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?

TigerRag · Today 20:19

"this programme contains things that may disturb some viewers". The clue is in the title... (Usually medical / crime programmes)

Oh FGS, I get so sick of the 'this programme contains things that may disturb some viewers' shite!

This 'warning' is on before every single episode of Coronation Street, no matter what it's about. And to be honest with you, at least 60% to 70% of the time - often more - there is nothing at all to disturb or trigger anybody. Yes, occasionally there is. But most of the time there isn't. I think (a lot of the time,) 'what have we got to be disturbed about?' Are people really so precious and fragile that they need warnings before EVERYTHING now?!

@GrazingSheep

Naice.

Oh that REALLY fucking pisses me off! I live in a naice area. Just plop off! You sound like an eeejit!

Little legs about a young child. Makes me cringe internally for some reason!

Or 🤮🤢. Hot choc and jammies

Which are always comfy.

Agree

I feel the same about any Americanism being used by British people. Makes me cringe for them.

Emails that start with "I hope this email finds you well."

What's wrong with "I hope you're well"?

It boils my piss.

I'm not being funny but....
When someone says 'so' at least twice for emphasis, as in 'it was so, so lovely".
By all accounts.

People (especially adult posters on here who’re trying to give serious adult advice to another adult in a difficult adult situation) who talk about “Spidey senses”, as if they’re fucking Spider-Man or a 9 year old boy playing at Spider-Man.

Any variations on the thingy/thingummies/thingybob theme.

Don’t be apologetic, OP. Start whatever threads you like. People who don’t like it should just move on.

Agreed. A similar one is “If that makes sense” after they have said something extremely simple and clear.

I can’t bear “We’re pregnant “ either. I want to say to the father-to-be “Good luck pushing a 7 pound baby out of the end of your penis”

Game changer - especially when referring to something small and everyday.

Life hack - usually just basic common sense.

Go - at the end of a post asking for advice or recommendations. No I won't race to impress you with information you can just Google!

I do not like date night. It’s just going out.

Amazeballs.

Some people use lots of these phrases in their everyday speech.
40 year old salesman relative of DH talks like this: we had a date night/ we arranged a play date. Tells me ‘don’t panic’ or don’t worry’ when I am neither worrying nor panicking or ‘no problem’ when there wasn’t remotely a problem of any kind.
Uses I when it should be Me because he thinks he sounds educated and sophisticated but he just sounds like a nob. Describes almost everything he approves of as ‘priceless.’
I don’t actually dislike the man but I often feel like I’m not talking to a real person.

God, yeah. Does my head in. Bloody date night.

Play date - never existed when my kids were little. It was just inviting a friend round to play.

Any corporate wankspeak.
I was in teaching and we became facilitators - No, I trained to teach, not facilitate.
There was a phase of using "scaffolding" to build learning on - no just fuck off.

My pet hates are ...

Holibobs instead of holiday. I find it stupid and childish!

Crimbo and Xmas instead of Christmas ... this is coming from me who is Atheist!

Wanna and gonna instead of want to and going to. Common and lazy!

Ditto. I was in teaching many years. One day I asked what this new scaffolding was. It was explained. I found I’d been doing it for years.

This! I associate “date nights” with having had problems and trying to rekindle the romance.

I quite like date night although I don't use it myself - it was popularised by the Obamas when they were in the White House, wasn't it?

I'd associate it with busy parents making the effort to get time alone as a couple rather than just a night out.

Yes. Sounds like they’re pretending they’re not married and playing at ‘courting’ 😃

Out out

A long sleeve.
A high heel...

Go figure.
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