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Annoying Phrases
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so I was like in a queue trying to get a coffee, feeling good - not a problem apparently according to the barista could of fooled me the lady behind looked like she was about to have a fit
To be fair though it was her time of the month....
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Originally posted by MaryPoppins View Post'to be fair'
You won't be alerting anyone to anything with a mouthful of mixed seeds.Comment
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People who have stock words to fill in gaps in their sentences. These people are lazy. These people use 'to be fair' and 'at the end of the day' and 'basically'.
The guy next to me uses the word 'basically' in every sentence he utters. He also has a strong, nasal brummie accent so it comes out 'baaaaasically, roit....'Practically perfect in every way....there's a time and (more importantly) a place for malarkey.
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Practically perfect in every way....there's a time and (more importantly) a place for malarkey.
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Being in Yorkshire, I'm finding the use of phrases like "by 'eck", "eee buy gooom" and "ecky thump" to be a trifle annoying.
In fact, it's beginning to leverage on my synergies a bitWhen freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....Comment
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If a line in a song ends with the word "night", the next line has a 75% chance of being "until the morning light". That's annoying.Comment
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Originally posted by Moose423956 View Post
When I ask my kids how they are, they invariably say "I'm good". I find that really annoying, because I'm enquiring after their health, not their level of behaviour.
Anyone else find that annoying?Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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