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Phrases you hate

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Flyingfish2019 · 13/12/2019 23:31

Which are the phrases you hate in a conversation?

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dontmentionbookclub · 14/12/2019 19:22

'Ticks all the boxes' I just hate and I don't know why. I especially hate it when I find myself saying it.

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namechangetheworld · 14/12/2019 19:24

Oh, and also when thickos people use two different words consecutively that mean the same thing.

"I saw a big, massive dog earlier." " She was a really small, tiny little girl." Eurgh, shut up!

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contentedsoul · 14/12/2019 19:25

The term "Guys" sends me crackers
Hate it
My son heard it regular on ceebeebies
When he began saying it - ceebeebies got banned in this house

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ScreamingValalalalahLalalalah · 14/12/2019 19:25

namechangetheworld "Reverted back" is one of those I really dislike.

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wanderings · 14/12/2019 19:31

"It's Christmas."

When used as a complete sentence, especially to tell people to be nice to each other.

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IncyWincyGrownUp · 14/12/2019 19:32

SleepyReindeer I haven’t seen that film, and have used obtuse in conversation a fair few times. Usually describing the purposeful behaviour of one of my children, less frequently in a maths lesson.

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eryn2001 · 14/12/2019 19:42

'Sarnies', when referencing sandwiches.

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BertsFriend · 14/12/2019 19:42

"I was like, literally..." That's it, the end of the sentence. Sometimes accompanied by a type of mime like hand flapping, rolling eyes etc.

Another one is "He was making noises about" instead of "He said"

And lastly, 'Amazing'. Most things apparently are now amazing, yet I remain underwhelmed.

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WarmSausageTea · 14/12/2019 19:48

‘Hasn't there literally just been another thread on this?’ or one of its many variations.

MN has thousands of threads and little, if anything can be original. Yes, some subjects inspire repeat threads, but that’s the nature of the beast. Pulling people up for starting a thread is pretty poor, in my book; if you’re not interested in a thread, leave it and move on.

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CatteStreet · 14/12/2019 19:59

I'm with churchandstate re 'lifestyle choice'. Almost always in a benefit-bashing/poor-bashing context. See also 'You chose to...'.

'Sky fairy'/'imaginary friend' used to belittle people with a faith.

'The magic', in the Christmas context, especially when used by Santa-belief zealots.

'The property ladder'.

'Routine' (along with the implication that anyone without such a thing, especially in relation to babies and/or cleaning, is virtually degenerate).

'At the top of his game' (I say 'his' because it's usually applied to an MNer's dh or dp).

'He's/she's flying (academically)'.

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roiseandjim · 14/12/2019 20:01

Love you all the moon and stars. Makes no sense!

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CatteStreet · 14/12/2019 20:02

'Making noises about' doesn't mean just 'saying', though. It means (afaik) trying to hint about something/introduce it as an idea without being too direct about it.

I also find the reflexive-misuse hate a bit tiresome. Yes, it's incorrect, and yes, it's used in a mistaken belief that it's more formal or businesslike register, but the sneering about people who use it makes me feel quite uncomfortable on occasion.

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chrispenrallt1 · 14/12/2019 20:03

Get a life makes me want to scream!

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DrWAnker · 14/12/2019 20:07

"My bad"
"Reaching out" when they mean writing a fucking email.
All of the stupid fam/holibobs/hubster/hun crew. You're an adult human so communicate like one.

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TotheletterofthelawTHELETTER · 14/12/2019 20:08

I read a thread on here about illness and the poster stated that they had “been vomiting and bum ill all day”.

Bum ill?!?

Call it Diarrhoea. The runs. The shits. The squits. Upset stomach.

Anything other than bum ill.

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Loveislandaddict · 14/12/2019 20:10

When cashiers say ‘see you later’ at the end of the transaction.

Err, no, I won’t see them later, or are they are stalking me.

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EntropyRising · 14/12/2019 20:11

I also find the reflexive-misuse hate a bit tiresome. Yes, it's incorrect, and yes, it's used in a mistaken belief that it's more formal or businesslike register, but the sneering about people who use it makes me feel quite uncomfortable on occasion.

It has become a fashionable target for the pedants, but this doesn't make it OK.

It's gaining traction - I've seen it in my children's school correspondence.

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EntropyRising · 14/12/2019 20:12

When cashiers say ‘see you later’ at the end of the transaction.

Jeez! They're just being friendly.

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CatteStreet · 14/12/2019 20:13

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Hawkinsfirefly99 · 14/12/2019 20:14

When people say 'om nom nom' when they're about to eat something tasty.

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EntropyRising · 14/12/2019 20:20

Entropy, agree it's not OK and needs (gentle) countering, of course. It's just there's definitely a tone of 'looking down on' and 'who do they think they are, trying to sound educated' in a lot of the sneering.

This was probably true a few years ago but now younger, well-educated graduates use it too, they've seemingly absorbed it at university. I don't think it could be considered sneering anymore, just bafflement.