# Expressions that annoy the hell out of you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 11, 2004, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-annoy-the-hell-out-of-you/259454 "2004-08-11T23:33:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2004, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-annoy-the-hell-out-of-you/259454/101 "2004-08-16T23:39:56Z")
“Are we having fun yet?” Usually uttered by a coworker when you’re in the middle of doing something so unpleasant you’d rather be off somewhere having a double mastectomy (or being castrated if you happen to be a man). ---
**Author:** ![ReBusEniGma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@ReBusEniGma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReBusEniGma)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-annoy-the-hell-out-of-you/259454/102 "2004-08-17T00:59:54Z")
> [@jastu](#): > > I have mentioned this before but I absolutely detest **awesome** , especially when it’s said as awwwwsooome! For crying out loud people, when are we going to put this one to rest. I agree. I’ll add the word “totally” to that. Either as a stand-alone expression or especially when coupled with the word, “awesome” - Wasn’t that a great movie? – Yeah. Totally.\* Or - That movie was totally awesome! – Oh totally! Awesome! \* That irks me. There was one exception where I laughed at it’s use. It was Eddy Murphy as that goofy twin in the movie “Bowfinger”. In one scene, as the girl takes off her shirt, he looks at her and gets this stupid grin on his face, then looks at the director (Steve Martin ) and says, “Aawwwsoooome”. Then he looks back at the actress and says, “You’re gonna be a star.” I thought it was quite hilarious. “Big Time” - So, did we close that contract Bob? --Oh yeah…big time. \* “Doable” I know it really is a legitimate word, but I can’t help but hate its over-use in my workplace. - How does this project plan work for you Mr. Client? – That’s sounds doable Mr. enigma… \* GAH!!! That’s not the word here people!!! How about, \*feasible, reasonable, agreeable, equitable, fine, workable, excellent, splendid… \* _groan_ > [@Marley23](#): > > “For all intensive purposes” and “smoking mirrors” are both auditory abortions. **Marley23** , forgive me if you intentionally stated it that way for emphasis, in which case I like your humor and you can disregard the rest of this paragrah. I’ve usually heard it as “For all intents and purposes” which makes much more sense when used in context. Either way you look at it, they are both agitating IMO. ---
**Author:** ![ReBusEniGma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@ReBusEniGma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReBusEniGma)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-annoy-the-hell-out-of-you/259454/103 "2004-08-17T01:03:56Z")
Sorry, I have must have contracted RIS today. (Rushed Italic Syndrome). ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-annoy-the-hell-out-of-you/259454/104 "2004-08-17T03:06:31Z")
“Dialogue” when used as a verb. I know it can be used as a verb. But when someone says “Well, why don’t we meet for coffee and we can dialogue about that?” I want to jab my pen in his/her eye. Yes, I know it’s irrational. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-annoy-the-hell-out-of-you/259454/105 "2004-08-17T04:23:22Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > **"Whatever"** > > This is the most gratingly obnoxious response to a cogent argument I’ve ever encountered. It nearly makes me homicidal. It’s patronizing and dismissive and all users of same should be executed immediately. Which is why some people choose to use this as a tool when arguing. They know it will drive the recipient insane. To me, it’s a great challenge of your self control, if you can effectively derail their feeble attempt with utter logic and not allow it to cause even the slightest rise in blood pressure, You win! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-annoy-the-hell-out-of-you/259454/106 "2004-08-17T04:55:57Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > Just so you know, **Knock yourself out** and **Whatever** are supposed to be dismissive and uncaring, so there is no point in complaining about them sounding that way! “Knock yourself out” pretty much means “go ahead, go at it until you fall exhausted to the floor, I really don’t care.” Right, but a lot of people use “knock yourself out” when they aren’t really meaning to be so, they’re just using a “trendy” phrase. My former boyfriend used to do this all the time meaning it to just be casual, I used to knock him upside the HEAD 😃 (that’s not why he’s a “former” though). ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-annoy-the-hell-out-of-you/259454/107 "2004-08-17T10:27:29Z")
> [@Eats\_Crayons](#): > > “Dialogue” when used as a verb. > > I know it can be used as a verb. But when someone says “Well, why don’t we meet for coffee and we can dialogue about that?” I want to jab my pen in his/her eye. > > Yes, I know it’s irrational. No, that sounds like a completely rational response to me! I don’t get that one at work, but I _have_ gotten “incent” as a verbal form of incentive. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-annoy-the-hell-out-of-you/259454/108 "2004-08-17T11:02:50Z")
> [@ReBusEniGma](#): > > **Marley23** , forgive me if you intentionally stated it that way for emphasis, in which case I like your humor and you can disregard the rest of this paragrah. I’ve usually heard it as “For all intents and purposes” which makes much more sense when used in context. Either way you look at it, they are both agitating IMO. “For all intents and purposes” is correct. It’s a cliche, so it’s got that working against it, but at least it makes sense. Sometimes people mangle it into “for all intesive purposes,” and it becomes much more annoying. Probably because it’s a clue the person doesn’t understand the words he’s using. It’s not actually an expression, but I’m really sick of “cow-orker.” It’s not funny and probably never was. Maybe it was mildly amusing. But when something mildly funny becomes insanely popular, it crosses over into the land of irritating and it just gets worse and worse. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-annoy-the-hell-out-of-you/259454/109 "2004-08-17T13:40:30Z")
“Are we having fun yet?” is one that brings to the surface my primal urge to kill. Other work-related ones hat get me are “Don’t work too hard!” , and “Are you working hard, or hardly working?” Yeah, that’s a real knee-slapper :rolleyes: . ---
**Author:** ![KarlWinslow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@KarlWinslow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlWinslow)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-annoy-the-hell-out-of-you/259454/110 "2004-08-17T14:03:51Z")
ASAP is bad enough in any form, but if I were czar, though the expression would be reluctantly allowed, pronouncing it as a word (i.e., AY-sap) instead of pronouncing each individual letter would be a capital offense. ---
**Author:** ![Servo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@Servo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Servo)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-annoy-the-hell-out-of-you/259454/111 "2004-08-17T16:44:11Z")
> [@Oy!](#): > > I don’t get that one at work, but I _have_ gotten “incent” as a verbal form of incentive. That’s not half as bad as “incentivize.” ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-annoy-the-hell-out-of-you/259454/112 "2004-08-17T19:22:18Z")
In an ideal world, a legal response to “Working hard or hardly working?” would be to wrap both hands around the idiot’s neck and ask, “Breathing hard or hardly breathing?” ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-annoy-the-hell-out-of-you/259454/113 "2004-08-17T20:00:05Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > I **so** hate that one. Sorry, Canvas, nothing personal, but that one’s my peeve. It’s an annoying expression that seemed to come from the Friends pool of slang. And I also hate “like” to string words together. In high school I had this great English teacher who, anytime someone used “like” improperly, would say, “It’s not ‘like’ anything.” That really broke me of the habit and made me notice when others said it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-that-annoy-the-hell-out-of-you/259454.md?page=5)