Annoying phrases

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Nothing to Hide. That's for other people.

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I thought "Long time, No See" was a local pidgin saying.

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Slangs that are used too much.

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http://www.brainjet.com/pop-culture/...y-3891#slide/0

Swag.

[Walkoff Balk]

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http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/2...ying-word-list

Mo annoying words.

[Walkoff Balk]

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I've been hearing more people use the term "the narrative" lately.

[Amati]

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the ones that I hear now & then, when others speaks to me, & in every conversation sound like a question (on the phone), when they are actually telling me something....In Example: I am going to the the store? to buy some groceries?, then go to the gym later? etc.

Ah yes, "Up Talking".

[surlygirly]

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"That's what she said!"
Still! 3.5 years after I put it on this list! I especially hate it when you're trying to tell someone something important and they keep interrupting you with this. THIS HAS NOT BEEN FUNNY FOR A LONG TIME AND IS NOT FUNNY NOW! GO FIND A NEW JOKE!! Grrr.

[GregLee]

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That's possible, but it looks & sounds a little bit different.

An Irish accent is quite different, but it also has this characteristic of ending many phrases with a rising pitch.

[Serenity]

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You know what is an "annoying phrases" to me are?.....

the ones that I hear now & then, when others speaks to me, & in every conversation sound like a question (on the phone), when they are actually telling me something.

Might just be a mainland thing? & I am not sure if people stopped doing that or they still continue do so.

In Example: I am going to the the store? to buy some groceries?, then go to the gym later? etc.

Oh MY Gosh!!.

If people stopped doing that, then I am glad that they did stop.

Valley girl...

That's possible, but it looks & sounds a little bit different.

[Walkoff Balk]

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Fiscal cliff?
Catfishing?

[D'Alani]

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A little off topic but the other night on "Top Chef" the local guy who was enjoying himself said to the others "I can get used to to this.", wasn't annoying but made me laugh wondering if other local people were watching and caught that.

[tutusue]

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In Example: I am going to the the store? to buy some groceries?, then go to the gym later? etc.
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Valley girl...

[Serenity]

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You know what is an "annoying phrases" to me are?.....

the ones that I hear now & then, when others speaks to me, & in every conversation sound like a question (on the phone), when they are actually telling me something.

Might just be a mainland thing? & I am not sure if people stopped doing that or they still continue do so.

In Example: I am going to the the store? to buy some groceries?, then go to the gym later? etc.

Oh MY Gosh!!.

If people stopped doing that, then I am glad that they did stop.

[Walkoff Balk]

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Is the phrase "shots fired" as a zinger too politically incorrect now? The NBA team Washington Wizards used to be known as the Washington Bullets.