It annoys me to an end

[Boris Tatarenko]

Hello.

Today I've said something like "Oh, I agree with you. It annoys me to an end".
Does it make any sense? I've no idea where I found this phrase, but as a result it was in my mind and I said it automatically.:-?

Thanks in advance.

 

[SoothingDave]

"It annoys me to no end" is the phrase. Your annoyance does not stop.

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

Thank you. Can I say "It annoys me to the end"? Or it sounds strange? ;-)

 

[SoothingDave]

It sounds strange, since there is a set phrase.

 

[Rover_KE]

In BE the set phrase is 'It annoys me no end'.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I have seen/heard it both ways.

 

[Tdol]

Thank you. Can I say "It annoys me to the end"? Or it sounds strange? ;-)

This just makes me wonder to the end of what? It's clearly different from the normal phrase, so would be expected to have a different meaning.

 

[BobK]

I'm surprised that AmE tolerates 'to no end' with this meaning. In Br E 'to no end' does have a meaning: fruitlessly.

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[MikeNewYork]

It can mean that in AmE also.