Just a wee bit of a rant, maybe a pre-vent if you will. These are phrases/sayings that I don’t like.
- “You wanna…?” or “You feel like…?”- I have to explain the context of this one. If someone asks you to do something for them and they say “You wanna hand me that remote?” or “You feel like handing me that paper over there?” Last time I checked, I didn’t want to because if I did I would’ve initiated the question. What if I DIDN’T feel like handing it to you? Can I really say “no”? You’ve already put the pressure on me to do it. You just indebted me to doing your favor. You’re rude.
- “Let me go”- Used in place of “bye” but usually more abrupt. Okay it is a little better than “bye”. It’s not as final. It just sounds like the person is like “Oh, I know it’s going to kill you that I have to go but I have something more important to do than to entertain your conversation”. AS IF! Walk on with your wack self. BYE! Hehe.
- “In other words”- I’m sooooo guilty of this and I’m trying to stop myself from saying it. I use it if I feel like I’m being misunderstood which most of the time the person gets what I’m saying, I’m just not giving them enough credit of comprehension. Not that I think they’re dumb, I know that I can say a lot at once and be a little overwhelming. I feel like you should be articulate enough to get out your meaning in the first go round or be cognizant enough to think about what you’re going to say before you blurt it out so you shouldn’t need a follow up line to serve as your hype-man or disclaimer.
- “No problem at all”- I say this too. It has become a common response to a delegated task, also associated in the workplace in modern office jargon. When I say it I really do mean that it’s not a burden to me and I don’t mind. However, some use it meaning the exact opposite and when you say it people assume you’re doing the same thing.
- “Oh I’m sorry”- No you’re not. That “Oh” just curtailed the chance of any real sympathy in regret of the grievance committed. In addition to that, you’re not “sorry”…you apologize. If it ever gets to the point where you really feel you are “sorry” then re-evaluate your worth, you might be under-appraised.
