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Anyone want to add to my ever increasing list of words/terms that are just really bloody annoying?
TitaniasAss · 30/12/2022 20:41
dropthevipers · 30/12/2022 22:47
"The proof is in the pudding." Nay, nay and fucking thrice nay. "The proof of the pudding is in the eating" "Going forward". Which we are always doing, unless you have invented time travel. Decimated means reduce by a tenth, not wiped out. Cunts.
thesnailandthewhale · 30/12/2022 22:45
A football related one ... every Soccer Saturday pundit on Sky seems to be on commission to refer to teams as being "on the front foot" ... drives me insane :(
dropthevipers · 30/12/2022 22:47
"The proof is in the pudding." Nay, nay and fucking thrice nay. "The proof of the pudding is in the eating" "Going forward". Which we are always doing, unless you have invented time travel. Decimated means reduce by a tenth, not wiped out. Cunts.
santibaby · 30/12/2022 22:27
@ShowOfHands has nailed a very annoying list of terms.
I would add, in a similar vein, lots of descriptions on mumsnet are unnecessarily cloying - a lovely hot cup of tea, crusty bread with lashings of butter, a gorgeous cab sav 🍷, hot butttered veg, snuggling in a blanket. Very everyday things that have to take on some sort of Enid blyton sparkle
PurpleWitch · 30/12/2022 22:55
Oh, and then there's all that cunty business-speak that I love to hate.
"Going forward"
"In this space"
"the piece" as in "the comms piece" etc.
"Stood down" as "I'm cancelling this meeting 'cos you're not important enough".
Referring to anything online as a e-whatever. Most twattish one I've recently come across is 'e-tivity' for an activity to be completed online.
All utter bollocks of the sort I have to look forward to from January 3rd when my good twin returns to work.
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