Cliches That Annoy You The Most?

It seems like people speak more and more in cliches these days and it sort of annoys me when I hear people do that. I suppose the one that ticks me off the most is "at the end of the day". Seriously people just stop it! Which ones annoy you guys the most?

 

I just saw someone the other day complaining about "irregardless". I think it actually IS a word though because spell check doesn't correct it. Although it DOES correct "Steelers"... Hmmm....

 

Yeah it's like a Catch 22 version of a word.

 

Anytime someone begins a sentence with the word "So........." - especially when they've just been asked a question. It implies they didn't hear the question and already have a bloviated rehearsed answer "irregardless" of the question.

The other is calling the Cowpersons "America's Team" (although this year they just might be). They are a well oiled machine, a veritable juggernaut, a force to be reckoned with, the bees knees, the cats pajamas, the real deal, a hunka hunka burning love, etc etc.

 

You can always tell someone is losing an argument when they start a response with "Well I don't really think that's the issue..." "Pundits" do it all the time.

 

When someone says, "Not for nothin', but..." What does that even mean? It's so dumb.

"Irregardless" is annoying to me, too. The correct usage is "regardless."

It also drives me bonkers when someone uses "alot" instead of "a lot."

Spelling class wasn't that hard, people!

 

It seems i am most bothered when people begin sentences with

IT SEEMS

Or what have ya
period the end
with out a doubt
whatever floats your boat
waiting for the other shoe to drop
zigged when you should have zagged
literally ironic
bought the farm
sure you meant something else

 

not for nuthin
is literally like
for what it's worth
alot of the time

 

As if!!!

 

Or when some (legend in their own mind) hi brow feels compelled to run out once again the insane "definition of insanity". Makes me pro-nuclear. (or makes me want to borrow Dar's hot seat for a few minutes).

 

like

Go for two

 

.......and what not!

 

Arby's We have the meats

 

Sha na na na....na na na na...hey hey hey...goodbye!

 

Is it just me...or are most of these clichés a "Pennsylvania " thing??? lol! I hear a lot of these when I'm home, but not so much here in ATL. Of course we have the whole y'all ,fixen, itchin ,etc sayings. Lol! I've been in the south awhile and people I meet still ask me "you aren't from around here are ya?"

 

I know the "not for nuthin'" thing isn't from Pennsylvania. At least not from where I live. I've never, ever heard anyone say it other than a girl I work with who says it alllllll the time. She's originally from somewhere in Ohio, and then she moved to Boston, and then to Pennsylvania to move in with and have a relationship with her cousin. True story.

And, yes, her cousin is as big of a weirdo as she is. Obviously.

 

Mine is when people say, "you're fine" unnecessarily. I notice it more in younger people, and I hear it more and more often.

For example, there was someone standing in my way in an aisle at a store. They weren't paying any attention to anyone around them and were blocking the aisle. So I finally said, "excuse me" to get their attention as I pushed past them, and their response was, "oh, you're fine." Well, thanks, but I wasn't at all concerned about whether or not I was "fine," I was trying to let you know that you were oblivious to the fact that you're blocking everyone else's way through the aisle.

I have an employee who uses the phrase constantly, too. For example, I'll tell him that I'm going to be out of the office and I need him to cover something, and his response will be the same, "oh, you're fine" as if he's giving me his approval to be out of the office despite the fact that he works for me. It drives me nuts sometimes. I never would have said something like that to one of my bosses.

 

Another one is when people refer to food as "healthy food." When you're referring to consumption and how it affects the body after being eaten, food is "healthful" not "healthy." Healthy would refer to whether or not the food is thriving in it's own state of existence.

It's not something that really bugs me much, especially because just about everyone uses it that way, but I still snicker at it.

 

Along SteelinOhio's lines - many of my pet peeves are with waitpersons at restaurants:

1. You order something right off the menu - and they say "No problem!" like they're doing you a big favor taking your order. Does this mean that sometimes ordering something off of the menu WOULD be a problem?
2. They return to your table 7 times and keep asking "How's everything tasting?" Which would mean you'd be out of line if you told them your steak is greenish yellow or there are vermin droppings in your soup. Taste is only one of about 10 important factors when dining out. I hate the mind control game played by these minimum wage earners in Cali getting $50/hr now (just kidding - but almost).

 

If you ever heard me talk you'd DEFINITELY feel like you were waaaay south of Pittsburgh and I'm actually just 3 and a half hrs north of you. I never put a G at the end of anything that ends with "ing" for the most part. I also say "fixin'" and "reckon" all the time as well. What's funny is once I was at Heinz and I asked for a "Hot Dog and a Coke" and the guys says "Where's that accent from???" and I said "Where do you think it's from?" and he said "South side of Pittsburgh..." and I said "Yeah. Waaaay south side." LOL!