To detest 'enjoy'

[3Britnee]

Aibu I"m not though to be sick in my mouth a little bit every time I read 'enjoy' on here? I keep seeing it more and more.

Enjoy your children op.
I bought snacks for us all to enjoy.
DH and I enjoy the occasional film.
We enjoy conversation at the dinner table.

It makes me cringe inside out, and sounds wanky as fuck.

It's almost as bad as 'super'.

People bitching about worlds would have much bigger problems than the menopause I think.

"Goodness" is what gets to me on here.

As in "Goodness, I would never allow my 17 year old son a glass of wine on Christmas Day".

My mum once told me to “enjoy a guilt free day at work” when the kids were at school!

As if work was my indulgence or something!

I agree with it being used as an assumption or a command. Horrible. It sounds twee and sets my teeth on edge. But then I’m a wordy person who works with words all day, every day. The other thing that really makes me cringe is the overuse of ‘atop’ on menus or advertising these days. “A fried egg atop lightly toasted sourdough”. Hideous.

How can you “ curate” a meal?

Did anyone watch the football comedy The First Team? The Italian manager, who is supposed to be very suave and cultured, opens a bottle of red wine and says “Come. Enjoy with me.”
This is now a catchphrase in our house whenever wine is opened.
It’s only as funny as it is because the word enjoy, when used as an imperative verb, is indeed hideous.
You are right, OP.

I detest the word ‘super’ instead of ‘very’

In that context it's ok. It's when it's used like this; 'I bought snacks for us all to enjoy'. Like, fuck off you muggy cunt.

Like, would you prefer it if someone said 'enjoy, you muggy cunt.'

You don't like the word enjoy as it makes you cringe but 'muggy cunt' you're okay with.

Enjoy!

Years ago when I'd just had my first DD and was struggling with the shock of looking after a whole new tiny person, feeding issues, lack of sleep, etc, my MIL announced breezily, "enjoy her!". It just seemed the most dismissive comment, even though it was meant in a positive way, and my MIL is generally a nice person and would have meant no harm.
Ever since then, the word "enjoy" has grated on me. My DP and I use it sarcastically to each other when the kids are playing up, a la MIL... "enjoy them!" (Which much emphasis on the "enjoy"!)

I enjoy reading posts like this because I can see what the crazies are up to.

@3Britnee hmm... I read your latest and actually, I think you do have a point. It's like subliminal messaging or attempted brainwashing, which always makes me very suspicious.

[quote AtomHeartMotherOfGod]@3Britnee hmm... I read your latest and actually, I think you do have a point. It's like subliminal messaging or attempted brainwashing, which always makes me very suspicious.[/quote]
yup. toxic positivity

@Maggiesfarm ‘yay high’ or ‘yay big’ whilst using hands to demonstrate the yay-ness. It might be slang, still hugely irritating.

I get it OP but cant define it really. I have similar feelings about the use of the word "share" as in " share a kiss" or "sharing" information when you're just telling someone something. It irritates me that Windows 10 wants me to "share" a document instead of just forwarding it.

@CustardySergeant

Many years ago I was in a Florida department store and had just bought a couple of items. As I walked away from the till after paying, the sales assistant yelled across the department "Enjoy your blouses!"

I also hate the word blouse

@PointersPlease

I get it OP but cant define it really. I have similar feelings about the use of the word "share" as in " share a kiss" or "sharing" information when you're just telling someone something. It irritates me that Windows 10 wants me to "share" a document instead of just forwarding it.

Omg, yes.

I also hate 'comfy'.

@OwlBeThere take it you’d never consider ‘enjoying’ a browse in The Blouse Barn 🤢 a la Schitt’s Creek?

@duffmcstockings

I have just started working at wickes, so sometimes for my own amusement I say enjoy your big lump of wood/box of tiles etc. It doesn't mean anything, it's just a friendly good bye.

😆 love it! 😁

@CaptainAwkward 🤢🤢🤢 god no 😂😂😂
I also have a weird phobia of buttons, so that’s another reason.

YABVU the phrase "being sick in my mouth" is a whole lot worse.

I enjoy reading posts like this because I can see what the crazies are up to

Same, although it's exhausting.

'Muggy' way more cringe worthy than 'enjoy' in my opinion