I have a thing about PYO as in strawberries, or nose.
Also "quality" used as an adjective. One of these days I'm going to sneak out with my felt tip and write POOR on the sign "Quality Hotel" nearby.
I've successfully stopped 2 people of my acquaintance saying "to be honest" in the past year, by suggesting that they weren't usually. Both Aquarians.
Clary wrote:I've successfully stopped 2 people of my acquaintance saying "to be honest" in the past year, by suggesting that they weren't usually. Both Aquarians.
thats something I cant stand. Aquarians. I'm prejudiced against Aquarians. They should all be shot imo. And they're sneaky, they never let you know beforehand.
Is the moon in the seventh house?
Is jupiter aligned with mars?
I don't like "at this point in time"
At the end of the day, cliches get done to death. End of.
I hate it when people say, "You got your . . . ." Those who use this phrase generally pronounce your with an initial D, as in dchyour.
Letty wrote:Is jupiter aligned with mars?
what?
stop talking in riddles letty. spit it out woman. be honest you hate aquariums.
Mame wrote:
I don't like "at this point in time"
well leave it
move on
outta here
you wimmins all the same...and probably querins or tank dwellers
Steve 41oo wrote:Letty wrote:Is jupiter aligned with mars?
what?
stop talking in riddles letty. spit it out woman. be honest you hate aquariums.
They say that if you can remember the '60s, you weren't there.
Steve, the living proof. Respect, man. :wink:
Heartily agree with you all re: people who use expressions such as "To tell you the truth..." or "I'll be honest with you..." I once had a boss who said one or the other of those frequently. Every time, I felt like saying, "Oh, you're admitting then that you usually don't tell the truth?" I mean, in the absence of contrary evidence, one expects that a person is telling you the truth. Why belabour that point?
Why indeed.
Around these parts, it's a common greeting for people to say to each other "Are you all right?"
Depending on mood, that can be very grating. It seems so unnecessary, maybe a throwback to the Industrial Revolution factory-working smog-laden high-mortality days when most people were not "all right" most of the time.
Still, most people don't expect a full answer to "How do you do?" either.
I'm fine, thank you.
Oh, you didn't ask, I notice, McTag :wink:
McTag wrote:Why indeed.
Around these parts, it's a common greeting for people to say to each other "Are you all right?"
Depending on mood, that can be very grating. It seems so unnecessary, maybe a throwback to the Industrial Revolution factory-working smog-laden high-mortality days when most people were not "all right" most of the time.
Still, most people don't expect a full answer to "How do you do?" either.
Yes I HATE "you alright?"
AAAAARRRRGGGHHHH!
I always want to scream back
"YEAH are YOU ALRIGHT????"
but I don't. I just say [size=7]"yeah"[/size]
I would much prefer "how do you do?"
it sounds funny.
At work, should anyone ask me, "Are you all right?" I would anwser, "Of course not. I work here, don't I? How can I be?"
my doctor used to say
"and how are WE?"
It wasnt so much the use of the first person plural that irritated me, it was the fact that he hoped I'd been on the web and could give him a full clinical diagnosis of whatever ailment it was, leaving him just to write out the prescription. Actually he was a really nice bloke.
Currently awaiting replacement. I got in BIG hot water round the pub because I said I hoped I didnt get one of these Islamist doctors specialising in neurosurgery and carbombs.
Do I have the right to express a preference? Supposing I was Jewish, I might feel uncomfortable about seeing a Muslim GP.
Hey, Y'all all right?
Steve, I have a very large aquarium not two blocks away.
I really have grown to despise "thinking outside the box."
