The Phrase That Makes Me Instantly Tune Out

What’s a word or phrase that annoys you?

You know those phrases people say that immediately make your brain quietly leave the room for a few seconds?

Mine is probably:

“We need to circle back.”

No, we do not need to circle back.
We need:

• less meetings,
• stronger coffee,
• and whoever invented “touch base” to take a week off.

Another one that somehow manages to make me irrationally annoyed is:

“Living my best life.”

Mostly because the people announcing they’re “living their best life” usually look deeply stressed while holding a green smoothie in an airport somewhere.

I always imagine someone posting:

“Living my best life ✨”

while two minutes earlier they were fighting a self-check-in machine and threatening to throw their passport into the sea.

And don’t even get me started on:

“It is what it is.”

That phrase is usually delivered right after:

• a disaster,
• a bad haircut,
• or somebody reversing into a lamp post.

Personally, if I reverse into a lamp post, I would prefer:

“Well this has taken a turn.”

I think phrases annoy us because once you hear them too many times, they stop sounding human and start sounding like somebody copied them out of a motivational LinkedIn post.

Real conversations are messy.
People ramble.
People say odd things.
People panic and accidentally call the waiter “mum.”

That’s life.

Honestly, I’d rather hear somebody say:

“I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing.”

than:

“I’m embracing the journey.”

No you’re not. You’re crying in the IKEA parking lot.

Anyway.
That’s my little rant for today ☕

Now I’m curious…

What’s a word or phrase that instantly annoys you?

Stay fabulous,
Luce 💋