There is a thread of words and sayings we find annoying - how about suggesting a good response to them all?
For example - if a friend said to me ‘it was like raining ...’
I could say in all innocence - ‘ oh do you mean it was hail, or sleet or snow... or was someone pouring a watering can over you? “
What were the first ever records that you bought and when?
Parents-in-Law. What do/did you call them?