Words or phrases that should be banned from the english language

pjmn

"In the current economic climate......"

Gyalist

Dionysus wrote: »

Gyalist wrote: »

The word "passed" as a euphemism for died should be immediately decommissioned and put beyond use.

I actually like 'passed away'. It conveys death a bit more philosophically. It's usually said in a sad, resigned, bereft tone more appropriate for death than the clinical "he died" or even "he croaked it!".

I don't have a problem with 'passed away' as it's been a long accepted idiomatic expression. It's the current useage of passed that irks me. "My father passed last Monday" makes me want to ask the follow-up question: "What did he pass - an exam, water, wind?"

stupidusername

Wibbs wrote: »

A good mate of mine had his own forum back in the dialup days and he had a way of dealing with this. He wrote some script or other that resulted in anyone using "LOL" it would preview OK, but post as "I'm a fcuking moron". Amazing to see how long it took some numpties to spot the connection.

that story sounds familiar, did you tell it before? great idea anyway

reera82

Li'l (short for little), munchkin and hun (short for honey). They all make me want to retch.

JohnMearsheimer

Epic. The word is used way too often, especially on the internet, to describe things that are not epic. The word has almost lost its meaning for me.

Teyla Emmagan

Chrimbo, Sambo.

saa

Some phrases are annoying but do condense something that would take a lot longer to explain, like when someone does say in this current economic climate is can be a cop out but it definitely means something.

Gid rid of no offense.

AudreyHepburn

' bird' when referring to a woman - do I have a beak and feathers? No.....therefore I am not a bird.

BFF - Best Friends Forever....I just really hate this, it sounds so insencere.

Andromeda_111

My Bad
Awhh Jaysus
Talk to ye.....used when saying goodbye to someone on the phone. It's not a full sentence, just finish it off FFS. Talk to ye tomorrow, talk to ye later..what??

Seriously, are we turning into morons?

Joe Exotic

giving it 110 %

DUH by definition the most effort anyone can give is 100%

Rega

Haven't read all the thread so apoolgies if these are already posted:

"Going forward" by any politican (I'm looking at you Cowan you príck)

"Gross" by anyone who's not an American teen.

Big Nasty

'Mate', unless you're talking about a relationship between non-human animals.

seanbmc

"Totes"

:mad:

looksee

'Unexpected item in the packing area'





yes I know its a slightly different slant, but its not worth starting a new thread for

Dermighty

Question: how's your new son?

Answer: "Mother and baby are doing well"

AGH!!!!!!!

Babe.
Babes.

People calling a grown adult "Baby", "Petal", "Chicken" or "Pet".

Optimalprimerib

Pal when it is used in a condescending tone.

"you may think you know what you are talking about pal, but you are full of **** pal"

The worst word end of.











End of as well

Big Nasty

Optimalprimerib wrote: »

Pal when it is used in a condescending tone.

"you may think you know what you are talking about pal, but you are full of **** pal"

The worst word end of.











End of as well

I think 'Pal' is pretty good TBH. I like words that can be used as both a term of endearment and an insult depending on the context.

senorwipesalot

Recession
Say it like it is,its a fcukin depression.

palmcut

Service as in "Health service" !

Gercakeage

Moist .. really hate that word ..

Dizraeligears

'Stunning'
'Awesome'

Benicetomonty

OasisGirl wrote: »

My Bad
Awhh Jaysus
Talk to ye.....used when saying goodbye to someone on the phone. It's not a full sentence, just finish it off FFS. Talk to ye tomorrow, talk to ye later..what??

Seriously, are we turning into morons?

Epic Fail

"D'yu know what I mean?" Or "I mean". Infuriatingly over/misused.

corktina

"Uni" in an English accent...

In fact "Uni" in any accent...

in fact anything in an English accent.

"In fact" in fact.

People who say "English" when they mean "British"

oh fux, thats me then

"Oh fux" that I just made up I think

bonzodog2

Gotten.

laoch na mona

im from blackrock

googsy

Austerity

EddyC15

Awesome

A pizza is never awesome.
A television show is never awesome.
Even last night (usually) was not awesome.

For an awesome night out you'd have to have walked into a bar and been challenged to a drinking contest with Mohammed, Tom Waits would have to buy you a Jaegerbomb, a couple of martians would have to challenge yourself and Angelina Jolie to doubles pool (which you'd win), and you'd have to wind up on Ayer's Rock the next morning with a phoenix.

JackPerry

The word "obviously" as used by every soccer player or manager in every interview.

Miss Olenska

John Doe1 wrote: »

por ejemplo: "hubby"

I say 'hubby'.

Miss Olenska

Biggins wrote: »

You humped the arse off her.
You rode her/him silly.
You DIY'd the whipped cream!
You made whoopi!
You had a quickie!
You played the funky monkey.
You went schtupping.
You did the funky chicken.
You done the wild thing.
You were bumping uglies.
You buttered the muffin.
You tapped that ass.
You knocked the boots off him!
You done the nasty!
You got a hole in one.
You pounded the cat!
You banger her so hard in the arse, she can't sit for a week!
You fcuked her sideways!
You cracked his nuts!
You whipped the rod out and went poking!
You diddled her pussy.
You pulled his mackerel and it spit back at you!

My boyfriend likes to say he "beat it into" me. :pac:

LordSutch

Sambo.
Gusset.

Littlehorny

"Now yer suckin diesel!", i'm from the country myself but when i hear lads say that phrase i just cringe.

teacosy

Any word or phrase spoken with high rising terminal?
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_rising_terminal

newtothis2011

Ya instead of you, example: give it to me will ya or I saw ya.
I hate it my children say it and it drives me mad!

laoch na mona

Littlehorny wrote: »

"Now yer suckin diesel!".

the correct use is your sucking diesel now
used when you get into doing a job ect

Littlehorny

laoch na mona wrote: »

the correct use is your sucking diesel now
used when you get into doing a job ect

Don't care how or when you say or use it,i fupping hate it:mad:

du Maurier

Simples. Especially when it's used in a condescending manner, which it usually is. There's no oneupmanship or merit in saying it - makes a person seem like a ballbag.

du Maurier

seanbmc wrote: »

"Totes"

:mad:

Yeah, that and "Hun". Used often on Facebook by silly bints.

Son Of A Vidic

"Coke and hookers."

Usually said by people who probably never smoked a cigarette, never mind doing coke. And this is probably the closest they'll ever get to a hooker.

mlumley

Brit. We aint brit's, English, Welsh, or Scotish . Or should we call you Paddies?:D

du Maurier

Tautology in general can be irritating -- the kids in the X-factor might find that something was "proper good".

Wetai

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

"Coke and hookers."

Usually said by people who probably never smoked a cigarette, never mind doing coke. And this is probably the closest they'll ever get to a hooker.

Nonsense. I like some coke and a hooker from Galway any time.

corktina

s'up

MyKeyG

Fancy a cuppa! It's the laziest stupidest phrase in the language. Although casual speech in general is retarded. People who use it just sound like idiots.

Dionysus

"whilst" - why in the name of Jesus don't people say "while"? Why? It's a sure sign of undereducation to say "whilst" when there's a perfectly good modern word which means precisely the same. It sounds pompous as well as incorrect.

Likewise with this affectation of saying "an historic" instead of "a historic' - the indefinite article 'an' used to come before a vowel sound (not a vowel) when the English word was of French and ultimately Latin origin. However, most people in Ireland pronounce the 'h' in historic/hotel/house etc and this therefore renders the pronunciation 'an historic' etc incorrect.

Indeed, leaving aside Ireland, in standard OED English 'a historic' etc is accepted, while 'an historic' is acknowledged as non-standard. Think about that next time you think saying 'an historic' gives your view more gravitas than 'a historic'.


/ rant over.

tjones64

Whilst.

Biggins

Miss Olenska wrote: »

My boyfriend likes to say he "beat it into" me. :pac:

Bless, he's such a romantic! :pac:

Optimalprimerib

MCMLXXV wrote: »

I think 'Pal' is pretty good TBH. I like words that can be used as both a term of endearment and an insult depending on the context.

TBH p*sses me off too

"at this moment in time!"

you mean now!