General Chat

My hate word at the moment is 'buddy'. Can't stand it. Nothing against our friends over the pond but please. My last company used it. They were my work colleagues not my 'buddy'. Even my little grandson has a 'buddy' at school. It just irritates the hell out of me. Must be my age.

''basically......., blah blah blah....'' when there is nothing 'basic' about it

I hate being called Dear !!! i know i'm old but not that old!!

Sorry to everyone who uses it on here! but it has to be 'babe'....lol BC

Baby being pronounced Babby its !!!!! Sue

I get really irritated when people misuse 'literally' . A friend persists in saying things such as 'I literally jumped out of my skin' NO, YOU DIDN'T, ALEX! Also, people that start a sentence by saying 'With respect, ....' when what they really mean is along the lines of 'I haven't any respect for your opinion, don't want to hear it, but you can damn well listen to mine' They can stuff their 'respect' where the sun don't shine. Beth :)

' To be quite honest'...............usually means the're about to tell you a lie!

Take on board (when they are not talking about boats). At the end of the day, what is that supposed to mean? I got out of bed Yeah, went to the toilet Yeah, put the kettle on Yeah...... or another is You Know after every sentence.

I hate 'literally' And one spelling that really annoys me - when people use 'draw' when they mean 'drawer'! I used to work in a shop, we had a book where we could leave messages for one another. The manager would insist on leaving them for me saying 'Lisa its in the draw'. Real tooth gritting stuff' Lisa

When ever I hear 'Don't take offense but....' I always know that I will...!!! Sue xx

BC I don't mind Babe, not very keen on 'sweetie' and 'honey', but accept they are terms used by people of a different age group to me, and I am probably being old fashioned. After all in my younger days I would not have objected to having been called 'doll', and I am OK with the use of 'chick' Dee xx

'Very much so,',,,is it the 'in' thing to say.?...whats wrong with 'absolutley' or even 'dead right' ? And people who say,,,,'well basically,,' and proceed with a long drawn out and boring tale,,,,yawn,,

My pet hate is like Sue's 'Don't take offence'. It's when people say, ' I don't mean this in a bad way'. Grrr. Yes you do! Or ' I/he/she tell(s) it how it is' No you don't. You tell it how you see it. A quite different thing.

HATE ' you know' well no if i did i wouldnt be asking. Also hate being called LUV, & also Shirl,reminds me of Joyce Grenfell skits My parents loved the name Shirley & thats what they called me!! Shirley

I don't wish to upset anyone on these boards, but I hate the use of the word 'Rellie's ' and 'Pooter' also 'Babe' and in Liverpool when someone says 'Awright der Ace ' and 'Warra yeh like ' and when kids say ' What time is it mate ? instead of mister. but the worst of all is when they say 'Cock Up ' on TV , why not say 'made a mess of things ?

I hate somebody saying 'See You Later' when they probaly wont see you for weeks, Babe and Honey sound a bit false as well but Ive been told that they are southern terms so maybe its me. Davex

Any thing that is incorrect English. I didn't do nothing ( means you did something) I'll be there now in a minute (make your mind up either it's now or in a minute) I learnt him to drive (no you didn't! he learnt, you taught ) I had a wonderful English teacher who was paticullar about these types of phrases.

I don't mind 'Babe'; one of my neighbours calls everyone that. - probably because she can't remember anyone's name! Not sure about 'Honey' though. It always sounds as if the user has been watching too many American films/sitcoms. Likewise 'diaper' for 'nappy'.

My hate is the phrase that supposedly superior people(mainly men)use,particularly on radio and TV ', At this moment in time' instead of 'Now' Rupert

:0S I use 'Honey' and 'Sweetie' quite a lot but only because I like to show the person that I'm communicating with that I feel affectionate towards them. Not a big 'Babe' fan. Also hate 'innit' and people who use 'like' all the time!