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what phrases just get under your skin?

Posted: Oct 26, 2013

Mine is "fact of the matter". It was one my mother in law said constantly while complaining about something. Always following the phrase would be an opinion, not a fact.

What are your pet peeves?

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Too many to count. - shipwrecked

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I "could" care less!

Irregardless - anon

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ya know what I'm sayin... - Mrs HDS

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No... I have no clue what your saying! :)

what have you - peeved

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Using that for who or whom - Miss Piggy

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Overusing "also" and "any"; using "as well as" instead of a simple "and"; "patient with" instead of "patient has" and on and on and on.

Before in the past--drives me crazy - anon

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said by many female physicians. BEFORE IS IN THE PAST.

numerous of times - Screech

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numerous times is enough without of.

In the context of - ugh

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I have a hospitalist that says "in the context of" at least 10 times in every single one of his dictations. That phrase usually doesn't even fit with what he's saying. I have come to loathe that phrase.

Not a phrase, just a word... - Trampled underfoot

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"Hashtag" It's everywhere; hashtag this, hashtag that. It sets my teeth on edge.

Is that the "number sign" above 3 on the keyboard - L&L

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I think it's a twitter thing. Took me forever to figure that out. It's as bad as making that quotes gesture with your fingers when you say something.

Non-medical, but... - Gone Missing/Went Missing

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Gone missing and went missing are horrendously grammatically incorrect. Supposed journalists use it all the time. Sets my teeth on edge. Really, makes no grammatical sense, just sounds like trash language.

I get it; it's a way to truncate "the person was noticed to be missing on Sunday...," but it's horrible. Something new that started in the 1980s, I think, maybe 1970s. I never heard it before that and certainly wasn't in any of my grammar books in elementary school.

Just sayin' - is one of them...

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"It is what it is." and "tweaked" are all phrases that set my teeth on edge. ahhhhhgggg.

gets my goat when someone says - 7 am in the morning

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Really... you mean not 7 am in the evening?

The word LIKE after every fourth like word - like how do people like talk

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Aaarrgh. Makes me nuts, especially when you hear "professional" people, especially broadcasters.

When people use the word "anymore" instead of "lately" - nm

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My MIL - Uses

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Uses the word "yet" for "still." "Do you have your cold yet?"

with regards to, in regards to - sm

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I feel like the "regarded" thing should be sent a greeting card.

With (kindest) regards to the lesion...

Regard/Regards - Gets me too-see msg

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That one drives me nuts, too. It's "with regard to the lesion." "With regard to what you said last night..."

BUT, give my regards to Broadway. Give my regards to the family.

Can't stand the word "tweak." - ZvilleMT

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I used to work in a corporate office and the bosses there were constantly "tweaking" everything! That was 15 years ago and I still can't hear that word without cringing :)

First and foremost - GrateMT

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It's redundant.

...and that resonated with the client - see msg

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Corporations like: "...and that resonated with the client." It's corporate speak for "the client liked that idea."

"Let me be clear" by all politicians! - MT wallet

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That's what's up. - Ugghhhh!

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People (30-ish) in my area say "That's what's up" instead of just saying okay. I could understand if kids were saying it, but adults, really? I have an adult friend and he will seriously say "That's what's up" every other sentence in our conversation. I finally started saying it as much as him, hoping he can see how stupid it sounds.

My husband says this too. I think it sounds childish - OP

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glad i'm not the only one!

"No offense but..." right before they insult you! nm - clb

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