Terms that annoy you

[kaytieeldr]

subtitle: musings in the middle of a sleepless night

Baby daddy and BFF

Baby daddy first: What in the world ever happened to possessive pronouns???? Anybody?? Bueller? Bueller? "Baby daddy" is an infant father, i.e. an (impossible) oxymoron. Baby's daddy - or, even better, given its gravity, baby's father ! Baby daddy !

BFF: Another media misnomer that's worked its way into everyday life. First, while it's true some close friendships are forever, realistically, most aren't - whether it's between celebrities or between everyday, normal people like us. People change. We mature. Interests change. We grow apart. We meet new people and make new friends.

But that's not the gist of my rant. It's - and let me note that I haven't seen anything recent to bring on this musing - for example when some magazine writes about "Celebrity X and her three BFFs" or someone posts about their DD's two BFFs. Doesn't everybody realize BFF stands for Best Friend Forever - and that you can only have one "best" anything, at least at a given time?

Quick, somebody, take away the cough medicine... and throat spray... and cough drops... and Sudafed... before I sat something I'll regret.

So, what term / word / phrase annoys YOU?

 

[finalepiphany]

cool annoys me

 

[kaytieeldr]

That's cool Just kidding. I respect your opinion. "Cool" relating to temperature makes sense; in its more common use, yes, I can see it would be annoying.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I guess you don't know many baby daddy's? Because that is a perfect word.

So what annoys me? Thinking.....I mean how in the heck can you be this annoyed, this early in the morning?

Terms that annoy me....well, I got nothing. I will come back if I think of something.

 

[happygirl]

Whatever,or any stupid ways people try to spell it.
Icky, come people use your grown up words.
Or any words that people try to spell "cute"" enuff kwel etc etc.

 

[Diva of Dragons]

I say cool way too much but oh well. LOL!

My most hated (right now) is: "I'm (un)comfortable in my own skin." Ewwww! As if you would be in someone else's skin! It always makes me think of "Men in Black" and the giant alien "bug" running around in his Edgar suit.

 

[travelbug]

"My bad" really annoys me. Bad isn't a noun.

Plus I used to work with someone who used that expression ALL THE TIME, and he was hugely annoying anyway. So that didn't help.

 

[Tinkmom75]

Do you want to come/go with? With who (me, us)?

 

[WhatATreat]

I agree with TMM about baby daddy. It is a term used to describe the daddy of a baby who is just a big baby himself. It is annoying though, and just sounds wrong.

I can't think of any single term that annoys me but text speak as a whole does and I just can't bring myself to use it. Oh, my son sends me texts using "z" in words that end in "s" - things like "plz" for "please" - that annoys me.

 

[Art 1]

"Yummy" It's said too much on the Dis forums.

 

[emer95]

Oh, there are so many things!

Preggo, or preggers.

Adults that use "text" speak.

"yous" even worse, "yous guyses"

"over top" as in, "Put the cheese over top of the pizza." Shouldn't it be ON top?

 

[luvmy3]

I have to agree with you on "baby daddy". I'm sorry to anyone on this board that uses it, but when I hear that term I think ghetto or trailer trash.

 

[HERSEY]

Significant other.

Just say boy/girl friend or wife/husband . I have heard married people say this too. Makes me crazy

 

[Carl]

I have to agree with you on "baby daddy". I'm sorry to anyone on this board that uses it, but when I hear that term I think ghetto or trailer trash.

Same for me.

 

[Green Tea]

Budget Buster

Abbreviations such as "ressie."

Pronunciations that eliminate the final G in words such as "puddin." My kids know that drives me crazy and will pull it out in the car. Too southern! Though I am okay with "ya'll."

Hot Mess. Though if I knew exactly what it meant, I might like that one better.

24/7

County fair. Oh wait, that isn't the phrase that makes my skin crawl, it is the actual event.

 

[IndianaMouse]

"My bad" really annoys me. Bad isn't a noun.

Plus I used to work with someone who used that expression ALL THE TIME, and he was hugely annoying anyway. So that didn't help.

That's the first thing that popped into my head when I saw this thread.

Any words that make an adult sound like a 2 year old....sammy, breaky (breakfast) ,preggy, basketti.

"I suppose"(sigh). I hate that more than anything . If you don't want to do something just say no. Don't stand there and sigh like I just put the weight of the world on your shoulders and tell me yes like your some great martyr or something.

 

[SamRoc]

I seriously hate the term Chillaxin! Its so annoying!!!

 

[Disneyglobegirl]

Anywho.....It just makes me cringe when someone says "anywho" thinking they are being cute.

 

[Jennasis]

I hate the word "Tummy". I hate reading about how "my DD's tummy hurt". You are talking to adults, not 4 year olds. You can say her stomach hurt.

 

[Green Tea]

Oh yes, forgot about the other abbreviations like sammie. Hate them.