Things you really wish people wouldn't say

I'm getting sick of the phrase 'credit crunch'.  Especially when every restaurant has a 'credit crunch dinner' or shops have 'credit crunch sales'.  It's a bloody economic depression, stop sugar coating it just because 'credit crunch' has nice alliteration!


Vicky

Hmmm....that must be the UK equivalent of 'stimulus' here in the US. A local car dealer said 'stimulus' 4 times in their 30 second advert. 

There is a new ad campaign in the US about this:

How ironic.   

Sentences that being with "Obviously." If it's so obvious, why are you saying it?

Me too!  I say 'freaking' and 'frickin' all the time!

I do as well.  It started when I realized I needed to alter my rather sailor-ish vocabulary around the kid.

Sentences that being with "Obviously." If it's so obvious, why are you saying it?

I knew a guy in college that started every sentence with "basically."  It didn't matter how long or complex the sentence that followed was, it always started with "basically."

I get annoyed when people say 'actually' when they are trying to give a compliment. Like, 'that dress is actually pretty' or 'that meal was actually good.' It's just proof of low expectations.

Supposably.

I get annoyed when people say 'actually' when they are trying to give a compliment. Like, 'that dress is actually pretty' or 'that meal was actually good.' It's just proof of low expectations.

They usually start it with "wow" too, like you accomplishing something worthy of a compliment is super-dooper unbelievable.

I used to work at a media company were the buzzword was "cutting edge".

I met up with my old boss recently and asked if the term was still in use. "no" he replied with a smile. "It's LEADING edge these days".

 

My former boss used to say "for future reference" when letting you know you did something wrong. Drove me mad. 

'we should fix this problem' - meaning me (I) & not the person that made the comment

Don't want to hear the word "lay-offs" ever again.

Supposably.

Ooh!  Two non-words that get under my skin:

- Expresso
- Expecially

Ooh!  Two non-words that get under my skin:

- Expresso
- Expecially

I can add to that list:
excape for escape
axed for asked
chew for you (mainly heard in songs)

I could go on and on!

Nuclear.... I wanna scream from the hilltops, "It's 'new-clear,' people. Not 'new-Q-ler!'"