Words I hate!

C'mon girl! Reach out for meeee...

I dislike the descriptions ‘elevated’ and ‘curated’ for so many things that are neither elevated nor curated.

Many of the ones already stated, but also 'curated' and 'off of' instead of just 'off'.

It would have to be 'hon'. I am nobody's 'hon'.

Cannot stand nibbles or picky bits.
Rather like pick and mix instead.

DD2 when very young called Woolworhs pick n mix pig mix. That stuck for a while. Well until Woolworths closed in the tosn

Passed and lost are not euphemisms for death. They are perfectly legitimate, grammatical terms for the altered state of human existence and have been in use for hundreds of years.

I feel like Jurgen Klopp.

MissAdventure

Fur babies and rainbow bridges.

I couldn't agree more MissAdventure, those silly words give me the .....ick!
Yep, that's another new word I detest.

The ick just sounds ridiculous to my ears.
It's as if females have invented it to make them sound about three years old.
It's not cute or amusing to hear forty odd year old women say it.

I hate Gotten It is an old word exported to America. They can keep it.

I think I've gotten used to gotten.
I used to really dislike it.

A commentator on the Sumo wrestling programme says “ That’s all she wrote” at the end of a bout. I assume he thinks it is an English saying. Annoying

Oh dear, I used ‘gotten’ on another thread this morning.



I debated whether to write ‘got’ or ‘gotten’, and settled on the latter.

Humble apologies.

😔

MissA- "Nah then!" has been a well established and accepted form of greeting in my part of Lincolnshire for generations, maybe even centuries. If it's travelled across the pond, it was probably taken there by the US forces families who were stationed here during the 40s, 50s and 60s.

I like "gotten"and use it often. To my ears, it sounds gentler and less harsh then the staccato form, "got".

I don't think anyone has mentioned my absolutely most hated term which is probably used by at leat half the population every day : cuppa.
Aaaargh!! By all means ask me if I'd like some tea or if I want a cup of coffee but invite me to stay for a cuppa and I'll probably run away screaming! (No, I don't know why I dislike it so much and yes, I know it's illogical. But I loathe it with a passion😡)

We had to write exercises in my English classes to use alternatives to 'get' in any form. It's easy to avoid it's use. I still avoid using that word and give up on books where the word 'gotten' is used!

Scribbles

*MissA*- "Nah then!" has been a well established and accepted form of greeting in my part of Lincolnshire for generations, maybe even centuries. If it's travelled across the pond, it was probably taken there by the US forces families who were stationed here during the 40s, 50s and 60s.

Good.
Long may it continue.
I like old phrases, and it'll be shame if/when they disappear.

Scribbles

*MissA*- "Nah then!" has been a well established and accepted form of greeting in my part of Lincolnshire for generations, maybe even centuries. If it's travelled across the pond, it was probably taken there by the US forces families who were stationed here during the 40s, 50s and 60s.

'Nah then' was also very much everyday language amongst my grandparents generation in Yorkshire, though I'm not sure if it was used as a greeting or not. I wish my grandad was still around to ask 😃

I hate 'Edit' when used re clothes advertising emails 'The skirt edit' 'Have you seen our summer footwear edit'
'New handbags edit' arrgghhh wish they'd edit the edits !!!

Oldnproud

Scribbles

MissA- "Nah then!" has been a well established and accepted form of greeting in my part of Lincolnshire for generations, maybe even centuries. If it's travelled across the pond, it was probably taken there by the US forces families who were stationed here during the 40s, 50s and 60s.

'Nah then' was also very much everyday language amongst my grandparents generation in Yorkshire, though I'm not sure if it was used as a greeting or not. I wish my grandad was still around to ask 😃

Yes, still a greeting in Yorkshire !

DD reminded me of one today. Talking about a 'moot point' ie a point that could be disagreed with, but pronouncing it 'mute point'

Sometimes these words are almost approriate to the subject.

I’m with you on the cuppa issue, Scribbles and even more so if “hubby” offers to make it.

Bellanonna

I’m with you on the cuppa issue, Scribbles and even more so if “hubby” offers to make it.

🤣🤣

I'm glad I'm not the only person to dislike the term 'ick'. It just sounds childish.

I also dislike the word 'dropped' when someone brings something new out. For example, a band brings out a new album and they don't say they've released a new album, they say a new album has just dropped. If I dropped an album I'd probably break it on the floor.

Yet another vote for picky bits or even worse picky tea. It’s cringey. I don’t like super as in super cool, super special, super colourful etc. The word panties. I always think of a Benny Hill type creepy man saying the word panties. If anyone says “ah bless” to me, I want to scream. It’s super patronising. Hang on - I don’t even LIKE the word super!! 😩