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Cherylndesigns said:
This is a great thread, Courtney! My dd and I have a list of phrases that drive us bonkers. "In or not in my wheelhouse", "at the end of the day", "clearly", "it is what it is", "my bad", "that's so one note" (they say it about food.

I think my personal "not favorite" is "my bad". It drive me batty! Oh, one more "you've got this".
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Wow, u must be very tolerant of conversations here because we cheer people on with 'you got this' all the time! (And I think I use all those other phrases too - this will end up being the' bellbird apologises' thread pretty soon! (possibly by the end of the day; -) sorry couldn't resist!
 
bellbird said:
I apologise because I'm sure I use that pretty much on a daily basis, that & 'no worries ', not so much as 'Hakuna Matata ', but as the Aussie equivalent of 'no p.... '!
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Oh, but that's the quintessential Aussie phrase, so you're allowed!!!
 
Too funny! One vacation, my family decided that "just sayin" was the thing to say after everything as a joke. Fortunately, that only lasted a week.

@littlekiwi -- I can never remember how to spell curriculum. And yes, I too have mangled words so bad that spellcheck had no idea what I was talking about. I have even used a thesaurus, looking up a word I knew how to spell in hopes that one I wanted to use would be on the list.

Probably the only one that makes me cringe when people use "bring" when it should be "take".
 
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LynnG said:
As a sub-editor I absolutely second the hatred of impacted, impactful and "will impact on". Red penned straight away!! Definitely not a fan of moist either :P
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Would you believe my university unit actually “rebranded” with a new slogan that features the word “impactful?” I am still secretly using the previous letterhead. Resist.
 
I couldn't think of any words I dislike when I first read this thread this morning. But now, reading through it, something came to mind. A phrase, actually. "It's not rocket science." The reason it bothers me is that almost a decade ago, when my husband's mother criticized our parenting (and then disowned us) via email she wrote, "It's not rocket science." So whenever someone says that it reminds me of that awfulness. My heart rate is increasing thinking about it right now.
 
bellbird said:
Wow, u must be very tolerant of conversations here because we cheer people on with 'you got this' all the time! (And I think I use all those other phrases too - this will end up being the' bellbird apologises' thread pretty soon! (possibly by the end of the day; -) sorry couldn't resist!
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Haha Justine - I've never really noticed any of these things on this board. If I did, apparently, seeing them doesn't bother me like hearing them. :rofl:rofl
 
I don't mind this word in general but I have an issue with people referring to a female human person over the age of, let's say 12, as "girl." (It really started to enrage me when I had DD. Her birth made me realize how the terms for a female baby are also used for teens and young women.) At age 16, "young woman" is a fair phrase to add to the Female Aged-based Lexicon. After 18, the law says you're an adult, so the word WOMAN should be the preferred nomenclature. Watch the news and count how many times you hear the word "girl" vs the phrase "young man." Bonus points if you catch the ages and the "young man" is younger than the "girl."

Watch basically any tv show with any type of romantic plot. The Bachlor franchise comes to mind. (As much as I love BiP, I can't tell you how many times I yelled "she's a WOMAN! There's a DIFFERENCE!" at my TV.)
 
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My least favorite is actually a phrase that my aunt says a lot: "I don't mean to be ugly, but . . . " and then she proceeds to say something critical about someone or some circumstance.

My second least favorite is also something that my aunt says. She refers to her stomach/intestines as "gut." This is usually accompanied by information that no one wants to hear. I don't mean to be ugly, but . . . I wish she would kill the word. LOL
 
littlekiwi said:
my name would have been visible at least twice but they still managed to turn Jennifer into Jana.....how on earth they managed that I have no idea.
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Oh man! That's rotten! And weirdly talented to mess it up that badly!

JillW said:
I'd have to say my least favorite word is "huh"?
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As in Huh? Were you talking to me?

Christina W said:
Sounds like something that happens to bowels.....
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Um, I think it is. #NurseWife

jesskab said:
I cringe when my husband says "You look hot wife."
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Oh man! I totally see why that sounds slimy. But it's sweet in a weird way right? You totally look hot in your new profile pic!

carrie1977 said:
My daughter's least favorite word is moist. :hehe
My son likes to use it in sentences just to annoy her.
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:funfun That totally sounds like siblings!
 
Cherylndesigns said:
I think my personal "not favorite" is "my bad"
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Ugh! Where did this one start? Seriously.

QuiltyMom said:
I know it's two words, but I'm bending the rules here!
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Always okay. And I'm totally guilty of saying "No Problem". Because usually, it is no problem. Plus, I have a really hard time not singing "You're Welcome". #ThanksMoana!

rdjrneace said:
they can't talk with um being every other word.
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Oh my gosh! When did news anchors start doing this too?!?!
 
@Tree City Challenge accepted! I hadn't noticed that. I mean, I have been called a girl, and I'm well over the appropriate age for that! Do you think it's because "gal" is offensive to some people while "guy" is not? Because my husband has guy friends, but mine have to be girl friends. When really, they are women friends, but that sounds weird. Gal pals would be cool. I'm totally going to listen for that now!

bellbird said:
that & 'no worries ',
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Guilty. Right here.

michelepixels said:
My heart rate is increasing thinking about it right now.
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:heartslub Raising kids is hard. Especially with all the crazy stuff available at the click of a mouse or touch on a phone! I'm sorry she put you down like that. I think you do a wonderful job from what I've seen and heard from you.
 
bestcee said:
@Tree City Challenge accepted! I hadn't noticed that. I mean, I have been called a girl, and I'm well over the appropriate age for that! Do you think it's because "gal" is offensive to some people while "guy" is not? Because my husband has guy friends, but mine have to be girl friends. When really, they are women friends, but that sounds weird. Gal pals would be cool. I'm totally going to listen for that now!
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If you, Courtney, say "my girl friends and I are going to see a movie this weekend," I know you don't aren't demeaning the female gender when you use it that way. But the question then arises: why *do* we use it?

And IMO, adult men saying "check out that girl over there" creeps me out. That word use is very different than if a woman says "my girl friends and I ..."
 
This is definitely not a word I hate but I do dislike how much it is overused in the wrong context.... Awesome.
 
QuiltyMom said:
"No Problem" instead of "You're Welcome". I know it's two words, but I'm bending the rules here! :bk
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Jan, may I explain why I say "no problem"? For me, I think it's a more humble or, perhaps, less formal way of responding to "thank you." In Spanish and Portuguese, "de nada" and "por nada" literally (using it correctly, @bestcee rofl!) mean "of nothing" and "for nothing." So I think some US English speakers are starting to adopt this response. (I say "US English speakers" not only to be specific to my experience but also because it sounds like Australia already has this figured out, right @bellbird ?)

I'm not trying to change your mind, Jan (or anyone reading this who also hates that phrase), but hopefully reading this gives you something with which to calm yourself the next time you hear it and you start seeing red!
 
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Oh oh fun thread!

I hate when the work "like" is used as a filler word. I often get lost hearing the point people are trying to make because I get caught up in counting the number of times they use "like"

I also really really hate the word "bey" or is it "bay"....anyways the millenialized shortened version of babe.

And I hate the phrase "bless her heart" or just even "bless her"....it's my southern grandmother's way of politely insulting someone
 
Tree City said:
Jan, may I explain why I say "no problem"? For me, I think it's a more humble or, perhaps, less formal way of responding to "thank you." In Spanish and Portuguese, "de nada" and "por nada" literally (using it correctly, @bestcee rofl!) mean "of nothing" and "from nothing." So I think some US English speakers are starting to adopt this response. (I say "US English speakers" not only to be specific to my experience but also because it sounds like Australia already has this figured out, right @bellbird ?)

I'm not trying to change your mind, Jan (or anyone reading this who also hates that phrase), but hopefully reading this gives you something with which to calm yourself the next time you hear it and you start seeing red!
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Alright, Sara, you're making me feel OLD! Haha! It was thoroughly trained/drilled into us that "you're welcome" was the only proper and respectful response when someone said Thank You, and anything else was a slight. The first time I started hearing it (along with Perfect - eek!) was at restaurants where the wait staff was overly "helpful". I guess my dislike of it comes from there.
 
QuiltyMom said:
Alright, Sara, you're making me feel OLD! Haha! It was thoroughly trained/drilled into us that "you're welcome" was the only proper and respectful response when someone said Thank You, and anything else was a slight. The first time I started hearing it (along with Perfect - eek!) was at restaurants where the wait staff was overly "helpful". I guess my dislike of it comes from there.
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No no no! That wasn't my intention! Don't feel old--esp. since we're not that far apart in age, and I don't want to feel old! :giggle
 
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