Saying that grate on you... Lighthearted

[CynthiaRothrock]

Lighthearted subject, What innocent sayings really grate on you? Mine is "grown ass/arse".
My sil says it all the time and it is like nails down a blackboard everytime I hear it! I don't know why. It's usually said after unsolicited advice from mil etc. She will say "I'm a grown arse woman, I don't need her to tell me how to....." or "he is a grown arse man he should....." (usually said about her ex)
I've noticed it pop up on a few threads recently too. It is obviously not affecting my life in anyway, I just cringe when I hear it! So it got me thinking, what saying annoy you?

"The new normal " I want the old normal back

"I'm not being racist but" person goes on to say something completely racist. Aaargh! Saying something racist and prefixing it with that doesnt make it not racist

Oops, was this supposed to be light hearted?

“We’re in the middle of a pandemic”

Oh, fuck off.

Me too @BonnieDundee. It’s not the new normal either-there’s nothing normal about it.

In the same vein, I hate the phrase “social distancing”.

I also hate the phrase “boils my piss” and possibly the worst phrase of all is “wow, just wow” just sod off with your patronising shit.

“Lighthearted”

I don’t usually read posts with that word in the title, I just open and hide them but I’ve stopped by here for my useful contribution to your fucking “lighthearted” post!

Unprecedented - but only in the last 8-9 months 🤔🤔🤔
(Has anyone said it before? - no explanation needed I hope 😂)

"Let's box this off" 🙄
"I call a spade a spade" no, you're tactless & rude.

Take your coat off otherwise you won’t feel the benefit when you go out.

Get your ducks in a row
LTB
LMAO
PMSL
Give your head a wobble
And then-some
And the worst of all 'ok Karen'

I couldn’t stand the phrase ‘my daily walk’.

'Things happen for a reason' is fortune cookie bullshit.

Agree, "Wow, just wow" is awful. I imagine the people who say that are the ones who at school used to stir things up a lot.

A bite to eat. Hate it.

1.Per se= I'm sure it's said by people who want to appear clever / interesting.
2.It is what it is. Well isn't that obvious!!
3.Live laugh love= meaningless and utter drivel.
4.Time is a great healer. Not for everyone it isn't.

1. Boils my piss. Do people really say this out loud? Only ever seen it on MN.
2. Unprecedented times. For obvious reasons.
3. Hun or babe in any context.

When people try to make a statement and ask a question, then say no, then ask a question and say no. “Do I find it a good descriptive way of saying something, no? Does it annoy me, absolutely”

Pregnancy/birth being described as a 'miracle'. No love, the sperm just met the egg, that's what is supposed to happen (obviously there are exceptions...)
'He's only a baby' - He's three. Also see '43 months old'.
When unnecessary extra words are added: 'There's plenty enough for everyone', 'I swapped out my Fiesta for a Focus' etc

I dunno… most of the stuff on this thread is just everyday language. I really can't get too upset about people using things like this.

How do you survive life when someone using the word "flagging" or the phrase "stick to what you know" makes you so upset?

Life and language would be so boring and colourless if we didn't get the odd new phrase circulating from time to time. Yes some of it gets cliched really quickly but, meh. Do you all want language to remain in aspic?

@ChessieFL it can be reached.

@thepeopleversuswork

I dunno… most of the stuff on this thread is just everyday language. I really can't get too upset about people using things like this.

How do you survive life when someone using the word "flagging" or the phrase "stick to what you know" makes you so upset?

Life and language would be so boring and colourless if we didn't get the odd new phrase circulating from time to time. Yes some of it gets cliched really quickly but, meh. Do you all want language to remain in aspic?

I'm not sure anyone's proposing that people actually shouldn't be allowed to use these phrases. But we are under no obligation to like it. There are lots of things which I find disagreeable or annoying or boring or unfathomable which are just a matter of different tastes. I wouldn't force people to stop doing them but I do reserve the right to dislike it.

Takeaway

Not as in food obviously

When people say 'the takeaway I got from that presentation...'

Please take it and fuck off then

I know this is irrational but I hate 'have a conversation'. As in 'you need to have a conversation with Bob about that'.

Used constantly as work. No one just talks anymore, we all have to 'have conversations'

I also dislike 'It is what is is' and 'Everything happens for a reason' and 'The new normal' (it isn't normal)

And 'Unprecedented'' - in my case, because for me it isn't; I was seriously restricted by chronic illness for a long time in my youth, and this is in many ways a return to that time.

'At least it must get you lots of sympathy!' (usually said with regard to a lost or hoarse voice)

'Snowflakes' used as an insult

'Shitty' - I don't mind swearing in general, but for some reason I really hate that word

'White Christmas' - all very well in places where it's supposed to be white at that time of year, but I could do without snow and therefore icy, slippery pavements in southern England, where it's not even really seasonal at that time (if we do have snow, it's usually late January or February)

'Happy birthday' if said to me (hate my birthday and want it forgotten!)

Mine are when people get sayings wrong

"I could care less about xyz" you COULDN'T care less!

Or people constantly using generally and genuinely but getting them mixed up

Social distancing - it’s physical distancing. I’m already socially distant from total strangers because I don’t know them and that’s not even the aim. The aim is physical distance.
Lockdown - because it wasn’t and isn’t.
Key worker - so what? You’re doing the job you agreed to do and getting paid for it. What’s the big deal?
Keeping us all safe and well (usually said of medical professionals) - by the time I am in the presence of an ICU nurse I’m most certainly not “safe” or well
Throw someone under the bus - it gets misused so much. It’s the new “gaslighting” (which is another heavily misused phrase)
Call someone out

And, my absolute number one most hated phrase “if you can’t say something nice than don’t say anything at all”. Nope. I believe on free speech. You don’t have to agree with me but at least afford me the right to say what I want.

I really hate the phrase "we've had our ups and downs". I know it's aggravated by the fact that people who use it on here are always referring to an absolutely irredeemable disaster of a relationship, but I do still loathe it entirely independently of that. I don't even know why. I hate it.

Just saying! So passive aggressive. That's the only one really . What gets my goat ( wow that's a saying!) Is sayings that are incorrect/ spelt incorrectly:
Per say
For all intensive purposes
Say what now ?!