Words and phrases that drive you insane...

[Ducksbehindthesofa]

Certain words (usually nonsense or pseudowords) and phrases really grate on me, sometimes to the extent I don't bother reading the rest of a narrative if I stumble across a word or phrase on my hit list, halfway through something.

There are plenty, but a few to kick off:

Holibobs. It's not even an abbreviation for goodness sake.

Chillax. Just why?

"You do you" - this seems to be the in phrase at the moment, especially with the younger generation. It always sounds vaguely condescending to me

Chrimbo. Please, no

Nom nom nom. This one is right up there with holibobs!

Your turn......

I actually hate the word poo, even when used to describe excrement. I'd rather hear excrement or fecal matter.

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Similarly, "worn with/accessorised with a flat shoe."
What, one shoe on one foot?

I think it's also used as a variant of "your good self", which (confusingly) would be gramatically correct.

Yes, that might be it as well.

It makes my toes curl. Almost put me off watching the Round Table bits of Traitors.

Advocate. Whatever happened to just speaking/standing up for someone?

Oh god I loathe that one!

Me too! It amazes me that grown adults use these childish words (wee and poo). Why can't they just say 'I'm going to the loo' if they feel it necessary to announce to the assembled company that they are about to urinate/defecate???

It was reasonably common traditional usage ("Hiberno-English") in rural Ireland when I was there quite a long time ago.

Maybe it's all changed and people have never heard of such a thing in modern Ireland, or if they have, they now think it "cringeworthy".

That's a common view of those who dismiss all regional dialect as "incorrect grammar".

I assumed such views are now widely regarded as somewhat narrow-minded.

In the same way that someone's "lived experience" is really just their own experience. I mean, to experience something, you have to ... well, experience it.

I think these dressed up terms are to kind of give it the stamp of validation.

Loo is a terrible word i don't know why people don't say toilet! This isn't a personal dig at you but just say toilet
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Loo is fine, toilet is considered non-u! (meant in humour).

Interestingly, it is the same logic that makes people say "loo." I realise now (and I think it is what you are saying) many people think toilet is the direct or slightly crude term, but actually toilet was the euphemistic cover-up originally, coming from toilette, in other words a "grooming routine." We now associate it with a piece of bathroom equipment, but that isn't the origin.

I don't know what non u means,

Not upper class.

I grew up in rural Ireland, (born in the 70s) and never heard ‘myself’ and ‘yourself’ used incorrectly in the way they currently are- they were words that were used, certainly, but not in the manner of “I’ll get back to yourself on that” or “please contact myself with any questions”.

Truth be told, all such terms (toilet, lavatory, water closet) were originally genteel terms avoiding reference to the actual function of the device.

"Toilet" only sounds simple and down-to-earth now after many years of being used to describe such fixtures. It originally served the same euphemistic function as "bathroom" in current US usage.

Personally I prefer shit, a fine old English word that was not originally regarded as a profanity.

Yes it annoys me when people talk about past events in the present tense too.
I only hear this on American TV programmes or films though so I think it's an American thing.

The more I notice it, the more it irritates me. If you're talking about the past, use the past tense, it's not difficult!

I typed that and then backspaced! I'm with you.

Happy days
Making space
Most authentic self
Circle back
Menty b (wtf?)!

We are going through the painful process of explaining to some otherwise influenced teenage boys that
“love languages” are a load of bollocks

love language

it’s quite sweet when they are seriously analysing their own “love languages” with the combined experience of a mayfly between them!

so yeah love language

(most effective way so far has been for me and H to go into sarcastic depth of our love language to illustrate how utterly ridiculous they sound)

I also know when someone says “at the end of the day…….” It will be followed by a statement that has no critical thinking behind it whatsoever

i actually quite like chillax - it neatly explains that the forthcoming relaxing time will be spent doing nothing (rather than a doing relax)

Also agree with “my truth”
you’re a dumb fuck pampered light of our life teen who knows Jack about Jack

In a more serious comment and with respect to the victims:
‘Thoughts and prayers’ is a hideous American cliche, when they need to sort their bloody gun laws out.