Phrases that piss me off (just for fun)
10. "Just Sayin" End every sentence with this, really. 9. "On the real" No. No. Not on the real. It's been real, "on the real." For real, yo. 8. "What the hey"Where do I even start with this one? 7. "Catch ya on the flip flop" What does this even mean? Other than the obvious: don’t be my friend. 6. "Rock and Roll" It's time to go. Unless you want to smash up a hotel room and do lines off of supermodels, I'm pretty sure you're just telling me it's time to leave the mall. 5. "No offense, but…" What I'm about to say is going to be strongly offensive. The cousin of "I'm not racist, but..." 4. "Double Yew Tee Eff, Oh Emm Gee or Bee Tee Dubs" Really? Spelling out AIM acronyms in real life? 3. "I totally changed. It's like I did a complete 360." So you spun in a circle? Good for you. You and Ekhart Tolle have truly found the secret to deep insight. 2. "Anyhoooooooo" Self-explanatory. 1. "Literally/Essentially/Extensively" First of all, why is it that anyone who uses these phrases uses them at the wrong time? Example: "I literally died!" Do people understand the difference between the words "literally" and "figuratively"? Also, nobody is more intelligent just because they begin every sentence with "Essentially" or "per se." South Park literally eviscerated this in their dead-on Goth spoofs, per se. Runners up: "Supposably." This isn't even a word. "Your", when the intended word is "You're." My son learned the difference in third grade, but somehow some adult somewhere will write to me, "Your a jerk" or "your not supposed to put tinfoil in the microwave." Someone actually wrote to me once, "Thanks for showing us your human!" What else could I do but laugh? The only grammatically-correct interpretation of the sentence is that I had a cadaver on display, and she appreciated being allowed to view it. "Basically..." People start every third sentence with this word to appear learned. "Maverick" or "Rogue" as political boasts. Seriously, have these people EVER looked up the definition of "Rogue?" Here it is: Noun: An unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person; a scoundrel or rascal. A thief. A deliberately dishonest person; a cheat. Adj: 1. Vicious and solitary. "Awesome!" If everything is "awesome," then nothing is. Unnecessarily abbreviated words: Whatev, Boyf, Totes, Ridic..."Chillax!" This word was done about five seconds after it was first used in 1992.Plus, it sounds like a laxative brand."Hella." Followed closely by "Holla." "Irregardless." Regardless of what you may believe, "irregardless" is a nonsense word. "I know, right?" I still love the film "Juno," but I had to forgive it for contributing this dookie to our lexicon. Just sayin'.
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