Another new annoying phrase!

[PistachioTiramisu]

I know we have had several threads recently about annoying phrases or buzzwords, but I had to mention this one as I can't find the other threads now.

What is this horrible new phrase, which I haven't heard before this year, ' the
-ber months'? It is awful, lazy and no, it doesn't make your look 'trendy' to use it. It's everywhere too. Why can't people just say 'autumn'??

When you say something to someone who then agrees and says “in it”
or “I know right”

that grates my gears

along with “my bad”

when someone makes a mistake - I always say “what did you say” - just to get them to repeat it so I can eye roll and they realise they sound like a twat! 🤣

but not as much as “picky bits” and I saw yesterday Sainsbury’s had a huge banner outside £8 for 3 “picky bits”

just makes me think of a man picking his bits and I want to vomit 🤮 when I hear that!

The ber months.
Its giving
Neurospicy

Im judgy about anyone that uses words/phrases like that. My contribution "summerween". Ugh quit inventing new ways for shops to attempt to sell us all more tat.

@Besidemyselfwithworry ah yes, "picky bits". Id like to add "bits" meaning clothing - someone on MN a few days ago was talking about wanting to be able to go shopping for Autumn "bits".

Any sort of “bits” is a no-go!

Pointless rebranding. A while ago I saw 'The North Bank' near Charing Cross in London. 'The Strand' is a perfectly good name which has been around a lot longer than The South Bank.

Many of these new phrases are from under 30s, or even 25, I’d say. That’s natural with language changes.

Spicy is an unfortunate one, as lots of us seem to have misunderstood it, me included.

One that’s made my eyes roll is the bbc news team referring to their tea-time broadcast as “the six” and the late evening one, “the ten.”
I mean, W.T.A.F?! This is the BBC, ffs.

@baroqueandblue tbh Except using it for food I don't like it used in other contexts anyway

My teens have said it for years and my DH will not tolerate it and will ask them to repeat the sentence without wait in it!

never seen ber months but I'm quite looking forward to them after the summer we’ve had! Totally annoying though.

PP is right- neurospicy is ridiculous.

WWW is three times longer than “world wide web”. 🤷‍♀️

I've never heard it but I know you shouldn't eat Oysters unless there's an R in the month despite there being an oyster festival in Norfolk last weekend.

When you say something to someone who then agrees and says “in it”
That's 'innit?' meaning 'it is isn't it?' indicating agreement. It's been around for a long time (maybe no less annoying for that) I know people who use it ironically.

Is it not you only eat them when there's an R? Either way, why is that do you think? I know you can get the spunky ones that are creamy. Maybe it's to avoid that.

I absolutely love when language evolves and people come up with new phrases, it's fun and totally harmless.
As a horror fan I like summerween, I read spooky books and watch spooky films, I don't see it as an opportunity to go shopping.

I hate “I just can’t” or even worse “I can’t” as in someone posts a cute picture of their DC on Instagram with the caption “these two, I just can’t” followed by 🤣🤣🤣

You can’t what!!!

Yep I find it fucking annoying especially when paired with suggestions that 'neurotypical' people are boring. I do applaud the idea of trying to make something that causes people difficulty into a positive, but if you or a loved one are moderately or severely impacted by autism it can limit work, social and life opportunities in a most horrible way.

How does one pronounce the hyphen? Is it;
hyphen ber,
minus ber,
dash ber?
I don't want to look silly when I use it.

I heard that a couple of nights ago. I thought she had made a mistake. What is happening? I feel so old.😢

I haven't hear this one but agree re neurospicy
My contribution - Twixmas, or even worse Betwixmas

We've always said (when we felt like it, which is rarely):

'When there's an 'R' in the month'

Otherwise, we just use 'autumn', like normal people.

😂

It's as if people don't realise that 'strand' means the shore anyway, (from the Old Norse meaning 'border') and The Strand runs parallel to where the north bank of the Thames used to be before they built the embankment. So I'm guessing it was named by the Vikings.

<creeps back off into the undergrowth>

Of instead of have…. Could of and should of being prime examples. My phone wouldn’t even let me type it without correcting it 🤣

Yes. That is what I meant. Apologies. It's because the months with an R are colder I think - September to April. They're less likely to go off.

If I heard you saying that about your holiday with your boyfriend I would assume you were having lots of sex. Maybe even kinky sex 👀😂

Is that what you would assume?

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