Expressions You Hate!

[David In Indy]

I've seen 'probably' contracted to 'prolly' in written fiction.  Makes me nuts.

In the American Midwest, (and Indiana in particular) "probably" is often contracted to "prob'ly".

"He "prob'ly" got his just dues when his wife found out about his gambling problems".

[LauraGigs]

MarieZ, word (sorry Lynne, heehee) on think outside the box.  I'm looking for a job right now, and run into these stupid job description cliches all the time! 

Such as:  "We're looking for a team player who can think outside the box and hit the ground running . . . etc. etc. etc."

Especially since if you think too far outside the box, they tend to assume you're not a team player.   

[Kerry]

MarieZ, word (sorry Lynne, heehee) on think outside the box.  I'm looking for a job right now, and run into these stupid job description cliches all the time! 

Such as:  "We're looking for a team player who can think outside the box and hit the ground running . . . etc. etc. etc."

Especially since if you think too far outside the box, they tend to assume you're not a team player.   

I remember once attending a course, where the emphasis was on being a team player.

During a break, I approached the facilitator and explained that I wasn't comfortable working in a team setting.

Her response? She said, "Imagine you're a team of one."

Yetch! 

[CellarDweller]

I always laugh when I hear someone say:

"I don't mean/want to complain, but"

I want to say to them, "then don't".......Obviously you want to complain, so why preface it with that?  The same can be said "I'm sorry if I shouldn't say/do this" and then they say it or do it anyway.

 

One that truly annoys me is "conversate".  "You and I are gonna have to conversate."  I had someone say that to me, and I replied with...

"No, we can either converse about something, or we can have a conversation, but we can't "conversate."

[oilgun]

I always laugh when I hear someone say:

"I don't mean/want to complain, but"

I want to say to them, "then don't".......Obviously you want to complain, so why preface it with that?  The same can be said "I'm sorry if I shouldn't say/do this" and then they say it or do it anyway.

 

One that truly annoys me is "conversate".  "You and I are gonna have to conversate."  I had someone say that to me, and I replied with...

"No, we can either converse about something, or we can have a conversation, but we can't "conversate."

The people who say "I don't want to be any trouble" usually are.

[Monika]

Her response? She said, "Imagine you're a team of one."

[Kerry]

I always laugh when I hear someone say:

"I don't mean/want to complain, but"

And "I'm not a racist, but . . . . "   

[Jeff Wrangler]

a team of one."

For some unfathomable reason, the United States Army has adopted the slogan, "An Army of One," in its recruiting ads. 

[Brokeback_Dev]

I picked the same one as BrokebackDev but for different reasons: Shouldn't of

Is that as in  "I should not of done that?"   Obviously the correct way is "Shouldn't HAVE" .  It's amazing how many intelligent people substitute OF for HAVE, it's certainly rampant on the net.

English is not my first language and I know I often mangle my sentences but this OF business drives me NUTS!

I began to type shouldn't have because I do know thats the way to use proper english,  but thats how it was read so thats how I used it. 

[Brokeback_Dev]

Plus you've got to remember we use a lot of slang when speaking the american engilish language, so we tend to use it when we are writing informal things like IDK message boards!