to be getting irritated by the over-use of

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''that awkward moment when...''

It used to be kind of amusing. Now people seem to use it for everything, even when it doesn't make sense!

Few years ago they were using "ironic" to mean ... well, a bit of a bummer. It annoyed my inner pedant no end!

But Young People like these little sayings, don't they? I recall my parents having great screaming implosions over my sibs & me saying "I mean ... ... What's that all about?" for no discernible (to them) reason at all.

Chillax! Or don't they say that any more?

Is it a teen thing then?
That's fine teens do talk a lot of crap, especially online.
I'm sure I did too, my teens are but a hazy memory, but I bet I irritated the shit out of people.

Wow!! that neville longbottom really grew into himself didn't he? is that the effect hollywood has on teens?

IDST= if destroyed still true

usually written underneath a love heart with your friend's initials and the ugliest boy in school's or the boy she really fancies but woudl die if he knew.

I dont think neville has ever been near hollywood he is all brittish male i think he has looked like that for a while and they uglied him up a bit for the last couple of harry potters

iAmbooyhoo i didnt know what IDST meant either now when i see it on teens facebook i will know , see those kids think they know it all

Thanks for explaining Booey

I don't think the teens of today use IDST Mrsjay, at least I hope not

Can top that awkward moment with the phrase "epic" to mean anything that above dull / longer than an hour / more than 400 pages long.

Not on Facebook so never really get "that awkward moment".

Epic followed by FAIL arghhhh stop it

oh dont they use it I havnt seen it i just thought if i did i would be 1 ahead

there is a fence that was built near my house only 4 years ago and it is covered with IDST and lots of initials in hearts so the teens do still do it. that or the adults of the town like to revisit their mis spent youth!

'My bad' is another that annoys me. When did I become this grumpy and uncool?

the overuse and incorrect use of the word literally. I have a colleague who loves the sounds of her own voice. Once I decided to count how many times she used the word in one conversation.

It lasted 5 minutes. I stopped counting after 12.

Can't believe it's still doing the rounds in some places

There is hope for my Bring Back Bubble Writing campaign yet!

Or perhaps it would have to be a bubble font now

'Haters'. Stupid internet speak that people are now using in real life.

bubble writing!! my cousin taught me that after i saw her doing some homework in the 90's and i thought it was the best thing i'd ever seen. i thought i would write like that forever

You mean you don't?

no

my manager at my first job (aged 17 in a bank) objected to the love heart above the i in my name when i signed things so i postponed the introduction of my 'talent' until i felt he would be more receptive. he never was.

Booy, thanks for a very relaxing half hour browsing for bubble fonts [bgrin] I know, I'm weird.

some free ones

best paid-for imo

Now you can write documents in your teenage writing!
I did see a love-hearts one, but lost it again.

Sorry.

bubugger! [bugrin]

ooh that paid for one is bringing back memories of the back of the school toilet door

this one's nice

Yes! Me too! [bugrin] [bugrin]

They are good but for true bubbly authenticity the letters should be all squashed up, so that each letter partly obscures the last. IMHO

And also the font colour should be alternate pink and purple.