Annoying sayings/phrases

The two most annoying, for me:

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

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Mike

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

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

Reverse back..


Anyone else wish to contribute?


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.

I could care less.

In my day....

Not tonight I've got a headache

It is what it is.

Originally posted by HandyAndy
I could care less.

(we know)

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

Literally (when they actually mean virtually)

Science doesn't know everything.

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

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?

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

At the end of the day...

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.

Originally posted by Zamboner
A hand job with a strudel.

A mobile phone.. That's the annoying thing, Germans invent words, which sound english...

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