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What words/sayings annoy you?

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JustAPenny · 14/01/2019 14:50

Just curious if it's just me but I find 'reaching out' so annoying. Less so, but when people are talking about paying for something 'forked out'

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PinkAvocado · 14/01/2019 14:54

‘Need gone’
‘Get your ducks in a row’
‘No is a complete sentence’
‘Blue sky thinking’
‘This too shall pass’
Basically, anything minimising or cliched.

GallicosCats · 14/01/2019 14:54

Crack on. I hate its connotations and hate that it's usually used during some soul-destroyingly dull never-ending household task.

CatWhisker · 14/01/2019 14:57

"Fast forward" is overused on Mumsnet.
Eg. I met my husband in 2002. Fast forward to 2006 and we got married

JustAPenny · 14/01/2019 14:57

I've never heard anyone say 'need gone'. Are they talking abut something (like a sofa), a person or a situation?

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Aquamarine1029 · 14/01/2019 14:58

"Regroup."

Makes me rage.

cptart2 · 14/01/2019 14:59

Boob monster

MrsScrubbingbrush · 14/01/2019 15:00

"I was gutted"

Makes me think of somebody having all their innards pulled out like fish being gutted.🤢

caperplips · 14/01/2019 15:00

I hate reading any sentence where half the words are missing..

I read it on here all the time. For example:

that door needs fixed instead of that door needs TO BE fixed

I have never, ever heard anyone speak like that, I have only ever read it. And only ever on here.

PinkAvocado · 14/01/2019 15:01

I've never heard anyone say 'need gone'. Are they talking abut something (like a sofa), a person or a situation?

I’ve never heard it, only read it on selling sites, e.g. ‘5 bags of children’s clothes. Need gone.’ I find it so aggressive or as though they think it is others’ responsibility to get rid of their stuff somehow.

KitsandCaboodles · 14/01/2019 15:03

The phrase 'tiny baby'. I don't know why but I hate its use on MN. It's commonly used by people in reference to child free/adult only places e.g When they've been turned away from a casino or adults only restaurant 'But it's a tiny baby'! As though the manager is supposed to take a glance at this Thumbelina sized creature and say 'I'm sorry Madame. How foolish of me. I didn't realise that it was a tiny baby. Do come in! I mean if you had one of those chubby fuckers that'd be a different matter."

JustAPenny · 14/01/2019 15:10

caperplips I lived up North for a while and I heard people talk like that, but I agree, missing words out is annoying.

cptart2 Totally agree, boob monster sounds awful.

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KitsandCaboodles · 14/01/2019 15:12

Boobed the baby. I've only ever seen it on MN but when I do I always have a visual of the poster taking their enormous breast in hand and hitting their baby with it.

JustAPenny · 14/01/2019 15:14

KitsandCaboodles LMFAO Yes!

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itsharderthanithought89 · 14/01/2019 15:15

Bite to eat

KitsandCaboodles · 14/01/2019 15:21

Also on MN 'Is that all you have to worry about?'

HesterShaw21 · 14/01/2019 15:25

My list is like office bingo. We have a lot of American colleagues.

'How do we grow the business'
'Low hanging fruit'
'Let me give you some favour text'
'We'll take it offline'
'I'll circle back to you on this'
'Let's unpack this'
'Are we being as entrepreneurial as we can about this opportunity?'
'We've had push-back on this approach'

HesterShaw21 · 14/01/2019 15:26

*Flavour text

ForalltheSaints · 14/01/2019 15:27

Over use of
Big
Little
Amazing
Super

KitsandCaboodles · 14/01/2019 15:28

What does flavour text mean?

JustAPenny · 14/01/2019 15:30

HesterShaw21 One of my best friends is American, when someone annoys her, really annoys her not just a bit irritating, she says they need a 'throat punch' I quite like that though Grin

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Tony2 · 14/01/2019 15:31

Going forward. Superfluous. Forward planning. What? As opposed to backward planning. So, starting sentences with so. Myself. No. I, or indeed me. Due to the fact that, or because. Touch base. Go kinetic, please god no. So so many!

Kemer2018 · 14/01/2019 15:32

Get in!
Back of the net!
Touch base
Push the envelope

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BeepBop · 14/01/2019 15:32

Swing by.
Hate it!

LadyGAgain · 14/01/2019 15:34

Brexit.

Bezalelle · 14/01/2019 15:34

POTUS and FLOTUS.

Rage-inducing. Also reminiscent of "flatus".

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