Things A ot Of People Say That Don't Make Much Sense.

[kthompson]

The one that irks me, is if I say "Thank you", they return with "No problem". They're basically saying that you didn't put them out very much; I would much rather hear "You're welcome". Not that it matters a whole **** of a lot, but I guess maybe people are getting away from what I consider tradition.

It is gets me also. They have no idea what they are saying: it was a problem if it took any real effort. They are deceasing the value of what they did and insulting the thank you. I have even stopped young person a few time saying this to ask if they realized what was proper answer and what their "no problem" means. Have one who basically told me had never thought about it and thank you.


The "I could care less" puzzles me. Always has. If you could care less then do care, maybe not a lot but you care. really believe what they mean is, "I could NOT care less". Just my thought.

One I like is, "I am doing pretty good." Believe it or not you can find definition for this one.

 

[homesteader13]

It is a form of sarcasm. "What happens is, at the end of the day" I get it. I snuck 2 of my pet peeves into that one. Have a nice day and thank you for your service.:laughing:

I actually feel uncomfortable when I get ' thank you for your service ' all the time.
Feels like they do it because it is the new 'in thing ' or 'pc'
I'm retired, I don't advertise I'm ex military aside from a tatoo on my arm that sometimes shows, but is covered with a short sleeved shirt, i still wear my dog tags, and do have a retired army decal on the rear window of my truck.
Sometimes when I get it out of the blue I get a little shocked and wonder how they know. Little tells. But you can usually read the ones that actually mean it actually respect, and the ones who say it out of habit.

 

[Jaylegger]

When people say to me, "how you doing," I sometimes answer "excellent, wait that's not right I haven't been excellent for a long time. Yesterday I was good but today I think I dropped down to just fine. I hope tomorrow is better, how are you?"

The power of positive thinking.

 

[two_bit_score]

I regard “pretty good” as EXCELLENT when I use the phrase. Too many people don’t understand it that way. They think I’m denigrating their work product or service in some way. So, when I sense that on their part I will quickly follow with ‘excellent’.

How are you today?
Fair to middlin’

Most irritating greeting: “You staying busy?” “Are they keeping you busy?”



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[Beltzington]

Communication, like most things in life, is a matter of context.

Ask a Brit hackney driver to throw your boots in the trunk

 

[goeduck]

Groovy and far out

 

[Jim Shooz]

"See ya latter" is a very frequent farewell expression down here. A South African friend was told this when she first arrived and was touring around the country. As she was walking back to her car she was thinking WTF I'm on my way and I'm never coming back here.

 

[dougtrr2]

Essentially many of the phrases have become meaningless and are just verbal filler.

A classic example. In the days before cell phones I had a severe industrial accident that required immediate trauma surgery for a burst bladder and torn colon. I remained lucid up until they put me under. I was able to tell the ER staff that the only place they could find my wife would be at a job interview at 1:00. Credit to the ER staff they got the message to the right person. That person told my wife that I was at the hospital and was having emergency surgery. She ended this encounter with "Have a nice Day"

Doug in SW IA

 

[von-mil]

Ever wanted to attack a stranger that won't stop using "like"?

Excessive use of "like" seems to go hand in hand with excessive use of "you know".

 

[Diggin It]

Guess people have to say something whether sincere or not (like "thank you for your service" when encountering a military person).

I actually feel uncomfortable when I get ' thank you for your service ' all the time.
Feels like they do it because it is the new 'in thing ' or 'pc'

Where that gets funny is at the Lowes checkout. When you use the MyLowes card, it pops up on the register screen for the clerk to see in a dialog box inset 'Read this to the customer: " The clerk is stumbling around making change, packing bags or completing the CC transaction but it won't let them until they click past that pop-up. They look at it, read it out loud, then move on without even realizing why they were prompted to do so.