Owethemnowt Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 The word 'barista' ....... pet hate of mine. This affected use of the Italian for bartender. It is affected because setting aside it being conceited, snobbish and pretentious, there's never a mention of baristas, the other ones - not lawyers, or barista. Just this pseudo use of a foreign word to dress up the job of making coffee. Like making the tea. You know where you are and that's right at the bottom of the ladder along with the sweeper uppers. My two pennorth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle-82 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 The word 'barista' ....... pet hate of mine. This affected use of the Italian for bartender. It is affected because setting aside it being conceited, snobbish and pretentious, there's never a mention of baristas, the other ones - not lawyers, or barista. Just this pseudo use of a foreign word to dress up the job of making coffee. Like making the tea. You know where you are and that's right at the bottom of the ladder along with the sweeper uppers. My two pennorth. I've never liked that either! and I'm sure I never pronounce it right.. My pet hate is people who smoke first thing in the morning! I like to walk out of my house in the morning with the dogs and take the crisp fresh air into my lungs not some dirty fag smoke! No one needs a fag at 6am in the morning!! and those that stand outside schools or next to bus stops and tram stops puffing away when everyone's on their way to work! STOP IT.... I'm a smoker by the way!! I just think morning fags should be banned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DnAuK Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I really hate the dubious use of the word 'craft' when relating to beer these days. Especially when used gratuitously by the mass producers that are anything but (read Greene King's 'Crafted for the Moment' tag line). But even this is better than the new trend of calling things 'Boutique'. Shops? Maybe. Hotels? No. Beer? Who do I punch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EODM83 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Just because its your "Morning" doesn't mean its everyone else's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Passion/passionate. Listened to rugby and football supporters slug it out on 5live the other day. They fell over themselves to be the most passionate. Seems it should be another word for boorish, inconsiderate or incompentant. It seems to give too many people a pass for being arseholes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I hate the fad for management speak - 'Webinar', 'go forward together', 'synergies', 'stakeholders', 'futureproof our organisation' 'modernise our pay structure' (e.g. pay cuts for those on the front line, and rises for senior management), 'holistic governance', 'core competencies', right sizing' (for firing people) and 'capturing our demographic'. I work for a public sector organisation, and the layers and layers of managers that speak in this inane way is infuriating. Such management speak is usually mendacious, and it makes those who use this language sound like dicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berberis Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 My Pat hate is "Postman Pat" and don't get me started about his black and white cat either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle-82 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Just because its your "Morning" doesn't mean its everyone else's. Yes but I am more important than you and everyone else soooooo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isabelle Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 My Pat hate is "Postman Pat" and don't get me started about his black and white cat either. Haha, I have a Jess (in name and appearance), and she's a pain at times, but I wouldn't be without her. She did climb in the van yesterday, but it's not a post van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 People that want to park outside, as close as they can get, to where ever, too lazy to walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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