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To ask , what is your least favourite word/phase?

422 replies

SteveAs · 07/03/2018 18:54

I will start

Beast from the east- just cringe

OP posts:
jjmc0616 · 08/03/2018 09:53

Crank Sharft.
This woman on CBeebies kept saying about 'how something is made'.
She said it so much it hurt....

LimonViola · 08/03/2018 09:59

Anyone who says 'top banana' needs shooting.

People who say 'I love the bones of him' what the fuck does that even mean. Awful mental image.

AskingForAnEnemy · 08/03/2018 10:01

Hub

Where has this word come from? Suddenly everything is a "hub" these days.

AskingForAnEnemy · 08/03/2018 10:02

Oh and "love you all the world"

To me this sentence doesn't make sense but a lot of people seem to use it.

Myheartbelongsto · 08/03/2018 10:03

Hun - can't stand it and if anyone refers to me as gun I tell them there and then I don't like it.

Want2beme · 08/03/2018 10:03

Back in the day
My bad - had to look up the meaning if this one - it makes no sense.
Supper - too posh and twee for words.
Rock up - what?!

seizethecuttlefish · 08/03/2018 10:04

Bear with me.
I have no wish to bear anything with you!

VeganCatLover · 08/03/2018 10:06

Hubby, lil man, Hun, lovely (as in hiya lovely), tummy, nom nom.

Lethaldrizzle · 08/03/2018 10:09

Cunt and pussy whipped

AskingForAnEnemy · 08/03/2018 10:35

Bloke
Yassss
Hun
Nom nom
Picky tea
Dippy eggs (how old are you? 4??)

And misuse of the word "literally"
"I've literally been dying for 3 days"
No, you've had the shits and felt unwell.

TenancyTroublesAgain · 08/03/2018 10:36

Gets my goat

PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks · 08/03/2018 10:39

"Team building activities". DD will be taking part in these in the park tomorrow with school. She has to wear PE kit, so I'm assuming they'll be quite active, but WTF are they? Confused

Ansumpasty · 08/03/2018 10:52

'On the boob' or 'baby wants boob.' Stop it, right now.

Holibobs. Usually used by the same people who say things like 'nom nom,' 'twixmas,' 'cin cin' and 'amazemballs.'

'Do you want to come with?' instead of 'do you want to come with us?'

'He's my world.' Often proceeded by their world being 'gurjuss.'

Broody is definitely my worst, though. I'd rather describe my knickers as being moist a million times over than tell someone I was broody.

The80sweregreat · 08/03/2018 10:56

at the end of day - its such a nothing thing to say. i try to avoid saying it, but i probably have now and again.

ds2 says 'wait, what' all the time. grr

can i get, instead of ' please may i have' ( just sounds less rude!)

really? who started that craze.

PompholyxOfUnknownOrigin · 08/03/2018 10:57

I was sat on the chair
He was stood on the corner
I've went to the shops
I done a degree in English

yoyo1234 · 08/03/2018 10:58

Resilience

PompholyxOfUnknownOrigin · 08/03/2018 10:58

Another vote for "loving the bones" of someone. Just makes me think of corpses.

itstimeforanamechange · 08/03/2018 11:00

Oh gosh so many. I can't just choose one.

"gifted" rather than given

"excited for" something instead of "excited about" something

bestie

and all the management speak

itstimeforanamechange · 08/03/2018 11:00

Holibobs is a bit tacky too.

Raffles1981 · 08/03/2018 11:00

LOL. Drives me nuts.

The80sweregreat · 08/03/2018 11:06

loving the bones is horrible i agree.

SheilaBirling · 08/03/2018 11:19

Really? People who say, "Really?" in a snarky way. So, for example, "Another cake sale. Really?"

LimonViola · 08/03/2018 11:24

YASS QUEEN FUCK OFF

People who misuse incredibly common, simple words, such as:

"I brought a house"
"It really effected me"
"Can I lend a pen?"
"I have nothing farther to add"
"I need some advise"
"She's not aloud out"
"I need to altar this dress"
"It's such a beautiful barmy night!"
"Gonna give him a wide birth for a while"
"Yay, it's brake time!"
"Mmm, this wine really compliments the meat"
"I really need to kerb my appetite"
"Shall we order desert?"
"You're being too loud. Be more discrete"
"I need to illicit some more info from him"
"These pants are too lose!"

People who say things like 'carnt' instead of 'can't' despite seeing 'can't' everywhere and their spellcheck fighting to change it to 'can't'!

People who can't wrap their heads around there, their and they're. No excuse when we have so much information available online now if you are a bit confused.

People who mix up uninterested and disinterested.

People who continually say they are 'weary' of something they're actually wary of.

Obviously I understand some people have dyslexia. And I'm far, far from perfect. But for those without dyslexia, I admit that seeing frequent glaring errors from them does make them look a bit stupid.

I always thought that when you get something wrong, and realise, you then learn the error and get it right from that point onwards. I just don't understand how people continue to get the same thing wrong over and over again despite seeing the correct usage elsewhere.

We have a beautiful language and it's a shame to see it bastardised.

blueyacht · 08/03/2018 11:31

"Methinks" sounds right up its own arse. The kind of word used by a man who likes prog rock and real ale and has never had sex.

Consideredintrusion · 08/03/2018 11:31

Hedonism/hedonistic - the visual for me is peter Stringfellow on a beach in a white thong