Annoying words/phrases

[faginsgirl]

Anything that comes out of the mouth of Nigel kennedy, see `proms ` post



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[Wicked Lady]

"24/7"



"Closure"



"I'll touch base with you"



As you can see, the Americans hav a heavy influence on dialect here.

[bhowells]

The Pythons did a brief skit on annyoing words with the "well basically society."

[Marky B]

name='Mark O']I agree with you there Marky, whenever I see a Newspaper article concerning CC or GW I don't bother reading it anymore, keep ramming something down people's throats and it becomes a bore.......

Likewise,Mark. Sometimes when we have Newsround on (before The Weakest Link),they seem to break their necks to include an article about CC or GW. It has become tiresome.

Ta Ta

Marky B

[Chevyman]

name='narabdela']I'm a fully paid up member of AAAA



(Association for the abolition of the aberrant apostrophe)

I'm with these:-

Apostrophe Protection Society

[Gazza]

name='Wicked Lady']"24/7

Similarly, I was appalled, after the 2005 terrorist attacks in London, to see the media using the term 7/7. A nasty, disrespective little soundbite in my mind that didn't - and still doesn't - work.

[Wicked Lady]

name='Gazza']Similarly, I was appalled, after the 2005 terrorist attacks in London, to see the media using the term 7/7. A nasty, disrespective little soundbite in my mind that didn't - and still doesn't - work.

Ugh! Agreed.



I also have an issue with 9/11 being used outside the USA. The Twin Towers were not attacked on the 9th of November.

[Freddy]

name='Gazza']Similarly, I was appalled, after the 2005 terrorist attacks in London, to see the media using the term 7/7. A nasty, disrespective little soundbite in my mind that didn't - and still doesn't - work.

Totally Agree



Freddy

[Chevyman]

name='Gazza']Similarly, I was appalled, after the 2005 terrorist attacks in London, to see the media using the term 7/7. A nasty, disrespective little soundbite in my mind that didn't - and still doesn't - work.

My missus was caught up in that lot....unhurt.........but it does seem to belittle it

[TomDaws]

'Between a rock and a hard place" - has that ridiculous phrase been mentioned yet ? I mean, whoever talks about "a hard place" ?

[Steve Crook]

name='Chevyman']My missus was caught up in that lot....unhurt.........but it does seem to belittle it

What else could they call it? The meeja always prefers a short snappy title for any event.



Steve

[Chevyman]

name='Steve Crook']What else could they call it? The meeja always prefers a short snappy title for any event.



Steve

The 7th July bombing

[batman]

A couple of work related ones ..... patients being called 'clients' or worse, 'service users'. And how about 'Human Resources' ..... what was wrong with 'personnel'?

[Chevyman]

name='batman']A couple of work related ones ..... And how about 'Human Resources' ..... what was wrong with 'personnel'?

Yes. A place where you could sit down and have a nice cuppa

[MovieLover12]

name='batman']'clients'/'service users'

I'm called this too!

[Steve Crook]

name='Chevyman']The 7th July bombing

Not short and snappy enough for meeja types



Steve

[Chevyman]

name='Steve Crook']Not short and snappy enough for meeja types



Steve

If they're that challenged maybe they should consider a job where they don't have to speak

[MovieLover12]

Who was annoyed by "Dump the Pump"?



Or worse, "Bliar"?

[Wicked Lady]

Pairing names like "TomKat" and "Bradgelina".

[narabdela]

name='MovieLover12']Who was annoyed by "Dump the Pump"?



Or worse, "Bliar"?

"Ditch the Bitch" ?