LongLiveRalph Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 The worst phrase ever is any phrase that is uttered with a Boston accent. It all sounds wicked retaahded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bg17 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 In this league. Is this ever said when referring to MLB, NHL, NBA? Seems to be used specific to the NFL. I hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I didn't search the thread, but did anyone mention the tried and true classic "for all intensive purposes?" The correct phrase is "for all intents and purposes." Also, "first come, first serve" is thrown around on a daily basis, rather than the correct phrase "first come, first served." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 The worst one in the whole world is : "You got that right" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 "Untracked". As in...."Team X really has to get untracked or they're going to be finished by the third quarter". The expression is "On Track". Like....when a train derails, it can't move very far, or very fast. When the train gets back "on track", the flange on the inner wall of the wheels lines up with the rails, and the train can go forward and backward. To be "untracked" is a bastardization of the expression "derailed". I can't, for the life of me, understand why television sports announcers can't fuggin' figure this out. Dick Enberg used to be the worst offender, and might still be. I don't know, because I usually have to hit the mute when I see him, or else I'll end up throwing it at the TV (again). Jesus, what a goddamn idiot. I have never heard any sports announcer say "untracked" in my 33 years of auditory history. I must be lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assquatch Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 "clicking on all cylinders" ===> Should be "firing on all cylinders" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 "Et tu, Brute?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 The worst one in the whole world is : "You got that right" funny, I've never heard that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglukes Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 They took the sails out of my wind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 My personal pet peeve phrase is "My bad" I hate that phrase, it's so ghetto ! Oops, my bad ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weisbo Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 longtime listener, first time poster (sorry, couldn't resist). Mine is "nip that in the butt", as in "that situation is getting out of control, we'd better nip that in the butt". Correct phrase is "nip that in the bud," as in cutting off an unwanted plant before it gets too big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 longtime listener, first time poster (sorry, couldn't resist). Mine is "nip that in the butt", as in "that situation is getting out of control, we'd better nip that in the butt". Correct phrase is "nip that in the bud," as in cutting off an unwanted plant before it gets too big. Well there are certain people out there that perfer to nip things in the butt. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 "Untracked". As in...."Team X really has to get untracked or they're going to be finished by the third quarter". The expression is "On Track". Like....when a train derails, it can't move very far, or very fast. When the train gets back "on track", the flange on the inner wall of the wheels lines up with the rails, and the train can go forward and backward. To be "untracked" is a bastardization of the expression "derailed". I can't, for the life of me, understand why television sports announcers can't fuggin' figure this out. Dick Enberg used to be the worst offender, and might still be. I don't know, because I usually have to hit the mute when I see him, or else I'll end up throwing it at the TV (again). Jesus, what a goddamn idiot. Because I'm a bit of a language usage geek, I had to look this one up. While technically you appear to be correct, "get untracked" has been widely used, particularly in the sports world, for decades: linky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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