Any words or phrases that you can't stand?

Sorry, I always want to... I should of pre read my comments!

I’ve just made a contribution to this thread, & it’s highlighted with a pink background.
Have I posted correctly?

Yes your own post looks pink to you but not anyone else.

I genuinely don't mind Rainbow Bridge - I know the idea brings a lot of comfort to those of us who have lost beloved pets. I'm not religious and don't believe in a heaven, but if there was one, I'd want it to be full of animals rather than people!

Thank you pollyperkins....
I did not realize that as a first time poster, that the pink background was to indicate (to me) my own contribution.

Just thought of another phrase that really winds me up when something really bad happens on the news and the “ body” involved says lessons will be learnt .

Masses of the above.
I don’t get the objection to ‘bairns’ though - surely a good old Scots word? The Swedish word for ‘child’ is very similar to ‘bairn’ so presumably it came with the Vikings.

REEsearch instead of reSEARCH makes me cringe.

Ditto ‘I’m good’ in reply to ‘ How are you?’ or ‘Would you like...?’

The generic "Thank You Driver" shouted at the end of a bus journey. Dont get me wrong of course we should thank people but this just sounds so insincere.

Yes, when did that start? I don't remember it happening when I was a child, and on the whole they were probably more polite times, but now it would seem rude to get off the bus without a 'thank you'.

crazy H
I'm old enough to remember that 'lurgy' should be 'The Dreaded Lurgy' an expression used in The Goon Show.
Spike Milligan frequently had The Dreaded Lurgy.

Hubby, overly, majorly, guys, basically, bubba, bubs, anything prefaced by "Gob" (foul word!), a brew, If that makes sense, babe, Hun, for free (It is "free"), like, sick to my stomach - you would not be sick to your elbow would you?

I loved the tree surgeon who could 'swing by' - conjures up delightful visions of a Tarzan-type fella - could do with one of those

Loathe "my bad". No you mean my mistake. I know language evolves but could it at least make sense?

Baby daddy
Texted ( makes me grind my teeth)
Bruh
Me instead of my
Discusting (don’t they have spell check

Why does texted make you grind your teeth Meno? Genuinely puzzled.

Yes, my teeth itch when I hear 'text' in the past tense. 'He text me'. It makes no sense.

Another is 'tret' instead of 'treated'.

Glad you agree Doodledog. Text is a noun, to text is a verb,
texted is its past tense.

I cannot understand people saying "one time" - surely they mean "once"?

Why do some people say 'floor' when they mean 'ground'?

'Literally' when it's not literally. 'Fantastic' when it's pleasant.

I dislike “Don’t get me wrong”.

I really don't like Rainbow Bridge, Furbabies, and Hun, but the rest I can ignore, even if they grate a bit.

The abbreviations on gransnet.
My bad.
Gobsmacked.
No shit Sherlock.
Kids.
Discusting.
Hun.
Bless ya.

'Setting boundaries' ...

I can't stand the term, when referring to grandparents. I don't mind its use when referring to children/teenagers, but it all seems rather derogatory when referring to grandparents. It's not a term I ever really came across until I came on GN, so I don't think it's a particularly British thing, is it? Thankfully, my 'boundaries' have not needed setting!

It is what it is.
Ending a sentence with “at all”
He is tied up in a meeting!!
Bear with me