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Every time I hear someone say ‘eh’ in a questioning tone or to mean ‘um actually’ I lose my shit. Or even just to play something down.

Like I literally come to hate the person instantly. Its a very strong feeling on a very small sound.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eh

Eh (/ˈeɪ/ or /ˈɛ/)[1] is a spoken interjection used in many varieties of English. The oldest Oxford English Dictionary defines eh as an "interjectional interrogative particle often inviting assent to the sentiment expressed."[2] Today, while eh has many different uses, it is most popularly used in a manner similar in meaning to "Excuse me?", "Please repeat that", "Huh?", or to otherwise mark a question. It is also commonly used as an alternative to the question tag "right?", as a method for inciting a reply, as in "Don't you think?", "You agree with me, right?", as in, "It's nice here, eh?" (instead of "It's nice here, right?"). In the Americas, it is most commonly associated with Canada and Canadian English, though it is also common in England, Scotland, and New Zealand.

"We don't take kindly to British English around these parts."

“It is what it is.”

If you don’t have anything valuable to add, say nothing. Like, silence is okay.

"Bro" or any variation thereof that assumes familiarity where none exists.

The artifice offends.

Oh god; where to start?

• 'literally'. It's best when using the Essex pronunciation of 'litchally' for maximum cringey delivery.
• 'the ask'. Because 'request' or 'question' is too hard to say around the pablum.
• 'the spend'. Off the car lot, it sounds super-douchey.
• 'action this'. Why decide on a verb like 'do' or 'complete' or 'revisit' or 'prioritize'?
• 'begs the question'. Chances are, it really doesn't. And using that wrongly makes you sound like Mike Tyson saying 'utilize'

And now there's one more:

• 'utilize'; or, really, anyone using stilted 'formal' phrasing instead of plain English. You don't sound posh, but you do sound like you're three kids in a trenchcoat trying to fake being an adult so you don't get booted from the R-rated movie.

I tend not to boil people down to their habits. They likely don’t know it bothers you and don’t know why they’ve made an enemy of you. Their reaction to me bringing it up will absolutely determine how I feel about them, though. I can teach myself to get past almost anything if I can justify their action in good faith.

"no offense" then proceeds to offend said person, or people using the word "YALL" how did it become popular when 15-20years ago and was considered unintelligent. Also people saying "entitled to thier own opinions" but end up saying thier own opinions matter more.

I dont let my emotions control me like that, but I know what you mean. :)

Today I learned of the legal term "act of god". (English speaking countries.)

I find it absurd to attribute god and do so in legalese.

/edit: well, maybe not hate, but irritated and dislike

Y'all does it for me

I don’t hate anything. That word seems to mean something different to most people than it does to me. I’m careful with my language, and hate describes such an extreme emotion that I’ve yet to encounter anything I’d genuinely feel that way toward - except maybe cancer.

There are, however, things people say that I do dislike. Not just the loose use of the word hate, but also trendy phrases and slogans like “fuck around and find out.” What bothers me about those is that if you’ve already seen two people use the same phrase, it’s already old and no longer clever or funny - it’s just recycled noise at that point.

"Carrot and stick". It originally invoked an image of someone riding on a donkey's back with a carrot dangling from the end of a stick hung in front of the donkey's nose, encouraging it to move forward with the promise of the carrot which it could never catch. It meant to lead someone around by the nose. But at some point someone decided that the carrot was a reward and the stick a punishment and that's how most people use it now.

I've seen/heard a few Americans (old and young) saying something like "it has been a minute" to indicate "it has been a long time". What the hell is that? How did that start? Please someone enlighten me