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Please don't think I'm here to complain about rizz or skibidi toilet etc. Thats all fine by me.

The term I dislike strongly is 'eeeh' before you make a statement disagreeing with someone. (This is over text only). Now maybe I've been pavloved bc it's always used by someone disagreeing. But I'm happy with people disagreeing with me normally its just the 'eeeh' or 'erm' that annoys me.

So what's a random term that annoys you?

PS. Saying "eeeh actually 'eeh' is a perfectly fine term" would be a ridiculously easy joke and I will judge you for making it. And I know atleast one person will. Especially bow that I've said all this.

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[-] Nemo@slrpnk.net 14 points 4 weeks ago

Ironically, the phrase "rustles my jimmies" really burns my biscuits.

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[-] heggs_bayer@hexbear.net 13 points 4 weeks ago

"Irregardless"

[-] NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

I had a young coworker who reported to me and a few others, for a few months earlier this year. She would come in and say ‘that being said,…’ all the fucking time. I heard it at least once or twice per brief conversation with her. I think she was just trying to sound smart… but, it was like nails on a chalk board to me.

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[-] weeeeum@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago

People using double negatives incorrectly. Like "I didn't do nothing!"

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[-] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 13 points 4 weeks ago
  • paradigm shift
  • military grade encryption
  • cyber kill chain
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[-] dirtbiker509@lemm.ee 13 points 4 weeks ago

Please do the needful.

This one really grinds my gears! I think it's because the person can't even be bothered to describe what they want you to do, just go fix it and don't bother me with any details.

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[-] BigTechMustBurn@lemmy.ml 13 points 4 weeks ago

People ending sentences with “rn”.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago

I'm literally doing that rn

[-] dessalines@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 weeks ago

I recently heard someone say after they almost accidentally went in a wrong building entrance, "Good thing I didn't do that or I would regret my life choices."

A bit much for something minor that created no more than two seconds of awkwardness.

[-] 418_im_a_teapot@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 weeks ago
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[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 12 points 4 weeks ago

The replacement of the term “conspiracy theory” with just “conspiracy”.

That’s two different things. If we equate the two semantically we can’t discuss them.

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[-] christian@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Using the phrase "serious question" or "honest question" will make me immediately assume your question is the exact opposite of that. Probably I'm overreacting, but expecting that anyone might respect that declaration you've made about your own question, that gives me narcissist vibes.

[-] klemptor@startrek.website 12 points 4 weeks ago

Sometimes it's meant like "I'm about to ask what might sound like a dumb question, but I'm genuinely asking, so please take me seriously."

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[-] metaStatic@kbin.earth 11 points 4 weeks ago

you can't just say Perchance

[-] REgon@hexbear.net 11 points 4 weeks ago

"bend the knee"
"Sweet summer child"
And other phrases from GoT that people now pretend they've been saying their whole lives

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[-] MattMatt@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago

Utilize, when they mean Use.

[-] toastal@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 weeks ago

leverage

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[-] deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 10 points 4 weeks ago

"Live. Laugh. Love." or similar.

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[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago

“Beloved” in so many articles. Yes I tend to use a specific browser. No, it is not and never will be “beloved”.

That word is so jarring most of the time and seems to be everywhere online in the last two years. I can only assume it’s some sort of SEO, trying to convince Google it’s a personal article or something. I hope to god it’s not ai assuming that’s what attracts our attention

[-] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 10 points 4 weeks ago

When people say 'like' constantly between sentences or sentence fragments or before every adjective.

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[-] Muun@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

My son started saying "what the sigma?" constantly. I've tried to figure out where it came from and only landed on some "Sigma Male" shit on youtube.

Drives me nuts.

[-] Vanth@reddthat.com 11 points 1 month ago

Yeah, just "sigma" goes back to sigma male claptrap. But as with all internet memes, it evolved super rapidly and took on layers. "Sigma" started to mean just "the best", not in reference to male hierarchy necessarily. Then there was a cartoon clip with Squidward from SpongeBob where he said "what the sigma" and it went viral.

Websearch "what the sigma meme" today and you will get text and video explanations of the meme for old folks like you and me. I prefer ones from teachers who interact with middle schoolers; our frontline troops facing the bleeding edge of internet memespeak.

[-] Wolf314159@startrek.website 11 points 4 weeks ago

Start using it yourself. Use it in awkward, wrong, uncool ways. They'll drop that shit like, "What the sigma Dad!?!"

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[-] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 weeks ago

"The proof is in the pudding." It makes zero sense! The actual adage is, "The proof of the pudding is in the eating." It means that a dessert can look perfect and enticing, but if the cook used salt instead of sugar it will taste disgusting.

I don't know what people even think they're saying with "the proof is in the pudding".

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"At the end of the day..."

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[-] FriendBesto@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 weeks ago

"It is what it is."

It is lazy, circular, a cop out and means next to nothing. Vague enough to pass as a wise quip, to some. It is not.

Also not so much a saying per sé, but people who use quotes of famous people at the bottom or ends of emails. As if that implies a personality. If you are going to use something you think sounds smart, at least try to come up with that something yourself.

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[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago
[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 13 points 4 weeks ago

I quite like influencer I think it's good that they are called what they are being paid to do and not trying to hide. It's surprising honestly from a very dishonest industry.

[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago

Well, that’s a very interesting take on that and I never quite thought of it that way. Thank you

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