To ask you which other '-isms' you find really grating....

[Sebsaloysius]

Following on in the spirit of the "I could care less" post earlier, what other new age/adopted phrases make your ears burn? Unfortunately, I'm adding to the USA pile on (although they likely could care less) as I'm pretty sure they are responsible for my own pet hate.

When ordering food at a cafe, restaurant, bar or anywhere in fact, when and why did we lose "Can I have" or "I'd like to order" to "Can I get"??

Only the other week did I overhear an elderly, well-spoken lady in a deli queue drawl "Can I get a pear and Shropshire Blue sourdough loaf". I wanted to tell her that she had no right to that beautifully crafted, quintessentially British artesan bread by asking for it in such a manner, and push her out of the door to reinforce the point (I didn't, before the MN police come at me).

I also find "sorry not sorry" vile. Not only are you 'not sorry', you're now also a dismissive cockwomble, so I like you even less than I did 5 seconds ago.

What are yours?

Meet with.

You have a meeting with someone or you meet someone. You do not meet with someone. I'll leave it there to prevent loss of temper.

“Gotten” REALLY gives me the rage 😂

Influencers that call an item of clothing “a piece” also makes me eyeroll every time.

We "did" Thailand.

Eurgh I find it so jarring.

These are written rather than spoken ones - using 'alot' as if that is an actual word. Also 'breath' when they mean 'breathe'. I'm always astonished at how often I see both of these written by otherwise very intelligent people.

Oftentimes, the word often does the job without times being tacked on.

This year it has been "gifting" urgh

My students drive me bonkers with YouTubeisms.

When they base an idea on something...they say it is based off of. It makes me want to scream.

"My bad" makes me irrationally angry

‘Can I ? ‘ Thinkk you mean ‘May I ? ‘ unless you plan to get it yourself.

But then , I refer to M&S as ‘ Markies’ which is MN suicide

I've also noticed wandering and wondering seem to get mixed up....I even noticed it on audible!

Using a singular for what should be plural e.g. “a bold colour lip”

Yes! A piece! Like it's a work of art. It's a strappy top from primary, calm down

Funny - we always got told off for 'can I have' you had to say 'may I have' or be asked I don't know CAN you in a sarky tone - guess things are ever evolving.

Are you trying to be funny op ?

There are two similar threads going at the moment.

FYI "can I get" is used in Ireland by every Irish person I've met. It's always followed with a please of course.
It's not an "Americanism" it is actually old English

To ‘medal’, I mean you, Olympic commentators.

Meal, as in come around for a meal. We’ll do you mean lunch or dinner?

could of, instead of could have.

‘Plate up’, said by my teens. Shall I help you plate up? We’re not in a bloody restaurant here!

And ‘pissed’ for the reasons detailed in the other thread.

Urgh yes "pieces" 🙄. Special bonus cringe points if the "piece" is some polyester tat from a supermarket.

I think it's the whole "Can I" thing that gets me. Of course you probably can, but that doesn't mean you should!

Markies? I have never heard that before!

When people say ...

'what on earth? / why on earth?'

Righteous knobs 😂

Op, ‘ Markies’ is Aberdeen and surrounding area name for good old M&S. it’s very local 😄

Could of! Grrrrrrrr.

I may be guilty of inviting you round for a meal. But only because my cooking is so crap that inviting you to lunch may well turn out to be dinner by the time I've got something on a plate. I like to hedge my bets!

When people talk about deceased pets "going over the rainbow bridge".

@OkPedro are you trying to be funny?

Just because a lot of people say it doesn't mean it is grammatically correct. Or indeed the original way of speaking. It should be "May I have...?" surely? Unless you are getting the item yourself. Or, as other people have mentioned, expect a sarcastic, "I don't know. Can you?" In response.

I don’t mind “can I get”. I do realise that a lot of people seem to enjoy being outraged by it. It means something subtly different to “can I have”, in my opinion. It’s specific to a situation where you’re ordering goods for sale - so “could I get a coffee” is more like saying “could I order a coffee” than “could I drink a coffee”. It has grown in popularity as more places these days require you to order at the counter, driving a slightly different customer dynamic to table service - although I realise people still say it in table service situations. It’s not wrong, just different.

I've no idea where these come from but- hate "gift" used as a verb.

Worst one for me though is using "unalive," such as "he unalived himself" instead of saying killed or died. I absolutely hate it and see it everywhere online.

I find ‘passed’ incredibly irritating too. It’s ‘died’ thanks. Died.