What phrases or things are like nails on a blackboard to you?

privatebanker · May 6

This directive is coming from “top of the house”.

It’s coming from the attic?

BmacNJ · May 6

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner

VeryHappy · May 6

Well, a new one for me -- beyond the "guest vs customer" thing -- is that my son, a psychologist, apparently has clients, not patients.

Huh.

rickle1 · May 6

^ sounds like he plans on them being in the system for a long time..... just kidding, no offense meant at all.

Scipio · May 6

Veterinarians have both clients and patients. The client is the one with a wallet and the patient is the one wearing a collar and leash.

privatebanker · May 6

@Scipio that description could also work for the psychologist.

🤔😃

Hoggirl · May 6

I just came across another one - people who use the word, “tenant,” when they mean “tenet.” No, that’s not a core “tenant” of your philosophy!

natty1988 · May 7

@MomofJandL I forgot about "methinks." I don't like that term either!

MomofWildChild · May 7

I remembered my absolute MOST irritating- "leaving to pursue other interests" when someone has been fired.

rockymtnhigh2 · May 7

Or ^, “spend more time with my family”

Waiting2exhale · May 7

While no one in my house besides me seems to hear the distinction, the use of the non-word "intregal," or "intrecal/intrical," when one intends "integral".

bouders · May 7

I hate the word "babymoon" . It's too cutesy. And why would you wait until you're nauseous or unable to do a lot of activities to go on a vacation?

My cousins in eastern Ontario used "I seen" a lot.

doschicos · May 7

Thoughts and prayers

whatisyourquest · May 8

"You go girl"

STEM2017 · May 8

I know this will be very unpopular...I mean VERY unpopular, but when I hear people speaking to their pets and referring to themselves as mommy or daddy I just can't help but cringe.

Go ahead, unleash the hounds.

Waiting2exhale · May 8

"You go girl"

Imagine having educators punctuate statements to you in this manner. Makes one's skin cells want to slough away from the bone en masse.

smdur1970 · May 8

Aspiration, aspirational.

If you're commited to achieving something, call it a goal.

lvvcsf · May 8

I live in Ohio and for some reason we like to leave off the verb "to be". You'll hear "the grass needs cut or the laundry needs done". The joke is that if Shakespeare was from Ohio his soliloquy would be "or not".

momo2x2018 · May 8

I thought of this thread as I was chatting w my DH last night and he related to me a 'little antidote' Huh?

privatebanker · May 8

@lvvcsf That’s a Pittsburgh and western PA thing too.

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