Words that annoy me for no particular reason.

[MichaelW2]

Artisanal
Sourced
Utilise
Prestige
Luxury

 

[Profpointy]

"So" when it is used to start a sentence.

Having done some extensive research (Listening to people being interviewed on R4) it seems to particularly (But not exclusively) come from sub 40yo females.

"So. The Spear-Danes in days gone by
and the kings who ruled them had courage and greatness"

I'd say that was a pretty rousing start to an epic adventure. But what does a Nobel Laureate for literature know ?

 

[Dave7]

Unique

Again, it has its place, but its place isn't friggin' everywhere.

Almost unique
Nearly unique
etc
60 years ago it was drummed into us that something is either unique or its not.
(Others will disagree )

 

[Dayvo]

Mis-use of the word 'literally', as used too much by footballers who should let their feet do the talking.

For example:
'We done well and won easy. We was all over 'em and I'm literally over the moon.'

 

[Ming the Merciless]

World Beating = It’s shoot.

 

[MichaelW2]

"So. The Spear-Danes in days gone by
and the kings who ruled them had courage and greatness"

I'd say that was a pretty rousing start to an epic adventure. But what does a Nobel Laureate for literature know ?

So, yea there were these, like Spear Danes and they had kings and shoot and they were , like totes amaaazing and well good.

Please send Nobble Prize via Cyclechat reception. I can collect.

 

[Bazzer]

Premium.
It seems to be used by some to mean something which is better than the usual, but by others to mean the equivalent of better value. It annoys me because some retailers in particular appear to play on this confusion.

 

[Specialeyes]

"Normalcy". Having a go at Americanisms really is the low-hanging fruit (and you usually find out that the annoying word originated in the UK) but this one deserves a special mention / place in hell.

"In terms of" is an utterly redundant filler, aimed to buy thinking time and make the speaker sound more businesslike. To me, it just makes them sound like a twat.

Oh, and while I think of it, for all the other terrible things he's done, Trump's failure to use a hyphen to create a compound adjective really annoys me beyond all proportion. (e.g. low-energy, crime-ridden, do-nothing...)

 

[PeteXXX]

Hollibobs
Arggghhhhhhh³

 

[MichaelW2]

"Normalcy". Having a go at Americanisms really is the low-hanging fruit (and you usually find out that the annoying word originated in the UK) but this one deserves a special mention / place in hell.

"In terms of" is an utterly redundant filler, aimed to buy thinking time and make the speaker sound more businesslike. To me, it just makes them sound like a twat.

Oh, and while I think of it, for all the other terrible things he's done, Trump's failure to use a hyphen to create a compound adjective really annoys me beyond all proportion. (e.g. low-energy, crime-ridden, do-nothing...)

In the US, a Normal School is a teacher training college.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Staycation when someone is not staying at home. If you are on holiday and it’s not at home it’s just a holiday not staycation....

 

[mudsticks]

Hollibobs
Arggghhhhhhh³

Oh,

I love my holibobs

 

[Tail End Charlie]

Loo. What on earth is wrong with toilet?

 

[Profpointy]

So, yea there were these, like Spear Danes and they had kings and shoot and they were , like totes amaaazing and well good.

Please send Nobble Prize via Cyclechat reception. I can collect.

I always thought that if Beowulf had been translated by a Lancastrian it would have been
"Now then, the Spear-Danes ..... "

 

[Profpointy]

In the US, a Normal School is a teacher training college.

Over here too I think -