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I was watching The Voice tonight when Christina Aguilera said, "For whatever reason...." And for whatever reason, I cringed. My eyes involuntarily squinted. I wanted to stab somebody with my red pen. I hope to never hear those three words uttered together again.
Are there certain 3-word combinations that make you want to stuff your panties in your ears? It probably wouldn't surprise anybody to know I have thousands dozens. Here are a few of my least favorites, without unnecessary explanation:
- That being said...
- ...thought to myself...
- To be fair...
- You've really grown.
- Don't touch that.
- Eat your liver.
- No more chocolate.
- No more dessert.
- No more (fill in the blank ).
- She's so old.
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| You used four words, Cookie Monster. Four awful, hurtful, selfish, unnecessary words. Go sit in the corner, bitch, and think about what you said. |
To be fair, I can also think of three words I dig hearing together. Words like
- I love you.
- I want you.
- Here, let me.
- Damn, you're big.
- You're so sexy.
- Breakfast is served.
- Want a cookie?
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| Awwww. I don't care if you can't count as long as you give me cookies. C'mere, you big monster, you. |
Those are my short lists. Did I miss any 3-word combinations you hate? Want to hear every day of your life? Don't give a shit about?
More than three, but, "What you mean is..."
ReplyDeleteI keep thinking about this one. What an arrogant thing to say. The only response to this is, "Shut up. Now that's what I meant to say."
Delete"I don't mean to be rude/mean/insensitive/etc, but..."
ReplyDeleteToo make a long story short. Sorry, it's more than three.
ReplyDelete"Needless to say..."
ReplyDeleteThese are all good ones! If I keep thinking about this, I won't dare open my mouth. (Keep the applause down please. It's still morning.)
ReplyDelete"To be honest"/"Not gonna lie"
ReplyDeleteI don't know what to say about that fact that you hate the phrase "not gonna lie," Elvira. Sigh. I did the best I could.
DeleteIt's just like, why do you have to say that? Here I am assuming that whoever I'm conversing with is generally honest, and then they feel the need to say they are about to be truthful. And then I think, "Oh, well, why do you need to say that? Are you contrasting this upcoming statement with previous lies?" And then I just think too much into it.
DeleteI agree with Elvira. You talk to someone, you expect what they are telling you is truth, until they come out with "I'm not gonna lie".. sooo.. have you been up til now? Or are you trying to convince me as much as yourself that you're being truthful?
DeleteJust be honest always.
I'm never speaking again. I use several of these phrases all the time!
ReplyDeleteI hear ya, Anon. Somebody on Blogher wrote that she hates hearing a grown woman say, "I have to pee." Whoops.
DeleteI mean.....Yeah! Who would say that?
What should we say instead? I have to tinkle? I have to piss? Gotta go potty?
DeleteMy most hated three words to hear? "What's for dinner?"
ReplyDeleteYour answer should always be green Jello, right? I never hear that any more, and I have to say it's liberating.
DeleteIt's not three, but my pet peeve is when people say "all of a sudden" when "suddenly" would work just fine.
ReplyDeleteIt drags out the suspense to use 4 words instead of one adverb. I don't like suddenly all that much either though. Suddenly the phone rang... Suddenly he came in the door... Suddenly the car ran into a tree.... Any time a thing wasn't happening and then it happened it was sudden, which makes the word "suddenly" suddenly meaningless.
DeleteBut I agree with you, Katie, about using 4 words when one will do.
"I'm just saying"
ReplyDeleteNo you're not. You're being nasty and that stupid little phrase doesn't make it all better.
I use that phrase to make sure people know I'm being snarky. Just in case there's ever a question.
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