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.
I said to my homie, "Do you want to join my Squadron?" "Lowe that", he said.. "That would be pants". "who do you think you are?" i said.. "Some kind of Cockalorum?"
'Poop'- everyone uses that in the States it makes me cringe.
'Preggers' is my absolute top pet hate. It makes me almost homicidal.
'Hubby' Arrrrgghhhh.
'Dear son, Dear Daughter / DS, DS' thing some people do- Why? Why not just 'my son' etc.
Lots of 'street slang' especially when used my Eton educated posh boys
'Dat is BARE expensive fam'- mate you're from Tollshunt D'arcy and your Dad is a Barrister and your Mum writes for Tatler.
'End of' at the end of a sentence, an attempt to close down a discussion, an aggressive version of 'so there', you have to be from the NW to know that one, I think.
I don't think I've ever consciously started a sentence with 'So...'.
When did we start to 'fill out' forms rather than 'fill in'?
'Can I get......' when I should say 'May I have....'.
'Burgalize' rather than 'Burgle'.
Yeah 'Hun' and 'Babes' Nellie, and 'BAE', although my partner calls me 'Babygirl' sometimes which I know is slightly cringey too, but suits his accent/voice and I like it lol x