I am a lesbian, and quite often refer to my partner as my girlfriend. I don't really like "partner" because it just feels cold and random. But then again "girlfriend" sounds just a little silly for a grown woman to say. I do like "companion" but that sounds too formal.I hate referring to a woman's female friends as "girlfriends." It's unnecessary; why not just say friends? It feels a bit patronising, since we don't refer to male friends as "boyfriends." And since most of the women in my circle of friends are bi or lesbians, when a woman talks about a "girlfriend" I assume she means someone she's dating
Yes and also "if you know what i mean". One of my closest friends has taken to using that after everything she says. "I was freezing this morning at the bus stop, if you know what i mean" - well yes mate, i do unless that's a hell of a euphemism in which case i've not got a clue!!Using ‘if that makes sense’ in situations where no one could have been confused.
‘I’m not hungry now so I’ll just have dinner later if that makes sense.’
Well gosh, thanks for checking with me that I was able comprehend your brain teaser there.
yes! as if somehow a shitty sitatution can be good if you have a "positive attitude". and the people who usually say this are the ones with a good/easy lifeI hate it when people say "life is what you make it" or the ever constructive cliche "pull yourself together" when you are extremely upset over something.
That's right up there with "cheeky Nando's"'Bad boy'...for example:
'Have you seen McDonald's have a Celebrations Mcflurry coming out? Can't wait to get my hands on that bad boy'.
this reminds me of my MOST hated ever phrase, "it could be worse"... yeh pretty much always it could be worse, life is not a race to the bottom and suffering is not a competition"Worse things happen at sea." Like what? What are you even talking about? If I'm in the depths of despair I'm not going to say "hey, at least I'm not about to be shipwrecked / abducted by pirates / fall overboard" and cheer up again
yes, "cheer upi tmight never happen" has, in my experience only been used by men to women? as if we should be constantly prettily smiling. ughBy the same token
Fair enough
Babes
Cheer up it might never happen
Blame the first 2 on my ex, used to say them a lot which irritated the bejesus out of me. Babes- I use a pisstake now because so many people used to use it. Also cheer up because it’s the most irritating saying when you’re going through shit times
Yes it’s ALWAYS a man who says it as if we never have problems too.this reminds me of my MOST hated ever phrase, "it could be worse"... yeh pretty much always it could be worse, life is not a race to the bottom and suffering is not a competition
yes, "cheer upi tmight never happen" has, in my experience only been used by men to women? as if we should be constantly prettily smiling. ugh
Yeah I find it annoying too. Together with "and I'm here for it" e.g.: my hair is so long now and I'm totally here for it'I am not ok with that', this girl I work with uses it all the time and about stuff that makes no sense. Like Sean Connery died...her reply...yea I am not ok with that. WTAF!!!
I hate poorly too! I’d just say unwell/ sick /ill, Nobody really says it in my (British) city but kept hearing it on TV possibly Coronation StMaybe it's because I'm Irish and this seems to a very British term, with "poorly" (i.e. my son is feeling poorly today). But I hate that word for some reason.
Other ones I hate include:
Methinks
Holibops
Hubs/Hubby/Hubster
By the same token
Fair enough
Babes
Cheer up it might never happen
Blame the first 2 on my ex, used to say them a lot which irritated the bejesus out of me. Babes- I use a pisstake now because so many people used to use it. Also cheer up because it’s the most irritating saying when you’re going through shit times
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