Things you really wish people wouldn't say

"Pre" - as in pre-book, pre-order, pre-planning.....if you book something or order something or plan something then that is in advance, so "pre", meaning before, doesn't add anything.
What pre-order should be is pre-release order, as in ordering before the item has been released.

And one that is American - "I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less", sorry but if you could care less that suggests there is a level of caring that is less than what you care right now!

Oh, I hate 'my bad'. I first heard it in the UK but I hear it here now, too. Yes, it sounds like toddler-speak.

My all time hated phrase is 'at the end of the day...'

opps I say the "my bad" too, but not often.   

Oh, I hate 'my bad'. I first heard it in the UK but I hear it here now, too. Yes, it sounds like toddler-speak.

That's interesting because I'm pretty sure it's an American phrase... I first heard it from Alicia Silverstone in Clueless in 1995 (doing a quick online search - apparently the first ever usage of the phrase in mainstream media was actually in Clueless) !

This thread is a bit too much like this one for my comfort!

http://talk.uk-yankee.com/index.php?topic=45192.0

People started getting really narked and offended when others were criticising phrases that they used regularly!

Camoscato- where are you from? The Chattahoochee is a few miles down the road from me!

I'm from Austin, Texas.  I just used the Chattahoochee because it was the silliest name I could think of at the time.

I've driven through Atlanta, but never really had a look around.  I have, however, been to Eastanolee, which is just a bit north of Atlanta, and is also a silly name. 

This thread is a bit too much like this one for my comfort!

http://talk.uk-yankee.com/index.php?topic=45192.0

People started getting really narked and offended when others were criticising phrases that they used regularly!

Oh yeah, I remember that!!

Oh yeah, I remember that!!

Me too! But I liked that thread! 

Me too! But I liked that thread! 

I did too. 

Me too! But I liked that thread! 

It's all good! 

"Begs the question" instead of "raises the question".  

It's all good! 

AAAAAARRRRGGGGGH!!!!

AAAAAARRRRGGGGGH!!!!

 

Two things at work I wish people would stop saying:
1. I'm sweet enough when asked if they'd like sugar.
2. I made it this morning when I check their money under the light.

HAHAHA.

Two things at work I wish people would stop saying:
1. I'm sweet enough when asked if they'd like sugar.
2. I made it this morning when I check their money under the light.

HAHAHA.

I got those *all* the time at my old job, among others like..."It must be free then" when trying to pay for something that didn't have a price sticker on it. 

I'm sure the guys at the corner store near us are so sick of hearing "I'd like the winning lottery ticket" when people put in their numbers.