Originally Posted by
Peckish
Terms of endearment ("Hon") by people either younger than me, or whom I've never met.
Improper use of grammar: should of instead of should have, suppose to instead of supposed to.
Anything "green", "organic", or "sustainable". I think these phrases are overused and, for the most part, are simply marketing gimmicks.
The "Hon" by younger complete strangers drives me wild. My GP referred me to a specialist that did that to me. She spoke to me as if I were a child - I may be "older than dirt" & I may be ill, but I am not an idiot, nor am I a child. I endured that first appopintment, then called my GP & told her to find someone else - I would not be returning to that particular Dr and I told her why.
Another thing that bothers me is the phrase "up in here/ up in there" - you are either "up here" or "in here" - the only way you are "up in here" is if you are in an enclosed space above the lower level. It just sounds ignorant to me