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To cringe when people say...

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Dalmore30 · 14/12/2020 23:39

Food being described as ‘beautiful’, ‘gorgeous’ or ‘stunning’ makes me wants to vomit.

I have to bite my tongue when people say ‘fry off’ rather than just fry.

And the word ‘secondment’ makes my skin crawl!

Is anyone with me on these?

OP posts:
Flibbertigibbet2211 · 15/12/2020 11:18

A smoky eye. A red lip. What, just the one ?

Grin

When in an old-style men's clothes shop (with a man!), it amused me to hear the assistant say, "This is a very nice trouser, sir".

Doctors also often refer to the patient's "right neck" or "left scalp", as if the patient had more than one.

riceuten · 15/12/2020 11:23

"Long story short"

Aaaaargh !

"Doubled down"

Nooooooooooo

PhyllisAndLucille · 15/12/2020 11:31

Here in Oz the word beautiful is routinely used to describe anything from Jonnos new fence/Raelenes laundry detergent or the dogs personality..Closing a conversation with "beautiful mate.."is the go..OVERKILL...just fucking say it like it is.

ElizaLaLa · 15/12/2020 11:31

Super. As in, I was super excited.

People that use it should be shot. In the face. Twice.

CheetasOnFajitas · 15/12/2020 11:33

It's not "personal attacks" or "hate speech" by any stretch: it doesn't upset me at all and I don't want it policed or censored. I just think its mean-minded, ungenerous and unimaginative. And neurotic as fuck.

That was my point @thepeopleversuswork - MN have systems to deal with comments that are truly inappropriate. The content of this thread does not reach that threshold so stop trying to impose your own standards on it.

CheetasOnFajitas · 15/12/2020 11:36

People on selling sites describing every item as stunning annoys me. How can a cup be stunning?

Maybe if you throw it hard at someone’s head? Grin

CheetasOnFajitas · 15/12/2020 11:38

Oops didn’t see you got there first with the stunning cup joke @lottiegarbanzo!

AndcalloffChristmas · 15/12/2020 11:42

Currently, people who come on MN and describe themselves as “raging” really annoy me!

Toilenstripes · 15/12/2020 11:45

Americanisms might be annoying but at least we have decent grammar.

I give you:
Of an evening
I am sat
Down the pub

Toilenstripes · 15/12/2020 11:47

Oh, and “gutted” about every single little thing.

Thickhead · 15/12/2020 11:48

[quote baubll]@Thickhead I say jam packed is that ok? 😄[/quote]
Grin yes that is correct!

MrsHugsxx · 15/12/2020 12:04

I hate when someone writes a long post on here or is telling a story about something that happened to them and they say" fast forward". Makes me cringe.

Macaroni46 · 15/12/2020 12:05

I can't stand:

Fella
The Mrs
Do her/his nut
Kids

Using the word 'super' as a synonym for 'very' as in 'we are super excited'. Just sounds crass

CheetasOnFajitas · 15/12/2020 12:07

If my husband ever referred to me as “The Mrs” or “the wife” he would find himself in the divorce courts by morning...

Piglet89 · 15/12/2020 12:07

@MeringueCloud yes, I understand it is hero as a verb.

MumApr18 · 15/12/2020 12:11

@Spybot

I'm in the States. I have to restrain myself when I hear people, most often men, say " I'll do the double cheeseburger" or " I'll do the fried chicken". What's wrong with saying " I'll have the chicken" or " Can I have the cheeseburger". Can't stand it! Another one is that is driving me bonkers is when people say " I'm super excited" or " I'm super pissed off". Why don't people say very anymore?!
American English is something else! What used to annoy me on visits was, when asking for directions, an American would invariably say "well, you want to get to the end of this street, then turn to the left, then you want to drive..." I do actually want to do those things, but it just seemed patronising and infuriated me!
myhobbyisouting · 15/12/2020 12:15

"People on selling sites describing every item as stunning annoys me. How can a cup be stunning?"

Haha, there is a "stunning" microwave on marketplace. Stunning

Macaroni46 · 15/12/2020 12:16

@CheetasOnFajitas I stopped seeing a guy in part because of his use of that phrase 😂

Buddytheelf85 · 15/12/2020 12:17

I hate when someone writes a long post on here or is telling a story about something that happened to them and they say" fast forward". Makes me cringe.

I also hate this. ‘Fast forward to now...’ as though their life is a film.

Another one I’ve seen on here recently is ‘we’re going to hunker down for winter’. It’s so irritating and I think all it means is ‘we aren’t going on holiday’.

Oooohbehave · 15/12/2020 12:18

I hate 'moreish'

myhobbyisouting · 15/12/2020 12:18

Stunning

To cringe when people say...
Nitflux · 15/12/2020 12:20

@CheetasOnFajitas it’s Top Chef. In their defense we’ve watched 15 seasons back to back (thanks, COVID...) so the phrasing has become very familiar to us. Might not be as noticeable if you watch one or two episodes. They also describe food as ‘bright’ a lot. “This salad is bright.” I guess they mean fresh?!

PeteWicksSexyPirate · 15/12/2020 12:21

Americans calling their knickers ‘panties’
It sounds really porny to me

Dave35 · 15/12/2020 12:22

@Oooohbehave that's a horrible word x

FenellaVelour · 15/12/2020 12:23

I was entirely confused when I first heard my Scots mother in law order a bottle of Coke, when she asked for a bottle of juice.

Juice? From which fruit or veg does Coke come from?