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Was talking to someone and they didn't like the word moist* and it got me to thinking and the only word that chafes my chaps is probably "furbaby". Are there any words you don't like?

More phrases for me,

Such as “back in the day”.

Which day? How far back are we going? Was I even there?

On-trend. What a meaningless phrase for fashion victims.

Influencer. Just….yuck.

In the UK there's some annoying ones, furbaby is a manky one.

People say Gaff which does me right in.

There's a lot of Americanisms that are cropping up more and more.

And don't get me started on that TikTok crap.

Like Rizz.

Hacked.

It's a holdover from my IT days, but folks would claim to be hacked when an account would get taken over but nope, you were not hacked, you were phished. Might be getting terms wrong as well though haha!

And +1 for rizz, what now?

I'm joining the phrases group with

"I'm just saying...."

Oh and the over abundance of the word "like"


Like some people, like can't get a word out, without like, using like every like other like word!"

The over/misuse of “literally” literally kills me.

 Overread wrote:
Oh and the over abundance of the word "like"


Like some people, like can't get a word out, without like, using like every like other like word!"

You are quoting my brother right now and I hate it.

 BrookM wrote:
Hacked.

It's a holdover from my IT days, but folks would claim to be hacked when an account would get taken over but nope, you were not hacked, you were phished. Might be getting terms wrong as well though haha!

And +1 for rizz, what now?

Not as bad as “Life Hack”.

Now for a work related one. Well. Work related two.

“Obviously”. A fine word used in the correct context. But when you’re explaining something to me, and it’s new information, Do Not Use Obviously. If it was obvious, I wouldn’t have asked you, would I? Because if it was obvious, I’d know already. Pillock.

“For Some Strange Reason”. Now. Look here sonny jim. Part of my career is being able to spot lies. Another part is putting those lies into context. Sometimes people tell me fibs, because they don’t think the truth will aid them. That I can understand and tolerate. But the second I hear or read “for some strange reason” I know you’re a filthy little liar, and don’t even have the common decency to be a good liar. Because that means you flipping well do know, and you know because you’re up to your idiot neck in it, and are in fact just wasting my precious time by trying it on.

Unfortunately my friends have really gotten into “updog”.

 Ahtman wrote:

Spoiler:

*This one is for you Amber: MOIST

Amber Moist sounds like an underappreciated Bond girl.

 Nevelon wrote:
The over/misuse of “literally” literally kills me.

Over here in the UK there is a faux posh student accent that people put on. It's not a regional accent it's seems to be a class thing and they say um, literally in such a way that it makes my bones catch fire with irritation. I think it must be Hapsburg jaw that twists their mouths in such a way as to make it mind numbing.

I think for Americans the closest similarity would be the Valley Girl accent.


PS: well done for creating a post in Off Topic that wasn't absurd enough to be immediately locked

'Irregardless' is like fingernails on a blackboard.


I also struggle with the American 'I could care less'... It's 'couldn't'.


And not so much a 'don't like' as a 'what the...?' - I always have to remind myself that 'lucked out' is a good thing. Because it sounds bad.

Like
Y'all
Literally
Life Hack
Pro Tip
The reality is
I'm sorry, but...
In this Essay...
Any and all modern buzz words starting from "epic".

 Overread wrote:
Oh and the over abundance of the word "like"

This is my wife. I love her dearly, but good god woman, learn to start your sentences better.

I also know a teacher who does this. This is an intelligent, well raised woman with with a degree in teaching, who's planing her Masters and has genuine aspirations of sitting on the federal board of education. Yet EVERY. fething. SENTENCE starts with 'like'.
Drives me round the twist.

 BrookM wrote:
Hacked.

It's a holdover from my IT days, but folks would claim to be hacked when an account would get taken over but nope, you were not hacked, you were phished. Might be getting terms wrong as well though haha!

Does it count as hacked if it was a keylogger?

 BrookM wrote:
Hacked.

It's a holdover from my IT days, but folks would claim to be hacked when an account would get taken over but nope, you were not hacked, you were phished. Might be getting terms wrong as well though haha!

See also folk on Facebook complaining about being 'hacked' when it's a scammer setting up a duplicate account.

 insaniak wrote:
'Irregardless' is like fingernails on a blackboard.

Another good one.

I always have to remind myself that 'lucked out' is a good thing. Because it sounds bad.

Everyone I've known to ever use the term has said "lucked in" for good and "lucked out" for bad. It seems to only be the yanks who use it as a positive. And it really does make no sense.



More of a pronunciation issue and is therefore excusable, but another one that bugs me is people who say drug instead of dragged. "He was dragged off into the woods by a monster." Not drug off.
And pronouncing "says" as Say with an S on the end. Rather then Sezz.

More something I'm guilty of myself: when writing a publication I have the tendency to at least once use the phrase "It is noteworthy that..." and when I later read it again a little voice says "is it, though?"

Maybe because I'm not a native speaker, but it just sounds weird, when I read it out loud.

Addicting.

Stop it. The word you want is addictive.

Considered. It is a meaningless word unless you give it a lot of context, but it's a lazy way to shorthand "here is a thing that sounds like it should be true".

When it turns up in reports I'm checking, it goes back to the author...

"It is considered that..." really means "I couldn't be arsed to do proper research"

Quick caveat. I am slightly hypocritical posting in this thread.

Many is the time at work where I’ve drafted a letter, toddled off for a cuppa, come back, read through my draft and thought “what a load of senseless crap”.

I do however edit said letters.

Business jargon is what really gets me.

When it comes up in a meeting, I know - I KNOW - that the person speaking has zero clue about what we do, how to help us get it done, and what they can do to help us accomplish it.

At best.

More likely we're about to get the short and smelly end of the stick and it's time to polish up the ol' resume and GET OUT NOW.

Jargon or buzzwords?

We use what “The Man In The Street” might reasonably call jargon in our meetings. But, it’s because we’re referencing legislation, rules, principles and that. To the casual observer one would be forgiven for thinking we’ve all suffered head injuries.

Buzzwords though can get in the bin. Then on fire. Then in a bit. In the sea.

I see 'revert' being used to mean 'reply' a lot at work. I think it's an Indianism, but it bugs the gak out of me.

Also people saying itch when they mean scratch - the two things are not fething synonyms. The itch is the sensation and the scratch is the remediating activity.

Generally people butchering idioms - it's free REIN and derives from horse riding, not monarchy FFS.

Petting!

You're not petting an animal. You're patting it. You're giving it a pat, not a pet. Petting is light sexual contact (hopefully between two humans). If you're petting an animal then I am not only concerned, but have some serious questions for you.

In addition to some already mentioned, "based off of".

It doesn't even make sense. When you use something as a base you put another thing ON it, not away from it (like "off the coast"). The "off of" part also just sounds terrible.

 Snrub wrote:
Petting!

You're not petting an animal. You're patting it. You're giving it a pat, not a pet. Petting is light sexual contact (hopefully between two humans). If you're petting an animal then I am not only concerned, but have some serious questions for you.

Petting also means "to stroke or pat (an animal) affectionately". Words can, and often do, have more than one meaning.

 Ahtman wrote:
Petting also means "to stroke or pat (an animal) affectionately". Words can, and often do, have more than one meaning.

Yes, thank you for telling me how the English language works, I've only spoken it my whole life.

How petting came to mean (non-sexual) touching of an animal, I'm not sure. But if you want to continue to imply that you fondle animals then so be it.
The correct word however is, and will remain, pat.

And yet, both Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries disagree with you, listing "pet" in its sexual context as informal and using the default definition of

pet somebody/something: to touch or move your hand gently over an animal or a child in a kind and loving way

I'm not surprised by this, I guess the word that normally describes caressing a pet found its way into the informal vocabulary of sexual activities like a lot of words seem to do.

Also patting for me means a very different kind of hand movement than petting (which is more like stroking).

This will blow your mind then, up here in Scotland there is fairly common use of clap or clapping to mean petting of pets… it has never made sense to me.

Cyel wrote:
And yet, both Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries disagree with you, listing "pet" in its sexual context as informal and using the default definition of

Many dictionaries also list things like 'irregardless' as words these days. Common usage changes meanings. That's not really the point of the thread, though... something can be both commonly accepted usage and also really irritating to people who grew up with different usage.

Itch really annoys me when it’s used instead of scratch.

“I really need to itch this mosquito bite” no, you need to scratch it, because it itches!! I annoys me more than is reasonable!!