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Anyone fancy a grumpathon with me about current sayings that drive you mad?

153 replies

Shamazing · 01/02/2020 18:11

There are so many at the moment, I'm not the only one who can't stand this nonsense, am I?

Are you me?

XXX is my spirit animal.

I can't even.

Dead.

I'm so extra.

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alltoomuchrightnow · 01/02/2020 22:22

Being transparent... my boss always says this.
I feel I should be a jellyfish

ChinookPilotsGoVertical · 01/02/2020 22:50

"needs gone" appears a lot on threads like this, it's a Scottish usage & is perfectly fine.
"Around"
"So" to start a sentence
"myself /yourself"
"Inbox me"
Overuse of "like" & "literally"
"cheeky" I don't really mind if it's used to mean a quick pint or a takeaway you're not supposed to be having. In military usage "cheeky" means demanding or dangerous eg "that PT session was a bit cheeky" or "that attack was a bit cheeky".
A lot of this rubbish irritates because it doesn't make sense, people ought to be made to speak accurately & we ought to be able to taze people who witter this gibberish...

WhoWants2Know · 01/02/2020 22:52

The tween ones crack me up and I love embarrassing my kids by saying them back in front of their friends. They still yeet on occasion but they don't get away with "ok boomer". "Go ham" is a new one.

NameChangeNugget · 01/02/2020 22:56

Anyone that says “can I get” as opposed to “can I have” or “I would like”

BTEC New Yorkers

adhdme2019 · 01/02/2020 23:04

‘Can I get ...’ is such a Scottish thing Blush

I don’t like this new ‘I’ve/she’s got the ick’ thing that’s being bandied around.

MrsFezziwig · 01/02/2020 23:05

Go/place without “to the” in between.

SeaViewBliss · 01/02/2020 23:24

‘I was today years old when I found out .....’

Angry
AdaColeman · 01/02/2020 23:36

Nom
Yum yummy
Can I get
Needs eaten, needs done etc.
Feel the ick
Myself used incorrectly
Should of/could of

All drive me mad, and me so easy going too! Wink

Alwaysfrank · 01/02/2020 23:45

Everyone now seems to be "excited for" rather than "excited about". I'm forever pulling up my kids on this, drives me nuts.

ALongHardWinter · 02/02/2020 01:29

I hate the term 'wellness'. What's wrong with 'well being' or just 'good health'?!

Name7 · 02/02/2020 01:53

Correct or yes or no at the end of a question. “You are from Wales, correct?” “You are going to LTB, yes?” Always feels so aggressive!

GlummyMcGlummerson · 02/02/2020 01:59

"Ok boomer" - which I've noticed people say when they don't have an actual response to something.

Getoffmylilo · 02/02/2020 02:10

I also hate 'no?' or 'yes?' at the end of a sentence, aggressive and lazy. Current pet hate is a workmate's new phase of calling everyone 'pal'. He must say it fifty times a day.

tobee · 02/02/2020 02:15

Explainer :- at the end of piece of news piece for example

Myself/yourself etc is getting more prevalent.

Shamazing · 02/02/2020 07:27

"needs gone" appears a lot on threads like this, it's a Scottish usage & is perfectly fine.

‘Can I get ...’ is such a Scottish thing.

Now this is a surprise to me. I'm Scottish and wouldn't say either of those things, so perhaps they're local colloquialisms? (I'm from Glasgow). I know that if I'd said either of those things as a kid my mum would have most definitely corrected me while handing me my arse at the same time for being rude. 😂

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flouncyfanny · 02/02/2020 07:32

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cousinemm · 02/02/2020 07:48

Pretty much all the ones mentioned annoy me.

Also when people refer to their sons as ' the boy' e.g just off to football with the boy.

wonkytonkwoman · 02/02/2020 07:50

"I'm gonna peel off" or "I'm peeling off now"

Struggled hugely with that one back in the mid/late 80s.

FFS sake just say you're leaving now, or even goodbye!!!

bellinisurge · 02/02/2020 07:58

Behaviours. I fucking hate hearing at work about "demonstrating behaviours". Plural. With an "s".
But I can't tell anyone at work because I suspect it would be demonstrating bad behaviours. Grin

AJPTaylor · 02/02/2020 08:10

The way people have swapped very for super. Dd is super bright. I am super busy. Etc.
And people no longer cook their dinner. They go and prep.

freeingNora · 02/02/2020 08:13

Everything is "guys" at the moment and "super" instead of very

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stmartins60 · 02/02/2020 08:27

Also at the end of a sentence ,as in I went to town also, drives me mad ,it's too !

BossAssBitch · 02/02/2020 08:39

Two more sleeps Angry

Just ask myself Angry

CoupeCourte · 02/02/2020 08:51

'Train' when someone's just going to the gym. You train for a marathon, or you have football training. Doing some crunches and lunges for half an hour twice a week is not training for anything.

'Poorly' is grim as well. I have a colleague who says both poorly and peeps - as in "hey peeps" in the morning. I bite my tongue a LOT.