Annoying Catchphrases and Why Some People Use Them
You Know? It's a Catch Twenty-Two!
It is a Catch Twenty-Two
One of the catchphrases I find the most annoying is ironically the phrase, catch twenty-two. When some people use the phrase, they are trying to express a glitch. How about a catch twenty-three, or twenty-four, or even a catch ninety-five? After awhile, all of the catching becomes annoying, and the rest of the information is not even heard.
The Devil's Advocate
When people use the catchphrase, the devil's advocate, do they really know what they are saying? I cringe when I hear this annoying catchphrase because I know the person is gearing toward a verbal battle of sorts, and all I can think of is, here we go! They want to take an opposite stance, and in essence they are saying they are the devil's activist, whether they mean it or not.
I am Not Going to Lie to You
I am not going to lie to you is another one of my least favorite catchphrases. When someone is getting ready to tell me something and say they are not going to lie to me, I have to stop and wonder when they have lied to me in the past. They are not going to lie to me now, as they prepare to drop the proverbial bomb, but what about the time they did not say they were not going to lie to me? Did they lie?
You Know?
Everyone has talked to someone that uses the annoying catchphrase, you know, over and over again. What I would love to say is, "No, I do not know, because you have not told me yet." This is an annoying catchphrase, but it is more of a habit than a verbal crutch. It certainly does not impress anyone. You know?
You Did What?
I go is another one of the catchphrases I find the most annoying. When some people attempt to repeat an actual discussion, or one they would like to have, they use the phrase, I go, instead of, I said, as a preface to their part of the conversation. This annoying catchphrase makes me think of the possibility of having to go to the bathroom, or someone preparing to go on vacation, or someone that should go on a long walk off a short pier. I can think of a few in particular that should do the latter.
Why Some People Use Annoying Catchphrases
For some, catchphrases become a verbal habit, but others use them because they do not know what else to say. Some are socially inept and have set up predetermined words that serve as crutches in social situations. They are comfortable with the catchphrases, and they think they sound clever. When used sparingly, catchphrases can sound witty or maybe even clever, but when used continuously by the same person, they are simply annoying.
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31 Comments
Post a CommentThanks, Doug! That's very interesting info!
Elaborate on Mr. Pennington's earlier comment: Catch-22 is a darkly comic novel about World War Two pilots. The phrase "Catch-22" is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the regulation that mandated the only reason a pilot could be taken off off flight duty was insanity, but you had to be insane to be a pilot at all, the insanity excuse would not work.
This is really interesting....because aside from "y'know", none of these catch phrases are used where I live. Makes me wonder if it's a regional thing? ... Not that we don't have our share of tired cliches and catch phrases in Idaho, LOL.
Thanks, Vincent. I think you're absolutely right. Those extra un-hunhs are a dead giveaway, and yes, un-hunh is the correct spelling for that annoying verbalization. I can always tell when someone is not really listening. They're usually very bad actors, especially on the phone.
You know is bad. So is you see. The worst of all for me is the RUDE person who, whenever you speak, says every three seconds, on purpose, un-hunh, un-hunh, un-hunh, proving they are NOT listening!
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To Kelly Brown: I'll assume your comment is in response to Greenhill since my article says nothing about tipping servers. To Mr. or Ms. Who Cares: You think the writing is "bored". Okay. That comment made this page MUCH more interesting and humorous. Thanks for your input, and thanks to everyone else for your comments. :-)
How petty that is for you to reduce a servers tip because they used a catchphrase that is annoying to you.I mean never mind the fact that that server makes 2.15 an hour and relies on tips to support her or himself. Maybe try and be a little more tolerant of folks that dont have the high and mighty social skills that you possess since it obviously upsets you to the point of tipping less!You get one word RUDE
Oh, go on!
Love your style of writing. I was nodding my head in agreement. Another one that annoys me is "like". I have a friend who like says she was like walking down the street and like almost fell over looking at some guy. Like wow man, the 70s called and want their lingo back. Thanks for the laugh. I needed it today :-)