Phrases/words that set your teeth on edge.

[burning dog]

Or “stay ‘ome” in some parts of the country!

At least they didn't choose "Remain Indoors"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnd1jKcfBRE

[Andrew]

In local government at least, the main driver was to reduce the requirement for office space when many desks sat empty for large parts of the day or whole days. No chance, we headed for the so-called 'paperless office' where all you needed (allegedly) was a powerpoint and screen to plug in the laptop, with no regard whatsoever for its stark impossibility in many jobs

Our organisation planned to "go paperless" and the reply from many of us, myself included, was "there'll be a paperless toilet before there's a paperless office!" We gave much the same epithet when "digital by default" was mentioned....

[teamsaint]

In local government at least, the main driver was to reduce the requirement for office space when many desks sat empty for large parts of the day or whole days. Understandable, but of course the economic argument didn't include loss of staff morale through not having a space of one's own, organised according to one's own work-style. I for one worked best with loads of files, reference works etc within easy reach. No chance, we headed for the so-called 'paperless office' where all you needed (allegedly) was a powerpoint and screen to plug in the laptop, with no regard whatsoever for its stark impossibility in many jobs

One of our office managers wanted to go paperless. A lovely lady, and good employee, but she failed. But then again, our business is publishing books......of which about 90% are physical copies .

[LeMartinPecheur]

Our organisation planned to "go paperless" and the reply from many of us, myself included, was "there'll be a paperless toilet before there's a paperless office!"

Andrew: you've worried me now. Do you think the recent acute shortage of "Campers' Delight" was some sort of management pilot scheme?

[DracoM]

'ramp up'...............blimey if I hear it again...............Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

[Bryn]

'ramp up'...............blimey if I hear it again...............Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

Sounds like a young sheepdog.

[teamsaint]

Weapons Grade.

[Serial_Apologist]

Weapons Grade.

Weaponise....... or, weaponize, even...

[LMcD]

'Crunch EU meeting'. As Brenda from Bristol said: 'Not ANOTHER one!'

[LezLee]

My one, your one, these ones, those ones.

Please, no more!

[Count Boso]

Weapons Grade.

I have to say I rather appreciated the description of Trump's tweeting as 'firing off hundreds of rounds of weapons-grade lunacy'.

[Serial_Apologist]

Collateral damage

Apologies if this has already come up: term used in warfare for when a population is blasted to kingdom come along with their homes whenever far-off enemy targets are hit with pinpoint accuracy.

[visualnickmos]

My one, your one, these ones, those ones.

Please, no more!

I agree; my mother was a teacher, and that irked her much, when seemingly literate TV presenters used any of the aforementioned.

Two things that set my teeth on edge in this regard are

1. "off of" instead of merely "off"

2. The pronunciation of "drawing" as "drawRing"

GRRRRRRR !

[cloughie]

I agree; my mother was a teacher, and that irked her much, when seemingly literate TV presenters used any of the aforementioned.

Two things that set my teeth on edge in this regard are

1. "off of" instead of merely "off"

2. The pronunciation of "drawing" as "drawRing"

GRRRRRRR !

Could of instead of could have, and all too often your and you’re are used wrongly!

A draw ring is used for coupling wagons to trains!

[visualnickmos]

Could of instead of could have, and all too often your and you’re are used wrongly!

A draw ring is used for coupling wagons to trains!

I'd forgotten those* two ! I'm sure there are others. (* I use those two, to indicate exactly the two I had forgotten. I stand to be corrected)
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I'm no engineer, but I've learned a railway term today !