Words and Phrases That Need to Die
 

Sick of hearing a certain word or phrase over and over? Well this is your thread to gripe about it!

I don't know about you but the term "serious coin" to describe lots of money gets on my nerves.

How about you?

To me when someone says "let me tell you the truth" makes me think have u been lying to me up to this moment

YOLO.... LoL which I heard my daughter say when I asked her why she had a sudden interest to try out for a play.

Thanks to Write Divas. Com, some that bug me (and that I, also, am probably guilty of).

My personal favorite: "Have a good day". Please stop the madness.

Overused Phrases and Idioms

it’s only a matter of time
calm before the storm
before she/he knew it
in a instant
opening a can of worms
it’s not you, it’s me
pull a fast one
can I take a rain check?
you don’t know the half of it
what she didn’t know
ruffled feathers
missing the boat
curves in all the right places
around the bend
broke out of my reverie
larger than life
break a leg

Redundant pairs or words that describe the same thing. The following list from Purdue Online Writing Lab is great.

past memories
various differences
each individual
basic fundamentals
true facts
important essentials
future plans
terrible tragedy
end result
final outcome
free gift
past history

:glasses:

whatever ... really?...

Gee whiz Mrs. Cleaver
 

Hope no one said the word "neat" to eliminate from the vocabulary.

I believe this word is used by me on a diurnal basis. Some of the young 'uns cock their head with curiosity when they hear "neat".

Truth be known, my favorite word is neat-o. ;)

I've happened into the word "groovy".... :| Not even in the lexicon of my generation....but everything old is new again...

The only word peeve I can think of is when designers say "pop of color". It's makes me cray cray....

Sorry I just had to....I have the devil inside today... :blush:

Otherwise, the general confusion of their/there/they're and here/hear gives me fits. I swear I was an English teacher in a previous life... I read craigslist ads and just cringe :|

Holiday Phrase
 

That drives me bonkers..


"Put the Christ back in X-mas"



Get rid of that propaganda!



Oh please add "Obama Care"

It's called The Affordable Care Act, people!

Their Their cinnamongrrl..... simmer. down. now. ;)

Yikes!
 

"As easy as taking candy from a baby."

Have you ever tried to take anything from a baby, they scream the place down!

It really irritates me when people attempt to cleverly use the phrase 'what goes around comes around,' but instead say, 'what comes around goes around.'

What in the name of all that is holy does that even mean? It makes no sense.

To make matters worse, it was even misused in a certain 1980's hit song! Every time I heard that guy sing that phrase it made me want to repeatedly stab myself in the ears.

Skip to 1:13-ish if you doubt me.

This makes me crazy:

"She is wearing a beautiful shaw."


SHAWLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL, people, SHAWWWWLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!

Well, then there's..
 

"Are you growing your hair...?"


Yes - every fucking day!

ugggg
 

When people say " know what I'm saying"

If I knew what you were saying I wouldn't ask, or if you actually would say something besides " know what i'm saying" then maybe I would know.

huh?
 

"Never in a rain of Pickled onions!"

:|

I know. That is scary to me actually. Because if I think it through, I get an image of what the person who first said this actually meant and it's horrifying. It is actually easier to take candy from a baby than it is to take it from someone who can fight back. Some kind of baby punching asshole first came up with that saying.

And what about “I slept like a baby.” I know everyone remarks on this but seriously where did it even come from? Babies wake up crying every couple of hours and everyone looks peaceful when they sleep. So why?

I hate “it is what it is.” No shit really? Let me know when it is what it isn’t will ya? And I use it all the time. I want to punch myself in the head every time I say it but it hurts and it looks really dumb.

People pointed out that they were personally nauseating when they meant to say they were nauseated by telling others “I’m nauseous” so frequently that it is now deemed correct usage as long as one adds a verb before it such as “I’m feeling nauseous” or “I’m becoming nauseous.” I’m not a big fan of changing wrong to right because everyone is doing it. And besides it always made me laugh when people say "I'm nauseous." You can't help but think, yes, yes you are.

It confuses me when I hear “well, it’s a moot point.” I’m never sure what they are saying exactly. Moot does not mean something is superfluous. It means its open to discussion. If you say it is a moot point it means you want to discuss it. It doesn’t mean it doesn’t matter, it means it’s debatable.

It annoys me when someone says they are anxious to see someone or they are anxiously awaiting some pleasant event. Anxious doesn’t actually mean you’re looking forward to something. You might want something very much but you are not anxious for it unless there is a feeling of unease mixed in. You might be anxious to receive the report from the doctor but you are not anxious to see your sister unless she punches you every time you see each other.

I know right?

It is what it is.( Gee what a concept)

Thinking outside the box. ( My brain has never been in a box.)

Critical thinking. ( Just because you are passionate about a subject doesn't make you an expert in critical thinking.)

Very personal pet peeves...
 

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/myster...iningcats.html
Interesting.


Allegedly it's rained frogs and fish though.

My pet peeve word these days is "smitten".

It is a derivative of smite and smote.


smit·ten
[smit-n]

adjective
1.
struck, as with a hard blow.

2.
grievously or disastrously stricken or afflicted.

3.
very much in love.

verb
4.
a past participle of smite


smite
[smahyt] verb, smote or ( Obsolete ) smit; smit·ten or smit; smit·ing.

verb (used with object)
1.
to strike or hit hard, with or as with the hand, a stick, or other weapon: She smote him on the back with her umbrella.

2.
to deliver or deal (a blow, hit, etc.) by striking hard.

3.
to strike down, injure, or slay: His sword had smitten thousands.

4.
to afflict or attack with deadly or disastrous effect: smitten by polio.

5.
to affect mentally or morally with a sudden pang: His conscience smote him.

6.
to affect suddenly and strongly with a specified feeling: They were smitten with terror.

7.
to impress favorably; charm; enamor: He was smitten by her charms.


Synonyms
1. knock, cuff, buffet, slap.


Always makes me think of a love/hate kind of thing.

Oh man, my biggest phrase pet peeve is: "That is SOO Gay!" used in reference to something being stupid. I will whup some ass over this phrase for sure.

I sure know I challenge it whenever I hear it. Grates on my nerves something fierce.

You're shitting me! :confused: Can't wrap my head around that one...

No one has brought up the New Englander's "wicked" word yet.... I know I got looks of confusion when I lived in NY for a short time...ain't that a wicked pissa ;)

Me too !!!

So has to go!!

I was just talking about that phrase with my class today. Now, when I hear it I say "ouch, that didn't sound right"?

Stop crying or I'll give you a reason to cry! How lame is this, apparently children cry at random for no reason.

OMG! That was my father's favorite phrase.

That one and the craziest one:

"Are you cruising for a bruising?"

I never realized how awful that was before.

I just about fell over laughing! *wipes away tears*

Yeah, the first time I heard "I've got a wild hair up my ass", I about choked. It's a Southern thing. Never heard of it until I lived in North Carolina for a few years. I think since it's a cultural thing though, I don't mind. I actually found the Southern phrases kind of fun.

For example:

"Grinning like a possum eating sh*t out of a hairbrush."
"Nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rockers."

I am so surprised nobody put the word "Twerk" on here yet. I thought it would be the first mentioned after mine!

"off the chain" - Let it go, people, please!