Useless words that people say

Zebra3

"Ensure we stay at the heart of Europe...."

FF/FG/Labour crap to vote for something they know is ****e for the country.

We voted for Lisbon (eventually) to be at the heart of Europe apparently and what good did it do us? :rolleyes:

Scioch

Streamlining was one I used to hear a lot. Havent heart it recently though, everything must be streamlined now I suppose.

stringofmisery

when people say 110 percent...........' im 110% certain that was the way it happened!'....ooohh, very annoying indeed!grrrr!

Owen

Please 'revert' to me. Eh no. You mean reply.

If I freeze water and make ice, and then it melts, the ice reverts to water.

link_2007

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

a guesstimate is something esb do with meters

they make a guess of how much units of electricity they think you have used... more often than not its wrong.

But they make the guess based on previous usage - so I dont know how it is different to an estimate?

yeppydeppy

Personally.

People using mathematical symbols in sentences.

Isn't methinks a Shakspearean word and so acceptable?

ibarelycare

hightower1 wrote: »

Several - wrecks my head when people use this when speaking about multiples of anything at all.

Single = 1
Couple = 2
Half dozen = 6
Dozen = 12

Several = 7.

Edit: Also, amazeballs , totes, FML and anything that has a hashtag. Go back to your T4 programs if you want to talk like that and fcuk off.

Several doesn't mean seven. So you've probably been correcting people incorrectly for years. Ouch!

Chavways

'Literally.'

You weren't literally rolling on the floor laughing.

And people who finish sentences with 'like'. Happens an awful lot in Limerick.

neil_hosey

did you ever hear the expression "you know that kind of way?" USUALLY AT THE END OF A SENTENCE, I HATE IT

Nothingbetter2d

link_2007 wrote: »

But they make the guess based on previous usage - so I dont know how it is different to an estimate?

ill give an example of my bills

feb 11 to jul 11 bill €781 guesstimate

after reading meter bill was down to €281 actual readiing

jul 11 to sept 11 bill was €89 guesstimate reading

sep 11 to nov 11 bill was €221 guesstimate reading

nov 11 to jan 12 bill was €41 actual reading

jan 11 to mar 12 was €210 guesstimate reading

mar 12 to may 12 was €109 guesstimate reading

i live in a (2 room with tiny bathroom) 1 bed flat... now tell me they dont guess the reading

Chevolution

In the national interest.

link_2007

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

ill give an example of my bills

feb 11 to jul 11 bill €781 guesstimate

after reading meter bill was down to €281 actual readiing

jul 11 to sept 11 bill was €89 guesstimate reading

sep 11 to nov 11 bill was €221 guesstimate reading

nov 11 to jan 12 bill was €41 actual reading

jan 11 to mar 12 was €210 guesstimate reading

mar 12 to may 12 was €109 guesstimate reading

i live in a (2 room with tiny bathroom) 1 bed flat... now tell me they dont guess the reading

Yes they guess it. They don't guesstimate it.

I think we'll have to agree to disagree on this one.

wilkie2006

"Epic", "fail" or "epic fail"... just fcuk off.

I'm fine with "It was a failure of epic proportions." I'm even happy with "It was an epic failure." That's all grand, just fcuk off with and stop parroting American illiterates.

Also, what the fcuk does: "He drank (etc) like a boss" mean? Is it a reference to computer games? If so, it's pretty fcuking pathetic for grown-ups to say it. In fact, even if it's not a reference to computer games, it's pretty fcuking stupid full stop.

I'm not so keen on words like "cookie", "fries", "mall", or "store" (as in "shop") either. Why do we need Americanisms in Ireland? Our words are much better!

Grrrrrr!!!

4zn76tysfajdxp

I'm not sure if it counts but hashtags on Facebook annoy me.

Naomi00

Literally

RaRaRasputin

"thanks a million"

why not just say "thanks" and get it over with.

Jimoslimos

PC brigade

bullets

For some reason it annoys me when someone younger than me
calls me "Kid" or a Limerick Phrase would be "a boy de kid" as a greeting.
Knackers love using the word Kid.

~B

flutterflye

bullets wrote: »

For some reason it annoys me when someone younger than me
calls me "Kid" or a Limerick Phrase would be "a boy de kid" as a greeting.
Knackers love using the word Kid.

~B

I've found they also love using 'horse' and 'face' as greetings.
Very strange.

Fussy Eater

"Thank you for your recent job application however we have concluded that the applications of a number of other candidates more closely match our requirements for this opportunity."

Starts to grate after the 50th time....

FloatingVoter

"...Guilty"

especially when issued by the foreman of the jury.

Starts to grate after the 100th time.

The King of Moo

I literally* predict this is going to be a big huge thread with lots of replies like!

*I actually find it more annoying when people use "literally" semi-correctly: when they're talking about an actual action, but when there's no doubt as to whether the sentence has a literal or figurative meaning.

nlgbbbblth

68Murph68 wrote: »

[
REVERT
Also there is a whole segment of the financial community who don't know how to use revert properly in emails.

I've spoken to friends who work in and around the IFSC and there are a whole host of people who use it incorrectly. Some people seem to use it in the exact same manner as reply, which leads to nonsense. We believe that people who don't understand the correct usage started using it to some more professional. Ironic that is ends up showing them up.

Agreed. I'm employed in that sector and misuse of revert is very common. It's primarily used instead of respond or reply.

bob the bob

You can usually chop the word ACTUALLY from a sentence without changing the meaning of the sentence.

Slunk

First world problems. **** off, I can complain about things if I want

Madame K

Incentivise.

locum-motion

"Yeah, no..."

Which is it?
Are you saying 'Yes' or are you saying 'No'?

Or are you merely allowing a little bit of time for your brain to catch up with your mouth?

Captain Plan It

"Going forward" is a really useless one. Along with "touch base" and "reach out", there are a load of useless phrases that get thrown around in offices, especially multinationals.

Also if i ever hear someone describe a friend as a "legend", i immediately presume that their friend is an annoying ass!

Annunakicoming

Fundamentally

flutterflye

locum-motion wrote: »

"Yeah, no..."

Which is it?
Are you saying 'Yes' or are you saying 'No'?

Or are you merely allowing a little bit of time for your brain to catch up with your mouth?

I do that all the time!

Giselle

'I seen', instead of 'I saw' makes me want to slap something.

'Face-time' is really irritating, but I'll agree with the majority and single out the misuse of 'revert' for most annoying and useless word or phrase.

locum-motion

"...could of..."

As in: "my girlfriend made me so mad last night, I could of killed her"

Should be "...could have...", or even "...could've...".

arse..biscuits

"Think outside the box"? What f*cking box?

funnights74

Austerity.

daenerysstormborn3

anything dot com, amazeballs, totes, cray cray (your life isn't an MTV show, nothing is "cray cray") and people who complain about something and say "first world problem", it's like everything that you say nowadays has to relate back to the "current economic climate" somehow

MarkHitide

Most uses of the word 'obviously' could be replaced by a pause.

Zebra3

Anti-semite/anti-semitism.

I'd say over 90% of people have no idea what those words mean.

flutterflye

Zebra3 wrote: »

Anti-semite/anti-semitism.

I'd say over 90% of people have no idea what those words mean.

Really??
I'd say only about 10% don't know what they mean.

Zebra3

flutterflye wrote: »

Really??
I'd say only about 10% don't know what they mean.

Nope, as most people don't know what a Semite is.

flutterflye

Zebra3 wrote: »

Nope, as most people don't know what a Semite is.

Where are you getting this from though?
I don't think I know anyone under the age of 15 that doesn't know what it means!
Maybe my little sister - she's a bit stupid though!!

CajunPenguin

Totes, amazeballs,loike
and bird. It's an english word it's like when someone says "chick", which is fortunately very rare

Tope

Zebra3 wrote: »

Anti-semite/anti-semitism.

I'd say over 90% of people have no idea what those words mean.

Zebra3 wrote: »

Nope, as most people don't know what a Semite is.

Okay Zebra3, I'll bite.
I can only assume you're being ultra-pedantic about the word Semite not referring specifically to Jews but to various Middle-Eastern/Asian peoples who originally spoke the Semitic languages. (Yes, I had to look it up to check). So the average person probably doesn't know the correct use of the word Semite.

But you're wrong if you're getting annoyed at people “misusing” the word anti-semitism. It actually does mean what everyone thinks it means.

From the Oxford dictionary:
anti-semite n. a person hostile to or prejudiced against Jews.
anti-semitism n. Hostility and prejudice directed against Jewish people; (also) the theory, action, or practice resulting from this.

J. Marston

''I respect your point of view but.....''

A nice way of saying ''You're talking shíte, now let me speak.''

Paparazzo

The word "random" seems to be appearing in peoples sentences lately where it's not needed. It's like they're randomly throwing in the word.

daenerysstormborn3

Paparazzo wrote: »

The word "random" seems to be appearing in peoples sentences lately where it's not needed. It's like they're randomly throwing in the word.

I went to see Dylan Moran a couple of years ago and he did a "bit" about teenagers using the word "random", it was very funny. "Oh my god, that church is like so random"

Think it's part of his "Like, Totally" show

cian68

'Awkward'

Now it is

aaronjumper

Fkcuk my life. Hate it.

flutterflye

aaronjumper wrote: »

Fkcuk my life. Hate it.

It can't be that bad?
Maybe you should talk to a doctor.

aaronjumper

flutterflye wrote: »

It can't be that bad?
Maybe you should talk to a doctor.

Aha! I see what you did there. I did, he said it was.

Rega

I seen it yesterday.

No you didn't, dickhead, you saw it.