Words or phrases that annoy you

sillygoose

I have corporate nonsense at work to put up with like megatrends and synergies..

The most common one is 'moving forward'

This is established code for "I am bored discussing this any more, you have had your 10 minutes worth but its a waste of time as I am in charge and we are, always were, going to do what I have decided anyway. Saying this makes me sound progressive and dynamic and your a stick in the mud holding us back if you don't agree"

tea_lover

The workplace one that annoys me the most is "discuss this offline" used during a meeting. We're not online in the first place! If you mean 'later', say later..... not offline!!

Kernow666

when women refer to the husband as Hubby


or people who use DD DH DS DW

dogcat_2

:cool:Brunch is a word I hate.

soba

"It is what it is", well it can't be what it isn't

"Off of", that drives me nuts

"Touch base", aaaargh!

missmoose

Mom instead of mum winds me right up


"It's our 6 month anniversary" - I'm not sure these people know that like anniversary is link to annual, which is link to yearly.

bab/bubba I don't mind babe, baby or even babes but this is a step too far.

"baby boy" when referring to someone who isn't an infant.

When people who refer to their half hours train journey to they Partners as "long distance"

Furbabies

I'm a 90's kid when they were born in post 95 you were a 90's toddler.

I'm hoping these are all and aged based thing and everyone on my facebook will stop with this ridiculousness by the time they all hit their mid 20's

fierystormcloud

missmoose wrote: »

Mom instead of mum winds me right up

"It's our 6 month anniversary" - I'm not sure these people know that like anniversary is link to annual, which is link to yearly.

I'm a 90's kid when they were born in post 95 you were a 90's toddler.

I'm hoping these are all and aged based thing and everyone on my facebook will stop with this ridiculousness by the time they all hit their mid 20's

MOM is regional. They say it in the midlands...

6 month anniversary is daft though.

And yes, someone born after 94/95 is NOT a 90s kids, they're a noughties kid! I was born in the mid 70s, and so I'm an 80s kid, not a 70s kid!

Kernow666 wrote: »

when women refer to the husband as Hubby

or people who use DD DH DS DW

Don't mind HUBBY, but do hate DH, DD, DS, DW! And DGD, DGS. :mad: Is it that hard to just say husband, son, daughter, grandson, or granddaughter FGS!

sacha28 wrote: »

I have a couple of phrases and words that really irk me.....

'I need to spend a penny'.....I have no idea why but that really makes me rage inside. I know where it's come from, and why people say it, but it annoys me!

'Doing my nut in'......just, no.

Anything that has come off the back of TOWIE 'Amazeballs' etc

I Swear down

And I really annoy myself with my lifelong inability to pronounce 'oven' properly, I always end up saying 'othen'. Idiot.

'I need to spend a penny' comes from people having to pay to use a public loo. It used to be a penny in days of old.

Othen?! LOL. I used to know this person who couldn't say the word voucher; they used to say Valcher. And also another person I knew said outzeimers, instead of alzheimers.

Another bugbear for me is people who make something a plural - twice. This woman who lives me 'says breakfastsizz.' She puts an S on breakfasts!
!!!!!!! :huh:

Also people saying 'textee's' does my head in too! :mad:

And people who say apparently, actually, and basically a lot. And people who say pacifically. ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek:

party_of_five

Skellington.
Makes me want to scream.

jackieblack

fierystormcloud wrote: »

Don't mind HUBBY, but do hate DH, DD, DS, DW! And DGD, DGS. :mad: Is it that hard to just say husband, son, daughter, grandson, or granddaughter FGS!

Not harder to say (does anyone actually say DH, DD etc though?) but it is harder/ more long winded to type out in full, especially for anyone posting on a phone
It's just an abbreviation, used for brevity, so doesn't bother me.

Hubby does irritates me (it's a bit demeaning, unless you don't mind being called wifey?) and slightly nauseating

Pollycat

fierystormcloud wrote: »

And yes, someone born after 94/95 is NOT a 90s kids, they're a noughties kid! I was born in the mid 70s, and so I'm an 80s kid, not a 70s kid!

Is this really true?
I would have said that if you were born in a particular decade, you'd be classed the same as someone born on the first day of that decade.
For example, I was born in 1953, I'm a fifties kid.
My sister was born in 1966, she's a sixties kid.
I'd have said you were a seventies kid.

Am I looking at this in the wrong way?
Is there a rule about this?

I've heard questions on quiz programmes about (e.g.) songs of the 'noughties' and I don't think they would have accepted something recorded in 1998.

fierystormcloud wrote: »

Don't mind HUBBY, but do hate DH, DD, DS, DW! And DGD, DGS. :mad: Is it that hard to just say husband, son, daughter, grandson, or granddaughter FGS!

I agree with Jackie - it's far easier & quicker to type 2 letters instead of as many as 13.
I've never heard anyone actually use DH, DD etc in speech.

fierystormcloud wrote: »

Another bugbear for me is people who make something a plural - twice. This woman who lives me 'says breakfastsizz.' She puts an S on breakfasts!
!!!!!!! :huh:

Too much Tolkien, I guess.