Have a ‘safe’ journey

Stop treating casual phrases literally!

Casual, polite phrases, I should say.

Sorry to be pedantic, it's 'drive safely'. Safely is an adverb and safe is an adjective.

Is the world really as full of grumps and fault finders as Gransnet threads sometimes makes it seem?
Sadly Baggs, it would seem so. But I do hope not.
Instead of GN providing a cheerful meeting place, the equivalent of an “online office water cooler”, or a morning cuppa with friends, sometimes I have to gird my loins before taking the plunge.

Is it an age thing?

I agree with you, Baggs! I think I'm going to stop speaking to anyone unless a specific question or answer is required. If we all did that, the world would be a quieter place, though I expect some people would then complain about people being unfriendly and uncaring.

I think Baggs was saying the opposite Suedonim
Let’s go on using pleasantries with the intention of being just that pleasant

Honestly if we all start to tip toe around, for fear of causing unintentional offence, no one will ever say anything to anyone in casual conversation. What a dull, cold world that would be, I think I’ll just carry on as I am -I find if it’s said with a smile it usually doesn’t offend too many folk! ducks for cover

I am the provider and protector in our house. My family all live in Northern Ireland and my dc are from 10 to 16 yrs old. Very rarely does anyone ever offer me kind words of concern or shows care for my wellbeing or safety so I cherish any words of kindness or positivity from anyone in my life. Even my dh is like one of the chicks in the nest waiting to be waited on had and foot. It's always me who offers the 'take care' and 'safe journeys to people and I genuinely mean it to everyone I say it to.

It annoys me when people say 'smile!' when I'm at work. How silly would I look if I constantly had a silly grin plastered on my face! It also winds me up when I'm most of the way through doing a job and someone takes over thinking they can do it better or faster, then says, 'I'm good, aren't I?' Even though I had already competed the majority of the task by myself.

Sorry, Mawbroon, I was dashing out to a friend this morning and wasn't clear! I meant that I agreed with Baggs that people are just trying to be pleasant but I was also tongue-in-cheek about deciding myself to no longer speaking to anyone in case it caused offence.

Bizarrely enough, when I got to my friend's house, she was just saying goodbye to her daughter who was going on holiday and she wished her Dd a safe journey. When she put the phone down, I said 'Apparently, you're not meant to say that anymore.' My friend looked at me as if I was mad.