Phrases you hate reading on mumsnet

[Ohmycron]

I’ve been on mumsnet for about 18 years and you know what, if I read about people putting ducks in a row once more I might go mental.
What phrase do you hate.

'We are Pregnant'. NO, She is pregnant!

[quote Thhhhheeeeelong]**@Needdoughnuts* @Scorpio85* I actually thought it meant something else....[/quote]
Oh no. Have I been calling someone a CF and it actually means something else?

“Sat here in tears”

It’s the combination of wrong grammar + self-indulgence + overuse.

[quote Needdoughnuts]@Scorpio85 cheeky fucker[/quote]
Thank you… 😂👌🏼

I hate that Americanisms are seeping into everything;

Buying ‘groceries’ instead of shopping.

‘Panties’ instead of knickers.

All very odd.

Someone mentioned the "pick me dance". I actually love this phrase as it perfectly sums up the stupidity of fighting over a man, Jeremy Kyle style.

I think anyone who writes "placemarking" or even worse "shameless placemarking" might just as well have written "I'm just here to point out that I'm a bit thick".

The absolute glee that practically emanates from the screen when someone finds themselves first to declare "gaslighting" on a thread (whether it's in the correct context or not). Don't get me started on the fucking ducks.

Any time anyone over the age of 50 has done something a bit twatty, "Could it be dementia OP?"

We can say "ODFOD" but get a post deleted for saying "fuck off".

The word I hate the most on this forum hasn't been mentioned so maybe it's just me who hates it. When someone writes a scathing reply to a post and then adds the one word sentence "Odd." I would bet a month's mortgage they were the passive aggressive school and later work bully.
odd

Solitary advocate here for 'boils my piss': GREAT phrase! Very emphatic, conveys a sense of rage like no other. When you think about it, it's a lot less disgusting than its more socially acceptable counterpart 'boils my blood'. And it's infinitely preferable to that hideous, jarring phrase 'gives me the rage'. Gives you the what? It doesn't even make grammatical sense.

Another big-up for the little puke icon. It's cute. But as for the biscuit ...

'I couldn't get worked up about that' appears with tedious regularity, esp. on AIBU. Hint: nobody was.

"Quoted text"

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Just think of your own reply!

@Tilltheend99

Groceries is not American, they’re what you go to a green/grocer’s for.

@TatianaBis

Tea and dinner are equally regional. We call it supper. Dinner is only used for fine dining in the evening. Nor is tea only for children.

This

Any post starting with ‘So’
Bare with me. No I’ll keep my clothes on, thanks.
Picky bits, picky anything else and any sort of bits
‘I have anxiety’, no you’re a self-centred cow.
‘Judgey’ often used when there is plenty to judge.
Ect
I was sat, I was stood
Pressies
Christmas Eve hampers. Hot chocolate sachet, new PJs; exciting, not.
Crusty bread with the massive salad.
Use of ‘I’ when ‘me’ is correct - e.g. ‘between DH and I”

@TatianaBis - agreed. That was the point I was making. I’m in the NW, and dinner for me is a hot meal at home during the day or an evening meal out. Lunch is either a midday meal that is light and/or eaten out. The evening meal at home is tea. Nothing to do with how old I am.

I hate seeing a one sentence answer of you need to do the Freedom Programme or you need read Why We Eat (Too Much) without any further explanation as to what these are or why they might help the poster.

'Is he 12?' said to posters having DH problems.

'Cherchez la Femme' . also said to posters having DH problems.

One's stupid, the other's showing off.

Unhinged
Excessive use of “OP” in replies like “Hi,OP” “oh, OP” “are you usually so unhinged OP”

Referring to a person in a narrative “Let’s call him …”

Currently

Any variation of the phrase "we're staying safe" or "we're still being cautious" because it brings to mind privileged people who expect other people to not stay safe or be cautious to facilitate them. I find the whole thing mind blowingly selfish.

I could also happily never hear "mask" being used as a verb, the phrase social distancing or sensible mitigations ever again.

Brit posters saying ‘pissed’ when they mean pissed OFF.

Offenders, kindly remember that in the U.K. ‘pissed’ means ‘drunk’.
Thank you.

(If you’re American, it’s allowed.)

LTB

I have anxiety /SEN children and I need a handhold before I "call someone out."

When someone asks a serious question about pregnancy outcomes on the conception board & people reply something like my 24 week old preemie is currently running around the garden. I know they mean well but such an annoying way to reassure someone.

Also, not just a mumsnet thing but when people post Tell me you're a parent without telling me you're a parent . No. Fuck off.

@SoupDragon

LTB as an answer to everything.

This, with big shiny brass knobs on.

"unmumsnetty hug"

'Are you always this anxious OP?'

Mash potato instead of mashED.
Ditto mince beef, pack lunch.
It’s mincED and packED!