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9 Phrases That Annoy Almost Everyone (or Maybe Just Me)

“Does that make sense?”

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“So, every Monday morning I’d like you to email me your travel plans to see customers that week, does that make sense?” he asked.

“No, I’m not wrapping my head around that word Monday…and email? this whole sentence is way over my head,” I thought sarcastically.

Instead, I just said, “Makes sense.”

The habit of asking if simple things make sense is annoying. Asking that question is legitimate if you are explaining something complex and you want to be sure someone understands, but attaching that phrase to every explanation or direction is annoying.

Here are a few more annoying phrases I collected from living life.

If you don’t agree, I don’t care.

You letting me know you don’t agree is annoying.

#1. “Just Saying”

So you’re telling me that you said something that I probably heard.

You probably gave me advice that I didn’t immediately recognize as genius and your retort to my lack of enthusiasm to embrace your genius is….

“Just sayin’!”