We use kids, or kiddies [that's a word I dislike!] here to describe young children @SYinUSA, as opposed to kiddo which wouldn't mean the same thing. Is kiddos used to describe children or is it just the plural of kiddo? I take kiddo to mean a friendly term as in 'how's it going, kiddo?'. Or something similar. I read a really dreadful one the other day 'concretise' and they weren't meaning a patio or a driveway. I didn't read any further as it made me cringe!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I've thought about it a little more, and it bothers me when it is adults referring to their children rather than an interaction with a child directly. "I have to take the kiddos to the library" as opposed to "Want to go to the library, kiddo?" I'm not sure why that is yet - I'll have a ponder while I'm thinking about what concretise means. I'm completely clueless on that one!
”I’m taking my wife … (to Ibiza, to a restaurant).” Now that bothers me. Does the “little lady” need to be guided?
"I'm taking my wife......." to the shops ( to see if I can sell her )..........to a restaurant ( to try and persuade the chef to put her on the menu )........ Actually, " my wife" is at least slightly better than the oft used "the wife" which to me suggests that any old wife will do
Not sure if it's come up previously but "OMG" does it for me
@Chris-P-Bacon - isn't "cross" slightly different from "angry " tho ? You may be cross with me for pointing that out but you wouldn't really be angry with me - or would you? "Gosh" is rather old fashioned - not sure it's worse than "wow" or the current favourite "amaaaazing ".
The big sister (for I do believe it is mostly young women who do it) of OMG is the exaggerated draw drop at anything said that is just marginally surprising.
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I take kiddo to mean a friendly term as in 'how's it going, kiddo?'. Or something similar.
I read a really dreadful one the other day 'concretise' and they weren't meaning a patio or a driveway. I didn't read any further as it made me cringe!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
”I’m taking my wife … (to Ibiza, to a restaurant).” Now that bothers me. Does the “little lady” need to be guided?
Monies annoys me firstly because there is no need to turn money into a plural but, if you insist on doing it, the spelling in moneys.
Actually, " my wife" is at least slightly better than the oft used "the wife" which to me suggests that any old wife will do
Yes 'my wife' is much much better than the wife.
And certainly better than the misses and her in doors 😫
..and whilst I'm on my bandwagon.. 'cross' ..as in angry...it's irritating.
@Chris-P-Bacon - isn't "cross" slightly different from "angry " tho ? You may be cross with me for pointing that out but you wouldn't really be angry with me - or would you?
"Gosh" is rather old fashioned - not sure it's worse than "wow" or the current favourite "amaaaazing ".