Words or phrases that you overuse

Well, could be worse!
C’est la vie (in a very english accent)
Life goes on
Oh, shag me in the arse
Lovely stuff

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I had a brief skim through my last whatsapp messages and I’d used ‘no worries’ 5 times to different people

fucking hell

I also use ‘could do’ a lot

I think the language that you use tells you a lot about yourself- in my case a lack of confidence/indecision

I read a book recently called Unknown Pleasures and one of the chapters talked about transforming your vocabulary to encompass more joyful/pleasurable words

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Get Brexit Done

Oh right
Idunno (Homer Simpson style)
Sweet
Hey-ho
Uh-oh spaghetti-Os
Fucking prick
Could do

Niche work-specific ones:

“he’s put that fucking pump on hold again”
“he hasn’t cleaned the fucking filters again”

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“Look after yourself” - after every customer interaction at work

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“Cheers then!” for me.

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“You ok there boss/pal/big man/mate”

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I re-read Orwell’s Politics and the English Language every time I feel that I am using the same phrases too often.

“Ey up Moll” every time I see the dog

“I’m tired”

So many. Fair shout, morphed slowly into Fish House. Top banana. Aces. All phrases that make me sound pretty bizarre.

picked up loads of Americanisms which make me cringe when I’m talking to British people

Mondo

Awesome or excellent, to mean “adequate”

course
fine
nice nice
excellent
equally

I liked to say alriiiiight? In an annoying voice to embarrass myself and other people, find it funny

‘I suppose’

Didn’t know this until I recorded myself giving a tour.

Just

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Like
Just
Genuinely
Basically
Sorry

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non-Corgan
sorry