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

@ClaudiaWinklepanda A RED LIP - Gghhh winds me right up !

Hmmmm, I must admit, I have found a LOT of things funny in life, but I have never spit my tea all over the keyboard at anything funny.

"Love the bones of" and using 'alternate' when they mean 'alternative'

“I got sick in my mouth.”
Yuck, so has everyone else now, vomit breath.
“My truth”, which translates to “anything but the truth”.

‘Winning at life’

’Global call’

’Making memories’

’Lush’

’Nom nom nom’

’Yum’

Well I have, and some of these posts on here have come very, very close to it tonight. 😅

Partner being used interchangeably for wife/husband.

😆

Also ‘Your’ instead of ‘You’re’ is everywhere now, to the extent that it seems to have become accepted as correct.

Pacific.

That reminds me of Mrs Slocombe, from Are you being served. “I was stood standing outside”.

No I've never literally spat put my tea either, nor did I actually ROFL when that was a thing. And whilst I may post > 🤣😂😅 I'm literally barely cracking a smile

Curated.
Used to just apply to museum exhibitions and the like, now everything is 'curated' from baked goods to clothing collections to bicycle accessories.

My journey.
I want to share my skincare 'journey' with you all, or let me tell you about my journey to grey hair.

Off you all fuck you pretentious clowns.

Oh as a domestic cleaner I often used to get notes saying "could you have a go at the windows in the [insert room name here], the children have been busy making memories!". Which, I suppose in effect they had, because it's been ever so hard for me to forget just how much mess some of them made.

at the doctors

”Pop off your pants and then pop yourself up on the couch. I’ll just pop out and get a chaperone, and then I can pop this in and have a look.”

Which makes it sound like a fun experience instead of an intimate, sometimes painful examination!

Let's touch base.
Do one.....you ain't touching nothing pal...

I have loads that irritate me beyond belief....I've not read through the thread so apologies if I mention any already posted.

Living their best life
Making memories
Give your head a wobble
Touch base (had a boss years ago who used this all the time)
Chippy tea
Picky tea
Nip it in the bud
Knuckle down
Buckle up
Calling kids munchkins

The word ‘hun’ I absolutely hate it.
and ‘from the get go’ what’s that all about!

End of.

I say partner as default. Not actually interested in the marital status. Bemused when women insist on husband or asserting they’re married. Ummm, that’s nice for you…

Other tennis phrases I really dislike are ‘asking the question’ or ‘answering the question.’

Totes AMAZE- when said by women in their 40’s
Ya boi- when said by men in their 40’s
Little people to describe children (also agree with smalls- so twee)
Forever home- it’s been said already but it’s so cheesy & schmaltzy