Words or phrases that should be banned from the english language

alfa beta

Look it....

It simply makes no sense - the words don't want to be sitting next to each other - they don't like being in such close proximity - they're screaming for an 'at' to get between them and make sense of their relationship - yet they're forced together by some gob****e politician from some arsebackwards party on the VB show trying to open a statement of magnanimous importance in a way that he beleives we, the common man, will find convincing.

"Now, look it, we in the ballcock****e party believe x, y and z...."

Oh it really kills me.

Dudess

"We voted them in". **** off and die!

GreenWolfe

Hit and miss

Logically, it makes no sense. How can you hit and miss something?

Hit OR Miss is much better.

J. Marston

smegmar wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7E-aoXLZGY

Everyone should have a look at this.

I like that. It's like a big ''fúck you'' to grammar nazis.

jimmymal

as long as whichever words or phrases are emphasizing/ informative/ clarifying/ funny/ possible play on words and aren't a dredge on any conversation i wont mind them.

however if they are used repetitively(like/ you know/ at the end of the day), and fashionably (omg/ .com), the people who say such utterances should be disposed off. know wat i means like?

iamstop

snog

OneArt

"Knitted"

and

"Fitted".

What should be added:

"Knat"

and

"Fat".

"Granny knat a lovely sweater."

"We all fat on the couch."

Katekat

OMG, ROSH, Like (at the end of every sentence..like
)........ you have just invited me to hit you.

Also, culchie (I'm not from Kiltimagh twat), Nordie (what nordic?), dulchie (culchie in Dublin)........fooook off. Yes I'm from the country but so the the rest of the foooking country :cool:

JeffK88

Serviette !!! Its a f**king Napkin ..They use that word in various fast food establishments . Since when was Mc Donald's french

mickrock

"I mean"

"With respect" (Stand up Miriam O'Callaghan.)

Veggies, Hubby (It makes people sound like children.)

Capt'n Midnight

'ken

As was used to refer to a pint of Heinken by some pretensions twat

Celly Smunt

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

'ken

As was used to refer to a pint of Heinken by some pretensions twat

heino is worse.

carfiosaoorl

Not a word but I hate when people type "bwahahaa" it makes me want to punch them, that has to be the most obnoxious cnut laugh ever :mad:

Also "atari jaguar" because I have no idea what it means and I hate being out of the loop.

Mr Trade In

"You know what I mean bud", "Your Ma",

Two fcuking pointless phrases that make me sick to my guts.

OneArt

JeffK88 wrote: »

Serviette !!! Its a f**king Napkin ..They use that word in various fast food establishments . Since when was Mc Donald's french

Napkin was always a weird word to me. In South Africa we always said serviettes. Probably just me getting a bit of the aul colonial blues.

Geansai Rua

Basically every single line from the Irish apprentice:

Especially.. "Thinking outside the box"

Tools...

Geansai Rua

Geansai Rua wrote: »

Basically every single line from the Irish apprentice:

Especially.. "Thinking outside the box"

Tools...

The tools go in the box! :pac:

psychward

box is good

John Doe1

How about "The war on terror"? (sic)

eth0

"re" as used in the middle of a sentence

skylight1987

"anyhow "
hate that word
"anyway" is acceptable

x_Ellie_x

"What's the story?"

44leto

Collateral damage
Friendly fire
Insurgents
and all other examples of double speak.

paddyandy

English Language needs a thorough good clean-up and purifying.

smegmar

paddyandy wrote: »

English Language needs a thorough good clean-up and purifying.

Ja I agree, vee need to eliminate zee grammar juden!!!

kieranfitz

going forward, touch base and other such jargon

stoneill

Air quotes.

I don't do air question marks so don't do air quotes at me.

OK - it's not a word or phase but it's still annoying.

heavyballs

ye

LighterGuy

I believe the words oh my god, know, whatever, ya and like should never be used in the same sentence

'like, oh my god, you know, whatever'

MyKeyG

Thoughts? I don't know why but I can't stand it. Ask for opinions or something don't say thoughts? like some sort of mystical guru!!! A thought is a cognitive process. You see it on forums all the time. 'Thinking about buying a laptop, thoughts?'

I had a female boss who used to say it all the time. 'Any thoughts? Yes I have lots of thoughts would you like me to vocalise one as an idea or opinion you pretentious cow?' :mad:

To be fair I'm a cranky bastard at times.:(

Irish Guitarist

People that call a vest a 'wife beater'. Just call it a vest like a normal person would.

paddyandy

"this last number of years" "modern times" the first wheel was made in "modern times" " at this point in time" "at the minute" "making love" and many many others. celebrating xmas is really celebrating any drinking and partys etc. that may be around and accessible , Grafton street has nothing at all messianic on it this year.Consumerism with a marked decadence note.

dazed+confused

Pacific.

I have nothing against the Ocean itself, but my boss says Pacific everytime he tries to say specific.

sensibleken

'Simples'

fúck you!

pickarooney

buachaillban wrote: »

I do quite alot of business in Africa and find myself in Tanzania, Zambia, Nigeria alot.

When a Tanzanian or anybody of the Swahili tongue sees a ''WHITE'' man they will say ''Jambo Mzungu'' which basically means Howya white man.
I have absolutely no problem with this and I believe people that do make a problem out of it need to relax a small bit with the PC

"Jambo" is the Swahili equivalent of "Top o' the mornin'". Would you not understand people getting tired of grinning paddies going "top o' the mornin' Yank!" in a hokey accent every time they saw you? (if you were American, obviously).

Ghost Buster

"Its part of their culture" used as an excuse for down right barbaric / criminal/ anti social behaviour
Slightly behind but in the same vein - "Its part of my religion"