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Is there a word that pushes your buttons?

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited January 2023
    From time to time, I found "Greetings Earthlings" worked quite well with my students. Not gender specific but it suppose it might have offended aliens or lizard people.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    As a lizard person, I would have been offended by that.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    👽
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    When did drawers become draws?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    B3 said:
    When did drawers become draws?
    they didn't. 
    Devon.
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    "Obviously".  Something is only 'obvious' if you already know about it.  Similarly the response of "Of course" to a question.
  • WAMSWAMS Posts: 1,960
    KT53 said:
    "Obviously".  Something is only 'obvious' if you already know about it.  Similarly the response of "Of course" to a question.
    "Obviously" really irritates me. It seems to be a vocal tic here in Luton on a par with knowwhatimean.
  • rowlandscastle444rowlandscastle444 Posts: 2,612
    I've no idea as to what words or phrases have gone before, but "you know" and "luv" push my irritation button.
  • rowlandscastle444rowlandscastle444 Posts: 2,612
    Another one that bugs me is "for free".
    It ought to be "free of charge".
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    "wrongdoing" - used so often now that it means absolutely nothing.  
    "I/We apologise" - ditto
    " We accept mistakes have been made" = OK, we've been caught out "
    "Pre order" ???
    " Offer ends today " - repeated endlessly over several days/weeks. 
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