# Expressions you hate **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 28, 2002, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172 "2002-10-28T00:03:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/41 "2002-10-28T21:11:24Z")
“At the end of the day…” Unfortunately there is actually a country song out with this as the title/catchline. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![panache](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c77e96/32.png) [@panache](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/42 "2002-10-28T21:29:55Z")
**Shade** , You my dear have a special dispensation for usage of the term “literally.” You clearly know the definition of the word and can refrain from being obnoxious- This dispensation also give you the obligation and privelege of teaching others the correct usage of above phrase. 😛 Re: “jumping the shark” I feel a little cheated. I sort of live under a rock and that phrase came to my attention only days ago. I haven’t had the chance to personally wear it out, it makes me a little sad, can we keep it for just 24 more hours??? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/43 "2002-10-28T21:58:48Z")
Me too, **panache.** I don’t even know what it means. When we’re in a meeting and the manager says, “Let’s talk about this off-line” I just want to tear my eyeballs out with my bare fingers and throw them at him (the eyeballs, not the fingers.) ---
**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:** [October 29, 2002, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/44 "2002-10-29T00:25:41Z")
My brother told me about a guy he knew who was credit manager for a mobile home dealer. He said, "He’s the guy who has to tell people whether or not they qualify to be trailer trash –Nott ---
**Author:** ![ghandi5569](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@ghandi5569](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ghandi5569)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/45 "2002-10-29T03:05:02Z")
quote from Soup\_De\_Jour > [@](#): > > So, saying “That was an awesome thing you did, my man!” would be acceptable? In that context, fine. But the people who say “My Man” like their man is a possession…they bug me. It’s very trashy talk show to me. And I don’t like that. ---
**Author:** ![Kaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Kaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaya)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/46 "2002-10-29T03:30:31Z")
hella good actually hella anything irritates me ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/47 "2002-10-29T04:31:13Z")
“Jumping the shark” is in reference to Fonzie waterskiing on “Happy Days” and jumping over a shark that was gonna get him. It is looked at as the turning point from medoicrity to pure garbage. Or from a good show to one that should be cancelled. Someone else will probably post more succicnt details/reasons (they always do). **CIAO!** **ADIOS!** **Good post, no?** ---
**Author:** ![Fang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@Fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fang)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/48 "2002-10-29T06:55:04Z")
How about “I’m just saying!”? As if that could possibly justify any totally idiotic thing you just said. For instance: “If there’s too much garbage in those landfills, why don’t they just burn it?” “Duh, because burnt garbage releases poisonous fumes and is terrible for human lungs, not to mention the atmosphere?” “Oh. Well, I’m just saying!” Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/49 "2002-10-29T07:01:02Z")
The only phrases that really irritate me are the ones that subconciously escape from my mouth out of habit. Lately I have gotten in the habit of saying “Well, to be perfectly honest…” at times when it is really stupid and pointless. For example: friend is standing at fridge and says "I got Coke and Mountain Dew, which do ya want " Me: “Well, to be perfectly honest, I’d like a Coke” ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/50 "2002-10-29T13:04:38Z")
Ooh, I get dispensation. Thanks. The only phrase I can think of is ‘ **could care less** ’ again. No, wait, one of my friends is going through a buzzword phase. I nominate ‘ **Let’s put some structure on this**.’ ---
**Author:** ![Dirty\_Earthworm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Dirty\_Earthworm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirty_Earthworm)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/51 "2002-10-29T15:00:38Z")
“You’re fired.” That one bothers me a lot. And my ex actually got me saying “hella,” which I have since passed on to others. So, shoot me now, please. I have done a bad, bad thing. Another nomination to my list: “Well, _that_ was more than I needed to know … too much information…” OK, so maybe it was, but those phrases in general have been worn into the ground and drive me absolutely batshit now. -Dirty ---
**Author:** ![Marine\_One](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marine_one/32/3461_2.png) [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/52 "2002-10-29T16:25:01Z")
“DUDE!!” Spoken by a 12 year old is ok. Spoken by a 35 year old is annoying. “I’d tell you, but I’d have to kill you.” Worked with a guy that said these constantly. We wanted to kill HIM. LOL, IIRC, IMHO, etc… Only in really formal letters from higher positioned people in my company. I don’t mind it in emails, but a formal letter is a formal letter. Using this stuff is like showing you’re cool when you should be serious. Or am I an old poop on this? ---
**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:** [October 29, 2002, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/53 "2002-10-29T20:54:25Z")
“This is so fun!” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/54 "2002-10-30T01:46:57Z")
“Be real” But I was having such a wonderful time being imaginary. BTW, I don’t think “jumped the shark” has jumped the shark yet. Probably if you spend frightening amounts of time on the Internet, you run into it a lot, but I don’t think I’ve heard anybody besides me use it in an actual conversation. I think the guys who run the “Jump the shark” website have stated that they won’t consider the phrase to have jumped the shark until they start seeing it on t-shirts. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/55 "2002-10-30T05:27:04Z")
Original quote by masonite: > [@](#): > > “It’s all good,” which it manifestly isn’t. That reminds me of a lot of New Age jargon and cliches that get on my nerves: 1. Everything is as it should be. 2. “the God within” 3. “into the light” There are lots of others like this. My dislike has nothing to do with what I believe. It has to do with the shallowness of many of those who overuse these phrases. I also can’t tolerate “impacted” as a verb. ---
**Author:** ![Chanteuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chanteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanteuse)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/56 "2002-10-30T13:32:15Z")
I wholeheartedly second “hooking up” and “mighty white of you,” posted by **Zoggie** and **EchoKitty** respectively. I have always hated those expressions with a passion! Also, “Talk to the hand,” with, of course, the hand held palm outward in front of the face. Makes me want to say, “I already know how old you’re acting, you don’t have to show me!” ---
**Author:** ![panache](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c77e96/32.png) [@panache](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/57 "2002-10-30T15:22:51Z")
Okay ladies and gentlemen, This is clearly my fault- but I have never been so painfully cliched inside my head. All the various phrases that we’re mocking are crammed in a festive jumble between my ears- I work in an office where 1st off, I’m the youngest person by a good deal, and, even were I NOT the youngest, telling my boss that he has “jumped the shark” simply wouldn’t do…but now all the responses I can formulate in my head involve some obnoxious phrase (sometimes several.) Am I the only one having this problem??? ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/58 "2002-10-31T06:02:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by racer72 \* > \*\*All the managers at my work have been going to mandatory leadership training. My manager as have many others, have taken to calling their subordinates ‘brother’ or ‘sister’. I remind them that I am not their brother. I even told one manager that called me brother (for the last time I might add), that I was not his brother and if I was, I would go slap our mother for having him. He thought it was funny. I was being serious. \*\* “Stop calling me ‘sister’! I think I would remember if you lived in my mama’s house!” From the pilot episode of **South Central** : a terrific show that was never given a chance. ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/59 "2002-10-31T06:17:03Z")
OK, **Kaya** , but I think No Doubt should be given a pass because their song “Hella Good” is just so damn _catchy_. ---
**Author:** ![Mort\_Furd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mort\_Furd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mort_Furd)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/60 "2002-10-31T12:37:01Z")
Holy cats! You people are making me happy that I don’t have any english speaking friends or colleagues. I think my head would explode if I had to listen to this kind cliched crap all the time. I’m not saying that german is any better. Its just that german is my second language and even after ten years there are old, worn out phrases that I’ve never heard. They aren’t cliches to me because I don’t know them. Which reminds me of the time I jumped on by an english teacher in college. It seems I had used a cliche in a creative writing assignment. How in the hell was I supposed to know that a phrase that I had seen once in one story out of the thousands that I had read up to that time was a cliche? I wanted to ask her what kind of hackneyed crap she read, but I decided not to as I needed to pass the course. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172.md?page=4)