a piece of red cloth to a bull.

Oh, I know it's technically a word, but only because imbeciles kept using it and it became mainstream. To 'guess' and to 'estimate' are sort of the same concept, although estimation implies a little more thought. But if they both roughly mean the same thing, why combine them? That's like saying, '"think" and "ponder" are similar, but saying them individually is so tedious. Let's call it, "thonder", instead.' Who needs a thesaurus when you can just bring two synonyms together? Never mind, I'm done-ished with this.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

Oh yeah "back in my day"... Especially "back in my day we had to walk to school uphill both ways in the snow"... yeah, well back in my day Pluto was still a planet (and still is... screw you scientists)...

 

[Eisenfaust]

"just chillax, bro!"

ok, i'll get right on that... AFTER I EAT YOUR DAMN FACE OFF!!!

 

[Irridium]

"I may or may not..."

Yeah, if you say you may do something, then it already goes without saying that you might not do it. you don't need to say it.

Fucking hate that.

 

[Soxafloppin]

The fact that ' i couldnt care less' and 'i could care less' seem to mean exactly the same thing.

That really annoys me.

 

[General Ken8]

Instead of saying "Same Thing", i'll hear some people say "Same Difference"
What sense does that make

 

[BVB012990]

That'd have to be "Bob's your uncle." No, no Bob is not my uncle and why would Bob being my uncle solve anything... Unless he brings me a cookie or a large generic sack of money.

 

[ThePirateMan]

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

If you mean like internet slang lol, rofl, noob, bb and stuff.
I agree, it's f***ing annoying. It even bothers me on the internet itself sometimes -.-.

 

[El Poncho]

When people say , something like he is way better at that than you, no offence. Oh so i'm suddenly not offended just because you said so, no offence but your a fucking arsehole.

 

[Danny3005]

everyone who says
Iregardless
a whole nother
or all of a sudden

should be put to death