Words and phrases I will not use/hate

[DodgyAgent]

How are you? when the person does not know you.
Mate
When addressing someone by their name they say "guilty as charged"

[cailin maith]

How are you? when the person does not know you.
Mate
When addressing someone by their name they say "guilty as charged"

I always say Howaya? But its an Irish thing..... so do I get away with it?

Agreed on the other two though.... knobs!!

[Ravello]

How are you? when the person does not know you.
Mate
When addressing someone by their name they say "guilty as charged"

Alright Mate, how are you?

[Diestl]

How are you? when the person does not know you.
Mate
When addressing someone by their name they say "guilty as charged"

I do that mate, Guilty as Charged, anyway how are you?

[zara_backdog]

"can you borrow me a <whatever>"

[moorfield]

Alright Mate, how are you?

Guilty as charged.

Mate.

[lambrini_socialist]

Words and phrases I will not use

"sure, my last line manager was called...."

[Bob Dalek]

"NP" (No problems or, aaaaggghh!!, No Probs!).

[Diestl]

So the Client cant afford x OK thats fine.

[DodgyAgent]

I always say Howaya? But its an Irish thing..... so do I get away with it?

Agreed on the other two though.... knobs!!

I meant on the phone. I get irritated by sales people opening the conversation with "how are you?"