I hate it when people say the following phrases. I will not be covering words like “like”. [Side note: I hate people who also don't understand that "like" has its place in the English as an adverb, conjunction, preposition, and an adjective like I used it here and just before this sentence] They’re overused and have become meaningless. For those who uses these phrases a lot, it can be demeaning.
1. “Awkward Silence”
You really didn’t need to say anything at the silence; you’re just making it more awkward by making note (and making everyone aware) of the silence. Conversations have their time to begin and their time to end.
2. “Me and (Person X)…”
Firstly, this just kills me on my English nerd side. [Explanation: me is not a subject pronoun, and this sentence is using it as a subject pronoun-use I. Also, it is rude to put yourself first, though it would be correct to say I and Person X...] This kills me even more when everyone that I’m around doesn’t understand this simple rule.
3. “Just saying”
When someone says this to me, I feel like they don’t want to offend me but they want to tell me something that normally would offend me. I think people just need to know how to better approach the situation. Those who say “Just saying” should pull the person aside, talk quietly about what is on their mind, and do it in the most professional way possible.
4. “Nuff said”
This one is simple: If there was enough said, why did you need to say that?
5. “Just wondering”
If you’re asking a question, you’re clearly wondering. I don’t mind when it’s used when the question may be taken offensively, but it has become a common trend to end questions with this.
Other things that just anger me:
1. Asking a question involving direction and ending it with at.
2. Mispronouncing words like “ask” (“I assed you that question already”) or “idea” (“Great ideer”)
I think it’d be quite fun and interesting to look back at this post in ten years to see how our trends have changed. What do you hate? Leave it in a comment below.
