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?

British property programmes saying Real estate

Mahoosive.

That gets on my nerves, too.

Picky bits/ picky tea

Oh you know, in discussions "and that's the technology piece", "and that's the marketing piece" rather than "this is how we are using tech", "this is how we are marketing the product"

I Googled and here is an example, although it is usually spoken not written: "The technology piece must be viewed as exciting and something to embrace if you grow in your role" - just say technology! You don't need "piece"!
This is from a podcast: "The hard part isn’t the technology piece but making sure the experience is right enough for patient engagement"
Like when people say "something about" in a discussion in order to bring up a topic but not really say anything coherent about it. "What can be done to stop people rioting?" "Well, there's something about education, isn't there? I think there's something about poverty and disadvantage".

When there's a sale on somewhere and someone shares it with "don't go/walk to [shop], run!!!"

I don't think I've ever been so excited by a sale I would want to run. Tbh I wouldn't even run in a zombie apocalypse so 🤷🏻‍♀️ and it always has at least three exclamation marks when people write it.

All of the above but especially the "could of instead of could have.
My lovely friend was saying he had "reached out" to someone about a job and I had to say "did you mean contacted" because that's wanky corporate speech and we're not wanky corporate people. He apologised.

Too many to list, but then i am grumpy. My boys saying "Eeeeuugh!" Pron. "Eeeeeeyooooo" at something they find disgusting sets my teeth on edge.
Also. Parents claiming their kids are their best friends also riles me. Kids have got plenty of friends, kids need parents to be parents. When they're all grown up (mid 20's maybe), then you can be best friends as well as being a parent.

Yes this!!!

I've hated it for so long. I have even been known to shout at the radio & TV "just say yes!" when interviewees say it.

Totally agree.

Colleague - " I literally shat myself". No you didn't. You figuratively shat yourself.

Or just as bad "I literally pissed myself". No you didn't.

“Metalled”

Also don’t like it when spreadable food is just referred to as “spread”. I know it’s a legitimate name for it, it just weirds me out that some food is grouped together by a description of what you can do to it not what it actually is (kind of the opposite of the noun “medal” being turned into a verb). I accept IABU here!

“Medalled”…

We’ve or I’ve done a thing. Just reminds me of the John carpenter horror film

Everything those presenters say (often with a mouthful of food 🤢) irritates me so I can't watch it at all.

I used to have a colleague who said absolutely all the time instead of just yes or ok. It was very annoying.

I know this might be divisive but I really hate the phrase ‘we are pregnant’. I know it’s meant to convey that we’re in it together but you wouldn’t say it for any other condition one person was in and the other wasn’t (even if you intend to be ‘in it together’ for it).

Yes, the use of "literally" when meaning the exact opposite!

Equally I hate love the bones of you. I think it’s a more regional thing but I hear it on tv sometimes and just hate it. Makes me think of a pile of bleached bones with tumbleweed rolling around. It’s the most unromantic and unappealing declaration of love to me.

Years of playing the yes and no game has led to this. 😂

You're wrong. Some people do choose to say they 'have' ASD, many of us do not. It's not something I 'have', it's not a disease. It's absolutely what I am at my core. It's who I am.

So, 'my dear' do your research, find out about the self-advocacy going on in the field of autism if you are interested. If not, be aware that ill informed opinion displays a shocking lack of self-awareness that is likely to cause offence. Thanks

The "ill informed opinion displays a shocking lack of self-awaereness that is likely to cause offence" works both ways though. As it's an opinion how can it be wrong?

I'm with @Trumpetjelly on this.

I really hate ‘birthing’ a baby. Whatever happened to ‘giving birth to’?

To me, ‘birthing’ sounds semi-literate. ‘Birth’ is a noun, not a verb. Yes, I know language changes and all that, but I still hate it!

What the hell is this??
I agree with you. That has got to be the worst one.

“So then she turned around and told me…”
Was it on both feet? Pointes? Like the gymnasts spin on the beam? I need to know🤣