Annoying words that have cropped up in our language

[Seabag]

Flatgate

[Seabag]

And now Sleazy Jet enters the lexicon

Maybe Mr Johnson has a whole subsection on the thread, of annoying words he?s created around him.

[SpringTime]

"Our story"

Yeah, big deal about your story. I just want a sandwich please.

[Spartacus]

SpringTime Wrote:

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> "Our story"

>

> Yeah, big deal about your story. I just want a

> sandwich please.

Bacon sandwich ?

[Seabag]

Gove

Techno

[Seabag]

Paddle board

[Sue]

Cancel culture

[Earl Aelfheah]

Lol

[womanofdulwich]

Reaching out

[Nigello]

Gotten - yes, I know it is actually a form of old English and that we in the U K got rid of teh final syllable so maybe we are in the wrong, but GOT has been the acceptable past participle for at least 150 years. (Apple and YouTube, etc. and all the social media are partly responsible, especially when the hardware is often set automatically to U S English. This is how cultural hegemony starts out, people!

[Seabag]

Gin

[Alan Medic]

womanofdulwich Wrote:

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> Reaching out

I think I hate this one the most. It almost makes my skin crawl, and I'm not even sure why.

[SpringTime]

So

[sjsl]

Uptick... horrible. Apparently there's a downtick as well ? I'd like to see a definate downtick on the use of uptick.

[SpringTime]

Enjoy

[Seabag]

Tick

[OutOfFocus]

Script in place of prescription. Especially as they are electronic rather than written.

[mancity68]

People buying ?vinyls? instead of vinyl or vinyl records. Even worse, people talking about how many vinyls they own rather than how many records.

[malumbu]

LPs - that is the correct term! unless you are talking of singles, EPs or 12"s

[Sue]

Pop.

As in eihter a "pop" of colour, GRRRRRR or "I'll pop it through your letter box" etc GRRRRRRR

[Sue]

Oh, and also Grab. But I'm not sure if that's already been mentioned (probably by me :)) )

[Spartacus]

Sue Wrote:

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> Pop.

>

> As in eihter a "pop" of colour, GRRRRRR or "I'll

> pop it through your letter box" etc GRRRRRRR

What about pop as in lashings and lashings of fizzy pop ?

Surely you can't object to that otherwise you will destroy the bedrock foundation of the famous five 😱

[Sue]

Yes, but that's using "pop" in a different context.

Same with "grab".

[first mate]

When addressing or responding to vulnerable or disabled-

"Ah bless", "my love" "pop" clothing on or off, or "pop yourself" onto a chair or bed.

[BrandNewGuy]

Plant-based.

Just say 'vegan' ffs...