Language trends you dislike?

[wobs]

"Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, oh my God!!!" - repeated incessantly in an over dramatic voice to exaggerate some non-event/occurrence.

Hysterical millennials are the worst offenders.

This is all part of language inflation, which:
a. also annoys me
b. has been going on in my lifetime.

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Gastro pubs.

Craft ale.

Boutique hotels.

Gourmet burger. (WTF! )

Uni.

 

[Ihavenojob]

Uni.

One what?

 

[danechip]

That stupid accent that the 'yout' speak. All gang speak. It never existed when I was a kid.

 

[Notch7]

That stupid accent that the 'yout' speak. All gang speak. It never existed when I was a kid.

Chicken shops are the place to hear that stuff, innit.

 

[danechip]

BRRRRRAP

 

[Ihavenojob]

Meh. What is that all about?

 

[Deleted member 18243]

Price point.

Colourway.

 

[Justin Passing]

Soooo he was like, like,like like, like like like like like like like
and I was like, hey, likelikelike like, like,
obviously.

 

[Stivino]

Soooo he was like, like,like like, like like like like like like like
and I was like, hey, likelikelike like, like,
obviously.

I remember Miriam Margolyes pulling up Will I Am for that on The Graham Norton Show

 

[securespark]

I am absolutely detesting all this American language creeping in to all forms of our media, radio TV and news website.

Things like "regimen" instead of "regime", "flashlight" instead of "torch" and "fall" instead of "autumn".

I saw this on a UK news website today, which I feel is the lowest of them all.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!

 

[crystal ball]

I am absolutely detesting all this American language creeping in to all forms of our media, radio TV and news website.

Things like "regimen" instead of "regime", "flashlight" instead of "torch" and "fall" instead of "autumn".

I saw this on a UK news website today, which I feel is the lowest of them all.

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Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!

Autumn from the French Automne

 

[THFC]

I remember Miriam Margolyes pulling up Will I Am for that on The Graham Norton Show

Miriam to Will.i.am: I'm fascinated by you ......... I don't know many black people

 

[ReganAndCarter]

I am absolutely detesting all this American language creeping in

While not being anti-American - far from it - some Americanisms can sound ridiculous. Like the way they change the past tenses of some English words. eg. dive and drag.

I remember hearing an American on tv telling how he rescued a drowning man. "I dove in and drug him out."

 

[Diydavey]

basically what annoys you about the way people talk

I'm not being funny, always said just before someone tries to be funny