OT: Expressions You Truly Hate

[Doctor Worm]

Once this pandemic is behind us, the one phrase I NEVER want to hear again is "out of an abundance of caution".

 

[rcube1994]

Anything with a hash tag in front of it. #annoying

 

[Doctor Worm]

I hate the written convention of putting a period after each word.

Dumbest. Convention. Ever.

 

[Jm0513]

" I like you as a friend"

That **** ruins everything

It's not you, it's me....

 

[RUBubba]

Fur Baby

Pivot

New Normal

 

[Knightmoves]

The Enduring love affair of Joe and Dr Jill Biden.

 

[Beancounter88]

Wut

Sorry spk not intended to be personal. I'm not a spk fan on Taylor Ham, egg & cheese, just sp. I get asked that whenever I order one.

 

[srru86]

You be you

 

[OJRutgers]

A former co-worker often said "Perfect." So annoying.

 

[wheezer]

It's not you, it's me....

Even better !

 

[BigWill]

"OMG"

 

[hoquat63]

Often used by the wife:
Whatever
It is but it isnt
I have no clue
You get what I’m saying

 

[BigLou]

"I take responsibility for ..."

Whenever anyone says this, they never actually receive any repercussions. Many a coach will say this after a loss yet they never get fired for having admitted responsibility for the loss. Same thing with politicians. I'd love for someone to say "I take responsibility and therefore I resign so you can find someone for the job that won't screw it up like I did".

 

[cicero grimes]

My all time vomit inducer from the recruiting de commitment world:
Respect the Decision (even though it means I am reneging on a commitment)

 

[RU Cheese]

Often used by the wife:
Whatever
It is but it isnt
I have no clue
You get what I’m saying

If we're including wife phrases...

- Can you just...
- All I asked was that...
- What do you mean no?

 

[HeavenUniv.]

An expression I wish more people would use—

No comment

 

[Njbound1]

“No offense...”

 

[BigLou]

Often used by the wife:
Whatever
It is but it isnt
I have no clue
You get what I’m saying

Getting a "whatever" from the wife is bad news.

 

[CERU00]

"Sexy" to describe something popular or trendy.

 

[CERU00]

"Insurrection" used to describe trespassing.

 

[miker183]

"I appreciate you"; instead of thank you.

 

[hoquat63]

Not sure if these are still buzz words but when I was still working and we were putting in an Oracle system (15+ years ago)
We need to drill down to get sufficient granularity

 

[DanRU]

"Insurrection" used to describe trespassing.

Since you went there, I'll include

Mostly peaceful protest

 

[fischy5000]

• let us noodle on it...
• fully agree with the hatred of "it is what it is"
• email sign-offs with "Cheers"

 

[29PAS]

I feel like..................

 

[AZBlues]

"Awesome". (As a one word blanket response to just about anything a person wants to respond positively to..)

 

[Bobbynieds]

"Awesome". (As a one word blanket response to just about anything a person wants to respond positively to..)

WORD!

 

[mdk02]

"We are Penn State."

AND "We're [insert state] strong"

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

(somewhat related)
personal pronoun of "they", "theirs".. how can non-binary sexual identiers abscond with the perfectly good pronouns "they" and "theirs".. which already had a meaning. Invent your own new pronouns.. don't steal one! How about "neut" and "neut's"?

 

[koleszar]

"following the science"

Nah, not really, more like just making up rules as you go along.

 

[SouthJerseyRU]

Terminated with/without cause, specifically in regards to coaching contracts.

 

[fsg2_rivals]

with all due respect,

followed by something completely dis-respectful

Beat me to it ... just a way of announcing that you're about to take a giant **** on someone.

"Without further ado" - which is just further ado in itself. Just say it.

 

[fsg2_rivals]

(somewhat related)
personal pronoun of "they", "theirs".. how can non-binary sexual identiers abscond with the perfectly good pronouns "they" and "theirs".. which already had a meaning. Invent your own new pronouns.. don't steal one! How about "neut" and "neut's"?

I like that - eliminates the problem of no sexless singular pronoun. Previously to be PC, you'd have to say "he or she" - unnecessarily wordy and clunky. "They" is incorrect because it's plural but a lot of people use it anyway. Now it's becoming the PC way.

 

[fsg2_rivals]

Noice ... it's only semi-grating to hear it, but when it's actually written out I want to punch something.

 

[charliem24]

Delicious used to describe anything other than food, as in “What a delicious day”

 

[ponyfoot19]

in any event

irregardless

you know what I mean

 

[anon_ivydyf0amkzay]

Fun thread!!

 

[MadRU]

Starting a sentence or conversation with the word So.

So, I went to the game. No it’s, I went to the game.

When did using So to start a conversation become the thing. Nails on the blackboard for me.

 

[rubaseball78_rivals]

OT

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

Used to work for an Investment Bank full of tools that spoke in phrases like these

One day I went to a meeting determined to do nothing but speak in stupid phrases like these - “let’s take the ball and run with it” type stuff

A friend of mine knew what I was planning and would smirk every time I spoke.. it couldn’t have been more obvious


I was pulled aside by my boss after the meeting and complimented on my great participation in the meeting

That's, uh, LITERALLY...