List of stupid phrases or expressions I can't stand

I am humbled. People say it all the time, they almost never use it properly. To be nominated for an academy award should not humble a person, in fact it should do the opposite. But people always say some accolade humbles them. Ridiculous.

Timescale. Wtf does that really mean? You want to know how long something will take? Then ask that. Don't say what is the timescale.

"Hobby jogger"

Stale and infantile.

"viral"

The worst cliche of all time.

I ignore all articles with that word and click off

all news reporters that use that word.

"he is completely off shell" is pretty bad and what does it (even) mean?

"Whatever."

I hate it when I'm walking down the street and some stranger says "armadillo" for no damn reason. There is no point mentioning armadillos if there aren't any around.

"Rupp is clean".

I call a spade a spade. WTF does this even mean? It's always said by some guy in a boasting tone, in the same vein as "I tell it like it is", which was mentioned earlier.

Tytttttttttttr wrote:

I am humbled. People say it all the time, they almost never use it properly. To be nominated for an academy award should not humble a person, in fact it should do the opposite. But people always say some accolade humbles them. Ridiculous.

Someone wins ________ of the year, defeating their colleagues, "I feel so humbled." NO YOU DON'T! That is pride you feel, not humility.

"who you got"

Where your dreams become reality

It cannot be correct English????

"fitness" when used with running - running has nothing to do with fitness

"strong runner" - there is no such thing. Runners aren't strong. They're SKINNY FAT.

"Out of pocket"--used to indicate that someone isn't available. That's NOT what the phrase means.

"The proof is in the pudding"--what does (or *could*) that even mean? The saying is, "The proof [i.e. the test] of the pudding is in the eating."

what does skinny fat even mean. That one is fat and scrawny at the same time?

crackalacka wrote:

Tytttttttttttr wrote:

I am humbled. People say it all the time, they almost never use it properly. To be nominated for an academy award should not humble a person, in fact it should do the opposite. But people always say some accolade humbles them. Ridiculous.

Someone wins ________ of the year, defeating their colleagues, "I feel so humbled." NO YOU DON'T! That is pride you feel, not humility.

Maybe its their way of saying they feel like they don't deserve the award. Instead of feeling the pride of being the winner they feel humble that in that they really feel they don't meet the standards for it.

Now of course they could be lying about feeling humbled by the award.

It goes without saying. Which basically says it.

Juvenille bro wrote:

"who you got"

yes!

I have never heard someone say that they are out of pocket, meaning that they aren't available. Does that actually happen?

"I could care less" is an annoying expression. People in the UK say that they couldn't care less, which makes sense!