Phrases That Have Started Getting On Your Nerves

[joggerjayne]

"Wiltshire farm foods"

[Prudie]

actually Andy it should be 'May I have....'

[Hopkirk]

lessons will be learned

[smoneybags]

'The heart of the home' and 'a real family kitchen' as heard on property programmes on the TV,

[Clanad]

A recent trendy phrase here in the U.S. is "Speaking truth to power". As far as I can determine it means speaking a profound bur perhaps unpleasant truth to someone in political or some other power structure above your station… Yikes!

[kernowgirl99]

After the recent BBC interior design programme, "upcycling" meaning "do up" or "renovate" or many other perfectly legitimate words or phrases. GRRRRR!!

[grasscarp]

I never understood what "reinventing" oneself is all about.

[grasscarp]

and on all phone calls to companies "is there anything else I can help you with today?"
Yes, actually we have a proliferation of woodlice in the conservatory ......

[sandyRoe]

Speaking truth to power might have a sequel: Don't shoot the messenger.

[suemb]

Do you know what

[jeffa]

If you need any more information, feel free to email Dave or I with your questions.

[pixie373]

Any 111 conversations.
Ages ago I rang them when youngest son was crying with earache (has very little sense of pain and had had painkillers).
Their first 3 questions-
is he conscious?
is he breathing?
is he bleeding?

Now I admit I'm not a qualified doctor, but i think even i might have mentioned a lack of breathing before getting onto the earache!

[piggynose]

awesome!!! aaaaa rrrrrggggghhhhh

[2sp_]

Upcycling...