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

It's a 'game changer' arrgghhh

Anything involving the use of 'hubby' or 'hubster'

The use of ‘yourself’ and ‘myself’ instead of ‘I’, ‘me’, ‘my’ or ‘you’ etc makes me clench my teeth.
Also the word partner when describing a boyfriend or girlfriend.
Often used in the same sentence: “myself and my partner….” 🤬

”If you know you know!” Well yeh, obviously

’University of life’

‘Salt of the earth’

Any referral to a child’s age in months once kiddo is over 2
Full time mummy
it is what it is

lived experience!

Yes, I've heard this phrase a lot recently. It's very irritating.

Little ones.
Little people.
Hubby.
Bits. Just going out to get some bits.

Dirty - as in Dirty Fries, Dirty Burger, etc etc 🤮 It’s so stupid and makes the person look like they’re trying desperately to be cool. One new restaurant near me had practically everything ‘dirty’. A burger with cheese and pickles? A Dirty Burger 🙄 Slappy Cheese (sounds like a fart 🤢), Box of Filth to takeaway. Ooh, so edgy - not!

When my children were young, many years ago, they named it a pick & mix tea (like the Woolworths sweets). We still call it that.

I agree with so many of these!

I hate the word gifted - "He gifted her a ring" awful.

I hate nom nom - should be banned.

"we are pregnant" especially if said by a man- tell me you are a wanker without telling me you are a wanker (sorry rumnotrun :))

My biggest hate though is using the wrong use of I/me - I don't mind "it was me" but "He gave it to Mary and I" is horrible. Sadly, I think it is becoming such common usage, that it will be acceptable soon.

No is a full sentence

Use your words

Making memories

Happy Heavenly Birthday / Anniversary

The 'Smalls'

Speaking with a colleague the other day about a feature on a TV programme where the presenter said something like 'Ooh, I like a blue skirt.' My mind went straight to no, you like the blue skirt on show or you like blue skirts. In walked another colleague and made a comment about a pair of boots she'd seen and she said 'I do like a boot...' No. You like BOOTS, not A boot!! 😆.

"Hot girl summer"
"Live your best life"
"Blasted"

Just heard a new one on the Wimbledon coverage - a good rally is now great court craft. What the hell...?

Pop of colour
Gift/gifted
Nom Nom
Sweet treats
Bakes
Sourced

I done.

Big girl pants, anyone using this can fuck right off.

I feel so embarrassed for people when they write this. I know someone who writes this when she shares a picture on her child’s birthday. She has three children and has trotted out that same sentence every single time for at least the past four years. X number of turns around the sun is another one.

Yeah ‘needs done’ is Scottish. I like it.

This thread is so theraputic!

I'm getting annoyed reading them all but laughing.

Thanks for the 'tee hee ' and 'it is what it is' you lot!

All of the above from the beginning of the thread plus one more - 'super excited'.

These days, no one 'would like to (do something)' or is 'looking forward to (whatever)' or 'keen'. They are SUPER EXCITED!!!

Bleugh 🤮

Can I get

Our local papers junior reporters are increasngly fond of the term 'clapped back' when someone responds to something...

The nicknames for some female singers :
Tay Tay
Brit Brit
Ri Ri

it just gets on my nerves so much , so babyish

Ooh, “curated” - that’s another one I’ve just thought of. It’s just a bloody website selling a selection of nail polishes, but no, it’s ”curated” by Olivia Snootyface 🙄

I had a dirty chai latte the other day. God knows what made it dirty.