To hate the word ‘pop’?

[dinosaurglitterrepublic]

I have no problem with a balloon going pop or pop music. It is the use of pop in place of another word that irritates me. So to pop something in the post, pop yourself down, pop along to a place etc.

I am fully prepared for many people to wonder why I care (it’s just one of those things I can’t explain) and that IABU especially as I see it regularly used on here. Perhaps I am hoping to find a like minded spirit!

I love it, I pop pretty much everywhere

Err, well then don’t use it.

If someone in your life uses the phrase enough that it’s bothering you sufficiently to write a thread about it tell them not us.

Off you pop

Only way I can't stand hearing it is 'fizzy pop'

I agree, I can't stand it. It goes right through me.

I have no problem with pop...

... except a pop of colour 🤮

If someone in your life uses the phrase enough that it’s bothering you sufficiently to write a thread about it tell them not us

Well you could use that logic about the majority of threads on here! I heard in vicious rumour this was a discussion forum.

I don’t use it. Nobody in my life uses it either or I would have no problem explaining to them that it irks me. I do encounter it from random people from time to time, but it would be a bit aggressive to inform them of my views and I doubt they would care!

If you use it yourself- why do you use this instead of the other word?! Why not just say ‘off you go’?

I also hate it, it's so twee.

"I bought some things to pop into the kids' stockings" for example.

My mum is a huge fan of such words. "I put out some bits for tea" is another one that I can't stand; she has recently upgraded this to "nibbly bits".

I might pop to the shops today because we are all out of pop in the fridge.
I also need to pop to Argos to pick something up.

Sounds fine to me.

'Picky bits' in relation to food on the other hand-I hate that.

It's valid, and is useful when you want to describe a casual, unexpected or temporary way of putting yourself or something somewhere. It makes sense and is succinct, so I like it.

Are you British OP? Very common parlance here. But doesn’t travel well, I remember that case in Boston about a British nanny being charged with murder, one of the points I remember is that she said “I popped the baby on the bed” or something, and they thought she meant she had punched the baby.
I personally like the word pop for going somewhere, it implies a very fleeting visit, so is useful. I also hate ‘pop of colour’ that’s twat talk right there.

shatners I think the casualness of the action is exactly what sets my teeth on edge. It is exactly the type of word your manager would use when they're about to sack you but they don't want you to suspect.

"Janet, could you just pop into my office for a sec if you have a mo?"

shiver

I'm with you op. But I raise you 'simply' . Even worse. And very popular on here. Fucking simply.

Poor Janet

reading this, it suddenly occurred to me - where on earth does "pop your clogs" come from (died, as in "he popped his clogs" )

Also if you can’t differentiate between popped out or out out with language, what hope is there?

It must be quite useful if english is a second language. Cant remember the verb? Replace it with pop.

Also what would Hugh Grant sing if not

Sorry but I’m a big “popper”. I pop to the shops, pop the kettle on, pop to the loo, etc. However, I don’t like it when people talk about making their eyes “pop” by wearing certain colours or doing a certain thing with their make-up. I think it’s more a US thing, but conjures up very unpleasant images in my head.
Although not this particular one, I have loads of those little things that irrationally irritate me for no real reason, so I don’t think you need to worry. There was a thread on here last week about someone not liking the word kids used in relation to children and that’s also one of mine. We’ve all got our weird pet hates 😉

Completely agree, OP. Rage-inducingly twee and infantilising. I never use it.

Hisaishi and Sparklingbrook* totally with you on ‘bits’ too!

I am British! I get that it’s fairly common, although luckily not adopted by all, it just bugs me. I thought it was an irrational dislike, but I think actually Hisaishi may be onto something, it’s the casual tweeness of it all.

statetrooperstacey I don’t mind simply per se, but I agree with you on it’s over use. Same with ‘actually’ (I don’t see this one overused on here, but your average London teenager seems to have developed quite the affinity with it).

Fur babies is another one.

It's a pet. A dog or a cat. You don't need some sappy, cloying description because you think your dog is somehow a baby.

I love my dog but he is a dog. He is not a baby.

Also if you can’t differentiate between popped out or out out with language, what hope is there?

I don’t recall stating I was incapable of deciphering the complex code, just that the use of it is annoying. If you can’t appreciate the difference, what hope is there?

On the other hand, I always pronounce 'specifically' as 'Pacifically' just to watch people's reactions. I don't really know why, I just know loads of people hate it and I want to see if they say something. No one ever does, though. They probably just rant about it on mn later.

So how do you distinguish between “popped out”, “out” and “out out”? Only these are the best things ever to describe levels of being out. And you know it! 😉

off you pop

upgrading to nibbly bits