"People" who kick off with the word 'So'!

[JoeyB]

I think I do this sometimes. Meh!

 

[sazzaa]

The French seem to do it a lot. Except it sounds more acceptable in French.

 

[Moon bunny]

My pet linguistic hate is the use of "kick start", "kick off" or "kick in" instead of "begin", "commence" or even boring plain old "start". I wonder if it shows frustrated violence is pent up inside the speaker.

 

[EltonFrog]

May I add for your consideration, delight and delectation a word that is guaranteed to boil the wee, encur your displeasure and generally vex all rightest of all thinking people, ladies and gentleman the word I offer you is: "basically".

 

[welsh dragon]

Or anyhoo. As I was saying grrrrr

 

[SteCenturion]

I think I do this sometimes. Meh!

Hey Joe.

What's Meh ?

Not having a dig or a giggle, just that I have seen this used lots on here & pre CC, I had never encountered meh.

Then again - I didn't really use forums much or have a lot of e-mail traffic either.

Cheers.

 

[PaulB]

M'kay, that's another one that makes the speaker look a simpleton. And any 'man' who refers to being 'on a promise'!!!! What a loser comment that is!

 

[Dave 123]

It's better than starting with " yeah no"

That really does me in!

 

[welsh dragon]

"The thing is".....

 

[Cycling Dan]

I hate is when some people say blood.
You got a problem "blood"
What you playing at "blood"
So on and so forth

 

[welsh dragon]

Yeah. "Whatever"? . its a bugger eh?

 

[theclaud]

Oh and people who say "can I get"

"Can I GET a skinny double shot latte with an extra shot and a another shot of yaks milk...
Yes you can "get" it if you come back here and get it your f**king yourself, you're not in an episode of Friends , New York, this is Costa Coffee, Basildon, now say "I would like please" or p**ss Off!!!!!"

Grrrrrr

<and breathe>

So what you say is "I would like a skinny decaff mochaccino, please?". Right. Got it.

 

[ColinJ]

I hate is when some people say blood.
You got a problem "blood"
What you playing at "blood"
So on and so forth

Yeah, I have been doing that a lot over the past couple of years. Sorry for being such a clot ...

 

[theclaud]

Please dont tell me you're a "Can I get" person..... It would burst my bubble.

PS: Im an Americano, room for milk, semi skimmed, type-a guy.

No, but it doesn't bother me. I was just wondering if the particular question formulation was the main reason people sound like w*****s ordering coffee in Starbucks, or whether it's a bit more basic than that...

 

[jhawk]

Well, at least it's not, "Erm..."