Annoying words that have cropped up in our language

[OutOfFocus]

Let's agree to differ. I prefer English English 

Edit to say: the openibg post by Malumbu has " Staffer = employee (or longhand 'member of staff'). Nasty American term."

 

Edited April 18, 2024 by OutOfFocus

[Nigello]

Shuttered, to mean shut/closed/went out of business. (Horrid term, horrid things) 

[Sue]

The wow factor.

🤮🤮🤮

[SpringTime]

A few young, old, wrongly used and compromised items that have pizzed me off today...

- legend 

- epic

- gen

 

Edited September 23, 2024 by SpringTime

[Sue]

You got this.

GRRRRR.

Can't remember if I've posted that before, if so apologies.

[SpringTime]

Nothing really wrong with these two, it's just the way they're misappropriated by a load of t×ts in marketing...

Grab

Bundle

[Dulwich dweller]

Bro- Hey bro. Really grinds my gears.

 

Legend- Ledge. I took in a small parcel for neighbour only for the postman to inform me that i was  a  ' ledge bro '

Stop ir, stop it now 😁

[KalamityKel]

Brainwriting and ideation.

Ok ok, they've been around a good while but are now being used by the youth injected marketing teams in such a painful way I cringe!

[Moovart]

Incidences.  

[SpringTime]

Shut up, cuz.

[Sue]

  On 25/09/2024 at 21:57, SpringTime said:

Nothing really wrong with these two, it's just the way they're misappropriated by a load of t×ts in marketing...

Grab

Bundle

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I bloody hate "grab".

It used to mean "snatch" (not in its ruder sense) as in snatch and grab, and now it's just used all the time instead of "get" or "collect".

eg "I'll come and grab them later" or "can I grab a cup of tea?"

Also "Up for grabs" GRRRR 

Edited September 26, 2024 by Sue

[Sue]

I'm reviving this thread in order to have a moan.

Dive. Deep dive.

I'm not sure why, but recently these words seem to be in everything I read,  especially online, and I am finding them REALLY ANNOYING.

Why not just say, I'm finding out more about this, or,  now I am going to tell you much more about this?

AAAARGH.

(It's also annoying that the local swimming pool isn't deep enough to dive, but that's a totally different issue.)

[Sephiroth]

  On 26/09/2024 at 20:57, Sue said:

I bloody hate "grab".

It used to mean "snatch" (not in its ruder sense) as in snatch and grab, and now it's just used all the time instead of "get" or "collect".

eg "I'll come and grab them later" or "can I grab a cup of tea?"

Also "Up for grabs" GRRRR 

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do NOT get me started on "grab bags" - as in the large size packet of crips at train stations and the like

 

or relatedly "grab'n'go" - how about just chilling and eating something nice in a relaxed way

[niall]

  On 26/11/2023 at 17:23, Twoddle said:

My bad.

Can I get a cheese slice and an Americano?

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absolutely loathe "Can i get.."

 

especially in the pub.

[Sue]

  On 29/04/2025 at 14:21, niall said:

absolutely loathe "Can i get.."

 

especially in the pub.

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And then the answer "Of course you can" 🤬

[first mate]

How about 'niiiiiiice' and 'awesome'!

[fishboy]

Oooh, I wasn't aware this thread existed!!

My family have been watching lots of Traitors recently, and I'm getting so wound up when the participants all use "yourself" during the banishment section...

"I've been suspicious of this person for a while, and it's yourself, Paul"

Why not just "you"?!?!?

And while we're at it, "myself", often used by footballers in a similar way...

"For myself, it was a penalty"

😖😖😖😖😖

[Sephiroth]

hard agree with fishy there

 

(oh god now someone is going to say "hard agree" is an annoying phrase)

[fishboy]

One more while I'm here, although more of the way a word is used, and whilst possibly pedantic it really does annoy me!!

"Dilemma"

Constantly used to describe any tricky decision, but the definition is a decision with only two options, both of which will have an equally bad outcome. 

So a choice of whether to have cake, ice cream or chocolate is NOT A DILEMMA!!!

See also "Decimate", which means to reduce by 10%, not just general widespread destruction... 😖

[Nigello]

Big-ass, etc. (and ass instead of arse in general) 

[Spartacus]

  On 30/04/2025 at 16:47, Nigello said:

Big-ass, etc. (and ass instead of arse in general) 

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Are you bring assy about it ? 😅

[OutOfFocus]

"im good with .....". Good as an adjective not adverb

[Bob Buzzard]

‘Holibobs’ 🤮

[Sally Eva]

"share" meaning tell someone

"reach out" meaning tell someone.

I'm sure someone has mentioned those before. Maybe me

[malumbu]

Glasto and Glasters

Gets my goat.

Maybe gets my goat too.

Edited May 24 by malumbu