To think it's tip,not hack

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Just that really. Shopping hacks,life hack,cookery hacks. Enough already.

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Yes, of course it's tip. Thank goodness somebody else agrees with me.

Most definitely! Thank you for this post.

YANBU but 'enough already' also makes me want to kick small fluffy kittens.

Along with the word 'gotten' and everyone starting their sentences with 'So'.

Oh God yes, I forgot about those beauties. 'So, I've just gotten this new puppy/bed/hairstyle...'

Shut up.

I see them as different but dont really care if they are swapped.

For me a tip is like using a shopping voucher code or book a certain travel day in the week as its cheaper that day.

A hack is more like using or doing something to well outside its stated purpose for something else. Like using a tumble dryer sheet to clean a very dirty baking tray. Or using IKEA stuff in a way that will never be seen in their shops.

YANBU

YANBU. it's up there with someone saying 'absolutely!' After each remark

YANBU I hate all this lifestyle hack malarkey and while we are at it I hate the use of 'rock up' instead of turn up to see party. Just why? Where do these idiotic phrases come from? There was a woman at my old workplace who always used 'pacifically' instead of specifically. It did and still does my head in.

Oh and there's been a sudden influx of posters who use multiple exclamations marks at the end of nearly every sentence in place of a full stop or just one exclamation mark. However, that's usually a good indicator of a hairy, green writer although not always.

Yes I hate adulting so much. Usually used by lovers of memes indicating they are who they are and if you don't accept them at their worst you don't get to see them at their best or some such bollocks.

YES! Tip not hack, buy not shop. Fuck off with your 'shop the look' and 'shop the collection.'

Also you can fuck right off with the ^reaching out.Y You are contacting someone conversation not trying to grab a relay baton from them. Just stop it with your wanky nonsense.

I was listening to a (really awful, really cheesy) local radio presenter the other day talking about health and diet tips and she ACTUALLY SAID (and I can still hardly believe it myself) 'once you've got your vitamins and supplements on fleek.... '

I nearly had to smash a window in a rage.

Ah, along with those little gems that have worked their way over...gifting and the holidays. Gives me stabby rage.

Along with the word 'gotten' and everyone starting their sentences with 'So'.

Totally agree. The 'so' thing is like a contagious verbal tic at the moment.

It all started to go downhill at around the same time all the kids (and some middle aged sad acts working in media and advertising) started speaking with that Californian/Australian upwards inflection.

I am also particularly irked by 'Noo Year's' said with the emphasis on noo.

As a standalone phrase it's utterly meaningless and grammatically incorrect.

In a similar vein I hate hen and stag parties (well I just hate them generally but...) being referred to as 'a stag' or 'a hen.'

You attend a stag' or a hen. They are animals, not events. Please just stop.

Doh. sorry, I meant you can't attend a stag or a hen.

YANBU, not least because the Daily Fail seems to have adopted it with enthusiasm.

Ditto with constantly saying "So" and "reaching out" when you mean contacting or talking to.

FWIW, the Oxford link lists the meaning: "A strategy or technique for managing one's time or activities more efficiently."

Scottishdiem, I agree with you.

I see a 'tip' as advice.
A hack is a novel way of doing things, or a well thought out system.
It may be related to 'Can you hack it?'

Basically, what most people here seem to be objecting to are common American phrases, though some of them are business school lingo and therefore boakworthy. My own personal pet peeve is the phrase 'I was excited for instead of excited about. No doubt coming soon to a community near you..

FWIW, like many translations, 'gotten' tends not to be used correctly.

FrenchLavender pic just for you.

Normalcy gets on my lil's, it's NORMALITY!

Thank god it's not just me. Thought I was miserable and just not down with the kids.

Can I add 'go to'? It infuriates me. 'This is my go to chia seed smoothie recipe'. 'These are my go to lounge pants for when I am watching Netflix'. Usually said by smug faced knobs who need a good slap.

Probably needs a hyphen. That's my go-to punctuation.

A hack sounds like it means a cunning or crafty tip rather than a normal tip. I don't like it but I suppose I can see why they use it.

My pet peeve is the word physicality Grrrrr I hate it.

I say lol though - I have no shame

What does 'on fleek' mean? Sorry being dim.

Love the Four Tops!

Actually a couple of PPs are right - the word "hack" does imply something slightly different from just a tip.

A tip is just advice about how to do something, it doesn't have to be a novel or surprising solution to a problem. Whereas a hack is sort of messing around and doing something a bit unexpected to achieve a solution. An unintended, innovative use for an ordinary object, a different way of thinking about things, a clever way to manipulate your kids to encourage good behaviour, etc.

But some people do just use the term when a "tip" would be a better way to describe it.

e.g. "Use a squeegee to dry your shower screen" would just be a tip as squeegees are designed to remove water. Whereas "use a squeegee to remove pet hair from your carpet" is more of a hack because it's using the tool for something totally different than it's intended use.

On fleek - A word used by those intent on decimating the English language, and further depleting the ever dwindling repository of individuals capable of intellectual conversation.

(urban dictionary)