Unpleasant modern expressions

Let's just hang a while. I heard this in an American film recently and immediately thought, no, not possible, you will die and you can't come back a while later! Another one, let's just hang out......what?.....the washing?

I'm taking them too literally aren't I?

'gutted' , 'that ticks my box', 'guys', 'cool' 'give me a bell', 'hi-five', 'no problem', just to name a few...

The lack of adverbs used by the BBC and everyone else.

Off of

You know, you know,

Goodbye, take care (by someone I have never met)

Cold caller 'hi there, now how are you today?'

By a newscaster at the end of the 10.00 News. 'Have a good evening' when I have my hottie under my arm and am making for bed.

You've got me started now.

Yeah yeah, whatever...

Ah yes the BBC. Why do they not use the adjectives for countries? It sounds so odd. Here are two examples copied today from the BBC's front page, but on any given day there are several ...

Canada inmates escape by helicopter
Two Kurds die in Turkey clashes

What happened to "Canadian" and "Turkish"??

Thank you for your kind words of welcome, jinglebells. I am beginning to feel at home and am enjoying the company of everyone here, where common sense is the order of the day.

"absolutely" for just plain "yes"

"ther" for "the", as is "ther end", "ther east" etc

Most of these don't worry me - in fact I use rather a lot of them in everyday speech.

But I hate "I'll go with my gut" (ugh) and "I was sat/laid/stood there".

Fab. As in a fab job, fab dress etc.

Lushus meaning lovely. A relative of mine uses this to describe her ever so perfect family.
''You look lush''. Meaning lovely.

Hun.

Me time.

You guys.

Wasn't 'fab' more 1960s/early beetle era than 'modern'?

Shocking though it is that's 50+ years ago

(Have to agree though I hate 'fab')

My daughter was saying 'fab' recently so I think it came back into fashion.

Oh I'm back in fashion, because I regularly say 'fab'.

I cannot stand texted as a past tense. It sounds so wrong. I think it should be text. My son annoys me when a waiter asks if he would like something and he says " I am good thanks". Not sure they were asking about his behaviour!

On Question Time, polotitians...er..polititans....How do you spell that word??? always say "We have to make sure.......that.... but then they never do!!

Thinking outside the box...... What box?

I like that expression Thistle I think of those "Little Boxes" in the song written by Malvina Reynolds, which became a hit for Pete Seeger.

It's not particularly modern, but the expression that makes me cringe most is when someone says 'Ah, bless!'. Usually as slight sympathy or when seeing a small child.

I feel like saying, you have no right to bless anyone - yet I fully accept 'Bless you!' when someone sneezes. Maybe it's the lack of personal pronoun that gets to me.

I agree, janerowena - it's so twee.

It annoys me when someone I don't know says 'take care'.

I agree that even when you hate an expression you sometimes find yourself using it. I think we are being brainwashed.
My husband keeps saying "in effect" all the time and I may have to kill him soon.

Agreed NanKate.I had a 99year old friend who would say "take it where?" She hated that expression too.

I dislike the misuse of the conditional as in "I wish I would have seen him " instead of "I wish I had seen him".
Also the use of the double conditional eg."if I would have seen him, I would have spoken to him." This is quite subtle but it is creeping in. Is it American usage ?

It's poor grammar too, Greenfinch, even worse when it becomes 'would of'!

As it usually does "anno" !

Greenfinch and Anno are you with me on double negatives - hate them ?

'I didn't do nothing officer'.

Very much in agreement NanKate but they can sometimes be useful if used correctly can't they? "I don't dislike her" is a neutral expression but does not mean the same as "I like her".
BUT "I never had none" Ugh!