[bruinbirdman]

"That's so gay."

[Diogenesis]

I’ve got to go clean the yard.
There is a small tree I will chop down, and then chop up.

[Aeronaut]

I’ve been driving on the parkway, now I am going to park in the driveway.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

This sort of thing is a stock slow news day filler item. I’m sorry, but not a particularly good example, either. I like certain Briticisms like, “Stop whinging.”

[Man50D]

Same difference.

[albee]

bump for later read

[Syberyenta]

“Thusly”

[Yankee]

“multitasking” which apparently means (at least at my job) banging your own head against the wall while your boss simultaneously kicks you in your ass.

[Thrownatbirth]

I never understood “your personal” whatever from nose hair trimmers to pan pizza. I suppose it’s meant to appeal to people who grew up in orpanages and had to share every worldly possession with the other kids.

[ichabod1]

No, that’s a good one.

[GATOR NAVY]

“I could care less” when they really mean “I couldn’t care less.”

[Man50D]

“Bipartisanship”

[dakine]

“The fact of the matter...”

[Strategerist]

“At this point in time.”

Means the EXACT SAME THING as “At this time” yet takes longer to say.

For some reason, it’s impossible for any sort of official to give a press conference without saying “at this point in time.” I don’t get it.

“For all intensive purposes” isn’t annoying, just funny that people mishear “for all intents and purposes” so badly.

[familyop]

"High on the list of grievances was the increasing use of slang, poor grammar and the incorporation of Americanisms into everyday speech."

"Americanisms" are better for communication than snobbish baby talk (rhyming nonsense and language lacking needed words).

[GretchenM]

The infuriating rising inflections at the end of sentences that make everything sound like a question? - Steve Grant

Oh ... MY ... GOD ... that is like ... sooooo annoying! I hate thawt.

When the waitress plonks the plate in front of you and says, "there you go". Where do I go? Where's there? - Ken Clarke

I hate it when the restaurant wait person stops at the table to ask, "Are ya still working on that?" For heaven's sake, it's not a term paper. My fellow diners and I are not cows chewing the cud. Just ask, "Would you like me to remove any of these plates?", or something similar.

[Maria S]

Two words that irritate me:

1. Awesome...some people apparently know no other word to express their feelings of being overwhelmed by something.

2. More importantly...should be “more important”. Importantly is apparently used to make one feel more important.

[don-o]

BS Bingo

[gitmo]

Someone ACTUALLY typed all that stuff in. They ACTUALLY collected all these silly phrases.

[Freedom4US]

I always heare that “pre-registration” starts soon. How does that differ from good ole registration? Now that I’ve mentioned it, can annoy everyone else.

[gitmo]

Don’t go there.