These irritating statements!

[agedman]

This thread is devoted to statements you find irresponsible and irritating.

Statements such as: “each and every”

What a waste. If the selection is every, by default it is each. If the statement is each then by default it is every.

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How about: “Have you found Jesus?”

Really!! I didn’t know He was lost!

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Can you fathom someone being called a soul winner?

Even Paul states that he planted and Apollos watered.
Certainly, “he that wins souls is wise…” but does not the Scripture state “The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. 21Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; 22Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; 23And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.”

Every single “soul winner” I have met that brags on their own prowess is pride filled.

Does not a wise believer give all credit for saved souls to God, who is the author and finisher?

What are your irritating sayings?

 

[RipponRedeaux]

I am sick and tired of hearing "It is what it is." That is a stupid expression. I usually respond with "Oh, you mean it isn't what it isn't?"

 

[JonC]

Irregardless, it is what it is, "I want me some...".

 

[RipponRedeaux]

I hate the semi-word 'irregardless.' It makes as much sense as 'inflammable.'

Regardless and flammable are the correct words.

I also detest 'impactful.' Why can't people use alternate expressions such as "made a deep impression on me."

Some Southerners say "It's up the road three, four, five mile." Why can't they say "It's about three or four miles down the road."

 

[JonC]

Some Southerners say "It's up the road three, four, five mile." Why can't they say "It's about three or four miles down the road."

Cause down the road is where you start

 

[Salty]

quote - unquote -
Why do you want to unquote what you just quoted!!

proper term - Quote - End of Quote


When I am wearing one of my GI hats
and someone addresses me as "Sir"

I am an NCO - I work for my money!!

 

[tyndale1946]

This thread is devoted to statements you find irresponsible and irritating.

Statements such as: “each and every”

What a waste. If the selection is every, by default it is each. If the statement is each then by default it is every.

***

How about: “Have you found Jesus?”

Really!! I didn’t know He was lost!

***

Can you fathom someone being called a soul winner?

Even Paul states that he planted and Apollos watered.
Certainly, “he that wins souls is wise…” but does not the Scripture state “The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. 21Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; 22Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; 23And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.”

Every single “soul winner” I have met that brags on their own prowess is pride filled.

Does not a wise believer give all credit for saved souls to God, who is the author and finisher?

What are your irritating sayings?

How about: “Have you found Jesus?”... Well let me tell you a little story a heard a while back, you can determine if it is true or not!

A group gathered at the river for a baptism of an unruly fella Charlie, they convinced to come to Christ.
The congregation and the preacher were determined to get Charlie to change his ways... So the preacher also with Charlie standing in the river says... I baptize you Charlie... In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost... And with that, he dunks Charlie under the water... As he brings Charlie back up, he says... Have you found Jesus?... Charlie trying to catch his breath says... What?... The congregation hollers from the river bank... DUNK HIM AGAIN!... And the preacher follows suit and down goes Charlie again... The next time Charlie comes up spitting water and trying to catch his breath, the preacher screams... I SAID, HAVE YOU FOUND JESUS!... Charlie said after clearing his confused mind... Well if you showed me, where he fell in the first time, I would have been looking for him... Brother Glen

 

[Bassoonery]

"At the end of the day..."

Here, where English is not the first language, there are some little phrases that get horribly over-used:

"Until and unless"
"Fortunately or unfortunately"
"Frankly speaking"

 

[RipponRedeaux]

Like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, ad infinitum

Ya know, ya know, ya know, ya know, ya know, ya know...

Unnerstan, unnerstan, unnerstan, unnerstan, unnerstan...

 

[Salty]

"Full Stop"
drives me nuts!

That is a redundant term.

Thats like saying that "a wet fish in the ocean".

 

[Bible Thumpin n Gun Totin]

"I'm just following orders" or "I'm just doing my job" or "I'm just doing what I'm told"

Infuriating.

 

[JonC]

"the plain meaning of....." or "the plain reading of the text". Both are asinine leadings.

 

[agedman]

"the plain meaning of....." or "the plain reading of the text". Both are asinine leadings.

Isn't that the plain truth.

 

[agedman]

"I'm just following orders" or "I'm just doing my job" or "I'm just doing what I'm told"

Infuriating.

I was more often told, "Just do what you're told."

 

[Salty]

"the plain meaning of....." or "the plain reading of the text". Both are asinine leadings.

What Jon is trying to say is that things can be simple - sounds like a plain meaning to me.

 

[JonC]

What Jon is trying to say is that things can be simple - sounds like a plain meaning to me.

Ah....simple as on not complex.....understanding is subjective

 

[Salty]

Ah....simple as on not complex.....understanding is subjective

Huh???

 

[RipponRedeaux]

The following complaints are things I have been guilty of and may occasionally still use from time to time.

The word 'just' is misused. I am not referring to the variant of justice, but the word meaning 'merely.' And it's commonly pronounced as 'gist.'
Just give me some time.
I just want to say.

Could we all still function in our communication with others if we dropped it?

My second complaint is an over usage of 'actually.' Most of my adult South Korean and Chinese students employed this word so much that it was wearisome. It has become a filler word even by native English speakers as much as 'well' and 'um.'

Let's see if we could declare a moratorium of this word for at least a month. Then we could judge if we could drop it alll together except when the absolute need arises.

The word 'literally' has lost its original meaning. In the connotative meaning of the word it apparently now means figuratively. But in the exuberance of the moment, to stress a point, all logic fails.

"They were literally swinging from the chandeliers!"