I am tired of the phrase "not so much" (forecast, tv show)

[kaykay]

Well, basically, at the end of the day, I find I love these phrases! I mean, it is what it is! Now the phrase "my bad," I'd have to say, not so much!


Seriously, a phrase I don't like to hear that I frequently hear on the news these days is that someone or something " went missing" instead of just "missing" or "is missing." Has anyone else noticed that one? As in "the lady went missing for four days..."

[Mainer61]

To me, the worst is 'went missing' That's just stupid.

[Neditate]

"Don't get me started... "
(on the bastardization of the English language!)

Hopefully this phrase has died down, the one that I really cannot stand: "That's what I'm talkin' about!" It annoys the heck out of me.

One more: "Let's DO this." Aaaaargh!

[Prince of Lombards]

What the deuce?

[TKramar]

"Your party is waiting at the customer service desk."

So I run up there, and there's NO party, just my p***ed off girlfriend!

[Prince of Lombards]

I'm Han Solo, Captain of the Millenium Falcon. Chewie here tells me you're looking for passage to the Alderan system.

[DontH8Me]

Is there anything else in the English language with which we can supplant the phrase "erectile dysfunction"? I have to change the channel each time it comes on. Thank goodness they stopped playing that commercial with the annoying whistling sound and goofy-grin-having dude with possibly every phallic symbol inserted throughout the story....

[Prince of Lombards]

In Latin, the Romans refered to it as "sans boner".

[CTR36]

Here's my contribution:
In every news story they say "(insert person/company name here)did not immediately return our call" for comment. Yeah! Maybe because they knew it was the annoying newsmedia calling. Ya think???
Also, when people are talking and they insert a certain phrase over and over again:
So I called him up and told him about the shots and everything, then he said I needed to bring my dog back in and everything, so I said, the shots are what made him all loopy and everything.." AGGHHHH

Here's another one, this one spoken by my cute 5 year old (and every 5 year old in his class)
"Mom, guess what? Today I wrote 9 sentences, and guess what? Ms. McClellan said I am a great writer, and guess what? I got to play Star Wars at recess, and guess what?"
But he's excused he's a kindergartener.
I love this thread.

[lilypad]

I dislike all of the above little ditties as well. Another is "I am so not" this or that, idiocy. Most people do not think, nor do they have good diction, use good syntax, or don't speak English properly. Sadly, proper English is no longer taught in the government schools.