To dislike certain words or abbreviations?

[AlwaysUltraFlexiWings]

LOL, ROFL, BD for example. Im also irrationally narked by phrases like

"I'll get me coat"
"End of"
or "Fact". Which is usually, placed, rather smugly at the end of a statement. (not necessarily a factually correct one either)

AIBU?

Tortise I am so glad you said that - I am new to mumsnet and I have to admit I was really surprised by the use of DD/DS and DH. I started reading posts and was so excited about the high standard of wit and commentary - 'what a group of down-to-earth, switched on women I thought' but I wonder what all those letters mean - then I looked it up. My "Darling/Dear Daughter" ... really?. An expression I hate is 'end of play' used at my workplace ... a lot.

Housebuyers looking for a "property".
The word space when describing rooms in a house ie living "space".

tortoise you are not alone!!!

The misuse of literally, as in 'I was literally exploding with laughter.'

And people describing something they experienced or witnessed by saying 'You felt like you were in a dream, you heard a huge bang and you saw people running'.

No, dear. I didn't. I wasn't there. YOU did.

Calling clothes "pieces".

Brolly - I hate that.

Cup o' tea - why do people drop the 'f'? I have a friend who says this even though she speaks quite nicely in all other ways. What's wrong with that 'f'?

i hate "at the end of the day" too.
especially because it's bandied about to mean "all the time" or "constantly" or "the truth is that"

eg "at the end of the day you owe me this money".
because I only owe it at bedtime? I obviously don't owe the money in the morning...

and "end of." i hate that. hate it.

bickie yours too?...are you a civil servant by any chance?...if you are I also hate 'under my command' - like they are friggin generals or something!...get over yaselves!

Amazing.

Hardly ever used to mean something that is actually amazing. Usually used to describe a pesto sauce. Or your new flip-fops.

The addition of an extra 'h' in some words eg
reshtaurant, shtudent.

Kreecher, BD stands for Baby Dancing and is a silly euphemism for sex or trying to conceive.

Thanks for the clarification Tallulah.

Ronshar, this reminds me of a friend's niece, who thought LOL stood for Loads of Love. So for example, my friend posted a sad Facebook update about having lost her beloved cat to cancer, and the niece would write 'sorry about the cat LOL'.

And people who ask for 'a tea' or 'a wine'. It is essential that tea and wine is asked for in a cup or a glass. It is perfectly acceptable however, to have 'a beer' or 'a coffee.' Don't ask me why, it just is.

Don't care for "Laters" (as in see you later) either.

Yep thats exactly the kind of thing I would do so I dont use it at all.

The word trouser used in this way : "would look good with a black trouser" in magazines

Beverage is a bizarre word as well. It seems to be used exclusively by the catering and vending industry, yet the entire English-speaking world only ever asks for a drink!

Baguettes. Why do shops use this word?

I say baguette! Sorry - disallowed.

Isnt that a long loaf of french bread?
See I am rubbish at this game

baguettes? whats wrong with baguettes?

I hate "suck it and see", people use this all the time and well, see - what i see is.............

oh and "you're not going to like this" um, well don't fucking tell me then!

Thanks always. Can't bear dd saying a lot of slangy stuff. Some of which she understands, a lot, she hears on the school bus. her current favourite is calling someone the shittybits that hang off a sheeps arse (in german).

Topical debates on the radio "The reality is...". Gah hate it.

Kreecher - they are Daggins around here

Baguette - yes it is French bread but I hate sandwich shops offering 'baguettes' instead of sandwiches or rolls.