Radio 4 asked people for phrases they’d like confined to Room 101
Radio 4 went on a quest to identity the words and phrases that really get people’s goat – that might be one of them – and the response was quite overwhelming.
What is a phrase or expression that you cannot stand? pic.twitter.com/2Nv3IgoQZB
— BBC Radio 4 (@BBCRadio4) March 12, 2018
Terrifying insight into the mind of the Radio 4 listener, or a right and proper list of linguistic crimes which should be confined to Room 101? (That might be another one…)
Here are our 39 favourites.
1.
Going on my/our holibobs. You ok hun/hunnie? Thinking outside the box. On your/our side of the business. Shall we take this offline?
— Victoria Targett (@victoriatargett) March 12, 2018
2.
Holibobs with my famalam. Toe curling
— Steph (@Coco_lala_H) March 12, 2018
3.
Pacifically rather than specifically, I was sat down….
— Isobel Knight (@IsobelKnight2) March 12, 2018
4.
‘Sat’ is quite possibly the worst crime. I was sat. No you were not. Who sat you there? Answer that, please. You were sitting. See? Really bothers me.
— heidewickes (@heideewickes) March 12, 2018
5.
Similarly, “I was stood” … 😬
— karmasujata (@karmasujata) March 12, 2018
6.
The late Hylda Baker on a visit to her doctor: “He was stood standing there with his horoscope round his neck.”
— Graham Guest (@clearlyGG) March 12, 2018
7.
My bad.
Going forward.
It is what it is.
Can I get?— Claire Stokes 🇪🇺 (@MaudieStokes43) March 12, 2018
8.
Agree to disagree
I’m not going to lie
My/your other half— that pebbles #FBPE (@LadyBrienne1) March 12, 2018
9.
I’m not being funny, but …
(my colleague says that ALL the time 🙄)— Claire Stokes 🇪🇺 (@MaudieStokes43) March 12, 2018
10.
At the end of the day. 😬
— littleRamstudio (@littleramstudio) March 12, 2018
11.
‘Reaching out’. Just. Don’t. Unless… pic.twitter.com/LaIR17mQul
— Simon Gallacher (@sgallacher65) March 12, 2018
12.
At this point in time!
— Paul Gimlik (@PaulGimlik) March 12, 2018
13.
Aitch pronounced Haitch
— Paul Gimlik (@PaulGimlik) March 12, 2018
14.
Don’t get me started. Also “don’t get me started”.
— heidewickes (@heideewickes) March 12, 2018
15.
“Can I get” when ordering pretty much anything.
“Yes you can, the kitchen / coffee machine is over there” should be the standard response.
— John Sinfield (@MD_KINE) March 12, 2018
16.
I gave 110% . How ? How did you give more than 100% grrrrr it makes my blood boil
— Mark (@theyorkest) March 12, 2018
17.
Literally?!
— Peter Newman (@Newman20Peter) March 12, 2018
18.
You ok, hun?
My bad— Alexandra Hatton (@lexiehats) March 12, 2018
19.
Sentences that start with ‘so ..’
Or ‘what it is is …’
Or ‘If I’m being pacific…’IT’S ‘SPECIFIC’ FOR GOODNESS SAKE!!!
— Louise (@MLManley1) March 12, 2018
20.
Yep.. ‘SO’ at the start of a response,. I have mentioned my bewilderment before. Also ‘BACK IN THE DAY’’ and the ‘J’ word I’m sick of sharing the JOURNEY with people.
— hyacinth Lund (@rodnmik39) March 12, 2018
