Grab

When I sold coffees in M&S I used to get so mad at people asking if they could "get" a coffee. I so longed to say "Yes you can get one in any cafe - or do you mean may you have a coffee?" Wouldn't have lasted long in the job though.

If I grab my bag I am definitely "grabbing" it!

I pick up my bag and look for my phone. Like others the only grabbing I do is at furniture to stop me falling.

I have a shower at night and get dressed in the morning.

I also hate to hear the word "like" at least 3 times in a sentence.

Another dislike of mine is when I ask my DD or SIL if they would like a tea or coffee the reply is: "No I am alright thank you". I did not realise I had asked after their health!

Don’t get me started on ‘like’, Charleygirl. 😡

I don’t even like ‘a bite to eat’ let alone grabbing it!

Germanshepherdsmum

I’m so fed up with hearing/reading that people are going to ‘grab’ a coffee, sandwich, whatever. Yesterday I was enjoying a programme featuring James Martin’s cooking - until he ‘grabbed’ four ingredients/items in one sentence. Why? What happened to ‘buying’ a coffee or sandwich and ‘taking’ ingredients? I don’t ‘grab’ anything unless I’m trying not to fall over or trying to keep hold of my dog.

I don’t ‘grab’ anything unless I’m trying not to fall over or trying to keep hold of my dog.

That made me !

I've been reading a book by an American author - his characters continually "snag" a biscuit from the selection offered whilst they sit in the police HQ discussing the activities of the criminal fraternity. "Snagging" is I suppose more polite than "grabbing"!

What about the overuse of ‘super?’ Everything is super easy super fast, or super tasty! People also seem super happy! What happened to very, or simple?

FindingNemo15

Another dislike of mine is when I ask my DD or SIL if they would like a tea or coffee the reply is: "No I am alright thank you". I did not realise I had asked after their health!

... oh, I've had the reply (when I've offered something to someone), "No, you're alright thanks".

Which leaves me feeling rather .

Gosh, I agree with all these. I find “reaching out”, as in thank you for reaching out to us, when I was contacting a business about a delivery or a problem. I actually emailed someone back recently saying I wasn’t “reaching out”, I was “contacting them” as their website had instructed! “I’m good” is another one too. DGC always sat this when I ask them how they are. I feel like saying - oh are you, darling, Mum and Dad will be so pleased!

The comment I've struggled to get used to is, "See you later" when there is no date or time arranged.
I would just have said, "Goodbye."

I’ve no problem using the word grab and use it, language evolves.

Callistemon21

There aren't enough smiles on GN lately, nadateturbe, we're missing some posters who always made me laugh, MissAdventure for one.

I’ve been wondering about MissAdventure. I know she was off work unwell. I hope she’s okay.

V3ra I think “Goodbye” can sound a bit final, “see you later”even if it’s tomorrow or next week is more hopeful.

We always left tea to mash, to me brew is about beer. I blame the influx of “professional” northerners in popular culture.😆

‘See you later’ used to confuse my DH! He’d sit there waiting for the DD’s imminent arrival on many occasion. I had to remind him that SYL was just a way of ending a call, not a promise.

My present pet hate is a pop of colour, why do I need a pop of colour in my sitting room or my garden? I could just have a colourful ornament or flower.

I agree with all these, although I am, as I said before, guilty of saying grab, much to Mr M’s annoyance.
He also complains (and gets on my nerves with complaining) about the question what’s the name today and always answers the same as it was yesterday. It usually evokes a smile.

My pet hate is awesome about everything. It apparently means astonishing, incredible, miraculous, therefore when I saw the Grand Canyon it was indeed awesome. A cupcake in a cafe is not. Nor is a dress or cup of coffee.

We always left tea to mash, to me brew is about beer. I blame the influx of “professional” northerners in popular culture.😆

That's odd, because I'd never heard of 'mashing' tea until I moved from Essex to Yorkshire...

I don't mind 'grab' too much but 'can I get?' is just appalling...

I hate it when someone suggests we "swing by". And being referred to as "you guys". Now the OP has mentioned "grabbing" I'll watch out for it. No doubt it will start to irritate me too (I'm easily irritated these days).

How about Grab Me a man, I've heard that one lately.
The other that annoys me is when people do not agree with you instead of saying so they say Excuse me but you're wrong.
If you answer back you sound churlish or you listen to their diatribe and put up with it.

I'm "In one', as my mother would have said this morning"Someone has "Rattled my cage". one I admit to using.

The one I quite like is "rock up". However I think I'll leave that one to my GS as, from him, it sounds cool. I imagine if I said it I'd sound ridiculous.

You guys
It irritates me too. I don’t know why, it just does. Maybe it’s because my personal pronouns are being disrespected

Bella23

We don't grab things either and are irritated. by "can I get".
One of My DD's says I could murder a" brew". She knows we hate it even her sister pulls her up for it. Where she picked it up I do not know. Where we live we make tea and don't brew.

My Yorkshire student landlady used to ‘mash’.
She’d call up the stairs, ‘I’ve just mashed, love, would you like a cup of tea?’
Bless her, she’ll be long dead now.

Oh dear I’m guilty of some of these

In my job I visit people in their homes, and am regularly offered a tea or coffee. I usually accept but on the occasions when I’ve had rather a few I often say ‘no I’m fine thank you’. ‘No thank you ‘ just sounds a bit abrupt but I’m starting to rethink it now

And if I were making a pot of tea as opposed to a teabag in a mug, I would definitely say ‘I’ve mashed’ and never ever ‘brewed’. I always believed that depended on which side of the Pennines you were from?

Shades of 'Grab a Granny Night' at the disco - over 30s and Ladies admitted Free! Sounds quite nice now...

I would love to be able to "jump" into and out of the shower!