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Annoying sayings/phrases

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The two most annoying, for me:

Free gift (isn't a gift free anyway?)

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Mike

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Originally posted by michael liddle
The two most annoying, for me:

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Mike
There's a supermarket near me named after you.

Well, we spell it Lidl.

My brother does say to his small children,

Hey diddle diddle,
we're all going to Lidl.

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I could care less.

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In my day....

Not tonight I've got a headache

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It is what it is.

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Originally posted by HandyAndy
I could care less.
(we know)

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Like you say (even though I've never ever mentioned it!)

Literally (when they actually mean virtually)

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Science doesn't know everything.

(No, that's sort of the point....)

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Originally posted by Sicilian Sausage
Like you say (even though I've never ever mentioned it!)

Literally (when they actually mean virtually)
Some people who use the word like as a full stop at the end of a sentence,


Eg: I was walking down the road like
and there he was like
just standing there like
you know? Like?

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Annoying are Anglizisms. More annoying are German Anglizisms: Does anybody of you know what a "handy" is?

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At the end of the day...

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Originally posted by Ponderable
Annoying are Anglizisms. More annoying are German Anglizisms: Does anybody of you know what a "handy" is?
A hand job with a strudel.

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Originally posted by Zamboner
A hand job with a strudel.
A mobile phone.. That's the annoying thing, Germans invent words, which sound english...

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It's a win-win. But let's play it by ear.

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