Phrases that annoy you

[Itslit]

Mine are:
“We are pregnant” when only one of the couple is physically pregnant
and
“It is what it is”

@My3cents1

I’m not being funny. Not phases but the words babes, hun and legend.

Yes, unfortunately the word 'legend' has been ridiculously overused to the point of being meaningless. I'd argue that 'hero' has gone the same way too.

@affit yes, you are quite right and I am a fool! Happy to admit it!

Thanking you
What can I do you for?
Famalam

Hi guys!! Just popping on (instabores)

See what I did there...
Well yes. It's totally bloody obvious.

You got this

Shut the front door? Not a clue what that one means.

@VeronicaBeccabunga

All the supposedly motivational garbage that is in huge lettering on the walls of the gym, such as: 'Live healthier' 'Be the best version of yourself' Oh do fuck off, dear.

Not quite the same but my gym has a really annoying poster in the bathroom that says ‘now wash those hands!’

Firstly, I was going to anyway. Your patronising and stupid little poster has actually made me not want to now.

@Lampyshady

110%. Or 11/10 etc. the whole point of percentages or a scale out of 10 is that it has an absolute maximum, where 10 or 100 is the best possible score, so saying higher than that ruins the whole system! Also “taking a dump” always makes no sense as you’re not taking anything-if anything you are giving a dump!

Actually. it's wrong to say you cannot exceed 100%, a rise in price for example means that the item now costs more than 100% of what it used to be.

@mogsrus I always thought it was a less sweary ‘shut the fuck up’ when you’re in disbelief about something but I could be wrong!

'Needless to say' - then don't say it!

'Can I get' - grammatical brain fart

Ooo I have loads but I'll try and restrain myself.
Tends to be an American thing which I object to on the grounds of it does not make sense! -
"I could care less" or "I could give a damn" when they mean "I couldn't care less" or "I couldn't^^ give a damn"

Also (and I think this is a social media thing) I see people writing "it's been a hot minute since I last did xyz so...." when I think they're meaning it's been ages, when In fact a hot minute is a short space of time not a long one.

And then all the usual things hubby, hollibobs, famalam etc....

Nope/ yep/ yup saying this is acceptable as alternatives to no and yes, but it makes me really angry when I see it written down! Especially nope as it's two extra letters!
I also hate 'urggh' or 'errgh' (and variants of) but don't mind ew or yeah.

Oh and "use your words" (again an Instagram/ video thing, don't think I've ever heard anyone say it in real life but massive yuk).

@UserError012345

Ha. I'm always saying 'it is what it is'

Mine is famalam. Not a phrase but still really irritates me.

Anything to do with the 'fam'. Especially the fam on their hollibobs

@Cocycola

On it like a car bonnet

I love you/him/her to the moon and back

When people say they are going somewhere and say the place name followed by 'baby' (Newcastle baby!, London baby!)

Christ yes and "my world" makes me want to heave.

"Say it louder for the people at the back"

"Educate yourself"

@moretrumpetplease

I heard an absolute cracker on a zoom call earlier, that I've heard no other human utter before: "is that a legacy hand?" - in reference to someone who still had their "hand up" after a question had been answered. Worst thing I've heard in a while 😂

Hahaha we have that all on the time on group work calls

Anything with super in… super clean, super hard, super long…. Just no

@Lemonyfuckit

Oh and "use your words" (again an Instagram/ video thing, don't think I've ever heard anyone say it in real life but massive yuk).

What does that mean? Haven’t come across that one yet.

I really don’t like ‘hubby’ 🤒

'I'm speechless' - usually said just before evidently finding it difficult to shut up.

My husband uses the term drill down. Drives me up the wall.

Lived experience. It's barmy. How else do you have an experience?

@AlwaysLatte

'I'm speechless' - usually said just before evidently finding it difficult to shut up.

Guilty as charged! I often find saying/posting 'I have no words' has a similar effect, and leads to a good long blustering session.

"Reach out to..."
"My rock"
"My lovely wife, So-and-so" (surely you're supposed to think she's lovely; the rest of us may or may not think so)

On quiz shows:

"Oh, X took my answer" - inevitably a very good answer - "so I'll have to say Y" - inevitably a very bad answer and, more often than not, one that shows they don't understand the question.

"That's before my time" ie I'm not lacking in general knowledge (good heavens, no!) I'm just much younger and more modern than all you ancient beings and stuff that didn't happen specifically in my lifetime isn't worth knowing.

Eg and ie being used interchangeably.

Conversations that are made up mostly of catchphrases and slogans:
"Shoulda gone to Specsavers"
"Ooh! I'm lovin' it!" etc.
Experienced a loud, extended version of the above from visitors to another patient. When they left, they proudly looked around the ward and assured each other how they must have cheered all the rest of us up...

Oh dear - tolerance isn't one of my virtues, it seems