What 'presumptive' phrases get you really irritated?

Asarlai

Do you ever get irritated in a conversation when people presume to know what you're thinking?

My #1: "Don't get me wrong", when I've not given a person any impression that I've misunderstood them.

kneemos

In all fairness.

Kevin McCloud

Your right an all but your wrong.

Desolation Of Smug

"Listen here, thicko..."

s8n

Lick the back of me bollix

The King of Moo

"You seem like a pr*ck."

Zulu

No offence, but,...

skittles8710

Zulu wrote: »

No offence, but,...

I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but...

The King of Moo

Not in spoken conversation, but online:

"I know I'll get banned for this... *rolleyes*"

or

"This is going to be a really unpopular opinion/people are going to hate me for this. .." followed by a populist, simplistic, poorly thought-out opinion that lots of people agree with.

Mr. Incognito

Whats wrong with you.

The_Valeyard

Going forward

AnonoBoy

"I'm mad me."

Always said by the most boring straight person you could imagine but hey they have a pierced nose so.... crazeeeee!!!!

Akrasia

'I think so, Brain, but if they called them "sad meals" no one would buy them.'

20Cent

"In all fairness" is a great phrase got me out of a few sticky situations.

cloud493

'I'm so random lol'
'I don't think many people will get this like I do'

P. Breathnach

Zulu wrote: »

No offence, but,...

I hear what you are saying.

padd b1975

I'll tell you one thing.....


Half an hour later and I've lost the will to live.

blinding

I often just say "Yes" when I an not interested/not listening/couldn't care less.

Is that the sort of thing your getting at !

deise08

'let's call a spade a spade.'

HalloweenJack

"I'm not racist but..."

kneemos

"Lets agree to disagree".

Saipanne

With the greatest respect...


Always followed by a disrespectful comment.

bottlebrush

I know where you are coming from

Omackeral

HalloweenJack wrote: »

"I'm not racist but..

.....all them Africans...''



As if they're a small group of people from one nation.

Bio Mech

bottlebrush wrote: »

I know where you are coming from

Saucy

timetogo

"I mean, ....."

As the first word of the first sentence somebody says.

"I mean" comes AFTER you've said something. It's not an introduction.

Hoop66

A classic London phrase is "not being funny, but..." followed by unbelievable rudeness.

BeerWolf

Saying "literally" for anything but.

"I literally died right then and there I was so embarrassed!"

"He literally broke a leg trying to get there as fast as possible"

etc.

whupdedo

"Let's touch base on that " fcuk off

frag420

Hoop66 wrote: »

A classic London phrase is "not being funny, but..." followed by unbelievable rudeness.

That wrecks my head, every fooking day I hear it!

At least they are being honest as they are never funny!!

OldNotWIse

"Not saying anything but the guy who served me was a foreigner"

pragmatic1

"I hate to do this to you but". Usually asked by a boss of some sort and usually involves a task that they don't want to do.

HandsomeDan

Bum ride

Maximus Alexander

BeerWolf wrote: »

Saying "literally" for anything but.

"I literally died right then and there I was so embarrassed!"

"He literally broke a leg trying to get there as fast as possible"

etc.

The word literally means the opposite to what they're using it to convey.

deise08

Oooh this one really gets me!
'I know you're on your break but.....'
or
'I know you're finished but..........'

I work in a supermarket and even though I have changed out of my uniform, they're still asking me stuff!

Duggy747

"Cheer up, it could be worse......"


*sounds of choking as I strangle them*

OldNotWIse

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

The word literally means the opposite to what they're using it to convey.

As does "practically"

Pat Mustard

"I'll tell anyone to their face what I think of them."

Code for pig ignorant.


"Chill out"

Code for a massive sense of entitlement.

Summer wind

"Well technically I've already done that".


This saying drives me mental.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

"Surely"

Often used to strengthen ones belief and emphasize shock if something could be true. It's pretentious in my opinion and often pairs with a massive sense of self entitlement/jealousy.

"Surely if they can afford a BMW they can afford to X Y Z"

"Surely if I am a paying customer I would expect "insert something rediculous", but they don't offer that, poor customer service"

etc etc...

jimgoose

"Clearly", i.e. I am about to run the steam locomotive of my astounding ignorance and prejudice over and through whatever your piddling little argument is. Example: "The national debt is now at forty-seven bazillion of your Earth quid, so clearly anyone drawing the dole more than six months should be fed into a wood-chipper and used to keep old people warm, provided they can afford it".

zanador

'Just saying' makes me want to stab people. Also more recently 'get a grip'. F off and grip yourself

Robsweezie

anyone who starts a sentence with "enlighten me" needs a punch in the nose.

Eileen Down

This one
" I don't care what you say but..."

fizzypish

"In my defense"

I generally lead with this when I've done something totally wrong and I know it. Its usually followed by an apology.

Shrap

Saipanne wrote: »

With the greatest respect...


Always followed by a disrespectful comment.

Was about to say similar. I think "With all due respect" is even worse though as it invariably means "I don't think you're due enough respect for me to outright tell you you're wrong, so I'll just pick holes in your argument till you work out I have no respect for your opinion."

diomed

I hear what you're saying ...

blinding

" No dramas "

harney

Do you love it?.........fcuk off and die. I'll decide the strength of my emotions grrrrr.

mikom

"at the end of the day"

Most used by premiership footballers and braindead fucks..........

Magico Gonzalez

"I know you won't/don't like this but...."

"It's not your sort of (movie/film/music/book etc) but it's brilliant.."

Thinly veiled way of saying you are not clever or sophisticated as me and don't need to pretend to like something that my vast intellect has allowed me to enjoy, you'll never be able to.

Faaaaakk right off.