I fucking hate the expression "spot on"

[LDS Jock]

Thats all I wanted to say. Thank you.

[the Princess]

1. I hate "My bad"

:)

[truthseeker1]

2. I hate "cool beans"

[RevolutionaryActs]

6. Uh! Gawd me too! Everyone I know says it! AHHHH make it stop!

[Born in the Maze]

22. "cool beans"?

I never heard anyone say that, but one of my teachers says "spot on" all the time, even when what he's talking about ISN'T.

[RagingInMiami]

63. Didn't "cool beans" originate in Boston?

[henslee]

68. While we'e at it. I hate "edgy". (sp.?) Hate it hate it hate it.

[kick-ass-bob]

80. I used to say cool beans

when I was 14!
:eyes:

[Jack_Dawson]

97. Cool Beans is SO 1990

I take it you live inland?

:toast:

[LDS Jock]

21. "my bad" didn't bother me at first

after five million times, it has started to.. whats wrong with "sorry"

[noonwitch]

98. I hate that too, all the kids I work with say it instead of "I'm sorry"

It doesn't cut it for me, when you are expected to take responsibility for your actions.

Then again, what good is slang to kids if it doesn't annoy adults?

[Solly Mack]

3. I hate the word peeves

but that's just my pet peeve

[jonnyblitz]

4. wow so do I.

i have no idea why either. I hate "word" too. but 'spot on" really grates on me. :shrug:

[LDS Jock]

7. lol.. I forgot "word"

I hate too.. now I'll be up all night trying to decide which one is worse.

[JohnKleeb]

9. you can always have a poll

[jonnyblitz]

10. sorry bout that

:hi: :P

[nine23]

16. Don't you mean "werd", so it has that boy-band-from Boston hip thing?

[Placebo]

5. You're spot on with that, 'ol chap.

Cheeky cockney bollocks, GUV.

[LDS Jock]

8. I knew someone would say that

spoken like a true smart ass

[Placebo]

11. Tally ho, biatch.

:D

[nine23]

20. I hate it when white people say "biatch" real forced like...in person.

To be fair, it's pretty lame when people of African decent "force" it out as well, when you just fucking KNOW they're really "Carltons"...

And "tally ho" is just soooo 1600's...

[Wapsie B]

12. "Whatever."

:evilgrin:

[prof_science]

13. let's all "get on the same page" here.

[Solly Mack]

14. Ok. You just reminded me of one I truly do dislike "in the zone"

[Born in the Maze]

23. Take a "chill pill", prof!

That whole "chill, man" thing frosts me.

[tjwmason]

55. My sister does that

If I'm even slightly excited she will scream 'chill out' in a manner far more agitated than I ever get.

[warrens]

15. I talked to "spot on"

It hates you too.

But then again, "spot on" is an asshole.

[autorank]

17. "Ta ta" "Ciao" "Bite Me" "My Ass" "Have a Blessed Day"

I must say, "spot on" really pisses me off. It is totally unacceptable. Plus, it should become fashionable to shun all things British in view of their tolerance of Tony "the twit" Blair.

[JohnKleeb]

18. So in effect you shun all American things dude :D

besides I have an ulterior motive behind my brit shunning.

[autorank]

94. I'm pro American, temporarily anti-Brit

[tjwmason]

56. Not all of us, surely

should become fashionable to shun all things British in view of their tolerance of Tony "the twit" Blair.

I've disliked and distrusted Blair since the mid '90s, before he was even P.M. I never understood why people like him so much, certainly not why they trust him.

[autorank]

95. What a great question. I have no idea either but that's how I felt

about *. They both strike be, just their general vibe, as massive liars.

[jellybelly]

19. hate 'peace out'

[Radical Activist]

24. I've never heard that

Is it a Texas thing or am I getting old?

[LDS Jock]

27. no, I first saw it on DU.. and now I see it all the time

and when I was on FR earlier to look for stupid postings I saw it several times.

[Must_B_Free]

25. come on, "it's all good"

[CanuckAmok]

26. "Spot on" derives from an old game played by British military children...

...who's parents were stationed in India.

It was called "coconut shies", and involves throwing a coconut at some bowling-type pins. Hitting the pins was being "spot on".

[LDS Jock]

28. how do you know this?

are you Ken Jennings?

[CanuckAmok]

29. Yes.

n/t

[JohnKleeb]

30. Who's Ken Jennings?

[LDS Jock]

31. Kleeb you really are a dummie

he was the guy who won on Jeopardy for so long, winning over two and a half million dollars total. Get off the computer and watch some TV like a normal kid why don't ya?

[CanuckAmok]

32. I knew who "Ken Jennings" is.

I'll take "The Rapists" for $500, Alex...

uh, that's "Therapists"

[JohnKleeb]

34. This theratpist believed that all children have hots for their mums

:)

[JohnKleeb]

33. I cant listen to my music and play my games on the TV

and I know who he is. Hey dummies don't know half of the stuff I know. I can tell you one of the supreme court justices and most people don't!

[LDS Jock]

36. I'm just messing with ya

too bad I can't put you in a headlock and give you a noogie right now.. I think you need it

[JohnKleeb]

37. hah yeah

I really forgot who he was, I thought he was some Canadian dude.

[henslee]

69. Ha!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

35. I absolutely loathe "I heard that"

I had a work partner who used that as a reply to virtually everything I said. After a few days, I killed him and buried him in the woods wanted to kill him, but didn't.

:evilgrin:

[LDS Jock]

38. hmmm.. if you didn't really do that then

why does your post say you *had* a work partner who did that? sounds like he no longer exists

[JohnKleeb]

39. good catch dude

come lets solve a mystery and look for the myseterious mary jane.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

40. Hmmmmmmmm.....

I do not know. Nope. I can't recall what happened. Besides, anything that may have in theory happened, was done because the voices said it would be cool.

But nothing happened.

:crazy:

[JohnKleeb]

41. Did Gemini tell you to do it?

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

42. It was a raven

Used to fly onto my window sill late at night and tell me all kinds of cool stuff. Said his name was "Nevermore".

But not really. Honest. The doctors said so.

[JohnKleeb]

43. ahh I thought it was Gemini :)

[BurtWorm]

44. Pot. Kettle. Black.

That's not an accusation, it's an addition. I fuckin' hate that expression, too.

[BurtWorm]

45. "Can you say...?"

:grr:

[BurtWorm]

46. "Heck" or "Hell" used as an interjection.

Pseudo-rustic Americanism. "Heck, I'm a pseudo-rustic American."

[Maddy McCall]

50. BW talking to himself.

Heck, that gets on my nerves. Can you say, "Give me a HELL, YES?"

;-)

[BurtWorm]

52. Kettle. Black. Pot.

Heck. Hell. Hello?

:hi:

[Maddy McCall]

53. Hi!

:hi:

[Ediacara]

47. I love spot on

But I hate "have a good one."

Have a good one what?

[Maddy McCall]

51. The first person I saw use it at DU was Will Pitt...

and two weeks later, it's all over DU. That's why it gets on my nerves--not because Pitt initially used it, but because everyone else picked it up.

[Piperay]

48. I HATE "so-called"

the idiots on the 'news' use it all the time, it pisses the hell out of me. :mad: What I have to say to that is that Peter Jennings is "so-called" reporter! :evilgrin:

[Maddy McCall]

49. "Nuff said" and "sheeple"

Both irritate me. The former is arrogant, and the latter is "sheeplish" itself--criticizing people for following the crowd yet the poster is following the crowd by his or her very selection of the word "sheeple."

[Coldwulf]

58. damn you're right with "nuff said" ...

Its "nuff said" when we're all done discussing it, TELL me it's "nuff said" just because YOU say so and had you're say.

[tjwmason]

54. Genteelisms

are my linguistic hates.

People couldn't quite bring themselves to use a normal word in use for a few hundred years, so they had to develop a 'genteel' term for it.

The numerous replacements for lavatory are the worst, I hate to throw stones at Americans but 'restroom' and 'bathroom' are the most gratuitous offenders. These not only fail to convey the actual meaning of the room, but provide an alternative erroneous meaning. A 'restroom' should be a place one can rest for a while and lie-down on a couch; a 'bathroom' is where one bathes (granted in many cases there is a lavatory there as well). Our own British offences include 'spend a penny'. Yikes, if one need to go, just leave the group saying 'excuse me'.

The other one is the conversion of nouns into verbs and vice-versa where such verbs already exist. Anybody who attempts to dialogue with me will get a swift punch in the face; I talk, I don't dialogue.

[BurtWorm]

57. What should we say? The shitter?

:o

I always thought "see a man about a horse"--the American version of "spend a penny," I presume--was actually kind of graphic. We don't spend pennies here. We drop loads. ;)

And I agree about "nouning verbs." :grr:

[Maddy McCall]

60. Or "take a dump" or "take a whiz"

That's what my ten yr old says. I can't stand it! :-)

[tjwmason]

61. Wouldn't bother me

What should we say? The shitter?

Though perhaps a tad graphic for polite company, crapper makes more sense as Thomas Crapper was a well known manufacturer of lavatories. The normal English terms are lavatory, loo (which is an abreviation of lavatory), and toilet (which I think is a ghastly word).

I think that the whole pretending that nothing is happening thing is silly; it's the nonsensical Victorian pseudo-morality.

[Debbi801]

88. LOL. My ex-husband's grandfather used to go "make water."

[Hand]

101. As James Joyce said....

"When I makes tea, I makes tea, and when I makes water, I makes water."
"Begob, Ma'am, God send ye don't make them in the same pot."

:toast:

[RadicalMom]

59. Right on!

[Skittles]

62. and WHATNOT

????????????????

[LDS Jock]

64. that never made sense to me either

whatnot what? I know people talk about whatnots on the shelf but blah blah and whatnot :wtf:

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

89. That big chopper-building guy on Discovery Channel says it every 5 min

The father, Paul Sr. (Tuttle?) on American Chopper. I would like to slap him silly, but he would probably kick my ass.

[Zomby Woof]

65. "hella"

Or "rawks!". Shoot people who use these on sight.

[jonnyblitz]

90. YES!!!

those two words. especially HELLA...I agree! :puke:

[terrya]

66. And I fucking love the expression "spot on"

That's all *I* wanted to say. Thank you.

[sniffa]

67. hey, there's a spot on your pants

Let me wipe that off for you. :evilgrin:

[LDS Jock]

71. ooh you bad

[henslee]

70. And while we're at it. "I can tell you but I'll have to kill you" makes

me projectile vomit. How an anyone still say that?

[LDS Jock]

73. I have said that.. ten years ago or so

when there as at least a touch of originality still in it

[Nile]

72. touch base

[arwalden]

74. MSM

[LDS Jock]

76. Men Seeking Men? thats timeless!

[arwalden]

77. Not That One

This one...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=2910416&mesg_id=2910416

[LDS Jock]

78. sorry, just wanted to be a smart ass.. I knew what you meant

don't spank me.. on second thought.. go ahead

[FormerDittoHead]

75. "Whatever"

[fluffernutter]

83. whatevAH is even worse

[Patiod]

84. I hate that.

Actually, anything where white people are trying to sound "street" to be cool.

For example:
"I loves me some _____ (chocolate, fried chicken, tall women, etc.)" /Shudder

[fluffernutter]

93. yep, i agree.

[johnnie]

79. Spot on is a bit goofy to me

But the one that drives me nuts is "true that". Wtf is up with that?

[truthseeker1]

81. You know what I'm saying

over and over and over again. It's what all the rappers are saying these days instead of "um" - wherever a normal person would pause and utter "um" now you hear "you know what i'm saying...."

Drives me up a wall.

ok, here's another.....when you ask a young person these days if they'd like something......something to eat, whatever.....and they reply "No, I'M GOOD!" What is that all about? I hate that!!!

You're good? Good at what?

[LDS Jock]

82. I can't believe this got so many responses

I posted it in the middle of the night, where my threads normally die a quick and painless death. Its been kinda fun to see other people's most hated phrases.

[Patiod]

85. "24/7" and the noun "learnings"

I know 24/7 is useful, but please God, save me from "I think we have will have come away with some significant learnings from this research."

[El Fuego]

86. What about "full on"? As in "he was full on drunk."

[ProfessorGAC]

87. I Hear It All The Time In Northern England

I don't use it, and i don't think i know anyone here who uses it, but i hear my British coworkers use it all the time. Probably more colloquial to them. It doesn't bother me. When i'm there, i expect to hear British expressions.
The Professor

[Dora]

91. Like. Goes. Got.

"Like" - Still in annoying and incorrect overuse.

"Goes" - used instead of "says" or "said". Growr.

"Got" - used instead of or in addition to "have" or "must". Pffffft. Rowr.

[njdemocrat106]

92. "Pissed off" does exactly that to me

I don't get pissed off, I just get really, really annoyed. :)

[montana_hazeleyes]

96. When I was a kid,

when my mom left the room to put on her make-up, she used to say "gotta go put my face on". I found that quite odd.
Anybody who was a kid back in the fifties remember that?

[WritersBlock]

99. "Do you understand?"

I had a supervisor who used that one continuously. I think he meant it to mean "is what I am saying making any sense?" but it always seemed to come out as "are you intelligent enough, you pathetic piece of illiterate scum, to understand my superior thoughts?"

On edit - grammar, for I am a pathetic piece of illiterate scum

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

100. Who cares?

[Worst Username Ever]

102. "touch base"

hate it.

[Moloch]

103. What does that even mean??

I've never heard it. Is it a Texas thing that I wouldn't understand?

[LDS Jock]

105. no, I got it from DU

means dead on, exactly. I still hate it, the phrase, not the posters who use it.

[Piperay]

104. "Change out, change up, paint out, frame out" etc. etc.

they use those terms on all those Home & Garden Shows, can't anyone just change something, paint something, frame something etc. without the "out" or "up" always being added. :wtf:

[Jose Diablo]

106. I know what you mean. Your post is "spot on".

[T Town Jake]

107. The use of "mmmmK?" is particularly annoying...

...reminds me of the biggest smartasses/know-it-all's in school who'd always raise their hands at 3pm on a Friday afternoon just before the buzzer and say, "teacher, teacher! You forgot to give us our homework for the weekend!"