To dislike use of the word 'sourced'?

[HexagonalQueenOfTheSummer]

As in 'I sourced this top from a vintage shop'

Erm no you didn't 'source' it you bought it.

[TheFallenMadonna]

Nobody ever sources anything from a supermarket...

[Ambrosius]

YANBU. It's the height of pretentiousness.

[notaniphoneownerjustabadtypist]

um maybe they stole the vintage top - sourced covers a multitude

[chunkythighs]

Am I the only person who sources? Only yesterday I sourced my groceries in Tesco. When I returned home I sourced a bar of chocolate and a cup of tea from the kitchen.

I even sourced my bed in my room last night.


I can't believe I am alone- What do the rest of you do then?

[Aribura]

I have only ever used this word in an appropriate context so yabu because I think your example sounds made up.

[Aboutlastnight]

I hate adverts which invite me to
'shop the edit'

I feeling phoning up the ad agency (staffed by 12 year olds, no doubt ) and ask them if the are fucking illiterate

[thirdfromleft]

Well I have had a good time with a bottle of red tonight and am well sourced.

Ooops. I mean sauced.

[HexagonalQueenOfTheSummer]

Aribura, what a peculiar thing to say.

You must be incredibly pretentious if you use that saying....

[PoppyWearer]

An appropriate context would be a procurement professional. I guess that is what Aribura is trying to say?

Otherwise yes, pretentious.

[CrumpettyTree]

YANBU. Very pretentious.

[Inertia]

Oh, I agree. It's especially prevalent in house &home magazines, along with overuse of the word 'smiles' to replace 'says' - " The bedlinen was sourced from a local boutique- it was a real find!" smiles Annette.

DH's job is sourcing, and even he doesn't use the word sourced very often.

[Alibabaandthe40nappies]

YANBU, I hate it.

My (massively pretentious) SIL uses it all the time in relation to things like legs of lamb and towels. Silly bitch

[fortheloveof]

YANBU. Very up own arse

[OhTheConfusion]

In my work life I have to 'source' things... this can mean buying trips, weeks hunting down the exact item etc.

When I am not at work I source nothing! (and people who do sound like twats!)

[PoppyWearer]

Hugh Fearnley-Whatsit "sourced" some seafood on some random channel about 20 minutes ago. I nearly spit out my G&T after reading this thread.

[Goofymum]

Hmmm. G&T. Have the gin but how do I source tonic at this time on night?

[PoppyWearer]

Goofymum

[StealthPolarBear]

I have a bottle I can source you

[Bagofholly]

YANBU. But then in your example, "vintage" also gets on my nips. Only wine can be vintage. Everything else is just old.

And (swigs vintage) I'd like to add 'upcycled' and 'shabby chic'. Bleugh.

[tb]

Don't like 'tasked' much either, or any of the other million and one nouns used as verbs.

[RedBlanket]

I've sourced way too much this evening.

I considered reporting someone who said on a Xmas thread that they were going to source some Lego. You can buy it in Asda ffs.

[HexagonalQueenOfTheSummer]

I also don't like things like 'keep me in the loop' and 'all singing from the same songsheet', is it called teambuilding talk?

[HexagonalQueenOfTheSummer]

And LMAO at sourcing Lego! Hilarious!

[PoppyWearer]

Oh yes, the use of 'vintage' has got waaaay out of hand. You just need to look at eBay. No less than 1208 listings (I just searched) dare to pair the words "vintage" and "Primark" in the description. Seriously, the stuff is all of five minutes old?!

[boschy]

can I please add the use of the word 'medal' as a verb?

as in "he medalled at the last tournament, can he do it again at the olympics?"

medalled? MEDALLED??? ffs...