Words and phrases that piss you off for no good reason

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I’ll start.

“fair do’s”
”cool beans”
”loaded up on”
”bliss”

there’s so many more. I’ve no reason they annoy me so much but hearing these words evokes violent thoughts 😂

Oh Lord yes - anyone would think that hot chocolate was an expensive delicacy that was only available at certain times of the year.

Skelington
Go for a wee
Bobs your uncle
Me duck

ALL boats are female.

@Battels I was commenting on the phrase used when talking to kids but yes, I’ve seen it used on mn a few times and always think it sounds stupid “Use your words” 🤮

Journey. It's everywhere!
Your weight loss journey
Your learning journey
Your (insert illness) journey
Your spiritual journey (extra 🤮 for the word spiritual)

It's only a journey if you are physically going from point A to point B. Does my head in!

Byword (but bi-word is oddly appropriate!) A local cafe had the words 'Artisian Coffee' on their shop sign, with the second 'i' carefully blacked out. The gap is obvious.

@twinklystar23 "Can I get" isn't American. It's the normal way, and always has been, to ask for things in Scotland and NI

@LillyPJ no I don’t but Edgebaston should be pronounced with the A

It depends on a person's accent. I'd pronounce it with the A but I've heard the A sound like a U, or the vowel completely omitted. Lots of words have various pronunciations depending on their accent.

I'm Scottish so tend to pronounce words as they're written.
I remember being told off by my XMiL for saying -
Ascot because according to her it's Askit
Eton - should be E'in

She said that people would think I was common. She couldn't understand that not everyone pronounces things the same way.

Using "fabulous" in relation to food.

"Om nom nom"

"It's one of them, in't it" (used to mean, "I don't really know what's going on/can't explain my rationale but don't want to say that")

Any variation on wine time/cheeky wine etc.

Whoops, guilty on a daily basis of 'Can I get...', 'Awesome' and 'My bad' (but I am in Canada)

Why all the hate for words and phrases assumed to be of American origin? And how does one know if someone referring to the ED instead of A&E is based in the UK and not from somewhere else?

Also "effortless". I don't want to look like I haven't made an effort, I want to look like I have made an effort. Effortless suggests some slattern got up and slung on some unwashed, unironed clothes and went straight out without washing or cleaning her teeth.

It's just that they can quickly and annoyingly take over perfectly functional words we already use in Britain and sound as if the speaker is trying very hard to be 'cool'. They are lovely to hear spoken by Americans, but Mumsnet is mainly a UK site and the majority of users are from the UK.

I live in an area where we have our own dialect and use different words. Nowadays you're more likely to hear children using American words rather than local ones.
I don't want our local language to die out.

I was just thinking this, when did the word very become cancelled? Super everything pisses me off too.

Adjectives on menus.

Handpicked
Garden fresh
Succulent
Pan-fried (wtf else do you fry in)

Just tell me what's in it.

Also unalived. Yes I know it started to avoid getting posts banned but SAYING it ...

Shero. Just why.

Is it because heroine is also a drug?

Definitely a dialect thing, but makes me twitch!

Sofa needs gone today
Baby needs fed

see also

I’m going gym
he went pub

The “ick” - only ever seen on here. 🤷‍♀️

Hubby
Like - as a filler/ every other word
Grub for food, my dad used to say this
Being called guys in a bar or restaurant, as in OK guys what can I get you and perfect to every reply as in two teas - perfect or no problem. I feel like saying I hope it's not a problem as it's a bloody tea room.

Navigate !
I actually use it but it still annoys me 🤣🤣

Off of. As in 'I got off of the bus'