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......

A colleague of mine once said it couldn’t have went any wronger - where would you even start with that?!

Making memories
furbaby
princess
entitled to

'daddy daycare'... and friend said this to me yesterday and I totally flipped and let him have it... he tried to reason with me saying his wife was away... I said he can resume using it the minute a woman says 'mummy daycare' to him...

Or in terms of a whole country "oh yah, I've done India with the kids"

I have just seen an absolute corker on another thread, where the OP is asking for advice on how much to pay into her pench each month - presumably writing pension would have taken her far too long! 😂

That it's impolite or disrespectful to use "me", "you" "him" and "her" when it is grammatically correct is the most absurd thing I've heard today.

Proper grammar is always polite, even in Ireland... 🙄.

I didn't suggest it was at all impolite or disrespectful to use "me, you him, her".

Merely that the "myself, yourself, himself, herself" usage was a slightly more respectful (or perhaps just more "formal") usage, or at least that was my impression.

Yes, we Americans avoid the word "toilet" at all costs. In fact, if absolutely necessary to refer to the actual porcelain receptacle, many Southerners use the word "commode."

😃

“I just say it as it is” - no you give your opinion, often where it’s not wanted and try to make yourself sound so noble & honest for doing so!

Both pronunciations of "route" are used in the US.

I do agree with you (very strongly in fact!) about the therapy babble they are growing up with.

It is just when I was growing up - before narcs lurked around every corner - I did find it quite helpful to understand that people show love in different ways. I have always been one to lap up esteem delivered by way of a flowery speech of plaudits, but it taught me to notice "quieter" displays of affection.

But after reading your subsequent post, I get a feel for the babble you are meaning!

Almost exactly. Grrrrrr. It is either one thing or another!

Quality time!!!!!!

What's love language? My kids are in their thirties so I'm way out of touch with young people of today

It's not any more polite or respectful. It's incorrect grammar. How is incorrect grammar more formal when it makes the user appear poorly educated?

Hubster

'Baby Daddy' 🙄

When my mum says goodbye to me and her teenage granddaughter she says girls which I find irritating but that was nothing compared to her using the word guys when saying goodbye to the two of us and my husband. I don’t like the word anyway but you don’t say it to your child.

I think it is the things that someone does to show love/affection to someone else, @RaraRachael - actions rather than words. So, for example, a dad who turns up at his (adult) kid’s house and weeds the garden or does outstanding bits of DIY rather than actually saying out loud how much they love their child.

Journey - as in a person’s journey
Curating - never seems to be used on the art sense
Lowkey - meaning sort of important
Highkey - meaning very important
Girlies when referring to any aged woman or girls.
Ate - meaning did well
Sick - meaning awesome

I guess he could have said, "It couldn't of went any more wronger"...

No, it's just wrong (although I appreciate the exception for Hiberno English) and makes the user sound like an idiot.

The best formal language is accurate and precise, not full of solecisms.

nom nom
yep
nope
furbaby
(my) little one
hubby
picky bits
holibobs
I'm 'broken'/it 'broke' me
Plus i saw that 'pench' thread.....what fresh hell is that?

There are different categories, quality time, gift giving, physical touch, words of affirmation and acts of service.

So if you show and feel love by gift giving but youre in a relationship with someone who doesn't see the point in buying gifts and doesn't equate your gifts with love it can cause problems and it's about identifying things like that. You're supposed to learn how your partner receives love and figure out how you show love and it just helps people understand each other more.

I completely understand why it's an idea people would roll their eyes at but I have admittedly taken something from it and discussed it with my dh. I'd never say aloud though that something was my "love language" as that is a bit cringey.