New phrases that grate on my nerves...

[whatcateydid]

Oh, and 'moist' I really, really hate that word.

Ugh, I hate "moist". It's such an unattractive word to say and there are no good mental images to go along with it.

 

[Toad_Passenger]

Ugh, I hate "moist". It's such an unattractive word to say and there are no good mental images to go along with it.

Cake, brownies, cookies...seem like good images to me!

 

[kaytieeldr]

Just sort of.

I was watching Top Chef last night, and the guest judge was telling one of the top two contestants, "... everybody just sort of kept wanting to keep eating...". No. Everybody either wanted to keep eating her dish, or they didn't.

 

[DBL101]

Grow just doesn't refer to living things. It's anything that becomes larger or increases in size.

Can you grow a balloon?
You can increase the size of a business. You can increase the revenue. If you can't put the business in the ground, add water and fertilizer and expect it to increase in size, you can't grow it.
Whenever I hear management (Especially sales managers) talk about growing the business, I cringe. Then again, they are used to spreading around the fertilizer.

 

[phorsenuf]

Breed, breeding. I hate when I see that used on the boards.

 

[pixiefairy]

Having a teenager....you hear several words and/or phrases that make you want to bash your head against a wall. Right now....he and his friends use the word "beast" to complement something re: "That song is beast". HUH?

A co worker of mine likes the phrase "step up" or "Step up to the plate".

We use the term "price point" at work, but we are a clothing store and that term refers to the prices on the racks of clothes. However, we rarely say that phrase to customers...just amongst those of us who work there.

 

[JessicaR]

Ugh, I hate "moist". It's such an unattractive word to say and there are no good mental images to go along with it.

I looked up moist - google images. I'm pretty sure I don't want to know what your most images are.

 

[Octoberbride03]

Oh oh oh

I found a new 1 while paging through a magazine at work on break today.

PDA


Any guesses what it stands for?

 

[kimblebee]

Public Display of Affection

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

-Needless to say (particularly when it prefaces an important detail that is not obvious without being explicitly stated)
-Me no likey/me likey (especially when used by adults)
-Delish
-Yummy/Kindy/Hubby/other words shortened with -y
-"If you will" when used at the end of an explanation. I always want to know what would happen "if I won't".
-Super when used in the place of "very", such as "super excited" or "super yummy".
-Misuse of homophones/similar words. Loose/Lose...Advice/Advise...you're/your...etc..

There are more, but I seem to have them blocked from my mind right now.

 

[Luvchefmic]

Oh oh oh

I found a new 1 while paging through a magazine at work on break today.

PDA


Any guesses what it stands for?

Public Display of Affection...not new been around for ages for the military, usually meaning while in uniform you shouldn't be acting a certain way

other poster beat me to it

 

[laurie31]

Public Display of Affection...not new been around for ages for the military, usually meaning while in uniform you shouldn't be acting a certain way

other poster beat me to it

It was against the rules when I went to high school (I graduated in 1985). No holding hands in the hall - a teacher would appear and give you demerits for PDA.

I agree that beast is a very odd term for something being good. Someone wrote "God is beast" on the blackboard in our children's choir room and I thought it was blasphemy until someone explained the new teen usage.

 

[pigletgirl]

What IS the new teen usage for God is beast? I'm not old, but I'm definitely out of the loop when it comes to those new phrases. You just don't really hear them (or I don't at least) on a college campus.

 

[Octoberbride03]

Public Display of Affection

Got it in 1. In my world it stands for Personal Data Assistant. I prefer mine.

 

[suzanna1066@comcast.]

I HATE celeb and pic/pix. I thought these terms were only in Tiger Beat.

Phrases popular at my office right now:
Get my arms around (insert issue)

It is what it is

Perception: I really hate this one---as in it isn't important on how great you are in reality, only how you are perceived to be.

Let's get together offline to discuss

Appetite: as in the is no appetite to give you a raise, promotion or change a dumb policy.

 

[BoogasMom]

I have a co-worker who, in speaking with a patient who received a bill after they mailed their payment to us, says, "it must've CROSSED ITSELF UP IN THE MAIL." What???? The bill did NOT cross over itself!!!! The bill and the payment crossed in the mail!!!!!

And, same co-worker, says "Are....you...SERIOUS?" to everything!

 

[LoriABil]

I also dislike -

"At the end of the day..."
"With all due respect..."
"It's not rocket science"
"I, personally,..."
"Oh, what the hey"
"It's all good"
"Don't get me wrong..."

That's why I say "It's not rocket surgery!"

Here's what grates on my nerves...celebrity couple names. I won't even spell them out for you - but the last straw was when a coworker put their uni-name in the cups at the reception. Yes, they did. Kevina. Kevin and Tina. I should have taken my gift back!

 

[Tinkerbell3014]

ok, I have to agree, I have always hated the expression "if you will". No, I won't! Also don't like "it is what it is". And finally, never liked "I beg to differ". My response was always "ok, on your knees please."

 

[lacrosse_lady72]

Neither one is new but:

1. The mispronunciation of nuclear.
2. When people say "and such," to me their IQ just dropped 20 points.

 

[NonScents]

"Reaching out" when attempting to get someone one the phone.

Don't reach out to me, just call me.