When did put become 'pop' and why does it bug me so much?!

[EinsteinaGogo]

Pop it in the oven
Pop it in the fridge
Pop it into your bag.

Arghhh. So twee. So

When did plain old fashioned 'put' get ousted?

Am I alone in my angst?!

And what other words grate on you?

I don't mind pop, I dislike holibobs!

I hate 'pop' but we don't say it much in Scotland (at least not where I am) so it's mostly on TV it annoys me.

I hate chocolate being shortened to 'choc' or 'choccy' also. Drives me mad - 'hot choc' 'choccy biscuit' aaaargh.

I'm with you on holibobs and choccy!

Actually I've just blown my own mind by realising I don't mind popping to the shops, but I hate popping in the oven 🙈😂

I don't think it's especially new. My grandma has said pop for as long as I can remember and she's 101.

When did 'bother' become 'bug'....

Sorry, I couldn't resist

I don't mind it - it's cheerful-sounding.

When did give become gifted? That really pisses me off for no reason!
Gift is a noun, give is a verb!

What about popping the kettle on?

I don’t know anyone who says pop. Is it regional?

I pop to the shop

It’s been around for long enough! Remember that it cause Louise Woodward problems in her trial.

Always makes me think of obs-gynae speak. 'Just pop your pants off for me and pop on to the couch.' Lots of popping goes on when you for a smear.

I think it's formal vs colloquial. I would say place in the oven if I was formally writing an recipe! I usually do use put thinking about it

Pop is jaunty. Put is beige.

"Grab" a "bite" to eat! Sounds so rude. Grabbing is rude! And they probably didn't just have one bite of their food either!

Also "pick up", as in " I picked up some bananas on the way home" when you actually mean that you bought them.

I’m so with you OP.. i hate “pop” another hate is “yummy” 🤮🤢

'Watch' in relation to childcare.

"I asked my MIL to watch my baby while I'm at work".

It conjours up an image of a woman sitting there all day, with folded arms, just staring at a Moses basket 🤷🏼‍♀️ 😂

People who say 'do' or 'did' when they mean going or went to - We're doing the Algarve this year. Doing what to it?

Use of incredible or phenomenol to mean 'quite nice'

@JesusInTheCabbageVan

When did 'bother' become 'bug'....

Sorry, I couldn't resist

😂😂😂😂

Very good point!!

I dislike popping, grabbing and jumping, as in
Pop it in the post
Grab a sandwich
Jump on the bus

Just do these actions like normal people!

@Bitofachinwag

"Grab" a "bite" to eat! Sounds so rude. Grabbing is rude! And they probably didn't just have one bite of their food either!

Also "pick up", as in " I picked up some bananas on the way home" when you actually mean that you bought them.

Yes, this. So much grabbing going on.

In my home town in the Midlands, every bugger pops everywhere and pops everything in everything.

My gran always used 'pop' as in pop the kettle on etc.. she'd be 100 this year so I'm pretty certain it's not that new!

@wonderpants

When did give become gifted? That really pisses me off for no reason! Gift is a noun, give is a verb!

This!!!! A million times this! And I don't know why I hate it so much as I'm not usually bothered about this sort of thing, pop doesn't bug me at all 😂😂 But 'gifted' is nails on a chalkboard every time!

We tend to use “nip to the shop” more than pop, but I do use pop for other examples. The one that really grates for me is “dropping” someone an email. What happened to just sending one?