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[Cakers3]

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@QVCkitty1 wrote:

When someone replies " whatever, " I could scream.

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@QVCkitty1   It is very dismissive.  I have found when people use "whatever" it means they either do not like an opposing pov or they have just been given the real facts about a topic; they have been proven wrong.

It is used to walk away from those situations.

jmoymmv

[jonbon]

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@DrBabs wrote:

"Have a good one." A good what? Breakfast? Root canal? Bath?

Or when I say "thank you" and get "no problem" in return.

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Uh oh ... this one is quite contentious! 😉

[Cakers3]

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@sarahpanda wrote:

The one that I don't understand is when someone is speaking and then they say ......'''''and with that said'''''....and continue to speak.  I don't get it.

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@sarahpanda   I find people use "and with that said" to justify not liking a particular person (political) but still offering condolences for that person.

It is a way to justify offering sympathy or support to somebody on the opposing party so that the person doesn't look as though he/she is on the "wrong side".

"I never cared for his political views; with that said, may he RIP."

This is my take on that expression.

[Cakers3]

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@magicmoodz wrote:

Woke

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@magicmoodz   LOL 

[mspatmac]

The worst one!

Wives usually say "my" husband and men very often refer to their wife as"the" wife even when writing.  When I hear it I want to severely hurt the speaker. So demeaning, like she is a thing!!!

[ValuSkr]

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@on the bay wrote:

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@ValuSkr wrote:

The phrase "tools in the toolbox" was clever at the beginning but has worn out its welcome with me.

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@ValuSkr,

I never heard this one. Is it the same as "not the brightest tool in the shed?"

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No.  It's when someone is trying to solve a complex problem, often social or political, and they say they're using all the tools in their toolbox, or, if the problem is still unsolved but there is still hope because they haven't used all the tools in their toolbox.

Ha - I guess the phrase isn't worn out by you yet!  

[mdgrammy]

I hate to hear 'no problem' when I say thank you to a waiter or cashier......

[J Town Girl]

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@mspatmac wrote:

The worst one!

Wives usually say "my" husband and men very often refer to their wife as"the" wife even when writing.  When I hear it I want to severely hurt the speaker. So demeaning, like she is a thing!!!

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I agree with you.  I absolutely hate to hear a man refer to his wife in that way.  I guess some men fail to see how demeaning that is to the lady in their lives.  

[hckynutjohn]

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@qualitygal wrote:

@hckynutjohn , yes John, that's what happens, he tells me something and then to complete it he ends it with that phrase, that only he knows what it means. See?

@qualitygal 

I see! Guess I have used that, but it was ages ago. I use to pop a Huge bag of popcorn for my hockey players to eat at the bar after our games.

They asked me what I put in it to make it so good? Your husband's phrase.

🎶"a little bit ah this, 🎵a little bit ah that".

hckynut  🇺🇸

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[qualitygal]

@hckynutjohn   Yours makes sense though.  Like it's part of a recipe.