Page 9 | Cringe Phrases

Musntapplecrumble · 2026-08-29T08:18:56+00:00

^In and of itself^ Why do people use that phrase, isn't "in itself" enough? See also ^At This Moment In Time^ Er...now? 🤔😂

Norwaygirl · 05/09/2026 10:44

DontyMon I hate the singular trousers or red lip etc... It's trouserS, lipS. I also hate the Americanism of math for mathS. I find myself sounding like a snake hissing the s sound as I add it to words. The dreadful gotten has crept into our language too, even the newsreaders are saying it.
I still cringe at messaged someone. I haven't a clue what Messager is and I still think I emailed, I rang, I texted soandso sounds better.

Original poster

Musntapplecrumble · 05/09/2026 18:50

Calliopespa · 04/09/2026 19:10

See also "begs the question" which does NOT mean provokes the question.

I always think batshit sounds an inarticulate form of dismissal. If you disagree with something, at least be explicit. Also it is mostly used in place of the word batty, so is just an excuse to add a foul ending.

I quite like "nailed it" because I think it usually kind of ... nails it.

Show quote history

Begs the question - used so much, even on the BBC! I understand it should mean that there is no need for the question... perhaps you can articulate better Calliopespa?🤔

OP posts:

Norwaygirl · 05/09/2026 20:29

I don't say lunch! The correct order is breakfast, dinner (middle of the day), tea (evening meal), supper (snack before bed) And the word brunch makes my toes curl.

ElegantDress · 05/09/2026 22:44

Norwaygirl · 05/09/2026 10:44

DontyMon I hate the singular trousers or red lip etc... It's trouserS, lipS. I also hate the Americanism of math for mathS. I find myself sounding like a snake hissing the s sound as I add it to words. The dreadful gotten has crept into our language too, even the newsreaders are saying it.
I still cringe at messaged someone. I haven't a clue what Messager is and I still think I emailed, I rang, I texted soandso sounds better.

Messenger is a very widely used messaging system so the term messaging someone is here to stay.

Thesummer · 07/09/2026 13:26

Norwaygirl · 05/09/2026 20:29

I don't say lunch! The correct order is breakfast, dinner (middle of the day), tea (evening meal), supper (snack before bed) And the word brunch makes my toes curl.

Sorry it's

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Snack - never Supper!

Tea is a drink! I still remember the first time I went to a friend's house at the age of 5 and being asked what I wanted for "tea". I was bewildered and said I don't drink tea and her mum couldn't stop laughing.

Supper to me is what they call an evening meal in the likes of Downton Abbey.

AsTheAutumnCrowFlies · 07/09/2026 13:34

'Pound' instead of 'pounds'. As in, 'it cost five pound'.

Norwaygirl · 07/09/2026 17:47

Thesummer - I presume you are a southern because up north we say it correctly as breakfast, dinner, tea and supper.

bobbybigbollocks · 07/09/2026 21:27

One just popped up today.
“Tell me you are ….. without telling me you are …..”.
Meaningless.
Im a member of a Facebook group for a small holiday island. Someone said they struggled to find their accommodation as their phone maps wasn’t working. Someone responded ‘tell me you are a tourist without telling me you are a tourist’. Okay Sherlock. What a pointless waste of words.

ElegantDress · 07/09/2026 22:09

AsTheAutumnCrowFlies · 07/09/2026 13:34

'Pound' instead of 'pounds'. As in, 'it cost five pound'.

And mile instead of miles. It's five mile away. DH and his family all do this, not sure if it is regional (they're from the West Midlands).

ElegantDress · 07/09/2026 22:10

bobbybigbollocks · 07/09/2026 21:27

One just popped up today.
“Tell me you are ….. without telling me you are …..”.
Meaningless.
Im a member of a Facebook group for a small holiday island. Someone said they struggled to find their accommodation as their phone maps wasn’t working. Someone responded ‘tell me you are a tourist without telling me you are a tourist’. Okay Sherlock. What a pointless waste of words.

Yes I hate this too