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Ohmycron · 2022-01-08T12:38:34+00:00

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.

ReginaPhalangee · 09/01/2022 09:23

'Marking my place.'

Just hit the 'watch' button

CaMePlaitPas · 09/01/2022 09:26

Little bean for babies still in utero - get in the bin.

Things being referred to as middle class. You can only BE middle class, you can't have middle class chocolate or middle class clothing.

Starbonnet123 · 09/01/2022 09:27

Phrases like " is you best friend here " as in Amazon ,Aldi ,pound shop .
Picky bits , journey as in "this experience has been a huge journey for me "
Words like moist,superb,panties ,period pads . They make my skin crawl

LifePartyRing · 09/01/2022 09:36

Anything American by non Americans annoys me.

Two examples:
Gotten
Picked out

Also agree with the think one and no?

whitewashing · 09/01/2022 09:37

I say utterly.

Galwaygirl · 09/01/2022 09:40

Read and run, hate that phrase!

CurryLover55 · 09/01/2022 09:50

Agree with the overuse of the word narcissist or narcissistic.

Lampyshady · 09/01/2022 09:50

Why do people put “name changed for this” especially if they’re not the OP. Is anyone going to notice or care that they changed their name for it?

DontTellThemYourNamePike · 09/01/2022 10:13

I use utterly in real life!

Not necessarily a phrase - but I'm fed up with the obsession with class on here. Maybe 'is this a class signifier?' might be a version of the phrase. I'm in NI and of course we know class exists and there has been plenty of local comedy relating to it, but we aren't obsessed with where everyone is on the social ladder. It really jars with me. Often a thread about class is accompanied by the 'lighthearted' disclaimer, but it doesn't come across lighthearted at all.

JustJustWhy · 09/01/2022 10:16

@Lampyshady

Why do people put “name changed for this” especially if they’re not the OP. Is anyone going to notice or care that they changed their name for it?

I think they do this because some people are obsessed with looking at user history and if they appear to be a brand new poster then they're immediately accused of being a troll.

ArblemarchTFruitbat · 09/01/2022 10:23

I think they do this because some people are obsessed with looking at user history and if they appear to be a brand new poster then they're immediately accused of being a troll.

Yes - it's to forestall lots of 'interesting first post' and 'welcome to Mumsnet' comments.

I did exactly that when I wanted advice on a situation that was potentially identifying.

DropYourSword · 09/01/2022 10:28

@LifePartyRing

Anything American by non Americans annoys me.

Two examples:
Gotten
Picked out

Also agree with the think one and no?

Gotten isn’t American!!

(And this is a hill I’d die on )

IneedareallifeAlexa · 09/01/2022 10:32

F

QueBarbaridad · 09/01/2022 10:35

I wouldn’t have thought ‘picked out’ was American but I suppose context is everything. I thought ‘Gotten’ was American in that I thought it died out throughout the UK and was reintroduced from America. Did it survive in parts of the UK the way Halloween did?

ShowOfHands · 09/01/2022 10:42

The new MN favourite is "throw this one back" on relationship threads. It's replacing LTB for the oh so affected, tinkly-laugh brigade who are no doubt delighted with their fishing analogy.

ipswichwitch · 09/01/2022 10:53

Posters telling the OP to respond with “did you mean to be so rude?” Like that’s going to make rude people stop in their tracks, apologise profusely and promise to mend their ways. In the real world they’d probably respond with “yes I fucking did”. In fact, I’d make sure I said that if anyone was so daft as to ask me if I meant to be so rude.

PurpleRainlnTheSky · 09/01/2022 11:13

@ipswichwitch

Posters telling the OP to respond with “did you mean to be so rude?” Like that’s going to make rude people stop in their tracks, apologise profusely and promise to mend their ways. In the real world they’d probably respond with “yes I fucking did”. In fact, I’d make sure I said that if anyone was so daft as to ask me if I meant to be so rude.

@ipswichwitch

That is annoying. Like 'NO' is a complete sentence.' Who the fuck just says 'NO' when someone asks you for something? That would be sooo rude.

Mrsjayy · 09/01/2022 11:19

Gotten is a Scottish word which probably went. To America I've also heard a few Australians say it.

PurpleRainlnTheSky · 09/01/2022 11:22

@Mrsjayy

Gotten is a Scottish word which probably went. To America I've also heard a few Australians say it.

'Gotten' doesn't bother me. And I am personally OK with most so-called 'Americanisms.' I do get that some others are not so keen though, and that is their prerogative ...

ShrinkingViolet9 · 09/01/2022 11:32

Not a phrase as such but the way "definitely" is bandied about, as in:

"Your DD is definitely doing OnlyFans."
"Your DP is definitely cheating."
"Your DH has definitely had an affair."
"It's definitely a scam."

It's astounding how some MN users are so certain about what is going on in the lives of strangers.

shadypines · 09/01/2022 11:39

Mine are the old classic ' Are you depressed?'. Always asked in a very aggressive blunt way and when the OP may just be having a mild grumble about a tradesman not turning up.
Makes me want to reply 'No, are you a psychiatrist?'.
Also, again when someone is having a little grumble about eg. someone on TV that annoys them you always get ' well you don't have to watch them, just turn over'. Makes them sound about 6 years old .

PooPooPongDelong · 09/01/2022 11:45

Posters who suggest asking something 'breezily'
WTAF who does that?

Sparklingbrook · 09/01/2022 11:47

@ShrinkingViolet9

Not a phrase as such but the way "definitely" is bandied about, as in:

"Your DD is definitely doing OnlyFans."
"Your DP is definitely cheating."
"Your DH has definitely had an affair."
"It's definitely a scam."

It's astounding how some MN users are so certain about what is going on in the lives of strangers.

There's an awful lot of 'definitely' in the Coronavirus topic. They all have crystal balls I think.

PurpleRainlnTheSky · 09/01/2022 11:48

@shadypines

Mine are the old classic ' Are you depressed?'. Always asked in a very aggressive blunt way and when the OP may just be having a mild grumble about a tradesman not turning up. Makes me want to reply 'No, are you a psychiatrist?'. Also, again when someone is having a little grumble about eg. someone on TV that annoys them you always get ' well you don't have to watch them, just turn over'. Makes them sound about 6 years old .

Agree.

PurpleRainlnTheSky · 09/01/2022 11:49

Agree with the 'NC for this' comment. People do that because people accuse anyone new of being a troll (interesting first post OP!') OR they go rooting through peoples older posts...

People have someone throw something in their face sometimes, from a thread they posted AGES before, that is nothing to do with the current thread they're on.

Some superb examples on here btw. I particularly loathe ANYone using the word 'naice,' and I judge them instantly as being an arrogant ass who thinks they're middle class.

Also hate 'no?' at the end of a sentence..... 'but surely everyone owned a rubiks cube in the 1980s, no?'

And yeah, also picky bits 'darked on,' spider willies, and snapped and farted (that was never funny!)

I also HATE it when people say 'are you thick?' or 'you sound unhinged.' 'You sound unhinged' is an incredibly cruel thing to say, as it's basically implying you're not right in the head/deranged/mentally ill...

Oh, and 'educate yourself' does my head in too. SO fucking patronising. Always come from people who think only THEIR view is correct too.

And yes to LTB, when a poster moans about their DH doing something annoying or shitty. As IF anyone can just pack up their whole LIFE into a couple of suitcases and just fuck off.

Also, the idea that any woman can just start her life over, re-train for a fabulous new career, get a new bunch of cool new friends, and find a sexy rich amazing man 15 years younger than her age, and buy a smart new apartment in the city, at the age of SIXTY. 'oooh but you're still a spring chicken hun, you're a babe, I know dozens of women who left their DH and started over at 58/60/62/65 etc, and now they have a better life than most 20, and 30-somethings.

Also hate the constant claims that everyone in their social circle didn't have their first child til they were 43. Like it's sooooo normal and regular and just everyone does it. And the fact that womens fertility starts to wane at 32/33, and lessens significantly after the age of 35/36 is royally ignored. As is the fact that there is very likely to be problems and issues with the pregnancy and the birth (and possibly the child.) if you leave it til your 40s to have a baby.