Adults using the word "yummy"

[shoney]

"potty" , as in "Do you have to go potty?"

 

[EMom]

It was invented in Waco, so maybe around them thar parts...

That's all I can think of. But that's a tiny part of a huge state. If you ever google the map of what people call carbonated beverages/soft drinks, the South (including Texas) is solidly Coke/coke country.

 

[JaxDad]

Hey, at least we've made inroads with the Yankees with sweet tea...

 

[Dawnlight]

Yasssss! Instead of yes.

"Got my nails/hair did"

 

[stitchfan75]

Unfortunately some of these are my favorites..like "adulting": "Man adulting really sucked today!"
Everything sad hits me in the "feels".
My 12 year old is still "the baby".
I call soda "pop".

The only word I don't like is "Yummo"..I can take yummy or delish or even totes amazeballs.

 

[LetsTalkWDW]

"went missing".
You mean, "disappeared?".

As for carbonated beverages......my cousins in Canada call everything "Freshie" which I guess was a competitor to Kool-Aid there. My wife's family in Missouri call it "sodie" In Atlanta, everything is a Coke, in parts of Texas it's Dr. Pepper (even if you are ordering a Root Beer or a Cola). "Pop" was popular here because there was a chain of stores called the "Pop Shop" that advertised like crazy on the Radio and TV.

Man. I just got used to calling it soda, now you're telling me that's wrong. Up here in New England when I was growing up we used to call it tonic.

But since we are on the subject, one thing that always bothers me is when someone responds to a post with "This". Don't know why it bothers me , it just does,

 

[2manypets]

A typical conversation at my house

"Hey, you want me to pick up some Coke at the store?"
"Sure"
"What kind"
"Mountain Dew"

Yup, I'm from the south!

 

[Lilacs4Me]

tin foil. It's aluminum. At least I think it is.

When someone says they need to "Itch my back" or "Itch my nose." No, your back or nose itches. You need to scratch it.

I hate it when people refer to my daughters as "the girls." They are individuals with names. I never refer to them as a set. (I know that is picky but it always irks me.)

My husbands family calls it "foil paper"

It's not Paper!!!!! LOL

 

[aprilgail]

I'm not a fan of people saying things are a "no-no." It sounds very childish to me.

It also bothers me when people say, "We're pregnant." No, I was pregnant. My husband was never pregnant and has never been pregnant.

I HATE hearing people say "we're pregnant- when a guy has a uterus can pass a 10 pound baby out of his ***** then they can say "we're pregnant"

"Soda" (what decent people refer to as "pop" )

LOL- pop is someones dad/grandpa- would be so weird hearing one be ordered in a restaurant LOL

 

[Mizzoufan]

I HATE hearing people say "we're pregnant- when a guy has a uterus can pass a 10 pound baby out of his ***** then they can say "we're pregnant"



LOL- pop is someones dad/grandpa- would be so weird hearing one be ordered in a restaurant LOL

I'm just the opposite I'd feel weird calling anyone pop

 

[fortwildernessishome]

Another one:

Adults who go by their shortened or nickname, usually ending in 'y'. Sammy instead of Samuel, Tommy instead of Thomas, Becky instead of Rebecca, Bobby instead of Robert- it sounds so kiddish to me, especially in a professional setting.

My husbands name is Jim and when I hear his siblings call him Jimmy it drives me nuts!! Of course we named our oldest son after him and he mostly goes by Jimmy, but he graduated college last May and now works in an engineering company and he goes by Jim there. I always chuckle to myself that we have TWO Jimmy's on late night, Fallon and Kimmel. Of course there is Jimmy Carter too!! I always wonder if they ever thought of trying to make the switch to Jim.

Words I can't stand;
-Hubby
-Delish
-Veggies

I haven't read the whole thread, but saw on page one about soda and pop. Here in NH, no one says pop. Its only called soda. When I was a kid (I am in my 40's) we called it tonic. I love hearing what other parts of the country call things. One of my closest friends grew up in NY and now lives here in NH. I remember her telling me how surprised she was when she moved here and we used the word "pizza" she always called it "pie"! To me a pie is a dessert with a fruit filling!

 

[AnnaFloridaLover]

My husbands name is Jim and when I hear his siblings call him Jimmy it drives me nuts!! Of course we named our oldest son after him and he mostly goes by Jimmy, but he graduated college last May and now works in an engineering company and he goes by Jim there. I always chuckle to myself that we have TWO Jimmy's on late night, Fallon and Kimmel. Of course there is Jimmy Carter too!! I always wonder if they ever thought of trying to make the switch to Jim.

Words I can't stand;
-Hubby
-Delish
-Veggies

I haven't read the whole thread, but saw on page one about soda and pop. Here in NH, no one says pop. Its only called soda. When I was a kid (I am in my 40's) we called it tonic. I love hearing what other parts of the country call things. One of my closest friends grew up in NY and now lives here in NH. I remember her telling me how surprised she was when she moved here and we used the word "pizza" she always called it "pie"! To me a pie is a dessert with a fruit filling!

I'm surprised that your husband's siblings calling him by the only name they've probably ever called him would bother you. My brother has a nickname with a "y" at the end and all of my siblings and also my parents know him as no other. It would be weird for us to shorten his name now.

 

[smokeyblue]

I don't really mind yummy if it isn't used excessively, but I really hate when people say "yummo" like Rachel Ray. UGGGH!

It bothers me and kind of gives me the giggles at the same time when people call diabetes "the sugar". As in, your brother went to the doctor and he told him he has "the sugar". No dad, I'm pretty sure he told him he has Type II diabetes.

 

[missbrooke06]

Parents who refer to their children as "littles." Big eye roll when I see that.

I deserve a medal for never punching anyone in the face when they say littles. It enrages me so much.

 

[RedAngie]

NO! They are NOT kids! They are children. Kids are baby goats.

Some of the nuns in Catholic school would go ballistic if they heard kids calling other kids, well, kids. "Only goats have kids. People have children."

My husbands name is Jim and when I hear his siblings call him Jimmy it drives me nuts!! Of course we named our oldest son after him and he mostly goes by Jimmy, but he graduated college last May and now works in an engineering company and he goes by Jim there. I always chuckle to myself that we have TWO Jimmy's on late night, Fallon and Kimmel. Of course there is Jimmy Carter too!! I always wonder if they ever thought of trying to make the switch to Jim.

!

I have a cousin James, and I think I'm the only person outside his immediate family who calls him by his preferred name, Jim. He's been called Jimmy since he was a child, and I suppose it's difficult for many people to change what they're used to.

Despite my screen name, I prefer to be called Angela. Only a select few (like DIS members) get to call me Angie. DD even had a T-shirt printed up for me some years ago.




Concerning what soft drinks are called, I'm pretty sure I ordered a Coke or Diet Coke in a restaurant or McDonald's in Texas, and no one ever asked exactly what type of Coke I wanted. Does "Coke" mean Coca-Cola, and you need to specify if you want something else, like "I'll have a Pepsi Coke"

 

[tvguy]

Man. I just got used to calling it soda, now you're telling me that's wrong. Up here in New England when I was growing up we used to call it tonic.

But since we are on the subject, one thing that always bothers me is when someone responds to a post with "This". Don't know why it bothers me , it just does,

Not saying it's wrong, I don't care if you call it soda, or pop, or soda pop, or sodie, or a (Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper) when you mean just a soft drink. No matter what you call it, it's yummy.

 

[RedAngie]

I don't really mind yummy if it isn't used excessively, but I really hate when people say "yummo" like Rachel Ray. UGGGH!

It bothers me and kind of gives me the giggles at the same time when people call diabetes "the sugar". As in, your brother went to the doctor and he told him he has "the sugar". No dad, I'm pretty sure he told him he has Type II diabetes.

Plenty of Rachael Rayisms get on my nerves.

Some words need an article in front of them, like "the prom," while others don't. But I've heard some people refer to it as "the cancer." Too bad about Uncle Bob. He has the cancer.

 

[JoeA]

Another one:

Adults who go by their shortened or nickname, usually ending in 'y'. Sammy instead of Samuel, Tommy instead of Thomas, Becky instead of Rebecca, Bobby instead of Robert- it sounds so kiddish to me, especially in a professional setting.

That reminds me of a story...

A few years ago I had a meeting up in Long Island and my very Italian buddy took me to his very Italian hangout. I was introduced to Bobby, Frankie, Stevie, etc and I almost said, in my best NY accent - I'm Joey! I have never gone by Joey in my life but it just seemed appropriate at the time!!

 

[JoeA]

Plenty of Rachael Rayisms get on my nerves.

Some words need an article in front of them, like "the prom," while others don't. But I've heard some people refer to it as "the cancer." Too bad about Uncle Bob. He has the cancer.

I have friends who shop at "the Walmart".

 

[brooke789]

I have friends who shop at "the Walmart".

My Grandmother always shopped at "WalMartS" or "Winn-DixieS" or "HallmarkS". Her sister, my great Aunt, liked "WalMark" better.