Phrases you hate

[Lemon1111]

Mine is ‘buttery soft’…If you haven’t come across this phrase, it is mainly used when describing leggings or other clothes, but now I’ve even seen it being used to describe gold jewellery! Also butter isn't that soft…Margariney soft doesn’t have the same ring to it I suppose.. Anyone else?

It's the Ocado ad. So irritating. I have to turn it down when it comes on (every 5 minutes...)😠

😂

And starting it with "Look,..."
Always a clue as to what's coming next...so condescending 😶

I've only ever heard the expression boobing on threads about what people don't like.
I've never actually heard anyone say it

In all fairness.
Let's connect
Can we triangulate.

I work with a woman who is not actually qualified to do the job we do (she got promoted through the organisation due to longevity). And she uses all this awful jargon to do with the vocation. That annoyed me. So job specific jargon and abbreviations. I hate it. I prefer simple English.

“What do we think of….?”

It’s just so pathetic. Form your own opinion, or say that you don’t know enough about it to have an opinion, but don’t try and co-opt everyone else into some kind of hive mind.

Yes. And what happened to "my son is autistic"?

Neurospicy. 🤮🤮🤮 I'm autistic and it's disgusting.

'With kindness' or ' I mean this gently'

Over use of

Big (especially big birthday- they are all 24 hours long)
Little
Super
Literally

Grey rock

Not keen on gentle reminders. If people are poor at deadlines, deal with the individuals concerned. A thank you to those who have met a deadline and just a reminder to others is all that is needed.

We had one who wanted a gentle reminder about not scheduling meetings over lunchtime. Which in my opinion should have been a request not to unintentionally discriminate against people who have a hidden condition that means meals at set times.

🤮Mama [of 4]
🤮Answering a question with "So..." or "Yeah... So..."
🤮Poorly instead of ill
🤮Nourish(ing)
🤮ND

There are so many of these that I probably shouldn't start. This one - though I agree it's irritating - isn't a ratio. The derivation is from sport - mostly basketball. It's jargon for 'one versus one'.

Heritage tomatoes.

I mean, what?

What's wrong with you? Such a horrible phrase people/partners use when they notice you are upset.

Touch base
Curate
Living my best life
Making memories
To socialise (an idea)

Mine is “doubling down” Garghhh! Sounds like someone is constipated….

”lived experience” and the alternative is?

Also 'human error'. There is no other kind of error. Computers, for instance, never error. They do exactly what they are told.

'Human error' is used when it's not possible for an organisation to pretend there wasn't a fuck-up, but they rather hope everyone will be forgiving of it.

See also 'we are where we are' (we fucked up) but 'lessons have been learned' (we can see that we fucked up) 'and now we need to move forward (and we don't want to talk about it).

Finding your tribe. Just read it on another thread and it reminded me

This too shall pass.

RabbitsRock · Yesterday 22:02

Pack lunch instead of packed
Mash potato instead of mashed
Today I saw “ corn beef”

"Grill cheese," meaning grilled cheese sandwich.

What ever happened to the proper form of verbs?

And "baby daddy / baby mama" can FOAD.

Making memories

Oh yes, that's awful 😂