Comments on: 11 Most Annoying Catchphrases

By: Mi Amigo

Mi Amigo — Wed, 12 May 2010 16:40:50 +0000

Blah Blah Blah Blah…………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….NERDS!!!!!

By: Craig Payne

Craig Payne — Wed, 12 May 2010 00:12:34 +0000

“It’s all good.”

By: John the Convert

John the Convert — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:29:39 +0000

Not so much…

By: Chris G

Chris G — Tue, 11 May 2010 13:57:26 +0000

“To no end” (instead of “no end”, which is usually what is meant), and “That’s YOUR reality”…

By: Bob Davis

Bob Davis — Mon, 10 May 2010 21:06:29 +0000

Their list included overused office lingo, (24/7, synergy), grammatically incorrect constructions (“shouldn’t of”),

5. “I am not going to lie to you.”
When someone directly ask you if you are going to lie to them and you have no intention of doing so.

someone….them: Using a plural pronoun with a singular antecedent is the most annoying of all. Either make both singular or both plural.

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:17:51 +0000

“I can’t tell you” (ha! so how is it that I AM telling you??) how refreshing this page is to me. I was just doing a Google search of my pet peeve phrase “I’m so humbled by this” (which I just heard on the radio AGAIN) to see if I’m the only person who is bothered by this obvious wrong usage. Thankfully I have some friends out there. I’m so relieved!

By: Ikenna

Ikenna — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:52:51 +0000

I must first admit guilt for some of the irritating phrases listed above.

Here in Nigeria there is the problem of mixing local phrases with the official lingua franca (English) and the unofficial lingua franca (pidgin english). Many of the more irritating ones are popularized by the local hip-hop stars including:

‘Guy show’ (Please come. Used especially on the phone)
Swagger, Swaggerized, Swag, ‘turning my swag on’ (there’s a popular song here with the lyric: ‘I know you can see swagger oozing from my body’
‘No long thing’ (It not a complex issue, there is no problem)
‘That guy is bad’ (the fellow is good)

By: Jesme

Jesme — Mon, 10 May 2010 04:21:29 +0000

Some catchphrases have gone out of style, though. For instance, one of my favorites from old Westerns. Two grizzled extras sitting around a campfire in Injun country. One says to the other, “Sure is quiet.” And the other says, “Yeah. Too quiet.” Three seconds later one of them gets hit by an arrow.

I can remember a time when this line occurred in one out of every three Westerns. And back then, about one out of every three movies was a Western. So I heard it a lot. Got sick of it. But still would always enjoy it. It always meant some cowpoke was about to get his.

By: Ed

Ed — Sun, 09 May 2010 20:14:38 +0000

This is not precisely the same topic, but something must be done about the misuse of the word " incredible '' assumed to mean " good ''. " He will make an incredible witness. " He gave an incredible preformance of Hamlet. '' etc One of the best preachers I know lapses into heresy because of labling persons and matters " incredible ''.

By: TheRightsWriter

TheRightsWriter — Sun, 09 May 2010 20:00:00 +0000

A comedian once remarked about why no one should say, “It’s not brain surgery.” That implies it’s OK to mess up brain surgery. “You cut the wrong nerve.” “I know, it’s brain surgery!”