Stupid little things that bug you

The phrase “See you later” when used by shop assistants etc.
It used to be "Have a nice day", now, the check-out staff at my local B&M all say "Enjoy the rest of your day"".
Still, as somebody once claimed, " Better to be told to "Have a nice day" by someone who didn't mean it, than "Fuck off" by somebody who did.
 
Got nothing against ‘a shootout.’ However ‘a lottery’ annoys me each and every time. Has anybody ever in the history of commentary ever described a chance in open play from around about 12 yards as being ‘a lottery’ if he scores or not?

How about Joe Royle at the play off final
 
Having to buy an annuity for someone else to 'manage' your pension. A pension you have paid into with your own money. A pension that you are only allowed to take a lump sum of 25% of, then employ someone else to 'manage' the other 75% and give you a miserly amount of it every month.
 

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