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Words or phrases that annoy you (even if you can't explain why) . . .
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That’s weirdly specific 🙂
I wouldn’t expect to hear that word outside of a political context, or perhaps when dealing with Microsoft AD services.
The mangling of language - actually, the assassination of language - of language by the corporate world, where words are squeezed of any relationship to their actual meaning ("management-speak") is something else that I deeply dislike.
I 100% agree. I detest management speak and how once a word comes out, everyone where I work feels the need to use it in every sentence. The worst thing is, it's not even just management. Everyone does it.
They're giving 110%!I 100% agree. I detest management speak and how once a word comes out, everyone where I work feels the need to use it in every sentence. The worst thing is, it's not even just management. Everyone does it.
Over the last 2 or 3 weeks I have developed an irrational hatred for the words: Timotheé Chalamet
Stupid cringe-o-mercials.
Stupid cringe-o-mercials.
Corporate speak.. ugh.. one of the most annoying double plus ungood set of terms ever created
BL.
Just read someone post on another forum about the Super Bowl halftime show:
I haven't cringed that hard in a long time. Seriously, why is the word "pregnant" not good enough?
I haven't cringed that hard in a long time. Seriously, why is the word "pregnant" not good enough?
Is that the shortened form of Pregananant?
Actually never heard that term before, but I'll take that over "preggers" or "preggo" any day!
You think preggers is cringy? Why, its basically a short hand version, i.., slang. Are you against the use of slang?
'Squad'. I cringe every time I hear that word. No idea why. It has given me a new amount of empathy for people that cringe at the word 'moist'. *shrug*
Haven't heard that word in decades. Wow... 'Preggers' and 'preggo' is just stupid shorthand. DOH!
I think "baby bump" sounds stupid.....
I think "squad" is used in tongue-in-cheek contexts mostly, whereas "tribe" is normally used in more serious contexts.
For example, one of the first few YouTube comments on a popular channel's video might say, "Ok, early squad, where you at?"
And sort of like how sergeants will address their (usually all-male) squad of recruits as "ladies".
If you pass the training with any level of competence you get promoted to "horrible little men".
And yes, I have been on the other end of both statements...
I would not attribute 'tribe' as a primarily female label. I hear it far more from/about males and what they tend to do out in the wild. *shrug*
Another: "on the daily" (meaning "daily"/"every day"/"on a daily basis"). e.g. "My best friend is moving just a few blocks away, so that means I'll get to see them on the daily." Just sounds weird to me.