ZombieKitten said:

often things like "no criticism to you" means "criticism to you." Particularly when they're criticizing you!

NDRU said:

exactly!

so annoying!!!!

"if you don't mind my saying..."

like i have a choice

I'm just kidding (in reference to someone backing out on what they said)

1. Lately I've noticed that people from the area where I grew up overuse the word 'really'. It drives me absolutely nuts. And it's not just the overuse, but the way they say it, too--all long and drawn out, "Reeeel-ly." (emphasis on the 'eeel' sound.

example:

Me: This is the Central Park Reservoir...
My mom: Reeeelly?

Me: My supervisor said blah blah blah...
Mom: Oh reeeeally?

Me: Yes that's the Empire State Building, it's the tallest building in New York.
Mom: Reeeelly.


My mom & her co-workers were in NYC this fall and it was all I could do to bite my tongue and not say, "Yes, REALLY! I'm not a liar, so when I tell you things I REALLY fuckin' mean it, so quit saying really!"

And then some grammatical things:

2. When people end questions with 'at'...as in, "Where's that at?" Preposition not needed--"Where is it?" Stop.


3. It's 'supposedly' (not supposebly) and 'I couldn't care less.' not 'I could care less' b/c that implies that you really could care less about it.

My husband says "mine's"

As in "This is mine's."


:shudder:

Nothinbutjoy said:

Reeeeeally!

my kids all said that too, but then learned the right way

"Like" example You know like, really don't understand like, why people have to like you know like all the time.

I get very homicidal around people "like" that, anf i can't spell

LordEvil said:

my sister does that sometimes i'll just start counting on my fingers how many times she uses 'like' in a sentence when i'm talking to her...the worst i can remember is eight or so in two sentences.

I get annoyed by people who get all Queen Elizabeth I on me and refer to themselves as "WE"....

also by people who ask you for advice, then say "yeah, I know, but..." to everything you suggest or say....

evenstar3 said:

It makes my head want to explode and not in a good way

"I'm going to taco bell to order a taco and e coli"

LordEvil said:

me too. it makes you sound so idiotic!

purplerein said:

cool

purplerein said:

that's kind of funny. I've never heard it

LordEvil said:

smartass

"thank you for applying but unfortunately we have selected another applicant who has more qualifications for the position, however, please feel free to keep applying"

"Hello, I'm calling from _____ and I'm not trying to sell you anything..."

reneGade20 said:

To both examples

My step mom constantly says "we". Not that saying "we" is a crime, but what she does is not separate herself from my dad.

For example, she wasn't feeling well the other day. I talked to her about having lunch with my dad. She said "We'll meet you at the restaurant." I get there and my dad is there by himself.


:crazy:

"You have to wear a condom and pay in advance"

NDRU said:

"Are you currently paying off your home loan?"

ZombieKitten said:

Did you do that on purpose?!?

DevotedPuppy said:

yes

ZombieKitten said:

Excellent use of reeeeally in the exactly annoying way I meant! lol.

DevotedPuppy said:

I'm a fast learner!

ZombieKitten said:

I don't know how they found out I got a mortgage, but the moment I did, I started getting two or three calls a day from mortgage companies. A recording like:

"Hey guys, this is Cindy from the mortgage center, we'd like to offer you..."

NDRU said:

I told one yesterday we paid ours off already and she couldn't get off the phone fast enough! "thankyousomuchforyourtimehaveaniceday" you should try that one time!

Nothinbutjoy said:

OMG!! that's something you see a lot in the military, among the officer's wives...like when they refer to when the husband made a certain rank...."We made Captain faster than many of his peer group" or some other madness like that....very annoying...

my other favorite annoying statement, tho, now that it hits me, is....

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

reneGade20 said:

or "we are pregnant"

ZombieKitten said:

yes, good I just scream at the top of my lungs until they hang up. That's the cat's favorite!