[BITList] The top ten most irritating phrases

[Ronald Thomas]

How about "ter" instead of to. Ron



HUGH wrote:
> Is there a prize at the end of this?  Regardless, I go on.  I can add one or 
> two very overused/irritating words/phrases, in no particular order.
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> Different to.
> Different than.
> Like ..... as in "I was - like - you know?"
> You know ..... as in "I was - like - you know?"
> Just ..... as in "Bloggs soap powder just got better."  Ungrammatical and 
> weirdly ambiguous.  I'll explain the latter if anyone insists.
> Fantastic ..... as in "Wow !! Fantastic !!"  Especially when uttered by some 
> TV ponce in response to nothing much.
> Property ..... as a substitute for "house" on too many TV programmes.
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> That'll do for now.
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> Hugh.
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