expressions that (irrationally) irritate you

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What expressions really irritate you?

My pet hate is 'gently' - somebody gently pointed something out, gently told them.

I know it's irrationally, don't gently tell me anything just tell me! I'm a grown up, I can take it

The bloody 'reaching/reached out.' There is nothing wrong at all with saying contacted, asked for help etc. Put your damn arm and grasping hand away.

Sourced , no you didn't source anything, you ordered it from Amazon.
Super ,as in I was super excited etc, sounds so bloody twee.
Foodie, pretentious bollocks.

Oooh some crackers here,particularly I have mencal ealth.Little man very much in the running.I know its passe but Can I get and of course that old favourite, so.
Another hideous thing is vocal fry.Vile,just vile.

Grim, everything is grim and vile on MN.

'Sweet' and 'adorable' used to describe the outfits worn by the dcs of Royal family or Celebrities.

Another one for "and so it begins" usually when the elf comes out for Christmas, drives me bonkers!

'Spat my tea out, woke the baby/husband/dog up laughing'

"cool beans" is a ridiculous saying
also "to be fair"

Personal friend..... ??
Can someone tell me the difference between a friend and a personal friend? Are there different degrees of 'friendship'? To me, someone I am close to is a friend, otherwise they are an acquaintance.

Hashtags - they make me unreasonably annoyed #mybestlife, etc.

"She fell pregnant" - sounds like a shameful way to get pregnant
"Ah bless!" - very condescending

'Chewing my wrists' - what the hell is that! Just saw it in another thread title and it made me recoil

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Oooh some crackers here,particularly I have mencal ealth.Little man very much in the running.I know its passe but Can I get and of course that old favourite, so. Another hideous thing is vocal fry.Vile,just vile.

God, I used to work with a team of young American woman and none of them could finish a sentence! Their voices would just break up and trail off in a weird way...just speak up!! The world doesn't want to hear you voice as it is, don't make it easier for them to ignore you!

Luddite, to make themselves sound down to Earth. “Oh we don’t buy cheese, just get by with making our own. We’re luddites that way.”

Jumping on the bus, slinging something in the oven, grabbing a sandwich... Just do these things like normal people, no need to jump, sling or grab!

'Circa'

Can't stand it. Why not just write 'in'.

This was me circa 2010
I attended Uni with her circa 1904

Hubby
'I'm literally ... '
Shaking

End of!

As though the Messiah has spoken, no further discussion is necessary.

“THE Covid”

It reminds me of “the shits”.

The phrase, "in any way, shape or form" annoys me. Why do you need to say all of those?

Similarly "at all?" asked by sales people, like, "Have you got a loyalty card at all?" Well, mate I've got half of one, does that count? AT ALL, I ask you.

This, too, shall pass.

"Impact" used as a verb, but not to mean "impact", but to mean "affect".

"How does that impact on your mental health?"

AFFECT! AFFECT! Impact means to compress, pack down, like impacted poo.

Why do these silly things annoy us? I suppose it's easier to be cross about something that doesn't matter a jot, as opposed to thinking about the state of the world at the moment!

Oh, actually, I like "This too shall pass". Got me through a few really dark times.

Bin/fuck them off, as in to end a relationship. Absolutely horrible expression which in my world is said by people who not so long before saying it, would have considered they had met "my soul mate" and who "loved them to the moon and back".

Pronouncing Covid as Covvid
When people actually say "Hashtag" before a phrase ie: "Hashtag Family". Especially annoying if the word "Goals" is added.
People who refer to Instagram as Insta
Hate "Get your ducks in a row"