What current day words drive you up the wall?

I've just seen a new one.
'Baby daddy' for the father of your child.

Holibobs; Wine o'clock; Nom nom nom; Can I get? I should of; Hun ...

My daughter had a,facebook friend at one time who posted a picture of her dinner every single night, with "nom nom nom" under it.

Is there some kind of rule that a thread bashing other's language needs to come through once in a while? It seems like it happens at least once a month.

Yes, it's compulsory.
You have to sit a test before you qualify to post.

MissAdventure!

Dang, I wish I knew that. I will be sure to be prepared next time. I definitely want to be sure to return the favor and insult as many people from other cultures as I can. It is a rule apparently.

Oops; I apologize (because sorry isn't sincere apparently)

I wish I had known that it is a rule. I will be prepared for next month so I can return the favor of insulting as many other cultures as I can. I would hate for anyone to think that there are posters on Gransnet from America, Australia, Ireland, Canada and Scotland who do not want to hear how the words they use are vile and classless. Real bottom of the barrel stuff apparently.

It isn't just from other cultures.
You can just pick your specialist subject (usually the area I come from) and off you go.
There are two camps of thought; one is that it doesn't matter, as long as people communicate their needs, and the other is that it is lazy, and uneducated, and results from having lazy parents, too.
Double points for insulting someone's parents.

I see I've been a bit lazy on these threads, as I didn't know the rules.
My bad!

Well, you can get aaayt! And shutt upppp!

Gerrouraama pub!!!!

Oops, just remembered, I don't have a pub.

Zero this and zero that - as in 'zero sugar' instead of no sugar.

Adults using ‘cos’ instead of because, especially in written form. Children are actually quite good at knowing they have to write ‘because’ (I can hear Y1 muttering Big Elephants Can Always Understand Small Elephants) even if they say ‘cos’.

Fur babies!! They are cats for your information, or did you give birth to them! Get a life!!

F**k. Whatever happened to other expletives in TV dramas? I find it impossible to believe what seem to be normal, everyday people would use that word every time and never d**n or b****y or even s**t. Some really decent dramas get shoved at the 9pm slot simply because of the use of that word.
And as for books… all the paperbacks I buy these days are peppered liberally with the F word, being uttered from the mouths of decent, respectable characters who, in real life would not talk that way. What is it with authors? I feel like giving up on the Richard & Judy Bookclub. I’m fed up of the unimaginative use of profanity employed by seemingly every author of the books they chose! Please don’t comment that I’m out of touch…at my age I’ve been there & done it. But real life ain’t like that.

I agree Nannymags27 that the F word is thrown around like confetti and it drives me nuts. I'm from a non-swearing family so it really grates. You have to watch an old movie or drama or read an old book to avoid F F F all the time. The C word is creeping in more and more too. The Americans have one which is even worse which is mother****er and they use that in so many movies. It's possibly the worse. I don't know what has happened to society but I don't like it.

It’s not only current sayings that irritate me.

“I speak as I find, me”. Usually translates as “I’m bloody rude”.

“I for one “. (Would bring back flogging…)

“What’s wrong with good old fashioned…..”. ( I don’t want anything to change)

And the ultimate “why oh why?”

I speak as I find, me”. Usually translates as “I’m bloody rude”.

Love it!

"I'm not being funny, but..." usually means that no, you're not even mildly amusing, but you just want to be rude about someone/something. I had a friend who said frequently.

Aaargh! Must use Preview Message!! She said IT frequently.

To have a conversation about something.
I'm good.
At mine.
Blue sky thinking.
Hit the ground running.

Agreed about 'why oh why' - it sounds so over-dramatic.

Simples! usually sounds arrogant.

'Just saying' (as opposed to what?)

'It's just my opinion' (when everyone else in the conversation is doing likewise - ie expressing an opinion)

‘Simple’s’
Yes, and saying “I’m just a ‘ordinary’ or ‘normal’ human being” as if everyone else is abnormal.

Be kind-used as a criticism, and backing up your own opinion, when the speakers is being anything but kind.

Revealed or reveals and Adorable.Used at by a certain tabloid newspaper.