# 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:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/61 "2002-10-31T12:39:27Z")
“Not three bad”. “Lovely jubbly”. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/62 "2002-10-31T17:19:18Z")
**Engineering pet-peeve** : I _hate_ it when I ask a simple technical question and, after a long pause, the **“answer”** starts off as follows: “Well, it depends…” “Yes and no…” “Possibly…” :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Chanteuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chanteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanteuse)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/63 "2002-10-31T17:57:06Z")
One my sister reminded me of is “coming with” as in “are you coming with?” or “I want to come with.” With _what_? With me? With guns a-blazin’? Both of us hate that phrase because it just sounds lazy and stupid to us! ---
**Author:** ![SparrowHawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SparrowHawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SparrowHawk)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/64 "2002-10-31T21:46:51Z")
The use of “much” to mean “very”, as in “painful much?” Yes. “Case closed” ranks right up there with “Nuff said.” I have never heard of “jumping the shark”, either, and my teen usually keeps me abreast of these things. I’m not sure I’m glad it’s gotten an extension. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2002, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/65 "2002-11-01T01:31:08Z")
OK, a little off topic, but “Recommend me…” I see this all the time on this board. It is a huge pet peeve of mine. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/66 "2002-11-02T15:31:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Marine\_One \* > \*\*“DUDE!!” > Spoken by a 12 year old is ok. Spoken by a 35 year old is annoying. > > \*\* I HATE “Dude!” I hate it so much, I can’t even list it as an acceptable phrase for a 12 year old. It needs to be vanquished from the American vocabulary, and quickly. A few more" “frankly” - this word always sets off my bullshit alarm. “ya know what I’m saying?” - this one’s even worse when it’s used repeatedly at the end of a sentence. I think “bling bling” is just dumb and I’ve had enough of “keepin it real” too. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/67 "2002-11-02T15:32:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Marine\_One \* > \*\*“DUDE!!” > Spoken by a 12 year old is ok. Spoken by a 35 year old is annoying. > > \*\* I HATE “Dude!” I hate it so much, I can’t even list it as an acceptable phrase for a 12 year old. It needs to be vanquished from the American vocabulary, and quickly. A few more" “frankly” - this word always sets off my bullshit alarm. “ya know what I’m saying?” or “ya know what I mean?” - these are even worse when used repeatedly at the end of a sentence. ---
**Author:** ![krisolov](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krisolov/32/3724_2.png) [@krisolov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krisolov)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172/68 "2002-11-02T20:02:55Z")
How about “It is and it isn’t?” Well, which is it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressions-you-hate/134172.md?page=3)