Popular Post spikey Posted September 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2023 One of my pet peeves is the use of the lovey-dovey term "reach out" instead of "contact", "ask" and so forth. I therefore like this ... 7 4 6 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattR Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 One of my pet peeves as well! Right up there with "located" and "utilize". 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted September 6, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 6, 2023 5 hours ago, MattR said: One of my pet peeves as well! Right up there with "located" and "utilize". A geography master, when I was at school (when dinosaurs roamed) and on a field trip, asked “who last utilized the broom?”. A voice from the back muttered “well, I swept up if that’s what you mean”. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold melmoth Posted September 6, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 6, 2023 9 minutes ago, Martino said: A geography master, when I was at school (when dinosaurs roamed) and on a field trip, asked “who last utilized the broom?”. A voice from the back muttered “well, I swept up if that’s what you mean”. That echoes the well-known story of Churchward and Collett inspecting things at Swindon. "Fetch me an illuminant" says Collett, to general nonplusment "Bring me a bloody gas" says Churchward, to universal comprehension. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 People who claim that they were educated at xxxxxx, when they mean that they went to school there. Even a BBC presenter got it wrong the other day. Bernard 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted September 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 7, 2023 On TV the other day I heard that a criminal had been catched 🙄 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glencoe Model Railway Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 As for the whole starting a sentence with “So,…..” argh!!!! 2 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted September 7, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Glencoe Model Railway said: As for the whole starting a sentence with “So,…..” argh!!!! Argh! Indeed. It appears that everyone on TV (and probably elsewhere) starts each sentence “So,…..”. It’s SO annoying. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattR Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Glencoe Model Railway said: As for the whole starting a sentence with “So,…..” argh!!!! As well as "See," "Look," and "Listen". 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold C126 Posted September 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 7, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Glencoe Model Railway said: As for the whole starting a sentence with “So,…..” argh!!!! I have a phantasy of the producers of B.B.C. Radio 4's 'To-day' doing a programme where all contributing are forced to donate a day's pay to charity for every time they utter a clause thus on air. Edited September 7, 2023 by C126 clarity. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted September 7, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 7, 2023 (edited) Something is strictly prohibited...it's either prohibited or it isn't, 'strictly' is a superfluous word in this context.. Edited September 7, 2023 by jjb1970 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRat Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 4 hours ago, Glencoe Model Railway said: As for the whole starting a sentence with “So,…..” argh!!!! Standard with politicos….it buys them a little extra time to think. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted September 7, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 7, 2023 See it, say it, sorted. I hate that, made worse by endless announcements at railway stations. 2 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold C126 Posted September 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 7, 2023 I am seeing it now in official e-mail correspondence from academics contacting my employer. I had no idea what they meant until I started hearing it on Radio 4(!). Why can no-one write a polite, formal, message or letter now? "Dear Madam/Sir, I am writing to enquire of you ..." Was that so difficult? Hurrumph! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 57xx Posted September 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 7, 2023 On 06/09/2023 at 17:24, spikey said: One of my pet peeves is the use of the lovey-dovey term "reach out" instead of "contact", "ask" and so forth. I therefore like this ... There's a whole book's worth of management speak that is just as bad, including some pet hates, lets not boil the ocean, let's circle back around to that. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free At Last Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 I am hearing a lot of people start their response with 'yeah no'. Recently, I asked someone took a tumble... 'Are you ok?' They replied 'Yeah no, I'm alright' Talk about being indecisive. 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted September 8, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2023 On 06/09/2023 at 18:24, spikey said: One of my pet peeves is the use of the lovey-dovey term "reach out" I seem to get phishing spam that says "We've been trying to reach you" which makes me wonder if they think I've fallen down a well. 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted September 8, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 8, 2023 10 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: I seem to get phishing spam that says "We've been trying to reach you" which makes me wonder if they think I've fallen down a well. 'Trying to reach you', which is almost guaranteed to mean these days, 'this is the first time, I've tried to scam you'! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold C126 Posted September 8, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2023 As this thread has degenerated quickly into more general peeves, am I alone is disliking "report back" and "listen back"? What is wrong with just "report", "listen again", or "replay"? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo666 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 17 hours ago, C126 said: I have a phantasy of the producers of B.B.C. Radio 4's 'To-day' doing a programme where all contributing are forced to donate a day's pay to charity for every time they utter a clause thus on air. Ha ha. Like what you done there. Spooky! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BachelorBoy Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 "on a daily basis" = "daily" or "every day" "is dependent on" = "depends on" "multiple" means "more than one". So most of the time it is superfluous as the the noun it is describing is plural. It can be helpful to say "a few", "many", "most", etc, instead of "multiple". I think some people use "multiple" because they want to sound like macho cops at a school shooting. "hiatus" = "gap", "break" "on hiatus" = "taking a break" "curated" ... "chosen", "selected", "picked" "hand curated" ... I had better stop before I blow a gasket 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted September 8, 2023 Author Share Posted September 8, 2023 "set to" "amid" "ahead of" "concerning" used in the sense of cause for concern ... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted September 8, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 8, 2023 One more about attitudes than phrases - "Don't come to me with problems, come to me with solutions." A great way of making sure problems never get solved. I've been on the receiving end of that, an idiot who blurted out something along the lines of "it's no use raising issues if you haven't got an alternative." 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo666 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 (edited) My son and Daughter says 'right now' which means in a hour or two, or perhaps never if you forget to ask again. An Example: Me: Hi xxx, can you empty the dishwasher please? Son or Daughter: Sure. Me: Great, thank you. When? Son or Daughter: Right now. Two hours later I empty the dishwasher myself. Edited September 8, 2023 by Damo666 Stupid typos 1 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinty3f Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 ‘Gifting’ or ‘gifted’. I blame online or T.V. shopping channels. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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