Quote: Getkettleon wrote in post #25I wonder how many of you say similar things that annoy others without realising?? Sparky on job ive been on all week said "tha knows" after everything he said, had me in stitches but got me wondering what mine were.
I wind myself up sometimes when I catch myself using some phrases.
There's loads but the influx of Americanisms annoy me the most. I know we've always used them over the years but since the rise of the internet it has become a flood. When I hear 40 year old blokes describing a woman as 'hot' it makes me want to cry.
Quote: Vasque wrote in post #29There's loads but the influx of Americanisms annoy me the most. I know we've always used them over the years but since the rise of the internet it has become a flood. When I hear 40 year old blokes describing a woman as 'hot' it makes me want to cry.
People particularly kids calling something good 'sick' - you aren't an American rapper! Hitting the sweet spot - totally over used in my workplace and we aren't a confectionery business Top banana - one twat at work in particular over uses this Have we got our ducks lined up - want to punch the project mgr who uses this.
Also hate 'laters' and as mentioned earlier the infamous singing from the same hymn sheet!
Be careful what you dream of it may come up and surprise you.
Quote: Vasque wrote in post #29There's loads but the influx of Americanisms annoy me the most. I know we've always used them over the years but since the rise of the internet it has become a flood. When I hear 40 year old blokes describing a woman as 'hot' it makes me want to cry.
With you on that one always stick to shaggable myself!
Be careful what you dream of it may come up and surprise you.
Be it Asian community, Polish community, Afro Caribbean community, Gay community.
We're all supposed to be one Nation, one country. Most of the communities mentioned moan about being targeted and isolated, yet hide behind their 'community' when it suits!
Quote: Getkettleon wrote in post #25I wonder how many of you say similar things that annoy others without realising?? Sparky on job ive been on all week said "tha knows" after everything he said, had me in stitches but got me wondering what mine were.
I wind myself up sometimes when I catch myself using some phrases.
yeah, I reckon I've a few phrases I use then feel shamed afterwards when I realise I've said it One of our senior managers in here uses the phrase "in a sense". now, I'm not talking a couple of times. When he's giving a speech we're talking about 30-40 occurences. Yes, I played 'bingo' on that one and almost went into convulsions at the volume. It's almost hypnotic.
He's a ruthless cnut so no-one has mentioned it to him yet....
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Going forward Cus, bruv, fella (only to be used in the context 'see that fella over there or there was this fella', bloke (see fella for acceptable context), chap and the one that often enrages me to a violent reaction........boy. At the end of the day. Colourway Shirting Not really a saying, but northerners who bang on about 'if you walk down the street in the south, no one says hello to you'. Have you ever thoguht that we like to keep ourselves to ourselves and don't want to get in to boring conversations with boring (normally northern) cunts. Respect. Blood Safe Sick Wagwam or whatever that is they say...