Words that other adults use that irritate you?

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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?

'Thinking outside the box' - such a cliche that it's now in a box.

Most management jargon: 'impact' as a verb; 'quality' as an adjective; 'delivering' bloody everything; 'blue skies thinking'; 'incentivize'.

'Tough love'- be tough with me if you must, but don't equate it with 'love'.

'Pre-loved' - what's wrong with second-hand?

Sigh - once again I've posted on what I thought was a new thread, but wasn't!

"If that makes sense"

After every.single.sentence

I can understand why you'd want to check someone has understood something really complicated, but saying it every single time, is really patronising.

"You need to put a full stop at the end of that sentence....
If that makes sense"

Give me strength.

"Eat healthy" "Buy local" - see it so often here in Australia.

Also my children have been watching a lot of youtube & picking up on various Americanisms. I'm irrationally irritated by "Anyways". Think "anyway" is the only correct word but would like others' opinions on that one.

"Hun".

I've got this.
You've got this.
Cheeky McDonalds

@Robinred81 TOTALLY with you on brew.

Sundays dinner. I know I'm being a cow but every time I see it on a text it makes me want to scream!

Kiddo
Doggo
Hubs
Hubby
Hubster
Famalam
Holibobs
Gifted
Delicious
Moist

Hubby

Most of these are a regional thing which I can't get bothered about.

My biggest pet hate is little lady/little man to describe a baby. No, just don't do it.

Blowy. It’s blowy out.
Slippy.
And little lady/little man also gross.

Nom

Referring to a collection of items you have just purchased as a "haul".

Mrs Hinch wannabe on Instagram posting a picture of cleaning products "today's haul from B&M"

No. One. Cares.

I had a friend that used to call me Hun and Babe. She is no longer a friend for various reasons. Haven't missed being called those words one bit.

Excited FOR... Ffs, you can be excited for your friend, but you can't be excited for something abstract like your holiday or your party. They don't have emotions. You mean EXCITED ABOUT.

Being OBSESSED with. An obsession is a serious disorder. Your 5 year old does not have an obsession with tractors. Can no one just be FOND OF any more?

My dad pronounces hospital as Hhhhos-pickle. He is 70.

Brought instead of bought. See it all the time on here. Is it a regional thing? Makes my toes curl.

My friend calls her toddler babe/babes. Makes me weep inside.

Reach out.

I always imagine spindly arms reaching towards the light, like the "poor unfortunate souls" in Ursula's lair in The Little Mermaid.

Coolio

“The” science instead of just science.
“Our” NHS instead of the NHS.
“This needs done” instead of this needs to be done.
Bought/brought.
Axe/ask.
Somefink.
Chimley.
Esculator. It’s escalator.
Words like due pronounced doo instead of due.
Jag for vaccination (I know it’s the word used in Scotland it just really really grates on me).
I had an email at work on Friday asking me if something would be suffice. Either ask me if it would suffice, or if it would be sufficient.
“The art of the possible”.

I am grumpy and pedantic.

Oh yes to poorly and hospickle.

Nanny is a job to my southern ears (not that I could afford one) but that's a Northern thing.

Gobsmacked. Instantly makes the person sound thick as two planks.

Little man about a baby boy.

Babby for baby.

Blessed. When you're not remotely religious.

At the moment 'problematic' is annoying me because it's usually about something that is not really a problem, unless you are massively woke and special. Friends, the tv show, is often described as problematic. To me it's not really a problem, just don't watch it if you find it offensive.

I also hate 'mumma' and it's close friend 'mumma's' always with the apostrophe in the wrong place. 'This is for all the amazing mumma's'.

I know a lot of kids say mumma but it should be written mama, I can even see that autocorrect is struggling with mumma as I write this but not mama.

Poorly as middle class? Only in the same way that 'plarstic' instead of plastic is.