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......

Is that fair? I mean some people do, for example, show love by actions but can't talk about their feelings very easily.

My friend's late dad was very stiff and abrupt and had never once told her he loved her - but he was always the one who was there to pick her up, drop her somewhere, help with her uni applications etc. He mum was - and is - one of those flowery, effusive types (I have no idea how they got together ...) who was quick to smother her in affection and flattery, but often was too busy to help.

I don't think it's at all bad that your teens are able to understand that

Train stations, no, they are railway stations. I can just about cope but my husband shouts at the TV or radio every time and that sets me off

An acquaintance started using myself and yourself a lot which grated but when he started saying ‘your good self’ and……..wait for it….. ‘my good self’. I nearly cried.

Starting too many sentences with ‘So’, I’m even more annoyed with myself (see what I did there ! 😉) that I did it the other day.

Lived experience – well, nobody is going to recount their ‘unlived’ experiences are they ?

Drink up
Tuck in
picky bits
full time mummy
dish up
And pretty much everything else that has been mentioned haha

Exactly - I never say 'toilet' - horrible word.

My bad. I mean, my bad what? It’s half a sentence.

Here goes …

Living your best life
Pre drinks
I don’t let it define me
At the end of the day
Tell me without telling me
I was today years old when…
Reimagining
Riddle me this
On it like a car bonnet
Picky bits
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Can’t park there mate
Hill to die on
And just like that
Love you lots like jelly tots
Galentine’s Day
Neurospicy
You’ve heard of… now get ready for…

Using 'Done' constantly instead of 'did' - or simply just better language.
'We done Disney, we done Universal' - in context of visiting places.
'She done her homework'
She did her homework or she has done her homework.
Thank you.

‘It’s giving…….’ Really irritates me in any context.

My teenage cousin said last week ‘It’s giving brat summer vibes’ about a swimsuit I showed her. Apparently it was a compliment.

'Americanisms like gotten
I knew this would turn up. It’s not an Americanism (not that it would matter to me). We use it in NI. It’s not slang. It appears on official documents etc. It’s also used in the rest of the island of Ireland and in some areas of Scotland.
See also ‘can I get?’'

Right thanks so why is it being used in England. It is not come from Ireland to England it is from American TV. I watched friends for years without saying I'm done every 5 minutes!

Is it really an improvement on got. Use got or received unless you are American or as I have since discovered Irish!

By the way moving on to Americans what is with Rowt?

I do believe the song pronounces

I got my kicks on route 66.

Route not rowwwt!

I'm sure they pronounce it correctly when we are not around.

And “lay” instead of lie

Can I please add "it's to die for."

Oh that was for @Hackedoffinoldage , whose list I concur with.

I vaguely assumed they used "root" for the noun and "rowt" for the verb - except for computer router which is rowter which is a noun from a verb!

Constant on the traitors. Soooo annoying! I’m voting for yourself tonight … eurgh!

Don’t forget “alot” 😡

Oh that will be me then 😀

100%, even when the person isn’t completely in agreement.

110%, 1,000%, 1 Million %,- oh, give over.

Gotten dates back to the Middle Ages in England and went to N America in the Mayflower (or similar). It just fell out of use here but carried on in the US and Canada.

@Calliopespa you haven’t heard them!

Analysing a long relationship through the eyes of an adult is a far cry from what they do. For starters they, well our two, are wrong, they don’t show love how they say they do. And it’s just another box youngsters shove themselves into before they know anything.

Teens are growing up in a very different world they have all been encouraged to share thoughts, feelings, worries, ideas. They are not repressed, the love language philosophy they bleat on about represses them more if anything not less.

So yes it’s nonsense. Therapy babble that’s escaped onto social media and people use out of context, with no deep thought or research.

It’s ok though they have their dad who they and their friends adore and he leads by a very good, entertaining, smart, patient and kind example to counteract the internet.

Oh yeah! There was another one I saw that I'd missed out as well but I've forgotten what it was.

The phrase I coped back in the day makes my skin crawl.

No, it isn't. People always insist that because something is 'regional' that it exempts it from being incorrect. It doesn't.

Agree+++ And why do medical people use those words to adults?

Picky bits. Yuck!

’Broken’. As in, you’re not broken. Aghhh

Yes, as I said, that's a common view of those who dismiss all regional dialect as "incorrect grammar".

I assume you also apply it to all the other regions of the world that were subject to English invasion and colonisation, and roll your eyes at the various "incorrect" versions of English now spoken by the indigenous peoples.

Just a little sad that such attitudes are still apparently common in the UK.

This! Something can simultaneously be a regional colloquial variant and poor grammar. I'm in the West Midlands and no one here thinks that "yam" is grammatically correct! 😂

And there is no regional variant where "I", "you" or "he" are seen as impolite 🙄