Things that people say that make them sound too pretentious

[Anonymous]

I have been hearing people sometimes friends throw around terms that make me cringe. I think they think it makes them sound more sophisticated or "upper crust". To me it reeks of insecurity. Here are a few-

"I will call you back in half a second" Really?

Referring to being so stressed that they need "retail therapy"

Talk about where they "summer" not go on vacation

I could go on but you get the drift....

[Anonymous]

Retail therapy is just a trash saying from the 80s. Half-second is a regionalism like New York Minute or a hot second. Summer instead of vacation is just a regionalism.

Nothing pretentious to me. But retail therapy is just stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been hearing people sometimes friends throw around terms that make me cringe. I think they think it makes them sound more sophisticated or "upper crust". To me it reeks of insecurity. Here are a few-

"I will call you back in half a second" Really?

Referring to being so stressed that they need "retail therapy"

Talk about where they "summer" not go on vacation

I could go on but you get the drift....

Agreed all say "I am in the know of what's cool" and makes me run for the hills, especially the summer as a very and "half a second" how ridiculous!

[Anonymous]

"we had dinner at the club"

[Anonymous]

"the data say"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"the data say"

I'm probably just missing something, but what's wrong with this one? I thought it was the correct phrase.

[Anonymous]

We were at home and DH was looking for something. I said "I think we left it at the condo," and I noticed our nanny smirk. #fired

Just kidding. I guess it sounded pretentious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We were at home and DH was looking for something. I said "I think we left it at the condo," and I noticed our nanny smirk. #fired

Just kidding. I guess it sounded pretentious.

So this.

I had a moment where the nanny was off and I was complaining about how I'd get everything done until I realized I sounded like an assh0le. And also complaining about how $$$ any fixes were on the Porsche or the Audio. Ass. Hole.

[Anonymous]

"Do you know who I am?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Do you know who I am?"

Winner! This one will be hard to beat...

[Anonymous]

Not exactly pretentious (as in upper class), but not my down to earth people either:

Referring to "cheer camp."
"During dh's residency, we were so poor" while also mentioning the new shoes from Nordstrom rack.
Cray

[Anonymous]

Name dropping Davos.

[Anonymous]

DH's family says grocery instead of grocery store. Like, "I'm stopping at the grocery on the way home". So pretentious.

[Anonymous]

I dont think most of you know what pretentious means.

[Anonymous]

Cray.