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?

Office bollocks speak.
Particularly segue - stop bloody ‘ Segwaying ‘ everything into everything else.
Ideation is also particularly annoying.

Thought of another.

Brufen.

Can anyone medical explain why ibuprofen comes out as brufen?

@JumperooSue

All of the above plus when pregnant women/anyone uses the word preggo, I cannot stand it. Also my friend that breastfeeding also refers to it as ‘boobing’. Shell say ‘running five minutes late, just boobing Henry’

Boobing oh 🤢🤢🤢 so awful.

‘Not a word but there seems to be a nee trend for dropping words from a sentence, it might be regional as ive never heard anyone in real life do it but it drives me insane..
“The dog needs walked” or “ the dinner needs cooked”. Not the best examples, but from what I’ve noticed it’s generally sentences with the words ‘to be’ missing

Ugh, I agree. I think it caught on recently on MN when people decided it made them sound a bit folksy and/or posh.

Hate it too but I thought the opposite for origins.

The endless confusion between 'bought' and 'brought' on here

I buy, I have bought.
I bring, I have brought.

They are completely different verbs with different meanings.

Launched as in 'the book launched at 10am'.

It's 'the book WAS launched at 10am'. If you don't want to use the passive voice, ('the bone was eaten by the dog' rather than 'the dog ate the bone' use a different fucking verb.

'One-bedroom flat' rather than 'one-bedroomed flat'. This is just copying sloppy American idiom and it gets on my tits.

'Myself' rather than 'me' or 'I'. If you don't know whether to use 'me' or 'I' in the sentence, why don't you bloody well find out the difference and learn it?

I can’t stand “mama”. The only thing worse is “mama bear”. PLEASE

Reaching out
Moving forward
Best (written)
Little people
Being called darling or love by people in customer services

@MilesOfSand I think the “needs done” thing is Scottish

@madnessitellyou

Thought of another.

Brufen.

Can anyone medical explain why ibuprofen comes out as brufen?

I agree and almost wrote it under ‘script’ but think it’s the term used by medical staff a while back.

@adagio It's 'segueing'. A segway is a gadget with wheels on. HTH.

This thread is so funny - too many of these I'm guilty of - 'hubby' for example and so many I agree with too!

Ones I don't love are:

reach out / connect with - you're not reaching out / connecting with - you're just getting in touch, like we always did

anyhoo instead of anyhow, why!?

[quote Blankspace4]@MilesOfSand I think the “needs done” thing is Scottish[/quote]
Oh maybe? It’s spread to every Facebook selling site in the country!

I can’t stand “mama”. The only thing worse is “mama bear”. PLEASE
“You got this, mama!”

Any Americanism annoys me. Especially when said by a Brit.

You're not taking the "trash" out love. You're from Stoke. You're taking the rubbish out.

@Squirrelblanket

I cannot stand the word awesome.

I'm with you.

I actually had a waiter say this to me:

Can I take your order?

Hot chocolate please.

Awesome!

Do you want grated chocolate on that or marshmallows?

Chocolate please.

Awesome!

Grrr!

Oh yes, myself makes me want to scream. A PP mentioned the overuse of obviously- it makes me think if 90s footballers who’ve just had media training.

Of not if

@burritofan In private my mummy will always be my mummy! But poorly has the complete different vibe for me, and I also am a horrid and cross person so I have a feeling we need to be chased off this thread with pitchforks.

@Cheermonger beat me to it.

I'll add 'lil - ugh.

Cuppa
Super when they mean very
Tasty/ yummy/ nom

@Ladyface

Oh yes, myself makes me want to scream. A PP mentioned the overuse of obviously- it makes me think if 90s footballers who’ve just had media training.

Waiter: "any drinks for yourselves?"

Me: 🤮

Hollibobs

Every other word being like - it's like, so annoying like.

Pronouncing words that end in ing as ink - ie somethink instead of something.

@madnessitellyou

Thought of another.

Brufen.

Can anyone medical explain why ibuprofen comes out as brufen?

Brufen used to be the brand name, I believe. Army say brufen. Army also say "brew" which has been mentioned here. Kiddo, doggo Excessive use of the word home instead of house. "We are buying a new home." NO. You are buying a new house which you hope will feel like a home. Nan. Nana. Nanny. Grampy. Hun. Aaaaaaaargh!

@DilemmaDelilah

I HATE invite instead of invitation. It's NOT an invite. It has never been an invite. It will never be an invite. The word is INVITATION!!!!!

🙌🏻 I got called a cunt on here for pointing that out once. I cannot bear it. Invite is a fucking verb.