16 irritating modern-day phrases that people really hate
Language evolves over time to meet the demands thrown at it, which is why you can think up a lot of colourful descriptors when someone sneaks into the parking space you were about to take at the supermarket – evolution. In truth, there always has been, and always will be, a divide between the vocabularies of different generations and it can be mildly disturbing to see new words and phrases creep into common usage. It probably explains why writer Lucy Nichol asked this:
Most irritating phrase of modern day nonsense? Any advances on 'my bad' ?
— Lucy Nichol (@LucyENichol) July 30, 2019
It was as though the floodgates had opened, and Twitter had a lot to get off its chest.
1.
“Going Forward” motherfucker of a phrase.
— Nicky Clark (@MrsNickyClark) July 31, 2019
2.
Just bantz though
— Rachel Hawkins (@ourrachblogs) July 30, 2019
3.
It is what it is.
— Hayley McGregor (@HayleyMcGregor1) July 31, 2019
4.
“Boy did good” usually at Christmas, referring to something made by Michael Kors
— Liam Hackett (@DiageoLiam) July 31, 2019
5.
Apart from holibobs? 'That there London' should be banned.
— ben turner (@BreakyWakey_Ben) August 1, 2019
6.
“Off of” and “ outside of “ as in “ I took it off of the table outside of the house “ rubbish !
— David Bamber (@dbamber_actor) July 31, 2019
7.
‘Don’t be THAT guy!’
— Simon Donald (@simondonald) July 30, 2019
8.
Bae
— Corinne (@corinnestarbug) July 30, 2019
