To hate - I was today years old

[clpsmum]

This phrase is everywhere and it's driving me insane.

You were not today years old when you found out 😡 you found out today

Does this annoy anyone else or am I just turning j to the grumpy old woman I was born to be? Are there any other words or phrases drive you insane??

For me it's the whole 'when' thing, usually on social media posts. For example, 'when you're kids bring you toast....' or 'when you're on your own...' accompanied with a picture. Usually it's about some boring topic no-one else really cares about and it just comes across as boasting.

[quote Anothernameanothertime]**@Pan2* @LApprentiSorcier*

lived experience sounds a bit wanky but is a useful phrase in certain fields eg work in anti gang violence work. People in social services/police/council would have experience in that field. Ex gang members/family members/local community members would have lived experience.[/quote]
I wasn't criticising 'lived experience' - I was defending 'pan fried'.

@EvilOnion I’ve used and found useful in charity board recruitment where we were looking for a mix of skills including lived experience.

‘Because reasons.’

Can someone please explain what the hell it means?? Maybe in context. I've never heard it

@ooherrmissus14

For me it's the whole 'when' thing, usually on social media posts. For example, 'when you're kids bring you toast....' or 'when you're on your own...' accompanied with a picture. Usually it's about some boring topic no-one else really cares about and it just comes across as boasting.

Yes I hate that

@PinkArt

It means 'I just found out (random fact or info) today'. Usually with an implied, 'blimey I can't believe I never knew this before now'. The sentence structure makes more sense of you replace the today with an age: 'I can't believe I was 25 years old before I realised Ireland is a different country to Britain' 'What? Oh my god I was today years old when I realised!'

Ah I see thanks

Not a phrase but I get really annoyed when people start whatever they’re saying or writing with “ So”. A phrase that annoys me is “ She turned around to me and said....” My friend amused me by telling me that his Dad used to reply “ What is she, a fuckin’ ballet dancer?”!! 🤣🤣🤣

I think I’m guilty of using phrases that bug people. Only recently found out that using the words ‘reaching out to’ as in contacting people annoys some of my work colleagues. Or me saying ‘it is what it is’ is apparently irritating to my DH as he says it’s like saying ‘shut up and get on with it’ . Must admit, like Pps, I’ve never heard this saying though. Probably a generational thing? I’m the other side of 40.

Eternal, that one makes me laugh. It often seems to be used to convey someone being argumentative or confrontational. I had a friend at school who used it almost constantly in her anecdotes, along with present perfect tense so her stories were often along these lines:

‘I’ve gone to have a word with her and she’s turned round and had a go at me so I’ve turned round and had a go back and then she’s turned round and told me...’

Another vote for the misuse of literally eg “ I literally had a heart attack”.
Oh & when people put “ For fuck sake” instead of “ For fuck’s sake”.

waterlego she’d be very dizzy lol 🤣

I read one today that’s made me go both wtf and gross! Chrissy Teigan said on her instagram that her son was in the way of her trying to do a sexy photo with the caption “move out of the way, mama’s trying to be thirsty”
What....???

My 13-year-old has clarified that sick means cool rather than good.

@Alexindiamondarmour

I read one today that’s made me go both wtf and gross! Chrissy Teigan said on her instagram that her son was in the way of her trying to do a sexy photo with the caption “move out of the way, mama’s trying to be thirsty” What....???

This reminds me of a, 'WTF, eww' moment I had the other day- a mum friend of mine posted a picture of her little boy and captioned it, 'sexy boy'. To me, sexy is an adjective that should never be applied to children, but apparently she's not the only one who does it.

I'd never heard this phrase til today! Didn't know it was a thing 😂

The use of 'like' - 'It's like sunny out' No it isn't like sunny, it is either sunny or it isn't.

And starting a sentence with 'So' for no reason.

@NoseOfJericho

The use of 'like' - 'It's like sunny out' No it isn't like sunny, it is either sunny or it isn't.

And starting a sentence with 'So' for no reason.

One of my favourite responses to ‘Like’ cane from Men Behaving Badly - quite ahead of its time on this! Gary blew up at Tony’s airhead sister-in-law and she said, ‘That’s, like, really rude’.

He replied, ‘What do you mean like really rude? Do you mean similar to really rude - or are you just being working class?!’

NoseOfJericho

MasterBeth Wed 17-Mar-21 12:07:16
NoseOfJericho

Anyone with a genuinely-above-average grasp of the language should be able to follow these things.

Which language though? It makes no sense. Anyone with a genuinely-above- grasp would actually be looking for typos, not trying to work out if it is supposed to actually mean something.

What’s a “genuinely-above- grasp” supposed to mean?

Maybe you should ask the poster that typed it originally, rather than the one that replied to that post.

Maybe you should learn the difference between “genuinely-above-average-grasp” and “genuinely-above- grasp”.

Maybe you should think about not bullying those who are clearly not as perfect as you are.

StillCoughingandLaughing Thu 18-Mar-21 12:46:40
NoseOfJericho

The use of 'like' - 'It's like sunny out' No it isn't like sunny, it is either sunny or it isn't.

And starting a sentence with 'So' for no reason.

One of my favourite responses to ‘Like’ cane from Men Behaving Badly - quite ahead of its time on this! Gary blew up at Tony’s airhead sister-in-law and she said, ‘That’s, like, really rude’.

He replied, ‘What do you mean like really rude? Do you mean similar to really rude - or are you just being working class?!’

That's great

@NoseOfJericho

NoseOfJericho

MasterBeth Wed 17-Mar-21 12:07:16
NoseOfJericho

Anyone with a genuinely-above-average grasp of the language should be able to follow these things.

Which language though? It makes no sense. Anyone with a genuinely-above- grasp would actually be looking for typos, not trying to work out if it is supposed to actually mean something.

What’s a “genuinely-above- grasp” supposed to mean?

Maybe you should ask the poster that typed it originally, rather than the one that replied to that post.

Maybe you should learn the difference between “genuinely-above-average-grasp” and “genuinely-above- grasp”.

Maybe you should think about not bullying those who are clearly not as perfect as you are.

Bullying? You were the one claiming people’s colloquial and playful use of language made no sense, like you were the Queen of Grammar.

The thing that i hate is "I'm gonna tell my kids this was ". Urgh !

E.g. picture of some random group of men, "Gonna tell my kids this was the Beatles"

I don't mind them. It reminds me I'm just a mote existing in a certain place and time and stuff comes and goes.

I’ve never heard this before