Phrases you hate

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AIBU to hate most phrases regarding trying to turn the word ‘children’ into some disgustingly sickly sounding alternative?

So far my list of words I refuse to use to refer to my children:

• tiny ones
• little ones
• kiddies
• kiddos
• little poppets

They all make me

I’m not a very maternal person. I love my own children, but in general I’m not a massive fun of other people’s children. Perhaps this is why I hate these words.

What phrases do you guys hate and AIBU?

And just for the record, other phrases I hate:

“Making memories,” to me everything is a memory, I don’t understand this. A lot of my memories are not good ones, so but this phrase all memories are positive.

• “pyjammies/jammies” instead of pyjamas. It literally makes me cringe.

"as you do"
"this one"
"to be honest"
"good price point"

Just seen one I bloody hate that gets used here..."smile sweetly" ugh.

‘to die for....’ in relation to food .Really? You would die for that slice of chocolate cake ?

I also absolutely hate reading ‘boasting’ in relation to Estate Agents descriptions for some reason.

Kate the commoner. That gets my goat it a major way!!!!!
The way it's made out that she's the "average normal girl next door type". .
She comes from an "upper" class family ffs
and to be honest has a posher acent than the Queen!.
Ita not like she grew up on a fucking council estate, is it.

When people call kids sexy.
That's verging on paedophilic behaviour.

When people refer to their children/partner as scrumptious 🤢

When there is a self indulgent fb status posted followed by an eeek!!! Are you a mouse??

Woke/giving me life/everything right now/all the feels/won the internetr

Basically all the stupid things kids say these days

She comes from an "upper" class family ffs

I don't think she does though. The family live in the next village but one to my family, a relation went to school with her, Carole shops in the nearest Waitrose, similar house and lifestyle etc.

We're not 'upper class' though! Plus Kate's voice isn't her natural one, she spoke pretty differently 'before.'

I totally agree that the snobbism around her upbringing is ridiculous, though. I'd definitely consider the Middletons to be solidly middle class, whatever the class thing means at all these days.

I hate it when people say such and such is "a bit of me".
"Ooh, its a bit of me, this!"

Arrgh where the hell did that awfulness come from

Yes, I hate mac n cheese. When did good old macaroni cheese become so americanised?
My absolute pet hate is 'lessons have been learnt', usually uttered by a government minister or senior executive after a major cock up for which there is no excuse. And you know damn well no lessons have been learnt at all.

Frying things off, as in 'I'm going to fry these onions off'. You're frying them stop adding unnecessary words.

There seems to be quite a few of those around in food preparation, describing the actions your about to do and adding the word 'off'.

So never “me and my friend”

'They invited me and my friend' 'it's just me and my friend going' 🤷‍♀️

Anyway, I loathe 'this too shall pass'. It undermines both the current experience as well as any lasting effects, as well as encouraging people to wish their lives away.

Cash waiting
My heart goes out to you

‘Check your privilege’ seems to be everywhere at the minute, most of the time not in context, and mostly used when they’re losing an argument.

@Tiptopj I also loathe "dodie"! I'd never heard it until I moved to NI. We also get "dodo" and "doddie" and it drives me BANANAS.

I've just thought of another thing that some people say and I find it baffling. It's answering a question "Yes no" when they mean just "Yes". I can't understand why they add 'no'. I heard it on The Archers this morning but most often hear it on programmes like Escape to the Country when a couple are looking round a house. The presenter might say something like "Is this kitchen big enough for you?" and get the reply "Yes, no, it's perfect I love it".

Oops. Grumbling about things people say and I've typed your when I meant you're.

Undercrackers. Just say knickers ffs.

I loathe "with all due respect". Generally used when absolutely no respect is due!

“Getting my shit together” - urgh, just horrible and unnecessary, unless you are actually organising a large pile of poo

Being “obsessed” with things - no, you’re really not obsessed, you just like whatever it is a lot

“Mac ‘n’ cheese” - bollocks to that

“Parking up” - why is the ‘up’ needed? Surely you’re just parking?!

Serviette - I absolutely promise you, MIL, that it’s a napkin!

"Can I GET a coffee?"
Yes; climb over the counter and get one.

"Part of the course"
Golfers will hate you. It is PAR FOR the course.

and "tiny little". Of course it is tiny if it is also little. One adjective will do.

Humans!!!!!!

Making memories , fur babies . It’s a fecking dog not a baby (furry or otherwise) .
I love my kids so much . Em you’re supposed to you numpty !!!

Dh

The absolute worst is calling your daughter “ princess” .

Doing the “school run” just say I’ve got to collect the children from school.

Nom nom nom

Iccle or hospikle instead of Little or hospital

Saying children are “sexy” like awww my sexy little man (boak!)

Adding literally to everything, when you’re using it incorrectly (though I will concede the vernacular has changed with that one)