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Phrases that are not needed

Started by roadman65, May 10, 2022, 02:40:54 PM

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roadman65

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Can I help you. 


I find it old and sending out a signal to you the shopper, that they are going to con you into a sale.


Then good ole Murthy's law. When you do need help the sales people are nowhere in sight, and if you find a sales person or associate, they turn out to be another shopper dressed professional to the store's uniform policy.
Every day is a winding road, you just got to get used to it.

Sheryl Crowe


Big John

Quote from: 7/8 on May 10, 2022, 05:09:19 PM
I have a friend that'll often just write "Yo" in a message and wait for me to respond before elaborating. I find it pretty annoying.
I responded  ...Yo Ma to that.  He was not amused with that.

thspfc

"Not a _______ but"  

Means one of two things: 1) the following comment is not worth listening to, or 2) the person speaking is so obsessed with something (most often a sports team) that they can't go one sentence without letting you know about it.

"No offense but"  

If it's offensive then it's offensive. If it's not then it's not.

abefroman329

Quote from: thspfc on May 10, 2022, 08:00:40 PM"Not a _______ but"  

Means one of two things: 1) the following comment is not worth listening to, or 2) the person speaking is so obsessed with something (most often a sports team) that they can't go one sentence without letting you know about it.
You mean like "I'm no fan of puppies, but [several paragraphs about how awesome puppies are]"?

Dirt Roads

Quote from: roadman65 on May 10, 2022, 07:46:20 PM
Can I help you. 


I find it old and sending out a signal to you the shopper, that they are going to con you into a sale.


Then good ole Murthy's law. When you do need help the sales people are nowhere in sight, and if you find a sales person or associate, they turn out to be another shopper dressed professional to the store's uniform policy.

I must resemble that a lot.  Folks used to come up to me and ask for help in hardware stores, Radio Shacks, home improvement stores and garden shops.  Back then, I would be wearing dress suspenders* (or sometimes braces*) on business days, but my attire didn't seem to matter.  (On certain cold days I'd be wearing a English driving hat and look a lot like the old Dave Lennox mascot).  At some point, someone came up and started staring at me, not quite sure if I was an employee.  I accidentally blurted out "May I help you".  I sheepishly admitted that I'd been getting roped into this a lot, and that even though I technically never worked in a hardware store, I did work for our local hardware store doing annual inventory while in high school.  At one point, I even got approached in an electrical supply store (where I was truly in my element).

Once I got old enough that I had to pull out reading glasses, this all came to an end.

thspfc

Quote from: abefroman329 on May 10, 2022, 08:15:53 PM
Quote from: thspfc on May 10, 2022, 08:00:40 PM"Not a _______ but"  

Means one of two things: 1) the following comment is not worth listening to, or 2) the person speaking is so obsessed with something (most often a sports team) that they can't go one sentence without letting you know about it.
You mean like "I'm no fan of puppies, but [several paragraphs about how awesome puppies are]"?
That too.

formulanone


abefroman329

Quote from: kphoger on May 10, 2022, 03:12:29 PM
Did you find everything you were looking for OK?

Well, I didn't see any drinking straws other than the store brand.  I don't know if the PfangleLife brand is just out of stock, or if you stopped carrying them, or what.

Hmm, yeah, I'm not sure.


Huh?  Don't you care that I didn't find everything I was looking for?  Don't even bother asking me if you're not prepared do something about a No answer.
Like any red-blooded American, I just respond "yes" even when I couldn't find something I was looking for.

kphoger

Quote from: Max Rockatansky on May 10, 2022, 06:58:48 PM

Quote from: kphoger on May 10, 2022, 06:43:10 PM

Quote from: 7/8 on May 10, 2022, 05:09:19 PM

Quote from: JayhawkCO on May 10, 2022, 05:01:25 PM
Saying "Hello" instead of getting to the point when pinging someone on Teams.

Yes to this one! I have a friend that'll often just write "Yo" in a message and wait for me to respond before elaborating. I find it pretty annoying.

I would so totally not respond to that.

For a long time I would answer the phone with "go"  or "go ahead."   Most people just aren't prepared to just drop right into what they need to say, they want to dance around it for awhile.  I prefer just getting to the point, much to the annoyance of people I worked with and my wife (the latter is why I toned it down).

But I'm guessing you don't call someone else and just say "Go".  That would be the analogous conversation starter.

My grandpa used to do something similar to that, actually, and it would drive us nuts.  He'd call our house to chat, except he didn't quite have the conversation skills to initiate a casual phone conversation.  So the phone would ring, we'd see it was him on the caller ID and pick up the phone, and he'd say "Well, what do you know?" and then just expect the conversation to pick up from there.  We felt like saying, "I don't know, you're the one who called us, so what do you know?"
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
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Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

jeffandnicole

...and Go!

As in a Facebook post on a local page:  "I'm looking for the best pizza in the town.  And Go!"

What...did you just enter me in some race?  Is "Please" and "Thank you" not in your vocabulary?  Never mind the question has been asked a zillion times.  And never mind that you're never actually going to tell us where you ultimately go.   We're not competing to tell you the best pizza place in record time.  And we know you're just going to wind up at Dominos anyway.

Ned Weasel

"Each and every."  "Each" and "every" mean the same thing.

"There's something to be said for...."  Oh yeah?  You say there's something to be said?  Then fucking say it already!
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Scott5114

Quote from: Ned Weasel on May 11, 2022, 07:25:50 AM
"Each and every."  "Each" and "every" mean the same thing.

When I worked at a casino, the lady that ran the giveways would always give the last warning before a patron's 5 minutes was up to claim their prize as the "last and final call." "This is the last and final call for Ned Weasel. Ned Weasel, please report to the promotions booth to claim your prize...Ned Weasel, last and final call." I asked her once if it was possible to have a last call without it also being a final call. She said it just sounded better that way.
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hotdogPi

In some situations (not this one), "last" can be ambiguous, as it can also mean "previous". However, even in those situations, "final" should be enough.
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jeffandnicole

Quote from: Scott5114 on May 11, 2022, 07:42:44 AM
Quote from: Ned Weasel on May 11, 2022, 07:25:50 AM
"Each and every."  "Each" and "every" mean the same thing.

When I worked at a casino, the lady that ran the giveways would always give the last warning before a patron's 5 minutes was up to claim their prize as the "last and final call." "This is the last and final call for Ned Weasel. Ned Weasel, please report to the promotions booth to claim your prize...Ned Weasel, last and final call." I asked her once if it was possible to have a last call without it also being a final call. She said it just sounded better that way.

Since she said it twice, the first last and final wasn't the last and final last and final.

7/8

Quote from: Big John on May 10, 2022, 07:54:22 PM
Quote from: 7/8 on May 10, 2022, 05:09:19 PM
I have a friend that'll often just write "Yo" in a message and wait for me to respond before elaborating. I find it pretty annoying.
I responded  ...Yo Ma to that.  He was not amused with that.

That's a good one! It'd be funny in my case since this friend listens to Yo Yo Ma. :)

hbelkins

"8 a.m. in the morning."

It's either 8 a.m. or 8 in the the morning. Doesn't need to be both.


Government would be tolerable if not for politicians and bureaucrats.

GaryV

Bringing it into the AARoads arena:

"Except on Green Arrow" - not needed on a No Turn On Red sign.

kphoger

Any road sign variation of "strictly enforced".

Just strictly enforce the speed limit or stoplight or whatever–no need to erect a sign to that effect.
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

hbelkins



Government would be tolerable if not for politicians and bureaucrats.

NWI_Irish96

"My name is ___________ if you need anything."

OK, well what is your name if I don't need anything?
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Illinois: counties 100%, highways 61%
Michigan: counties 100%, highways 56%
Wisconsin: counties 86%, highways 23%

wanderer2575

I can't believe the thread has gotten this far without someone asking "How are you?"

Max Rockatansky

Quote from: wanderer2575 on May 11, 2022, 07:14:23 PM
I can't believe the thread has gotten this far without someone asking "How are you?"

The best response to actually tell someone how you feel.  They don't really want to actually know usually and it's amusing to make people uncomfortable.

jeffandnicole

Quote from: GaryV on May 11, 2022, 01:37:09 PM
Bringing it into the AARoads arena:

"Except on Green Arrow" - not needed on a No Turn On Red sign.


Most signs related to movements at a traffic light are due to statute and legal definitions that may be non-existent or conflicting. The regulatory signage clarifies the permitted movement.

Dirt Roads

Quote from: hbelkins on May 11, 2022, 06:37:28 PM
"US federal route"

Ouch!  That was a recurrent nightmare.

Quote from: CalRog.com
"Video of US Federal route XX now available at Team CalRog.com"

I believe that website is defunct.  I suspect that it went down in [flames].

TheHighwayMan3561

Quote from: Dirt Roads on May 11, 2022, 09:34:44 PM
Quote from: CalRog.com
"Video of US Federal route XX now available at Team CalRog.com"

I believe that website is defunct.  I suspect that it went down in [flames].

The Worldwide Transportation Library however is still online.
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