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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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My top 5 annoying words or sayings are:
"..at the end of the day".
"Obviously", when it is not obvious.
"..like", like when used constantly like!
"So...." to start a sentence.
"...fink or fing." instead of think or thing.
gggrrrrrr..
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Are these examples of laziness? Aren't they just common expressions that you don't like?"
So.. for you they may well be common expressions but like for me at the end of the day I fink they are obviously lazy english....like.. |
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"Are these examples of laziness? Aren't they just common expressions that you don't like?
So.. for you they may well be common expressions but like for me at the end of the day I fink they are obviously lazy english....like.."
Totally 
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"“Pacifically” does my head in, I feel like saying “ ohhhh a whole o rams worth eh”
#ffsiphonecarrot 
That should of said “a whole oceans worth”
I wondered what you were pacifically on about!"
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By (user no longer on site)
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"People who deliberately and consciously use the word ‘absolutely’ instead of ‘yes’. Mostly pretentious twats.
 . I do that. Figures I guess!
I did say ‘mostly’ not everyone "
You did. Absolutely |
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"“Pacifically” does my head in, I feel like saying “ ohhhh a whole o rams worth eh”
#ffsiphonecarrot
That should of said “a whole oceans worth”
I wondered what you were pacifically on about!
Get over my knee right now!!! "
You don’t say? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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People asking for things in shops, bars, restaurants etc using the phrase ‘can I get a beer, can I get a steak’ etc. It’s American crap. Whatever happened to ‘please can I have’ or ‘please may I have’. After all, you’re really not asking for permission to actually go and get it yourself.
Another one is cinema adverts ‘coming to a cinema near you on July Fifteen’. Nope, that’d be 15th July. Get the whole American date thing being month/day/year, but also note that their most celebrated day of the year, Independence Day, that being independence from us, suddenly reverts to the 4th of July. Not that independent after all then |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Not really spoken English, but I do dislike it when people nod at you when they're making a point. It's as though they believe that nodding makes the point they're trying to make even more correct. |
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"People asking for things in shops, bars, restaurants etc using the phrase ‘can I get a beer, can I get a steak’ etc. It’s American crap. Whatever happened to ‘please can I have’ or ‘please may I have’. After all, you’re really not asking for permission to actually go and get it yourself.
Another one is cinema adverts ‘coming to a cinema near you on July Fifteen’. Nope, that’d be 15th July. Get the whole American date thing being month/day/year, but also note that their most celebrated day of the year, Independence Day, that being independence from us, suddenly reverts to the 4th of July. Not that independent after all then "
“Please can I have...” is also asking permission.  |
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Another one which I find somewhat irksome is when a person fills any given sentence with ‘fucks’ and ‘fucking’s.
‘I went darn the fucking pub the other fucking night and fucking ‘el - I saw fucking Bill fucking wasted! Fucking fucker!’ |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Another one which I find somewhat irksome is when a person fills any given sentence with ‘fucks’ and ‘fucking’s.
‘I went darn the fucking pub the other fucking night and fucking ‘el - I saw fucking Bill fucking wasted! Fucking fucker!’"
Absofuckinglutely |
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"‘Yeah’, added after every sentence.
By way of example: ‘So there I was, yeah. I saw this guy, yeah. He looked at me, yeah...’ etc.  "
I had a friend who used to say “yeah” at the end of every sentence, it felt like the conversation went on forever as everything was so spaced out with all the yeah’s |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I concur with the majority of posts in this thread, although I do say 'like' too often. That's down to being Scouser though I think"
You’re allowed though and nothing (nut in) here applies to scousers. Funniest accent in the world and always brings a smile. Go’ed...carry on mayte! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Another one which I find somewhat irksome is when a person fills any given sentence with ‘fucks’ and ‘fucking’s.
‘I went darn the fucking pub the other fucking night and fucking ‘el - I saw fucking Bill fucking wasted! Fucking fucker!’"
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"I concur with the majority of posts in this thread, although I do say 'like' too often. That's down to being Scouser though I think
You’re allowed though and nothing (nut in) here applies to scousers. Funniest accent in the world and always brings a smile. Go’ed...carry on mayte! "
it's it's (that looks weird!) Own language really  |
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I hate it when people say "bless you" in a condersending trying to be nice way after you've told them saonething... I don't need your effin blessing grrrrrr (apart from when I sneeze, then it's ok ) |
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"I hate it when people say "bless you" in a condersending trying to be nice way after you've told them saonething... I don't need your effin blessing grrrrrr (apart from when I sneeze, then it's ok ) "
Awww bless you |
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"I hate it when people say "bless you" in a condersending trying to be nice way after you've told them saonething... I don't need your effin blessing grrrrrr (apart from when I sneeze, then it's ok )
Awww bless you "
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By *pider-WomanWoman
over a year ago
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"Another one which I find somewhat irksome is when a person fills any given sentence with ‘fucks’ and ‘fucking’s.
‘I went darn the fucking pub the other fucking night and fucking ‘el - I saw fucking Bill fucking wasted! Fucking fucker!’"
Dont mention fucking to bloody Nora....runs for the hills |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Another one which I find somewhat irksome is when a person fills any given sentence with ‘fucks’ and ‘fucking’s.
‘I went darn the fucking pub the other fucking night and fucking ‘el - I saw fucking Bill fucking wasted! Fucking fucker!’
Dont mention fucking to bloody Nora....runs for the hills "
 . I reckon he’s scared of me. That’s what it is. |
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By *pider-WomanWoman
over a year ago
Exeter, Bristol, Plymouth, Truro |
"Another one which I find somewhat irksome is when a person fills any given sentence with ‘fucks’ and ‘fucking’s.
‘I went darn the fucking pub the other fucking night and fucking ‘el - I saw fucking Bill fucking wasted! Fucking fucker!’
Dont mention fucking to bloody Nora....runs for the hills
. I reckon he’s scared of me. That’s what it is. "
Fuckinhellknows |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Another one which I find somewhat irksome is when a person fills any given sentence with ‘fucks’ and ‘fucking’s.
‘I went darn the fucking pub the other fucking night and fucking ‘el - I saw fucking Bill fucking wasted! Fucking fucker!’
Dont mention fucking to bloody Nora....runs for the hills
. I reckon he’s scared of me. That’s what it is.
Fuckinhellknows"
I’ll get him one day. He’ll wake up one day and think who the hell is that under my bed!! |
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By *cgkcCouple
over a year ago
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"To be fair annoys me but I'm afraid I'm one of the worst for saying it"
It's OK if you follow it up with 'to be unfair':
'John's under a lot of pressure, to be fair, but to be unfair, he's a lazy, useless cockwomble.'
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"Another one which I find somewhat irksome is when a person fills any given sentence with ‘fucks’ and ‘fucking’s.
‘I went darn the fucking pub the other fucking night and fucking ‘el - I saw fucking Bill fucking wasted! Fucking fucker!’
Dont mention fucking to bloody Nora....runs for the hills
. I reckon he’s scared of me. That’s what it is.
Fuckinhellknows
I’ll get him one day. He’ll wake up one day and think who the hell is that under my bed!! "
Ha ha - Under the bed you say? Hmmmm.....a little unorthodox. Surely in my bed would be better..... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Another one which I find somewhat irksome is when a person fills any given sentence with ‘fucks’ and ‘fucking’s.
‘I went darn the fucking pub the other fucking night and fucking ‘el - I saw fucking Bill fucking wasted! Fucking fucker!’
Dont mention fucking to bloody Nora....runs for the hills
. I reckon he’s scared of me. That’s what it is.
Fuckinhellknows
I’ll get him one day. He’ll wake up one day and think who the hell is that under my bed!!
Ha ha - Under the bed you say? Hmmmm.....a little unorthodox. Surely in my bed would be better..... "
Omg stop! This is not fair! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My top 5 annoying words or sayings are:
"..at the end of the day".
"Obviously", when it is not obvious.
"..like", like when used constantly like!
"So...." to start a sentence.
"...fink or fing." instead of think or thing.
gggrrrrrr..
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The language evolves, like it always has. It matters not.
The opening 2 lines of Weezer's 'Buddy Holly' go like this:
"What's with these homies, dissing my girl?
Why do they gotta front?"
To some it's the assaination of the English language, to me it's sheer poetry. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The language evolves, like it always has. It matters not.
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Evolving. Maybe. Many words are being shortened. We might all end up super fast one day and talk (if you could call it that) in binary like machines. Now that’s evolving! Not really sold on innit, ov, l8ter, yous and god forbid ‘ows use too doin’...think those just mek ‘em sownd fik man innit. A silent and rapid string of just 1’s and 0’s would do the trick nicely. Off to learn how to communicate in binary. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"My top 5 annoying words or sayings are:
"..at the end of the day".
"Obviously", when it is not obvious.
"..like", like when used constantly like!
"So...." to start a sentence.
"...fink or fing." instead of think or thing.
gggrrrrrr..
The language evolves, like it always has. It matters not.
The opening 2 lines of Weezer's 'Buddy Holly' go like this:
"What's with these homies, dissing my girl?
Why do they gotta front?"
To some it's the assaination of the English language, to me it's sheer poetry."
So, at the end of the day it's obviously not so much the words themselves, it's the frequency they are used or they are used in an inappropriate manner......like. |
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"My top 5 annoying words or sayings are:
"..at the end of the day".
"Obviously", when it is not obvious.
"..like", like when used constantly like!
"So...." to start a sentence.
"...fink or fing." instead of think or thing.
gggrrrrrr..
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Technically think and thing or completely different in meaning, therefore you’ve listed 6 annoying words or sayings.
I find much of what you listed irksome, could I add sentences that begin with,
Technically................ |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The problem is that people speak faster than they can think.
These phrases are used as placeholders to keep the machine gun rattle of nonsense up whilst their brain cathces up and joins back in. God forbid you were allowed to answer whilst they pause for breath.
Samuel L Motherfuckin Jackson apparently had a speech impediment when he was younger, and the word motherfucker was used to cover the tick.
See if you can spot this in day to day life. When these tautological phrases pop up, the lights behind the eyes flicker off for a moment as the brain tries to catch up.
Its more common than you think...
Innit blood?
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"Not really spoken English, but I do dislike it when people nod at you when they're making a point. It's as though they believe that nodding makes the point they're trying to make even more correct."
Communication is naturally done via much more than word content though. Animals use many elements in some similar ways, gesticulating, posture and more. Humans have great facial expression flexibility, with norms that allow us to receive the nuances that are beyond words. Certainly some people will be somewhat more extreme in their non-verbals and Basil Fawlty laid most things on rather thickly.
I get frustrated at hearing 'like' so much, especially when back in the USA. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"People that says reguly instead of reguLARly ot tempory and not tempoRARy. Arghh!"
Yes, bloody awful! Another is the pronunciation of nuclear, often pronounced newkiller! Sheer bone idleness. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"People who deliberately and consciously use the word ‘absolutely’ instead of ‘yes’. Mostly pretentious twats. "
Oh I do that! It just makes it an emphatic yes |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I only don't like modern London accents/idiolect
I am happy with all the other dialects in the country apart from modern London.
If they spoke like the blitz or only fools and horses I wouldn't care but they all sound like kidulthood/Harry Brown...
I don't like Essex accent equally. It's not that I can't tollerate London and Essex. I am sure there are nice ones but they seem abit superficial and they always criticise Rochdale accent. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I only don't like modern London accents/idiolect
I am happy with all the other dialects in the country apart from modern London.
If they spoke like the blitz or only fools and horses I wouldn't care but they all sound like kidulthood/Harry Brown...
I don't like Essex accent equally. It's not that I can't tollerate London and Essex. I am sure there are nice ones but they seem abit superficial and they always criticise Rochdale accent."
Oh dear oh dear oh dear lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I only don't like modern London accents/idiolect
I am happy with all the other dialects in the country apart from modern London.
If they spoke like the blitz or only fools and horses I wouldn't care but they all sound like kidulthood/Harry Brown...
I don't like Essex accent equally. It's not that I can't tollerate London and Essex. I am sure there are nice ones but they seem abit superficial and they always criticise Rochdale accent."
The lazy spoken word as described by OP has like nothing at all to do with like dialect or accent......like. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It can be annoying but not as bad as some posh ass picking you up on your grammar.
Up the workers!
You mean arse?
Ass is like a donkey
Just saying  "
Come the revolution.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It can be annoying but not as bad as some posh ass picking you up on your grammar.
Up the workers!
Educated people also work, you know... "
Yes, often working class and educated. Bad grammar but skilled. |
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"‘Yeah’, added after every sentence.
By way of example: ‘So there I was, yeah. I saw this guy, yeah. He looked at me, yeah...’ etc. "
Guilty, but I think I'm checking they are still listening.
Used to deal with 'customers' over the phone and the phrase 'wot it is, right, wot it is...' would always wind me up |
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Colloquialisms are often regionally specific. Also accent has a big bearing on pronunciation.
I’m originally from the south coast (Portsmouth) and my accent up here is noticeably different to the locals.
I am intelligent and speak/write proper English but my accent means sometimes I drop “T”s, pronounce “love” as “laaav”, pronounce suffixes of “-er” as “-a” and use words locals up here have no idea what I mean!
Doesn’t mean I’m any less intelligent |
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By *cgkcCouple
over a year ago
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"Pacific instead of specific.
Arks/aks/ax instead of ask.
Oh yes this is a beauty! Favoured massively by certain groups of people too we find."
You can trace "ax" back to the eighth century. The pronunciation derives from the Old English verb "acsian." Chaucer used "ax." It's in the first complete English translation of the Bible (the Coverdale Bible): 'Axe and it shall be given.' |
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"Colloquialisms are often regionally specific. Also accent has a big bearing on pronunciation.
I’m originally from the south coast (Portsmouth) and my accent up here is noticeably different to the locals.
I am intelligent and speak/write proper English but my accent means sometimes I drop “T”s, pronounce “love” as “laaav”, pronounce suffixes of “-er” as “-a” and use words locals up here have no idea what I mean!
Doesn’t mean I’m any less intelligent "
I'm laaaving ya pics Naugh'y Nymph |
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By (user no longer on site)
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My personal favourite is “I’ve just BROUGHT a new xxxxx”
No, no you haven’t ...you’ve bought one you imbecile...unless you’ve moved it from one place to another ...
And in coffee shops or fast food chains...” can I get a....”
Not “please may I have “ |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Pacific instead of specific.
Arks/aks/ax instead of ask.
Oh yes this is a beauty! Favoured massively by certain groups of people too we find.
You can trace "ax" back to the eighth century. The pronunciation derives from the Old English verb "acsian." Chaucer used "ax." It's in the first complete English translation of the Bible (the Coverdale Bible): 'Axe and it shall be given.'"
Maybe we should ask Noah where ‘Arks and it shall be given’ came from
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"Colloquialisms are often regionally specific. Also accent has a big bearing on pronunciation.
I’m originally from the south coast (Portsmouth) and my accent up here is noticeably different to the locals.
I am intelligent and speak/write proper English but my accent means sometimes I drop “T”s, pronounce “love” as “laaav”, pronounce suffixes of “-er” as “-a” and use words locals up here have no idea what I mean!
Doesn’t mean I’m any less intelligent
I'm laaaving ya pics Naugh'y Nymph "
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