What trendy, over used, look at me I'm so witty phrases annoy you?

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

Throwing shade...Ugh!! Hate it!

How do you feel about "spilling some tea" or "the tea is good"?

 

[LSUmiss]

How do you feel about "spilling some tea" or "the tea is good"?

Lol! Actually haven’t heard those!

 

[soccerdad72]

One phrase (not witty or trendy, however) that I've caught myself using too much is "long story short...".

As my wife likes to point out, many times when I use the phrase, I'm not actually cutting the story short.

 

[mom2rtk]

Lol! Actually haven’t heard those!

My teen daughter introduced me to the concept of "tea". I was so confused why she was asking me if I wanted some tea when she knew I always got a Diet Coke!

 

[cabanafrau]

Gotta admit, it's been a little eye opening to find out how DIS friendly it is to malign women while people have so many sensitivities over so many other trivial phrases.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

it has to mean something that isn't pleasant.

Not pleasant???

 

[FlightlessDuck]

I get frustrated by people who do not enunciate their words. It's like nails on a chalkboard every time I hear someone say "ax" instead of "ask".

Tell that to Chaucer.

https://www.npr.org/sections/codesw...-said-ax-instead-of-ask-and-why-some-still-do

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Any noun these days being used as a verb.

“Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle” Richard II Act 2, Sc 3

 

[Praying Colonel]

"Problematic"

 

[MrJT]

I know this isn't a phrase but I hate CALI for California. I think my daughter's generation (she's 32) started it.

LL Cool J was "Going Back To Cali" all the way back in the late 80s, so I doubt that you can blame her generation.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Mine is "living the dream". A guy I work with will answer the phone and it's obvious the client is asking "how are you?" and he always replies "living the dream"......hey dumb a$$ don't you know that really means you aren't happy with what your doing.

Maybe he does.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

The use of hashtags. It looks silly to me to read it #havingagreatday or #awesomeday, etc. instead of saying I'm having a great day or It's an awesome day

Bae

All the wine phrases out there..I don't mind a glass or wine every now and then but I don't need household items and t-shirts and work out clothes, etc with it on there.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

The use of hashtags.

Outside of the context of Instagram and Twitter?

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Outside of the context of Instagram and Twitter?

Oh no sorry I meant when you're using it on social media or when it's on material things that are referencing how it's used on social media. For example one of my best friends uses it on nearly every single Facebook post for nearly every single thing..and she'll do the longer ones too like #wokupwrongsideofbed #wanttogobacktosleep #ihateconstruction #toocoldtogoout And that was in just 1 post of hers a couple weeks ago.

 

[adelaster]

Tell that to Chaucer.

https://www.npr.org/sections/codesw...-said-ax-instead-of-ask-and-why-some-still-do

Love to see Jordan & Keegan setting folks straight.

Communication is simply that. I spread the same message of the article to youth- speak how you will, but be able to flash the vocabulary/grammar when necessary.

Personally I love slang and seeing language evolve. Fascinates me. It's meant to be personal, fluid, adaptable. You can tell a culture's priorities/values by how many words there are for a thing/idea/etc.

Love the mental floss lists of words we don't have the equivalent of in English. To quote the great gonzo, "there's not a word yet for old friends who've just met."

 

[Pooh2]

One phrase (not witty or trendy, however) that I've caught myself using too much is "long story short...".

As my wife likes to point out, many times when I use the phrase, I'm not actually cutting the story short.

In our family, it is "To make a short story long..".

 

[Skellingtonj]

“Why am I like this?” This has been alllll over social media lately. It’s like nails on a chalkboard to me

 

[LexiC123]

On fleek.

I rolled my eyes just typing that.

 

[Turn the Page]

Oh no sorry I meant when you're using it on social media or when it's on material things that are referencing how it's used on social media. For example one of my best friends uses it on nearly every single Facebook post for nearly every single thing..and she'll do the longer ones too like #wokupwrongsideofbed #wanttogobacktosleep #ihateconstruction #toocoldtogoout And that was in just 1 post of hers a couple weeks ago.

A former coworker of mine is getting married here soon, he is right around 30 I think. A few weeks ago he posted on facebook asking people to help them with an important wedding dilemma they were having.....they hadn't decided on their wedding hashtag yet. He offered up three or four choices and asked us to vote on which one was best. I rolled my eyes so hard. I thought they were all stupid but then I think hashtagging is stupid in and of itself.

 

[mom2rtk]

On fleek.

I rolled my eyes just typing that.

I *might* make fun of my daughter when she uses that.