I may be a bit of a weirdo in this respect if you read this and feel rather confuzzled by the sentiment with it, but there are certain words or phrases that I hear in conversation that really make me cringe, irritate me to a great degree or generally leave me feeling a trifle uncomfortable. I thought this would be an interesting post to do (and I'd love it if you chose to do one upon reading it).
We usually share things we love on our blogs, so I thought it would be an interesting difference to highlight something I'm not so keen on. I don't want to come across as a snob or anything, this certainly isn't intended in that way, but irrationally, certain words grate on my nerves. My sister and I had a great time discussing words that creep us out or irritate us!
1. Naff - this word is so beige and of a certain time- I think of the '90's when I hear it. I didn't like it then, I didn't like it now!
2. "On my radar"- I was hesitant to put this in my list as I see it in a lot of bloggers' wishlists or sponsored posts and don't want to offend anyone but it is one of those idioms that I just can't stand and I simply can't fathom why that I dislike it!
3. "At the end of the day....". This is purely a contextual one. If it is being used purely in the sense of denoting a particular deed or act or description of something happening definitely at the end of the day, that's fine, but I hear it being applied liberally to conversation in the context where "In conclusion..." or some summative sentence opener/connective could be used. I think it became a trend after some Big Brother inmate used it almost constantly in conversation. Was it Jade Goody or someone else!?
4. "Innit". This is totally being snobby- I HATE IT! In sixth form, I had a friend who used to say this all the time. Our music teacher decided he was going to start an 'Innit box'- the equivalent of a swear box to stop him saying it. Mind you, he started one for me too because I used to incorrectly say, "Off of,", (e.g. I jumped off of it.).
5. Flesh- my little sister shares the dislike of this word with me. Literally makes my, er.....,SKIN crawl! Especially when said in a mock-creepy voice!
6. Go to- e.g. "This is my go-to handbag!". This one is CBC's contribution to the list. He dislikes this phrase. I wasn't bothered until he said it but yes, not keen on it, now he's drawn my attention to it.
Can't think of any more for the moment, so it is over to you:
Either, a) write a blog post about your 'hit-list' of phrases or words you dislike or leave me some in the comments box! I'd love to know!
Incidently, OSTENSIBLY is my favourite word!
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We usually share things we love on our blogs, so I thought it would be an interesting difference to highlight something I'm not so keen on. I don't want to come across as a snob or anything, this certainly isn't intended in that way, but irrationally, certain words grate on my nerves. My sister and I had a great time discussing words that creep us out or irritate us!
1. Naff - this word is so beige and of a certain time- I think of the '90's when I hear it. I didn't like it then, I didn't like it now!
2. "On my radar"- I was hesitant to put this in my list as I see it in a lot of bloggers' wishlists or sponsored posts and don't want to offend anyone but it is one of those idioms that I just can't stand and I simply can't fathom why that I dislike it!
3. "At the end of the day....". This is purely a contextual one. If it is being used purely in the sense of denoting a particular deed or act or description of something happening definitely at the end of the day, that's fine, but I hear it being applied liberally to conversation in the context where "In conclusion..." or some summative sentence opener/connective could be used. I think it became a trend after some Big Brother inmate used it almost constantly in conversation. Was it Jade Goody or someone else!?
4. "Innit". This is totally being snobby- I HATE IT! In sixth form, I had a friend who used to say this all the time. Our music teacher decided he was going to start an 'Innit box'- the equivalent of a swear box to stop him saying it. Mind you, he started one for me too because I used to incorrectly say, "Off of,", (e.g. I jumped off of it.).
5. Flesh- my little sister shares the dislike of this word with me. Literally makes my, er.....,SKIN crawl! Especially when said in a mock-creepy voice!
6. Go to- e.g. "This is my go-to handbag!". This one is CBC's contribution to the list. He dislikes this phrase. I wasn't bothered until he said it but yes, not keen on it, now he's drawn my attention to it.
Can't think of any more for the moment, so it is over to you:
Either, a) write a blog post about your 'hit-list' of phrases or words you dislike or leave me some in the comments box! I'd love to know!
Incidently, OSTENSIBLY is my favourite word!
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