Phrase that needs to die

[bad_roo]

Have you seen all that bespoke shit slathered all over the dashboard of a TVR. None of it is labelled and it never works, but damn, is it bespoke. Knobs, buttons, silly metallic lozenges that serve no discernible function - it's all there. Pick one of them up from the passenger footwell and feel the quality.

Bespoke gets right on my tits.

[Tippster]

"That's what I'm talkin' about..."

"Efforting"

"Dawg"

[The AD]

"That is all."

[Aldo]

Good on you/ya

[The AD]

Nice work everyone. This thread is now the most viewed Padded Room thread other than "pad" and a few porn threads.

[Endlessseason]

"Speak to," as in:
I am not sure about the decline of literacy in America, but I can speak to the bizarre use of grammar...

OR,

Why yes, I've called this meeting this morning so that we can speak to the issues confronting our department.

What the crap is that crap and how did it get started??!!



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"To prevent potential side-effects, it is strongly recommended that you should die before consuming this product."

[train07]

"if you will," when used as a brief pause during some pseudo intellectual ramble as if some kind of permission needs to be asked.

What if I won’t?
What if I don’t want to?
Why are you asking?

[house]

"thats rich"

[The Reverend Floater]

"That's retarded." Using this as a phrase should have died with leg warmers and VHS.

[warthog]

The word "Delicious" used over-emphatically in describing something being eaten. Makes my skin crawl.

The word "Moist" used in the same fashion.

"Succulant"- no comment.

Any and all work euphamisms.

Especially- Proactive

Quotes from Caddyshack and Office Space.

Any rap talk uttered by WASP suburbanite kids.

Not spoken, but implied- Ricer Cars and 4X4 vehicles made to look like ricer cars.

[Blonde Battleax]

1) Any of those overused, overly-formal platitudes used to express sympathy. E.g.:

"My heartfelt condolences..."
"My thoughts and prayers..."

2) Throwaway phrases, such as:

"It goes without saying..."
"That being said,..."
"For what it's worth..."

3) Passive-aggressive lead-in phrases, like:

"It hate to say this, but..."
"Don't take this the wrong way, but..."
"No offense, but..."
"I hope you don't mind me saying this, but..."

4) I agree that this emoticon is getting a little tired. Here's one we don't see much of, though:

[Blonde Battleax]

The word "Delicious" used over-emphatically in describing something being eaten. Makes my skin crawl.

The word "Moist" used in the same fashion.

"Succulant"- no comment.

Agreed!

Other annoying food descriptors: Delish. Yummy. Decadent. Smothered.

[Ski Beaver]

The term, "what with"

as in

But alas I have 0 money, what with the buying x mas presents and all. And to top it all off all my friends will be up there

What with

[yogachik]

"anyhoooo" and "it's all good" is up there with the constant "you know what I mean?" Ugh, I hate that. People who use that phrase tend to use it often, sprinkling it all over the conversation.

I also can't stand when people refer to themselves, or how they're feeling about something, as "myself". As in "Myself, I, usually blah blah blah"

[Ski Beaver]

Heard around the office in the last few days.

We should "take stock" of our situation here tomorrow.

I think it is instead of "touch base" which equally pisses me off.

[dipstik]

"thats like comparing apples and oranges" used to describe a bad comparison.

Personally, I think apples and oranges are a great comparison. Hear me out: both are round fruits that grow on trees, both are about the same size and weight, both are fairly close in color (that is orange oranges and red apples), both have stems, both have a skin that you can peel off, both have seeds in the middle, both make juice....the list goes on!