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What expression sets your teeth on edge? (Original Post) Danmel 11 hrs ago OP
ANY words out of trump's mouth vapor2 11 hrs ago #1
"God never gives you more than you can handle." RandySF 11 hrs ago #2
That, and "God works in mysterious ways." Borogove 6 hrs ago #43
If that were true, there not be much need... 3catwoman3 3 hrs ago #46
"in any way, shape or form" splat 11 hrs ago #3
The Democrat party. MIButterfly 11 hrs ago #4
That one is so lame. Just what do they think they accomplish? Silly dumbasses. CTyankee 11 hrs ago #7
I have Democratic friends that I've had to correct MIButterfly 10 hrs ago #14
Whenever I hear it my ears just burn. a kennedy 10 hrs ago #15
Whenever I hear it my ears just burn. a kennedy 10 hrs ago #16
That's easy Cirsium 11 hrs ago #5
Whilst ThreeNoSeep 11 hrs ago #6
It's pretentious, but I do kinda like it. Sounds a bit Shakespearean (if that's a word). CTyankee 11 hrs ago #8
AnywayS rsdsharp 11 hrs ago #9
'To me' of course it's your comment as you're speaking. cbabe 11 hrs ago #10
"At the end of the day..." Cyklops 11 hrs ago #11
"teeth on edge" Redleg 10 hrs ago #12
The use of "LESS" instead of "FEWER" Thunderbeast 10 hrs ago #13
most all crass idioms markie 10 hrs ago #17
I have three. boonecreek 10 hrs ago #18
Conservatives...when referring to republicans MLAA 10 hrs ago #19
Back in the day The Wizard 10 hrs ago #20
"Iconic" some_of_us_are_sane 10 hrs ago #21
Yup, Nope, Influencer, Broke the internet, Viral Boomerproud 9 hrs ago #22
Hopefully. murielm99 9 hrs ago #23
There's a lot to unpack here. Harker 9 hrs ago #24
When people use "whenver" instead of when. Marie Marie 9 hrs ago #25
Anything "Family" ZDU 9 hrs ago #26
I'm living my best life! Falconry 9 hrs ago #27
Using "literally" incorrectly Just Jerome 9 hrs ago #28
It is what it is. johnp3907 9 hrs ago #29
"I loves me some..." bif 8 hrs ago #30
I posted that here the other day on a post about dogs Grim Chieftain 7 hrs ago #38
"There's a lot of things." bif 8 hrs ago #31
"We have went..." madamesilverspurs 8 hrs ago #32
I seen it Oldbrat4567 8 hrs ago #33
What are you going on about? quaint 8 hrs ago #34
My bad, problematic, Democrat party and doc03 7 hrs ago #35
"skin in the game" ... surrealAmerican 7 hrs ago #36
When someone says "yeah no" or "no yeah" after a statement Grim Chieftain 7 hrs ago #37
It is what it is gay texan 7 hrs ago #39
No worries Bluestocking 7 hrs ago #40
I don't mean to be rude, but... Onthefly 7 hrs ago #41
Think outside the box. Borogove 6 hrs ago #42
I probably shouldn't say this.. Dear_Prudence 6 hrs ago #44
"nothingburger" Totally Tunsie 6 hrs ago #45
"they were in the wrong place at the wrong time" Skittles 2 hrs ago #47
Quote unquote. lpbk2713 2 hrs ago #48
"I could care less" TexasBushwhacker 1 hr ago #49

3catwoman3

(29,126 posts)
46. If that were true, there not be much need...
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 10:52 PM
3 hrs ago

…for psychiatrists and psychologists.

Add to that, “Everything happens for a reason.”

splat

(2,356 posts)
3. "in any way, shape or form"
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 02:37 PM
11 hrs ago

Meaningless cliche. I stop listening when you show you can't speak your own thoughts.

MIButterfly

(2,442 posts)
14. I have Democratic friends that I've had to correct
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 03:12 PM
10 hrs ago

when they say "Democrat party." I guess people just repeat what they keep hearing without giving it much thought.

CTyankee

(68,032 posts)
8. It's pretentious, but I do kinda like it. Sounds a bit Shakespearean (if that's a word).
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 02:47 PM
11 hrs ago

Thunderbeast

(3,804 posts)
13. The use of "LESS" instead of "FEWER"
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 03:10 PM
10 hrs ago

"The jar has less beans in it"

When referring to discreet objects, English requires the use of "fewer" in statements of comparison. You would not say the glass has FEWER water in it!

I cringe when newscasters can not make the correct choice.

boonecreek

(1,476 posts)
18. I have three.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 03:32 PM
10 hrs ago

"On accident" instead of "by accident."

"I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less".

"Just to change the subject" instead of "Not to change the subject".

Boomerproud

(9,245 posts)
22. Yup, Nope, Influencer, Broke the internet, Viral
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 03:59 PM
9 hrs ago

Even LOL gets on my nerves. Also, like every other word is like. Sick of the way people talk anymore.

Marie Marie

(11,144 posts)
25. When people use "whenver" instead of when.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 04:39 PM
9 hrs ago

Whenever denotes past, present and future instead of them meaning to refer to a singular occurance. Not an expression but teeth edging to me.

johnp3907

(4,274 posts)
29. It is what it is.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 04:53 PM
9 hrs ago

To which I always reply: "No it isn't."

Also "We'll have to agree to disagree." To which I always reply: "I don't agree."

Grim Chieftain

(1,537 posts)
38. I posted that here the other day on a post about dogs
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:14 PM
7 hrs ago

I think it was "I love me some dogs". It was meant as a joke. I'm a retired professor and I know better.

Sorry if I offended you.

madamesilverspurs

(16,493 posts)
32. "We have went..."
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 05:08 PM
8 hrs ago

instead of "We have gone...", especially when issuing from the mouth of a reporter. Cringe.


.

surrealAmerican

(11,824 posts)
36. "skin in the game" ...
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:06 PM
7 hrs ago

If you mean money, say money.

Especially when talking about health care, we all have literal skin in the game. Those of us with less money have more of our skin on the line.

Skittles

(170,634 posts)
47. "they were in the wrong place at the wrong time"
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 11:26 PM
2 hrs ago

when applied to murder victims - seems to me like it was the perpetrator who was in the wrong place

lpbk2713

(43,260 posts)
48. Quote unquote.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 11:38 PM
2 hrs ago


Ten times worse when they make quote marks in the air with their fingers.

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