Comments on: The Most Irritating Phrases http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/ News and Opinion on Politics and Media Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:12:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rick Carson http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/comment-page-1/#comment-705686 Rick Carson Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:18:11 +0000 http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/#comment-705686 My additions gleaned from past co-workers: 1. "We here at". (See the lead in to this topic on this page). Where else would you be? Maybe "There there at"? 2. "At this particular point in time". Is there a unparticular point in time for you? 3. "Interestingly enough..." Which is a sure indication that what is about to be said is not interesting. My additions gleaned from past co-workers:

1. “We here at”. (See the lead in to this topic on this page). Where else would you be? Maybe “There there at”?

2. “At this particular point in time”. Is there a unparticular point in time for you?

3. “Interestingly enough…” Which is a sure indication that what is about to be said is not interesting.

]]> By: ars http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/comment-page-1/#comment-622066 ars Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:28:29 +0000 http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/#comment-622066 Its not you, its me. Its not you, its me.

]]> By: ejackson http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/comment-page-1/#comment-622033 ejackson Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:58:07 +0000 http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/#comment-622033 My irritants are found in TV ads. One: "Patent Pending" as in "This revolutionary Patent Pending ingredient is guaranteed to...." Doesn't "Patent Pending" mean that they haven't been able to get an approval on their patent submission. Why are they having trouble getting an approval? How is that a good thing? Two: "Real People" as in "Our Stomach Exerciser is made for Real People who need to lose Real Weight" or one that advertises "Real Discounts for Real People on all of our trucks". My irritants are found in TV ads.

One: “Patent Pending” as in “This revolutionary Patent Pending ingredient is guaranteed to….”

Doesn’t “Patent Pending” mean that they haven’t been able to get an approval on their patent submission. Why are they having trouble getting an approval? How is that a good thing?

Two: “Real People” as in “Our Stomach Exerciser is made for Real People who need to lose Real Weight” or one that advertises “Real Discounts for Real People on all of our trucks”.

]]> By: JohnDWoodSr http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/comment-page-1/#comment-621683 JohnDWoodSr Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:55:05 +0000 http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/#comment-621683 One phrase I can't stand--"I'll need your license and registration, sir". One phrase I can’t stand–”I’ll need your license and registration, sir”.

]]> By: Buck http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/comment-page-1/#comment-621675 Buck Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:17:41 +0000 http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/#comment-621675 Doh! I forgot "low-hanging fruit" and "best practices." Doh! I forgot “low-hanging fruit” and “best practices.”

]]> By: Terri D. http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/comment-page-1/#comment-621590 Terri D. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:14:06 +0000 http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/#comment-621590 "It is what it is." What is it? What??? “It is what it is.”

What is it? What???

]]> By: Bullwinkle J. Moose http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/comment-page-1/#comment-621472 Bullwinkle J. Moose Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:33:09 +0000 http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/#comment-621472 "Run it up the flog pole" "no Brainer" "w" "heavy lifting" “Run it up the flog pole” “no Brainer” “w”
“heavy lifting”

]]> By: Violet http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/comment-page-1/#comment-621422 Violet Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:01:33 +0000 http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/#comment-621422 My friends. Need I say more? My friends. Need I say more?

]]> By: George Q. Public http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/comment-page-1/#comment-621418 George Q. Public Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:39:42 +0000 http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/#comment-621418 Here's the one that irritates me most: "To tell you the truth..." Every time I hear that now, I tell that person: "Wait a minute...does that mean you've been lying to me all the rest of the time?!!?" My other pet peeve is the mispronunciation of nuclear a la G.W. Bush & Sarah Palin...NUCULAR!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!! I just want to rip their tongues out when I hear that!! Here’s the one that irritates me most:

“To tell you the truth…”

Every time I hear that now, I tell that person: “Wait a minute…does that mean you’ve been lying to me all the rest of the time?!!?”

My other pet peeve is the mispronunciation of nuclear a la G.W. Bush & Sarah Palin…NUCULAR!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!! I just want to rip their tongues out when I hear that!!

]]> By: screamcheese http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/comment-page-1/#comment-621417 screamcheese Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:27:26 +0000 http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/11/10/the-most-irritating-phrases/#comment-621417 "try and" as in I'm going to try and get it done “try and”
as in I’m going to try and get it done

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