There's a specific use of "like" that really grates

So I'm like, hello and he's like, hi, and I'm like, so, can I get a cappuccino but hold the milk and he's like, you want a black cappuccino, and I'm like yeah, and he's like, dude wtf and I'm like just make me my coffee already and he's like here you go then, a black cappuccino, that's £4.80, and I'm like dude wtf a black filter coffee is only £2.15 and he's like yeah but you wanted the black cappuccino so here it is and I'm like fair enough we're good here you go and he's like your a dick.

Posted By: Old Man on January 27th 2021 at 09:48:44

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What phrase or incorrect use of a word really grates with you, when you hear it / read it? (General Chat) - Azteca, Jan 27, 08:26:51
- George Carlin did a whole bit on this....... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jan 27, 19:06:43
- Hit the back of the net (General Chat) - Drew Peacock, Jan 27, 16:24:18
- Mixing up there, their and they're (General Chat) - Kev, Jan 27, 15:53:27
- Every word where somebody drops the middle consonant - ie impor*ant instead of important (n/m) (General Chat) - Kev, Jan 27, 15:50:58
- Jebus Christmas....155 posts....this struck a nerve... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jan 27, 14:09:35
- Alright instead of all right. (General Chat) - APB, Jan 27, 13:40:07
- Alot. It's wrong. It’s “a lot”. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 27, 13:38:51
  - I say that alot of the Time tbf...🤓 (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 27, 17:43:31
- Itch instead of scratch (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 27, 13:38:21
- Literally any spelling mistake (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 27, 13:38:02
- Pacifically instead of specifically (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 27, 13:37:42
- Should of / would of / could of (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 27, 13:36:59
- The likes of. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 27, 13:36:33
- Eek. I am so excited eek... aaaaaaarrrrrggghhhhhhh (General Chat) - earlydoors, Jan 27, 12:49:34
- Use of ‘of’ instead of’have’. (General Chat) - Eric Morecambe, Jan 27, 11:47:11
- Can anyone recommend a good (or reliable)... (General Chat) - biffbro, Jan 27, 11:46:38
- When Scottish people say ‘how?’ instead of ‘why?’ (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jan 27, 11:37:55
  - i love when scottish people say "i'll away the now", meaning i'm off. (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jan 27, 12:16:15
  - Oooh, South African's saying they'll do something 'just now'. (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 27, 12:07:35
    - Or ‘just now’ meaning in a little while (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jan 27, 12:32:20
    - and grocer's'ses apostrohpes... (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 27, 12:08:44
- I was today years old when I learned (General Chat) - Monty Peculiar, Jan 27, 11:09:53
  - ... said no one ever (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 27, 11:36:37
- Different TO instead of different FROM (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 27, 10:36:51
- "Absolutely" instead of "Yes" (n/m) (General Chat) - Statmel, Jan 27, 10:17:13
- Of course the excellent Mitchell & Webb sketch, Expresso v Espresso (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jan 27, 10:05:20
- "I'm not going to lie". (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jan 27, 10:03:13
  - I hate that one. Gavin and Stacey. (General Chat) - APB, Jan 27, 13:35:25
    - My Garry has one of those to keep the crowds away (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 27, 13:49:11
  - "with the greatest respect" (General Chat) - mr carra, Jan 27, 10:21:58
    - that really annoys me (n/m) (General Chat) - Kar1, Jan 27, 10:30:49
      - Don't come to Court then! (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 27, 10:37:52
  - or "i'll be honest". which basically means if they say something without saying that first (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jan 27, 10:18:03
    - A variation: "Truly" (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Jan 27, 10:19:05
- use of "but" (General Chat) - Kar1, Jan 27, 10:02:19
- Listen, before starting a sentence (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Jan 27, 10:01:45
- Average (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Jan 27, 10:00:02
  - BANG (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jan 27, 10:18:40
- "The Nation" 🤮 (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 27, 09:58:34
  - bugger, hit return too soon. Should say as in (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 27, 10:04:22
  - The EU.🤮🤢 (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 27, 10:00:18
- (Being called) Love or (My) Dear by someone who isn't over 90 or my aunty (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jan 27, 09:57:14
  - Calm down dear 😘 (n/m) (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Jan 27, 11:05:03
  - I quite like that (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 27, 10:17:00
    - and "hen" when you get to Glasgow? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 27, 10:17:58
      - Hen is only for women ceebers (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 27, 10:37:32
        
        Can't say I've ever been called love or dear up here. Surely (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 27, 11:02:12
  - I call Jools love, and I'm not over 90 and, as far as I'm aware, (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 27, 10:00:02
    - I don't mind you calling Jools love, but I'd prefer it if you didn't call me love (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jan 27, 10:04:27
      - BWOD, utter tragedy about Jenners (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 27, 10:40:02
      - ok, duck (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 27, 10:24:34
      - Well I'd never do that, it would be incredibly condescending (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 27, 10:11:04
- "No offense, but.........." I'm now going to be offensive (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jan 27, 09:56:42
  - ^been listening to the interrogation (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jan 27, 10:15:57
  - sorry BSE just seen your post (n/m) (General Chat) - Kar1, Jan 27, 10:03:40
- I'm going to give 110% or 150%, that is simply not possible (n/m) (General Chat) - Kar1, Jan 27, 09:56:07
- Yeah no. Mostly said by footballers (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Jan 27, 09:55:55
  - And aussie cricketers..and also "look". (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 27, 09:59:19
    - Aw look mate, the sandpaper thing shouldn't keep coming up (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 27, 10:38:38
- "one foul swoop" (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jan 27, 09:55:33
- Tin pot club (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jan 27, 09:55:07
- Oh yeah and, seen on Beeb last night in some shitty advert for how BBC News is (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 27, 09:52:53
- Your Liverpools, Manchester Uniteds and Chelseas. Your Todd Cantwells and Kenny McLeans (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jan 27, 09:52:22
  - This, in spades (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 27, 09:53:28
  - Let it go Larry.... Let it go......😁 (n/m) (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jan 27, 09:53:09
    - Only if journos stop staying and writing it (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jan 27, 11:27:15
- "Talk to" something in business speak when they mean talk about (General Chat) - JD3, Jan 27, 09:50:07
- Fuck I’m good (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 27, 09:46:31
- Like (General Chat) - Ben, Jan 27, 09:45:23
  - Yeah, and in " and he was like...." - intead of "he said" (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 27, 09:55:57
    - as Old Man said, only he put it much better (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 27, 10:12:35
- Lok at their history (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Jan 27, 09:43:25
  - I saw what you did (General Chat) - dr fanta, Jan 27, 09:50:05
- Stay Home (n/m) (General Chat) - dr fanta, Jan 27, 09:42:55
- "Reticent" to mean "reluctant" (General Chat) - paulg, Jan 27, 09:41:22
  - And "different than" .... pass me my gun. (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jan 27, 09:43:14
    - along with "bored of" (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 27, 10:19:02
    - And "new normal" ... that can fuck right off too .. God, I'm on fire here (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jan 27, 09:47:11
- I can source that for you, instead of find for you (n/m) (General Chat) - DH Yellow, Jan 27, 09:38:33
- Lend me your rear (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jan 27, 09:37:35
- Your Portsmouths, your Fulhams (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jan 27, 09:36:25
  - Your Lampards, your Shearers (General Chat) - maidstoneyellow, Jan 27, 18:02:01
- Inject this into my veins (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jan 27, 09:35:57
  - “The social medias” (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 27, 09:45:19
    - Exactly! Nice segue, if I may say so (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jan 27, 12:43:07
    - ha, i dropped the medias and just called it the socials the other day. down wit da yoof in (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jan 27, 10:12:36
- "Ipswich" (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jan 27, 09:32:58
  - Surely the glaring mistake is to say "Ipswich Town Football Club" (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 27, 10:15:50
- "So..." (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jan 27, 09:32:03
  - I'll see your 'So...' and raise with 'Like' (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 27, 09:43:17
    - There's a specific use of "like" that really grates (General Chat) - Old Man, Jan 27, 09:48:44
  - Yes, used at the beginning of an answer, as if it’s the continuation of a previous answer (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jan 27, 09:36:01
  - ^^^^^^^This^^^^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Jan 27, 09:33:09
    - Is (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 27, 09:42:18
      - Christmas (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 27, 09:42:30
- "Upmost" instead of "utmost" (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jan 27, 09:31:42
- "I'm good" (as opposed to "I'm well") (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jan 27, 09:31:30
  - Good I fucking hate that one!😀 (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 27, 09:48:35
- "Can I get..." (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jan 27, 09:31:18
  - Whilst in Finnie’s Juice Bar down the road from my shop, a chap was staring at the menu (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jan 27, 09:35:06
    - lof (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jan 27, 10:24:36
      - *l (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jan 27, 10:24:46
    - Haha that's excellent (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jan 27, 09:36:12
- "It is what it is" (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jan 27, 09:31:03
  - i'm convinced this came from Breaking Bad and i defy anyone to prove me wrong (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jan 27, 10:08:45
- Holibobs (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jan 27, 09:26:52
- Moving forward😡 (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Jan 27, 09:21:07
- Hubby. Terrible word (n/m) (General Chat) - Mr Perfect, Jan 27, 09:20:58
- The proof is in the pudding. (n/m) (General Chat) - AvengingCanary, Jan 27, 09:17:20
  - YES (General Chat) - norwaay, Jan 27, 09:28:59
- "fellow countryman" (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 27, 09:16:46
  - We've done this one before but (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 27, 10:15:06
- "The reality is...." (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 27, 09:15:40
- Here's the thing (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 27, 09:14:06
- Do you have a spare 5 minutes / can I ask a quick question? (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 27, 09:13:37
  - Followed by I know you are very busy (n/m) (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Jan 27, 09:49:20
- Tells it like it is (n/m) (General Chat) - Dracula, Jan 27, 09:12:47
- It's a no brainer don't know why but I just hate it. (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Jan 27, 09:12:20
- seasoning is everything (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 27, 09:11:01
  - Ha ha (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jan 27, 09:20:34
- Just sayin' (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 27, 09:10:46
- Can you be more Pacific, selwyn? (n/m) (General Chat) - Bristol Graham, Jan 27, 09:10:25
- "Life is not a rehesrsal" and usually seen on shitty old (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 27, 09:09:47
  - Land Rovers: 10 knuckles, skin them. (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jan 27, 09:31:55
  - 👏 (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jan 27, 09:25:38
  - Live Laugh Love (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 27, 09:11:49
  - YOLO grandad (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 27, 09:10:18
    - Is that you Charlie?? I know I haven't seen you for a while, (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 27, 10:01:32
- "Could care less" (n/m) (General Chat) - mrleelee, Jan 27, 09:06:21
- essexcanaryOTBC or FostersScoreline (n/m) (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Jan 27, 09:05:14
- Centred around (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 27, 09:04:54
- He/she’s my everything. Ugh (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jan 27, 08:57:19
- Aaron's (n/m) (General Chat) - pab, Jan 27, 08:53:18
- he’s instead of his (General Chat) - Drurys Left Nut, Jan 27, 08:52:31
- 'ickle' for 'little' (General Chat) - WestYorksCanary, Jan 27, 08:48:57
- “Living your best life” (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jan 27, 08:48:23
  - bless, u OK hun? (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 27, 08:49:25
- you need to be more pacific! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 27, 08:46:03
- Their/there/they're (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 27, 08:42:55
- I think the age old "can you be more Pacific" takes some beating. (General Chat) - Curnster, Jan 27, 08:41:22
  - Yes, I hate that too. And generally all American phrases (n/m) (General Chat) - DH Yellow, Jan 27, 08:55:03
  - oh bugger - vimto (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 27, 08:46:40
- My wife's use of going rather than going to (eg: I'm just going the loo) (n/m) (General Chat) - JD3, Jan 27, 08:40:18
  - Actually, I've developed a horrible habit of dropping words (General Chat) - Azteca, Jan 27, 09:02:15
  - i once sat outside the ferry at horning and heard a woman ask her children "Harry, Leah, (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jan 27, 08:51:30
- So, ............... (n/m) (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jan 27, 08:38:08
- Can I pick your brain on something (General Chat) - forzancfc, Jan 27, 08:36:45
- My sister says can I get and it really annoys me 😂 (n/m) (General Chat) - Biggles, Jan 27, 08:34:38
- "You should of" instead of "should have" (n/m) (General Chat) - Azteca, Jan 27, 08:34:14
- My bad is annoying. (n/m) (General Chat) - Biggles, Jan 27, 08:33:15
- Pass mustard (General Chat) - KevinBond, Jan 27, 08:32:41
- Babba is a good shout. (General Chat) - maidstoneyellow, Jan 27, 08:31:53
- Can I get, instead of have. And the relatively new ‘reach out’ instead ask or asked. (n/m) (General Chat) - DH Yellow, Jan 27, 08:30:38
  - Hate “reach out” (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Jan 27, 09:51:47
  - Yep.all the yank bollocks. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 27, 09:27:03
  - Super much this^ (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jan 27, 08:53:35
  - My Glaswegian friend always says 'can I get a pint?' (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jan 27, 08:36:27
  - 'It's in our gift' rather than 'we can do that' (General Chat) - maidstoneyellow, Jan 27, 08:33:38

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