To think that everything has to be a 'thing'

[Abbinob]

These days?
E.g
Going to a mates house to play = play date
Feeding baby bits off your plate = baby led weaning.
Baby playing with bowl of rice = sensory play
No one goes on a diet anymore they make a "lifestyle change"
A coffee can't even be a coffee anymore it has to be a mochalattaoohlala. At home! At home!! Wheres the nescafe!?

Maybe Im uneducated or something but jeez

Has anyone said 'gifted'?

That has become a thing.

It's so grand. Can't just 'he gave me a bike' 'he's gifted me a bike' like it's some elevated action.

Oh God, deregistered, that one probably annoys me more than anything else.
It's also cousin to "it's not in my gift", which is the infinitely more patronising way of saying 'I can't'.

Maybe the Spring Fashion Edit has been badly, erm, edited?

following on from the gift theme "it's not my bag"

When did we have to start referring to Properties rather than Houses?

And I hate, hate, HATE the bleedin' term WOW factor.

This property just doesn't have that WOW factor - I don't like this house.
THis property really has the WOW factor I am looking for - I do like this house.

Building a plate/constructing a dish - just serve me dinner ffs.

I hate property for house, too ShutUpLegs.

Plating up - no, slapping food on a plate.

I'm still deeply concerned for the poor fashion blogger who's hopping around in her one shoes, with her one lip, wearing the statement necklace that caused her one eye to pop!
Another thing I hate is when someone fills my facebook feed with 365 pictures of their daytrip with their kids entitled 'Making Memories'
30 years ago these would be the people who would invite you over for drinks and then bore you with their holiday slide show.

• One shoe goddamit . Nobody wears a pair of shoes anymore, just a shoe.

Here's one I heard at work today - "let's have a talk and chalk "- what's wrong with " let's have a meeting and write ideas on the white board"

Totally agree re 'baby-wearing', so babies are an item of clothing now?

I love this thread. The one shoe/lip etc thing really annoys me.
At work (teacher) we have to keep producing "intervention plans" to say how we intend to "support underachieving learners". This used to be called "setting detentions for kids who haven't done their homework". Don't even get me started on frigging flight paths!

Baby-wearing?!? Sounds like something Hannibal Lecter would do

When did we have to start referring to Properties rather than Houses?

When they started seeing them as the means for making huge financial gains, rather than somewhere to live.

have not read the entire thread but just want to add...
minibeasts pissed me right off back in the dark ages when I did teacher training and I fail to see why invertebrates is not used....as it exactly and precisely describes the group of animals under discussion- and if kids can learn to say triceratops I don't see why they should struggle with invertebrates

Surely "deconstructed pavlova" is simply meringue, cream and fruit. Deconstructed would imply that first it had been constructed then taken apart (deconstructed), but no the ingredients are simply placed on the plate - making it meringue, cream and bloody fruit!

Shallishanti I shake your hand.

God I have thought of another.

My daughter (6) said the other day, as a car braked suddenly in front of us

"He braked dramatically didn't he mummy - did you know, 'dramatically' is a WOW word?"

"er ... a what word?"

"a WOW word. You know, when you choose a really long word that makes your writing look clever. The teachers tell us about them."

Heaven preserve us.

Yes- WOW words! Said is dead! He yelled/ shouted/ whispered/ stammered/ groaned!

Used to be a chef had to write menus ...pan fried appeared a lot ...as opposed to grilled, chargrrilled or steamed or poached etc
Just 'fried' implies deep fried ...so fried chicken breast gives a different image in your head to pan fried chicken breast...and pan frying is a chefy way to cook.. quick for cooking to order, you can make/finish a sauce in the pan... it is actually sautéed but my pet hate is a mix of French/ English on a menu.... Eg crème of tomato soup.. Or chicken breast à la provençal
In fact I used to try and find alternatives ...reword, change the order etc or menus could end up a list all starting pan fried ...
But i agree words like seared or the over use of adjectives is infuriating ..especially when it doesn't add to the description and ime often not even true ...

The young of today won't ever struggle with that, unlucky83, they have all those WOW words .

Its roast potato.

Roast. Potato.

Not fucking roasted potato.

binkies I think I'll do deconstructed shepherd's pie tomorrow so that's mince and mash

Deregistered, I hate 'gifted' too!

hah, the wow words have just reminded me I read someones account of being coached for the essay writing part of the 11+ (does it still exist- the essay I mean not the 11+)- and the key apparently was to use 2 adjectives for each noun- so-
the lively, inquisitive boy walked briskly to the charming, quaint shop
(not sure what the rule was about adverbs but whatever it was I think she passed)
similarly crap result but at least they called an adjective a bloody adjective

I've noticed the word 'protein' cropping up in cookery shows. They have to make sure the protein is cooked well etc. Why not just say fish or lamb or pork? Another one is 'hero', x is the hero of the dish. This is mostly from Australia/NZ.

"let's have a talk and chalk"

I solemnly promise you all that if anyone asks me to do this at work I will walk out! But not before I take everyone out with my bazooka.