Annoying words that have cropped up in our language

[OutOfFocus]

Let's agree to differ. I prefer English English 

Edit to say: the openibg post by Malumbu has " Staffer = employee (or longhand 'member of staff'). Nasty American term."

 

Edited April 18, 2024 by OutOfFocus

[Nigello]

Shuttered, to mean shut/closed/went out of business. (Horrid term, horrid things) 

[Sue]

The wow factor.

🤮🤮🤮

[SpringTime]

A few young, old, wrongly used and compromised items that have pizzed me off today...

- legend 

- epic

- gen

 

Edited September 23, 2024 by SpringTime

[Sue]

You got this.

GRRRRR.

Can't remember if I've posted that before, if so apologies.

[SpringTime]

Nothing really wrong with these two, it's just the way they're misappropriated by a load of t×ts in marketing...

Grab

Bundle

[Dulwich dweller]

Bro- Hey bro. Really grinds my gears.

 

Legend- Ledge. I took in a small parcel for neighbour only for the postman to inform me that i was  a  ' ledge bro '

Stop ir, stop it now 😁

[KalamityKel]

Brainwriting and ideation.

Ok ok, they've been around a good while but are now being used by the youth injected marketing teams in such a painful way I cringe!

[Moovart]

Incidences.  

[SpringTime]

Shut up, cuz.

[Sue]

23 hours ago, SpringTime said:

Nothing really wrong with these two, it's just the way they're misappropriated by a load of t×ts in marketing...

Grab

Bundle

I bloody hate "grab".

It used to mean "snatch" (not in its ruder sense) as in snatch and grab, and now it's just used all the time instead of "get" or "collect".

eg "I'll come and grab them later" or "can I grab a cup of tea?"

Also "Up for grabs" GRRRR 

Edited September 26, 2024 by Sue