To want to ban these phrases (not light-hearted - this would be my first act as dictator)

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"I'm reaching out" - no, you are contacting me by email

"it broke me" - no, it made you a bit sad

"Picky bits tea" - just no

I hear this a lot, in Scotland - it seems to be a quirk of the language here, so I don’t mind it.

Crimbo and hollibobs can definitely go, though - along with hubster.

'I'm going in with.....' regarding cooking, 'I'm going in with the eggs, I'm going in with the flour.'
No, you're adding eggs, and adding flour.
And make-up- 'I'm going in with this concealer..' - err...you're putting concealer on.

Incorrect usage of myself and yourself.

You are absolutely right OP

Everyone knows the correct phrase is Dippy Tea 😉

Singular use of nouns usually found in the plural (I'm looking at you, fashion wankers). A wide-legged trouser, a brogue, a red lip.

Noooooooo

People who use literally inappropriately. ’I’m literally dying today’. No, no you’re not.

And at work ‘let’s sunset this’. No let’s be honest, we’re shutting something down and laying people off. Let’s not sugarcoat it.

We say ‘snacky tea’ is that as bad? Gulp!

We are pregnant.

Add Bubba, no, you have a child, a baby
Staycation, no, you went on holiday, it may have been to Dorset, but it's a holiday.
Reaching out, no you have contacted me

ohh..I'm sure I can think of a few more...

“It’s giving _”

Forever Home!!!! Can’t stand that term.

Years of age and moment in time.

How old's your daughter again?

She is 12 years of age at this moment in time.

Means:

She's 12 now.

Sourced. I sourced it.
Fuck off. You looked for it. You found it.

Let’s not boil the ocean

this is a favourite at work and it boils my piss everytime 🤣

Cat/dog parent

Most of the above.

But even worse is “baby daddy”. Makes me want to gnaw off my own arms.

Phrases I would ban?

” cheeky little” * not as in “you cheeky little sod”…..I mean “just checking in on our cheeky little get away” “just having a cheeky little facial to treat myself” - drives me mad. Don’t know why, just cringy, it’s not a “cheeky little weekend away” - it’s a weekend away, have fun, don’t make us all cringe with your bragging,

“Sorry not sorry” - just arranging and cocky, you’re a cow. Just admit it.

“I say it like it is” - ban that phrase, it’s just a skirt around “I’m rude and I don’t care”.

”feeling so blessed” “feeling so spoilt”. Again, just cringy, out they go.

Can I also ban the use of the word “like” more than once in a sentence if any of us become dictator. It just like, really like, annoys me like, when people say like, like 9 times in a sentence.

Hahaha I’m in a great mood today!

"run don't walk"

😑

Can i get? Instead of Can I have?
The POV used on the likes of Tik Tik. 99% of the time it makes no sense!

Family photos with "my world" written underneath!

Holibobs, famalam, and most egregiously, referring to yourself as a Country Mumkin!

I confess, I've been known to use the phrase picky tea. I'll take my place at the front of the queue for the gulag 😳

Furbaby/furgrandbaby
#makingmemories

Wow. Just wow.
Big girl pants.

This thread is great but at the same time pissing me off as it's all so fucking true! 😂