Expressions you cannot stand

[Anonymous]

DH, DD, DC, BTDT, and all other online shorthands that are just silly.

[Anonymous]

When people use "it is" instead of "there is/are."

For example, "It's gonna be a lot of people there."

[Anonymous]

"He peed himself" So awful. Can't stand it.

[Anonymous]

"Amazing." Everything is amazing these days, especially on Facebook. "Cooked the most amazing salmon for dinner!" "Saw the most amazing sunset!" "It is the most amazing school!" And DCUM-specific, "thriving," usually applied to schools. "DS has thrived there." "DC thrives in daycare."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Nice to see you," instead of "nice to meet you," when I meet a complete stranger.

Ma'am (so insulting and backwards)

Really? What's so insulting about being called 'ma'am'? It's a little old-fashioned, but insulting?

Agree with PPs on 'kiddos', 'hubbies' and 'we're pregnant'.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Nice to see you," instead of "nice to meet you," when I meet a complete stranger.

Ma'am (so insulting and backwards)

Really? What's so insulting about being called 'ma'am'? It's a little old-fashioned, but insulting?

Agree with PPs on 'kiddos', 'hubbies' and 'we're pregnant'.

ma'am is the equivalent to sir. Although I think sir sounds so much better. I don't like being called ma'am (nor sir).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Amazing." Everything is amazing these days, especially on Facebook. "Cooked the most amazing salmon for dinner!" "Saw the most amazing sunset!" "It is the most amazing school!" And DCUM-specific, "thriving," usually applied to schools. "DS has thrived there." "DC thrives in daycare."

Not necessarily DCUM-specific. I was reading WaPo this morning and also noticed that every high school student they mentioned was a 'thriving senior' or a 'thriving junior'. Ugh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Nice to see you," instead of "nice to meet you," when I meet a complete stranger.

Ma'am (so insulting and backwards)

Really? What's so insulting about being called 'ma'am'? It's a little old-fashioned, but insulting?

Agree with PPs on 'kiddos', 'hubbies' and 'we're pregnant'.

ma'am is the equivalent to sir. Although I think sir sounds so much better. I don't like being called ma'am (nor sir).

Ma'am sounds you're talking to a little old lady. It's just very backwards to use it these days.

[Anonymous]

Literally when used improperly...which seems to be too often.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Amazing." Everything is amazing these days, especially on Facebook. "Cooked the most amazing salmon for dinner!" "Saw the most amazing sunset!" "It is the most amazing school!" And DCUM-specific, "thriving," usually applied to schools. "DS has thrived there." "DC thrives in daycare."

A DJ once did a tape of contestants on the Bachelor saying "amazing". You're so amazing, You're the most amazing woman I ever met, etc. Very funny.

[Anonymous]

Gifted child. It is the Lake Wobegon syndrome. Every child who has parents who are professionals is gifted.

[Anonymous]

"Soccer mom" and "Mom jeans". I conjure up a woman with a bob haircut wearing jeans and white Keds driving a minivan with dead french fries on the floor.

[Anonymous]

Those dumbass abbreviations that people started using about a decade ago - POTUS, SCOTUS.

[Anonymous]

Snowflake.

[Anonymous]

"you have no idea". For example: "You have no idea how hard it was to potty train my son". Really? Maybe I do?!?! Who are you to say ??