Expressions MN should ban.

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There are certain expressions posters frequently use on MN which just absolutely infuriate me.

"Pearl clutching " is one of these
Accusing posters who hold a different opinion of being a " pearl clutcher" is just a cheap, snearing jibe calculated to try to make someone look ridiculous and is tantamount to bullying. Imo of course.

Btw I know it's not feasible to ban but I wish people would think before they trot out this phrase which is just calculated to be unpleasant rather than adding anything to a discussion.

Does any one else have any expressions which MN posters use frequently which annoy them?

"What happened when you... (insert something blindingly obvious that the OP has already explained why they didn't do that)"

Use your words. So patronising and simplistic.

Makes my Teeth itch.

You do You

Nip this in the bud. Usually said in response to something which has been going on for years and is no longer a bud to be nipped.

Grinds my gears. Both the one above and the phrase itself.

Cool wives. No, preventing an alternative perspective which doesn't automatically assume the OP is right doesn't make someone a cool wife.

LTB. Sure, sometimes it is clear cut but there are always multiple perspectives and interpretations. Usually an OP presents themselves in the best light possible.

The mention of goats and benefits
It may have been mildly funny originally but it isn't now its just tedious
When somone asks about names, some always says Balonz again its not funny now its irritating.

Explain such-and-such to me like I was five years old.

No dear, I'm busy. Go and watch teletubbies.

So.much.hyperbole

*Absolutely DEVASTATED
*HORRENDOUS
*HUMILIATING

To situations that never pan out to be the above

@forgetitplease CF means cheeky fucker

Placing 'D' in front of a word (for reasons unclear to me). DH, DW, DD and DS aside - which are long-standing abbreviations of family relationship - the D just stops them being one letter abbreviations - from when character limits mattered.

Such things as DCat, DDog, DFIL or DNextdoorneighbor is a sign a madness. The bad kind.

And... no is a complete sentence. Technically, it may be but in most circumstances its rude to just say no. Unless you are Zammo and you are talking about drugs.

1. 'In the trenches' - usually referring to having young children
2. Saying someone or something is 'on its/my/their knees'
3. This.
4. Is that you Nige (or whoever)

Don't know why but I love DDog and DCat. Not so keen on DH, particularly when the 'D'H is behaving like a bit of a wanker.

Oh yes, "Balonz". Tedious.

😂😂 it means cheeky fucker?! Hahaha! Omg I'm such an idiot at times. That's made me laugh though. Lmao. Sorry to all who say CF.

I'm literally sobbing and shaking reading this thread!

Agreed.

I'd also like people to stop bunging, flinging, chucking, whizzing, munching, chomping, nibbling and reaching for, rather than cooking and eating.

There are no exceptions to this.

You need to "sit them down" and explain why doing xyz is not to your liking. I always imagine this with the OP finger wagging to emphasise the point!

Nanny with a fanny and cocklodger

Also the the obsession with the word boundaries 😩

“Read him the riot act” really annoys me, don’t know why

I'd add John Lewis to the list - no-one just "goes" there.

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When I first joined I thought CF was a typo for "Fucking Cunt".
Thinking about it, they're interchangeable.

“I’ve done my research”.

Oh fuck off, stop trying to make everything into a PhD!!

Exactly why I hate it
I do not understand why so many people want to copy Americans

Grinds my gears

Use your words - sounds like you're talking to a 3 year old

I was today years old when I realised........ - Just say, I've just realised

Agree with the PP about "Tell me you're xx without telling me you're xx"

Agree, so patronising.