Overused words and phrases

[KatieA]

I know right!!!

 

[Frye7127]

You know what I have decided...everybody is on the SPECTRUM to some extent! I totally agree with you about the overuse - but don't hear it as much anymore except for my neighbor who uses it for everything that is wrong with her child, which apparently is everything.

 

[FireDancer]

Ummm...FD...The word the poster used was ICONIC.

Not any more

 

[Jennasis]

Can't believe anyone hasn't mentioned the DIS favorite:

SNOWFLAKE!

hate to bust yer bubble but someone did mention it on page ONE (post 15), along with Helicopter Parents.

 

[bitohoney]

The ones I hate:

technically
basically
not so much
um
thanks so much

 

[minnie mouse ears]

"Love me some" -- that is a personal pet peeve of mine. I HATE it!

 

[Pigeon]

"Hating on" something or "Loving on" something. You either hate something or you love something. No "on" required. It just sets my teeth on edge.

 

[NaLisa]

Pretty much all the -ly adverbs. Just leave 'em out.


I totally get that...I get that

Actually, you're right...You're right

Unfortunately, I don't have that option...I don't have that option.

I sincerely miss you...I miss you

I'm terribly upset about this...I'm upset about this

 

[BunsenH]

24/7 - it's easier to say "all day", "full time", or even "around the clock"

 

[overlyspoiled4sure]

What bothers me the most is the word of "yeah". When my granddaughter was in an English class several years ago, the teacher wouldn't let the students use that word; they had to use the word "yes".

I cringe when I'm watching celebrities being interviewed & that word is used far too much. They need to see tapes of themselves so they can see how they appear to the public.

I'm also tired of "my bad" & "snap".

 

[7165red]

Lauren, I agree.

 

[7165red]

My bad kills me. I am probably guilty of some of the above examples, I watch myself. How about "the ball is in your court" and bring your A game" Lets start some new expressions,smile!

 

[manning]

You think this is bad, talk to an englishman. You'll have fun understanding each other.

One time I was asked if I fancied a sandwich....no, I would like to eat it, not admire it. That was fun until I understood what she meant.

 

[mrsklamc]

Agree with 'epic' and 'irregardless'

'Needless to say' when there really WAS a need to say

"______ speaks out" --used on the news anytime anyone SAYS ANYTHING.

"I know, right?'

To the person who said 'pretty much anything Charlie Sheen has said the last few months," as a cancer survivor I was STUNNED that no one called out Martin Sheen for saying what Charlie had was 'a form of cancer.'

 

[southern_redhead]

I can't stand extra letters added to anything, especially consonants.

Vowels I can manage, like "soooooo" in the post above really doesn't bother me. But this is what I can't stand:

I'm so boredddddd

Happy Birthdayyyyy

I see it mostly of Facebook from the younger set.

Yes, what is that about? I keep seeing that nonsense when I check my DS's FB page. I have to quell the urge to comment "You look like an uneducated moron. You're a teen - surely to GOODNESS you know how to spell?" Then I want to call their parents and ask if they know their child is posting such silliness.

And as the parent of a middle schooler I'd like to nominate "beast" and "sick".

That is so overused here. My SS seems to think EVERYTHING is beast - the ballgame, the weather, what he's eating, himself.... I think other boys his age are using it - I'm just not around them enough to hear it.

My grandmother used to pronounce Italy as "It-Ly" though it drove me nuts at the time I'd give anything to hear her say it again.

phrases I LOVE include:
poppycock
snowball's chance in hell
sweating like a ***** in church

(these are all courtesy of my late grandfather, who was really just awesome. and I mean that as awe-inspiring.)

I had to laugh at these. My grandmother's "word" was Hawaii - or, as she said it, "Hi-wye-uh"

I love "snowball's chance in h*ll" and my uncle has one that I adopted "From H*ll to breakfast" meaning EVERYWHERE

My pet peeve with words I keep seeing bandied about has to do with spelling. Teens who use sum instead of "some" and c*m instead of "come" (OMG - parents PLEASE tell them to stop doing this!) Does no one care if their child looks like a blithering idiot in print?

I graduated HS in the late 90's - my bad and cool beans were terribly overused at that time!

 

[badblackpug]

"hero" Lately all you have to do is cross the street without getting hit to be a hero.

"survivor" same thing, you are a survivor if you recover from a hangnail

 

[topolino]

What about when people on boards like these say something like "I won't die on that mountain". I didn't even know what it meant until I saw it, or a variation of it, a few more times. It means choosing your battles carefully.

But honestly, are we really comparing being a casualty of war to telling your MIL she's too intrusive?

 

[tinkermom23]

A couple weeks ago I had to spend the weekend with an extremely annoying, grown woman who said this so many times I wanted to yell at her!
"Dude, Seriously? "

 

[emer95]

I really love this thread!

Many of my pet peeves have already been mentioned, but they're worth mentioning again.

"At the end of the day..." That's becoming the new Bachelor catch phrase. I think they said that more often than "amazing!"

"Really? REALLY?" This bugs me! One of my daughter's friends says this constantly.

I don't like healthful either.

This! after a quote in a message board. Why bother?


I can't stand when people say "over top." Such as, "put the cheese over top of the lasange." Shouldn't it be ON top? I know that's a little thing, but my husband and my MIL do it and I haven't been able to successfully beat it out of my husband yet. That annoys me.

 

[PrincessKsMom]

A couple weeks ago I had to spend the weekend with an extremely annoying, grown woman who said this so many times I wanted to yell at her!
"Dude, Seriously? "

I'm sorry, do we know each other?