I know there are many, many more important things to worry about in this world, but what I'm asking won't cost a penny, should be quite easy to achieve and might, just might stop me from hitting my head against the wall.

Could we all please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please refrain from saying (that is in speech and in writing) the following all too oft-heard phrase:

"At the end of the day".

Friends, let that be the last time it be seen on these very pages.

Now, back to the worries of this world. Like, what's for lunch?

why not say "at night" instead:) :) :) well night time is the end of the day,at the end of the day:D

MOD: Moved here 'cos, at the end of the day, it's not really specific to Sheffield.

"at the end of the day" is so funny! what would the cast of trisha say if we banned it?

Originally posted by max
MOD: Moved here 'cos, at the end of the day, it's not really specific to Sheffield.

That made me chuckle, nice touch 8)

Thank god !!!
Someone else who has the same pet hate as me!!
I hate that phrase..its just so common.
I shows lack odimagination and limitation of language, I switch off when people use it.

listen right, at end of day right, you know what, like - ha ha!

Shouldn't it really say: 'at end er day'
we are in Sheffield anyway. ;)

I hate when people say "you know what I mean" after every thing or "so I said", "so she said" etc. etc.

Also people who say "per se" and do quotes in the air with their fingers (usually with a "per se" or an "as such" thrown in for good measure)

Originally posted by cruella
Thank god !!!
Someone else who has the same pet hate as me!!
I hate that phrase..its just so common.
I shows lack odimagination and limitation of language, I switch off when people use it.

When I noticed this thread, I was hoping it would be about this phrase!
Like Cruella says, I just switch off now when I hear it, I completely lose interest in what's being said.
It should be outright banned from the vocabulary of every politician, and every person who gets interviewed on the news.

StarSparkle

i quite like the queens english

I've noticed just about every statement anyone makes these days in tv and radio interviews (and also in general conversation) is prefaced by "I mean"

I mean, I've even caught myself doing it!

I mean, has anyone else noticed this?

I mean, its starting to get on my nerves!

Originally posted by Yodameister
I've noticed just about every statement anyone makes these days in tv and radio interviews (and also in general conversation) is prefaced by "I mean"

I mean, I've even caught myself doing it!

I mean, has anyone else noticed this?

I mean, its starting to get on my nerves!


Or: 'Y know'

David Beckham cant live without his 'Y Know's'

Can we ban the word, "Basically" as well?

-Iv'e heard people use this word about x5 times in one sentence. Irritating, I'm sure you'll agree??


Angel x

david beckhams a plonker too

Much as I'd love to oblige I'm going to have to say no...

Nobody said you had to read my posts :P

I think we should also refrain from 'in all fairness' and 'to be fair' too.

you know what really gets me annoyed? people who think they are from the cast of "friends" or try and "do a joey". Not funny.
i also hate it when people put on accents

ROFLMAO...

ok so far I appear to be in a wonderful place where..

1. I use all the phrases that irritate people to death..

2. I suffer from a serious curse/skill that means my accent invariably switches to that of whoever I'm talking to in a matter of seconds.. and yes it is unconcious.. when I try to do it deliberately, it's usually crap.


I'll get my coat... :gag: :P

and that includes people who put on the gangster lingo - idiots

I tend, as most people do, to adopt the language of the person I am speaking to. So at the end of the day I might use it on this forum but to be fair I don't at home...

;)

Well I have a friend who constantly says "how can I put it?" when trying to tell me something. It drives me mad as it's usually followed by a silence as she tries to think 'how to put it'. Bless her, she's not the most articulate of people but it really irritates me.

My daughter also drives me mad as her and her teen mates just talk stupid!! They say :

TerriBEL
HorriBEL
AwFELL

Arrrrgghhhhhhh!! Just speak properly!!!

and "whatever" or "whatever trevor"

Originally posted by Martin_s
I suffer from a serious curse/skill that means my accent invariably switches to that of whoever I'm talking to in a matter of seconds.. and yes it is unconcious..

I'm glad to see someone else suffers from a chameleon accent, I thought it was just me. What accent would you adopt if we actually spoke face to face and would I then emulate it? :help:

Originally posted by max
I'm glad to see someone else suffers from a chameleon accent, I thought it was just me. What accent would you adopt if we actually spoke face to face and would I then emulate it? :help:
Lord alone knows... it's a scarey thought though :)

^ Can I join you two, no-one can quite figure my accent out :(

At the end of the day, its a cracking line to wind people up with ;)

Well.. erm.. at the end of the day it is basically like this.. y`know.. obviously.. are you sure.. innit.. r`kid.. I mean.. I hate it when someone repeats what you have just said as if it was their own thought and they are explaining it back to you..:loopy:

i don't know if this is just a sheffield thing but why do people ask questions the wrong way round?
eg. 'Did you see that last night.........

........

.......


that program about hospitals?'

why ask half a question that connot possibly be answered, then take about 3 breaths before finishing it off in a sensible way? Drives me MAD!!!!!
:rant: :loopy: :suspect: :help:

The one that bugs me is "in my heart of hearts". Come on, what's that all about?

Usually when someone says 'at the end of the day' I interrupt them with 'it gets dark!'

Throws them off a little. ;)

I can't stand those often used forum phrases 'Get A Life' and 'Get Over It'. They're always used when someone can't think of a decent comeback. What do they mean anyway? Get a life? Who'se life?

Yeh, 'get a life' is one of my pet hates too. I think I mentioned this in another thread recently. :(

Annoying phrases used by my manager at work:

At the end of the day
At this moment in time
Rightly as you say
Basically (over and over again in the one sentence)
I hear what youre saying, but what Im saying is....
What youre going to do is...

And the most annoying one, usually said at about 8:15am...

Steve, have you done yesterdays timesheet yet? :D

work saying that are annoying:
come on guys
lets bring things together
lets move things forward
swings and roundabouts

I literally ****** myself laughing when I read this thread. (:D )

Originally posted by Phanerothyme
I literally ****** myself laughing when I read this thread. (:D )

You're right out of luck, Phan. I don't think they do a male version of Tenna Ladies :D

the saying i hate is ''i can't hear myself think'' come on whats that about since when as thinking required hearing:S

Originally posted by Lestat
Shouldn't it really say: 'at end er day'
we are in Sheffield anyway. ;)

You forgot to include people constantly turning round. Eg, ''so i turned round & said'' so she turns round & said'' Lots of turning round. Bet they feel dizzy.
Making me feel nauseous allready

what about "to be honest!"
Makes me wanna grind me teeth "grr"

Ban signs saying THIS DOOR MUST BE KEPT CLOSED AT ALL TIMES
This turns a door into a wall. What is the point of having a door that can never be opened?EXCEPT WHEN GOING OUT OF THE ROOM should be added.

Originally posted by kirsty
the saying i hate is ''i can't hear myself think'' come on whats that about since when as thinking required hearing:S

you ever tried reading a book on a bus when theres a load of kids talking loudly? well, thats when you cant hear yourself think and you have to read each sentence two or three times to sink in your head cus of the noise :P I rest my case...

the main thing that bugs me though is people that whinge about what other people say :P

at tha end of thi day, yull get 'or it!

I hate the management speak ones...
"all our eggs in one basket"
"no I in team"
"Its a no brainer"
"The bottom line is..."
"You've opened up a can of worms"
"Are we all singing from the same hymn sheet??"

to name but a few

Another office saying 'by the end of play today'. Usually spoken by supervisors and office seniors. Grrrrr, are we all kids in school or adults doing a job. Thank god I don't do office work anymore. :rolleyes:

I can't stand the 'turned round and said....' one either. Lots of turning around and nothing much interesting being said for that matter.

Originally posted by Phanerothyme
I literally ****** myself when I read this thread. (:D )

Too much information Phan. :P

Nomme

I cant believe noone ahs said this one "think outside the box". My boyfriend absolutely HATES this one, something to do with work methinks.
I dont really hate any of these to be honest ;)

Originally posted by mimicraze
"think outside the box"

Is this a reference to lateral thinking? It's the only thing I can think of.

I hate...

Nip it in the Bud...

Argh! Drives i mad it does.... :loopy:

I love the saying 'Think Outside the Box' - it's so true sometimes.
To make someone step outside of what they perceive to be correct and look at it from all sides.

Open your mind :P

Originally posted by Dirk Diggler
I love the saying 'Think Outside the Box' - it's so true sometimes.
To make someone step outside of what they perceive to be correct and look at it from all sides.

Open your mind :P

That is so true... Look further and beyond not just what seems to be in front of you...

Like a film i saw Patch Adams... He holds his hand up to his patient and says how many fingers am i holding up... the patient replies 4 the doctor says no your looking at whats in front of you learn to look beyond... so the patient did this and realised it was 8 fingers...

Such a lovely film and so true...

Originally posted by nomme
Too much information Phan. :P

Nomme

Well I guess it was a sidelong jibe at people who erroneously use 'literally' as an intensifier.

You can have a bit of laugh with this sort of thing sometimes..ok only when things/meetings at work just get tooo boorring..I've tried it long ago..

You and a friend in the same meeting think of a phrase before hand and then see who is the first one to say it out loud and with a straight face. We particularly like 'lets not let the hamster out the cage'...see the amount of people who actually agree and nod!

This probably only works in places/companies where people do go around and say 'lets think outside the box' or 'lets touch base later' (they do exist!)..otherwise quite rightly you'd get laughed out the room.

Originally posted by threecolours
You can have a bit of laugh with this sort of thing sometimes..ok only when things/meetings at work just get tooo boorring..I've tried it long ago..

You and a friend in the same meeting think of a phrase before hand and then see who is the first one to say it out loud and with a straight face. We particularly like 'lets not let the hamster out the cage'...see the amount of people who actually agree and nod!

This probably only works in places/companies where people do go around and say 'lets think outside the box' or 'lets touch base later' (they do exist!)..otherwise quite rightly you'd get laughed out the room.

If you work for a large company then you're more likely to get away with this sort of thing in meetings. Large companies have meetings to arrange meetings to arrange meetings. A team leader of mine regularly had to sit in meetings for 7 hours and I'm sure they resolved not even half of what they planned for. You'd easily get away with one of your phrases in there after an hour or so when everyone has tuned out and gone into nodding dog mode. ;)

Originally posted by Pauly
A team leader of mine regularly had to sit in meetings for 7 hours and I'm sure they resolved not even half of what they planned for.

Hmm..I wonder if we work at the same places? The 'opposite' of this thread (ie which phrase I think should be used more often at times like this) 'for **** sake - make a decision!' Closely followed by 'for gods sake..be a man!' (obviously only if appropriate to the person I'm speaking to...though where I work is v PC and I'd probably get sacked... )

there's also the game, buzzword bingo

http://isd.usc.edu/~karl/Bingo/

They missed 'low hanging fruit' *shudders*

Originally posted by evildrneil
They missed 'low hanging fruit' *shudders*

...and "Synergy" <gag>

Nomme

Originally posted by wibbles
I hate the management speak ones...
"all our eggs in one basket"
"no I in team"
"Its a no brainer"
"The bottom line is..."
"You've opened up a can of worms"
"Are we all singing from the same hymn sheet??"

to name but a few

and 'Let's touch base'
Soooo American...urgh!

and Robust:gag:

If you haven't seen this before then enjoy.

The Adventures of Action Item (http://www.fatalexception.org/action_item.html)

"Don't be the bottleneck"

Nomme

whats in your circle of influence? blah blah blah

Originally posted by NATALIESHEFF
david beckhams a plonker too


2 right he's a plonker but at the end of the day he's gorgeous

i hope u were agreeing!

Originally posted by Phanerothyme
there's also the game, buzzword bingo

http://isd.usc.edu/~karl/Bingo/


Phan - cheers for that....very good. Although I'm now worried as I think I said some of them today....Time to crack open the wine methinks (literally btw). Maybe tomorrow I'll try and 'stretch the envelope' once I work out what that means!?

I agree with the david beckham plonker thing can we also include victoria, In my opinion which am sure half of ya aint bothered about is that hes DOG ROUGH :gag: and the voice whats with his voice????? is victoria holding onto his balls that tight cos if she loses him she wont be remembered cos shes never done owt worth mentioning.

At the end of the day, each to their own, honesty is the best policy, etc etc etc ................:loopy:

Originally posted by Foxxx
and 'Let's touch base'
Soooo American...urgh!

Generally speaking
To be honest
Actually
As a matter of fact

and I'm guilty of using all of them!

StarSparkle

PS Maybe 'With all due respect', or does this count more as a put-down rather than a meaningless phrase?

Originally posted by StarSparkle
Generally speaking
To be honest
Actually
As a matter of fact

and I'm guilty of using all of them!

StarSparkle

PS Maybe 'With all due respect', or does this count more as a put-down rather than a meaningless phrase?
I hear what you're saying StarSparkle, but the shoe is on the other foot now, and to be brutally honest we all have to literally put our noses to the grindstone and actually avoid these phrases like the plague.

Originally posted by Phanerothyme
I hear what you're saying StarSparkle, but the shoe is on the other foot now, and to be brutally honest we all have to literally put our noses to the grindstone and actually avoid these phrases like the plague.

As a matter of fact, Phan, at this moment in time we're literally scraping the bottom of the barrel, and in the fullness of time the chickens will come home to roost and our goose will be cooked.

StarSparkle :)

Now we have a scapegoat (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/041115/80/f6msu.html) it seems.

Sh*t happens... I know its true yes it does... It just feels so cold and heartless when people say it... :?

'oh well i guess Sh*t happens' lol ARGH!!! :loopy:

i hate the sales talk about pointing fingers at things that stop you hitting figures.
"when you point that finger, how many are pointing back at you?":gag:

I abhor the phrase, " Between you and I". It translates as, "I am going to patronise you with the suggestion that this information is privileged, secret and only for you. In reality, I have already shared it with six other people this morning". Also loathsome is "it's six of one, and half a dozen of the other". This translates as, "I haven't the time or inclination to look at the situation objectively, so I will suggest that both parties are equally to blame". Even worse are, "Let me run it past you", and "A word in your shell-like". Both make me want to knee the [usually male] prat uttering them hard in the groin.

Two commonly used phrases meaning "thousand"......grand or K.
Why?

Originally posted by Ned Ludd
Two commonly used phrases meaning "thousand"......grand or K.
Why?

Not sure about grand.. but K = Kilo as in, a thousand ;)

If it annoys you, when someone says "At the end of the day........."
Before they can utter another word, respond with "It gets dark.."

If you read back I believe I already said this. :rolleyes:

Yes but at the end of the day, there is basically alot of water to tread.