annoying phrases in English that serve no purpose

i hate the phrase "it's as easy as shoving butter up your ass"

I'm going to replace your comment with my comment.

[QUOTE="iowastate"]

what ever

i agree with this one. saying whatever is basically saying you lost the arguement.

stanleycup98

It just means "anyway, it's not important, what's important is..." or just "it doesn't matter". In some situations I see how it could be irritating.

there are quite a few of them that are over used

and are pointless phrases that have no meaning and grate on the ear while transmitting no information.

if a word or phrase only induces a cringe and adds nothing to the convo why use it at all?

it is what it is

it means nothing why bother saying it?

It's all good

It's all so obvious by adding "all" you don't mean a thing by saying this

To be honest

when this phrase is used something is either left unsaid or everything else you say is dishonest

No offense

I really dislike hearing this

was there ever a more insincere or superfluouse phrase?

what ever

this is the most annoying phrase in the language. Don't you just want to smack anyone who uses it.

other than a little girl - they can get away with the "w" word.

don't get me wrong

is it not implicit in communication that you make your self understood?

with all due respect

if you meant to be respectful you would not have to emphasize

everything happens for a reason

duh! talk about pointing out the obvious.

at the end of the day

we will be going to bed

going forward

announcing your next footstep

to be continued , sold out and can i put you on hold

while annoing are not in the same category because those phrases serve some purpose and do impart information.

my gripe is with phrases that are meaningless.

I'm interested to know if others in OT are also bothered by useless phrases and which of them bother you the most?

iowastate

'It's all good' is used differently than 'It's good'. Why cause unnecessary confusion on the person? When someone says "It's good" they talking about the quality of a thing. "It's all good." is usually meant a something similar to "You're welcome", or "No problem."

DMAngara90

I don't find it confusing at all. Also, I hate the "lets accept different spellings because students make too many mistakes" attitude.

I'm pretty cool with all of those. Dangling modifiers and sentences ending in prepositions though... Thinking about them, they make me rage harder than anything else at.D_Battery

[QUOTE="DMAngara90"]

'It's all good' is used differently than 'It's good'. Why cause unnecessary confusion on the person? When someone says "It's good" they talking about the quality of a thing. "It's all good." is usually meant a something similar to "You're welcome", or "No problem."

bloodling

I don't find it confusing at all. Also, I hate the "lets accept different spellings because students make too many mistakes" attitude.

[QUOTE="bloodling"]

[QUOTE="DMAngara90"]

'It's all good' is used differently than 'It's good'. Why cause unnecessary confusion on the person? When someone says "It's good" they talking about the quality of a thing. "It's all good." is usually meant a something similar to "You're welcome", or "No problem."

DMAngara90

I don't find it confusing at all. Also, I hate the "lets accept different spellings because students make too many mistakes" attitude.

I agree with you (wasn't sure what you meant at first). It can also be a response to "I'm sorry".

"At this moment in time / At this point in time."

That senetence needs only three of those words to say the same thing; "At this time."

I use 'it is what it is' a bit really as a means to rephrase 'that's life'. I actually think it does serve a purpose...

[QUOTE="Dystopian-X"]

To be honest, complaining about this serves no purpouse, don't get me wrong but it is what it is.

GazaAli

"At this moment in time / At this point in time."

That senetence needs only three of those words to say the same thing; "At this time."

br0kenrabbit

I use 'it is what it is' a bit really as a means to rephrase 'that's life'. I actually think it does serve a purpose...

poptart

I use 'it is what it is' a bit really as a means to rephrase 'that's life'. I actually think it does serve a purpose...

poptart

[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"] that is another that bugs me and thanks for reminding. I had a friend who used to change it to "at this juncture" which was alright a time or two but he used that phrase all the time.[QUOTE="poptart"]

I use 'it is what it is' a bit really as a means to rephrase 'that's life'. I actually think it does serve a purpose...

iowastate

I use 'it is what it is' a bit really as a means to rephrase 'that's life'. I actually think it does serve a purpose...

poptart

Looking at recent times of economic hardship and speaking with people worried about their jobs and income, 'it is what it is' was a fairly apt phrase used to denote that you're looking at things philosophically – no point worrying about something you can't control and to encourage others to do the same… I would say that's perfectly acceptable English and certainly not worth cringing at...

don't get me wrong

is it not implicit in communication that you make your self understood?

iowastate

Don't get me wrong Is a awesome song 8)

Well, no offense but in all honesty the English language is what is it is. It's all good though, at the end of the day many of us have just learned to live with it. Don't get me wrong, somtime these phrases can annoy me too. But what ever, there is nothing I can do about it. You have to realize everything (including dumb phrases) happen for a reason, and you just have to keep going forward through life.

*hopes I was the first jerk to do something like this :P*

Well, no offense but in all honesty the English language is what is it is. It's all good though, at the end of the day many of us have just learned to live with it. Don't get me wrong, somtime these phrases can annoy me too. But what ever, there is nothing I can do about it. You have to realize everything (including dumb phrases) happen for a reason, and you just have to keep going forward through life.

*hopes I was the first jerk to do something like this :P*

Bluestorm-Kalas

In the poetic words of John Rambo, "You can't change what is....go home."

To be honest, those are all good phrases. So... whatever.

I agree with some of those, i use no offense sometimes, the most recent way i used it was: "no offense but you are pretty particular about video games." I dont think its that bad?

there are quite a few of them that are over used

and are pointless phrases that have no meaning and grate on the ear while transmitting no information.

if a word or phrase only induces a cringe and adds nothing to the convo why use it at all?

it is what it is

it means nothing why bother saying it?

It's all good

It's all so obvious by adding "all" you don't mean a thing by saying this

To be honest

when this phrase is used something is either left unsaid or everything else you say is dishonest

No offense

I really dislike hearing this

was there ever a more insincere or superfluouse phrase?

what ever

this is the most annoying phrase in the language. Don't you just want to smack anyone who uses it.

other than a little girl - they can get away with the "w" word.

don't get me wrong

is it not implicit in communication that you make your self understood?

with all due respect

if you meant to be respectful you would not have to emphasize

everything happens for a reason

duh! talk about pointing out the obvious.

at the end of the day

we will be going to bed

going forward

announcing your next footstep

to be continued , sold out and can i put you on hold

while annoing are not in the same category because those phrases serve some purpose and do impart information.

my gripe is with phrases that are meaningless.

I'm interested to know if others in OT are also bothered by useless phrases and which of them bother you the most?

iowastate

uhh No offence, but with all do respect to be honest I disagree. Don't get me wrong its just i dont see how any of these "annoying phrases in English that serve no purpose." but do you know what? at the end of the day its all good. :)

You left out "Can I ask you a question."dreDREb13

I think that's the first one I agree with. No point in asking to ask a question when you're going to take the right anyways.

Everything you've mentioned serves a purpose in the English language. You just don't know how or when to use them.

I overuse so many of the examples you gave TC. Especially "to be honest".

[QUOTE="iowastate"]

there are quite a few of them that are over used

and are pointless phrases that have no meaning and grate on the ear while transmitting no information.

if a word or phrase only induces a cringe and adds nothing to the convo why use it at all?

it is what it is

it means nothing why bother saying it?

It's all good

It's all so obvious by adding "all" you don't mean a thing by saying this

To be honest

when this phrase is used something is either left unsaid or everything else you say is dishonest

No offense

I really dislike hearing this

was there ever a more insincere or superfluouse phrase?

what ever

this is the most annoying phrase in the language. Don't you just want to smack anyone who uses it.

other than a little girl - they can get away with the "w" word.

don't get me wrong

is it not implicit in communication that you make your self understood?

with all due respect

if you meant to be respectful you would not have to emphasize

everything happens for a reason

duh! talk about pointing out the obvious.

at the end of the day

we will be going to bed

going forward

announcing your next footstep

to be continued , sold out and can i put you on hold

while annoing are not in the same category because those phrases serve some purpose and do impart information.

my gripe is with phrases that are meaningless.

I'm interested to know if others in OT are also bothered by useless phrases and which of them bother you the most?

T_REX305

uhh No offence, but with all do respect to be honest I disagree. Don't get me wrong its just i dont see how any of these "annoying phrases in English that serve no purpose." but do you know what? at the end of the day its all good. :)

Niiiiicce. LOL

to be honest (and yes it's genuine) i do use some of these sentences and am not bothered by them

I disagree, but I HATE "whatever". th3warr1or

I say whatever to piss people off... that's it.

My choice is anyways.

I actually find most of those phrases to convey practical meanings, which you seem to not understand.coolbeans90

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]I actually find most of those phrases to convey practical meanings, which you seem to not understand.iowastate

Mix n' match doesn't work as well. But at the end of the day, I go to sleep. Goodnight.

[QUOTE="iowastate"][QUOTE="coolbeans90"]I actually find most of those phrases to convey practical meanings, which you seem to not understand.coolbeans90

Mix n' match doesn't work as well. But at the end of the day, I go to sleep. Goodnight.

"it is what it is" does serve a purpose. It makes me cringe when I hear it used. If you speak English as your primary language why not bother to sound like you know how to speak the language? It does not take that much effort to speak as though you have at least a passing knowledge of English. Too many people who were born in an English speaking nation speak like they should be taking an "English as a second language course" and do not realize how strange they sound.iowastate

Just because you find them annoying doesnt mean that those who use them dont use the language properly.

I use alot of those. I'd imagine talking to people would be pretty boring if everyone talked with flawless enunciation and English like some kind of genius robot.

People are going to use words however they want, it is what is is. But you just got to go with the flow, at the end of the day it's all good. To be honest, I feel this is kind of a pointless topic in and of it's self. Of course I mean no offense to you. Don't get me wrong(, I like you but this thread just doesn't deliver the goods. I am a firm believer in everything happens for a reason so maybe you'll meet a nice girl because of your hate for these phrases. Going forward, you just need to relax because they're just words. No reason to get worked up over them, you just have to think "whatever" and move on.

It is what it is? :lol:

That's so pointless, lol.

The others, I don't mind, though.

cheesyjon

[QUOTE="jeremiah06"][QUOTE="cheesyjon"]

It is what it is? :lol:

That's so pointless, lol.

The others, I don't mind, though.

SEANMCAD

well usually the 'it is what it is' comes from someone else asking a random conversation starter question 'how is it' in which everyone in the conversation knows nobody really cares how it is or even what the 'it' is.

So its better than '*** off'

is it not implicit in communication that you make your self understood?

iowastate

not always...