What phrases do you hate but use anyway?

[sally maclennane]

I swear loads too, but also don't care

Neither of us gives a fuck

[Pippedydeadeye]

I swear too much too.

I really hate the overuse of phrases, so find myself really checking what I say and being hyper aware of it. I probably do have verbal tics because I talk so bloody much all the time.

[Loralei]

My American colleagues are a bit more sensitive to swearing than the rest of us, so I've developed a tendency to say "Ah, shoot" instead of shit .

Whereas my French ones use "bullshit" as if it's synonymous with "rubbish". I clutch my pearls slightly every time, both because swearing is not really done at work and because it's always said so aggressively.

[olive]

I think that's a common one, Lora! I've come across that quite a bit.

[Derek Nimmo]

Yes, my (not at all missed) French ex colleague used to use bullshit a lot too, and always aggressively.

It's strange that it stood out really as we're a very sweary office indeed (although not the c bomb, that's an automatic red card/money in the charity box).