Every time I hear someone say ‘eh’ in a questioning tone or to mean ‘um actually’ I lose my shit. Or even just to play something down.
Like I literally come to hate the person instantly. Its a very strong feeling on a very small sound.
Instant downvotes if I see it on Lemmy too. HATE IT.
How about all y’all?
“It is what it is.”
It infuriates me because it is usually said by a person so mentally lazy that they are causing problems for others. You can’t say it is what it is unless you can tell me what ‘it’ is!
It’s not ‘acceptance’, it’s spiritual bypassing at best and it makes me want to puke.
You say it to end a conversation with someone you don’t want to talk to anymore dude. They don’t want to talk to you.
You may find this interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought-terminating_cliché?wprov=sfla1
It is interesting. Sadly I am very familiar with thought-stoppers as an escapee from an insidious cult.