''know what I'm saying?'' - usually said about four times in one sentence (and usually by 'guests' on daytime TV chat shows)
phrases that annoy you
by John Doe 80 Replies latest jw friends
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mrsjones5
"I hate to say this..." when someone leads a sentence with that as a first part believe me they are taking immensely joy in saying what follows. Turn that screw baby.
Josie
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blondie
"back in the day"
I must hear that at least 10 times a day on tv and at work. What day, theirs, mine, someone else's?
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JAVA
"To tell the truth . . ." bugs me. I want to ask if they usually lie? Of course with the Watchtower, we know the answer.
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Psychotic Parrot
Any j-dub phrase is usually enough to make me want to have an epileptic seizure (& i'm not epileptic).
Examples:
food at the proper time
our dear brothers & sisters
how good & how pleasant
where else would you go?
theocratic warfare
inculcate
in the troof
turned apostate
spiritually awake
spiritually asleep
territory (always pronounced 'territ-tree')
we've really been blessed
spiritual feast
faithful david (or any other biblical name)
loving arrangement
imperfect men
worldy
book study conductor
you young ones and also you virgins
marriage arrangement
channel of communication (this one reeks of the occult ironically)
endure persecution
endure to the end
bad association
christian fellowship
worldwide brotherhood
satan is the ruler the world
strong in the truth
weak in the truth
earthly course
wholesome attire
imitate humble job (or any other biblical character)
meek ones
be mild
remain humble
like sucklings
like babes
sheep-like
other sheep
the goats
the great crowd
the wheat and the weed
the fruit and the vines
the thousand year reign
restored to perfection
steadfast in your ministry
working on an assignment
seperating work
annointed class
laws of men
judicial commitee
C.O (always makes me think of 'commanding officer')
special assembly day
foreign language field
divided home
disfellowhipped
marked
you've been stumbled
public talk
the work
donation arrangement
jehovah is manoeuvring things
wait on jehovah
jehovah will provide
god's perfect word
torture stake
not long
real 'friends'
spiritually clean
loose conduct
wholesome entertainment
wicked spirit forces
evil slave class
faithful & discreet slave
governing body
partaking of the emblems
reaching out
approach jehovah in prayer
pleasing to jehovah
this wicked system of things
the new system
where's your tie?
kingdom melodies
fruitage of the spirit
lapsed into fornication
slipping out of the truth
fading
throw your burden upon jehovah
literature counter
hauty ones
do not lean on your own understanding
independent thinking
etc... the list is endless
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MarkSutter
I had a girlfriend who constantly did the "quote" thing with her hands. It annoyed me so bad I just wanted to break her fingers.lol
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JAVA
Wow, Psy Parrot, I haven't seen that much JW swill at one time in a long time. My JW spouse used to tell me "you're not humble enough." I had a shirt made for her that read, "Humble, and Proud of It" For some reason she didn't like it.
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Quandry
Wow, Psychotic Parrot,
You "brought out" many of them to us. Good memory.
Have a nice day!!!
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compound complex
John Doe:
Not phrases causing annoyance I have to offer but:
"irregardless" where "regardless" will suffice quite well
the mispronunciation of "mischievous"
using "continual" and "continuous" synonymously [elicits more concern over ambiguity than irritation]
CoCo
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megs
Drives me nuts... "cut the mustard" instead of "cut the muster" ... Honest to goodness, you don't cut mustard people!!