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kittylester Wed 24-Jul-19 10:47:15

These words seem to have risen in popularity lately.

They are not words I would ever use and I wonder what brings words to the fore.

There must be loads of others that I haven't thought of.

TrendyNannie6 Sat 10-Aug-19 15:19:07

Must admit I also cringe when I hear children referred as prince n princesses , don’t like the term other half . Can’t abide little dude.

M0nica Sun 28-Jul-19 15:48:52

I use the word 'betimes', although not 'I prithee' I use it as short hand if I'm leaving home and am not sure when I will get back, but I will not be that late. I say 'see you betimes' as I leave the house.

SueDonim Sat 27-Jul-19 19:03:56

Terribull I have a vision of your 6yo answering the door with a cocked rifle at the ready! grin

BlueBelle Sat 27-Jul-19 19:00:14

When did boarding kennels or kennels become a pet hotel
Ohhh yuk a pet hotel for fur babies before they go over the rainbow blooming bridge Why can’t anyone call it was it is
Kennels, animals and death

Florence64 Sat 27-Jul-19 17:59:52

I'm afraid I refer to my husband as my hubby and I call him 'Babe' (sorry) but I loathe fur babies, rainbow bridge, holibobs and grandbabies. I also can't stand hun, but I do call everyone Darling because I forget names so easily (yes I am that friend!) I also can't stand so when it's put before the answer to a question, i.e. "so I work in a bank" or "so I want to go to Spain" (on my holibobs) I've never been a fan of 24/7 or the word 'crate' used instead of 'create'.

Callistemon Sat 27-Jul-19 17:55:32

Terribull grin

FarNorth Sat 27-Jul-19 17:45:57

Play park is an area with swings etc for kiddies to play in.
Park is an area of grass, trees etc without those things.

'Put our own stamp on' a 'property' is such a tedious cliché.

Sara65 Sat 27-Jul-19 14:07:34

I still don’t know what a lot of these things mean. Am I living a very sheltered life?

SueDonim Sat 27-Jul-19 13:58:43

'One of the only...' is another bug bear of mine. It doesn't make sense. It's either 'the only' or one of only x/y/z.

DanniRae Sat 27-Jul-19 12:04:09

Me too Scribbles - I couldn't believe that a cook book was called "A pinch of Nom". I don't care how amazing the recipes are I am never going to buy a book with such an annoying title! hmm

Scribbles Sat 27-Jul-19 11:26:48

Nom nom makes me feel homicidal.

annodomini Sat 27-Jul-19 09:57:58

If someone says 'see you later', I often reply, 'you probably will', especially if it's the checkout person in the supermarket.

TerriBull Sat 27-Jul-19 09:57:10

When they were children, my younger son, aged about 6, answered the door to one of his older brother's friends, I use the word "friends" loosely because they regularly fell out. Anyway, little bruv aware of the strained relationship, said to the fairweather caller "he's not here, now please get off my property" grin not sure where he acquired such terminology, not from us, but it all sounded very "Southfork" at the time.

sodapop Sat 27-Jul-19 09:54:49

I like some of those programmes too
Maw but the commentary is so predictable and often pretentious.

Iam64 Sat 27-Jul-19 08:58:17

Oh yes 'properties', loathsome, pretentious nonsense. Our next door neighbours always refer to their small house and garden as 'our property', you'd think it was a mansion.

MawBroonsback Sat 27-Jul-19 08:56:28

Indeed! grin

Nanny27 Sat 27-Jul-19 08:34:24

Also Maw how these are all in 'properties', never houses.

MawBroonsback Sat 27-Jul-19 06:48:18

I have noticed how some presenters on one of my favourite TV programmes (Denise Nurse is a particular culprit) talks about kitchen area , dining area: sitting area even when these are clearly separate rooms (not an open plan arrangement ) , oh and the inevitable “a good size “, “heart/hub of the home” and “put your own stamp on it”

Calendargirl Sat 27-Jul-19 06:16:03

“Love you to the moon and back”
Stupid.?

FarNorth Fri 26-Jul-19 22:31:52

'reach out' instead of contact, it sounds so feeble.

srn63 Fri 26-Jul-19 22:08:06

I hate and cringe when I hear these expressions - 'fur babies' they are pets for goodness sake, 'Mom' unless you are American, 'I could care less' really, could you?, 'making memories' no words to qualify that one it made me shudder as I wrote it, 'is all' what does that mean?, 'see you later' you almost certainly won't, 'baby shower' no words again, 'play date' and 'date night' and so many more that I can't remember now, but when I hear them I will wish I had put them on here.

Sara65 Fri 26-Jul-19 21:51:07

Panties makes me cringe.

Maybe “see you later” is a regional thing, but I always find it odd.

sodapop Fri 26-Jul-19 21:46:20

Saying it in a jocular way is acceptable GrauntyHelen grin

I dislike the word 'panties' as well somehow it sounds seedy.

Calendargirl Fri 26-Jul-19 21:44:10

Not keen on ‘see you later’ unless you really are going to. Why not just say ‘goodbye’?
Another annoying one- sales staff saying “Are you all right there?” instead of ‘Can I help you?”

Wheniwasyourage Fri 26-Jul-19 21:17:56

Must say, I like 'see you later' - cf au revoir, auf Wiedersehen, hasta la vista, arrivederci. It's very common round here.