Annoying words and phrases

[dumb mum]

"wellness" isn't the word "well-being"?

[My pet hates...]

... include:

"My pet hate"

"Going forward" (I think someone already mentioned that one (going backward  )

"At this time," as in: "We are unable to take your call at this time."  So at precisely which time will you be able to take it then?

And even after hearing it many hundreds of times (or perhaps because of that), I still cringe at the end of the SQ safety briefing video when the lady says crassly:

"Smoking is not allowed on board all our flights."  Ok, so which ones is it allowed on then?  I keep wanting to shout out "ANY!  ANY of our flights, for crying out loud!" But I realise that such an action might result in me being hauled off the plane, so I just grin and bear it.  Oh, and why "on board all our flights" - that makes no sense either.

I'm reminded (at this time) of my favourite scene from the TV series Porridge:

Lenny: "It really gets up my goat!"

Fletch: "No Godber.  It gets up your nose, or it gets your goat. It does not get up your goat."

[egad]

when someone say "let me double confirm that"

[Or this one]

When someone says "when someone say".

[Alas]

I'll revert back to you.

Let's redouble our effort.

[Name provided]

People who write a statement sentence and then end it with a question mark?

[jalanperak]

I'll revert back to you.

I'll second that. Really annoying

[My Bad]

UGH! I am so glad someone brought up this one. The other things mentioned are only mildly irritating. My Bad makes me homicidal. 

[Porean]

gap filler.

"An all dat"

[TheWrathOfGrapes]

And even after hearing it many hundreds of times (or perhaps because of that), I still cringe at the end of the SQ safety briefing video when the lady says crassly:

"Smoking is not allowed on board all our flights."  Ok, so which ones is it allowed on then?  I keep wanting to shout out "ANY!  ANY of our flights, for crying out loud!" But I realise that such an action might result in me being hauled off the plane, so I just grin and bear it.  Oh, and why "on board all our flights" - that makes no sense either.

Reminds me of this announcement (not sure whether they have amended the script):

"....the minimum penalty for drug trafficking is death...."

Makes one wonders what is the maximum penalty?  Maybe, after hanging you at the gallows, they take out our body and tie it to four horses and pull the corpse apart....

[So many!]

"My bad" My bad what?
"pet..." as in "pet peeve" "pet hate" etc
"Ball park" as in "ball park figure" etc
"Goes" instead of "says"
"Oven-baked" or "pan-fried" where else would you bake or fry something?
"Touch base" Where did that come from?
Happy Friday everyone  

[angry]

wind-up
awesome

[fritjes]

"My bad" My bad what?

As in 'mea culpa' -- that is really old, I remember saying that in my college days and that's... quite some time ago.

[Hello peeps]

Peeps who say peeps.

[dot com]

'My bad' that's such a stupid phrase, and 'wellness' have to agree on that one.

to 'my pet hates' - if you hate that safety briefing you should write and tell them.  I think they might be willing to listen to you, afterall, they're always going on about improving English.



Oooh, going off topic a bit - one of the best posters I've seen here was at Farer Rd MRT, and it was an advert for this little pouch thing that you can stub your cigarette out in and put in your pocket to avoid littering.  The slogan they've used on the poster is 'don't be a tosser'