Awkward! Especially when describing a situation that isn't awkward at all

uhm... uhm.... uhmm.....

Anonymous wrote:My mother will tell a story that goes on and on and on...and then she will use the phrase "to make a long story short." No mom, you really didn't make the story short. At all.

looolll

"Sort of." I believe people use "sort of" to replace "uh, um" and to also soften the blow if in fact they are wrong. For example "I sort of thought that was mean," or "the argument turned into sort of a war."

I too hate "at the end of the day," and "we're pregnant!"

piqued my interest.

Anonymous wrote:I hate it when after every statement I make, the other person has to ask, "Right?"....Like "Shut the Fuck up!!"

Agree!!!

Anonymous wrote:Office lingo that REALLY bothers me:
Outside the box
Creating synergy
He's a rock star

Every time I hear these phrases I actually think " you are so full of bullsh&t,"

Plus a few more that drive me nuts:

Strategize
Incentivize

The most annoying word: axe. As in, let me axe you a question.

Random. Thank goodness that seems to be going away. I also hate f'ing cutesy speak like amazeballs, internets, interwebs, bananasface, and other tween crap that adults say like it's so cute! Please stop shortening words like that: totes, adorbs, presh — I will smack your face!!!

My mother will tell a story that goes on and on and on...and then she will use the phrase "to make a long story short." No mom, you really didn't make the story short. At all.

^^^^pp here.

No, it's pretty much always referred to as, "did you buy that at Nordstrom's or Ross's? Want to go to Panera's?"

Anonymous wrote:Adding possession to a proper name, usually a retail establishment. For example;

Nordstrom's

Panera's

Ross's

Ann Taylor's

of course, I cringe when I hear Victoria's Secrets! She only has one secret.

I think they mean like going to ______'s store. So "Nordstrom's store"

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They don't bother me at all. But grammar errors really do. The number of times I've seen "could of" or "should of", etc. on here .... now THAT bugs me!!

I feel sorry for you, OP, that there are so many phrases bugging you! Really!

Well, technically ... you only need three periods in your ellipses. Unless it comes at the end of a sentence....

Whoops! Hate that sticky full stop key.

I hate it when after every statement I make, the other person has to ask, "Right?"....Like "Shut the Fuck up!!"

Anonymous wrote:They don't bother me at all. But grammar errors really do. The number of times I've seen "could of" or "should of", etc. on here .... now THAT bugs me!!

I feel sorry for you, OP, that there are so many phrases bugging you! Really!

Well, technically ... you only need three periods in your ellipses. Unless it comes at the end of a sentence....