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To be annoyed when people say ....

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Newmumburnout · 12/02/2025 14:22

low key ? For example someone says " does this top not low key go with these jeans" it seems to be used all the time now. Maybe annoyed is not the right word but it's irritating 🤣 . Light-hearted post really. Are there any sayings that seem to be "trending" that annoys you ?

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denhaag · 12/02/2025 15:16

Nothatgingerpirate · 12/02/2025 15:08

Yes, absolutely!
Thanks for reminding me of this one.
My husband uses it, I could never understand what the point of turning around was.
I'm not British by origin, but that phrase definitely makes me see red.
Also, noone else has ever used it 😳

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I was in the supermarket, someone was pushing into me with their trolley, so I turned around and asked them not to.

The point of turning around was to address the person behind me.

Confused30somethings · 12/02/2025 15:16

denhaag · 12/02/2025 15:14

But 'turned around' is not the same as 'turning around'.

e.g.
I was in the post office queue and someone called my name; I turned around to see who it was.

How else would I describe that I moved to look behind me?

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Eh? If someone 'turned around and said' then that suggests they were turning around when they said it......

Cattery · 12/02/2025 15:16

billycat321 · 12/02/2025 15:15

Agree with 'so' at the start of a sentence
also hate 'wine o'clock' and 'going forward'.

Oh I quite like those 🤣

billycat321 · 12/02/2025 15:15

Agree with 'so' at the start of a sentence
also hate 'wine o'clock' and 'going forward'.

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Newmumburnout · 12/02/2025 15:14

They are asking dont you think this top goes with these jeans.? They like the top with the jeans but for some reason add in low key. Maybe to say they go well together in an understated way.

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stayathomer · 12/02/2025 15:14

Something dropped last night (eg song, album)

Wavescrashingonthebeach · 12/02/2025 15:14

VictoriaEra · 12/02/2025 15:12

What really annoys me at the moment is the overuse of the word 'grab'. Grab a drink; grab something quickly at the shop; grab the first thing I saw this morning; grab a bargain. I know it is meant to suggest haste and how absolutely busy everyone is - but it's ubiquitous and irritating. New verb please!

I've had to catch myself to not use colloquialisms like this as my 3 year old takes it literally see also "jump" 😂

denhaag · 12/02/2025 15:14

Confused30somethings · 12/02/2025 15:06

I explained whats wrong with it

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But 'turned around' is not the same as 'turning around'.

e.g.
I was in the post office queue and someone called my name; I turned around to see who it was.

How else would I describe that I moved to look behind me?

Ireallycantthinkofagoodone · 12/02/2025 15:13

Confused30somethings · 12/02/2025 15:04

'I turned around and said'

Chances are you weren't turning around when you said it......

I dislike this one also. A family member once used that phrase so many times, describing a conversation they had had, that when they finished, I said ‘you must have been dizzy by the end of your chat’. I’m not sure they understood my joke. Maybe it was just as well.

VictoriaEra · 12/02/2025 15:12

What really annoys me at the moment is the overuse of the word 'grab'. Grab a drink; grab something quickly at the shop; grab the first thing I saw this morning; grab a bargain. I know it is meant to suggest haste and how absolutely busy everyone is - but it's ubiquitous and irritating. New verb please!

Wavescrashingonthebeach · 12/02/2025 15:12

Bumcake · 12/02/2025 15:04

I’ve never heard someone say it, but I see it written a lot. It never seems to add anything to the sentence.

The thing I hate is the increasing use of mom instead of mum. I know some areas of the UK have always done it, but not to the levels I see now.

Yes i agree i rarely hear "low key" spoken but see all the time on YouTube comments. I could imagine the people that say it out loud are Love Island, Molly-Mae, etc type people

Bumcake · 12/02/2025 15:12

denhaag · 12/02/2025 15:05

What's wrong with saying "I turned around and said"?

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What does it add? ‘I said’ means just the same thing.

denhaag · 12/02/2025 15:12

Newmumburnout · 12/02/2025 15:05

Actually what people are asking. That's the exact phrase used.

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Can you translate please?!

Are they asking if the top is OK or not OK with the jeans?

Cattery · 12/02/2025 15:12

You did amazing. No, you did amazingly well. Jeez

passthegripplease · 12/02/2025 15:11

So I'm going to town. Why use the word so, in speech where it's not needed?
Super is another one, super excited for this. No, you just sound a complete wanker.
Heck, there are so many irritating expressions!

Brenzett · 12/02/2025 15:10

I agree with OP that it’s internet speak but I actually don’t mind low key

lol was internet speak wasn’t it ? All be it emerged circa 2008 or before

I HATE ‘rock up’

876543A · 12/02/2025 15:10

Thats fire.

Confused30somethings · 12/02/2025 15:09

ThatEllie · 12/02/2025 15:05

Lowkey annoyed with the posters that didn’t bother to read the OP and are posting random phrases that annoy them. 😂

Are there any sayings that seem to be "trending" that annoys you ?

Oh the irony

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Newmumburnout · 12/02/2025 15:09

Nothatgingerpirate · 12/02/2025 15:08

Yes, absolutely!
Thanks for reminding me of this one.
My husband uses it, I could never understand what the point of turning around was.
I'm not British by origin, but that phrase definitely makes me see red.
Also, noone else has ever used it 😳

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I have heard this alot. Not recently though, and I agree it's annoying. Why are you always turning around when speaking 🤣

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Brenzett · 12/02/2025 15:08

ThejoyofNC · 12/02/2025 14:56

Oh I hate it, along with majority of 'internet speak'.

lol!! I just love to ‘SLAY ALL DAY!’

Nothatgingerpirate · 12/02/2025 15:08

denhaag · 12/02/2025 15:05

What's wrong with saying "I turned around and said"?

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Yes, absolutely!
Thanks for reminding me of this one.
My husband uses it, I could never understand what the point of turning around was.
I'm not British by origin, but that phrase definitely makes me see red.
Also, noone else has ever used it 😳

Ireallycantthinkofagoodone · 12/02/2025 15:08

People adding ‘ness’ onto words, instead of using the correct ending - I’ve heard ‘suitableness’ and similar. Also, adding unnecessary endings, for example ‘I just want some peacefulness….’ No, you just want some peace.

Many people also use the word ‘less’ when the noun they are describing is plural. ‘Less’ is a singular word. The plural version is ‘fewer’.

I don’t think grammar is taught in schools in the same way as it used to be. I just find it grates.

Cattery · 12/02/2025 15:07

ThatEllie · 12/02/2025 15:05

Lowkey annoyed with the posters that didn’t bother to read the OP and are posting random phrases that annoy them. 😂

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Confused30somethings · 12/02/2025 15:06

denhaag · 12/02/2025 15:05

What's wrong with saying "I turned around and said"?

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I explained whats wrong with it

Cattery · 12/02/2025 15:06

Low key? No. “Can I get”. Rage-inducing. It’s so rude and unnecessary