Words that other adults use that irritate you?

[Mangosmoothiesprinkles]

Some examples that seem to irritate me (yes I know it’s totally irrational!).

First is someone calling the tumble dryer ‘the tumblee’ (written phonetically to explain how they pronounce it). Second is ‘homee’ rather than home. I know there is no reason for these to give me the rage but they do.

AIBU to feel irrationally annoyed? What words that other adults use give you the rage?

Till being used in place of until. I don't know when this became acceptable. The shortened version is 'til. A till is a cash register!
Nope, it’s till. So say Chambers, Oxford, Cambridge dictionaries. Etymology is 13th century, untille. ’til is incorrect.

Agree with those who’ve stated “lush”. The definition has sexual connotations but this is clearly not what people intend when they (over) use it .. and the subjects they use it about….

It needs painted/needs decorated (it needs painting or it needs to be painted).
Fur baby
Babe/Hun
Oh and referring to dead pets as going over the rainbow bridge. Nope it's died and is dead. There is no rainbow bridge (I feel similarly about people trying to make human death more cute - it isn't, it's fucking awful but they've died - not slipped away, gone to sleep etc)

Oh yes and I hate being called ‘Hun’. I am so often called this by nice women (it does seem to be favoured by women), who are being friendly, so in my hatred, I am also struggling with dissonance!

@TrampolineForMrKite

“Poorly” and “tummy” even worse when used together. Not so bad when used around a child, about a child but when it’s someone discussing themselves or another adult it makes me rage.

Someone on here actually used those terms to describe their car's engine troubles

I think she thought she sounded kooky and cute

Got my hair did.
Take a deep dive into.
...and I'm here for it.
That's so extra.

TeaAndBiscuitsAndWine I think the person that continues to call me ‘hun’ does it on purpose too so now I don’t react, it shows on her face!!

People using ‘wee’ as in ‘poor wee man’ when they aren’t Irish / Northern Irish / Scottish and are just using it as an affectation.

Famalam.

‘My boy’ when referring boyfriend / husband. And ‘this one’ similarly. No idea why they annoy me so much.

Also can someone tell me how I’m supposed to pronounce ‘almond’ as I’m pretty sure I’ve always said the ‘L’

A particularly common one at the moment is adults using the word “he’s” when the word needed is “his”

Also writing the word “then” in the context of “I’d rather x ‘then’ y” or “other then that” when the word is actually Than!!

@madnessitellyou

Thought of another.

Brufen.

Can anyone medical explain why ibuprofen comes out as brufen?

It’s for short?? Less annoying than people mispronouncing ibuprofen as iburofen (yes DH)

“Should of”, “could of” instead of should have, could have. Aaargh….

'Mortified' - it means embarrassed but it's used in many different contexts.

'Iconic' - everything is bloody iconic!

Even though it’s incorrect, I have a love of the pronunciation of ‘ask’ as ‘arks’. I used to work with a woman who always said it that way. Perhaps because she was so lovely and had a great speaking voice, I just really like that pronunciation now.

Poorly.
Strikes me as a real grating, whiny and insincere word. I rarely hear it used outside MN so I associate with headtilts and shitty put downs (are you on glue? )

@VanillaIce1

People that randomly call their kids cunts in a sort of endearing way. I know a person who says "just stuck with these cunts today" and puts it on facebook. Say it's a rainy day for example and she's stuck in. She's not a bad parent in the slightest she's a really lovely person not sure if it's meant to be funny or what but I sometimes look at it and think bloody hell!

Bloody hell!

@Harls1969

It needs painted/needs decorated (it needs painting or it needs to be painted). Fur baby Babe/Hun Oh and referring to dead pets as going over the rainbow bridge. Nope it's died and is dead. There is no rainbow bridge (I feel similarly about people trying to make human death more cute - it isn't, it's fucking awful but they've died - not slipped away, gone to sleep etc)

Disagree. The rainbow bridge analogy is helpful to many and who are you to question how someone deals with the grief of a beloved pet? Be irritated quietly please.

Even more so re someone “passing away”. People have a right to refer to it as they wish. It’s not incorrect and bollocks if it’s annoying. Grief and death should be an exempt category from people sharing their petty irritation over use of words.

Anything ‘with a twist’ gives me the creeps

Also:

Heads up

Blue sky thinking

Haitch

‘Im just ringing up’ when you answer the phone

Squeaaaaaaaaaaal 😵‍💫

The phrase that'll learn ya! Drives me insane!

@IamtheDevilsAvocado yes agree on cancer. I hate hate hate the ‘kick cancer’s arse thing’ for exactly the reasons you’ve set out.

Squee

Heehee

Tee hee

Fucking "Doggo". Makes me want to rip my ears off.

@DagenhamRoundhouse

'Mortified' - it means embarrassed but it's used in many different contexts.

'Iconic' - everything is bloody iconic!

Oh god yes, mortified, used in so many random ways!

@SionnachRua

Poorly. Strikes me as a real grating, whiny and insincere word. I rarely hear it used outside MN so I associate with headtilts and shitty put downs (are you on glue? )

It’s a colloquial Northern term!

When people pronounce forehead foh-red but also make a point of how they’re correct. So not the pronunciation itself, but how pleased with themselves they are for getting it apparently ‘correct’.