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Fragmentsof2022 · 11/12/2022 13:46

I really hate the words ‘teaming’ and ‘pairing’ - as in ‘I am teaming this hat with these gloves’ or ‘She paired the silk blouse with the red skirt’. Just fuck off.

It’s like nails down a blackboard for me 🤣

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IndieK1d · 15/12/2022 18:42

Not a word but watching programmes with warnings like "contains scenes that may disturb some viewers" / "unsuitable for children"

I'm not saying I want to be disturbed but given what I was watching, hardly a shock

Inspecto · 15/12/2022 18:47

Woke

It sounds judgemental. But when I think about it I don’t understand why being awake is a bad a that. Woke must surely be better than being asleep. Wake up!

KatyClair · 15/12/2022 18:56

Moist
eggy

hookiewookie29 · 15/12/2022 22:01

"Famalam"
"Holibobs
"Making memories"
Cringe........

FTY765 · 15/12/2022 22:16

"nautical" used to describe something:

"Ooh, that is a very nautical T-Shirt"
"My bathroom has a nautical theme"

I can accept it is a word. I don't mind it being used in conjunction with the navy or when referring to miles. But not for bleeding clothing or shower curtains.

WalkingOnTheCracks · 16/12/2022 10:59

“I think that’s an issue we should address outwith this meeting.”

”I’m going to cut the brake cables on your car.”

SinnerBoy · 16/12/2022 11:04

Yes, hydraulic brakes on modern cars have pipes, not cables.

ortonym · 16/12/2022 12:13

SinnerBoy · 16/12/2022 11:04

Yes, hydraulic brakes on modern cars have pipes, not cables.

Usually not the handbrake

lieselotte · 16/12/2022 12:44

I really dislike the expression Karen, so sexist and ageist.

But I did laugh at the fact that Elon Musk is being called a "Space Karen" on Twitter today because he's thrown his toys out of the pram over his private jet being tracked and people using Mastodon instead of Twitter.

I know I am hypocritical.

lieselotte · 16/12/2022 12:45

hookiewookie29 · 15/12/2022 22:01

"Famalam"
"Holibobs
"Making memories"
Cringe........

Yes all of those are very cringe!

SinnerBoy · 16/12/2022 13:38

ortonym

^Yes, hydraulic brakes on modern cars have pipes, not cables.
Usually not the handbrake^

True. I don't know how mine's controlled, both it and the last one have a switch for the "handbrake."

SinnerBoy · 16/12/2022 13:41

Anyway, have we had "refute" yet? I've seen it used instead of rebuke, but more commonly, to deny. You haven't refuted a case unless you've systematically taken the other party's case apart, point by point and proven it to be wrong.

Yes, Daily Mail, I'm thinking mostly of you!

5128gap · 16/12/2022 13:51

Selfish. The over use, the pursed lipped judgy, sheer unorigionality of it, makes me furious.

FTY765 · 16/12/2022 20:28

5128gap · 16/12/2022 13:51

Selfish. The over use, the pursed lipped judgy, sheer unorigionality of it, makes me furious.

I was sick of it in early 2020. It was way, way overused during lockdown.

rainbowandglitter · 17/12/2022 08:04

I was then on another thread and saw one... jammies. It's pyjamas not jammies!

SinnerBoy · 17/12/2022 09:37

I've seen "peaked" on here, quite a few times. I've realised they mean "piqued."

lieselotte · 17/12/2022 15:20

rainbowandglitter · 17/12/2022 08:04

I was then on another thread and saw one... jammies. It's pyjamas not jammies!

Yes I find that quite cringe as well.

I know some people also find the word cringe, cringe Grin

PlinkPlonkFizz · 17/12/2022 15:26

Treating
Pamper
Tresses
Onboarding
Shop (verb)

SinnerBoy · 17/12/2022 16:20

"Hate on." Why? You hate something, not on it.

Sunnytwobridges · 17/12/2022 16:37

fanny
wobble
mate

TulipCat · 17/12/2022 16:43

Bunce. Our finance director at work uses it all the time. Makes me want to stab him with a fork.

Also toilet used as a verb when applied to dogs or toddlers.

WalkingOnTheCracks · 17/12/2022 18:36

SinnerBoy · 16/12/2022 11:04

Yes, hydraulic brakes on modern cars have pipes, not cables.

I’ll take your word for it. Me, when the windscreen squirty thing stops squirting, I sell the car.

SinnerBoy · 17/12/2022 18:39

WalkingOnTheCracks

I’ll take your word for it. Me, when the windscreen squirty thing stops squirting, I sell the car.

Jesus! How do you afford two cars a month in winter?

😀

WalkingOnTheCracks · 17/12/2022 19:05

SinnerBoy · 17/12/2022 18:39

WalkingOnTheCracks

I’ll take your word for it. Me, when the windscreen squirty thing stops squirting, I sell the car.

Jesus! How do you afford two cars a month in winter?

😀

I have Jenkins clean the front window before each trip, so the squirty thing lasts a good six months.

I recently learned that in many cases the squirty thing can be replenished, but a little research revealed that in order to do that you need a car with a lid at the front that opens, and as far as I’m aware my vehicle doesn’t have one of those.

WomanhoodIsABirthright · 19/12/2022 14:52

To share
As in, I've brought us some snacks to share.

Enjoy
As in DH and I enjoy a glass of wine each with dinner.

both sound downright affected.