Words or phrases that you don’t like

66Mustang
66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 15,400 Championing
edited May 2022 in Coffee lounge
When I studied maths I used to have a strange dislike of the word “formulae”, the plural of “formula”. I used to say “formulas”. Yes I was a real tearaway at school!!

Same for “stadia” as plural for “stadium”, especially when a footballer says it trying to sound intelligent. Just say “stadiums” please.

Yes I know I’m in the wrong.

What about you? :)
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  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 15,400 Championing
    Oh and I’d also add most “internet speak” words and phrases!
  • Sue_Alumni
    Sue_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 484 Empowering
    Hi, I dont like it when people say math instead of maths .... so annoying 
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 15,400 Championing
    edited May 2022
    @Sue_Scope hehe, could actually say the same about any Americanism when it comes from the mouth of a British person!!
  • leeCal
    leeCal Online Community Member Posts: 7,537 Championing
    I don’t like the over use of the word ‘like’ like it either is something like or it isn’t like something like! Like dyaknowwhatimean?

    On a separate note as a poster I’m very irritated by people who don’t use commas or full stops it makes it hard to read quite often it can’t be that difficult to know when to use them surely I’m not being pedantic
  • Sue_Alumni
    Sue_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 484 Empowering
    Ha ha I agree about the "like" thing.  My son cant say a sentence without using "like".
    I'm sounding so grumpy !
  • SueHeath
    SueHeath Online Community Member Posts: 12,388 Championing
    66Mustang said:
    @SueHeath hehe, could actually say the same about any Americanism when it comes from the mouth of a British person!!
    Mustang sshhhhhhhhh it wasn't me who commented it was sue-scope but i wont tell if you don't ha ha ha x
  • Sue_Alumni
    Sue_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 484 Empowering
    I hadn't noticed.  That's so funny !
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 15,400 Championing
    @SueHeath oops sorry!!!! I just typed “Sue” and clicked the first name :D:D 
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 15,400 Championing
    Edited now :D
  • SueHeath
    SueHeath Online Community Member Posts: 12,388 Championing
    66Mustang said:
    Edited now :D
    ahhh you didn't have to Mustang ha ha  :D x
  • leeCal
    leeCal Online Community Member Posts: 7,537 Championing
    I just remembered a phrase I really don’t like and that’s ‘back in the day’ I know it’s being picky but really it makes no sense. The phrase for me will always be ‘back in the old days.’ 
  • vikingqueen
    vikingqueen Scope Member Posts: 1,959 Championing
              Calling children 'kids' I hate it  :s
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 15,400 Championing
    edited May 2022
    vikingqueen said:
              Calling children 'kids' I hate it  :s
    I remember a teacher telling us the same thing. A “kid” is a baby goat!
  • SueHeath
    SueHeath Online Community Member Posts: 12,388 Championing
    oh dear i think i had better watch my P's and Q's 
    i am terrible at using 
    Back in the Day
    Kids 
    mmm and uhh and well it's like this ha ha 
    Do you also think that is it depends which part of the Country you come from.
    Also some people are better with grammer then other's.
  • Sue_Alumni
    Sue_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 484 Empowering
    Its funny all these little things that grate on us.  I must sound really grumpy but I'm not really! What's even worse is I find myself saying the same things that grate when  others say it - which is really hypocritical.  Don't worry my children are very quick to pull me up on that ! ... 
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,000 Championing
    ramping up
    step change
    blue sky thinking
    thinking outside the box
    etc
    So many phrases that have come out of management gobbledegook over the last decade. 
    The use of long words over simple words out of a misguided belief that it somehow makes the writer seem more intelligent (although I admit to be guilty of that myself sometimes).
    Extra words that add nothing to the meaning.
    I could go on (but I wouldn't want to give the impression I live in a state of constant irritation).
  • leeCal
    leeCal Online Community Member Posts: 7,537 Championing
    edited June 2022
    @Sue_Scope I’m also not that much of a pedant either, I’m very flexible...for my age! Ha ha.

    in fact thinking about it I’d rather someone just expressed themselves freely than get too hung up on grammar or the use of colloquialisms. 🙂 I’m not that good at grammar, myself.
  • Lisatho11987777
    Lisatho11987777 Scope Member Posts: 5,879 Championing
    The one I don't like is talk to the hand 
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,000 Championing
    lisathomas50 said:
    The one I don't like is talk to the hand 
    I’ve never heard that one.
  • SueHeath
    SueHeath Online Community Member Posts: 12,388 Championing
    It's a common one round here @calcotti i think it came from a program - "Talk to the hand cause the face ain't listening"

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