Popular expressions/words that need to be banned.

[50sGirl]

Anyhoo
Swap out - it’s change
Colourway - what’s wrong with colour?
Would of - it’s would have!
As a person - e.g. “it changed me as a person.” As opposed to what?!

Also I hate the fact that we appear to be losing the “ly” adverbs.
For example - a lot of people would now say “he’s walking slow“ instead of “he’s walking slowly” but perhaps that’s more to do with grammar than banning an expression.

 

[RachyWoo]

Another one that makes me want to punch people in the face is Boom

 

[emm]

Anyhoo
Swap out - it’s change
Colourway - what’s wrong with colour?
Would of - it’s would have!
As a person - e.g. “it changed me as a person.” As opposed to what?!

Also I hate the fact that we appear to be losing the “ly” adverbs.
For example - a lot of people would now say “he’s walking slow“ instead of “he’s walking slowly” but perhaps that’s more to do with grammar than banning an expression.

omg yes to all of these, especially would of and the adverb issue (I'm an English teacher so slightly pedantic but these drive me insane!). It is crazy to me that so many native English speakers lack a basic knowledge of English. I teach non-native speakers and they often speak far better than natives. I don't understand how so many people can go to uni, write essays etc and have such poor grammar

 

[Bizziebody]

Dindins instead of dinner.
Wine o'clock
Hun, guyzz, babe, darls

 

[Norbs]

Yes, but I thought it was a Northern thing. It does my nut in. I'm a Londoner who has been living in the North for 7 years. I've noticed not one of my friends down South do it.

I’m a northerner who lived in London for many years and I haven’t heard anybody say it, north or south.

 

[265]

Another one that makes me want to punch people in the face is Boom

I only know one person who uses the word "Boom", a fictional TV character, not exactly widely used by the public.

 

[bubbadabut]

Mahoosive. Only ever said by truly annoying people who think they're being really quirky. It's even made it into the dictionary

 

[RachyWoo]

I only know one person who uses the word "Boom", a fictional TV character, not exactly widely used by the public.

It is widely used. I've heard it many times.

 

[BettyCrocker]

“Baby dance”

When people in the “TTC” ( another irritating as duck acronym) community constantly talk about “baby dancing”

duck off man!!!! Just say SEX! You had sex.

 

[bubbadabut]

Not entirely on topic but there's a fast fashion company called Miss Pap and it just makes me think of cervical smears. I assume it's short for paparazzi in this case, but you think someone would've pointed it out to them when they were deciding on the name.

 

[Bluelipstick]

I’ve realised one that reallly irritates me. When people do the chefs kiss thing. Doubley trebley annoying when they say chefs kiss at the same time!

 

[Trolleydollycoffeelover]

I'm not crying your crying

Where did that even come from?

I think possibly Friends circa 1996

 

[Mamacita]

Not entirely on topic but there's a fast fashion company called Miss Pap and it just makes me think of cervical smears. I assume it's short for paparazzi in this case, but you think someone would've pointed it out to them when they were deciding on the name.

Yes it sounds awful to me too!

Another fast fashion one is "nasty gal", once I ordered from there and had to pick up the package from a hermes shop and they always ask what company its from, felt so stupid saying "nasty gal" never ordered from them again

 

[Rockin' Robin]

When newspaper websites like the Daily Mail, refer to someone giving birth to a child, as "welcoming" their first child. I find the expression quite toe curling.

 

[bubbadabut]

When newspaper websites like the Daily Mail, refer to someone giving birth to a child, as "welcoming" their first child. I find the expression quite toe curling.

On similar lines I hate it when couples say 'we're pregnant'. No, she is.

 

[265]

On similar lines I hate it when couples say 'we're pregnant'. No, she is.

Well here is the irony, this popped up on my FB feed.

Husband who says 'We're pregnant' forgetting whose genitals babies come out of

A MAN declaring 'We're pregnant' to family and friends appears to have forgotten that his wife is the person who will actually push the baby out through her genitals.

www.thedailymash.co.uk

 

[emm]

not exactly an expression, but watching a random food video on you tube, when people "cheers" with food. I think it is maybe more of an American thing but inevitably people here will end up doing the same

 

[Lanavalentine]

Haven’t read all the thread so I’m sure all mine have already been said but I need to get this off my chest!!

Fam, famalam etc
Bestie
Broseph
“The boy”, “my girl”, “this one” and all similar variations
“We’re” pregnant
Hun (when used with sincerity)
Steaming (as in drunk)
Lads
“Felt cute, might delete later”
White people using AAVE, especially to make a dramatic point when they’re attempting to be “woke”
Woke (ha)
“Alexa, play...” (insert inane comment here)

Also people who don’t correct their autocorrect writing the incorrect word for them (ha), so as an example, when everyone writes “defiantly” instead of “definitely” because they think definitely is spelt with an ‘a’ so they start typing and autofill/correct writes defiantly. DRIVES ME NUTS because it makes no sense - “I defiantly will, hun”

 

[Mulholland Drive]

"So...."
"Can I get.."

Whenever I hear or read those I feel like grabbing the nearest axe and doing bloody murder!

 

[Easilyannoyed]

‘I went and done ...’