Every time I hear someone say ‘eh’ in a questioning tone or to mean ‘um actually’ I lose my shit. Or even just to play something down.
Like I literally come to hate the person instantly. Its a very strong feeling on a very small sound.
Instant downvotes if I see it on Lemmy too. HATE IT.
How about all y’all?
Today I learned of the legal term “act of god”. (English speaking countries.)
I find it absurd to attribute god and do so in legalese.
It’s not a religious thing. Legally it’s a disaster that could not be avoided, no human is liable, hence act of “god”.
Stand up. As in we have to stand up to fight this or that.
“It is what it is.”
It infuriates me because it is usually said by a person so mentally lazy that they are causing problems for others. You can’t say it is what it is unless you can tell me what ‘it’ is!
It’s not ‘acceptance’, it’s spiritual bypassing at best and it makes me want to puke.
People who start sentences with “I mean,”. It makes you sound like a contrarian or pedantic prick.
I mean, the other turn of phrase I hate is “living my/your/our/their best life”. It’s just cringe to me for some reason.
“Bro” or any variation thereof that assumes familiarity where none exists.
The artifice offends.
Started getting offended by “bro” sometime in my early 40s. “Dude” is much the same. If we’re friends? I won’t even notice. But if the speaker is older, I feel talked down to. If they’re younger, it feels disrespectful.
Most of my friends are half my age, I’m fine with that address from them. Other people? “You don’t know me like that.”
“Turn of phrase.”
I much prefer the phrase “parlence of our day.”
So it bothers you when people vocalize their question marks, eh?
Its much worse at the start of a sentence.
Eh, to each their own.
Y’all does it for me
I use often that IRL and commenting. Made myself a deal around 2000 or so that I would only say things online that I would say to a person’s face, and that I would use my own voice online, comment as I really talk.
I get unreasonably enraged at “am I the only one who”. It’s so arrogant and dismisses all the people who have been expressing the same opinion. Yes, you’re so special and unique, you must be the first person to bring it up.
I’ve also had it with “literally”. There is no need to use that word unless you are saying something that might be interpreted as figurative and you are clarifying that you mean it literally. “We literally live on the same street”. Is there a figurative meaning to that? Why do you need to specify you mean it literally?
Translates to “I just noticed something and I’m broadcasting that I’m generally inconsiderate without any self awareness” far too often, I agree.
Am I the only person that finds this comment too sensitive? Anyone? Y’all?
Any turn of phrase which is stated incorrectly. Eg.
- case and point
- doggie dog world
- at your beckon call
- they’re on tender hooks
- should tie you over
- it’s a mute point
You put the nail on the head
I could care less.
“They didn’t do their diligence on that one”
“The gig is up”
Both from a podcast I listened to. I’m still not sure if they ever learned.
Ah the classics of !aneurysmposting@sopuli.xyz
“It’s just common sense.” No, it’s usually either an inference you made based on incorrect information, or it’s information you gleaned from your particular environment that not everyone has experienced.
I catch that shit in political debate all the time.
“We need some common sense gun laws!”
The speaker is saying, “Whatever I deem to be common sense is the right way of thinking and anyone disagreeing is an asshole.”
Think I’ve eliminated that phrase from my comments and speech. I’ve sure tried.
Terry Pratchett used to describe that as the school of “what my mate down the pub said” thinking.
when I hear the phrase “rustles my jimmies” it really, well…
Everyone started saying “That really grinds my gears” for a couple of years and then it just went away again.
You can thank Family Guy for that explosion.
Haven’t heard it much but I do like it
oh no
‘could care less’ instead of “couldn’t”. I know it’s just a regional / generational difference, I don’t really care about being a prescriptivist or that my way is more “logical”. Phrases and idioms can be stupid and counterintuitive. But that’s said, it bugs the living hell out of me, and I instantly think anyone using it is an ignorant dumbass.
Absolutely.
Apart from the exact cases the lovely krudler just mentioned I agree with this. The misuse is very annoying.
The phrase was used decades ago to be somewhat of a dismissal or threat.
As in I care so little already, do you want me to care even less which will be not at all?
“Dad! You don’t care about my hamster!”
“I could care less…” (bitch again and the next stop for hammy is the freezer)
“Let’s agree to disagree”
This solves nothing, it just equates to a polite way of saying I’m done talking to you.
Sometimes you have to back the fuck up on an unproductive argument. I don’t like it either, but it’s often an honorable way out for both parties.
Very close friend and neighbor was arguing with me about 01/06, an event that gave me PTSD-lite. It came to the point that we either dropped it or threw hands. Still, I refused to shake his hand on “agree to disagree”.
But there are some of us who don’t even care if Star Trek is better than Star Wars.
Careful now, you’re on Lemmy
Farscape 4 lyfe, bro.
What do you do if you realise you’re just arguing in circles and nothing will be solved by continuing discussing that topic?
Mine is finding a natural pause and kindly “Ah, darn, I have a (thing to do) but it’s been lovely chatting!”
“It is what it is”. This cliche is symptomatic of learned helplessness and only serves to protect the status quo against any sort critical analysis and reform.
It’s sad you feel that way. We can’t magically change the weather today, it is what it is. But if we keep pressuring businesses and politicians, we may be able to mitigate it for future generations.
