# Expressions I hate **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 10, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620 "2022-04-10T16:15:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/81 "2022-04-13T13:37:29Z")
> [@mglambo](#): > > They generally make all the weights the same like one pound each. I don’t usually want that much so I have to wait my turn to get my stuff sliced up. Why not mix it up a bit. They don’t do it for _your_ convenience, they do it for _their_ convenience. They found that nearly everybody orders a pound, so if they do it in advance they can cover the majority of the orders ahead of time. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/82 "2022-04-13T13:39:23Z")
Not expressions, just single words. These three come as a set: vacay craycray vajayjay ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/83 "2022-04-13T14:22:06Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > “It’s always in the last place you look.” > > Yeah, I’d be a complete moron if I kept looking for it after I found it, now wouldn’t I? Was I mistaken in thinking that this was the entire point of that expression? That it’s a joke? ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/84 "2022-04-13T14:26:25Z")
> [@CookingWithGas](#): > > They don’t do it for _your_ convenience, they do it for _their_ convenience. They found that nearly everybody orders a pound, so if they do it in advance they can cover the majority of the orders ahead of time. I don’t see the conflict of interest. If nearly everybody orders a pound, they are providing exactly what nearly all their customers want without having to wait in line. And this also shortens the line for anyone who wants some other amount. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/85 "2022-04-13T14:33:00Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > Was I mistaken in thinking that this was the entire point of that expression? That it’s a joke? no. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/86 "2022-04-13T14:33:44Z")
> [@Boycott](#): > > _my lived experience…_ > > Why not just say _my experience_ To me, the former expression carries the important connotation of “watch your privilege”. For example - a White person might claim that “in their experience” they see little racism in modern society - but they do not have the perspective of _living as_ anything other than White person all day, every day. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/87 "2022-04-13T14:35:12Z")
The worst expressions are anal expressions. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/88 "2022-04-13T15:08:42Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > Was I mistaken in thinking that this was the entire point of that expression? That it’s a joke? I dunno. I just find it unhelpful, and the lilting manner it’s generally said in makes it grate on my nerves even more. If it’s a joke, it’s not a good one. ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/89 "2022-04-13T18:12:50Z")
> [@BrickBat](#): > > > [@panache45](#): > > > > “Ya know what I’m sayin’?” > > Oh yeah, that’s an irritating one. Lots of times I hear people inject that phrase after every single sentence they say in a conversation. Oh, it can be so much worse. I was in a conversation with somebody who kept saying that, and for some inane reason I couldn’t help myself, I said “Yeah I see what you mean” every goddam time. I wanted to smack both of us. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/90 "2022-04-13T19:39:44Z")
Actually, I have a few ideas for this thread, but … can we put a pin in it and circle back ? Maybe we should have a conversation … Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/91 "2022-04-13T20:45:07Z")
Today I was looking for something I haven’t seen for a couple of months. I had several places to look. I got to one unlikely place. I thought if it isn’t there I will give up and go to “plan B”. It was in the last place I would look. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/92 "2022-04-13T23:47:22Z")
I had a co-worker who was fond of saying “To be perfectly honest…” as a preface to any opinion. It made me crazy because I was always perfectly honest with her in every situation and I didn’t feel the need to quantify my honesty. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/93 "2022-04-14T02:36:56Z")
Any time someone starts off with “As a this, that or other, I…” be prepared for boasting. Any time someones says “As a this, that, or other, you…” be prepared for chiding. I hate it when people use “impact” instead of affect or effect. It may have added some emphasis a few decades ago, but now it has lost that connotation through over use and just sounds trite. ---
**Author:** ![pirviii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pirviii/32/3233_2.png) [@pirviii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pirviii)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/94 "2022-04-14T03:14:42Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > “It’s always in the last place you look.” I think the full expression is “It’s always in the last place you would think to look”. Like when you find your keys in the freezer, that’s the last place I’d think to look for them, but there they were. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/95 "2022-04-14T03:16:33Z")
I’ve heard it said that way, too. It’s about the same level of funny or helpful, in my opinion. YMMV ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/96 "2022-04-14T20:11:12Z")
Ohh yes. Or perhaps I should say “yay yay.” ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/97 "2022-04-14T20:13:34Z")
My daughter is fond of starting sentences with “Not gonna lie…” It strikes me as very peculiar. Why would I expect otherwise? ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/98 "2022-04-14T22:34:05Z")
At the end of the day, it’s midnight. You know what they say about sleeping dogs; you can’t believe what they tell you. Just let 'em lie. ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/99 "2022-04-14T23:24:30Z")
Every goddam thing these days is an inflection point. Anything that interests you for more than twenty minutes led you down a rabbit hole. I’ll bet that at the end of the rabbit hole lies an inflection point. **Boycott’s** offering reminded me of another: “my truth,” another one where “my experience” is more appropriate. There’s only one truth, even if it’s mostly elusive. “Do you know the definition of crazy?” Repeating the same cliche over and over and thinking it’s clever. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620/100 "2022-04-15T13:39:26Z")
I had a boss who was fond of “if you stop to think about it”, with the strong implication that his pretty competent group of programmer/designers just willy-nilly chose the first solution that came to mind. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-i-hate/962620.md?page=6)