What current day words drive you up the wall?

Heads Up - though I haven't heard that for a while

Aks instead of ask

Like - every other word

'Let me be clear' - coming from practically every politician

Grabbing things i.e. lets 'grab a coffee', let 'grab' lunch

Jumping in the shower/bath !!

Hollibobs - favoured by Zoe Ball

A couple of people have mentioned aks instead of ask
My Nigerian friend educated me but here’s an article on the word. It’s been around for a very long time.

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/people-have-been-saying-ax-instead-ask-1200-years-180949663/

Optics - when used to describe the way something appears.

Isn’t it usually, ‘Let me be absolutely clear…’ PinkCosmos? ?

One that really grates on me is ‘I’m good’, in reply to ‘How are you?’

Ditto to ‘you guys’ among others, especially when addressing a mixed party of over 60s.

Hubby, veggies, brekkie, bubs, panties ‘I’m good’ and to think I used to be tolerant!?

All what you wrote Poppyjo,plus.
Staycation.
I`m not bothered.when asking if they want something.
Please yourself. ditto.
It`s up to you. dotto.
Oh and so many more.

I always say, ‘good’ when people ask how I am. I think it is an Aussie phrase from way back. As in
‘How ya goin?’
‘Good’
‘ That’s Good’ and the other one,’Yair,no’ has been around since the year dot over here.

Witzend

Isn’t it usually, ‘Let me be absolutely clear…’ PinkCosmos? ?

One that really grates on me is ‘I’m good’, in reply to ‘How are you?’

Ditto to ‘you guys’ among others, especially when addressing a mixed party of over 60s.

I think you are absolutely correct Witzend

Chillax. Hate it. David Cameron said it a lot.

Woke
Wokery
passed instead of died
"As I was saying", to butt in on your answer to what they had finished saying
"Excuse me" when it is used not in the polite form but as a way of butting in

My truth/her truth/his truth, what's up with 'the truth'.
Guys. Going forward. Thinking outside the box. Blue sky thinking. On the back of this. Heads up. I'm joking you.

Go with the flow annoys me!
Grabbing food
Reaching out
Research when they mean 'I googled it'

My truth/her truth/his truth, what's up with 'the truth'.
I can't say I use 'his truth'; but 'the truth' is similar to 'the facts'. Many people claim to know them, but sometimes they are open to interpretation, just as sometimes people have different 'truths'.

One that annoys me is 'purchase' instead of 'buy'. It's not so bad when it refers to a valuable item like a house, but when it's 'we purchased a bucket from B&Q' it sounds ridiculous.

Others that are irritating when people use them to pepper the conversation include:
'He turned around and said . . . ', Again? He must be dizzy
'. . . . . you know what I mean?' Yes, we are speaking the same language.
'At the end of the day. . . .' I go to bed.
'end of!' or 'simples' - unoriginal and grabbing the last word for yourself.
'I'll tell you what it is . . .' You mean you'll give me your opinion?

Medal used as a verb.
So fun, instead of such fun.
Right? at the end of a sentence.
Ramping up.
I'm good, instead of I'm well.
Joined up thinking.

I could go on but I don't want to be too grumpy

Just though of another one. Shop assistant "Would you like a bag today?" I'm always tempted to say "No, I'll have one next Friday!"

"You guys", "Cool", "My lovely", "Hon" or "Hun", "I'm good" "Awesome".

*cannot stand
Woke, wokery*

The words ? Or the concept ?

US pronouns
On the weekend
Park up
Meet up with
Fly out of

Lived experience
Peeps ( 'guys' prob came in when 'folks' fell out of fashion)
Obscene (meaning inexcusable)

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

Basically, at the beginning of every sentence.

Amazing or awesome, when it is just ordinary.

Girls, when referring to anyone over 18.

Furbabies
Hubby

When politicians try to give credence to their point by saying ‘People want…’. Or ‘People think…’. I suspect ‘people’ are not consulted and it’s what that particular policies thinks or wants.

There are some sayings which annoy me, but I think we also have to recognise that language is constantly evolving too. Imagine if we were all still going around speaking as they did in Shakespearean times, for instance?

Different to instead of different from
Forward planning - is there any other sort
Tumeric instead of Turmeric

I don’t think any of the examples mentioned would drive me up the wall. However, I do dislike “Don’t get me wrong” when someone is saying something and then feeling they need to defend themselves.