TBH How annoying is that?

[Stu]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7733264.stm
Annoying Cliches

Oh and someone made up their name - surely?

Like many cliches, a lot of those originally had a logical purpose that made sense in a limited number of situations. People without the subtletly to spot this have aped the sayings ad nauseum, regardless of their suitability, till they become so generic that even when used correctly, your average person will overlook the deeper meaning and simply consider it a cliche.

EG:
"Same difference"
Q: Is it out by three centimetres or 1.18 inches?
A: Both- they are the same difference!

"To be honest"
Q (customer): Is it worth me getting a gold plated HDMI cable?
A (Salesman): To be honest, no. HDMI works differently to SCART, and gold plating on HMDI improve the quality. It's just a money-spinning gimmick.

This makes sense as the salesperson is saying something that clearly does not benefit him and a dishonest salesperson would neglect to say.

I was looking at your well-worn phrases and although "at the end of the day" is a bad one, I absolutely detest anyone saying "110%" or "150%" or any other variant. It is 100% and nothing more. You can't get more than a whole. I'm glad I got that off my chest...
Par, Dundee

not true, if youre talking relatively you can have more than 100%

[Viney]

Run it up the flag pole and see who salutes it!

Its ringfenced

Its a drains up discussion

I work in this kind of industry and it drives me mad. I am very guilty of using the word basicaly though, a lot!

So its not just me that dies a little bit inside when someone uses "to be fair"!!!

Originally Posted by jamesrichardson

not true, if youre talking relatively you can have more than 100%

But its never used in that context. Its always used as offering more than is possible.

For instance 'he gave 110% out there...'.

Not 'the traffic jam made me ride 110% further....'

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

"To be honest"
Q (customer): Is it worth me getting a gold plated HDMI cable?
A (Salesman): To be honest, no. HDMI works differently to SCART, and gold plating on HMDI improve the quality. It's just a money-spinning gimmick.

The salesman could say "TBH no, HDMI works differently..." or he could say "TBH yes, gold is an excellent conductor so obviously it's money well spent."

The TBH is completely superfluous and gives you no benefit of whether the following statement is anymore true or not.






And no one picked up on the guy's name

Originally Posted by Some people with silly names

10. The phrase I hate is "the reason being". Particularly when used by people who are trying to sound educated. They invariably show off their lack of education with the next phrase.
Alex Knob, UK

11 and 12. "I'm not being funny but..." is one of THE most annoying things that a person can say, and is usually followed by a highly irritating and officious remark. Beginning a sentence with "You know" is another one, especially popular with sportsmen such as David Beckham. Please make these and other irritating cliches illegal.
Rosie Spectacle, Tunbridge Wells, UK

[Paul the 6th]

off topic: I heard "Vanilla Fudge" doing the traffic and travel on radio 2 yesterday - just at the end of steve wrights show... what's all that about?

Doin' me 'ead in... is my pet hate