Words I Have Never Used

[bainbrig]

Just pondering what ‘modern’ words I never use, and never would.

1) Hi.
Hello, I’ll say, or good morning, good day, pleased to meet you, etc, but never “Hi”.

2) Poo (or Poop)
I might have used the word when I was in Primary School, but not since. I’ll use the ‘old’ terms, and if talking to a medic might say faeces or defecate, but never, ever Poo.

3) Wow.
No, I did use it once when the alternative might have needed asterisks, but it’s not part of my everyday speech.

4) Oh My God (or OMG, or Oh My Days, or any other soft non-religious euphemism).
Among friends, I might use some Anglo-Saxon term instead.

5) Awesome.
No further comment necessary.

I imagine you can add many to my list.

BB

[kvalidir]

Yeah agreed Prudie, 'panties' should only ever be used in bed and then with extreme cringefest care lol

[spathiphyllum]

Erectile dysfunction is a word i don't use a lot.

Did you know it's mind over matter? Using pills such as Viagra will probably result in you experiencing erectile dysfunction. If you go your life unaware of the possibility it probably won't actually affect you especially if you don't take enhancement pills.

[kvalidir]

Well all is good at the moment Spath, no problems in that dept, but yes things can be dealt with in other ways anyway if that ever happened ;-)

[spathiphyllum]

A penis pump would be the obvious natural stimuli

[spathiphyllum]

That's a word i don't use a lot either ^

[bainbrig]

It’s the constant abbreviating that also gets me - for example, I knew what and why the metropolitan police was - but today’s kids have no idea WHY the ‘Met’ is called the Met.

Similarly, I met a nurse who didn’t know why the Prem Baby Unit was called that!

I think we’ll end up saying Ugg and Wow (and OMG) eventually, and little else.

[kvalidir]

I know someone that says 'OMG' - literally 'OH-EMM-JEE' in a stupid Valley girl accent too, makes me be a little bit sick in my mouth :/
'Totally' is another one. 'He is totally hot!' Kill me now.

[aelmpvw]

ICAM

[FrillyPancake]

I know.....right?!

This one gets on my wick something chronic......

[FrillyPancake]

So this

And

Such that too...

Suuuuuuch fun we had, or it was soooooo hot

Arrrgh!

[spathiphyllum]

With most things, you've got to be the change you wish to see. Kval they sound incredibly typically american. My advice? Get out of there.

people saying "do you know what i mean" after everything they say is one that gets my social awkwardness ticking.. Do you say yes? I usually do..

[237SJ]

Crimbo, tummy, poo, chow down, cuppa, butty plus lots of others I can't remember at the moment

[Old_Geezer]

It was my understanding that Hi was around before Hello.

[kvalidir]

Yeah I thought it was a OE / Norse greeting OG :)

I agree about Crimbo, and 'besty' for best friend does me in as well, and 'reem' ugggggh, 'jel' or worse 'well jel'- all virtually war crimes :(

[Peter Pedant]

poo is out ? foo ! is as well - but I know plenty who do ....(foo)

there were words I used that my parents etc wouldn't use .... eg groovy .
groovy-baby!
never hear kinksville and the oppo - anti-kinksville
or dragsville

o god does anyone remember - - - uncareers and un-jobs
jobs were so plentiful you could ick and choose and perhaps not go for the highest paid.... ho ho ho

[The Builder]

"Inappropriate" really winds me up. A mealy-mouthed little word used when people are too timid to just say "wrong".

Also ............... "take care" ............... as if anyone isn't going to anyway. ;o)

[hereIam]

What's wrong with saying 'butty'? We use it a lot oop north !

[Peter Pedant]

// but today’s kids have no idea WHY the ‘Met’ is called the Met. //
or the Feds - or Federales

I reproved the Times this morning for a photo of war graves 'many with crucifixes carved on them' when they were crosses
I cruelly stated that the sub-ed hadnt forgotten but more likely never knew

I used a word I hadnt used for fifty years the other day - being old not quite in control - something like - 'that is not a scythe or sickle but its a billhook'
they stared at me as tho I had had a stroke or something.

[The Builder]

PP, am I not right in saying that a crucifix must have a body attached. A cross is plain?

[Peter Pedant]

// I think we’ll end up saying Ugg and Wow (and OMG) eventually, and little else.//

the rot has already started - wiv ugg I mean
Hugh is also a Christian name in French and yup they say ( ou on dit)
"oog"
yeah wiv mum as an oog-synthesizer rather than a moog-synthesiser

[yeah OK gets coat ]