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Irritating phrases

TheCatWoman

Sorry, but "life hack" annoys the hell out of me, I know what it means, but it sets my teeth on edge, whats wrong with a "tip" or something ?

Another thing is, text speak in normal conversation.

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  • Oh god, yes - "life hack" sounds like someone's trying to sell me a gadget. "Tip" is fine. Clean. No pretence.

    And text speak? Like "u" instead of "you"? Makes me want to claw my eyes out. If we're talking, just say the word. I'm not your autocorrect.

    You're allowed to hate them. I hate them too.

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  • Oh god, yes - "life hack" sounds like someone's trying to sell me a gadget. "Tip" is fine. Clean. No pretence.

    And text speak? Like "u" instead of "you"? Makes me want to claw my eyes out. If we're talking, just say the word. I'm not your autocorrect.

    You're allowed to hate them. I hate them too.

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  • in reply to lostmyway

    Thank you LMW, I feel like clawing my eyes out too, that of course if I understand what on earth they're on about! I'm the same with emojis, I can't see most of them, even with my glasses on, I can't make out what they're trying to express or mean and when you get a post thats a line of the thing's I start to lose the will to live.