Useless words that people say

ruthloss

"Ja get me"? :mad:

Wacker The Attacker

No.

Especially in answer to my request for anal sex

Wacker The Attacker

I dislike it immensely when someone begins a sentence with that noise that sounds like they are biting their tongue.

later12

"meet with".
The Taoiseach will meet with representatives from the Unite Trade Union.

Is the preposition with really required?
Is there any other way to meet, apart from "with" someone?

No, Brian Dobson. There is not.

Annasopra

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

No.

Especially in answer to my request for anal sex

No is one of the most useful words ever

I'm sure people declining your advances find it useful too.

Wacker The Attacker

mango salsa wrote: »

No is one of the most useful words ever

I'm sure people declining your advances find it useful too.

It is. But only in the correct context. Like every other word.

Wacker The Attacker

later12 wrote: »

"meet with".
The Taoiseach will meet with representatives from the Unite Trade Union.

Is the preposition with really required?
Is there any other way to meet, apart from "with" someone?

No, Brian Dobson. There is not.

But putting in the "with" doesnt affect the meaning. It may be unnecessary but it doesnt affect the meaning of the phrase.

Annasopra

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

But putting in the "with" doesnt affect the meaning. It may be unnecessary but it doesnt affect the meaning of the phrase.

The whole point of the thread is about unnecessary words

later12

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

But putting in the "with" doesnt affect the meaning. It may be unnecessary but it doesnt affect the meaning of the phrase.

As the above user said, this thread is about useless words.

"With" in "meet with" is a redundant, i.e. useless word; that's all.

Wacker The Attacker

mango salsa wrote: »

The whole point of the thread is about unnecessary words

I think you missed the point

someuser905

like

alleystar

You have to hate the faux American accent adopted by a lot of young people these days. Words like OMG, LOL, dude, epic, totes, random and awkard are so ****ing annoying. And when did Irish people start calling their mother's "mom"? It grates on me when I hear them saying that.

Also those people who use a load flowery language in a sentence (where it's not needed) just to make themselves seem important. Oh and anything that comes out of a hipsters mouth is utter ****e.

I would rather listen to a pack of travellers for the day than those gob****es.

Abi

alleystar wrote: »

And when did Irish people start calling their mother's "mom"? It grates on me when I hear them saying that.

There is nothing new about this. Ive been calling my mother 'mom' since I could speak, and I'm 33.

Chuck Stone

'Ah sure you're only blowing smoke up me hole'

xoxyx

"Let's mole and roll".

I'm the only person I know who says this. It really pisses me off! :mad:

Napper Hawkins

Abi wrote: »

There is nothing new about this. Ive been calling my mother 'mom' since I could speak, and I'm 33.

Damn right, I've referred to herself as mom since the early eighties.

Drives me nuts when twats act like this is a new phenomenon, have you been living under a rock?

Also, who cares if lots of Irish people use Americanisms?
I was raised pretty much on American movies, tv shows and music. I like America and American culture and identify with it probably more than Irish culture in a lot of ways, I make no apologies for that. Ireland (Dublin anyway) has been a mini America for decades. Dude.

Choochtown

Lookit what I'm about to say carries great significance and wisdom and you should listen to it carefully as it will enrich your life.

Often used by RTE hurling analysts.

miamee

Amazerbeams - new one on me but I know it's going to be annoying if people start to use it.

Also add bants, awkward, whatevs, cray cray, roflcopter, awkie momo :mad: :mad:

lisaj

miamee wrote: »

Amazerbeams - new one on me but I know it's going to be annoying if people start to use it.

Also add bants, awkward, whatevs, cray cray, roflcopter, awkie momo :mad: :mad:

Instead of awkward sometimes an extra r is included... Awrkward....Warterford....Chicargo

DyldeBrill

"At The end of the day", "ya know what I mean" are probs the ones that get at me the most!"

WoollyRedHat

Well, I was on the commute to town, trying to think, when these girls were spouting the most incoherent nonsense, yada yada yada, I had to listen to music.

lisaj

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Well, I was on the commute to town, trying to think, when these girls were spouting the most incoherent nonsense, yada yada yada, I had to listen to music.

Oh my god like totally

LaminatorSGL

'defin-i-tely'
'eXcape'

And the usual totes awks momo like. Also stating the letters omg, 'oh my god' all the time is bad enough.

RainMaker

miamee wrote: »

Amazerbeams - new one on me but I know it's going to be annoying if people start to use it.

Also add bants, awkward, whatevs, cray cray, roflcopter, awkie momo :mad: :mad:

What's wrong with "awkward" ?

I've never heard it used before but "awkie momo" is now my favourite phrase in the whole world! (I guess "whole" in that context is a little unnecessary, as is "little" in the context of unnecessary - oops stuck in a loop: awkie momo, woohoo! )

stevedublin

mikemac1 wrote: »

"no reccession in your house"
Can't book a holiday without someone saying that
Was pissing rain one day, Dublin Bus nowhere to be seen so I flagged a taxi, the three old biddies said that about me

First world problem.

miamee

RainMaker wrote: »

What's wrong with "awkward" ?

I've never heard it used before but "awkie momo" is now my favourite phrase in the whole world! (I guess "whole" in that context is a little unnecessary, as is "little" in the context of unnecessary - oops stuck in a loop: awkie momo, woohoo! )

Lol, I suppose it;s not the actual word but the use of it sometimes after something is said or done "AWkward"...sure I do it myself and I hate hearing it!

fishy fishy

a hundred and ten percent :mad::mad:

DavyD_83

Verbage; mostly used by wankologists while debating the precise wording in a document, mail, or presentation.
I looked it up out of curiosity the other day. Not even a real word!

MJ23

GAA interview

"i spuz, d'ye know, at the end of the day, we were put to the pin of our collar, d'ye know like"

Pherekydes

DavyD_83 wrote: »

Verbage; mostly used by wankologists while debating the precise wording in a document, mail, or presentation.
I looked it up out of curiosity the other day. Not even a real word!

They're probably trying to say verbiage and failing miserably.

RainMaker

I will "ping" you!

neonman

westies4ever wrote: »

'Obviously' - bugs the hell outta me.

1000+

It obviously does my head in as well.

DavyD_83

Pherekydes wrote: »

They're probably trying to say verbiage and failing miserably.

Oh, they're really not. I do mostly encounter it with people who use a whole lot of buzzwords and management speak (or wankologists as i called them)

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=verbage

ncmc

Chillax

Staycation

The two most irritating words in the history of language.

/thread

damiendublin

Crimbo holliers (i fcuking hate this. Use English for fcuk sake!)

Without further adieu...

The King of Moo

damiendublin wrote: »

Crimbo holliers (i fcuking hate this. Use English for fcuk sake!)

Without further adieu...

Yes? Out with it!

The King of Moo

The King of Moo wrote: »

Yes? Out with it!

He just said goodbye- pretty sure he is gone :pac:

gobnaitolunacy

Segway - just keeping thinking of a dopey two-wheeled yoke in Mallcop.

say_who_now?

damiendublin wrote: »

Crimbo holliers (i fcuking hate this. Use English for fcuk sake!)

Without further adieu...

Not to be a precious prick or anything, but the word is "ado", not adieu!

And if you think english is bad, the french are just as bad with their greetings meaning both hello AND goodbye, or "how are you?", which can depending on intonation mean both an answer AND a question!

Conversation with a french person-

"Salut"

"Salut! Comment vas tu?"

"Ca va, ca va?"

"Tres bien!"

"Adieu!"

"Salut!"

Drive, you, barmy!

The King of Moo

say_who_now? wrote: »

Not to be a precious prick or anything, but the word is "ado", not adieu!

I think that was his point .

say_who_now?

The King of Moo wrote: »

I think that was his point .

D'oh!

morto!


Yet two more useless words people say!

f3qh5g0z6vc7ob

People who shorten the words and all down to ANAL! It drives me crazy and has caught me a few times when I see Facebook status like "had a gr8 n8 wit d gang anal" I recently saw a status like this and had to re read the whole thing as to me it reads anal not and all.


Another is "Scarla for yer ma for having ya" or even worse there is "scarla for your granny having yer ma who had ya"

ClashCityRocker

MJ23 wrote: »

GAA interview

"i spuz, d'ye know, at the end of the day, we were put to the pin of our collar, d'ye know like"

I think there's a rule where GAA players/managers have to start each reply to a question with "Look, ...."

One that annoys me, or at least I don't really understand, is when folk say something like "He's only young".

What is the point of only in that sentence?

WoollyRedHat

lisaj wrote: »

Oh my god like totally

totes mc goats actuuuuallllllyy

Neewbie_noob

lisaj wrote: »

First time starting a topic so I hope I have it in the right forum.

This is something that I’m starting to find a little grating, the use of buzz words all the time, be it in everyday conversation or on radio/TV.

The buzz word of the Brian Cowen era was “Going forward”.
The words of choice on shows such as Jeremy Kyle are “at the end of the day” and “basically”.
Some Irish favourites are, “you know what I mean like?”

I heard some debaters on radio the other evening starting a sentence with “we categorically and emphatically…”

What I find annoying now, is the use of “Absolutely” all the time, and the fact that it is now used as a replacement for the answer to any question in the affirmative.

What other words or phrases do you find annoying? (Apart from the obvious “like” of course)

Irregardless of what you may think, flammable and inflammable are the same thing. Any road, that's a whole nother situation.

locum-motion

delricyo wrote: »

...Also when anyone uses "small minority" or "vast majority". Completely incorrect. It's either a minority or a majority - nothing else !

Sorry, but you're wrong.

51% is a small majority, 99% is a large - or one might even say "vast" - majority.

49% is a large minority, 1% is a small minority.

fishy fishy

awesome


the most overused, unimaginative, banal word used.

9959

Proactive

seanaway

ANY politician using the Blairism 'Let me be perfectly clear about this.' That's real politic speak for I'm lying.

gobnaitolunacy

'No offence but...'

Then they go right ahead and offend you.