Annoying words that have cropped up in our language

[Spartacus]

56 minutes ago, SpringTime said:

Like.

Like I...

Like can we...

Like, what?

They're like...

She's so like...

If you, you know, like...

Brings out the executioner in me, that one.

What's not to like about like, like ? 

[SpringTime]

21 minutes ago, Spartacus said:

What's not to like about like, like ? 

Like, d'you, like, like my gallows, like? 

[OutOfFocus]

Colleague  meaning staff member - sense used by Sainsbury's. 

[Callie]

Face plant

[SpringTime]

Amazeballs

Chillax

[malumbu]

Brick Doctor

[Twoddle]

My bad.

Can I get a cheese slice and an Americano?

[Jules-and-Boo]

"I was today years old when I ....."

 

 

[SpringTime]

I'm not feeling this thread, I'm just not feeling it.

[Sue]

Grab.

I'm showing my age, but it always used to be a greedy sort of thing to do, grabbing. 

If not  outright criminal, as in snatch and grab.

Now it seems to be  used for getting anything. Let's grab a sandwich. Up for grabs. I'll just come and grab that now.

I hate it! 

And "It is what it is".

Yes, obviously it is, otherwise it would be something else 🙄

[SpringTime]

Thanks for reaching out Sue. I'm, like, just processing.

[Sue]

13 hours ago, SpringTime said:

Thanks for reaching out Sue. I'm, like, just processing.

🤣

[Spartacus]

CPZ now that's an annoying acronym as is LTN 🤣

[malumbu]

Democratic defecit

 

[OutOfFocus]

20 hours ago, Spartacus said:

CPZ now that's an annoying acronym as is LTN 🤣

Add to the ETD ( EDF TLA dictionary)

[Twoddle]

On 02/11/2023 at 16:27, Nigello said:

Thank you SO much 

 

Notice this more now you come to mention it. People saying "thank you SO much" sounds so cringy when leaving the cashier, where a simple "thank you" would suffice.

[SpringTime]

What was your name?

I'm not in the habit of changing my name FFS.

[South_London]

Banter .

 

It’s a word that makes people think it’s ok to overstep the mark . 
 

“it’s only banter” 

[OutOfFocus]

"what's your second name" meaning surname.

[Sue]

10 hours ago, South_London said:

Banter .

 

It’s a word that makes people think it’s ok to overstep the mark . 
 

“it’s only banter” 

Bantz  is even worse 🙄

[OutOfFocus]

On 13/01/2024 at 13:50, SpringTime said:

What was your name?

I'm not in the habit of changing my name FFS.

Playing slight devil's advocate - I interpret it as shorthand for "What was the name you wrote" (or whatever) 

 

[OutOfFocus]

Monday thru Friday 

[Sue]

On 15/04/2024 at 17:14, OutOfFocus said:

Monday thru Friday 

Is your objection to the spelling of through, or to the whole phrase (which I think is useful)?

[OutOfFocus]

My objection is that it is an Americanism.

Spoken id prefer Mon to Thurs. In writing Mon - Thurs.

 

[Sue]

11 hours ago, OutOfFocus said:

My objection is that it is an Americanism.

Spoken id prefer Mon to Thurs. In writing Mon - Thurs.

 

Yes but the point of saying "through" or "thru" is that it unambiguously includes Friday!!!

"Monday to Friday" might or might not include Friday.

"Monday through Friday" very clearly does include Friday.

Nothing wrong with a useful expression that just happens to come from America, surely? Much of our modern language does originally, just as much of their language came from us originally.

Times change, and all that ....

Edited April 18, 2024 by Sue