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?

@Gingerwarthog

Mothers can make us crazy. My own mother, who was college-educated and very smart referred to Winnebago recreational vehicles as "rutabagas" without fail. My father, who was also a graduate of a very well-respected university, drove me a little nuts with "liberry" rather than "library."

OH, and people who cannot tell the difference between "idea" and "ideal," And those who tell me that they are "itching" a bug bite.

People saying/writing Draw instead of drawer…
And wardrope instead of wardrobe

Grrrrrr

My friend says “I ain’t …..”
..can’t handle that

@EatAllDay I know how to spell draw/drawer but they are pronounced exactly the same here.

People saying “oh yeah 100%, yeah yeah 100% hun”
Especially overused on love island grrrrrrrr

I done...

Very unique
Unique means that there is nothing like it. The word is unique. It can't be qualified by any other word.

Curated
Gifted
Sourced
Tasked with
Excited for

These are all words which make me feel old and want to crawl into my bunker, because language evolves and we can't stop it but it's evolving away from the one I liked.

And on a local level, my DC have developed a verbal 'blah blah blah' tic, which they insert over anything they can't be bothered to explain but which are invariably the key parts of every sentence, eg, 'so, yeah, I saw Milly in town, and she was like blah blah blah and the baby's due in like, Christmas or something?'

“I make you right” …. Can’t you just say “you’re right”

“It’s the type of rain that makes you wet” …. Erm

@Timeforwinterclothes

Very unique Unique means that there is nothing like it. The word is unique. It can't be qualified by any other word.

Also ‘one of the only’…

“Great Britsin is one of the only countries to have achieved this.”

No. Britain is the only one, or Britain is one of the few. Get a fucking grip, M’am. It’s your English after all.

You do you

I am hearing this everywhere at the moment and it’s so annoying.

Educate yourself

I just want to respond with Fuck yourself

“Sanpro”

It sounds like a Japanese ski resort

People using words to be "cute" is annoying, but what really gets to me is dull people trying their best to be "naughty" or "edgy".

"Going to give my baby some boob", or the use of the word "fuck" in places where it adds no real emphasis or humour.

You used to think you were cool, Doris, but now your a suburban mum wearing crocs, get over it!

Not RTFT so apologies for repeats, not on social media any more (thankfully) but I hate -

In train - seeing this more and more in work now, can't stand it. "The report about X is in train"
Not words, but constant overuse of acronyms. Grrrr!
Leverage. "We can leverage Y to get to Z"

Outside of work -
Should of/could of, etc.
Bubba, mumma, mumma bear, papa bear, etc.
Brew
Poorly
"D'ya know what I mean" repeated ad nauseum in sentences, same with "like". Worse still if both are repeated. No, I don't know what you mean because I've tuned out.
"I tell it like it is" - no, you're rude and with no filter
Bubbly - loud
Life and soul of the party - insufferably loud and inconsiderate
School/university of life/hard knocks
Smug hashtags, especially about memories and being "blessed". Usually a case of who are you trying to kid?
Panties, pantyhose 🤢
Moist 🤢🤢
YY to "you do you". Popping up like weeds and very annoying!
Myself. "Someone said to myself..."
Guys. "Hai guise!" I'm not a guy, I'm a woman, thank you
Curated - outside of a museum/gallery context
Omission of the word "to" in certain sentences - "I'm going shops", "I'm going down pub"
Viral misspellings leading to the likes of "draws" and "defiantly" all over the place

Not a word….but a term…

“Breastfeeding journey”

I can’t bear it - it’s makes me really, really cringe.

Unfortunately I’m involved in an agency that uses the term all the time and I can’t escape it!!!

Side hustle.

After the last Cabinet reshuffle, I saw a Labour MP complaining that one of the ministers had been assigned two briefs and referring to the less prestigious one as "her side hustle". No. You get paid enough to use reasonably professional language.

Reaching out, born ready. Messages,. Referring to shopping.

Hun, babe, hubby, nan/nanna, lil, bro and bruh (bloody Reddit!) go without saying. Even the word "family" is increasingly annoying me but I've got my own issues around that.

I talk nonsense to my cat but I can imagine his look of disdain if I referred to him as my fur baby 😀

I'll put my soapbox away now

Oh! Oh! Oh! And when people say "outside of" instead of just "outside".

I HATE when my husband asks "what's for eats" I could actually strangle him. Also nomnom actually makes me feel sick !!

A lot of the usual ones, such as:

Hubby
Kitty
Pooch
Passed away
Poorly
Soz
Little man

Real people have a nan and a grandad. If you’ve got a granny, you must be Red Riding Hood.

My granny was Granny, and so were my mum and MIL. I used to find "nanny" irritating, as my mum, who could be a bit of a reverse snob, insisted it was used by people "trying to seem posh" by implying that they had an actual paid nanny. But when I had toddlers who were just learning to talk, I realised that they go through a phase where everything begins with D or N, and I think now that "nanny" probably evolved from Granny by that method, so although I wouldn't use it myself it doesn't bother me when other people do. (Though why are there no Nandads?)

That thing some people do on social media where they post as their dog/cat/hamster with all sorts of weird grammatical and spelling mistakes really bugs me for some reason. It's twee.

Poop (say poo if you need a child-friendly word, although in my family it was a biz, for some strange reason).

Little man/Little princess - ugh!
Baba
Mama
Nan/Nanny/Nanna
Can I get ....
Invite instead of invitation
Advert - no it's advertisement
Sweet or dessert instead of pudding
Toilet - particularly when pronounced 'Toyalit'
Eckcetera!
Belly - hate, hate it! What's wrong with 'stomach' or 'guts'. I say I have a stomach upset or my guts are playing up!
Belly button - OK if you are 6, but otherwise it's 'navel'
Poorly sounds ridiculous - use ill or unwell
Poo and wee - so childish - why not just say you are gong to the loo or bathroom? No need to say what you intend to do once there!

Ice cream with the emphasis on 'ice' - no, it's ice CREAM

and many, many more!

“Let me be clear”

"Can I grab you guys some teas or coffees?"

... to a very well-to-do elderly couple in a smart and expensive hotel (that clearly can't get the staff)