- "To be honest" and variants (Sherri has a great riff on this)
- "In my humble opinion" (yeah, we get it - you're not so humble)
- "We haven't always agreed, but I really respect you" (uh huh)
- "I really want to know what you think" (why? so you can ignore it?)
- "There are no small parts, only small actors"
What are your pet verbal peeves?
3 comments:
The misuse of But. "I'm not a racist, but ..."
MY annoyances are not so much phrases as noises. "Uh" used like a dash between every three words sends me over the edge. Nervous laughter makes my jaw ache.
I also despise the constant use of the word "Sorry" to mean "Gee, I wish you haven't noticed/seen/heard that but it's your own fault for being upset/hurt by it, and I'll do it again as soon as you go away, or even if you don't."
Words, oftentimes, are just code.
I should have also added the use of "impact" as a verb, any variant of "empowered", and "self-actualized"
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