Any words or phrases that you can't stand?

My pet hate is “I could of”
I find it really grating.
“The wife”is another and
“babby” instead of baby!

Kids instead of children.
Revert back.
Between you and I
Can instead of may.
Almost unique

“ Going Forward” instead of in the future.
Calling dogs “Pups” when they’re not puppies any more.
Starting sentences with “OK” or “So” ??

I agree with those who dislike the abbreviations on Gransnet - I am fairly new and can't work out what some of them mean.

Grannylaine - I love 'bubs' and my family use it a lot.

As to 'bathroom' when someone from the US first asked to use our bathroom, I took them there and they came out most perplexed because the loo was not in there! I was always told that to say 'toilet' was common, and instructed to say 'loo'.

I see nothing wrong in calling my friends (in their 60s) 'the girls'. It would seem weird to say 'I am going to meet the women'. My husband calls his group of friends 'the lads'.

It always annoys me when shop assistants say 'Do you want a bag at all?' - I either want a bag or not. Adding 'at all' makes me think I could have part of a bag!!!

"Only joking!"
As if that makes the previous, spiteful comment, acceptable...
Oh and "You were in (insert Tesco/Monmouth/Costa/wherever) yesterday".
Yes I know. I WAS THERE!

Rock up
Swing by
We recently had a quotation from a tree surgeon, who subsequently sent an email saying " I could swing by next Monday to do the job."
I imagined him travelling along our road swinging from tree to tree, his chain saw on his back. He didn't get the job.

It’s so fun !!!

What does that mean ????
Can’t bear it

Lay, when it should be lie
I was loathe to

I advise you to heed my advice.

Advise - verb
Advice - noun

Similarly
Practise - verb
Practice - noun

As Lizzy said, 'somebody stop me!'

Like like like like like.........ad nauseum

Starting every sentence with "so"

My advise would be to heed my advice ?

And advise instead of advice! Somebody stop me!

Oh! yes, Alishka 'pop' but in 'pop of colour'. I hate pops of colour and colours that pop. I also hate the word eclectic!

Some cockney phrases get on my nerves
Luvly jubbly makes me squirm
And others

I can't stand any form of incorrect grammar, particularly when it renders the meaning unclear.
'Can I get...'
Myself/yourself.
Amount instead of number.

For some reason I also hate the word 'select' when used to mean 'choose'.

Hubby
Panties
Men and girls - it's either men and women or boys and girls
Haitch
The meaningless So to start a sentence
Almost unique
Lay instead of Lie
Draw instead of Drawer
Epicentre instead of Centre
Park up, meet up
Horse ride and Ice skate - used to be just Ride and Skate

There are more, but I think I shall go and lie (not lay) down in a darkened room for a while!

Most of the above, plus ' I'm not gonna lie'- when a person is making a statement/being interviewed. I'd have to reply with 'I should hope not!' ...

'whatevs' is another...

Inserting an 'r' where there isn't one and saying the word 'drawring' when referring to a drawing.

Pressurised ... as in “she was pressurised into buying the dress”. No no no. Tyres are pressurised, airplane cabins are pressurised, people are pressured!

'Like' when just added to anything.

'Literally' when clearly not literally

- "Like he's called me literally 100 times, I'm not lying..."

Really unique
Infamous (meaning 'famous')
like...like...like

Play date
Reached out
"why don't you 'gently' suggest"

However...........
Instead of but......which my oldest son says, think he thinks it makes him sound intelligent ?

I dislike "cheated on" when people mean the someone was unfaithful to his or her spouse.

I have never in all my life used the word "loo" which I find quite unbearable. If you must be mealy mouthed go to the bathroom, but I use the toilet.

A great many adverbs can be used either in the form that is identical to the adjective or in the form that has -ly added to it.

Thus "wrap up warm" is grammatically just as correct as "wrap up warmly", but I do object to the weathermen sounding like a Nanny!

While/whilst? I agree with almost every contribution on this thread should we not be scuttling off to pedant’s corner?

Double negatives, as in "I ain't dun nuthin'"