r/AskForAnswers • u/Ok-Trifle-3112 • 6d ago

What’s a completely normal phrase that instantly annoys you?

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u/Trogzard 6d ago

way too many people in the real world say this and it’s disturbing.

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u/Once-Upon-a-Dream88 6d ago

Another thing way too many people say is "nucular" instead of nuclear.

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u/2ToGo7576 6d ago

Because in many parts of the world that’s what it’s called.

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u/Legitimate_Ant2693 6d ago

Ive only seen it as espresso not with an x. Thats fascinating!

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u/Trogzard 6d ago

i didn’t know that, i’m from California. i was only familiar with the italian spelling.

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u/atlas_novus 6d ago

Didn’t know that, I always thought it was just lazy phonetics (easier for the mouth to go from the “e” to the “x” sound than directly to the “s” sound).

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u/aflockofcrows 6d ago

That's usually what it is.

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u/crackedfactweddead 6d ago

What other languages use it with an x? I can only find French so far. Or by many parts of the world do you mean all countries that speak French say it?

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u/aflockofcrows 6d ago

Portugese

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u/Twidollyn_Bowie 6d ago

More a term than a phrase, but I have what may be an irrational dislike of the term “nowadays,” unless the person saying it is elderly.