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Phrases you hate

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Lemon1111 · 05/08/2024 21:24

Mine is ‘buttery soft’…If you haven’t come across this phrase, it is mainly used when describing leggings or other clothes, but now I’ve even seen it being used to describe gold jewellery! Also butter isn't that soft…Margariney soft doesn’t have the same ring to it I suppose.. Anyone else?

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fitzwilliamdarcy · 06/08/2024 17:32

Littlies, littles, tots - basically any twee word to describe young children.

Also hate mama bear and picky tea.

Monkeysatonthewall · 06/08/2024 17:31

blueshoes · 06/08/2024 16:37

Or its sister phrase "have a word with yourself"

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Oh yes, forgot about that one! 😂

blueshoes · 06/08/2024 16:37

Monkeysatonthewall · 05/08/2024 21:42

Mumsnet classic - 'give your head a wobble' 🤮😂

Or its sister phrase "have a word with yourself"

ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 06/08/2024 16:34

On here, I don't like 'think' for the most banal of descriptions.

I work in an office, think, architects.
My son is in a sports club, think, hockey.
I drive a SUV car, think, Jaguar.

As though we couldn't possibly get our heads around it otherwise, and the truth is so outing. 🤷🏻‍♀️

ExpressCheckout · 06/08/2024 16:33

Lovetotravel123 · 06/08/2024 10:52

Touch base
Curate
Living my best life
Making memories
To socialise (an idea)

Making memories

Oh yes, that's awful 😂

SinnerBoy · 06/08/2024 16:13

And "baby daddy / baby mama" can FOAD.

SinnerBoy · 06/08/2024 16:12

RabbitsRock · Yesterday 22:02

Pack lunch instead of packed
Mash potato instead of mashed
Today I saw “ corn beef”

"Grill cheese," meaning grilled cheese sandwich.

What ever happened to the proper form of verbs?

Gallowayan · 06/08/2024 16:04

This too shall pass.

OrangeFurever · 06/08/2024 15:59

Finding your tribe. Just read it on another thread and it reminded me

PointsSouth · 06/08/2024 11:09

redalex261 · 06/08/2024 10:59

”lived experience” and the alternative is?

Also 'human error'. There is no other kind of error. Computers, for instance, never error. They do exactly what they are told.

'Human error' is used when it's not possible for an organisation to pretend there wasn't a fuck-up, but they rather hope everyone will be forgiving of it.

See also 'we are where we are' (we fucked up) but 'lessons have been learned' (we can see that we fucked up) 'and now we need to move forward (and we don't want to talk about it).

redalex261 · 06/08/2024 10:59

”lived experience” and the alternative is?

redalex261 · 06/08/2024 10:58

Mine is “doubling down” Garghhh! Sounds like someone is constipated….

Lovetotravel123 · 06/08/2024 10:52

Touch base
Curate
Living my best life
Making memories
To socialise (an idea)

BeNavyCrab · 06/08/2024 10:50

What's wrong with you? Such a horrible phrase people/partners use when they notice you are upset.

PointsSouth · 06/08/2024 10:48

Heritage tomatoes.

I mean, what?

PointsSouth · 06/08/2024 10:47

SilkFloss · 05/08/2024 21:41

One on one.
It's a fucking RATIO, so one TO one.

There are so many of these that I probably shouldn't start. This one - though I agree it's irritating - isn't a ratio. The derivation is from sport - mostly basketball. It's jargon for 'one versus one'.

ElephantilonZed · 06/08/2024 10:41

🤮Mama [of 4]
🤮Answering a question with "So..." or "Yeah... So..."
🤮Poorly instead of ill
🤮Nourish(ing)
🤮ND

LlynTegid · 06/08/2024 10:33

Not keen on gentle reminders. If people are poor at deadlines, deal with the individuals concerned. A thank you to those who have met a deadline and just a reminder to others is all that is needed.

We had one who wanted a gentle reminder about not scheduling meetings over lunchtime. Which in my opinion should have been a request not to unintentionally discriminate against people who have a hidden condition that means meals at set times.

Edingril · 06/08/2024 10:33

Grey rock

LlynTegid · 06/08/2024 10:31

Over use of

Big (especially big birthday- they are all 24 hours long)
Little
Super
Literally

BlueBellsArePretty · 06/08/2024 10:28

'With kindness' or ' I mean this gently'

ElephantilonZed · 06/08/2024 10:25

Neurospicy. 🤮🤮🤮 I'm autistic and it's disgusting.

ElephantilonZed · 06/08/2024 10:25

Trumpetjelly · 05/08/2024 21:26

My D’s IS ASD -
no my dear - your DS HAS asd .
No one IS ASD…

Yes. And what happened to "my son is autistic"?

LoobyDoop2 · 06/08/2024 10:23

“What do we think of….?”

It’s just so pathetic. Form your own opinion, or say that you don’t know enough about it to have an opinion, but don’t try and co-opt everyone else into some kind of hive mind.

SmileLady · 06/08/2024 10:22

In all fairness.
Let's connect
Can we triangulate.

I work with a woman who is not actually qualified to do the job we do (she got promoted through the organisation due to longevity). And she uses all this awful jargon to do with the vocation. That annoyed me. So job specific jargon and abbreviations. I hate it. I prefer simple English.