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?

cocogreen

I get bloods done every 3 months and have done for 4 years ( 3 - 5 tubes every time) and I've never called it anything else.
What am I supposed to call the procedure?

Blood tests, I suppose.

I don’t mind saying bloods, or meds for that matter. I’ve seen too many hospital dramas and heard too many health professionals use the shortened versions. I do object more when it’s in written form (for some irrational reason).

I know a woman in her fifties who says
'Totes'
'True story'

Hate it when people say such-and-such has "passed on" or even worse, just "passed". My brother always uses it and I say "passed what? wind? his driving test?" I don't mind people saying someone's "passed away", but "passed" drives me mad!

Same here - I don't mine either 'passed on' or 'passed away' and I realize that some people find it upsetting to say ''died', but just 'passed' on its own sounds as though they've passed a test.

You do you.

That's amazing - when it's really just average

Do emojis count as words? If they do, then this one , and this . Both strike me as being rather snide and passive aggressive and as adding nothing constructive at all to a comment.

And not words, but their delivery: up-speak. it's becoming more and more comment in written speech too. It's hard to find a thread on here where someone doesn't turn what is quite clearly a statement into a question, eg 'I've had the vaccine?'.

Oh, and 'boobs' is just a continuation of the way women's bodies are considered comic / a bit of a joke. 'Tits' is another one. I mean, FFS a boob is a mistake. What a stupid word for such a vital part of a woman's body. We never said this when I was growing up and I couldn't believe it when my midwife (1994) referred to my breasts this way.

I hate the phrase “you and yours”.

And Xmas instead of Christmas.

And sparkling wine being described as fizz.

I hate verbing of nouns, as in, "could you diarise the meeting", or "I hope to podium at the Olympics".

Staycation - I am in my 60's and most of my holidays have been in the UK.

Kids - I love baby goats, but my children are children, not baby goats.

'Of', when it should be 'have'.

"age" when added to words like sign - it is "a sign", or they are "signs", there is no need for the word "age" to be added on.

However, I do not have a problem with the word "myself" when it is used correctly eg.
"I would like to try that for myself".

"Yeah", particularly when writing or typing, as "yes" is actually quicker to write.

Who has a problem with 'myself' when used properly?

@CoughingInAisle15

I hate the phrase “you and yours”.

And Xmas instead of Christmas.

And sparkling wine being described as fizz.

I'm a "fizz" girl I'm afraid. If said to my friends do you fancy a glass of sparkling wine, they'd crease up

I hate verbing of nouns

Oh good joke !

I'm guilty of so many of these 😂

I absolutely can't stand people who say to their babies "do you want your bock-bock?" Just say bottle FFS, you sound like an idiot.

I don't know why Nan is hated so much on here. My grandmother chose to be called Nan (or Nanny when we were very young), as she felt she was too young to use the term "Grandmother".

My own personal bugbear is 'Keyworker' - mostly used by self-entitled twats

"Rip through" in the context of covid

@CheapFoodShits

I'm guilty of so many of these 😂

I absolutely can't stand people who say to their babies "do you want your bock-bock?" Just say bottle FFS, you sound like an idiot.

Maybe read "DaDa" It's one of the most acclaimed academic studies on child language acquisition and explains how children whose parents modify their own language at various stages help their children to speak earlier, and better. Unless, of course, you know teenagers who say "bock bock".

@CoughingInAisle15

I hate the phrase “you and yours”.

And Xmas instead of Christmas.

And sparkling wine being described as fizz.

Or even worse nickname for prosecco is "bubbles" - urgh, it's so twee!!

"Through the roof", which is always used in relation to anxiety. There seems to be no stage between being OK and having anxiety through the roof.

@Anele22

Oh, and 'boobs' is just a continuation of the way women's bodies are considered comic / a bit of a joke. 'Tits' is another one. I mean, FFS a boob is a mistake. What a stupid word for such a vital part of a woman's body. We never said this when I was growing up and I couldn't believe it when my midwife (1994) referred to my breasts this way.

Are women's bodies considered a bit of a joke? I've never encountered this I don't think. Why would they be?

Hubs/hubby
Mummy/mama when speaking to non related adults
Hun

@HaveringWavering

Agreed *@burritofan*.

Also, I can’t quite get my head round how, when someone talks to you about a death, your gut response is a self-centred “oh your choice of language drives me mad”. I am a linguistic pedant par excellence but even I know there are times when it’s not about me!

Agree! I said down thread somewhere it would be preferable if people could keep their irritation to themselves when someone is talking about a loved one (or beloved pet) having died. Let them describe it how the hell they like and have the respect to be fine with it. Sometimes pedantry is irrelevant

@burritofan

I’m sure the people who have suffered the loss don’t give a shit what you think about their choice of language. Have some compassion! I agree with this. I hate “passed” but think whoever is bereaved gets to choose their language. For me, it’s died/death: when registering a close relative’s death at the registrar, we said “we’re here to register a death” and he said “who is it that has passed?” I wanted to reach over his desk and batter him with his office sign, which quite clearly stated he’s the registrar for births, deaths and marriages, not births, passings and marriages. Just mirror language in this situation, even if it’s not your favourite.

Yep. I dislike passed/passed on. My husband died. On the other hand, when my friend's wife died a few weeks ago, he told me that she'd passed on. So in my card to him I said I was sorry to hear of her passing.

When it comes to bereavement, you mirror what the bereaved uses. And if you're the first to use the word, then it's wise to use the gentler term if you're unsure, or think it's the one the bereaved person is more likely to use.

I work with a girl who says snacky snacks and it gives me the rage

Grown adults referring to emergency vehicles as nee naws