“Wait, what?”

[BaDumShh]

AIBU or is this the most overused phrase in tv and film at the moment?

I can’t watch a single tv show (mainly American) without this phrase being uttered at least twice per episode. It’s starting to drive me batty. It’s utterly lazy writing.

Has anyone else noticed this or is it just me?! And yes, I’m aware that this is a very petty AIBU. But I’m currently on sick leave, watching a lot of Netflix and if I hear this accursed phrase one more time I will kick the tv.

So

Can I just run something by you mention

A nude heel

or

A red lip

A faded jean

I love the fact they sound shit, I use them at work in a conversation with another colleauge, who gets how shit it sounds.

I always imagine a red lip to be just the one painted, same with a smokey eye, just the one then? 😁

But then I struggle with a pair of jeans, it's one item not a pair, a pair would suggest two, if it's because there's two legs then why isn't it a pair of jumpers ( two arms)
I think I need to go and lie down

I hate 'it is what it is"

Res ipsa loquitur

Try living with a 19-year-old male.

Me: Are you going out tonight?
Him: Nah, me and Alex were gonna link the boys but there’s no motive.
Me: Oh that’s a shame. Could you meet them at the pub?
Him: Nah, that’s bate.
Me: Ok, fair enough

Oh yes, off of drives me crazy.

Suburban Rhonda, what on earth was your son doing that night?? I am also utterly confused. It's a whole new language..

Quick translation:

He and Alex were going to meet up with the other lads in their group of friends but there was nothing planned so they didn’t want to just hang around together. Going to the pub is something they often do, so it didn’t appeal.

I’d write a dictionary if there wasn’t a brand new word added every week

"Goddammit"

I stopped watching Suits because of it. Made me want to slap Harvey every time he said it, which was a LOT.

I'm another one who hates "it is what it is" because it's so inane. Of course it is what it is, what else would it be?

Hate the much misused 'myself' and 'yourself' instead of me and you. It sounds very Uriah Heapish - like the speaker is being obsequious but actually looking down at the person they're addressing. Always tempting to reply to the ' can I get anything for yourself ?'' No thank you my id doesn't need anything but I'd like a coffee'. Name changing to Pedant.

Damn and goddamn are both wildly overused in literature too. Usually accompanied with lashings of whisky or bourbon.

It's the ultimate in short hand for an allegedly world weary, troubled but shaggable hero.

Yawn.

Re 'do you want a receipt or...' I do this with DP because it saves an endless line of questioning. I can say 'do you want chicken or...' (the or being come up with your own idea if you don't like mine.) the alternative being 'do you want chicken' 'no' 'well what about beef' 'nah' 'well what do you've want then' 'don't know'

He can't be allowed the opportunity to give a closed answer

Couldn’t you say, “I’m cooking chicken - if you don’t want any, feel free to cook your own dinner”?

Thanks SuburbanR for clearing that up. It all makes sense now. Well, mostly....

So, hey you guys, now I basically need to get myself and my nude lip off of this computer, and literally go ahead and, like, do some work. Damn it.

I can't stand people putting "much" at the end of a sentence eg "embarrassing much?"

Also I keep hearing "I done" and "I seen" and that makes me want to punch someone!

That’s my current pet hate, katy.

I saw two instances of someone writing they they had done something 'on accident' yesterday.

Is that two coincidental instances of stupidity, or is it another weird turn of phrase trend that’s coming our way?

'On accident'. Fucks sake.

Another one that makes me want to punch the screen is when someone puts up a funny picture/meme/video and someone comments underneath:

'I'm dead'

Oh fuck off!!!!

"Very much so"

Sets my teeth on edge!

Kit30 I completely agree! I used to work for a small company where nearly everyone (apart from me!) used "myself" because they thought it sounded fancy and educated. I wanted to scream every time I was copied into a client email ending "please do not hesitate to contact myself".

I can just about cope with teen slang and memes but myself just sounds ridiculous!

Urgh. I hate it when people say "hashtag [insert word here]"
I point blank refuse to use hashtags and in fact it now gives me an eye twitch when during a legitimate phone call I'm told '...followed by the hash key'. Stupid symbol.

Also, watching American shows I kept hearing the phrase 'cake walk'. I'm pretty sure they've just mixed up 'piece of cake' and 'walk in the park' and it makes me shout and throw things at the TV.

Or, in the spirit or 'BoatyMcBoatFace', turn everything into that style such as:

CheekyMcCheekFace

BitchyMcBitchFace

HungryMcHungryFace

(bangs head against wall repeatedly)

Pavlovian having spent the day with a giggle of preteens.....

I know right?.....

Is now grinding every gear I own

^gaggle, but giggle works too.

As apt a collective noun as there could be for preteens, bastard