Phrases/words that set your teeth on edge.

[jean]

I really cannot stand "Train station". It seems to be ubiquitous nowadays...

I think it was inevitable once people had started talking about Bus stations.

There being no longer any such thing as British Railways probably didn't help.

[Serial_Apologist]

"Human nature" - when used as an explanation, generalisation, or excuse for all that is wrong in human affairs.

"God" - used as a term with innumerable meanings by people of different religious persuasions, everyone one of them right.

[rauschwerk]

Is this the fastest-growing thread in the history of The Forum... ?!

Yeah, it's gone viral, innit?

[jean]

It loved to happen. -- Marcus Aurelius

BTW Thropplenoggin, what is this in Latin?

I've been wondering that.

I can't work it back to any Greek or Latin construction I know.

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[Don Petter]

And the word: "scoop". Just cannot bring myself to use it in any context whatsoever. Inexplicable, I know, but there it is.

But how do you ask for your ice cream? 'Two boules', perhaps.

[Don Petter]

I think it was inevitable once people had started talking about Bus stations.

But we've had bus stations since time immoral. Train station is a recent abomination.

[MrGongGong]

But how do you ask for your ice cream? 'Two boules', perhaps.

I had a student in Ireland who would always suggest that we go for a
"couple of scoops" after the sessions

so I have no problem with the phrase at all as there's nothing like a couple of scoops after a hard day's composition (black Irish version)

[kernelbogey]

Train station is a recent abomination.

The one in Bournemouth is a 'Transport Interchange'!

'Human error' : is there another kind?

[kernelbogey]

Also 'mistake' as used by MPs who have fiddled their expenses.

[teamsaint]

"Party " as a verb

Southampton Nil.

[MrGongGong]

"Party " as a verb

I have a problem with that too
but this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBShN8qT4lk

is fine by me

[Flosshilde]

Oh, and badly as used by Cameron, as in "we badly need" to do something. Idiot.

But that's the only way he can do anything.



'common sense' as used by Simon.

[Serial_Apologist]

"Party " as a verb

Southampton Nil.

Which is worse???

[teamsaint]

poor use of language I can about live with "at this point in time"...the other...... well you would think I would be used to it by now..

[teamsaint]

I have a problem with that too
but this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBShN8qT4lk

is fine by me

chooooooooooooonnnnnnnnn!!! (another bad 'un... !)