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[Mully]

There are certain phrases or sayings people have that just don't make any sense to you. What are some of yours?

I don't understand when people say "True" to me after I tell them something. It makes me annoyed. It's like they weren't listening, but they want to make it look like they were. What the hell does True mean? I don't get it.

 

[Clydefrog]

die in a fire

 

[coldvein]

true, as in "what you just said is true. (it is correct and makes sense to me)".

 

[FO-totality]

When people say "I could care less." I think it should be "I couldn't care less" because it makes more logical sense, but some people will die on that molehill.

 

[Mully]

die in a fire

Isn't that just simply go die in a fire?

 

[Bay Maximus]

I watch Friends.

 

[ascii42]

true, as in "what you just said is true. (it is correct and makes sense to me)".

Yeah, exactly. It's pretty similar to saying "Good point."

 

[Alligatorjandro]

yolo

 

[Messypandas]

stop

 

[Omegasquash]

yolo

Saw that in a sweet hot pink font on an all black t-shirt in a P-Town store this past week.

Almost barfed.

 

[GoingGreen]

The sun never rises nor sets....really bothers me

 

[marrec]

Saw that in a sweet hot pink font on an all black t-shirt in a P-Town store this past week.

Almost barfed.

You should totally get it and wear it because it would be totally ironic!

God you'd be so cool if you did that.

 

[Mully]

Saw that in a sweet hot pink font on an all black t-shirt in a P-Town store this past week.

Almost barfed.

Set the store on fire.

 

[Trin]

"Same difference"

What?

 

[The Anti-Monitor]

Could care less.

 

[David Incorporated Esq.]

Southerners saying "I'm fixin' to [do something]", as in they're preparing to do something. That's not what fixing means.

 

[Kyoufu]

Could care less.

Hopefully nobody literate actually says that.

 

[blazeuk]

Could care less.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXJHip7Su5o

 

[Hobbestetrician]

Extraordinary

 

[ClassyPenguin]

Southerners saying "I'm fixin' to [do something]", as in they're preparing to do something. That's not what fixing means.

In the same vein as "chasing a fix" or "fixin' for a cig".

So yeah, makes sense.


I hate "it is what it is". Such a throwaway phrase that means nothing.

 

[thekonamicode]

"Hey that Nickleback concert sure was awesome."

 

[Escape Goat]

"To be fair" GAF likes to use this a lot to equivocate. Most of the time its unwarranted or makes no sense.

 

[Dommo]

Ending sentences with the word 'but.' I feel like that's an Australian-bogan type thing so I'm not sure how many people experience that overseas but it kind of drives me batty. The conversation would go something like this:

Guy: "Christ that new Katy Perry song is dreadful."
Bogan: "She's got a nice pair of honkers, but."

It seems like, grammatically, the 'but' should be at the start of the sentence but for whatever reason, it's being slapped at the end. Irks me.

 

[marrec]

"To be fair" GAF likes to use this a lot to equivocate. Most of the time its unwarranted or makes no sense.

I love using 'To be fair' and then saying something completely unfair like:

"To be fair, I thought you'd be dead by now."

or

"To be fair, you're much poorer than me so I don't care about you."

 

[Speevy]

nm someone else explained it better

 

[Espresso]

"raise taxes"

 

[Not a Jellyfish]

Isn't that just simply go die in a fire?

It is just as simple as true, which means true.

 

[Tesseract]

pretentious.

i want to rip off my face every time i hear this word. rip it right off.

 

[Mully]

It is just as simple as true, which means true.

If I say, "I'm going to the park later." It doesn't make much sense to have a response such as "True."

 

[Bloodrage]

Could care less.

I could care less if it doesn't make sense to you.

Spoiler

came here to post this stupid shit

 

[ClassyPenguin]

"raise taxes"

the finger things mean the taxes!

 

[itwasTuesday]

dethaw

 

[djplaeskool]

"Same difference"

What?

I dislike this phrase simply because I have to think about it mathematically in order to understand it.

If x1 - x2 = Δx and y1 - y2 = Δy
And Δx = Δy
Same difference

 

[Bay Maximus]

I dislike this phrase simply because I have to think about it mathematically in order to understand it.

If x1 - x2 = Δx and y1 - y2 = Δy
And Δx = Δy
Same difference

True

 

[Twenty7KVN]

When people say "I could care less." I think it should be "I couldn't care less" because it makes more logical sense, but some people will die on that molehill.

This one,when ever people say "i could care less" i say back to them "why don't you" it puts a awesome perplexed look on their face.

 

[pete_townshend]

'Sure I love him, I'm just not "in love" with him'

da fuq?

 

[Escape Goat]

'Sure I love him, I'm just not "in love" with him'

da fuq?

translation: retroactive friendzoning

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

I cringe at the phrase "Keep your cotton picking hands off of me."

 

[Outlaw]

"Hit me up"

 

[Featheredkitten]

"in my opinion" whose opinion would it be if not yours?

 

[strobogo]

"Good on you".

Does that mean good luck is upon you? Good for you makes much more sense, but good on you drives me crazy.

 

[Hilbert]

Could care less is fine.

As is: Fat Chance, and Tell Me About It. Both of which also mean the opposite of that the words say. Check out The Language Instinct By Stephen Pinker.

 

[Walsh]

"two tears in a bucket, fuck it."

 

[Roland Garros]

I cringe at the phrase "Keep your cotton picking hands off of me."

Oh wow. My grandmother used to say this to us kids when we were messing with things we shouldn't. I'd never thought about where the phrase originated...

 

[jts]

Yahoo serious festival.

 

[ClassyPenguin]

pretentious.

i want to rip off my face every time i hear this word. rip it right off.

That's a perfectly cromulent word.

 

[Dommo]

"in my opinion" whose opinion would it be if not yours?

Objective fact. This phrase is used to ensure audiences are aware you are speaking subjectively. Obviously there are times when it's clearly your opinion and that phrase is used anyway, but I generally blame society for that, rather than the speaker. Many people I know would likely misunderstand or be offended if that phrase wasn't used and it's really annoying:

"That movie was horrible."
"Wow no it wasn't. You can't just make a blanket statement like that. I enjoyed it and I'm sure a lot of other people did as well."

versus

"In my opinion, that movie was horrible."
"Fair enough."

 

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

"At the end of the day....."

I think that's probably an English 'quirk' though.
I also hate the liberal use of the word literally.
I think I will literally kill somebody if they tell me again how they will literally die if they can't go to the toilet within the next minute.

 

[RoadHazard]

Could care less is fine.

As is: Fat Chance, and Tell Me About It. Both of which also mean the opposite of that the words say. Check out The Language Instinct By Stephen Pinker.

It's not fine, because it makes no sense whatsoever. "Sure, fat chance!" is ok, because it's always said sarcastically. "I could care less" is not, it's just wrong. Like "irregardless".

 

[Featheredkitten]

Objective fact. This phrase is used to ensure audiences are aware you are speaking subjectively. Obviously there are times when it's clearly your opinion and that phrase is used anyway, but I generally blame society for that, rather than the speaker. Many people I know would likely misunderstand or be offended if that phrase wasn't used and it's really annoying:

"That movie was horrible."
"Wow no it wasn't. You can't just make a blanket statement like that. I enjoyed it and I'm sure a lot of other people did as well."

versus

"In my opinion, that movie was horrible."
"Fair enough."

you make an excellent point, most of the time i see that phrase used when it's obvious it's an opinion which drives me nuts... worst though, is "in my humble opinion." argh