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merlotgran Thu 16-Jul-15 15:55:18

I'm hearing this everywhere every day now. Just heard it on Steve Wright in the Afternoon.

Such as.....'It'll be so fun' 'This is meant to be so fun' etc., etc.

What happened to the word much?

Lona Thu 16-Jul-15 15:59:16

This makes me shout at the TV! IMO there is no such phrase as "so fun".
Surely it should be such fun or so much fun as you say merlot?

Grrr!

Teetime Thu 16-Jul-15 16:18:45

I hate this too - it sounds like some Californian teenager speaking and can we please not say cool- drives me nuts.

Jane10 Thu 16-Jul-15 16:19:37

Chillax everyone!

Luckygirl Thu 16-Jul-15 16:59:00

This thread is well good! grin

TriciaF Thu 16-Jul-15 17:03:42

The one that irritates me most is "fit" . I think it can be applied to men as well as women.
And sometimes even "well fit" shock
Sounds like they were overdoing it at the Gym.

AshTree Thu 16-Jul-15 17:05:04

So the word 'so' strikes again. I so don't like it being used this way. It is so not fun grin

Jane10 Thu 16-Jul-15 17:53:45

Q) How are you? A) Good. Drives me nuts!

Anne58 Thu 16-Jul-15 17:54:01

I am beginning to get likephobia !

And it was like, and then she was like, and I was like.................AAAAARRGH!

Luckygirl Thu 16-Jul-15 18:01:22

It's like they have no brains! - whatever happened to "as if"?

ninathenana Thu 16-Jul-15 18:02:19

Well actually I get actually annoyed when people actually can't think of anything to actually say rather than repeating actually.
The couple on Escape to the Country today were both guilty of it.
One I've noticed lately is 'Shut the back door ! ' (an expression of surprise /disbelief) ggrrr !

mcem Thu 16-Jul-15 18:05:31

How about one thing being 'funner' than another ??

Anne58 Thu 16-Jul-15 18:10:59

A little admission here blush I do quite like using phrases to my boss such as "let me throw this in your goldfish bowl and see if it blows bubbles"

A sort of variation on "run it up the flagpole and see who salutes", not original, I'm afraid, stolen from a TV programme called "Drop the dead donkey"

Wheniwasyourage Thu 16-Jul-15 18:26:45

What a disappointment! I thought when I heard 3-year-old DGS say "It's very fun" that it was rather nice. Maybe it was another 3-year-old who said "So fun" and people who should know better have copied it grin

phoenix, I have promised before, and hereby do so again, that when I am World President, nobody under the age of 30 will be allowed to use the word "like" for any purpose at all.

TriciaF Thu 16-Jul-15 18:45:57

Geordies used to use "like" as a sort of polite interjection, ages ago.
eg " are ye gannin oot wiv'im like?"
So I quite like it.

shysal Thu 16-Jul-15 19:03:53

I think it is a Scottish thing, but it doesn't sound right to me when something 'needs mended' or similar.

Bellanonna Thu 16-Jul-15 19:20:49

Oh, wicked! Tho I believe wicked has been replaced by sick as a term of approbation. Not that I'd ever use it. I just keep my ears open! And hate it all.

Bellanonna Thu 16-Jul-15 19:21:43

One of my DDs also says in a restaurant " can I get?" Hate that too.

Bellanonna Thu 16-Jul-15 19:23:26

Yes Jane 10. I'm good is another transatlantic import that I can't stand.

Jane10 Thu 16-Jul-15 19:44:34

Ooh yes I loathe "Can I get"!

HappyNan1 Thu 16-Jul-15 20:16:48

Yes shysal, I quite agree, they miss out the words 'to be' - so lazy. Even worse is when they say 'that ones' instead of those. Seems to be a Scottish idiomconfused

Bellanonna Thu 16-Jul-15 20:34:08

Down here it would be " them ones" instead of those

Anne58 Thu 16-Jul-15 20:41:23

to all those who dislike "can I get" I have posted regarding this phrase!

The landlord of our local, upon hearing the "can I get" thing, would always respond with "no, that's my job" grin

AshTree Thu 16-Jul-15 21:09:42

A conversation I had once after being asked once too often to 'confirm' something on the phone:

Customer Service Rep: can you confirm your address?
Me: yes
CSR: erm, your address? Can you confirm it please?
Me: yes I can, I just said so.
CSR: (in exasperated tone) well what is it then?
Me: (also in exasperated tone) you asked me if I could confirm my address. I'm waiting for you to read my address out to me so that I can confirm it.
CSR: no, I want you to tell me your address, so I can check it against my records.
Me: Oh, you mean you want to confirm my address. Why didn't you say so?

Jane10 Thu 16-Jul-15 21:32:42

Its really irritating when people say 'no problem ' absolutely irrelevantly. Listen out for it. It certainly causes me problems when its said to me!