This weeks Listography is Top 5 Phrases That Drive Me Crazy. Brilliant prompt, if you ask me, because there are hundreds of phrases that drive me up the wall.
1. I’ll think about it.
This is Ben’s absolute favourite sentence and his diplomatic way of saying “No” to things that I have suggested.
Me: Do you fancy going shopping tomorrow?
Ben: I’ll think about it – translates as “No”
2. I’m not being rude but…
Yes, you are, otherwise you wouldn’t finish the sentence but keep it in the box. If you’ve got nothing nice to say, zip it.
Example: I’m not being rude but this dress makes your bum look massive.
3. Forget about it
No, I can’t. You just went on about it for three hours, so how can you expect me to forget about it?
4. Can I ask you a question?
No, you’ve just wasted your question by asking me if you can ask one? If you want to ask me something, then just do it? Don’t beat around the bush…
5. I’ll be there in a second
Ehm, no you won’t. Most likely you haven’t even left yet and I’ll still sit here ready to go in an hour.
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People who say they will only be a second should be slapped. They never, ever are there in a second. Yup, in my experience, it's always several seconds at least, if not a whole bloody hour!
With my SIL it can easily be two or three hours. Drives me insane!!!
My pet hate is “whatever you would like to do”…If I ask mine if they would like to go out for something fun at the weekend. This saying translates as I can’t be bothered making a decision. Its always left up to me to decide “what’s going to be fun for them” this rattles my knitting lol ..maybe I should just decide not to do anything special….I just end up biting my tongue but what I really want to say to them is “Get a grip” . Rant over 😀