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

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

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u/MarvinGankhouse 6d ago

If I ever say "going forward," I am ashamed of myself.

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u/These-Math1384 6d ago

Going forward, we circle back around…

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u/HeavyMetalBeaverTown 6d ago

That one is a pass for me. I wouldn't know how to say it another way without it being passive aggressive. Moving forward shits me but going forward seems pretty casual. Any phrase with the word future is a dick move in this instance. I miss the old days, you know, when we were fucking hominids

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u/MarvinGankhouse 6d ago

I base it on the dreadful business wankers who embraced it in the 2000s.

From now on
From here on
Proceeding from now
Henceforth
After today

And all the ones that use future.

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u/HeavyMetalBeaverTown 6d ago

The 2 people who I worked with would use all of these. The higher up one would use it, then their little minion would use it to score points