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To hate these expressions

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AlexaChelsea · 15/10/2013 17:36

How's you?

Good eats

NO

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Bettercallsaul1 · 16/10/2013 12:17

I hate when people "have feelings " for each other. The first time I heard it, I waited with interest to hear what these feelings were.

Fenton · 16/10/2013 12:20

This will probably out me as I have never heard another living soul use the expression:-

'He's only bruised his nappy' - meaning that he's not done an actual poo, just left a skidmark.

It's not my expression, it's my sister's.

She's WEIRD.

Still18atheart · 16/10/2013 12:22

I'll be with you in just a tick.

How long is a tick?

Secondly presuming it 's less than a 2 minutes,it's always much longer than that.

Caramelbutthorn · 16/10/2013 12:23

I hate the word 'kids'.

Kids are baby goats :(

ohmymimi · 16/10/2013 12:26

Ah, bless, my bad as it's all good, well good, deffo. An' it's almost wine o'clock, the tiddlies are all snuggly, buggly asleepybyes, so I'm off for some me time before my other half gets in. Scrummy eats for din dins tonight, spag bol - nom nom. Whoo hoo, Hubby's beamer's just pulled into the drive- I luvs my Boo.

Caramelbutthorn · 16/10/2013 12:38

What about when someone dies we say "I'm sorry for your loss" etc. We didn't lose dad, he's in his office where he always was, waiting to be spread somewhere.

musicismylife · 16/10/2013 12:40

ohmymimi that made me PMSL Grin

Caramelbutthorn · 16/10/2013 12:41

Hang on a minute - hang on to what??

whatsonyourplate · 16/10/2013 12:53

'What's not too like?' grrrr....

whatsonyourplate · 16/10/2013 12:54

well typing too instead of to obviously...

curlew · 16/10/2013 12:59

I hate "pamper". Particularly when it usually just means a woman having a bath.

ohmymimi · 16/10/2013 13:47

Music -Ta muchly Babe.

Trinpy · 16/10/2013 14:00

my dh always says 'how are we?' to my parents rather than 'how are you?'. Makes me cringe every time. I have asked him nicely to stop but he insists it is seen as funny and cute where he comes from. Thing is 1) He doesn't live there anymore and 2) then why doesn't he say it to his friends/family?!

If we ever get divorced it will be because of that one phrase.

ScarletLady02 · 16/10/2013 14:07

Being from Essex I do call people "Babe" a lot. It annoys me but it's so bloody catching.

I used to work on a help-line, sometimes taking death notification calls. I had to follow a script and say "I'm so sorry for your loss". It drove me mad. Especially when you've just taken 10 death calls in a row. I felt really disingenuous, but I had to follow the script.

Oooh and to the person who mentioned "cheer up love, it might never happen", someone said that to me once when I'd just been made redundant from a job I loved....YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

I should have said that...instead I think I just told him to fuck off.

One I hate is "Now then". Now? Then? Which is it???

UriGHOULer · 16/10/2013 14:34

God yeah, "Me-Time". Indulgent fuckwittery. If you'd noticed, actually you spend 24 hours having "Me-Time" unless you're astrally projecting.

AngusAndElspethsThistleWhistle · 16/10/2013 15:09

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MrsShortfuse · 16/10/2013 15:36

I hate 'grow up' because of the implicit smug assumption on the part of the people saying it they themselves are of course terribly mature.

horcruxmanzini · 16/10/2013 16:59

That horrible phrase you only hear in advertising copy or lazy magazine writing - 'X just got Y'. As in 'Christmas just got glam' or 'Recycling just got sexy' or 'BB creams just got smarter'. It makes me want to yell 'has! has!' at the paper.

in the same vein, the creeping use of 'I love how..' or 'I hate how...' instead of 'I love the way that...' or 'I hate the way that...'

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AlexaChelsea · 16/10/2013 18:10

holibobs

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Chesntoots · 16/10/2013 19:10

I hate when in a shop, queuing, when you get to the front and the cashier says "Sorry about your wait". I really want to to say to them "I'm not - I weigh about 10st. What's wrong with that?!"... Drives me mad...

colafrosties · 18/10/2013 08:27

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AngryBeaver · 18/10/2013 08:36

Never come and live in and live in NZ!
"Hi guys!"
"I'm good!"
"Good job!"
And every.two.seconds. "AWSEOOOOOOME!"

Incredibly grating (or am I just a miserable Pom?!)

Feminine · 18/10/2013 11:08

What a miserable lot some of you are.

horcruxmanzini · 18/10/2013 12:01

yes, I will fully admit to being a miserable cow. When I hear myself say, 'Can I get a cappuccino?' in a coffee shop, instead of 'Can I have...?' I pull the sort of self-loathing cringe face that must make the barista think I've had an accident.

BatPenguin · 18/10/2013 12:07

I also hate 'can I get?' Oh and 'I'm going to take' as in 'I'm going to take a shower'. Really? Where are you taking it?

My DH if offered a cup of tea or something 'no thanks, I'm good' Angry no your not good your being bloody annoying arghhhhhhhh.
Ahem. I think I might have to go read the Preggo Rage thread.

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