Conversational pet peeves

[Supr49er]

From up here on my soapbox, I'm gonna preach to you about how you should like being preached to.

 

[NickyJ]

"at the end of the day..."

Business Bingo, such as "thinking outside the box", etc.

At the end of the day, you should think outside the box about when people say "at the end of the day..."

Lack of vocabulary, everything is "sick" these days, at least have 2 words to describe something.

Wicked cool. There, two words. Happy?

I hate when people have made their point (and I would like to respond), but they keep talking and talking and talking and going in circles and making that point again to then start another round of the same thing.

So true... It feels like they're taking a victory lap as well as dragging on the conversation, which can be quite annoying.

argh buzzwords. phrases used by people who are trying to be "hip" and cool.

Hey, it's wicked cool to be hip.

 

[squall78]

Hey, it's wicked cool to be hip.

a go-getter huh?

 

[NickyJ]

a go-getter huh?

I was kidding. I can't stand buzzwords like that.

 

[Ataxerxes]

Mine is a bit of an odd one. I hate the term "Quantum Leap". Anyone who understands Quantum Mechanics at all would never say it because a Quantum is the smallest possible amount. The tiniest leap possible is basically what they're saying.

 

[Smellincoffee]

I dislike it when people pretend they're having a conversation with me, when in actuality they're lecturing me or just giving voice to their own opinions and expecting me to agree with them. If I am not needed for the conversation, I see no reason to be bothered by the noise of it.

Also, any time someone uses a phrase they picked up from the news -- those cutsey phrases like "Obamacare", or anything ending with "-gate", I want to pick that person up and throw them somewhere.

 

[Leoreth]

When people start throwing words around whose meaning they don't know, especially if it's to obfuscate they don't know anything about the whole subject.

The use of the word "prove" in discussions, as in "so I've proven you wrong" or "prove me wrong then", even if they subject is clearly relative or subjective and not in any way accessible by rigorous proofs.

Defaulting to things that were already said when people run out of arguments.

 

[squall78]

people who throw god into every discussion..... i am a theist and even this makes me rage hard. unfortunately people cannot seem to give a logic explanation of something without saying "well God said/did....."

 

[katipunero]

"at the end of the day..."

at the end of the day....is the beginning of a new day

 

[Omega124]

I hate it when speakers dodge a valid yet uncomfortable question by rambling on something completely unrelated for five minutes until everyone forgets the original question. If we're lucky, he or she might "link" it to the original question, but that just makes it even worse.

I usually also hate Chewbacca Defences. Sometimes, if you are being funny, I'll let it slide (I'll admit to yelling "I WAS FROZEN TODAY!" once or twice in an argument, but only to people who would get the joke. Cue laughing), but generally they aren't. I especially hate it when my mother out of the blue yells at me for "raising my voice" (In which I didn't), when she does it loud enough that everyone else in the house can hear. If you have to resort in silencing the other to "win", are you really winning?

Another, I hate it when people will not shut up about the. same. topic. When one of my friends first played the Sims, for instance, he would not stop sharing stories to me about his experiences in the game. The first day it was sort-of interesting, but he would just ramble and ramble. A week in his craze, and I had to sit at a different lunch table because it was literally the only topic he was interested in conversing. Thankfully, he got the point then and stopped harassing me about it.

Finally, I hate it when people repeat a joke so much out of context that it isn't funny anymore. Monty Python quotes get a pass because the skits were so surreal that it works even with no context, but rarely anything else is. For example, my science teacher showed us the "Who's on First" skit to show us an example of miscommunication. Cue a person (who a lot of people find annoying as is), randomly quoting it for the next few days to the point I was surprised I didn't go into a murderous rage.

 

[Verarde]

I hate it when speakers dodge a valid yet uncomfortable question by rambling on something completely unrelated for five minutes until everyone forgets the original question. If we're lucky, he or she might "link" it to the original question, but that just makes it even worse.

Agreed!

Another, I hate it when people will not shut up about the. same. topic. When one of my friends first played the Sims, for instance, he would not stop sharing stories to me about his experiences in the game. The first day it was sort-of interesting, but he would just ramble and ramble. A week in his craze, and I had to sit at a different lunch table because it was literally the only topic he was interested in conversing. Thankfully, he got the point then and stopped harassing me about it.

Funny, sounds like my brother and LEGO Universe.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I, like, think that, like, racial slurs, like, and, like, bigoted, like, terms, like, are basically, like, profanity... Like.

Oh, and I, like, think that using, like, "like", like, too often is, like, annoying.

Err, and err, I, err, think saying, errrr, to many times, err, like David Axelrod, err, is very errrrrrr annoying.


Yeah, that does annoy me.

Business Bingo, such as "thinking outside the box", etc.

"Business Bingo"? I've never heard that term!

I have several lolcat pictures of cats' opinions of thinking outside the box. They prefer to do their thinking inside the box, where it's nice and cozy and quiet, thankyouverymuch!

 

[CaptainF]

Everyone to some extent bores everyone else. Someone might think they are the most interesting person in the universe but in fact, they have probably bored or turned off many people in polite conversation. Very few people are genuinely 100% charismatic and likeable at all times and in any conversation, even the most banal.

Part of engaging in small-talk is a mutual agreement to grin and bear it in the hopes that at some point some interesting discussion is found and perhaps a better relationship is formed. No one has to talk to anyone else if they don't want. I hate small talk too but sometimes it is necessary and once in a while, you crack through the outer shell of someone and they become a little more interesting. I am not a fantastic small talker but I have to do it sometimes. It is better than sitting there twiddling your thumbs.

Although now I guess we can all just stare at our smart phones and pretend we are doing something much more interesting when really we are just avoiding social contact...

Excellent post.

 

[warpus]

I don't enjoy discussing people. (ex. "Did you hear what Jen said?")

I prefer discussing ideas. It doesn't make me rage, but if I'm talking to somebody and all their conversational points revolve around people, it bores me and eventually I will just want to leave..

What annoys me though is when a person tries to always steer the conversation towards them.. You know what I'm talking about - you have a friend that does this..

 

[ParadigmShifter]

"Business Bingo"? I've never heard that term!

I have several lolcat pictures of cats' opinions of thinking outside the box. They prefer to do their thinking inside the box, where it's nice and cozy and quiet, thankyouverymuch!

I shortened Business Buzzword Bingo. Also known as BS Bingo

http://www.businessbuzzwordbingo.com/

 

[aronnax]

The word 'synthesis'.

It doesn't make any sense to me. Even in a scientific process.

Unless it's a Pokemon move.

 

[MantaRevan]

of course, i have had to keep from rolling my eyes in philosophy class when this one girl begins every statement (that she pretends is a question) with "as a catholic woman, i know that ........."

:d:d:d:d

people who throw god into every discussion..... i am a theist and even this makes me rage hard. unfortunately people cannot seem to give a logic explanation of something without saying "well God said/did....."

Yeah. And I'm an atheist. Imagine how irritating it is for me. But I agree.

Does anyone else hate it when someone likes their own Facebook status?

 

[Defiant47]

"That's your opinion and you're entitled to it"

Attempts to degrade any argument to simple opinion, and essentially says "it's a free country, you can believe wrong things if you want to" without being so blatantly obvious in its rudeness.

 

[Verarde]

Does anyone else hate it when someone likes their own Facebook status?

Yes. The only time it is valid is when the conversation is a very good one.

 

[MantaRevan]

"That's your opinion and you're entitled to it"

Attempts to degrade any argument to simple opinion, and essentially says "it's a free country, you can believe wrong things if you want to" without being so blatantly obvious in its rudeness.

That's what freedom of religion is all about. It basically implies, "I know you're wrong, but I'm okay with that, because you'll find out soon enough."