Phrases that piss you off

[FoolKiller]

"If you don't try, you won't succeed" or somesuch, used to imply that you will succeed if you do try. Which really isn't a given, and obviously trying and failing can be worse than not trying at all.

Umm... no.

It has never implied that. Ever.

You may have inferred it but it was never implied.

I like this saying because its completely true.

I hate two things:
1. Irregardless
2. I could care less

I hate the first as it's not a word. I hate the second because it's the opposite of what the speaker actually means.

 

[Foehunter82]

"If you don't try, you won't succeed" or somesuch, used to imply that you will succeed if you do try. Which really isn't a given, and obviously trying and failing can be worse than not trying at all.

2. I could care less

Which ties into all those comment section and forum posts by people that would have you believe that "no one cares" about a topic or issue, and yet those very individuals that are saying that seem to have a vested interest in insuring that you know that "no one cares."

 

[Kolby Jack]

The usual "believe in yourself", "accept yourself as you are" alleged self-help slacktivist bullshit annoy the living piss out of me. That and general justification of any lazy/irresponsible action

What's wrong with believing in yourself?

 

[AuronFtw]

The worst one: "Check your privilege."

Nothing but a cop-out attempt to avoid a mature conversation about a complicated topic while also attempting to maintain the moral high ground via several forms of logical fallacy. It's incredibly infuriating.

 

[Vault101]

While I get what the phrase is referring to, why a picture of a duck? Am I missing something here?

its a reddit thing

the name of the "meme" is the "actual advice mallard" unlike saay "sudden clarity clarence" I don't get it...but the idea is to overly it with "actual" advice, like a lot of other "memes" on reddit it usually devolves into sexist/racist bullshit

 

[putowtin]

I hate (insert whatever)

No you don't, hate is a strong feeling, it may have upset you that Michael Bay has changed the Turtle origin story, you might be a bit pissed as you stare at your original Leonardo figurine with tears in your eyes, but hate? No, so stop using it!

Hey, you can't tell me what my feelings are!

But on a more serious note, what exactly is the definition of hate? I mean, sure, we can all agree that hate is pretty strong, but how strong it is in actuality is a pretty subjective definition. And plus, sometimes people actually have things that they legitimately hate. I dunno, maybe their father beat them a lot with a reinforced vinyl record of the Beatles when they were young, and that's why they really hate Beatles music?

Although I'm one of those people who uses the word "love" way too much, apparently, so you might take whatever I say about words like that with a grain of salt.

I'm not saying that people aren't allowed to hate, some people have valid reasons to hate, but that's normally because of something horrendous that has happened to them/ a loved one (murder/rape/etc.)

Hatred is all consuming, it's the first thing you think about when you wake up, it occupies your thoughts all day, and keeps you awake late into the night.

Saying you hate a game developer because they've delayed a games release is just you being grumpy...
but I guess saying: "Oh Bethesda have delayed Fallout 4, god I'm so grumpy with them" just doesn't sound right

 

[FPLOON]

"It was my destiny to [insert action here]..."

I kinda hate this worded phrase more than the "God made me do it" just on the ground of adding more questions than answers, in my opinion... like who told you that was your destiny in the first place? And, if it was God, for example, then why didn't you just say that "God told you that was your destiny"??

Another phrase that's actually slowing starting to piss me off is "I've lost/losing all faith in humanity..." mostly because the person who's usually saying the phrase isn't really helping the cause of restoring humanity's faith in themselves as a whole... It's almost a contradictory just waiting to happen afterwords...

 

[Samael Barghest]

Any type of text talk. Lol, rofl, tty, all of it pisses me off. I told my mom if she can't text me like an adult, then call. She said she hated calling people. I said then why do you have a phone? My brother just gave up and started spelling everything out because he had to send the same message twice. I know it's weird and petty in this day and age but it was only acceptable before phones had a full keyboard. Now it's just being lazy.

 

[Parasondox]

Any type of text talk. Lol, rofl, tty, all of it pisses me off. I told my mom if she can't text me like an adult, then call. She said she hated calling people. I said then why do you have a phone? My brother just gave up and started spelling everything out because he had to send the same message twice. I know it's weird and petty in this day and age but it was only acceptable before phones had a full keyboard. Now it's just being lazy.

I know your pain. Do you know what I have noticed too, is that people actually say "lol" or "ROFL" when they are having a voice to voice conversation. My mate did it once out of the blue. It was strange. "Oh my days, that is so funny. lawl (lol)". They just substitute actual laughing with a word. JUST LAUGH!!!

 

[The Harkinator]

"Man up" i.e. It doesn't matter how rational and reasonable your objections are, because I'm going to imply you lack masculinity if you don't agree with me and do as I say. Therefore, the course of action I have determined is the one you must take to avoid the judgement of your peers who also think your masculinity is determined by how willing you are to instantly agree with my potentially ill thought out demand.

It's not helpful and it's not useful, actually listen to their objections and think.

Oh yeah and telling women to man up isn't very helpful at all, but it happens for some reason.

 

[MetalDooley]

"I have the right to be offended" - Yes you do.But guess what I have the right to not fucking care if something offends you

"You have to respect my beliefs" - No,No I don't.I will tolerate your beliefs but respect is something that is earned not assumed

Some others that been mentioned already

"Raped/ruined my childhood" - Really?That 5 second scene that George Lucas added to Star Wars was so upsetting that it destroyed your previous enjoyment of the franchise.Grow up ffs.The thing you once enjoyed still bloody exists

"I could care less" - You're using it wrong

"I'm not X but..." - Yes you are

 

[shootthebandit]

"Chillax" some fuckwit has decided to put the words "chill" and "relax" into one one. Its usually some prick who will call you a bro

Ironically if anyone uses this word it doesnt make me chill or relax, it irritates me

 

[The_R3d_Fury]

"That was God working through you."

Hate this when people dump their diety onto somebody's accomplishments, and co-opt the credit for the person's success to their god. Or when people say things like "You can't do *insert thing, usually overcoming an addiction* without His help" Um, sorry no, I quit my addictions just fine on my own, to say that the only way you can overcome challenges in your life is with God is an insult to everyone who actually did it on their own without your magical, invisible sky god.

I hear this a lot where I live, and it makes me chew the inside of my cheek to not say something.

Yeah, and also when people say things like 'God is on my side' and 'God wants me to succeed'. That's also pretty bad, as it sort of implies that you're special, and an Omnipotent person doesn't have better things to do than help you... I don't know, win a football match or win the baking competition than something more consequential, like... I dunno, world peace or something?

You have to remember, though, that not all religious people are like that.

Whether or not God is working through somebody (let's not get into that right now) a religious individual who goes around trying to humble everybody is probably going to be doing more harm than good. My own pastor always congratulates me on my writing when he sees it.

It's possible to overcome challenges and break addictions without God, but God really does help in my own experiences. There are some things that I don't believe can be done without God, and there are some things that can, to an extent. The entire debate relies on where you draw the line, and it should be noted that I'm trying very hard right now not to offend anybody. However, I do also believe that there's a time to keep the peace and a time to take a stand, though right now I think we can all act civilised.

One phrase that does bother me, though, is "magical invisible sky being". I used to hear this a lot, and almost always it was being used to attack an individual, but it was actually attacking almost every belief system, even when the man who used it had religious people on his side.

As for the whole "God will help me win the lotto" thing, I hate that so much. When people try to reduce my Lord to a magic genie who does nothing but grant wishes it does 2 things;

1: make a mockery of God and;
2: tell people that if their life isn't perfect they should stop believing in God. Whether or not you believe in God, I think we can all agree that that isn't a legitimate reason.

God, in the Bible, commands us to love everyone, and to love everyone through our actions, not our words. "I would love to buy that homeless man a $2 sandwich, but I'm saving up for a second Porsche" is a perfect example of what not to do. In fact, "Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?" (James 2:15, NIV).

I think that a lot of the time the bad Christians are the Christians who aren't committed to the life of a Christian. The kind of Christian who isn't really a Christian.

As long as we're talking about phrases that we hate, I hate the phrase "grammar Nazi". I mean, first off, grammarians don't correct people to feel smart. To a grammar lover, saying "psst ... I think you mean THEIR, not THEY'RE" is like saying "hey, man, your fly is down". We often forget that people aren't embarrassed about using the wrong words or spelling of a word and probably don't WANT to be corrected. Second, the Nazis were ACTUALLY horrible.

Also, "that's so random". When did 'random' and 'randomness' become interchangeable with 'weird' and 'weirdness'? You should've seen how angry that'd make my grade 7 teacher, though. He was always a lovely guy, but improper grammar use could drive him FIGURATIVELY up the wall (I'm smiling right now because that's the kind of thing we think is funny).

 

[The_R3d_Fury]

YOLO was actually originally a military acronym meaning the same thing, in the same vein as FUBAR or SNAFU. Knowing that it WASN'T created by 4chan or some shit makes me like it a lot more. I agree, though, that it's no justification for stupidity.

But automatically getting mad just because someone said it likewise is pretty unreasonable too. Do you get mad at people for saying "carpe diem?" It's a phrase. Get over it (not directed at you Elvis, just in general).

I'll admit I have some personal bias cause of the use of YOLO as an excuse towards stupidity. I'm sure Carpe Diem was used in the same manner at some point, but it's not in the mainstream, or if it was, it wasn't in my direct time of knowledge. Sure, that can be pretty lousy, but I at least acknowledge it. Besides, I don't get full blown angry about the use of YOLO. It's just very annoying when I hear it used incorrectly. I'd like to hear people use it properly for once, not in the manner I discussed.

I reckon that Carpe Diem is fine because it's used when people actually want to seize the day. But think of this:

How often do you hear 'YOLO' being used (seriously) to:

1: encourage someone to seize the day (probably not very often)?
2: try to legitimise stupid actions?

And that's why we dislike 'YOLO'. Because we associate it with questionable conduct.

Also, are captchas adverts now? Mine is advertising the Independent Growers Association.

 

[WOPR]

"I could care less" bugs me... You mean you *COULD* care less? Or do you mean you *COULD NOT* care less?

 

[ABLb0y]

"That was God working through you."

Hate this when people dump their diety onto somebody's accomplishments, and co-opt the credit for the person's success to their god. Or when people say things like "You can't do *insert thing, usually overcoming an addiction* without His help" Um, sorry no, I quit my addictions just fine on my own, to say that the only way you can overcome challenges in your life is with God is an insult to everyone who actually did it on their own without your magical, invisible sky god.

I hear this a lot where I live, and it makes me chew the inside of my cheek to not say something.

Yeah, and also when people say things like 'God is on my side' and 'God wants me to succeed'. That's also pretty bad, as it sort of implies that you're special, and an Omnipotent person doesn't have better things to do than help you... I don't know, win a football match or win the baking competition than something more consequential, like... I dunno, world peace or something?

You have to remember, though, that not all religious people are like that.

Whether or not God is working through somebody (let's not get into that right now) a religious individual who goes around trying to humble everybody is probably going to be doing more harm than good. My own pastor always congratulates me on my writing when he sees it.

It's possible to overcome challenges and break addictions without God, but God really does help in my own experiences. There are some things that I don't believe can be done without God, and there are some things that can, to an extent. The entire debate relies on where you draw the line, and it should be noted that I'm trying very hard right now not to offend anybody. However, I do also believe that there's a time to keep the peace and a time to take a stand, though right now I think we can all act civilised.

One phrase that does bother me, though, is "magical invisible sky being". I used to hear this a lot, and almost always it was being used to attack an individual, but it was actually attacking almost every belief system, even when the man who used it had religious people on his side.

As for the whole "God will help me win the lotto" thing, I hate that so much. When people try to reduce my Lord to a magic genie who does nothing but grant wishes it does 2 things;

1: make a mockery of God and;
2: tell people that if their life isn't perfect they should stop believing in God. Whether or not you believe in God, I think we can all agree that that isn't a legitimate reason.

God, in the Bible, commands us to love everyone, and to love everyone through our actions, not our words. "I would love to buy that homeless man a $2 sandwich, but I'm saving up for a second Porsche" is a perfect example of what not to do. In fact, "Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?" (James 2:15, NIV).

I think that a lot of the time the bad Christians are the Christians who aren't committed to the life of a Christian. The kind of Christian who isn't really a Christian.

As long as we're talking about phrases that we hate, I hate the phrase "grammar Nazi". I mean, first off, grammarians don't correct people to feel smart. To a grammar lover, saying "psst ... I think you mean THEIR, not THEY'RE" is like saying "hey, man, your fly is down". We often forget that people aren't embarrassed about using the wrong words or spelling of a word and probably don't WANT to be corrected. Second, the Nazis were ACTUALLY horrible.

Also, "that's so random". When did 'random' and 'randomness' become interchangeable with 'weird' and 'weirdness'? You should've seen how angry that'd make my grade 7 teacher, though. He was always a lovely guy, but improper grammar use could drive him FIGURATIVELY up the wall (I'm smiling right now because that's the kind of thing we think is funny).

I've got no problem with good Christians. It's the ones whose religion makes them automatically better than me that irks me, especially if they constantly bring it up.
Like the dude who approached me just after Easter and told me he hoped I got diabetes because I celebrated it without being Christian. Now, him I have an issue with. People who believe in something I don't, that's no problem. It's when they're arses about it, that's what I don't like.

 

[The_R3d_Fury]

"That was God working through you."

Hate this when people dump their diety onto somebody's accomplishments, and co-opt the credit for the person's success to their god. Or when people say things like "You can't do *insert thing, usually overcoming an addiction* without His help" Um, sorry no, I quit my addictions just fine on my own, to say that the only way you can overcome challenges in your life is with God is an insult to everyone who actually did it on their own without your magical, invisible sky god.

I hear this a lot where I live, and it makes me chew the inside of my cheek to not say something.

Yeah, and also when people say things like 'God is on my side' and 'God wants me to succeed'. That's also pretty bad, as it sort of implies that you're special, and an Omnipotent person doesn't have better things to do than help you... I don't know, win a football match or win the baking competition than something more consequential, like... I dunno, world peace or something?

You have to remember, though, that not all religious people are like that.

Whether or not God is working through somebody (let's not get into that right now) a religious individual who goes around trying to humble everybody is probably going to be doing more harm than good. My own pastor always congratulates me on my writing when he sees it.

It's possible to overcome challenges and break addictions without God, but God really does help in my own experiences. There are some things that I don't believe can be done without God, and there are some things that can, to an extent. The entire debate relies on where you draw the line, and it should be noted that I'm trying very hard right now not to offend anybody. However, I do also believe that there's a time to keep the peace and a time to take a stand, though right now I think we can all act civilised.

One phrase that does bother me, though, is "magical invisible sky being". I used to hear this a lot, and almost always it was being used to attack an individual, but it was actually attacking almost every belief system, even when the man who used it had religious people on his side.

As for the whole "God will help me win the lotto" thing, I hate that so much. When people try to reduce my Lord to a magic genie who does nothing but grant wishes it does 2 things;

1: make a mockery of God and;
2: tell people that if their life isn't perfect they should stop believing in God. Whether or not you believe in God, I think we can all agree that that isn't a legitimate reason.

God, in the Bible, commands us to love everyone, and to love everyone through our actions, not our words. "I would love to buy that homeless man a $2 sandwich, but I'm saving up for a second Porsche" is a perfect example of what not to do. In fact, "Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?" (James 2:15, NIV).

I think that a lot of the time the bad Christians are the Christians who aren't committed to the life of a Christian. The kind of Christian who isn't really a Christian.

As long as we're talking about phrases that we hate, I hate the phrase "grammar Nazi". I mean, first off, grammarians don't correct people to feel smart. To a grammar lover, saying "psst ... I think you mean THEIR, not THEY'RE" is like saying "hey, man, your fly is down". We often forget that people aren't embarrassed about using the wrong words or spelling of a word and probably don't WANT to be corrected. Second, the Nazis were ACTUALLY horrible.

Also, "that's so random". When did 'random' and 'randomness' become interchangeable with 'weird' and 'weirdness'? You should've seen how angry that'd make my grade 7 teacher, though. He was always a lovely guy, but improper grammar use could drive him FIGURATIVELY up the wall (I'm smiling right now because that's the kind of thing we think is funny).

I've got no problem with good Christians. It's the ones whose religion makes them automatically better than me that irks me, especially if they constantly bring it up.
Like the dude who approached me just after Easter and told me he hoped I got diabetes because I celebrated it without being Christian. Now, him I have an issue with. People who believe in something I don't, that's no problem. It's when they're arses about it, that's what I don't like.

I object to that guy's comment both as a Christian and a Type 1 diabetic.

Christians aren't perfect. Yes, Romans 6 says that we're dead to sin, but that doesn't mean that we don't still sin. We shouldn't be treating people like we're above them. Salvation is a gift, not something that we can earn. It's like someone giving a homeless man $5, and then that homeless man goes and acts like he's better than all the other homeless men.

I'm glad you didn't take my post the wrong way. It always warms my heart to see people treating other people like people, if that makes sense.

I hope you have a great day/night, brother.

 

[ABLb0y]

"That was God working through you."

Hate this when people dump their diety onto somebody's accomplishments, and co-opt the credit for the person's success to their god. Or when people say things like "You can't do *insert thing, usually overcoming an addiction* without His help" Um, sorry no, I quit my addictions just fine on my own, to say that the only way you can overcome challenges in your life is with God is an insult to everyone who actually did it on their own without your magical, invisible sky god.

I hear this a lot where I live, and it makes me chew the inside of my cheek to not say something.

Yeah, and also when people say things like 'God is on my side' and 'God wants me to succeed'. That's also pretty bad, as it sort of implies that you're special, and an Omnipotent person doesn't have better things to do than help you... I don't know, win a football match or win the baking competition than something more consequential, like... I dunno, world peace or something?

You have to remember, though, that not all religious people are like that.

Whether or not God is working through somebody (let's not get into that right now) a religious individual who goes around trying to humble everybody is probably going to be doing more harm than good. My own pastor always congratulates me on my writing when he sees it.

It's possible to overcome challenges and break addictions without God, but God really does help in my own experiences. There are some things that I don't believe can be done without God, and there are some things that can, to an extent. The entire debate relies on where you draw the line, and it should be noted that I'm trying very hard right now not to offend anybody. However, I do also believe that there's a time to keep the peace and a time to take a stand, though right now I think we can all act civilised.

One phrase that does bother me, though, is "magical invisible sky being". I used to hear this a lot, and almost always it was being used to attack an individual, but it was actually attacking almost every belief system, even when the man who used it had religious people on his side.

As for the whole "God will help me win the lotto" thing, I hate that so much. When people try to reduce my Lord to a magic genie who does nothing but grant wishes it does 2 things;

1: make a mockery of God and;
2: tell people that if their life isn't perfect they should stop believing in God. Whether or not you believe in God, I think we can all agree that that isn't a legitimate reason.

God, in the Bible, commands us to love everyone, and to love everyone through our actions, not our words. "I would love to buy that homeless man a $2 sandwich, but I'm saving up for a second Porsche" is a perfect example of what not to do. In fact, "Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?" (James 2:15, NIV).

I think that a lot of the time the bad Christians are the Christians who aren't committed to the life of a Christian. The kind of Christian who isn't really a Christian.

As long as we're talking about phrases that we hate, I hate the phrase "grammar Nazi". I mean, first off, grammarians don't correct people to feel smart. To a grammar lover, saying "psst ... I think you mean THEIR, not THEY'RE" is like saying "hey, man, your fly is down". We often forget that people aren't embarrassed about using the wrong words or spelling of a word and probably don't WANT to be corrected. Second, the Nazis were ACTUALLY horrible.

Also, "that's so random". When did 'random' and 'randomness' become interchangeable with 'weird' and 'weirdness'? You should've seen how angry that'd make my grade 7 teacher, though. He was always a lovely guy, but improper grammar use could drive him FIGURATIVELY up the wall (I'm smiling right now because that's the kind of thing we think is funny).

I've got no problem with good Christians. It's the ones whose religion makes them automatically better than me that irks me, especially if they constantly bring it up.
Like the dude who approached me just after Easter and told me he hoped I got diabetes because I celebrated it without being Christian. Now, him I have an issue with. People who believe in something I don't, that's no problem. It's when they're arses about it, that's what I don't like.

I object to that guy's comment both as a Christian and a Type 1 diabetic.

Christians aren't perfect. Yes, Romans 6 says that we're dead to sin, but that doesn't mean that we don't still sin. We shouldn't be treating people like we're above them. Salvation is a gift, not something that we can earn. It's like someone giving a homeless man $5, and then that homeless man goes and acts like he's better than all the other homeless men.

I'm glad you didn't take my post the wrong way. It always warms my heart to see people treating other people like people, if that makes sense.

I hope you have a great day/night, brother.

Yeah, I think I'd object to it no matter what. I mean, I've never said anything like that to him, so why'd he do it to me?

It's like the old saying goes: 'Pobody's nerfect.'

Hey, no prob. Any time.

Same to you, man.

EDIT: The Phrase 'Some of my best friends are X' also really annoys me, as if you've got friends who are, say, black or gay, that gives you even less right to say racist or homophobic things.
It's like the aforementioned Diabetes dude, when confronted by a girl who was about (I shit thee not) close to 7 feet tall and had a diabetic dad, his response was 'I've got friends who are diabetic, so I can say that!'.

 

[Me55enger]

"I love you."

That's a phrase that can piss off.

 

[conmag9]

The worst one: "Check your privilege."

Nothing but a cop-out attempt to avoid a mature conversation about a complicated topic while also attempting to maintain the moral high ground via several forms of logical fallacy. It's incredibly infuriating.

Definitely have similar feelings. The idea that someone's position in life should necessarily make their points about those in different situation null simply by who is speaking them, rather than their actual content...urks me. Worse, it turns situations into some twisted "I'm more oppressed than you, so I'm a better person", which is disgusting behavior.