Words, usages, and phrases that annoy the shit out of you...

but LL is probably correct to say it is overused hyperbole in almost all cases

famous example: "the heartbreak of psoriasis". hell, I have psoriasis and heartbreak isn't even in the same country.

exactly -- i'm not saying it's not real, just saying it's an overused and cheap cliche

I wrote a couple sonnets recently and it turns out all metaphors and most three-word phrases are cliches. :(

I can't really imagine that kind of pain, Aimless, I hope you never experience it again.

‘Shut the front door’ is associated with ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’ because Guy Fieri says it more often than ‘flavortown’.

I picture Elaine saying it on Seinfeld. I’m glad I don't watch any Guy Fieri shows.

^ Yes! I'm certain that Elaine said it at least a couple times. I have no idea if it's old or not it just sounds like it is somehow.

We're probably getting into overly-prescriptive, distinctly 'my problem' territory here, but I keep hearing people at work say 'squash' when they mean 'quash' and it's driving me nuts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20hgQa-mkVQ

That undercuts the impact my much-beloved retort, 'no, YOU'RE the door!'

Flippin' eck, Tucker.

"hydrate" is not a better way to say "drink water."

Nobody actually says "quash." Everyone says "squash" instead.

It's the new 'expresso'.

I don't think I've ever heard that usage of "squash" irl.

I'm going to up the ante and start using 'squish' in the hopes that someone will tell me that, um, actually, it's 'squash'.

"up the ante" reminds me about "up your game."

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um actually its quish

quash, btw, quote commonly used and i dont think ive ever seen squash used instead in the manner offered itt

Come to the States, we love to say things worng.

ive been and I heard

did anyone say "you do you" yet?

Yeah definitely I think it was me

"you do you" is only acceptable when it's used as a euphemism for "go fuck yourself"

It's neutral enough on the face of it that it might've been a more innocuous phrase had it originated in another time, but in our current era it seems to have an inherently passive aggressive vibe.

"you do you" is definitely the northeast/mid-atlantic "bless your heart"

What does it mean?

"I do not agree with or quite understand what you are doing, but it doesn't really harm me so whatevs."

"Go fuck yourself"

just putting “go” before any verb is so fucking irritating

Go figure.

https://i.redditmedia.com/dCBfAlCwc6wQxlTLRutBJ1RCUodQANBcur8xOId5WKs.png?w=640&s=3920cb76f6c8bd04c400758ad9a96a04

go go.

cranking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzetG-rucGs

really bored of 'Cockwomble'

"my guy" and "my dude" which are everywhere on the internet right now. like "you're using the wrong browser, my dude". ugh.

still better than 'fam' but yeah

wayyy worse than fam what are you on bruv

Yeah mookie, that's a hard disagree.

i'm not your dude, pilgrim

“Fam” is aave whereas “my dude” has gotta be white person talk so I’m way more comfortable with white ppl saying “my dude”

Omg “hard” or “soft” anything for me. Too much!

What everyone really needs to accept is that it’s horribly grating to hear anyone say anything that anyone else has ever said before

Can u just stop

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"virtue signalling" and "whataboutism"

What everyone really needs to accept is that it’s horribly grating to hear anyone say anything that anyone else has ever said before

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slang usage is embarrassing when employed recklessly

"fam" grates on me a bit. The bf's podcast facebook group call each other "fam bam" all the time which is arrrrgh

i also dislike virtue signalling as a phrase because it is used pejoratively by MRA cunts a lot.

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